Chapter 232: Spicy and Satisfying

Chapter 232: Spicy and Satisfying

He Zhiran was playing with Fan Tuan'er when she heard the voice and hurriedly left the room, following Fifth Sister-in-law to the backyard.

There, ten skinned rabbits were neatly arranged on the stone slabs, along with their snow-white and intact pelts, which had been hung by Fifth Brother on bamboo poles.

This step was correct; she knew a method for processing rabbit skins.

It involved drying the freshly skinned pelts, then using a blunt spade to scrape off the fat and remaining flesh from the skin. Soaking them in clear water for one to two days would restore the pelts to their fresh state. Finally, after drying again, the rabbit skins would become incredibly soft.

The pelts were already hung on the bamboo poles by Fifth Brother, so what He Zhiran needed to do was process these rabbit meats.

Raising so many rabbits was undoubtedly for profit.

If they simply sold these rabbits to the city's taverns, there would be a profit, but it would be much less than He Zhiran's plan.

Just as He Zhiran was about to take two rabbits to the kitchen, Fifth Brother spoke up.

"Nine Sister-in-law, I used to send the rabbits I hunted to the city's taverns. Skinned ones like these could sell for 130 cash per piece."

130 cash?

Not only were the rabbits from her space larger, but they also had more meat. Judging by appearance, each of these rabbit meats weighed at least six or seven catties, yet they were only selling for 130 cash. Such a small amount of money didn't do justice to the quality of products from her space.

However, to earn more money, she had to consider the purchasing power of this era. Her idea could sell for one tael of silver, or even slightly less, which was still several times more than 100 cash.

"Fifth Brother, I want to try making these rabbits into cooked food before sending them to the taverns. If successful, we might be able to earn more silver," He Zhiran said.

Hearing that they could earn more silver, Fifth Brother wholeheartedly agreed.

If not for his family saying that his body hadn't fully recovered, he would have long gone into the mountains to hunt for silver.

Now that he had taken on the job of breeding rabbits, he could only obediently work at home.

"In that case, Nine Sister-in-law, give it a try. If you need anything from me, just say so."

He Zhiran acknowledged and took two rabbits to the kitchen.

Her sisters-in-law, Old Lady Mo, and Mo Hanyue were all busy making dolls, and it wasn't time for dinner yet, so no one disturbed her while she worked in the kitchen. This allowed her to conveniently retrieve some seasonings from her space.

Following the methods from her previous life, He Zhiran turned these two rabbits into cold-eaten rabbit dishes.

The spicy, fragrant aroma soon wafted out of the kitchen. Fortunately, her sisters-in-law were all in their rooms; otherwise, they would have gathered around to investigate.

He Zhiran placed the prepared rabbit meat in a container, waiting for it to cool down to become authentic cold-eaten rabbit.

She had previously bought an electronic scale on Taobao and measured the weight. The two skinned rabbits together weighed thirteen catties and eight taels.

After turning them into cold-eaten rabbit, she measured again, and there was now less than seven catties left.

In other words, if cold-eaten rabbit was sold by weight, it would have to be at least 300 cash per catty to reach her ideal price point.

Considering this, the price seemed a bit high, so it might be better to sell it by portion.

Each portion would be wrapped in oil paper, evenly divided into twenty packs. At 100 cash per pack, this price should sound reasonable to people.

Of course, today's batch was for the family to taste. Even if they really planned to sell it, they would wait for the family's evaluation and unanimous approval.

The cold-eaten rabbit needed to be naturally cooled in the kitchen. As He Zhiran walked back to her room, she was calculating in her mind.

She had just made cold-eaten rabbit in the kitchen and was covered in the pungent smell of spices. Taking advantage of everyone being busy, she planned to enter her space for a wash.

After drying her hair, He Zhiran played with Fan Tuan'er in her space for a while, and it was already evening.

At this time of day, the weather was cold, so her cold-eaten rabbit should have cooled down by now.

When He Zhiran came to check in the kitchen, she was stunned by the scene before her.

Each of her sisters-in-law held a piece of rabbit meat in their hands, their faces showing expressions of blissful indulgence.

Despite not being able to handle spicy food, they occasionally let out sighs, their faces flushed red from the heat, but they continued to eat with determination.

Everyone stopped their actions when they saw He Zhiran approach.

Second Sister-in-law said with a grin, "Nine Sister-in-law, such delicious meat must have been made by you, right?

We came over to prepare dinner and saw this at first glance, so we all decided to taste it."

Saying they were tasting it, they probably each ate several pieces.

Fortunately, He Zhiran had made plenty; otherwise, her sisters-in-law would have tasted it to the bottom by now...

What she cared about most now wasn't how much cold-eaten rabbit there was, but what everyone thought of the dish.

"Sisters-in-law, do you think this cold-eaten rabbit is tasty?"

Everyone nodded vigorously. "Mm-hmm, delicious, super delicious."

"It's spicy and satisfying."

"After eating one piece, you want the next."

Listening to her sisters-in-law's evaluations and seeing their expressions, He Zhiran knew that her cold-eaten rabbit business had already succeeded halfway.

Tonight, she would make the remaining eight rabbits, and tomorrow morning, she would bring them to the city to test the waters.

Not only did the cold-eaten rabbit receive praise from her sisters-in-law, but even Fifth Brother, who usually spoke the least, continuously praised its deliciousness.

He Zhiran's first attempt at making cold-eaten rabbit here was just a trial, but she didn't expect it to succeed on the first try.

The two servings of chilled rabbit meat made from two rabbits were devoured by the family in the blink of an eye.

Knowing that Ninth Sister-in-law was going to make chilled rabbit again tonight, the sisters-in-law didn't return to their rooms to continue making dolls after dinner. Instead, they followed her to the kitchen.

He Zhiran knew that her sisters-in-law would come over to help with the chilled rabbit in the evening, so she had prepared all the seasonings early on. She didn't have to fetch them from her storage space, so she wasn't worried about being caught. After all, the scapegoat, the foreigner, was always handy.

Fortunately, these seasonings didn't take up much space. The bag of things she claimed were seasonings last time was quite large.

There weren't many rabbits left at home that could be slaughtered. She occasionally added some more seasonings to the bag, which would be enough to tide them over until they could grow these seasonings themselves.

He Zhiran held nothing back in teaching her sisters-in-law how to make chilled rabbit. After all, this was just a small business, and she planned to develop other money-making ventures in the future. She couldn't possibly keep doing this one thing forever.

Each sister-in-law learned with great care, repeating each step in their minds several times, afraid that they would forget when they woke up the next day.

After more than an hour of work, the eight rabbits were finally transformed into delicious servings of chilled rabbit.

Eldest Sister-in-law tasted a piece while it was still hot, and it tasted the same as what Ninth Sister-in-law had made.

Following He Zhiran's instructions, all the chilled rabbit was placed in containers to be portioned out the next morning.

When He Zhiran returned to her room, Mo Jiuye was already waiting there, bored.

Seeing his wife, he pulled her into his arms.

He Zhiran struggled hard to break free. "I smell like cooking oil."

"I don't mind. I like any scent my wife has."

He Zhiran was speechless...

Nowadays, Mo Jiuye could say such things almost without thinking, without needing to draft them beforehand.