Chapter 96 Jinjiang First Release Chapter 96 Fang Xiucai has learned bad things,...

The news that Fang Shu had a Hedong Lion in his family quickly spread. Everyone said that this scholar Fang was timid and extremely afraid of his husband. Although some refuted that this was not timidity, but that he had a good sense of right and wrong and treated his husband as a treasure, there were still some who firmly believed that he was just a coward who was afraid of his husband.

It's easy to tell who spread the rumor. Shi Yi and Ning Ming had suffered a loss, and for the time being, they didn't dare to make a big fuss. But they also didn't want Yu Qinglong and his wife to feel too bad, so they had someone spread the rumor. They figured, if Yu Qinglong wasn't afraid of Fang Shu's collusion, then Fang Shu should at least have some dignity, right?

They soon discovered that this man had no shame either. He seemed to be content with having a husband, and he didn't care what anyone said.

That day, Fang Shu sat on a small wooden stool, his face half covered by a scarf folded into a triangle. To his left was a basket of dried chilies, to his right was a white porcelain bowl, and in the middle was a gray stone mortar.

He took a few peppers, wiped them with clean gauze, put them into the stone mortar and pounded them. After they were finely crushed, he put some more peppers in and pounded them again.

There were also Ma Qinsui and Yan Xikuan, both of whom were also pounding, but they were a bit far away from Fang Shu. One was pounding cooked sesame seeds and peanuts, and the other was pounding cumin.

Yu Qinglong sat on a chair, drawing pictures of the garments and matching colors with color cards.

The most outrageous thing was that Qin Yushuang was sitting opposite him, cutting mutton.

This child now finds everything he does with him interesting and fresh, and he can't be driven away. And Mr. and Mrs. Qin are actually very confident in leaving their precious little son with him.

Yu Qinglong had originally been reluctant to let Qin Yushuang do these things, but Master Qin and Madam Qin had both said that it didn't matter what she did, as long as she wasn't doing anything bad. Yu Qinglong then thought, "Why not learn to cook?" After all, people have some skills, and you can use them, but it's better to have them than not.

Qin Yushuang was also happy to do these things. At home, he had wanted to play, but his father and mother wouldn't let him. Now, at Yu Qinglong's place, it was the same thing, but his father and mother let him. He didn't know why, but being able to play and learn at the same time made him happy.

Yu Qinglong said: "Cut against the grain this way, and it will be easier to chew."

Qin Yushuang was still young, having been pampered and sometimes reluctant to think deeply. But he was very smart and willing to listen to what Yu Qinglong taught him, so he learned it quickly.

He gestured: "Like this?"

Yu Qinglong said, "Yes. After we cut it up, we'll skewer it and grill it."

He still had one last volume of storybooks to write. But that wasn't a matter of a day or two; instead, it was those who wanted ready-made clothing designs, all hoping to wear them during the New Year holidays, who needed time to make them. Most of these people's clothes were heavily crafted and took a long time to make, so he planned to draw a batch of designs first.

It was a good opportunity to bring Qin Yushuang along for the fun. He had deliberately chosen to do it in the lobby outside. Not far away were the guests coming to the building for dinner, while they were processing the ingredients here, so as to avoid being with Yan Xikuan, Ma Qinfu and the others. If someone saw them, they would gossip and affect Qin Yushuang's reputation.

Qin Yushuang swallowed her saliva and said, "Brother Long, why are they all lamb skewers? They sound so delicious when you say it."

They sell lamb skewers here, and he's had them before. He didn't find them particularly different. They're just grilled and then spiced with cumin and salt. They're fragrant, but not to the point of lingering afterward.

It was only when Yu Qinglong bought cumin that he realized that this thing had been available locally for a long time, but it was too expensive so few people ate it.

But it was always good to buy it anyway. If you bought more on the day of the exhibition, it would be like wholesale, and the price would be cheaper. He told Qin Yushuang: "Cumin alone may not be enough. Try adding crushed sesame seeds, crushed peanuts, and a little crushed pepper."

After buying those kinds of peppers, he tasted them one by one. There were very spicy ones, some not so spicy, and some fragrant ones. He picked out the fragrant and the not so spicy ones and asked Fang Shu to mix them. Most people here are not used to eating this stuff, so he planned to add a small amount and make it fine.

Fang Shu then asked, "Long'er, is this thin enough?"

Yu Qinglong turned his head and looked at it. "Okay. I'll add sesame seeds and fine salt to make sesame salt later."

