Chapter 43 Development Plan for Women's Sideline Group
Yu Zhile twisted the chip with his fingertips and understood the reason why Zhou Yuesheng's movements were stiff.
"LeLe?" Zhang Wenxin saw that she was motionless and called out, "What's wrong?"
Yu Zhile suddenly came to his senses, closed the envelope, stuffed it deep into the drawer, and pressed it down with a box.
Then, she turned around and said with a smile, "I'm thinking about what dish to make."
"Whatever you cook will be delicious!" Zhang Wenxin is very confident in her cooking skills.
Yu Zhile led her out and joked, "I have to think hard about how to be worthy of your menu."
The teasing tone left Zhang Wenxin speechless for a moment.
Back in the yard, Yu Zhile moved a bench and sat in front of the wooden basin where the sea stone flowers were soaked.
The process of scraping sea anemones off the reef with bamboo strips contains a lot of impurities, which need to be removed manually, which is a time-consuming and laborious task.
Yu Zhile, Zhou Yuesheng and Zhang Wenxin were picking, while Yu Yue took Yu Chi to complete the subsequent cleaning work.
The five people worked together and finally completed the first process in half an hour.
"It's not easy to have a bite like this." Zhang Wenxin pounded his shoulders and neck hard, which were stiff from bowing his head for so long.
Others also performed relaxation movements.
Yu Zhile moved the dustpan full of sea lilies under the eaves. After drying, she would wrap it in oil paper and use it to make ice porridge in the summer.
After resting for a while, she grabbed a handful of sea stone flowers and walked towards the kitchen, with Zhang Wenxin following behind her.
"The ratio of water to sea anise is different, and the taste of the preserved fruit is also different." She said as she threw the things in her hand into the pot, "Less water makes it crispy, and more water makes it soft."
"My aunt likes to eat soft food, but I think crispier food tastes better." Zhang Wenxin stuffed firewood into the bottom of the stove.
"I also like the crisp taste." Yu Zhile added two scoops of water to the pot, poured in white vinegar, and covered the pot. "Adding a little white vinegar while cooking can remove the fishy smell. Cook for half an hour without stirring."
As she said this, she turned to the shelf, took the jar of brown sugar, and dissolved it in cold water for later use.
Zhang Wenxin stared at the dancing flames, and the idea of going to the beach suddenly popped up in her mind and grew wildly.
"Why don't we set up a sideline group and set up a stall at the market?" she suddenly said.
"Hmm?" Yu Zhile couldn't keep up with her jumping thoughts and looked down at her.
The firelight cast a dark orange color on Zhang Wenxin's face, making the light in her eyes shine even brighter.
"You are such a good cook, we can go to the market and set up a food stall."
"Although the big market is held once a month, setting up stalls is just our first step. We can first make Haiyu Village famous in the city."
"Once the stall is stable, we can try to increase the variety of products, preferably those that reflect the characteristics of our village, such as dried seafood and fermented food."
"The sideline business group in Xishan Village can sell wine to the county supply and marketing cooperative, so our seafood can definitely be sold as well."
Zhang Wenxin's eyes sparkled, and he became more and more excited as he spoke, and at the end he slapped his thigh excitedly.
"Where does the money for the initial investment come from? How do we convince the villagers to set up a sideline group again?" Yu Zhile asked the most difficult question.
The year before last, the village’s attempt to grow kelp failed and they owed a large sum of money, which was not paid off until the beginning of the year, leaving almost no money left in the public treasury.
Besides, the villagers would be horrified when they heard the word "side job" and might even shout in opposition without even listening to the plan.
Zhang Wenxin held her hand, her eyes firm: "You are responsible for cooking, and I will take care of the rest."
Yu Zhile opened his mouth but said nothing.
"Le Le, give me a chance." Zhang Wenxin's expression changed and he clasped his hands together in a pitiful manner.
Yu Zhile stared at her for a while, raised the corner of his mouth, and walked out of the kitchen.
"Lelelele." Zhang Wenxin stretched out his voice, wrapped around her, and held her arm and swayed.
During this time, she did not forget to take the time to carry Yu Chi into the kitchen to watch the fire.
Yu Zhile smiled lightly: "Isn't the opportunity already in your hands?"
"Ah!" Zhang Wenxin screamed and hugged her arms excitedly, "Lele! Thank you."
She jumped up on the spot with excitement, causing Yu Chi to stick his head out from the kitchen to look at her.
Zhang Wenxin hugged Yu Chi directly, kissed him on the face a few times, and even hugged him and spun around.
"Ouch." Papa pulled her trouser leg.
Yu Zhile looked helpless. He took Yu Chi from her arms and said, "Calm down first."
She asked Zhou Yuesheng to accompany Yu Chi into the kitchen to watch the fire while she prepared to open the sea urchin and take out the roe.
Zhang Wenxin finally calmed down and sat beside her to learn how to open a sea urchin. He was amazed at her smooth movements.
Yu Zhile slowed down the movements to demonstrate to her.
"I just remember that it tastes delicious when used to make steamed eggs, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult to handle." Zhang Wenxin carefully learned how to remove the internal organs, and breathed a sigh of relief after getting the complete egg.
Yu Zhile kept moving his hands: "Today I'm making sea urchin fried rice. It's going to be broken into pieces anyway, so it doesn't matter if it's not complete."
"Okay, I'll speed up." Zhang Wenxin no longer held his breath while working. His movements became relaxed and his speed increased.
After more than ten minutes, all the sea urchins were processed and a bowl full of roe was obtained.
