Zhou Yunyun, when asked like this, became even more panic-stricken, clacking her teeth against her lower lip without managing to squeeze out a word for a long while.
The fifth day of the first lunar month is the day when the market reopens, and after the New Year's rest, merchants of all sizes in Fuzhe County, with the notable exception of those in the food and drink industry, choose this day to reopen their doors for business.
On the "breaking fifth day," cooking with raw rice is not allowed, which for those running restaurants, seems like someone has locked them up with a giant padlock; they can more or less do nothing at all, which is why most of Fuzhe County's eateries choose to skip this day and reopen on the sixth to welcome customers.
Daoxiang Garden was no different, so Hua Xiaomai planned to take advantage of this day to clean up the place inside and out, and also to test Zhou Yunyun's culinary skills.