The grilled lamb skewers were cut into chunks, not slices, and were slightly frozen, making them easy to cut without taking too long. Seeing that Qin Yushuang had already cut quite a bit, Yu Qinglong took half of the skewers to the small kitchen and marinated them briefly. He added salt and shredded onions, a pinch of shredded apple, and finally a little oil.

He did this without hiding it from Qin Yushuang. Instead, he told her, "You can just remember it and cook it yourself in the future. But don't tell anyone else how I marinated this meat."

Qin Yushuang said, "Okay, I'll keep it a secret! But you're adding apples, will it have a fruity aroma when baked?"

Yu Qinglong said: "It is a little sweet."

Anyway, he'd seen his grandmother put apples and pears in the soup before. Since he didn't have any pears, he'd put apples in. He wasn't sure what the specific effect was, but he always found it delicious.

After marinating for about three-quarters of an hour, Yu Qinglong asked someone to help him skewer the fish. He had 30 large skewers in total, which he grilled over charcoal.

It can't be cooked all at once because the meat is so large. So, they roast it briefly before leaving it in a warmer place to cook it slowly. His grandmother used an oven to adjust the temperature, but he can only adjust the distance from the fire manually.

Fortunately, during the time he spent working at Fu Yue Restaurant, he had acquired a lot more equipment.

After Yu Qinglong grilled the skewers, he sprinkled them with his own grilling ingredients. They included cumin, sesame seeds, crushed peanuts, salt, and a layer of fried dough sticks that he'd fried repeatedly until they were crispy. This was one portion, and there was another with a finely ground chili powder added.

There are four kinds of skewers in total: one is marinated and not spicy, one is marinated and spicy. There is also no marinating and no spicy, and no marinating and spicy.

After preparing these four varieties, Yu Qinglong had everyone try them. He discovered that some people, despite never having tried the spicy version, still found it fragrant and enjoyed it. Others preferred the mild version. Regardless, they all preferred the lightly marinated version, finding it flavorful both inside and out, fragrant on the outside and tender on the inside.

Yu Qinglong also distributed some to the guests who dined that day, and some of them wanted to order another portion immediately after finishing their meal.

Guo Hengan said with a smile, "Sorry, Boss Yang. This skewer is a new style in our restaurant today. We're giving it to our regular customers to try first. If you want to try it again, you'll have to wait until tomorrow. We'll officially start selling it tomorrow."

Boss Yang said, "Then why are you still making people crave it? Old Guo, you're really something. Okay, come back tomorrow. But you have to save a portion for me. Not too much, just twenty skewers will be fine. I'll bring my family over to eat."

I'm having dinner today to discuss business, and my family members are not here.

Guo Hengan quickly said that it was no problem, and promised that there would be a new trial price for the meat skewers in the next half month. As long as the customers were present today and registered when they left, they could enjoy the new trial price the next time they came, regardless of whether it was within the next half month.

Everyone was satisfied, and Yu Qinglong took Fang Shu and other friends to hide in the small kitchen to continue working on it.

He didn't prepare that much mutton, so it wasn't enough to sell, but it was enough for them to keep.

He made some for Guo Heng'an's family and Guo Qingshan, and also made some extra for Qin Yushuang. He wrapped the paper and gave it to Guo Qingshan and Qin Yushuang after it was baked, without adding any toppings. He told them, "Bake it over the charcoal fire, about half a palm's distance away, and then add the toppings. It will be more fragrant that way. Otherwise, if you add the toppings, it will be soggy and not taste good when you take it back."

He also gave Qin Yushuang the pattern he had drawn: "You can sell it for any price, but don't sell it too expensive to scare people away."

Qin Yushuang treasured it and put it away. "How could they scare me away? I'm glad they didn't snatch it away. Oh, I feel so lost when I think about you going back before the New Year."

Yu Qinglong said, "We'll meet again eventually. When the weather warms up next year, you can come to my house and play. I plan to grow some food. When you come, I'll take you to the river to fish, dig wild vegetables, and catch fireflies. Living in the countryside certainly doesn't have the conveniences of here, but there are plenty of fun things to do. Oh, and I can even make you some perilla roast chicken. But that won't be until late summer."

Qin Yushuang imagined it for a moment and felt very yearning, so she said, "It's a deal then. I will definitely come to your house next year."

Yu Qinglong nodded and handed the food to the Qin family's servant to take away.

After sending the man away, Guo Hengan asked him, "Brother Xiaoyu, the profit from selling these mutton skewers is 10%."

Yu Qinglong said, "Okay, Brother Guo, you can do whatever you want. It's okay if you don't give it to me."

Anyway, he made it to eat, and he didn't think about selling it at the beginning.

