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Chapter 177 - 177 177 Calculation from Various Parties (6)_1
Chapter 177 - 177 177 Calculation from Various Parties (6)_1
?Chapter 177: Chapter 177: Calculation from Various Parties (6)_1 Chapter 177: Chapter 177: Calculation from Various Parties (6)_1 The next day, Lin Changshu and Guo Huiniang accompanied her to the market to buy some festival gifts, planning to deliver them to Guo’s village the day after. Lin Ziyin went directly with the martial monk to the private restaurant in the temple.
“In seven days, it’s going to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so there will definitely be a lot of people coming for prayers and incense. I’m thinking of adding a new pastry item here,” Lin Ziyin discussed with Master Hui Lian.
“You want the temple to act as a dealer?” asked Master Hui Lian.
“Yes,” Lin Ziyin nodded, “However, I will not make the temple labor in vain. For each pastry sold, I will give the temple a tenth of the profit,” said Lin Ziyin, “And the temple does not need to exert any effort. Just display it at the front of the temple and at the Vegetarian Feast for sale.”
“Agreed.” Master Hui Lian agreed promptly. Much of Lin Ziyin’s considerations were for the temple, and her proposal was beneficial to the temple, making it not difficult to achieve.
By afternoon, Lin Ziyin had completed preparing the Vegetarian Feast for ten tables and returned early with Lin Changshu and Guo Huiniang along with the gifts.
Upon returning home, Lin Zige saw Guo Huiniang had bought four types of pastries, two bolts of fabric, five pounds of pork, and two chickens. He cheerfully came over to help carry the things into the house.
As soon as Lin Ziyin returned home, she hurriedly entered the kitchen.
“From this afternoon onwards, we’ll be making pastries, and we’ll have to work overtime in the evening,” Lin Ziyin instructed.
“Miss, what kind of pastries are we making?” asked Cui Da of the Cui family, puzzled.
“Mooncakes,” Lin Ziyin said, “You all need to boil all the chestnuts until they are soft, grind them into mash, do the same for the dates, and the red beans. They need to be boiled until they are almost done and then mashed. Stir-fry some peanuts and melon seeds, and remove the shells,” Lin Ziyin instructed everyone, “I’ll go find some more people to help.”
“Alright, Miss.” Seeing her bustling around, the Cui family, the Li family, and the Qian family all sprung into action, they called all the women they could find at home to assist. On the other hand, Lin Ziyin assigned Lin Zige to go find the Bai family’s mother and daughter-in-law and the Zhang family members to help out.
Lin Zige had no idea what she was planning to do but still hurriedly ran out to find people.
“Zige.” Unexpectedly, Lin Zige bumped into the sanctimonious Ma Zhicai as soon as she stepped out of the house.
“Move aside.” Lin Zige didn’t give him a good look.
“Zige, I was too abrupt with my actions last time, I’m truly sorry. I’ve been thinking about it these days and realized that I was wrong. So, I’ve been looking for an opportunity to apologize to you,” Ma Zhicai bowed respectfully.
Lin Zige had an expression of disgust on her face, “Are you sick or what? I’m busy. Who wants to listen to you babbling?”
“Zige, I’m really sorry. If you don’t forgive me, I feel too ashamed to face people,” Ma Zhicai again offered a low bow, apologizing profusely, “It’s all my fault. As long as you forgive me, I promise that the next time we meet, I will treat you as a neighbor.”
Lin Zige was half-dead with anger yet she was stopped by him. Moreover, it seemed like Ma Zhicai had taken the wrong medicine today, as the words coming out of his mouth were not too excessive, which made it impossible for her to curse him.
“Cousin, who is this lady?” At that moment, two graceful-looking girls emerged from the small path. Despite their worn clothes, both were quite attractive. At this moment, the two girls were looking at Lin Zige curiously.
“This is a younger sister from my neighbor’s family. It is my fault, last time I upset her for no reason,” Ma Zhicai explained in shame, “I was apologizing to her but it seems she is still unwilling to forgive me.”
“Dear, Miss,” one of the girls who wore a date-red shirt smiled and spoke, “Since we are all from the same village and we frequent each other’s company, even though my cousin made a mistake, he is actively apologizing. I kindly request you to be generous and forgive him this one time.”