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

Su Wanning worked for three days, and the entire shop was finally transformed.

The original tables, chairs, benches, and counters were all reinforced, sanded, and then painted by craftsmen.

The kitchen was originally separated from the house by cedar wood, and it also had a double-burner stove. These have been preserved, which is perfect for stir-frying and other dishes, so that the fumes can go directly to the backyard and not into the living room.

Then remove the small door, add a half-wall and a half-timbered wooden railing window, and add two stove holes for steaming and boiling. This allows diners to clearly see the clean ingredients and the preparation process while also providing a certain degree of privacy.

They also added a wall-mounted medicine cabinet and a low shelf.

The countertop is divided into sections by thick wooden boards, each only the size of a palm. Different colored velvet cloths are neatly laid out according to the medicinal properties of the herbs, and then the herbs are placed on top, making it instantly exquisite and beautiful.

A storage room was set up in the back, and the other two rooms were for himself and Su Tang to live in separately. Furniture, bedding, clothes, shoes, socks, washbasins, and other necessities were all provided.

Clear the weeds in the yard and turn over the vegetable patch.

They also built a separate oven and bought a stone mill.

These will all come in handy later.

Xu Lingxi not only brought over everything that had been temporarily stored at the manor, but also gifted a specially made grill to celebrate that the shop was finally getting back on track.

Qingfang set up the frame.

Xu Lingxi looked around and touched things in the courtyard.

They even leaned close to the oven to smell it, exclaiming, "What's roasting in here? It smells so good!"

"It's honey-roasted chicken."

Su Wan Ning was busy marinating the meat when she saw her run to the well again, and quickly reminded her, "Be careful."

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Lingxi exclaimed, "Hey? Is the water level in your well this high? And it's so clear! It's even better than the water in the village."

"Yes, I was wondering about that too. It will be much more convenient to use water in the future."

Su Wanning didn't explain further.

In my past life, after this shop was abandoned, people would always sneak in to draw water. It wasn't until much later that I heard that during the two years of drought, this well was still able to draw water.

That's why she insisted on buying the shop.

"Tsk, you'd better cover it up. A few days ago, someone came to my estate to steal water."

Xu Lingxi reminded her.

"Only you would jump over such a high fence to see."

Su Wanning had already erected a fence around the well, with a thatched shed on top, making it impossible to see unless you got very close.

Xu Lingxi chuckled and jumped out, her eyes darting around. "I'll tell you a secret."

"What?"

After Su Wanning finished asking the question.

There was a knock on the courtyard gate.

Xu Lingxi had no choice but to swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue and ran to open the door first, "Thank you, Yan."

"Miss Xu."

Xie Yan greeted them and went straight to Su Wan Ning, "I beat up Zhou Man Shan!"

"what?"

Su Wan Ning paused. That day, she had deliberately revealed the information about the quack doctor, and the two of them hadn't come back since.

She had Su Tang make a trip today to invite Xie Yan over for dinner tonight, but he couldn't bring Zhou Manshan. "Just because I don't want you to bring him doesn't mean you have to beat him up, does it?"

"No, he attacked me first!"

Xie Yan hurriedly explained.

That day, Zhou Manshan indeed went to the swindler and bought the medicine. And miraculously, he was "able" again! However, this "ability" only worked on others; he was still weak and listless with Xie Yan.

He felt it was Xie Yan's fault, and even scolded her for not being feminine enough. Today, he even started hitting her.

Xie Yan was also impatient to serve him. They had already left Songxiwu, so why should he put up with it?

"I hit him with a stool, and his head was split open right there!"

Xie Yan sneered, "That idiot didn't go to see a doctor, but went to see that swindler. He'll probably get himself killed soon."

"Well played!"

Xu Lingxi clapped and cheered.

Su Wan Ning was relieved, but even if Zhou Man Shan died, given Aunt Xie's greedy nature and Zhou's mother's unreasonable demands, she might still marry Xie Yan off at will. So she had to think of a way to solve the problem once and for all as soon as possible.

Now, we can only take it one step at a time.

The gate rang again soon after.

This time it was Lu Ping.

That night, she and Xie Yan invited Lu Ping to dinner, originally to thank him. However, Lu Ping was very enthusiastic and had been helping out with everything these past few days, so Su Wan Ning invited him to dinner as well.

That's why Xie Yan was told not to bring Zhou Manshan...

Lu Ping's eyes lit up when he saw Xie Yan, and he leaned over to whisper to her.

Xu Lingxi nudged Su Wanning.

"Hey? Is something going on between them?"

"That can't be right."

After Su Wanning finished speaking, she also felt something was off. Every time Lu Ping came, it was as if he was looking for someone. He even beat up Zhou Manshan before. Could he really have some ulterior motive?

Just then, Mu Xun and his family of three arrived, along with Madam Mu's sister, Meng Lingshu.

"My three little troublemakers insisted on going out to eat with their classmates; they really missed out on a good meal!"

Meng Lingwan looked disgusted.

For the past few days, she has been bringing Xiaoguo'er over for lunch, hoping that her three sons could finally have a taste tonight. However, they refused to come, saying that Su Niangzi was only good at making pastries and insisted on going to their classmate's house to eat braised chicken with fresh mushrooms!

Ha, what a bunch of idiots.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Su Wan Ning didn't care whether they came or not. She grabbed a handful of glutinous rice strips for Xiao Guo'er and said, "Eat these for fun. I'll build you a swing later. Come play here whenever you have time."

"It smells so good! Thank you, Sister Ning!"

Little Guo'er happily spun around in place, crunching loudly as she bit into the glutinous rice strips.

Jiangmi Tiao is made by deep-frying glutinous rice flour and coating it with a thin layer of icing sugar. It is crispy, sweet, and becomes more fragrant the more you chew it.

"Just keep spoiling her."

Meng Lingwan chuckled and pulled her sister over, "Sister, this is Lady Su."

Then he said to Su Wan Ning, "My sister hasn't had much of an appetite these past few days. She ate Huaiyu steamed cake the other day and insisted on coming over. I had to force her to stay so she wouldn't cause any more trouble. You should quickly prepare a medicinal meal for her too."

"Hot weather makes it easy to lose your appetite."

Su Wanning didn't know Meng Lingshu's identity, but judging from her simple attire, her demeanor was undeniable, and her tone was familiar yet respectful, "Madam Meng, do you have any preferred food tastes? Let's have a good meal first, and then we can discuss the medicinal cuisine in detail."

She smiled mischievously, "Once you start eating medicinal food, you'll have no choice but to listen to me."

"Then I'll do whatever you say."

Meng Lingshu's smile was somewhat forced.

Before coming, she was full of anticipation, eager to leave behind all her troubles and enjoy a good meal.

But looking at the sizzling meat on the iron rack, it smelled delicious, but there were so many refugees outside who couldn't even get food. How could she eat meat here?

I simply can't eat it!