Chapter 23 Pickled Fish After all, this face is quite attractive

She put away the two bottles of meat sauce, then took out Old Ji's notebook again. She discovered that the reward points for following the recipes in Old Ji's notebook would be more than those for unlocking new dishes, such as the previous braised dishes.

The braised meat sauce is different from the usual dishes, so she guessed that the meat sauce would be the same as the braised food, and she would get reward points for making it every day.

Before she could think about it, Yun Xiangrong's reply came: "Ahhhh, are these all for me? 】

Yun Xiangrong was really excited. The number of pictures far exceeded her expectations.

Ji Qingzhi: [Yes, they are all yours. Just wait until the braised food is ready. I will try to send it to you in the afternoon. 】

Yun Xiangrong: [With these, I can really walk sideways on the crew. 】

Yun Xiangrong's words were not an exaggeration at all. Thinking of their drooling faces, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

Ji Qingzhi: [Then in order for you to continue to be so powerful in the crew in the future, you can tell me in advance if you need anything. 】

Yun Xiangrong: [It's normal for you to have concerns about large-scale sales, but have you considered the crew? Director Jiang kept asking me to ask you these past two days. 】

Ji Qingzhi was a little surprised. Did she mean that the crew needed it?

Yun Xiangrong: [Yes, the crew needs it. You know the filming environment here. Even if we bring a chef and a logistics team, the supplies are indeed not sufficient. 】

Ji Qingzhi [This is all handmade, which is a bit troublesome to make. I can't make too many, and the shelf life is not long. 】

It's not that Ji Qingzhi is being unreasonable. She can't just make meat sauce every day. There are also matters to be taken care of on the restaurant side. If she cooperates with the manufacturer, once it enters the production line, the taste is bound to be compromised.

Yun Xiangrong [We'll make as much as we can, mainly because they eat so much \laughing and crying\]

Men tend to eat a lot, and this drama has a lot of fighting scenes, so everyone consumes a lot of energy, so they eat more than usual.

Ji Qingzhi: [Okay, I'll be busy now. Send me a message if you have anything. 】

Yun Xiangrong: [You go and get busy. You’ve worked hard, my dear. I’ll reward you when I come back. 】

After replying to the message, Yun Xiangrong directly forwarded the picture she had just sent to the crew group. Although she didn't say anything else, everyone who understood would understand.

Huo Yubai was the first to see the message, and he quickly tagged her, "Sister, my only Sister Yun, can you please give me a few bottles?" 】

The message kept going in circles, so he simply stood up and went to find Yun Xiangrong. The assistant next to him looked surprised and said, "Brother, are you not acting right?"

"Wait a minute, there are more important things now." Huo Yubai said without turning his head.

Yun Xiangrong didn't expect that there would be no signal just after she sent the message. In this crappy place, she couldn't help but throw the bag in her hand onto the bag next to her.

"Sister Yun, what happened?" Huo Yubai, who had just walked over and witnessed this scene, asked hurriedly.

"No signal again." Yun Xiangrong complained.

"That's right, the signal is intermittent, it's so annoying." Huo Yubai also complained.

"Are you here just to complain to me about the signal?" Yun Xiangrong glanced at him.

"Of course not, I came here to discuss something with you." Huo Yubai said and gave him a harmless smile.

Yun Xiangrong moved back a little: "Just talk about the matter, don't smile at me, it makes me scared."

"Okay, then I'll be frank. I saw the picture you just sent, so could you give me two bottles of Roujiang? Sister, my Sister Yun, please." Huo Yubai felt like he was just about to act coquettishly with his voice like a clasp.

"Huo Yubai, are you disgusting?" Yun Xiangrong looked at her with disgust.

"Sister Yun, please agree to it quickly." When other people see the pictures later, he won't have a share.

"It depends on your performance." In the crew, Yun Xiangrong and Huo Yubai have the most rival scenes.

"Then you can rest assured. By the way, Sister Yun, why are you and Miss Ji so close?" Huo Yubai thought, is it too late for him to get along well with Ji Qingzhi now?

"You're really nosy." Yun Xiangrong rolled her eyes at him.

"I want to build a good relationship with her, but I don't know where to start." If I can build a good relationship with Ji Qingzhi, I can directly skip the middleman Yun Xiangrong.

"You have no chance now." If Ji Qingzhi was still in the circle, Huo Yubai would be happy by introducing her to a random crew, but now, she didn't know what to do to make her happy.

"Brother Huo, it's your turn soon," the assistant urged.

Huo Yubai nodded to show that he understood, then turned back to look at Yun Xiangrong: "Sister Yun, don't forget what you promised me just now."

"I know, I know, you go quickly." If everyone finishes shooting early, they can leave here early.

