Chapter 485 Oyster Sauce

Gousheng looked curious: "Using oysters as seasoning?"

"Don't be so surprised. Oysters can also be made into dried oysters and sold at a good price."

"Sister Wen, you really don't waste anything."

"These are gifts from nature. It would be a pity to waste them."

The next day.

Village chief Haiyun and his men fished out strings of oysters from the sea and sent them to the workshop.

When Wen Zhenyi collects the fish, he has to deduct some of the weight of the shrimp cakes and the rope.

The people of Hougang Village can understand this, and of course many people will be recruited to work here as well.

Wen Zhenyi asked Gousheng and the accountant to collect oysters together, while she herself took the villagers who came to work to process the oysters.

First, dig out the oyster meat one by one, and the tools for prying open the oysters were all prepared by Wen Zhenyi in advance.

Wen Zhenyi also asked someone to make some gloves with several layers of cloth. As for cotton gloves, she plans to find someone to try to make them when she has time.

At first, everyone was not very used to this kind of work. After all, prying open oysters is not as easy as it looks.

Village Chief Haiyun also tried a few himself: "It doesn't seem that difficult when you pry it open."

"It takes skill. Once you get the hang of it, it's not that difficult."

Everyone seemed to have gradually mastered the method, and the speed was much faster than before.

The next step is cleaning and cooking.

The cleaning work is not complicated. Just wash the oysters, pour them into a clean pot, and add clean water.

Village Chief Haiyun looked at the water that had begun to bubble in the pot and asked, "How long will it take?"

"This will only take fifteen minutes." Wen Zhenyi calculated the time and scooped up the oysters, placing them on a colander to drain. "Take these to the yard to dry in the sun, and they will become dried oysters."

The person next to her took the colander she handed over and took it to the yard to dry.

Village Chief Haiyun looked at the white soup and asked, "Is this all right?"

"We've just started, it'll take at least two hours, so we need to switch to medium or low heat now."

"So long."

“Good things don’t come easy.”

The people in charge of cooking in the workshop are all women. This job is a bit boring, but also relatively easy.

After simmering for two hours, you can see the soup gradually reducing.

Wen Zhen saw that it was almost done, so he turned to low heat and began to stir the juice while adding a little salt and sugar, some soy sauce for color, and finally a little wet starch to thicken it.

Village Chief Haiyun and the others saw the freshly made sauce and said, "It's done, right?"

"I'm done. I can make you something with oyster sauce tonight, and you can try it."

"We are in for a treat again."

Wen Zhenyi added some oyster sauce to the dishes in the evening.

Everyone in the village felt that the taste was quite good. Some people even dipped their chopsticks in a little oyster sauce to taste it. The taste was different from other seasonings.

The oyster sauce workshop is now complete, and all that remains is to sell it.

Wen Zhenyi had no worries about selling the seasonings. He knew that he would have no worries about sales if he sent them to Young Master Cheng's shop or the Song family's shop.

As for the pricing, she never seemed to worry about it. They gave her the price, and she just thought it was appropriate.

Gousheng walked with her for a while and suddenly realized that she was very casual in doing business: "Sister Wen, aren't you worried that they will cheat you?"

"You mean they sold it at a high price but gave us a low price?"

"Um."

"There's nothing to worry about. Others are able to fetch high prices because of their skills and connections. These relationships can't be maintained by just talking about them. They must have paid much more than we did."

Gousheng didn’t quite understand, but he felt that what she said made sense.

Wen Zhenyi patted his shoulder and said, "As long as we don't lose money and make some money, and can keep everyone from going hungry, we'll be successful. If we want to sell at a high price, we can naturally go to the market ourselves, but that requires a lot of energy and manpower. I'm already exhausted and don't want to take on another tiring job like this."

Gousheng thought about it and realized that during this period of time, she was basically busy with endless things every day, including things related to the workshop, the store, the school, and An County.

If it were him, he might not even want to move, just let it become whatever it is.

Wen Zhenyi looked at the scenery outside the carriage and said, "You are still young. If you have the chance to go out more often, you will discover many things that you have overlooked."

Although Gousheng didn't understand, he kept her words in mind.

All the workshops in the fishing village have started operations so far, but as for what will happen in the end, it is not something she can interfere with.

Feng Qianlan has been following Meng Caidie all this time, learning from her how to take care of her skin, wash her face, and massage acupoints.

She also went to the dental clinic and hired some people to learn with her.

Wen Zhenyi now has a rare opportunity to rest at home. His children all go to school, and no one bothers him.

She dragged out the recliner that her grandfather had made for her, placed it under the big tree in the yard, leaned against it, and fanned herself with a fan.

No one knew where Old Lady Wen and the others had gone. She was the only one at home today, and it was quite quiet.

When she woke up, Shen Hanxing was already sitting next to her with a smile on his face: "Awake."

Wen Zhenyi looked up at the sky and said, "It's so late, why didn't you call me when you came back?"

"It's rare for you to have a good rest, so we want you to sleep more."

"Where are the children?"

"With Dad and Mom."

Chen Hanxing reached out and tidied up the loose hair beside her cheek: "There is news from the capital."

"What news?"

Shen Hanxing saw her sparkling eyes and her pink lips turned orange in the sunset, which was very beautiful.

I was so fascinated by her for a moment that I couldn't help but lower my head and kiss her lips.

Wen Zhenyi was slightly stunned, then put his arms around his neck and responded to him.

It seemed like they hadn't been affectionate for a long time.

Chen Hanxing carried her sideways into the house, and the closed door blocked out the orange sunlight.

Wen Zhenyi didn't know how long he had slept. When he woke up, candles were already lit in the room.

Shen Hanxing sat at the table with a brush in his hand, not knowing whether he was writing or drawing something.

She stood up, put on her clothes, and walked barefoot behind him to look.

The drawing paper showed her sleeping in the afternoon.

Shen Hanxing put down the last stroke and turned to look at her: "Is it similar?"

"I didn't expect I was so good-looking."

Seeing that she was barefoot, Shen Hanxing pulled her to sit on his lap: "Why don't you put on shoes and socks?"

"The ground isn't cold."

"You should put on shoes and socks even if it's not cold. If the cold air enters your body, you will feel uncomfortable." As he said this, he carried her to the bed, wiped her feet clean, and put on shoes and socks for her.