Guo Hengan said, "Brothers should be fair in their accounts. If you hadn't marinated it this way, my chef wouldn't have thought of doing it. It's a little tricky to string it up, though, and there are other options available. While the taste isn't quite as good, I can't charge too much, so I'll give you a 10% commission, the gross profit."

Yu Qinglong agreed. But Guo Hengan returned halfway and asked, "What do you want to take with you this time? I'll have the chefs prepare it in advance."

It won’t go bad if you freeze it in the winter anyway. You can take some braised meat or roast goose with you.

Yu Qinglong said, "Just bring some roast goose and braised pork knuckles."

He could basically cook anything else he bought at home. He'd been here so long, hanging out in the kitchen from time to time. Although he didn't cook much himself, he'd learned to make most common dishes. Guo Hengan and the chefs weren't wary of him, and sometimes they'd even talk to him about coming up with new recipes. He'd also accumulated a lot of experience in cooking.

For example, the idea of ​​deep-frying the fried dough sticks and breaking them into pieces in the meat skewers was developed after researching with the chefs.

From the next day, Yu Qinglong began to prepare things to take home.

The new clothes for the Lunar New Year were already made, and most likely his family had also made a batch of new shoes. This time, he was going back, primarily with food. He also planned to buy a small stone mill.

Fang Shu asked, "Buy a stone mill? Don't you have one at home?"

Yu Qinglong said, "Let's buy a small chili pepper grinder. It's lighter and easier to clean after use. Otherwise, your eyes will get irritated from pounding the chilies, won't they?"

Fang Shu found it interesting and took Yu Qinglong to the place where the stone mill was sold. Yan Xikuan and Ma Qinsui also came with them.

Yu Qinglong suddenly turned around and said, "Brother Xikuan, do you know what color our sister likes?"

Yan Xikuan said: "My sister likes purple."

Yu Qinglong nodded and said, "Then I'll pick out some nice purple fabrics for her to wear during the New Year."

Yan Xikuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Xiaoyu. But I don't know what size my sister wears."

Yu Qinglong said, "That's why I said to buy some cloth. When she has the cloth, she can sew it herself. I see that the new clothes you and your close attendant are not made of crude materials. They were made by our sister, right? They are sewn very delicately."

Ma Qinfu said, "You guessed it right, little brother. It was the cloth you gave us last time. Sister Yan made it. She has excellent craftsmanship."

A few people were chatting in the carriage when suddenly a loud shout came from outside: "If you dare to make trouble again! I will go to the government office and sue you for disturbing the peace!"

After hearing this, Fang Shu was so frightened that he quickly asked the driver to stop and said, "Go and see what's going on."

But you can't go to a place that is too crowded. It would be terrible if her husband and children were hurt.

In response to that loud shout, there were countless voices: "Go ahead and sue! Let's see who is wrong!" "If you want to harm our benefactor, we won't let you do business!" "Brothers, smash him!" "He dares to do bad things to our benefactor, let's see who dares to help him today!" "Smash!"

"Hey! Master, hurry up! Come into the house!"

"Hit him!"

"Isn't that Ning'an Restaurant?" Yan Xikuan saw from his angle, "There are quite a few people blocking the entrance and making a commotion."

"If you don't go and apologize to our benefactor, don't even think about opening the door!"

"That's right! Tell your boss to come out and apologize to our benefactor! You lowly bastards! Black-hearted bastards!"

"What happened?" Fang Shu asked the young man who rushed back to inquire about the news.

"Mr. Fang, the Ning'an Restaurant deserves it! These victims heard that the young master of the Ning family sent people to instigate a quarrel between you and Mr. Fang, and even publicly called you a coward and a loser. They are furious and are making a fuss, demanding that the Ning family come to you and Mr. Fang to apologize."

Yu Qinglong said, "How dare they scold him in public?"

Now even he didn't dare to scold Fang Shu in Huaitong County, because he might be hit by a stick by someone.

Fang Shu worked from dawn to dusk to help resettle the disaster victims. He always gave food to those who needed it most first and never used the power in his hands to do anything that would benefit himself. Therefore, these people now really respect Fang Shu.

Is the Ning family crazy?

Ma's attendant said, "They deserve it. Doing such wicked things, and still expecting to do good business?"

Yu Qinglong had recognized the identity of the man who had been beaten at the foreign exhibition that day, but he hadn't said anything. Later, Qin Yushuang had someone investigate and found out that he was a waiter at the Ning'an Restaurant, but he had only been out for a short time and didn't know many people, so he hadn't been identified on the spot.

Locals call those who perform between restaurants and inns "zhuantangzi." They usually sell their skills but not their bodies. But having said that, some of them always have a bit of a worldly air, so the specific situation depends on the person.

