My whole family sucked my blood; after being reborn, the little cook went on a killing spree.

Su Wanning only glanced at her briefly before looking at the crowd of onlookers.

"Dear neighbors and fellow villagers, this shop of mine is not an ordinary food shop, but a medicinal cuisine shop."

The moment the words "medicinal cuisine shop" were uttered, a commotion broke out in the crowd.

"Ah, what is medicinal cuisine?"

"I know about medicine, and I know about cuisine. Does that mean you eat food as medicine?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Jiang Tao'er had wanted to see Su Wan Ning beg for mercy in a panic, but she ignored her. She felt indignant and uneasy at the same time.

Seeing everyone laughing at Su Wan Ning, she perked up, "What medicinal cuisine? Sister, stop arguing! That's poison, it's harmful! Listen to my advice, hurry up..."

"You're being too hasty in concluding it's poisonous based on just a few coughs."

Su Wan Ning was too lazy to listen to her continue, so she turned around and took out the bowl of chili peppers.

"That's what Doctor Qi said!"

Jiang Tao'er hurriedly pushed Doctor Qi out. She had specially brought him here because she was afraid that people wouldn't believe her. Anyway, that red thing was definitely not right!

"Doctor Qi didn't say it was poisonous."

Su Wan Ning smiled and looked at Doctor Qi, "Inaccurate diagnosis of medicines can be fatal. Doctor Qi, am I right?"

"That's right, so it's true that I only said I'd never seen it before, and that its spiciness is too strong."

Doctor Qi raised an eyebrow slightly, his expression relaxing somewhat. "Young friend, you've actually studied medicine?"

Su Wan Ning gave him a polite smile, but did not reply.

Instead, he held the chili peppers up towards the crowd so they could see them more clearly.

Only then did he speak loudly, "The Compendium of Materia Medica states that all plants in the world have specific properties, possessing medicinal effects but also harboring harmful effects. This thing is called chili pepper; when used correctly, it can stimulate the appetite and dispel cold, but eating too much can lead to addiction and irritability."

Her first sentence, written in a refined and literary style, stunned most of the people. The next sentence, however, was so simple and easy to understand that everyone's eyes and minds involuntarily followed her rhythm.

Su Wanning gestured for everyone to look at Mu Xun inside the house. "Does anyone remember how angry Manager Mu was at the shop entrance that day?"

"Yes! They almost beat that kid to death."

The man slapped his forehead. "I remember now, you said you knew how to make medicinal cuisine and wanted to help him recover, didn't you?"

"That's right!"

Mu Xun's voice was loud and clear.

He'd been wanting to speak for a while, so he strode out. "I accidentally bought these bird's eye chilies before the New Year and got addicted to them, which is why my body started acting up. If I hadn't run into Madam Su that day, I don't know how long I'd be stuck on bitter medicine!"

At this point, Doctor Chong Qi bowed.

He carefully explained, "It's not that your medical skills are bad, but I didn't know this was the root of the problem before, so I was eating chili peppers while taking medicine. That's why I didn't get better and almost tarnished your reputation."

"That's alright, but you can't keep eating spicy food in your current condition."

Doctor Qi was only concerned about his health.

Mu Xun smiled at everyone and said, "Doctor Qi, you may not know this, but the meal at that table just now was prepared by Madam Su. A couple of days ago, Madam Su also prepared tea for me and told me to eat more winter melon, bean sprouts and tofu. I do feel much better now."

"That dish clearly has a lot of chili peppers in it, how can you call this medicinal cuisine?"

Jiang Tao'er scolded Su Wan Ning, "Since you already knew this stuff was addictive, how could you still give it to her, sister!"

Completely unaware, her words directly endorsed Su Wan Ning's explanation of the chili pepper.

She just wanted to throw dirty water on Su Wan Ning! She wanted to say more, but then she felt a cold gaze...

Turning his head, he was met with Mu Xun's icy face.

He was so frightened that he took several steps back.

