TFWYH – Chapter 78 Moon Little Chef God

“Yeah, right over by the docks,” Ling Yue replied, then added,
“Actually, the shop belongs to both me and my sister-in-law. Once business gets going, the amount we’ll need will definitely increase, so we’ll be troubling you often.”

Butcher Tang: …

It hadn’t even been that long, and now they’d opened a shop—just to buy pig offal?

“This… crap— I mean, pig offal— is it really that tasty?”

“Of course, and it’s actually…” —something my sister-in-law taught me—

Before she could finish, Tang Wan tugged at her sleeve.

Ling Yue instantly switched to, “If you don’t believe it, just come and try it the day after tomorrow. That’s our opening day.”

Butcher Tang: …

Try it? Fine, I’ll try it.

Seeing how much these two girls enjoyed eating it, he figured he might as well have a taste himself.

Once he heard it was for serious business, Tang Hongba agreed right away.

He didn’t even want that much money for it—just one coin per jin.

After all, no one else wanted the stuff.

At Tang Wan’s signal, Ling Yue bought the offal from two whole pigs, about sixty jin in total.

After leaving the butcher’s stall, Tang Wan took Ling Yue to buy another thirty jin of beef.

Ling Yue was puzzled.
“Sis, beef is so expensive—what are we buying it for?”

“To make beef jerky—it keeps for a long time. We can sell it in the shop and see how it goes.”

The Doctor loved beef jerky, saying no human could resist its flavor.

Unfortunately, back then, the environment had been so polluted that cattle had become protected animals.

The Doctor could only rely on memories and imagination.

Now, although beef was expensive, it wasn’t a protected species, and with all the traders passing through the docks, if they could open up a market, it’d be great.

Ling Yue was intrigued by the idea of beef jerky, but…
“We’re already selling pig offal, and now we’re adding beef jerky—won’t that be too much for us to handle?”

“We’ll try. If we can’t manage, we’ll hire someone.”

“…”

Ling Yue felt that was unnecessary—hiring people was expensive!

Tang Wan told her that selling pig offal was only temporary.
“Don’t forget, Zui Xian Lou already has the bean paste—one day, pig offal will become an everyday food.”

Hearing that, Ling Yue thought it made sense.

They decided to buy forty jin in the end.

The sisters-in-law returned home fully loaded.

Once they got back, everyone except Ling Yu started getting busy.

The kitchen didn’t have a sign saying “No Dogs and No Tang Wan Allowed,” but it was close enough.

Both Madam Jiang and Ling Yue made it clear: giving instructions was fine, but other than talking, she wasn’t allowed to do anything.

Tang Wan: …

Fine, I won’t.

You think I want to do it?

Ling Yue was already very familiar with the braised pork recipe and didn’t need Tang Wan’s guidance there. What troubled her was the beef jerky Tang Wan had mentioned—she had no idea how to make it.

“It’s easy!” Tang Wan leaned over and picked up the wok.

“Put it down!”

“Sis!”

Both mother and daughter shrieked.

Startled, Tang Wan quietly put the wok down, raised her hands in surrender, and stepped back three full paces.

“I’ll tell you, you do it!”

Alright, alright—no need to yell.

Remember to act like a refined lady!

Tang Wan began her theory lesson.

Ling Yue turned out to have real talent for it—after failing twice, she succeeded on the third try.

Tang Wan tasted it, her eyes narrowing in satisfaction.

No wonder the Doctor said no human could resist beef jerky—it really was delicious.

“Sis, how is it?” Ling Yue asked nervously.

Unlike braising, this was much more complicated—it had to be marinated first, then roasted.

She’d already wasted two jin of beef and was heartbroken about it; if this batch failed, she might cry.

Tang Wan didn’t say anything—she just tore off a small piece and popped it into Ling Yue’s mouth.

Ling Yue chewed twice, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Savory, fragrant, spicy, with a hint of sweetness and a great chew—it was indescribably good.

“This… is amazing! It’s definitely going to sell!” Ling Yue was overjoyed.