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Chapter 104 I’m going on a business trip

"Sister, what are you looking at?"

Zhou Nian'an looked at his eldest sister's eyes, which seemed to have hooks, staring at the aunt on the roadside, her neck almost twisted into a knot, so he asked curiously.

"River clams and bacon!"

Zhou Sisi gave a nonsensical answer, and the three little ones in the donkey cart were all confused. Why was it related to eating again?

After sending the three little ones to school, Zhou Sisi immediately returned to find the auntie carrying the basket on the roadside.

"Auntie, are you selling this river clam?"

Zhou Sisi had an idea in her mind and was eager to experiment. She wanted to try whether the speed of producing pearls would be increased if the river clams raised in this spiritual spring water were raised.

"Girl, this clam is not worth much. I found it in the pond over there. If you want it, take some back!"

"You are here to send your brother to study with Master Wu, right? I have seen you several times! Haha!"

The round-faced aunt spoke in a very familiar manner. She lived not far from Mr. Wu's house. She remembered this donkey cart, mainly because the donkey raised by Zhou Sisi had shiny fur, which looked very pleasing.

"Auntie, how can I do that? I'll give you some silver, so please sell me all the baskets!"

Zhou Sisi doesn't like to take advantage of others, and she is not familiar with them, so it is better to give them money.

"You are too polite, young lady. Okay! I won't waste any more time. Just give me whatever you want. It's not worth much." After saying this with a smile, the aunt poured the basket of clams into the bamboo basket that Zhou Sisi handed over.

"Then, auntie, please take it, thank you!" Zhou Sisi took out thirty cents from her pocket and handed it to the round-faced auntie. She thought this should be enough.

"Don't be polite! I'll touch you again next time if you need me. I'm a professional at this!" The aunt happily took the copper coin and reminded Zhou Sisi to remember to look for her next time if something like this happened.

"Okay, bye, auntie!" Zhou Sisi also smiled politely and let Xiao Wang drive away.

The round-faced aunt happily weighed the copper coins in her hand, and went back happily with the empty basket. She really hoped to have more such no-cost business.

"Miss, if you want river clams, I will go and get them for you next time. You don't have to spend money to buy them!" Xiao Wang said while driving the car.

"Okay! Next time I need you to help me catch some. I want to study it first!"

Xiao Wang looked back at Zhou Sisi and decided to go to the pond to catch some when he came to pick up the masters in the evening. If his young lady liked it, he would catch more.

Zhou Sisi was observing these river clams. She was thinking about the breeding books she had read before. In fact, it should not be difficult to raise these river clams. She would try it out when she got home.

If I could grow big pearls, haha! I would definitely make a lot of money by making them into jewelry!

The donkey cart trotted all the way and soon entered Sishui Town. The soldiers guarding the city gate now basically recognized Zhou Sisi's donkey cart. They knew it belonged to Songhe Restaurant, so they didn't even bother to look and just waved to let them enter the city.

"Ah! Sisi girl, I was just planning to look for you today, but I didn't expect you to come."

When Jiang Ping saw the familiar little donkey cart parked at the door, he knew Zhou Sisi had arrived and hurried to greet her.

"Haha, what's the matter? I never come to see you for no reason. I came here today to give Uncle Jiang some goodies and buy some roast chickens."

Zhou Sisi walked into the restaurant with a smile on her face. Xiao Wang followed her carrying a bamboo basket filled with Sichuan peppercorns and a small bag of shredded chili peppers.

"As much roast chicken as you want. How many do you want? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare them right away!"

"What is this good thing? It smells very pungent. Is it a seasoning?"

Jiang Ping grabbed a handful of peppercorns and put them under his nose and smelled them, and he knew that this stuff must be used for cooking.

"This is Sichuan pepper. Uncle Jiang, let me lend you my kitchen. I'll cook a dish for you to try, and then you'll know the charm of Sichuan pepper." Zhou Sisi kept it a secret, raised her eyebrows and smiled.