The signal was intermittent, and other people in the crew also saw the message sent by Yun Xiangrong. As a result, she was always surrounded, and she suddenly felt a little amused.

*

Ji Qingzhi put the two remaining bottles of sauce into the refrigerator. At this time, Uncle Li, who was applying the base in the backyard, told her that it was done: "At the current temperature, it will be almost ready to store water after a day of drying. It is better to put tap water in and let it sit for a day before putting the fish in."

"I understand, Uncle Li." Ji Qingzhi understood what he meant. Nowadays, water plants add something to the tap water. If you put fish directly into the water, the fish will easily die.

"Then I'll go back first. Just call me if you have anything." Uncle Li reminded.

"Okay, thank you Uncle Li for your help." Ji Qingzhi felt a little embarrassed. She seemed to be bothering them all the time.

"It's just a small matter." Uncle Li waved his hand to signal her not to be so polite.

After seeing Uncle Li off, Ji Qingzhi returned to the front hall. Just now there were only Huang Jing and Huang Yaya, but now there were several more people. Everyone was eagerly waiting for the braised food to come out of the pot.

Seeing another person coming, Aunt Liu quickly stepped forward to explain that today's braised food was gone. The visitor looked disappointed and asked, "Why is it gone again?"

"I'm very sorry, we have a fixed amount of braised food every day, and it will be sold out while stocks last." Ji Qingzhi explained.

"Can't you do a little more?" The person who spoke looked at Ji Qingzhi expectantly.

"I can't do it for now." Ji Qingzhi shook her head. The points she could get from making braised food every day were already fixed, and making more would only make her tired.

"Okay." The person who spoke looked disappointed, and the others in the queue couldn't help but feel lucky that they had arrived early.

When it was time for the braised food to be served, Aunt Liu packed it up for others, and Huang Jing and the others started ordering food. They would be going home in the evening, so she decided to steam the egg custard and pickled fish again.

Huang Yaya also looked reluctant. How could the weekend pass so quickly? After ordering the dishes, she touched her belly and said, "I should lose weight when I go back."

"You need to eat well first so that you have the energy to lose weight." Huang Jing chuckled. Although it was only two days, it did allow her to find herself. Mengmeng and family are not everything to her. She is herself first. She plans to start looking for a job when she returns this time. As for Mengmeng, she will choose to be taken care of by a nanny and her mother. She cannot continue to give up her job because of the hormones in her body. This is not a good thing for both her and Mengmeng.

"What are you thinking about?" Huang Yaya kept staring at the kimchi over there while talking. After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and scooped a small plate. Facing Huang Jing's suspicious gaze, she explained in a low voice; "I'm afraid it will be gone soon."

"That's right, Yaya. I plan to start looking for a job when I return. Do you have any recommendations?" Huang Jing asked casually.

"You finally figured it out and decided to go to work?" Huang Yaya was a little surprised. Huang Jing got married and had a child right after graduation. She was really worried that Huang Jing would be out of touch with society. When Mengmeng was six months old, she had suggested it tactfully, but at that time, she looked at Mengmeng with a motherly glow and told her, "Don't worry, Mengmeng is still young. Let's wait until she goes to kindergarten."

It was also at that time that the two of them almost drifted further and further apart. Huang Jing also thought of this matter. She looked up at Huang Yaya and said, "Yaya, thank you for not giving up on me."

"I'm glad you can figure it out. I just think that we have studied for so many years, and the value should not be limited to family. Of course, everyone's choices are different, and I respect all your choices." These are also what she said to persuade herself at the time.

"This trip has given me a lot of insights. Of course, the one I should thank the most is you, and then Ji Qingzhi." It was the Shishi Ruyi that she gave herself that made her realize that she seemed to be trapped in the role of "mother", which was obviously only a part of her life.

"Wait, why do I feel that your skin is getting better and better?" Huang Yaya suddenly interrupted her and moved closer to her. Both of them had not put on makeup when they came out just now.

"Really?" Huang Jing said as she touched her cheek. Before coming to Yun City, she felt that the pores on her face had become much larger.

"Yes." Huang Yaya said affirmatively, then reached out and touched her cheek. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that her cheeks seemed to be smoother.

"Maybe the climate and soil in Yun City nourish the people." Huang Jing said in a teasing tone.

"Maybe." Huang Yaya's tone was a little puzzled, and she was not sure what the reason was.

While they were talking, Aunt Liu brought over some pickled fish. Huang Jing immediately became excited: "You must try this pickled fish. I haven't had something so authentic in a long time."

"Wait a minute, let's take a picture first." Huang Yaya held her hand holding the chopsticks. They had come here to eat several times, but they had never taken a good picture of the dishes. Today it was time to take some good pictures.

