I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 111 Braised Pork

Dongfang Jin...

Why isn't this old man coming in?

Your man has been standing at the door for a while.

Oh no, she said something was missing in the room.

How much you're ignoring him!

[Don't make a fuss. If his wife is with another man, wouldn't he follow her?]

【Master, don't you have any servants in your household? Doesn't he have to run errands? There are also more than ten Imperial Guards outside. Are you just going to leave him hanging?】

Dongfang Jin was speechless. It seemed that preparations needed to be made at home.

Hearing Gu Chenglin's shout, Lu Yunqing snapped out of her daze and replied, "I understand!"

He never imagined that a chicken could be prepared in so many ways.

With just those claws, you could make a signboard.

He really wanted to pry open Dongfang Jin's head and see what was inside.

Can a person really change drastically after experiencing life and death?

Helian Shuo then held up a mooncake and asked, "What is this?"

Dongfang Jin looked over and was shocked to see that only three mooncakes remained on the bamboo plate.

This person can really eat!

Are you having lunch?

"Mooncakes? Isn't today the Mid-Autumn Festival? They were made fresh this morning."

Thinking that it might have been brought by Xian-jie.

Changsun Lan looked bewildered: "Eating this for the Mid-Autumn Festival? Aren't we supposed to eat sweet cakes?"

Dongfang Jin...

Cookies? What are those?

"These are mooncakes. They come in various fillings, including red bean paste, jujube paste, chestnut paste, sesame paste, egg yolk paste, and mixed nuts."

Anxi seemed to see a large sum of money flying towards him, and excitedly said, "Xiao Jin, how about writing this down too?"

Dongfang Jin...

My hand is going to be ruined.

Why are you never satisfied?

She's such a "donkey"...

Anxi seemed to notice that she was tired: "You said, let them write."

Dongfang Jin was indeed tired, so she could only nod: "Okay, making mooncakes involves making flour..."

This mooncake can also be made with other fillings, such as flowers, meat, lotus seeds, and mung beans…

After she finished speaking, Lu Yunqing realized that Gu Chenglin hadn't come in yet, and stepped forward: "Let's go eat."

Changsun Lan and Helian Shuo also got up, but they didn't forget to carry the plate of mooncakes with them.

Dongfang Jin...

She came out and saw Gu Chenglin: "Brother Lin, have you prepared food for those people in the shadows?"

Gu Chenglin walked over with a smile, greeted them one by one, and reached out to pull her: "It's all ready. Aunt Hui steamed the buns, and Sister Xian stewed the braised meat early this morning."

Aunt Hui was worried that there wouldn't be enough, so she boiled a big pot of eggs and put them in the braised meat.

If that's not enough, there's rice; rice with meat broth is also fine.

Dongfang Jin...

Is that enough to eat?

[That's unlikely, these are all men in their prime.]

[If that's not enough, ask again.]

When the group arrived at the dining room, there were already more than a dozen men in black surrounding it, all staring intently at the knife in Aunt Hui's hand as she cut meat.

Jun Wenhui went from being afraid at first to looking at them with loving eyes: "Eat up, one steamed bun each. There aren't enough bowls at home, so you'll have to make do with yourselves."

“Thank you,” one of the men said.

After he finished speaking, he took one and started eating. Only after he finished one steamed bun did the others take theirs and start eating.

Dongfang Jin...

For testing poison?

So meticulous?

Lu Yunqing smiled and explained to her, "They take turns coming, which is also for their safety."

Dongfang Jin nodded: "Understood."

Seeing that they were wolfing down their food, Changsun Lan disregarded etiquette, stepped forward, took one, and began to eat it himself.

After taking a bite, he exclaimed in shock, "Delicious! What kind of meat is this?"

Dongfang Jin looked at the handsome man, who had lost his lazy demeanor and was now eating heartily as if he had never eaten before.

Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

It doesn't resemble it at all.

It looks like a fox.

"Pork, Aunt Hui, why don't you take those things out of the pot?"

Jun Wenhui was somewhat displeased; this child was too carefree: "Xiao Jin, can't we give them that stuff to eat?"