Mu Xun's voice was icy, "If it were before, I would have killed you long ago, and you should thank Madam Su."

Dr. Qi fell into deep thought.

The crowd began to buzz and discuss.

Su Wanning wasn't in a hurry, giving them time to understand, and also handed Dr. Qi a chili pepper.

In that brief moment...

A voice suddenly came from inside the house.

"Haha, Xiao Qi, it's been so many years, how come you haven't improved at all?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Doctor Qi is a well-known doctor in the county with excellent medical skills and a kind heart. Who would dare to speak so rudely!

The old beggar sauntered out, his lips still red and shiny, showing no sign of being "about to cough to death."

With that rosy complexion, he clearly enjoyed the meal!

Su Wanning thought this was no old doctor, but a mischievous old man.

She feigned surprise, "You and Doctor Qi?"

"I only gave him some guidance ten years ago."

The old beggar looked at Doctor Qi with a smile.

"You are...?"

Doctor Qi was stunned for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he bowed respectfully, "Old Zhao! I was mistaken."

"It is indeed this old man."

The old beggar held up the chili pepper in his hand. "Mrs. Su is right. I have tried this bird's eye chili. It can not only stimulate the appetite and dispel cold, but also treat nausea and vomiting and stop diarrhea. In the early stages of a cold, a small amount can be used as a side dish to induce sweating."

The old beggar's voice was steady. "I just talked about internal use, now let's talk about external use. Chili peppers can promote blood circulation, reduce swelling and relieve pain. They can be tried for things like sores on the hands and feet, backaches and leg pains."

After saying that, she pulled Mu Xun over and said to Doctor Qi earnestly, "This person already has a craving for spicy food. If you ask him to abstain abruptly, it will only have the opposite effect. On the contrary, Lady Su's medicinal cuisine is quite good. Gradual approach is the best way."

Such technical terms are not something an average person could articulate.

Moreover, this old beggar looks slovenly, yet Doctor Qi values ​​him so highly; he must be some kind of reclusive master, so what he said must be true.

No one questioned it anymore.

The two who had been making the most noise earlier quickly slipped away upon seeing this, unaware that several little tails were following them.

Jiang Tao'er was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she could no longer maintain her "good sister" demeanor. "But sister, you clearly have the money to open a shop, yet you don't care about your aunt and uncle who raised you..."

She wanted to cement Su Wan Ning's reputation for being unfilial!

However, villagers from Shili Village in the crowd immediately refuted her words, saying, "Stop talking nonsense! It's clearly Lin Lao Er's family who have no conscience! They've been using Su Niangzi's money all these years, and they even sent bad guys to kill her. If it weren't for God's mercy, who knows what would have happened to Su Niangzi now."

"Oh dear, how can there be such a person? Was there some kind of conspiracy behind adopting Lady Su?"

Su Wanning recalled that sentence in Lin Yuwei's letter.

"Beware of the Su family!"

Was there some hidden reason why they adopted me in the first place?

However, this was not the time to think about it. She smiled gently at everyone and said, "I'm so sorry for disturbing your peace today. You can come to my shop tonight and I'll make some mung bean sweet soup for you to cool off."

"I've heard so much about how delicious Su Niangzi's shop is, I never thought I'd actually have the chance to try it!"

"I'm so sorry, we misunderstood you before. It's all that young lady's fault for talking nonsense. Oh? Where is she?"

Jiang Tao'er was naturally so angry that she ran away.

They hadn't gone far when two men stopped them, shouting, "Give us the money!"

"You still have the nerve to ask for money?"

Jiang Tao'er was furious and immediately started yelling, "What you all said is completely useless! You have no money!"

But those two men weren't the type to appreciate a woman's beauty. They grabbed her purse and ran off, shouting, "Pah! Useless bastards, trying to scheme against her! Go eat shit!"

Jiang Tao'er sobbed and ran straight to Shili Village.

The children headed straight for the haunted house shop.