[1] After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

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Chapter 99: On fire

Shi Qingluo returned to her room and drew the rough outline of the cooking pot.

Xiao Hanzheng looked at it. "What's the purpose of this hole in the middle?"

This was the first time he had seen this kind of pot.

Shi Qingluo returned, "The middle is similar to a chimney. The bottom is for placing charcoal to cook the food, and the outer ring is for cooking vegetables and meat in the soup."

Xiao Hanzheng put away the paper. "Very good."

"I'll go to the county town to help you get the cooking pot. I'll try my best to bring it back as soon as possible so that you can eat boiled mutton."

Their living conditions had improved. Although it would cost a lot to make an iron pot, there wasn't much financial pressure to do so.

Their house also had a horse carriage, so he wouldn't take long to travel to the county town.

Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "Thank you, husband!"

"Oh right, remember to bring back some white and black flax. I'll prepare the things that Magistrate Mo wants for the next two days."

Xiao Hanzheng nodded. "Okay!"

In the afternoon, Xiao Hanzheng brought back the white sesame seeds, and Shi Qingluo began fiddling with them in the kitchen.

Of course, she also brought Xiao Baili along to hone her culinary skills.

Moreover, Shi Qingluo was mainly doing the talking while Xiao Baili cooked.

Too bad, Shi Qingluo's culinary skills weren't that great, while Xiao Baili had some innate talent in it.

After making the sesame sauce, Shi Qingluo and Xiao Baili made some black sesame paste together.

They also had to bring the sesame oil seeds to the county town's oil-extracting workshop tomorrow to extract its oil.

The owner of the iron workshop in the county town knew about Xiao Hanzheng and gave him a better deal.

He got the cooking pot the next day.

Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng went to collect the cooking pot together.

Then, they went to buy meat and vegetables.

When they were about to return, they met Mo Qingling along the way.

The two of them carried their items and greeted him, "Greetings, my lord."

Mo Qingling was not wearing his official uniform.

He smiled and said, "You don't need to be so polite outside. You came to the county town to buy things?"

Xiao Hanzheng replied, "My wife has already made the sesame paste. Today, we will buy some mutton to try boiled mutton. After confirming the taste, we will send some to you along with the sesame paste and the sesame oil, Sir."

Mo Qingling smiled and said, "Thank you for your time and effort."

Xiao Hanzheng continued in a welcoming tone, "If you're free, you can come to my house to try boiled mutton dipped in sesame paste."

According to his little wife, it was better to try anything in person.

He also wanted to interact with Mo Qingling more.

Mo Qingling had a good impression of Xiao Hanzheng and his wife, and he had an even better impression of Xiao Hanzheng recently.

He thought about it and agreed. "Alright, then I'll have to disturb you!"