"That's great! Let's go!" Jiang Ping knew Zhou Sisi's cooking skills. The braised pork they had earlier was now the most popular dish in their restaurant. If you came late, you might not be able to buy it.

This trick was also taught to him by Zhou Sisi, who said it was hunger marketing and allowed him to make reservations. Anyway, he did as he was told and received a lot of reservations every day.

Zhou Sisi made a dish of spicy chicken under the supervision of the restaurant chef. She was afraid that people here were not used to spicy food, so she added a little bit of chili, mainly Sichuan peppercorns. As soon as the hot oil was poured, the aroma of the Sichuan peppercorns was immediately stimulated.

The fragrance could be smelled throughout the kitchen. Jiang Ping was swallowing his saliva wildly. The smell was so overbearing.

"Uncle Jiang, give it a try! This peppercorn is an ingredient, and it's mainly used for seasoning. Give it a try!"

Zhou Sisi handed over the chopsticks and waited for Jiang Ping's response.

The shopkeeper Jiang, who couldn't wait, picked up a piece of chicken and started to taste it. The aroma swirled in his mouth, it was so fragrant, really fragrant.

The mouth also feels numb and spicy. The taste is very strange, but the aftertaste is long.

"What is this red thing?" Shopkeeper Jiang asked curiously as he picked up a piece of chili pepper. Zhou Sisi had already discovered that they don't eat chili peppers here. At most, if they want spicy flavor, they use the rhizome of a plant called horseradish, which is a little bit like the mustard in China.

But the spiciness is not as strong as chili peppers, and if you put too much, it will overpower the flavor of the dish, so it is used very sparingly.

"This is chili pepper. It tastes more direct than horseradish, and the colors are beautiful too. There are red and green ones!"

"I can also make a lot of delicious dishes. Uncle Jiang, if you need it, I can communicate with the chefs here."

Of course Jiang Ping is willing to do so. This little girl has a lot of good things in her head. It's a good thing that she is willing to teach.

"That's great. I believe in your craftsmanship. If you are willing to teach, they will definitely be willing to learn. As for the peppercorns, please send them to me whenever you have them. The more the better!"

"If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that I wanted to find you because of the braised meat. I have a branch in Yaocheng, and I wanted to invite you to come over. The chefs there just can't make the food taste as good as this one. I don't know why!"

"Then I brought the prepared marinade package over, but it still didn't work, so I wanted to ask you to go over and give me some pointers."

"Don't worry, niece. Hehehe! You won't be short of the reward. I'll send a car to pick you up, and I'll make arrangements for your food, drink and accommodation. I promise you won't suffer at all."

After hearing what Jiang Ping said, Zhou Sisi didn't know what the problem with the braised food was for a moment. These were long-term customers and the relationship was still long, so it was her duty to help take a look.

So Zhou Sisi agreed. Jiang Ping said that he would take the things here to Yaocheng in two days and asked Zhou Sisi to go with them.

You can't do things without starting or finishing them, so Zhou Sisi explained to the chefs how to use Sichuan peppercorns, such as making Sichuan peppercorn oil for cold dishes, adding it to fish, beef and mutton, and she also explained the steps for making spicy and peppery chicken.

A large basket of peppercorns and a small bag of chili shreds were exchanged for thirty taels of silver and six roast chickens.

Zhou Sisi then took Xiao Wang away from Songhe Restaurant. She wanted to buy some tools. When she left, Mrs. Zhou told her to buy a sickle and an axe, and even asked her to buy a few more. If you didn't know, you would think her grandmother was going to be a bandit!

The two of them walked to the blacksmith shop. When they passed a clinic, they saw a couple from Qingshan Village standing at the door with gloomy faces.

Zhou Sisi wanted to avoid it, as she knew with her knees who the head and his wife came with. However, her temperament was too dazzling and was spotted by the sharp-eyed wife of the head of the village.