"Okay, you take the photo." Huang Jing smiled as she watched her take the photo. She opened her phone and saw the push notification from Da Yan Zai. Thinking of the meat sauce that Yun Xiangrong had posted, she had a flash of envy in her eyes: "I don't know when I can eat the same meat sauce as Yun Xiangrong."

“It should be on the show later.” Huang Yaya thought that if Yun Xiangrong had promoted it specifically for her, it should be on the show.

"I hope so. Hey, this kimchi is delicious and crispy." Huang Jing was a little surprised.

"You can tell it tastes good just by looking at the color." Huang Yaya also took a close-up of the kimchi in the small dish.

Both of them ate very slowly, so they could savor the delicious food.

There are still many customers today, and many of them come for the meat sauce distributed by Yun Xiangrong and her crew. When they heard that the meat sauce is not for sale to the public for the time being, everyone looks disappointed. But Chinese people have always adhered to the four-word mantra that since we are already here, we might as well have lunch here.

After finishing this round of work, Ji Qingzhi unlocked twelve new dishes and was rewarded with 1,200 points. Together with the points for the meat sauce, the total points reached 13,000. She excitedly sent a message to the mall on the light screen to see if there was anything she could redeem.

She definitely couldn't redeem the Baining Pills now, so she wanted to try to exchange them for the Qingming Pills, but the Qingming Pills required 100,000 points. Ji Qingzhi took a long breath and told herself not to be impatient, not to be impatient, as the points were increasing very quickly now.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but ever since she brought boiled water from the well to moisten Old Ji's lips every day, his face now seemed not as pale as before.

Now that she had some free time, she took a look at the braised food she had just fished out and started to pack it into vacuum bags.

It took Ji Qingzhi almost two hours to pack and vacuum-pack twenty kilograms of braised food, with the help of Aunt Liu. After she finished all this, she breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally done.

As for why the braised food is 20 kilograms, she also has her own selfish motives. If the braised food can also get publicity from Yun Xiangrong and the people in her crew, will the points increase like the meat sauce?

Previously, Luo Kun and others posted photos of braised food, but they did not get any points. Ji Qingzhi guessed that it was because their influence was not strong enough.

She asked a courier to deliver the package to her door. It was at this moment that she realized the message she had ignored. It was a photo Xu Yu'an sent her. She liked that photo very much. There was no filter or skin smoothing in this photo. She could even see a tiny freckle under her eyes and fine beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. It was precisely because of this clarity that the photo became more beautiful.

She checked the time. It was a photo Xu Yu'an sent last night. She saved the photo and replied, "I like the photo very much. Thank you." 】

As soon as I sent the message, I received a reply: "Can I have two bottles of meat sauce?" 】

For a moment, Ji Qingzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She didn't expect that meat sauce would become so popular now. [Okay, next weekend, I'll reserve two bottles for you in advance. 】

"Yeah!" Seeing this message, Xu Yu'an cheered and stood up. Yang Li, who was playing games next to him, was startled: "What are you so happy about?"

"You'll know when the time comes." Xu Yu'an knew that even if he got two bottles of meat sauce, he wouldn't be able to enjoy it all by himself. These guys would definitely scramble to eat it together.

He said he would reply to Ji Qingzhi again, "I have sent the photos for the award. If you win, I will treat you to a meal." 】

Ji Qingzhi raised his eyebrows in surprise, "So confident? 】

Xu Yu'an [I'm not too confident, but this photo is indeed the best work I have taken in these years. 】

Ji Qingzhi: [Okay, let’s look forward to it. 】She thought that if the photo really won a prize, Old Ji would be very happy when he knew about it, and she would be promoting Ji’s Restaurant with her own actions.

After saving the photo, Ji Qingzhi originally wanted to replace the background of his original circle of friends with this one, but after thinking about it, he quickly gave up since he was currently participating in a competition.

After Xu Yu'an finished chatting with Ji Qingzhi, he sent a message to his cousin, "Brother, my work has been submitted. 】

Xu Yu'an had no intention of participating in the competition until his cousin, a director, learned about his interest in photography and gave him the suggestion. He said that if he won the prize, it would be a good resume. Of course, even if he did not win, it would be no loss for him.

Gu Jingsi glanced at the message sent by Xu Yu'an and just replied with a cold "hmm" because he was very busy now and was preparing for his new play.

He has been preparing for this new play for more than a year. It is an art film aiming for an award. The box office of this kind of film will not be too high, so there will be many difficulties in the early preparations. Thinking of this, Gu Jingsi pressed his eyebrows.