"Try it?" Yu Zhile picked up a piece with clean chopsticks and handed it to her.
Zhang Wenxin opened her eyes wide: "Can it be eaten raw?"
Yu Zhile thought about it and realized that the current medical conditions are not as good as those in the 21st century, so he gave up the plan of making raw pickles in the future.
The next second, Zhang Wenxin leaned closer and sucked the sea urchin roe into his mouth.
The raw sea urchin has a smooth and slightly sticky texture and a sweet taste, which opened up a new world of taste buds for Zhang Wenxin.
She smacked her lips and tasted it, commenting, "It's sweet, but a little fishy."
There is no habit of eating raw seafood in Hai County, so this is a new attempt for her.
"Don't eat anymore. I'm afraid your stomach will feel uncomfortable." Yu Zhile didn't let her take a second bite.
Next, the two of them will deal with the kelp.
Yu Zhile first cut off the leaves and then cut the stems into diamond-shaped segments.
"Wash the kelp to remove the slime from its surface, blanch it in boiling water, and eat it with cold stalks today. It's spicy and sour."
"The remaining can be dried and soaked in water to make egg drop soup or salad dressing."
Zhang Wenxin nodded and brushed off the mucus on the surface of the leaves.
After finishing the work here, the sea anise was cooked and the soup became turbid.
Yu Zhile used a bamboo scoop to filter out the residue, scooped the soup into a notched earthenware jar, and then hung it into the well.
After it solidifies into ice, you can cut it into blocks or strips and mix it with brown sugar water to eat.
Before it was time to cook, Zhang Wenxin took Yu Zhile to sit on the swing and told her his ideas.
When it came to food alone, she came up with more than a dozen ideas, ranging from wontons and dumplings to stir-fried dishes, but in the end she just told herself she was hungry.
She also has many ideas about the subsequent development of the sideline group.
"These are all later matters. The most important thing is to obtain the consent of the villagers and pass the approval of the commune." Yu Zhile reminded her.
The first big mountain standing in their way is that the company has no money and everyone has no hope for a side job. What they have to do now is to climb over this mountain first.
Zhang Wenxin fell into deep thought for a moment, wondering how to convince everyone.
The courtyard became quiet, the weather gradually improved, and the sun emerged from the thick clouds.
Yu Zhile stared at the operation of the robot butler and frowned in thought.
She didn't know why Zhou Yuesheng removed the three chips, but it didn't seem to have much impact on his operation.
At the same time, after more than an hour of waiting, Chen Zhao finally saw Ning Tan, who returned to the Armed Forces Department with a sullen face.
"The educated youth from Haiyu Village?" Ning Tan glanced at him and then looked at his subordinates in charge of clerical work.
A casual glance made Chen Zhao feel as if he was under pressure from his elders at home.
He stepped forward and said calmly, "Minister Ning, please excuse me for a moment."
"Go ahead." Ning Tan let him into the office.
The two of them sat with a half-meter-wide long table between them.
Chen Zhao sorted out his thoughts and repeated to him what Yu Zhile had told him.
At first, Ning Tan listened inattentively, tapping the table with his fingers intermittently.
It was not until he heard Gao Liangyi's name from Chen Zhao that his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"So, Yu Zhile thinks that Zhang Zhenhua and Gao Liangyi are enemy spies? And the two may be related to Yu Haiguang's death?" Ning Tan summarized Chen Zhao's words and asked back.
Chen Zhao nodded: "The behavior of these two people is indeed suspicious, and Gao Liangyi's experience is worth a closer look."
Ning Tan snorted and took out a lighter from somewhere to play with it.
With a few clicks, the flame flickered on and off.
"Minister Ning, please take this matter seriously and get to the bottom of it as soon as possible." Chen Zhao noticed the other party's attitude and straightened his back, his tone becoming less respectful.
"The kids from the big courtyard are really used to ordering people around." Ning Tan sneered.
Chen Zhao looked him straight in the eyes, losing his usual honest and straightforward look, and said word by word: "This is your duty."
"Yes, I will definitely investigate it carefully." Ning Tan emphasized his words.
With a click, the lid of the lighter closed and he slammed it heavily on the table.
At the same time, he had more opinions about Zhile.
After Chen Zhao left, Ning Tan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes in deep thought.
He recalled the strange woman he met in the alley near Gao Liangyi's house half an hour ago.
The woman was dressed in rags and had tangled hair. As soon as she saw him, she rushed over to him, repeating something.
"What happened? Do you need help?" Ning Tan asked.
Hearing this, the woman squatted down holding her head and shouted, "I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore."
Ning Tan held her shoulders and her body immediately froze.
"Tell me, what happened?" He tried to keep his voice as low as possible.
The woman slowly raised her head, revealing a gray face.
Ning Tan then discovered that there were two scars on both sides of her cheeks that looked like they were missized, and they were so large that they extended from the corners of her mouth to her temples.
He was stunned and asked the other party again.
"Save, save me, save, me, please." Two lines of tears slid down from the corners of the woman's eyes.
Suddenly there was a sound of a bamboo whistle, and the woman pushed him away and ran into another alley.
Ning Tan stood up and limped after her, only to see the corner of her clothes disappear around the corner of the alley.
He frowned, sighed deeply, and shifted his attention to the lighter. This was the one dropped by the strange woman.
Click, flames shot out, and he lit a cigarette.
The smoke slowly dissipated, and Ning Tan's thoughts returned to Yu Zhile.
He lowered his eyes, thinking of escaping? Absolutely impossible.
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