As for peanuts, the locals used to put dried peanuts with the shell in a pan to fry, which didn’t taste good at all.
Then Yang Chuxia told Ms. Wang that it’s best to boil the peanuts in salt water in a pan, and it’s even better to add some other seasonings during the boiling process. After drying the boiled peanuts, they can be put in the pan to fry.
These salted peanuts fried in this way are much tastier.
Ms. Wang followed Yang Chuxia’s instructions and found that it was indeed good. She was curious about how Yang Chuxia could think of such a way to cook peanuts. Yang Chuxia smiled shyly at the compliment.
Indeed, she was being modest because the food she made was not original. She had blatantly plagiarized modern cooking techniques, many of which she learned from Aunt Baidu, such as various flavors of soybeans.
As for peanuts, it’s not surprising at all. In the modern era, there are all kinds of boiled and dried peanuts sold on the streets in the winter. Almost anyone can tell you how to fry salted peanuts. It’s not because she had great insights or quick-wittedness, but simply common sense.
Ms. Wang did a good job of frying the soybeans and peanuts, so she took over this task.
It took her about three to four days to finish frying all the peanuts and soybeans.
One day, Yang Chuxia and Ye Zi’an went to town with a bag of peanuts and soybeans, plus two small bags of pine nuts and other items. Once they arrived at the town, they called Uncle Niu to join them, and then they headed to the county town together.
Upon arriving in the county town, Uncle Niu first drove the carriage to the back yard of the county government office. Yang Chuxia and Ye Zi’an went in to visit the County Magistrate couple and the Old Madam of County Magistrate, let the Old Madam taste the snacks they brought, and chatted casually for a while before leaving.
Uncle Niu was still waiting not far away from the county government office.
"Miss, are we staying overnight in the county town?" Uncle Niu asked after Yang Chuxia and Ye Zi’an got on the carriage.
"Let’s find an inn first and put the carriage there. Then book two rooms for tonight." Yang Chuxia continued, "Uncle Niu, after we get to the inn, Zi’an and I will go to Mu’s Clinic while you check out the grain shops for raw sunflower seeds and dried sweet potatoes."
They stayed at the same inn as before. After the carriage was settled and they had taken a break, Ye Zi’an and Yang Chuxia headed to Mu’s Clinic.
When they arrived at Mu’s Clinic, Manager Mu was still there.
Seeing Yang Chuxia, he said hurriedly, "Miss, your timing is perfect. I remembered after you left last time that I didn’t get your contact information. I was wondering how to get in touch with you."
"Manager Mu, has your young master arrived?" Yang Chuxia just found out that this Manager Mu also had the surname Mu. She got this piece of information from Broker Liu. Apparently, Manager Mu was not actually surnamed Mu but was a slave of the Mu Family. Later, because of his abilities and reliability, he was released from slavery and given the Mu surname.
He used to be in the Capital City, but a few years ago, he was transferred to Quanya County.
"You guessed right, my young master has indeed arrived in Quanya." Manager Mu continued, "It’s quite a coincidence." As he said this, Manager Mu looked around and then whispered, "My young master is in the shop right now. Wait for me to go upstairs and report it. However, whether my master will meet you is uncertain."
Yang Chuxia’s eyes lit up when she heard this, "Thank you so much, Manager Mu. I really appreciate it."