On her way back, Yao Zhi realized that her husband said that he finished 3 bags. It seed that he didn’t give any to the General. Since he didn’t want to share, she would only make those snacks for him.
After she returned ho, she went to check on the progress of the ovens. Since the work was done by two people, the speed was faster than she thought. Based on their work progress, the ovens would be ready in two or three days.
When she was done checking, she went to her room to rest. At this mont, she rembered the wolf at jerky she put up for auction yesterday.
Opening the system, she saw that her wolf at jerky had been auctioned off at the price of 900 points per jin, earning her a total of 18,000 points.
Just after she claid the points, she heard a familiar voice coming from outside.
"Miss Yao, are you ho?"
She closed the system and went out to check the situation. When she saw Zhou Zihong and Zhou Ziyuan standing outside the gate, she rembered their agreent.
"Brother Zhou, what brought you here today?" she asked.
"Miss Yao, it has been a while since you contacted us. We ca to see if the sauce is ready," Zhou Zihong replied with a smile.
Hearing this, Yao Zhi gestured for them to enter as she said, "I’m sorry for not contacting you. But because of the thunderstorm and locust plague, I have had no ti to visit the town yet."
"It’s okay. We just ca to ask because people are urging us to restock the sauces," Zhou Zihong shook his head.
Yao Zhi led them to the bench under the tree and said, "Please wait for a mont."
When she went to the kitchen to get so water for the guests, she saw Yang Sanlang filling the water pot. To avoid any misunderstanding, she waited outside.
Yang Sanlang saw her and noticed her small action. He didn’t linger for long. When he finished filling the water pot, he walked out of the kitchen.
Noticing her flushed cheeks, he reminded her in a low voice, "The weather is hot. When you go out, drink more water and wear a hat."
After he said this, he left without waiting for her response. Yao Zhi watched his back with a frown. This ti, she was sure that her guess was right. Yang Sanlang did have feelings for her.
She looked at herself and didn’t know why he insisted on holding on.
She was not an ethereal beauty nor a wealthy woman. She was also not soone with a saintly level of kindness. She was just an ordinary person, and a married one.
There was nothing attractive about her at all besides her modern knowledge and cooking skills. But no matter how good her cooking was, there were many won who had better skills than her. So what did he see in her?
Despite her confusion, Yao Zhi went to get a jar of mint-infused water and three cups. When she got back to the front yard, she poured a cup of water for Zhou Zihong and Zhou Ziyuan.
"Brother Zhou, drink so water first."
"Thank you, Miss Yao."
The two of them were thirsty and sweating from the hot temperature, so they didn’t stand on ceremony and gulped down the water. The mint-infused water was refreshing and cooling. After they finished a cup of water, they felt much better.
Yao Zhi poured them another cup and said, "Brother Zhou, the sauce should be ready tomorrow. But the amount is not much."
"Miss Yao, how much sauce do you have this ti?" Zhou Zihong asked.
Yao Zhi pretended to calculate for a mont before she said, "I only have 50 jin of fish sauce and 300 jin of soy sauce."
When they heard this, Zhou Zihong and Zhou Ziyuan exchanged glances.
"Miss Yao, to be honest, after the General’s Mansion bought all of your sauces, the news spread, and most of the wealthy families learned about this matter.
"They insisted on making a pre-order, and the amount has reached 150 jin of fish sauce and 600 jin of soy sauce. My father tried to refuse their pre-orders, but none of them could be offended."
"So, is there any way for you to increase the quantity?" Zhou Zihong asked.
Hearing this, Yao Zhi frowned and hesitated. "This..."
It’s not that she couldn’t get the amount. All she needed to do was buy from the system’s shop. But her husband had reminded her, and she had to keep a low profile.
If she helped them out this ti, she was afraid that they would use the sa excuse next ti, and the number per order would increase. She didn’t want the market to be flooded with her sauces.
After all, the reason for the price being so high was not only because of the so-called secret recipe but also because of the rarity.
It took a long ti to process the sauce, which made it scarce. If she could fulfill the pre-orders every ti, people would think that she lied to them, and the value of the sauces would drop.
After she considered the pros and cons, she hardened her heart and shook her head. "Brother Zhou, I’m afraid that I can’t help you. I told your father before that the process of making the sauces is hard and takes a long ti. I can’t produce too much at once."
Although they had predicted this outco, the Zhou brothers were still disappointed. But they understood that to keep this cooperation, they couldn’t force her. So they nodded and said, "Then we will send people to pick up the sauces tomorrow."
"Okay, the sauces will be ready tomorrow at dawn."
Since they had reached an agreent, the Zhou brothers left after they drank another cup of mint-infused water. After Yao Zhi sent them off, she cleaned up the table and returned to her room.
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