"Do you want to go over and take a look?" Yu Qinglong asked.

"No!" Fang Shu answered firmly, "This Ning family is really despicable. And that boy named Shi Yi."

He could tolerate anything else, but the thought of destroying his relationship with his Long Ge'er made him want to curse both families for eighteen generations. How vicious could someone be to come up with such a plan? His Long Ge'er was already pregnant. What if she got upset and something happened?

Fang Shu thought about it and felt that this was unforgivable, so he told the driver: "Let's take another route. We won't go through this way."

Yu Qinglong knew that he had truly touched Fang Shu's sore spot this time, but their carriage belonged to the Fu Yue Restaurant, and someone might recognize it. He said, "You should go down and take a look. Even if the Ning family is annoying, there's no need for these disaster victims to suffer in the cold here."

Fang Shu was still furious, but after thinking about it, he felt that what his husband said made sense, so he told the waiter, "When I get off the car, you drive the car back, but be sure not to scare the horses with the crowd."

The young man agreed. Yan Xikuan and Ma Qinsui also got out of the car and said in unison: "Don't worry, go ahead. We'll stay here to protect the little brother."

Fang Shu went to greet the disaster victims and said, "Fellow villagers, please stop gathering here. It's cold and you'll freeze! Go back!"

When the disaster victims saw Fang Shu, they were all excited: "Here comes our benefactor!" "Yes, our benefactor! If they dare to make you unhappy, we will make them unhappy!" "That's right! Whoever dares to make things difficult for you will make things difficult for all of us!" "He wants to do business? Only an apology is necessary!"

Fang Shu said, "I appreciate your kindness! But the Ning family might have been instigated by someone, or they might be the ones doing something bad. You should go back quickly, it's very cold!"

Someone nearby immediately asked, "How dare someone instigate this? Benefactor, please tell us who it is! We'll have to attack him!"

Fang Shu said, "You can't tell me this. If you do, you'll still be freezing. Go back quickly! It's almost New Year, don't catch a cold again! Everyone, go back quickly!"

Someone shouted, "My benefactor! This won't do! You're kind-hearted, but we can't let you suffer any injustice! We peasants have no one to care about us! If you hadn't come to help us, we would have frozen to death and starved to death!"

"Yes! We can't let them go!"

"Hurry up and tell me!" Someone banged on the Ning family's door. "Who told you to harm our benefactor?!"

"If you don't tell me, I'll break down your door!"

Fang Shu said, "Don't smash it! Go back quickly! It's Lord Ma and Lord Cao who are helping us!"

The leading disaster victim said, "It was you who arranged for us to be settled."

"right!"

These people refused to go back and kept smashing things, determined to find out who was so evil that they wanted to ruin their benefactor's reputation and harm his husband.

Seeing that the door was about to be forced open, the Ning family quickly opened the door: "Hey, stop smashing it!"

The person who came out was the owner of Ning'an Restaurant. "Our young master did something wrong because he listened to what Master Shi from Qianmen Winery said! It's not that he deliberately offended Mr. Fang!"

The first victim asked, "Are you serious? If you tell a lie, we'll come back and beat you up! You won't be able to do business for a whole day!"

The Ning'an Restaurant owner was sweating profusely, truly terrified by these people this morning. The guests staying in their building were also making a scene, demanding they check out, citing the noise. How could he dare to shield Shi anymore? His master wouldn't tolerate it.

"It's the Qianmen Winery. My young master did something wrong because he believed the words of our young master at that time. Please don't misunderstand me. We also respect the great philanthropist Fang. What do you think?"

"Yes!" "That's right, we didn't want to offend them." A group of guys said, "It was the Shi family who cheated our young master!" "That boy called Shi Yi is really bad. You don't know, he used to always follow the young master of the Qin family. The young master of the Qin family is also a kind-hearted person. Later, he saw through Shi Yi's true colors and stopped making friends with him. Instead, he became friends with Fang Fulang. At this time, Yi was jealous of Fang Fulang, so he went to our young master and said that it was Fang Fulang who cheated his friends away. Our young master is also a kind-hearted person, so he wanted to help him! In fact, Shi Yi is the biggest liar. He always takes advantage of others!"

"really?"

"Absolutely true!"

"Okay, I'll trust you this time! Brothers, follow me!"

"Hey, what?!" Fang Shu said, "Don't make a scene, go back to the shelter! Don't catch a cold!"

"Don't worry, benefactor! We will definitely go back!"

After the incident at that time, they would go back! Let's see who would dare to say anything bad about their benefactor in the future, and who would dare to think of destroying their benefactor!

