"I'd better stay away for a while."
Xie Yunjiao stood up and prepared to go out.
"Master, it got cold last night, and the frost bit the vegetables in the fields. They are all in a mess. I can't even serve them to the guests."
Butler Zhong weighed it over and decided to tell Xie Yunjiao about it in front of her.
He thought that Xie Yunjiao had a lot of ideas, so it was not impossible that she might come up with a solution.
Zhong Wanshan's face darkened, and he said unhappily, "Why haven't you put the vegetables in the cellar yet? You know the weather is changing every day. Now without these vegetables, how can we continue to run Yue Man Lou?"
"I'm sorry, I've been busy lately, and I've been busy for a while..." Butler Zhong lowered his head and stopped making excuses for himself.
Although he had a child in his old age and couldn't sleep well at night and had no energy during the day because of taking care of the child, this is not an excuse for him to do a bad job.
"I'm sorry, I will take responsibility for what I did..."
"How can I afford it? Even if you can come up with the money for those vegetables, you can't compensate Yue Man Lou for the loss of not being able to sell vegetables!"
"In fact, frost-damaged vegetables are not useless. After peeling off the outer layer, the heart inside should still be edible." Xie Yunjiao said.
"Of course it is possible, but the quantity has decreased and is far from enough to sell," said Zhong Wanshan.
"We can't grow vegetables in winter. All the vegetables we have in the building for the entire month are there, and it's not enough." Zhong Wanshan said again.
Butler Zhong pursed his lips and lowered his head even more.
It was indeed his fault this time. If it cannot be remedied, he will take the blame and leave.
"Can we go shopping again..." Xie Yunjiao's voice became smaller and smaller. She knew that this was impossible.
Originally, when winter came, vegetable farmers had no way to grow vegetables. There were no vegetables in the fields and they could not buy them even if they had money.
"Winter vegetables don't grow well and taste average, so why not use bean sprouts?"
Bean sprouts are available all year round. They can germinate as long as they are watered. They have a crisp and sweet taste.
And a handful of mung beans can grow a lot of bean sprouts.
"Bean sprouts? What are they?"
Zhong Wanshan looked at Butler Zhong inquiringly. Butler Zhong was also a little confused and shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Xie Yunjiao was confused by the reactions of these two people. They ate peppers, sweet potatoes, corn, and even beef.
They were completely different from her impression of ancient people. The way they dressed was clearly that of people from the Song Dynasty. The people there were more open and tough, and there were more delicious foods.
But it was different from the history she had learned. She felt like she had come to an imaginary world.
"Xie Yunjiao, since you mentioned bean sprouts, do you know how to grow bean sprouts?" Zhong Wanshan felt that it was very likely, otherwise she would not have brought up the unheard-of word bean sprouts.
"It's not a seed, it's a bubble. Never mind, you'll know when I make it."
Xie Yunjiao suggested going to check out the vegetables that were hit by frost first. They went to the cellar where the vegetables were stored. Xie Yunjiao was immediately happy when she saw the vegetables.
"This frost is great." Xie Yunjiao couldn't help but sigh.
Butler Zhong looked at Xie Yunjiao resentfully, thinking that he and Xie Yunjiao had no grudges against each other, so why would Xie Yunjiao want to harm him?
Wouldn't it be murderous to say this in front of Zhong Wanshan?
"Butler Zhong, please don't misunderstand me. I don't mean anything else. This frost-bitten vegetable may look ugly, but it tastes delicious and very sweet."
How could she forget that in winter, only mustard greens grow well.
This kind of mustard greens grows as tall as a child, tastes bitter, and usually needs to be processed before it tastes good.
But now it is different. In order to resist the cold, the mustard greens that have been hit by frost will convert starchy substances into sugars. In this way, the cell fluid of the vegetables is not easily destroyed, and it is not easily damaged by frost.
In order to prove what she said, she immediately made a bowl of mustard greens soup for Zhong Wanshan and the other man.
When it was served, Zhong Wanshan and Butler Zhong were a little hesitant but still tried to eat it. The moment they took a bite, they were attracted by the sweet taste and couldn't help but chew it quickly.
"Oh my God, how come this vegetable is so delicious? It's much better than ordinary mustard greens." Zhong Wanshan doesn't like mustard greens. He doesn't like the bitter taste.
But now it’s different, the bitterness is gone, replaced by sweetness!
In a short while, they finished the whole plate of mustard greens and still felt a little reluctant to eat more.
"Are you sure you didn't add sugar?" Zhong Wanshan asked.
"Boss, even if they really put sugar in it, it's like bitter melon, which is sweet at first but still bitter after a bite.
But this frost-bitten vegetable is different; it tastes refreshingly sweet, a flavor that cannot be altered by human effort."
Yuemanlou has launched a new dish called Mustard Greens in Soup.
The name sounds ordinary, but when everyone heard that it was developed by Xie Yunjiao, they came over to try it.
Seeing that Yuemanlou's business was getting better day by day, Zhong Wanshan couldn't stop smiling and called Xie Yunjiao his lucky star.
Compared to the small canteen's pride, the big canteen managed by Master Zheng was not happy.
The people in the boy's room were very busy, looking for more and more people.
The people in their cafeteria were too idle to do anything but swat flies.
"We can't go on like this. I'm afraid one day we will be replaced by the kitchen staff," someone said.
Master Zheng nodded solemnly. That's exactly the truth.
What you worry about is what will come to you.
But now Xie Yunjiao has won the trust of Zhong Wanshan, and the various dishes she developed are deeply loved by the guests.
If he couldn't help with cooking some daily meals, I'm afraid he would have been unable to stay in this kitchen long ago.
No, he couldn't just sit there and watch his status get lower and lower, he had to think of a way.
He seemed to remember that Zhong Wanshan was most afraid of his wife. If he wrote a letter to Miss Yang, saying that Zhong Wanshan had been bewitched by a woman in Qinghe Town and didn't even want to return to the capital.
The consequences can be imagined!
After making up his mind, Master Zheng hurried out.
***
Xie Yunjiao brought back a large bag of mung beans from Yuemanlou. Her latest task is to "grow" bean sprouts.
Taking a rare break from her busy schedule, she brought back some mung beans, picked out the bad ones at home, and then soaked the bean sprouts.
Doudou also squatted aside to help actively.
The house was renovated, a wall was built around the yard, and the door was a brand new wooden door.
This time, their house is finally not like a chicken coop without a door, and anyone can come in and out freely.
"Gu Huai's wife, why did you bring back so many beans? It must have cost a lot of money, right?" asked Aunt Tian.
She also joined the team picking beans.
"It's free. My boss gave it to me to use for cooking." Xie Yunjiao said.
She picked out the damaged beans, the ones that were still edible.
Aunt Tian felt it was a waste, so she shamelessly asked Xie Yunjiao to give her some. Just as Xie Yunjiao agreed, Fan, who was eavesdropping nearby, rushed in and ran away with a big bag of beans.
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