Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 292: The Store’s Grand Opening and Booming Business (6)_1

After the woman had tasted the rice, she immediately bought a hundred catties, and the others, equally curious, picked up some other clean wooden spoons, scooped up a spoonful of rice into their mouths, and had the same reaction as the woman.

"I’ll take eighty catties."

"I’ll also take a hundred catties."

"I want some too, a hundred and fifty catties."

"..."

Several women were clamoring, afraid that if they were too slow, the rice would be snatched up by others. The price was cheap now, but buying it later would cost a lot more silver!

The passersby outside, intrigued by the bustling scene, came in out of curiosity, thinking that just having a look was free of charge. After tasting the complimentary rice, they found it impossible to resist the deliciousness of Space’s rice, and just like the people before them, they hurriedly started to take out their silver.

Mo Yan, along with Aunt Lixiu and her nephew, busied themselves with packing and weighing rice for the customers, while Lizhong helped call for carts to transport it. The carriages at the door came and went in rounds, and waves of customers cycled through the shop.

In less than an hour, more than two thousand catties of the polished rice had sold, and glutinous rice and eggs, with the strong recommendation of Mo Yan and others, also sold quite a bit. In short, the Mo’s Fragrant Rice had a very successful opening day.

As noon approached and the flow of customers gradually lessened, with the rice barrels nearly empty, Mo Yan suggested that they lock up for now and go to Huixian Residence for a meal before returning.

"Yan girl, there are still some customers coming, and it’s not very auspicious to lock the doors just after the opening. You two go ahead; I will stay and keep watch here," Lizhong urged Mo Yan, insisting on staying behind to guard the shop.

After some thought, Mo Yan agreed and decided to get a portion of food packed for him from Huixian Residence later on.

Upon arriving at the private room on the second floor of Huixian Residence, Liu Tinglan, who had stuffed herself with pastries, couldn’t wait to pull Mo Yan aside and ask about the business situation.

Mo Yan relayed the rough sales numbers, and everyone congratulated Mo Qingze in turn.

Once everyone had arrived, Mo Yan called for the Waiter to serve the dishes. With the Store Manager present, the food was served promptly. Lizhong’s portion was, as directed by Mo Yan, already packed in a food container by the kitchen and sent by Lixiu.

However, after waiting for quite a while, Lixiu did not return. The people at the table couldn’t keep waiting just for her, so they began to eat at Mo Qingze’s invitation. freewёbnoνel.com

There were eighteen dishes on the table, all signature dishes of Huixian Residence, prepared by the best Chef under Punishing Shopkeeper’s special instructions. They were tasty and full of flavor, quite delightful.

Only Xin Er and the younger children were less enthusiastic, sampling each dish but not eating much. With something to compare to, they realized for the first time the extent of their sister’s culinary skills, which were even better than the best Chef’s at Huixian Residence.

If Mo Yan knew what they were thinking, she would have been embarrassed. When it came to cooking skills, she certainly couldn’t match the Chef of Huixian Residence. It was only because the ingredients were from the Space and cooked with Spirit Spring Water that the taste was exceptionally good. With regular ingredients, she still had a long way to go!

Halfway through the meal, and still no sign of Lixiu, not only was Liyan, who was her niece, worried, but Mo Yan felt the same. However, with guests at the table, it was inappropriate for her to leave halfway through the meal, so she ate with an unsettled heart.

Finally, after finishing the meal and seeing off the Liu Family mother and daughters as well as Owner Mu from Mu’s Shop, Mo Yan excused herself from the Punishing Shopkeeper, briefly informed her father, and hurried back to the shop.

Upon reaching the entrance, she saw that both Lizhong and Lixiu were there, and her hanging heart finally fell back into place.

"Grandfather Li, Aunt Li, what happened?"

Mo Yan only realized something was wrong as she walked in. Lizhong’s face looked extremely unsightly, with a hint of anger, and Lixiu’s eyes were red again, clearly having just had a good cry.

Seeing her, they quickly tried to conceal their vexation and insistently shook their heads, saying it was nothing.

Seeing them unwilling to tell the truth, Mo Yan grew frustrated, "If it’s nothing, then why are you upset? We are a family; if there are issues, why not share them so that we can all think of a solution together?"

Lizhong looked at Mo Yan, opened his mouth, and hesitated whether to speak or not. They already owed the Mo Family so much; he really didn’t have the face to bother her with their troubles.

Seeing his expression, Mo Yan tentatively asked, "Did the Zhang Family come by to make trouble?"

Bar a dispute with the customers, aside from the Zhang Family, she couldn’t guess who else could cause the father and daughter such anger and sorrow.

Lizhong closed his eyes momentarily, then reluctantly nodded, "Xiu Er was bringing me food when she ran into Zhang Ming. He grabbed her in the street and spoke nonsense, wanting to reconcile with Xiu Er, but I drove him away."

Upon hearing her father’s words, Lixiu, who had just stopped her tears, began to wipe them again. She never thought she would encounter someone from the Zhang Family again; from the moment she was divorced, she had given up on Zhang Ming, determined to cherish her present life. But upon seeing him, all those unbearable memories resurfaced like a nightmare. How could she not harbor resentment?

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan was infuriated, "That shameless Zhang Ming, having fallen to his current state, still dreams of enjoying the happiness of others, what a scumbag!"