*

Ji Qingzhi didn't expect to get such a large express delivery at once, including the packaging, it was almost 50 kilograms. She sent a message to Yun Xiangrong, asking her to remember to find a male staff member from the crew when she picked up the express delivery.

There was no reply after she sent the message. She guessed that there was no signal there. She put away her phone and began to think about whether she should continue to make meat sauce tomorrow. A minute later, she came to the conclusion that if she did, the reward would be 600 yuan per day like the braised food, then she would have a guaranteed 1,200 points per day, which was definitely good news for her.

Yun Xiangrong received the message from Ji Qingzhi in the evening. She was deeply moved to see such a large package. She then forwarded the picture directly to Director Jiang and asked him to arrange someone to go down the mountain to pick up the express tomorrow.

The express delivery will be delivered by air and will arrive tomorrow. It’s a long way from the city, so we need to go down the mountain early tomorrow morning.

Director Jiang: Is that what I meant?

Yun Xiangrong: Yes, Director Jiang, that’s what you meant, so please arrange for people to go down the mountain tomorrow.

Director Jiang: Don’t worry, leave this matter to me.

In order to encourage everyone's enthusiasm, Director Jiang directly forwarded the picture to the group and joked: Comrades, the disaster relief food from the court has arrived.

Huo Yubai:! ! ! !

Lighting technician Wu:! ! ! !

Soon the group was flooded with messages about this formation, and Huo Yubai even sent a private message to Yun Xiangrong: Sister Yun, it’s such a big box, can I have two more bottles? \Humble\

Yun Xiangrong: There is only so much meat sauce, the rest is braised food.

Huo Yubai:! ! Is the braised food the same one that said he stabbed his brother in the back for the last duck wing?

Yun Xiangrong didn't expect that this person would actually pay attention to this news: Yes, it’s that braised food.

Huo Yubai: Sister Yun, can I make a reservation in advance?

Yun Xiangrong: Do you think it’s possible with Director Jiang here?

Huo Yubai thought about it and decided, well, forget it. He didn’t want to eat much, as long as he could taste the food. After all, there were so many people in the crew.

The next morning, Director Jiang arranged for people to go down the mountain. In addition to the package, they also purchased some other supplies. It happened that Yun Xiangrong and Huo Yubai did not have many roles today, so the two of them suggested going down the mountain with them.

The reason for going down the mountain was not for anything else, just to get a room and take a good bath. The conditions on the mountain were limited, and Yun Xiangrong felt that he had not washed properly in these days.

Director Jiang thought about it and agreed. He reminded them to be careful and go early and come back early, then he let them go. As the temperature rose, the mountain road was easier to walk in the morning, and they even got down the mountain almost an hour earlier than expected.

Huo Yubai glanced at the time, and suddenly a bold idea came to his mind.

Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, Yun Xiangrong was puzzled: "What do you want to say?"

"Sister Yun, the mountain road is now clear, and we can save about two hours on the round trip. I have a small suggestion, would you like to listen to it?" Huo Yubai leaned over.

"What suggestion?" Yun Xiangrong yawned. Her plan was to go directly to the hotel to take a bath and then have a comfortable sleep. She didn't know what weird ideas this guy had.

"Why don't we go directly to your friend's restaurant for lunch." Huo Yubai said and couldn't help swallowing.

"Do you mean going to Qingzhi?" Yun Xiangrong was a little surprised.

"Yes, I just searched it using the navigation, and there's definitely enough time." Huo Yubai said as he took out the navigation page.

Seeing Yun Xiangrong's hesitation, he continued, "After eating the big pot dishes for so many days, don't you want to have a big meal? With the daily consumption of filming, you don't have to worry about the calorie problem at all."

This time, Yun Xiangrong didn't hesitate and nodded directly: "What you said makes sense."

"Do you agree?" Huo Yubai was a little surprised. He thought it would take a lot of effort to convince her, but he didn't expect her to agree so easily.

"Yes, but before that I have to take a shower and put on makeup." Yun Xiangrong quickly calmed down.

"Aren't you two real best friends?" Huo Yubai suddenly felt confused. According to his understanding, real best friends wouldn't do these things when they met.

"You seem to know quite a bit?" Yun Xiangrong snorted coldly.

"Really?" Huo Yubai felt chilled to the bone. He had been planning to take advantage of their friendship and try to get closer to her.

"I'm planning to make a daily vlog, so please get yourself ready." Yun Xiangrong rolled her eyes at him. Friendship is a two-way street, and she also wanted to promote Ji Qingzhi's store.

Huo Yubai immediately understood what she meant and nodded in agreement: "Okay, Sister Yun, do you have any other instructions?"

"Fix up your face." After all, his face can attract a lot of people.