Who are these people? Are they the Embroidered Uniform Guard? Can they even eat intestines and stomachs?

Don't let them feel like we're neglecting them; let's keep that food for our own family.

"If they won't eat it, we will!"

"Xiao Jin, this won't do, you can't eat this today."

Lu Yunqing asked curiously, "What is that?"

Why are these two playing word games?

Dongfang Jin immediately rattled off: "Pig intestines, small intestines, heart, liver, lungs, and so on."

Several Imperial Guards coughed violently: "Cough cough..."

A few people were still stunned.

Changsun Lan also choked: "Cough cough..."

After coughing, he looked at Dongfang Jin with disbelief.

Lu Yunqing...

He asked unnecessary questions.

Helian Shuo didn't seem to mind, and asked, "Are you sure that's food? Is your family really that poor?"

Dongfang Jin looked at him and said, "I didn't say you were allowed to eat it." Then she looked at Gu Chengshi and said, "Brother Lin, bring out that braised chicken separately for Eunuch An."

Then cut a little more of each of those things for Eunuch An.

If he can accept it, I'll give him the prescription.

Anxi...

That's a good option; it shows they're sensible.

He doesn't care what it is, as long as it can make money.

Gu Chenglin: "..."

Are you trying to find another powerful backer for Third Brother and his gang?

"it is good."

Anxi took a bite of the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and exclaimed in shock, "This is...? All those other things taste like this too?"

Dongfang Jin was tugged by Jun Wenhui. She didn't say it directly, but kept it a secret: "You'll know when you try it later."

"Good, good, good!" If all of them taste like this, he'll go and collect them.

It was delicious, fragrant, truly fragrant; it was the first time he had ever tasted such fragrant meat.

This is a great job!

Those Jinyiwei and secret guards shared the same idea as him.

Gu Chenglin came out carrying two plates. One plate contained a whole chicken, and the other plate actually contained a small piece of each item.

Dongfang Jin: "..." Brother, you're so obedient. So many people are watching. You have no shame.

Lu Yunqing: "..." Honestly, how does one survive in the military?

Anxi: "..." He really does have one of each. This guy is pretty honest.

I picked up my chopsticks, grabbed a piece of pig intestine, and forced myself to eat it. The moment it entered my mouth, mmm... delicious!

Is this something everyone avoids at all costs?

She glanced at Dongfang Jin, then continued eating other things. How did she manage that?

Changsun Lan: "..." Is this person honest or stupid? He seems like someone who is afraid of his wife.

interesting.

But this meat was so delicious; it was the first time he had ever eaten it in his life.

Why does he feel like he's wasted the past thirty years?

Thinking of this, she looked at Lu Yunqing and saw him fighting with Anxi for food.

Hmm? You don't even need to use chopsticks; you just reach in and put the last piece of intestine in your mouth.

Wow! It's delicious, chewy, and springy.

Dongfang Jin...

Didn't you say you wouldn't eat it?

Jun Wenhui...

She actually got to eat it? Was it just what she initially thought?

Haha, it seems she misunderstood.

Thinking about it, I went into the kitchen.

"Is that all?" Lu Yunqing looked at Gu Chenglin with dissatisfaction.

Gu Chenglin shook his head: "There's still one pot left."

He went to his third brother's house yesterday, and when he came back, he went with his third brother to deliver meat.

He saw a lot of things piled up at the slaughterhouse, and he wanted to buy them.

The owner said that if they wanted it, they could clean it all up.

Because during the holiday, there are so many people delivering pigs and transporting meat that they don't have time to bury these things.

When he returned, he insisted on giving the man an ounce of silver and brought back all the things in his yard.

Changsun Lan nudged him with his elbow: "What are you waiting for, brother? Hurry up and take it over, bring more."

Dongfang Jin...

Gu Chenglin glanced at him but didn't move. He looked at Dongfang Jin, his meaning not to be too obvious, he would listen to his wife.

Dongfang Jin sighed, thinking, "This guy is really something. You have to consider the occasion before you listen to him, bro."

Aren't you ashamed?

Your fear of your wife has even reached the palace? What a nuisance!