Traveling through the world of beasts: Beast husbands! Stop snatching!

Chapter 303 Long Queues

Yuan Xiao experimented with adding different spicy seasonings to Ze Hui's honey-glazed chicken wing recipe.

She carefully adjusted the proportions, baked a small batch, tasted it, noted the flavor, and then adjusted it again.

After failing three times, the fourth batch of chicken wings finally earned Yuan Xiao's satisfied nod.

The chicken wings this time still have a honey-golden skin, but the first taste is a familiar sweet aroma, followed by a just-right spiciness that spreads on the tip of the tongue. It's not pungent, but rather adds more layers to the flavor.

After the spiciness, there's a sweet aftertaste that makes you want to eat more.

"This is delicious!" Even Zehui, who doesn't eat spicy food much, gave it a positive review after trying it. "It's sweet with a hint of spiciness, and spicy with a hint of sweetness. It's very unique."

Yuan Xiao was overjoyed: "Then let's order two flavors, one is your original honey flavor, and the other is this sweet and spicy flavor!"

The next morning, Yuan Xiao called Ze Yang and A Jin over.

“Do me a favor,” she said, pointing to two large baskets of marinated chicken wings in the kitchen, “take these to the market to sell.”

Zeyang and Ajin exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled.

"Mother, are you selling chicken wings?" Zeyang asked.

“Yes,” Yuan Xiao nodded, “Let’s see if we can sell them. Zeyang, you’re in charge of collecting the money; Ajin, you help watch the stall and make sure no one messes it up.”

Although the two boys didn't understand why Yuan Xiao suddenly wanted to do business, they obediently did as she said.

They packed the chicken wings into clean wicker baskets, and brought along a charcoal stove and an iron plate—Yuan Xiao said that grilling them on-site would make them taste better—and pushed the cart to the market in Tiger Lion City.

The market was busiest during the morning, with many orcs coming and going. Zeyang found an empty spot, set up his stall, and Ajin helped start a fire.

The charcoal fire was lit, the iron plate was heated, and the first batch of chicken wings was placed on it. The sizzling sound and the tempting aroma immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"What is this? It smells so good!" A passing tiger male beast stopped and asked curiously.

"Honey-glazed chicken wings," Zeyang introduced, following Yuan Xiao's instructions, "available in original and sweet-spicy flavors, 50 silver crystals each."

"50 silver crystals." The male beast hesitated for a moment. This price wasn't cheap, but it wasn't particularly expensive either.

The aroma was so enticing that he swallowed hard, then pulled out 50 silver crystals. "Give me one to try!"

Zeyang deftly grilled a chicken wing, wrapped it in a clean leaf, and handed it over. The male beast took it, eagerly took a bite, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Delicious!" He swallowed it in one gulp and immediately took out another silver crystal. "Give me five more! Take them back for my females to try!"

With the positive feedback from the first customer, more orcs quickly gathered around the stall.

Ajin was in charge of maintaining order, while Zeyang was extremely busy, grilling chicken wings, collecting money, and giving change.

At first, not many people tried the sweet and spicy chicken wings, but a few daring females bought them and were immediately captivated by their unique and addictive flavor.

"This is delicious! It's sweet with a hint of spice, and the more you eat, the more you want!" a female fox exclaimed as she ate. "Give me two more!"

Both flavors of chicken wings are very popular, especially among females and young chickens.

The male animals mostly buy it for their females and offspring; seeing that they like it, they generously pay for it.

In less than a morning, both baskets of chicken wings were sold out.

The orcs who arrived later were quite disappointed because they didn't manage to buy any.

"Are you coming again tomorrow?" someone asked.

Looking at the empty basket, Zeyang nodded: "Come on! It'll still be here tomorrow morning!"

Back home, Zeyang handed the heavy money bag to Yuanxiao. Yuanxiao emptied it out and counted the coins; there were a whopping twelve thousand silver crystals.

"So many?" She herself was somewhat surprised.

“There’s not enough to go around,” Zeyang said, wiping the sweat from his brow. “Many people couldn’t buy any and said they should come earlier tomorrow. Ajin almost got into a fight with a few people who tried to cut in line.”

Ah Jin, who was standing next to her, snorted, "They don't follow the rules."

Looking at the two exhausted boys, Yuan Xiao felt both happy and touched: "Thank you for your hard work. I'll prepare more tomorrow, three baskets of chicken wings."

In the following days, Yuan Xiao's grilled chicken wing stall became a huge hit at the market.

Every day, before the stall is even set up, orcs are already lining up there waiting.

Both flavors of chicken wings are in high demand and short supply; often, a batch is sold out as soon as it is baked.

Yuan Xiao gets up before dawn every day to prepare, including marinating chicken wings, mixing two different kinds of marinade, and teaching Ze Yang how to control the heat.

Later, Zeyang also learned to bake, which helped her a lot.

Ah Jin is always in charge of maintaining order; with him around, no one dares to cause trouble.

Good business is a good thing, but Yuan Xiao is also exhausted.

She only sleeps four or five hours a day, and spends almost all her time busy in the kitchen.

Although Zehui and Yunfeng both wanted to help, Yuanxiao insisted on doing it herself.

This is her "money-making plan," which she wants to accomplish on her own.

That noon, Yuan Xiao rubbed her sore arms and returned to her bedroom. Just as she sat down, Ao Shuang pushed the door open and came in.

"Xiaoxiao," he frowned, looking at her exhausted appearance, "you've been working too hard lately. I'll come help you tomorrow."

Yuan Xiao quickly shook her head: "No need, no need, you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ao Shuang understood what she meant, and her face darkened slightly: "What's wrong with me?"

Yuan Xiao smiled sheepishly and whispered, "You're such a kitchen idiot, the biggest help you can give me is just not interfering..."

Ao Shuang: "..."

“…Then it would be good to have someone else help you.” He settled for second best.

“Zeyang and Ajin have already helped me a lot,” Yuan Xiao said, yawning. “And I’ll save up enough soon, I’ll just keep going.”

And so, Yuan Xiao's roasted chicken wing business lasted for a whole month.

During this month, almost all the orcs in Tiger Lion City have tasted the flavor of honey-glazed roasted chicken wings.

Some orcs living outside the city even came specifically to buy it after hearing about it.

Yuan Xiao's stall became one of the busiest places in the market, with long queues every day.

That evening, Yuan Xiao finally had time to sit down and count the money she had earned in the past month.

She poured the gold coins she had already exchanged from her purse onto the table and counted them one by one.

Zehui, Yunfeng, Yumo, and Chimiao all stood around watching, while even Aoshuang stood quietly to the side.

“One, two…twenty…thirty…” Yuan Xiao counted very carefully, her eyes growing brighter and brighter.

Finally, she looked up and said, "There are 55 gold crystals in total!"

They were all surprised to learn that he earned 55 gold crystals in a month.

"So many?" Yun Feng raised an eyebrow.

"Xiaoxiao is really amazing." Chi Miao smiled and patted her head.

Yuan Xiao was happy for a while, but soon sighed again: "But... we are still 44 gold crystals short of the goal."