Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

[Ding—Congratulations, host, for completing the braised pork ribs task. Task completion progress (2000/2000)]

[Ding—Reward being distributed... Successfully distributed one border shop]

[Ding—New mission unlocked. Please open a random food stall and achieve the goal of becoming famous throughout the county within one month.]

Task Reward: 1,000 taels of gold

[Please keep up the good work, host!]

A random food stall? No wonder the reward for the braised pork ribs quest is a street-front shop; it turns out she needs to open a shop.

However, how exactly is this randomness determined?

[The host may randomly select one type of food to sell each week. The food stall will only be open five days a week; the host can arrange the remaining two days as they see fit.]

"A five-day work week with two days off? That's surprisingly humane," Shen Qing thought to himself, as the system's voice rang out again.

[Should we draw lots to select the food items available next week?]

"Yes." Shen Qing replied without hesitation.

Instantly, the system interface in front of me started flashing, with photos of delicious food flashing by. After a while, it finally stopped.

It was a bowl of Four Delicacies Soup.

This Four Delicacies Soup is an extremely elaborate dish. The so-called Four Delicacies refer to four kinds of ingredients: fresh mushrooms, water shield, crab roe, and fish ribs.

This soup is not only elegant, but also incredibly fresh and delicious, making it a rare delicacy.

Shen Qing already had a plan in mind. The Four Beauties Soup was elaborate, but it wasn't difficult for her.

After thinking for a moment, she shut down the system.

Today happens to be Friday, so I can go and check out that shop tomorrow.

Another fulfilling day came to an end, and Shen Qing drifted off to sleep.

But there was one person who was in excruciating pain and in a terrible state.

That person was none other than Song Wenqian from the mountain at night.

After finally climbing the mountain and painstakingly finding the spring, I looked up and, good heavens, there was no moon in the sky at all.

He remembered clearly that Shen Qing wanted mountain stream water illuminated by moonlight.

"This is outrageous! Why be so particular? After all that effort, there's no moon at all tonight!"

"Hey!" He suddenly slapped his forehead. "I've got it! How could I be so stupid?"

"They're all water, and you can't tell the difference. What's the difference? I can just go to the well and draw water directly. There's no need to carry water down the mountain."

"Oh, and that dew, we'll use well water too!"

As Song Wenqian muttered to himself, he felt incredibly clever and became quite smug.

Suddenly, *smack*.

Overconfident, he lost his footing and fell into the spring.

A sharp pain shot through the tip of my nose, and a feeling of suffocation suddenly came over me.

He didn't have time to think about anything else and hurriedly thrashed about, finally managing to stand up from the water after a long while. The icy spring water soaked through his clothes, making him shiver involuntarily.

"Ouch~ My nose~" Song Wenqian hurriedly covered his nose with his hand, his whole body trembling with cold, but all his attention was focused on his nose.

It hurts, it hurts so much, even more than yesterday.

"I hope my nose isn't crooked."

His voice was trembling with tears.

Awooo—

Suddenly, the cries of wild beasts came from afar. Although Song Wenqian did not often go up the mountain, he had some common sense.

That sound is definitely from a wolf.

In an instant, terror surged from the bottom of his heart. He could no longer think and could only rely on his survival instinct to run down the mountain.

But how easy is it to walk on a mountain road at night?

Snapped--

He lost his footing and fell hard to the ground.

But he was afraid and dared not delay, so he quickly stood up and ran away in a hurry.

Snapped--

Another fall.

Song Wenqian had no choice but to get up and fall down again, fall down and get up again, going back and forth countless times until he started to walk with a limp.

But even with a limp, he still had to run.

After a long while, he finally made it down the mountain and slowly relaxed, limping home.

He looked even more disheveled than yesterday, his clothes were tattered and dripping wet, his nose was crooked, and he looked like he had lost his soul.

Thankfully, it was nighttime and there were no pedestrians around, otherwise people would have thought it was some kind of water ghost.

......

Shen Qing slept in late.

Just as I was getting ready to leave, I saw Zhao Wan skipping and hopping over.

"Sister Shen, I've come to keep Auntie company and talk to her."

This conversation was to tell Shen's mother about Song Wenqian.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Okay, you go first. You can stay and have lunch with us later. I'll cook lunch myself today."

"Wow—this is wonderful! I'm so lucky to be able to eat Sister Shen's cooking again! I'm so happy!"

Zhao Wan jumped up suddenly, letting out a string of silvery laughter.

She's so lucky! First, she became neighbors with Sister Shen, and now she can come to Sister Shen's house for dinner. It's wonderful!

but......

"Sister Shen, aren't you going out to sell braised pork ribs today?"

"I'm not going." Shen Qing didn't explain much.

With the mission accomplished, she naturally wasn't going.

Zhao Wan nodded. Indeed, truly remarkable people are always unique.

It seems that those diners waiting at the academy's gate today are destined to be disappointed!

Zhao Wan jogged to Shen's mother's courtyard, ready to have a long and detailed discussion.

Shen Qing tidied up for a while before going to the kitchen.

Today she is at home, and she plans to cook a few home-style dishes.

It doesn't rely on any system or modern sauces; it only uses ordinary ingredients.

The meat was weighed by the servants in the morning; it was fresh pork belly, with a good balance of fat and lean meat, clearly high-quality meat.

I only cut three to five slices, very thin. I poured oil into the pan, and once the oil was hot, I put the pork belly into the pan.

With a sizzling sound, the aroma of meat filled the air. Then, sliced ​​radish was added, stir-fried briefly, and seasonings such as water, Shaoxing wine, and soy sauce were poured in.

Simmer slowly until only a little broth remains at the bottom of the pot.

Stuff in a handful of chopped scallions, and the aroma fills the air.

This simple yet delicious braised radish dish is now ready.

For the second dish, she prepared scrambled eggs with scallions.

Mix three eggs, a pinch of salt, and a bowl of water quickly until well combined.

Heat lard in a wok, fry the eggs until they are hot, and add fresh green scallions before the eggs are completely set.

In just over ten breaths, the scrambled eggs were ready.

The third dish is rice with lard. Take a bowl of hot rice, make a small well in the middle, pour in lard, soy sauce, etc., and quickly stir it to let the lard melt into the hot rice and let the soy sauce coat every grain of rice.

This is a staple food, a very fragrant and oily staple food.

The fourth dish, vegetable and tofu soup, is still a very simple dish.

Cut the tofu into small pieces and put them into boiling water. After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, add the green vegetables and cook for about half the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

A drizzle of sesame oil and the dish is ready to serve.

After finishing everything, Shen Qing instructed Xiao Kui to help her carry the food to Shen's mother's courtyard.

At that moment, Zhao Wan was having a lively conversation with Shen's mother.