Chapter 238 News about Cows

Mr. Cheng was eating the egg yolk pastry on the plate with a look of happiness on his face. The crust was crispy and the inside had a sweet taste, a taste he had never tasted before.

Wen Zhenyi also ate a piece himself, but was not very satisfied with the taste.

Ah Xiang saw that her expression was not good: "Master, what's wrong?"

"Using sesame oil, the taste is a little worse."

Master Cheng looked at the egg yolk pastry on the plate that he had almost finished and asked: "Is this still not good enough?"

"Well, if you use lard, the taste will be more fragrant."

Mr. Cheng swallowed the cake in his mouth and said, "Didn't your family buy a lot of pigs? I only saw them sell them once. Didn't they sell them anymore?"

"I won't be selling them for now. I'm planning to raise my own piglets. The earliest I can do so is before the New Year."

"Before I could buy pork, I didn't feel the urge to eat it that much. But now that I haven't eaten pork for almost half a year, I actually miss it."

“There are so many things you can do with pork.”

"The cow you asked me to find for you last time is getting better."

Wen Zhenyi's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Well, but we don't have it in our country. It's in a neighboring country. It's not easy to buy and transport it here."

"Is there any solution?"

"There is a way, but it's not cheap."

Wen Zhenyi only has a little over a thousand taels of silver in his hand now, and he is also planning to build a house. Now he spends whatever he earns, so he basically doesn't have much money.

"How many?"

"Each cow costs over a hundred taels, and there's no guarantee it can be delivered alive."

Ah Xiang knew that she didn't have that much money: "Master, I have money."

Wen Zhenyi glanced at Axiang and wanted to roll her eyes at her. It was really infuriating. This person who kept calling her master was richer than her. She was really a failure.

Seeing her frustrated look, Master Cheng smiled so hard that the flesh on his face trembled a little: "How about I lend it to you?"

Wen Zhen's face darkened even more: "No need, it's just money."

Master Cheng chuckled and coughed a few times. "Well, after deducting the costs from the auction, I'll give you 50% of the profit."

Wen Zhenyi hadn't discussed this issue with them, but he was quite satisfied with the result: "How much did you get this time?"

Mr. Cheng held up two fingers.

Wen Zhen raised an eyebrow: "Two hundred taels?"

"Add a zero."

Wen Zhenyi took a deep breath and said, "Who is this wealthy and powerful man?"

Master Cheng said with a smile: "You know him."

Wen Zhenyi was a little surprised: "I know him?"

How could she not know that she knew such a domineering person?

"You should say you know his family."

Wen Zhenyi seemed to understand: "Song family?"

Master Cheng nodded: "This is a family dinner. The Song family invited the future Yue family to dinner, so all the guests are elders this time."

"Song Yi's mother-in-law's family or Song Huanhuan's in-laws' family?"

"Both families are here, discussing some things about the wedding."

"How many people are there?"

"Twelve people from both families."

Wen Zhen nodded: "What are the specifications?"

“Nature is supreme.”

"I see. I'll put together the menu today and send it to you tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll have someone buy it."

Wen Zhen saw that the egg yolk pastry had cooled down, so he asked A Xiang to pack him ten.

Master Cheng was about to leave with the egg yolk pastry in his hand. "After deducting the cost, you can probably get about eight or nine hundred taels this time. Do you want to buy it for you?"

Wen Zhenyi thought for a moment and asked, "How many do you estimate will make it here alive?"

"That's hard to estimate. Maybe there aren't any left. Maybe none of them are dead."

"I'll think about it."

"Okay, don't worry now. When you have made up your mind, come find me at the mansion."

Wen Zhen nodded and sent him out of the store.

Ah Xiang saw that there was no one around him and said, "Master, you can use my money."

Wen Zhenyi turned to look at her: "Axiang, that's the money you earned with your life, keep it for yourself and buy some delicious food and nice clothes."

"I don't need it. I eat well and dress well here."

"Then keep it for yourself. I'll borrow it from you when I need it."

Axiang didn't say anything else.

Wen Zhenyi was considering what to do next, whether to open a pastry shop or a meat processing workshop.

If she opened a bakery, she would have to take the risk of buying cows, and she might not be able to buy any. But if she opened a meat processing business, the risk was the lowest at the moment.

Shen Hanxing walked in with a plate, and seeing her sitting on the stool with a frown on her face, she walked over to her and sat down: “Are you worried about something?”

"It's not something that worries me. I'm just thinking about what to do next."

"Tell me about it, maybe I can give you some advice."

Wen Zhenyi told him his idea.

Chen Hanxing smiled when he heard this: "I suggest you open a meat processing shop, and wait until you have sufficient funds before considering buying dairy cows. That way, even if no cows survive, it will not affect your business."

"That's right. At worst, we'll lose some money, but it won't affect other businesses."

"Well, if you choose the cow, it might affect your subsequent development."

"That's true. The land in the village nowadays cannot be built with just a few hundred taels."

"Don't worry, take your time. I've already drawn the blueprints for the house. I'll show them to you later when I'm not busy. If you're not satisfied, I'll revise them."

"good."

After Wen Zhen figured it out, she stopped worrying about it. She planned to build houses, shops and workshops in the village first, and then she planned to process pork in the workshop.

She plans to process sausages, bacon, and some seafood there.

There is no oyster sauce or chicken essence here, which are the seasonings she has been craving for.

It seems that she still has a lot of things to do, and can only take it step by step. The most important thing is that she has to make instant noodles so that Shen Hanxing won’t have to worry about eating during the scientific expedition.

I don’t know how the noodle machine I asked Xiong Lu to make is doing. When I come back from the county town this time, I will have to go back to the village to check it out.

Many diners love to eat egg yolk pastry. Although it is a bit expensive, some people will still buy one or two for their children and family members and take them home to let them taste it.

Wen Zhenyi also left a lot for the brothers Shen Xiucai and Wen Yongnan, as they also liked to eat pastries.

She sat in the yard, took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone and began to write the menu. Since it was a happy occasion and it was a rare occasion for the elders of the three families to get together, the dishes could not be too sloppy.

Phoenix Loves the Jade Full Moon Soup, Dragon and Phoenix Bring Good Luck, Persimmons Bring Good Fortune, Lychees and Shrimp Balls, Magpies Climbing the Branches, Many Children and Grandchildren, Four Treasures of Seasonal Vegetables, Kudzu Rice Stewed with Peach Gum, Tangerine Peel and Beef, Kunlun Purple Eggplant, Scallop and Phoenix Round Winter Melon Soup.

She thought about the last dish for a long time, looked up at the kimchi jar under the eaves, and then she remembered that the kimchi she had made before seemed not to have been used yet, so it was a good opportunity to add a kimchi fish dish.