"Hey, since Miss Bai said so, I'll talk to him and ask him to pay him less."
"As for wages, Sister Shi can just take care of it. You are the shopkeeper here and you make the decision."
After Bai Ling finished speaking, he thought he should go to the backyard to greet everyone and prepare lunch, but unexpectedly Shi Jingruo's eyes turned red.
"Miss Bai, I didn't expect you to trust me so much. Don't worry, I will take good care of the store and I will never let you down!"
"I believe Sister Shi. It's almost noon now. I brought a lot of ingredients. I heard that Sister Shi is a good cook. How about we go cook it together for everyone?"
Bai Ling said, pulling Shi Jingruo towards the backyard.
There were relatively few customers at noon, so Bai Ling asked everyone to hang up a sign for lunch break and invited everyone to come to the backyard to cook delicious food.
After Bai Ling and Shangguan Yu came to Zhao'an Village, although they had studied some convenient and quick meals and taught them to everyone, they didn't know much about the unique food recipes here.
Bai Ling also took this opportunity to let everyone perform well.
In the Hairpin Flower Store, Shi Jingruo, A Chou and Wu Dan Dan were all girls. It was a bit difficult to chop wood and carry water, so Bai Ling asked San Qi to come over in advance to help.
When she and Shi Jingruo returned to the backyard, Sanqi was chopping firewood.
Sanqi was young, still a child, but looking at the women around him, she seemed a little embarrassed and just kept her head down chopping firewood.
Bai Ling knew that he was shy and had no intention of teasing him, so he took Shi Jingruo to look at the ingredients.
"Sister Bai Ling, where did you buy this fish? It's so fat!" Shi Jingruo couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the several big fish swimming in the water tank.
"I happened to come out early and met an old man selling fish, so I bought a few more fish. I'll make grilled fish for everyone later!"
"Grilled fish? Are you grilling it on the fire?" Wu Dandan hung up the sign that the shop was temporarily closed and went to the backyard. He happened to hear Bai Ling's words and couldn't help but ask.
"You will know then."
"The ingredients are all here. I prepared these today to make up for the dinner I owed everyone. However, because there are too many ingredients, we need to make them together. At least everyone should make a specialty dish!" Bai Ling
He took everyone to see the ingredients on the shelves in the kitchen, and then announced.
"Okay, then I will give everyone a taste of my cooking. If it doesn't taste good then, please bear with me!" Shi Jingruo was the first to express his support.
Then Wu Dandan and A Chou, who were still hesitant to let go, also picked the ingredients and got busy.
Bai Ling looked at everyone busy together, and suddenly felt that there was a lot more smoke in the kitchen, and he was in a good mood.
The kitchen in the yard is spacious enough, and with the small shed set up next to it, several people can work together without feeling crowded.
Bai Ling caught the fish, processed it neatly, then put in special sauce to marinate it, and then took out the slate pot she had recently found behind a pile of ingredients.
This stone slab was nourished by the spiritual spring in the space and polished into the shape of a shallow baking pan, which is most suitable for grilled fish.
"It smells so good, Sister Bai, what delicious food are you making?" Suddenly a familiar sweet voice came. Bai Ling looked up and saw Li Xiaomei walking over with a bright face.
It can be seen that the acne on her face is gone, but the shallow acne marks can still be seen vaguely. No wonder this girl is in such a good mood.
"Yes, delicious food is being prepared. Come here and eat with everyone later!"
"Okay, my mouth is watering when I smell this smell. I didn't expect you all know how to cook. This makes the chestnut cake I brought not even delicious!"
Li Xiaomei then took out the food box she was carrying behind her back and placed it on the table next to her: "If you don't mind, come and try it. It's freshly baked, it's delicious."
As soon as Li Xiaomei greeted her, everyone was not polite to her, they just wiped their hands and came over to try something new.
Li Xiaomei often comes to Hairpin Huaji, so everyone is relatively familiar with her, so they are not polite to her. However, Sanqi, who has been chopping firewood and making a fire, did not move.
I probably feel that all the girls here are embarrassed.
Bai Ling noticed this and was just about to help Sanqi get a piece of pastry, but saw A Chou take the first step, break the pastry in his hand, walked over and handed it to Sanqi.
"This is so sweet, I won't eat it..." Seeing A Chou coming over, Sanqi couldn't help but blush and turned around.
"Here you go, try it. This is freshly baked, so delicious!" A Chou insisted and handed it to him. Sanqi wiped his hands on his body sheepishly before taking the chestnut cake.
"Ah Chou, I think Sanqi is a good kid. You two are quite suitable. How about I be a matchmaker for you?" Shi Jingruo looked at the two people not far away and joked.
"Hahaha, I think it works!" Li Xiaomei followed.
Being laughed at by a few people, A Chou felt a little embarrassed: "Oh, don't talk nonsense, brothers Sanqi have been helping us here for a long time, and they haven't even had a drink of water. Why can't we just have a piece of cake?"
"Oh, we're not even together yet, why are we protecting them?"
"Miss Bai, look at them!"
"Well, it seems to me that we are a perfect match. When we grow up, Sanqi and I will be very talented!" Bai Ling looked at A Chou, who looked anxious at the moment, and sighed seriously.
Immediately afterwards, another burst of joking laughter came from everyone. A Chou felt embarrassed, so he simply ran away without arguing.
Everyone joked for a while and ate pastries before continuing to cook. Bai Ling walked over and looked at the marinated fish. He felt that it was almost cooked enough, so he started cutting the ingredients.
Li Xiaomei saw Bai Ling standing aside, so she quickly came over, looking mysterious: "Sister Bai, thank you for the potion you gave me last time. My face is healed..."
"Acne is not a big deal in the first place. Once it goes away, it will be fine. You must be careful not to eat too spicy food, otherwise it will be more likely to occur. Eat more fruits and vegetables."
"Well, I will definitely focus on light food in the future. Sister Bai, can you give me a few more bottles? I found that this potion can not only remove acne, but it also seems to make my skin better. And my few
My close friend saw me using such a good thing and wanted it too..." Li Xiaomei hesitated for a moment and then expressed her inner thoughts.
She just heard today that Bai Ling was finally back and came here specifically to ask for the magic potion!
"Okay, it's not difficult. I'll get it to you later." Bai Ling readily agreed.
"Really? That's great, but such a good thing must be very expensive. I'm going to give it to you with money this time. I can't ask for it for free anymore. You can't refuse it."