"Sister, please come soon." Tong Ya waved goodbye to Yan Funing reluctantly.
Yan Funing nodded, and the ox cart quickly drove away from the blacksmith shop.
After returning to the town, coachman Li dropped the three of them off at the market and drove back to the west street by himself.
Passing by the nut shop, Yan Funing stopped.
"Boss, how much are the walnuts?"
The shop owner said: "Thin-shell walnuts are 35 wen per jin, and ordinary hard-shell walnuts are 25 wen per jin."
Yan Funing held up two fingers: "Give me two pounds of hard-shell ones."
The shop owner added, "The thin shell breaks easily when you pinch it, so it's not hard to eat."
Yan Funing smiled and said, "It's okay, I want a hard shell."
It breaks if you pinch it, so why should she practice?
Fu Beimo said: "Yes, we like to eat hard-shelled ones."
Ali also nodded: "We have plenty of strength."
This doesn't mean that he wants to eat it, but that he can crack walnuts.
The shop owner shook his head and weighed two pounds of walnuts to pack.
Yan Funing paid fifty coins and put the walnuts into the backpack.
The three of them hadn't walked a few steps when the fruit shop owner called out to them, "Girl, please wait."
Since Yan Funing was a woman, it was difficult for him to pull her, so he pulled Fu Beimo: "Little brother, come to my shop quickly."
The three followed the owner into the fruit shop.
"The girl is right. Bananas and apples are separated, so they ripen more slowly."
He handed over a few more orange slices.
Yan Funing took four orange slices and gave two to Fu Beimo and Ali.
"Two of the oranges I bought last time were sour."
"Oh, I'm so sorry. If you buy oranges again this time, I'll give you two."
Yan Funing shook her head: "We don't want the oranges, let's just weigh two kilograms of apples."
"Okay." The owner smiled happily and let Yan Funing pick the apples by herself.
After the apples were picked and weighed, the scale tilted upwards. The shopkeeper put another apple in and said with a smile, "It's exactly two pounds."
Yan Funing saw it and said, "Thank you, boss!"
He immediately took out fifty coins and gave them to him.
The shop owner took it, counted them roughly, and put two oranges in it when wrapping the apple.
Fu Beimo shouted: "My sister-in-law said she doesn't want the oranges anymore."
The shop owner smiled and shook his head: "It's a gift, a gift from Orange. I guarantee it will be sweet this time."
After saying that, he pulled out three more bananas for Yan Funing: "These bananas were delivered the day after you came last time. They are still very fresh today. Try some, young lady."
Yan Funing was not polite and accepted the bananas, giving one to Fu Beimo and Ali respectively, and eating one herself.
After they left the fruit shop, the pork stall owner called her from a distance.
"Pretty girl, come here quickly."
Yan Funing took Fu Beimo and Ali to the meat stall.
Several men from the clinic passed by and glanced at her, but they didn't dare to stare at her directly.
Yan Funing's lips twitched slightly, and she walked to the corner of the meat stall to look at the pig tongues and hearts.
Zhu Zi Yu patted the ribs that had already separated from the bones and meat: "Miss, are you still buying ribs?"
"I still have half a pig left from my last purchase. This time I want to buy some pig tongue and pig heart."
The weather is getting hot, so it’s not a good idea to keep it for a long time.
A piece of pork ribs takes a long time to eat, so I won’t buy it for the time being.
"Okay, pig offal is also part of the pig's water, it's cheap. These two pig tongues and two pig hearts are twenty cents in total. Take them all, young lady. They are all freshly slaughtered in the early morning."
"Okay." Yan Funing paid twenty cents.
As usual, Yu gave Yan Funing a small piece of fat as a bonus, then leaned in close to her and whispered, "Do you want the large intestine?"
Yan Funing smiled and frowned: "I can't handle cooking this."
Zhu Ziyu laughed heartily and then asked, "How do you cook pig tongue and pig heart?"
Yan Funing said patiently, "Blanch it to remove the blood foam. When cooking, add more bay leaves, cinnamon, star anise, etc. to remove the odor. Add some cooking wine and soy sauce, and simmer it for a longer time."