Fang Shu saw the group leave and shouted again, "Don't go making trouble!"

The victims turned around, bowed to him, and left in a hurry.

Fang Shu returned to the carriage.

Yu Qinglong glanced at him and said, "Husband, you've become a bad person."

Fang Shu acted like a big shot: "No way! My husband is wronging me."

Ma's attendant said, "Fang Shoucheng, you are really fake, but you did a great job. That's what we have to do!"

Yan Xikuan said, "That's right. We can't let that Shi guy get away with it. But do you want to go and see what's going on?"

Fang Shu said, "Let's not go directly. Let's take Long Ge'er to buy a small stone mill first."

Shi Yi was at Qianmen Winery, and was annoyed that he couldn't get along with Yu Qinglong. Unexpectedly, he suddenly saw a group of people running to the door of his winery with a menacing look.

The group shouted, "Who is Shi Yi? Come out!"

Shi Yi suddenly felt something was wrong. He appeased the customer who was choosing the wine, then came out and asked, "Who are you?"

The leading victim said, "We are the people who enforce justice on behalf of Heaven! Whoever dares to buy wine from this shop today will never leave!"

The victims behind him shouted, "Yes! This family's wine is mixed with horse urine!" "This young master always takes advantage of others!" "This person has evil intentions!"

Five or six guests were so frightened by the noise that they all came out of the winery.

It’s Chinese New Year time and everyone is buying New Year’s goods one after another, but no one wants to get into trouble at this time!

Some onlookers stayed and asked, "Why do you say that? What's going on with this place?"

The leader told everyone what he had heard from the Ning'an Restaurant owner: "This is the guy called Shiyi! He's greedy for his friends, jealous of good people, and even tried to destroy the couple's relationship even though he knew they were pregnant!"

An unmarried boy actually has such a vicious mind and does so many things that are criticized by others. Which good family would dare to marry him in the future?

Passersby also pointed and cursed: "How could he do that! He's such a piece of shit!" "That's right, who would dare to want him in the future?"

Shi Yi shouted, "I didn't! They wronged me! I didn't do that!"

The leader said, "Do you dare to swear?!"

Of course Shi Yi didn't dare.

This reputation was ruined in an instant.

The carriage was definitely faster than a person could walk. Fang Shu and Yu Qinglong picked up the stone mill and turned a corner, just in time to see the bustling Qianmen Winery.

But it was quite far away, so they just took a look as they passed by and didn't go there.

I only saw a group of people throwing snowballs at Shi Yi: "You bad guy! I told you not to do bad things again! I'll teach you a lesson today!" "No one should go to his house to buy alcohol again!" "That's right! His family are not good people!"

With dozens of people cursing at the door of the winery, who would dare to buy wine?

Fang Shu cursed, "Serves you right!"

Yu Qinglong looked at this guy and the three stone mills next to him speechlessly.

One of these stone mills is not even as big as a coconut, one is twice as big, and another is three times as big.

Obviously one would be enough, but Fang Shu lingered in the shop for a long time, wanting to buy three: "One for grinding chili peppers, one for grinding millet flour, and a small one for grinding sesame paste."

Yu Qinglong could see that he just liked these cute little gadgets, so he let him buy them, saying only, "When you're done using them, you can brush them."

Fang Shu said, "Of course I'll do it. It's so heavy, I can't bear to trouble you."

As he spoke, he fiddled with the small rocker on the smallest millstone: "Long'er, whatever you want to grind, just tell me. I'll grind it as finely as you say!"

Yu Qinglong saw that he just wanted to play with this thing. But when he talked about sesame paste, he remembered that he actually had something else to make and eat.

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Author's words: Qinglong: Husband, is the small stone mill fun? [question mark]

Fang Shu: It’s fun [laughing]

Qinglong: Then you can hold it while sleeping from now on, no need to crawl into my bed [sunglasses]

Fang Shu: Who said that? It's not fun at all! It's just a cold, hard, broken rock. I hate it. [rolling eyes]

Qinglong: Okay, give them all away [smirk]

Fang Shu: Husband, at least I bought it with money [bursts into tears]... Otherwise, why don’t we just keep it [please]

Qinglong: Let me say something nice [dog head]

Fang Shu: My husband is the cutest and best in the world, he is my big baby [hug]

Qinglong: Aunts, give him 30,000 kilograms of chili peppers so he can grind them to his heart's content. Thank you, aunts! [Lop-eared rabbit head][Empty bowl][Empty bowl][Empty bowl]

PS: Please collect the "Don't Touch My God of Wealth" I recommended yesterday. The link is in the small picture below! [Please]