TFWYH – Chapter 40 Execute First and Report Later

Tang Wan suddenly had an epiphany and nodded as if she understood.

Just as Madam Jiang felt comforted, she heard Tang Wan add:
“Then just find another one!”

Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged women? Not exactly a shortage.

Madam Jiang: …

Totally impossible to reason with!

She gave up trying!

At that moment, Ling Yue called out, “Sister-in-law, I made you some ginger soup. Come have a bowl!”

As soon as Tang Wan heard that, she went right in.

After chatting with her two brothers for so long, she was feeling even worse.

After drinking the ginger soup, she felt much better and went with Ling Yue to deal with the pig offal.

Madam Jiang couldn’t understand why on earth they had brought that stuff home.

It stank of blood and guts—and after just a short while in the kitchen, the whole place reeked!

What horrified her the most was that the pair—sister-in-law and sister—actually said they were going to eat it!

Madam Jiang: …

No matter what, she wasn’t going to eat that nasty stuff.

“Mom, Sister-in-law said it’s edible, so it must be edible!”

“Ha ha…”

You two enjoy, then.

As for me? I’ll pass. You’d have to kill me before I eat that.

But two hours later, under Tang Wan’s guidance, Ling Yue successfully made braised pork intestines.

Madam Jiang’s verdict: Delicious!

“The color’s rich and glossy, fatty but not greasy, tender and flavorful—this is absolutely amazing!”

“We need to eat this again tomorrow!”
Even Ling Chen was completely won over and eagerly echoed his mother.

Seeing how much Madam Jiang liked it, Ling Yue was happy—but also a little nervous.

She gave Tang Wan a quick glance. Tang Wan nodded at her, and only then did Ling Yue cautiously ask:

“Mom, do you think… if we sell this braised pork intestine outside, we could make money?”

Madam Jiang was stunned. She looked at her daughter, then at Tang Wan, and finally realized what they were up to.

“You two… want to set up a food stall in town?”

“All three of us! And not a stall—we want to open a shop!”
Now that Ling Yue had started, the rest came easily:
“Sister-in-law is willing to lend me the money to open a shop by the docks. There are lots of laborers there, and tons of passing trade from merchant boats. We won’t be short on business.
Doing needlework hurts your eyes, so you shouldn’t keep doing it. We mother and daughter could run the food shop together. What do you think?”

Madam Jiang was completely dazed.

“A shop… but… how much would that even cost?”

This time, Tang Wan spoke up.

“It’s a rental. Ten taels a month.”

“Ten taels?!” Madam Jiang cried out in shock and rejected it without hesitation.
She scowled at Ling Yue:
“Your big brother needs money to heal his leg. They’ll have kids in the future too—there’ll be so many places where money’s needed. How could you spend your sister-in-law’s money like this? I don’t agree!”

“Mom, I’m borrowing it from her, not taking it for free.”

“Even so, what if the shop loses money? Then wouldn’t your sister-in-law’s money go to waste?”

“How could we lose?” Ling Yue replied seriously.
“Think about it—no one wants this pig offal stuff, so it’s practically free. And even if someone wants to copy the dish later, they don’t have doubanjiang, so they can’t replicate the flavor. That saves us even more on raw material costs.
Also, today Sister-in-law and I already went into town and struck a deal with Zui Xian Restaurant. We agreed to supply them doubanjiang long-term. They placed an order for a hundred jars right on the spot—and already paid.
Did you know? Sister-in-law negotiated seventy wen per jar, which means we earned seven taels just today!
Even if the shop ends up losing money, I’ll definitely have enough to pay her back!”

Madam Jiang was utterly stunned. She looked at her daughter like she was seeing her for the first time.

Seven taels…
Zui Xian Restaurant…

Was this really her daughter?

She always knew Ling Yue was ambitious, but she never expected the girl to have this much guts—to secretly pull off something so big without telling her.

Executed the plan first, reported later!