Zhu Rouyu nodded: "Okay, I've learned your lesson. I'll ask my wife to cook it this way someday."
A customer said, "This girl always buys spareribs. I don't understand. After all, there's so little meat in them. But pig tongue and pig heart are all meat. If you cook them well, you get a lot of meat."
As soon as these words were spoken, the guests rushed to buy pig tongues and pig hearts.
Pork Yu: "The only ones left were those slaughtered a few days ago."
Everyone: "Yes, yes."
After leaving the pork stall, Yan Funing spent twenty cents to buy bay leaves, star anise, peppercorns, cinnamon and other ingredients.
When I was about to go back, I passed by Liuji Restaurant and saw Liu Song standing at the door, staring at a large bowl of chicken feet in a daze.
"Uncle Liu, what's wrong?" She stepped forward.
Liu Song said worriedly, "Chicken butts and chicken feet are hard to sell. We've even changed the name to Phoenix Tail and Phoenix Feet, but still no one orders them. I have a waiter in my shop who loves Phoenix Tail, and he always buys all the chicken feet. Now there's only chicken feet left. Look at this big pot. It would be a shame to throw them away, but no one orders them even if I cook them."
"Chicken feet and chicken soup together don't taste very good." Yan Funing suggested, "Uncle Liu, you can make braised chicken feet. If no one orders them at first, you can give each table a small plate, three or two pieces will be enough, and say it's free. Once they enjoy the food, more people will naturally order more."
Liu Song's frown relaxed: "How do you make braised chicken feet?"
"I'll go to the kitchen and demonstrate it for you."
"That would be great!"
Liu Song hurriedly ordered his servants to carry the wooden basin to the back kitchen.
When they arrived at the kitchen, Yan Funing instructed the chef: "Cut the nails off the chicken feet and blanch them."
The chef glanced at Liu Song, and seeing him nod, he grabbed a handful of chicken feet and did as he was told.
After the chicken feet were put into the pot, Yan Funing took the spoon and said, "When the water boils, if any blood foam floats up, remove it and rinse it in clean water. When you put it back into the pot to cook, add cooking wine, bay leaves, soy sauce and other ingredients."
The chefs and cooks watched her put in a lot of ingredients, and they watched intently, remembering to concentrate.
After the water boiled again, Yan Funing washed her hands and said, "Cook it for a while longer and let it absorb the flavor. Then take out the chicken feet. It will be delicious whether you eat it cold or hot."
Fu Beimo, who was standing aside, gulped his saliva: "Sister-in-law, I want to eat braised chicken feet too."
The chicken feet were soaked in water and were wet. Liu Song personally grabbed two handfuls of chicken feet, walked around, found a small basket to put them in, and handed it to Fu Beimo: "Tell your sister-in-law to go back and cook them."
Fu Beimo frowned: "My sister-in-law bought the ingredients just now, but we didn't buy any wine. We can't cook braised chicken feet without wine."
Liu Song laughed out loud: "Wine is easy to get, we have plenty of wine in our restaurant."
As he spoke, he picked up a pot of wine and put it into the backpack.
Yan Funing looked at the basket of chicken feet and the pot of wine: "How much are these?"
"I'll give it to you." Liu Song said with a smile, "My girl, this is another menu. I have to take a cut."
"This isn't a medicinal dish. If you sell chicken feet, you won't get a high price, so forget about the commission." Yan Funing also smiled. "Wine and chicken feet are enough."
Liu Song nodded: "She is indeed my biological daughter!"
After saying goodbye to Shopkeeper Liu, Yan Funing took Fu Beimo and Ali back to the ox cart.
After returning home, Yan Funing first put the medical books in the west wing, placed the walnuts, apples and two oranges in the main room, and put the rest of the things in the kitchen.
Fu Nanyao walked into the kitchen and saw a pot of wine on the stove, her eyes lit up.
"Why did you buy some wine, sister-in-law?" She smiled and picked up the wine jug. "Is it for my brother?"
Drink to liven things up.
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