After the deal was settled, Liang Youxiao immediately went to find someone to arrange for his trip south.
Shi Qingluo was quite busy for the rest of the time, and was in the workshop teaching everyone how to make canned food, candles, and soaps.
Xiao Hanzheng was also quite busy, and had someone re-count the population and the households that were eligible for tax exemption.
After several workshops were established in Heyang County and a large number of people were employed, the county also became more popular.
But if that's all, it can only attract some merchants to purchase goods.
Therefore, Xiao Hanzheng followed Shi Qingluo's advice and renovated the guest houses, restaurants and food shops in the county town.
Shi Qingluo provided more than twenty affordable recipes and snack recipes, and Xiao Hanzheng asked the inns, restaurants, and food shops to send people to learn.
All the large inns that could afford it were renovated.
There is a food shop outside and a yard inside, which can also be converted into some accommodation.
Ordinary families in county towns who have extra rooms in their homes can also convert them into accommodation.
Many merchants from the Western Regions and the Arab world travelled frequently.
When we arrive at a place, if we feel comfortable in every way, we will definitely stay there.
For small businessmen who have no money and are reluctant to spend money to stay in expensive inns, this kind of B&B is very suitable.
Rich businessmen could stay in the renovated inn, where the toilets and bathrooms were all converted into toilets and showers, and the beds were replaced with soft beds for comfort.
In the past, many merchants from the Western Regions or the Arab world would go directly to the North City to stay and live.
Basically, they don't pass through Heyang County, so we need to create some characteristic industries to attract and retain these customers.
We also need to find ways to retain merchants coming from other places in Daliang.
Only when there is popularity can a stagnant place be revitalized.
Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo were both very busy.
The canning workshop also collected a lot of grapes, apricots and peaches, all of which were made into canned fruits.
Liang Youxiao brought his confidants here to learn how to make canned fruit.
After learning it, he did not take people to the south immediately, but waited for the can of mutton to be opened.
Ten days later.
In addition to the people working in the canning workshop, there were also many people who came to join in the fun.
Because they heard that the county magistrate's wife was going to open canned mutton for everyone to taste, everyone in the county who was interested or wanted to take advantage came.
Xiao Hanzheng asked people to maintain order.
Shi Qingluo brought out dozens of canned mutton with his men.
There is a piece of red paper on each can with the flavor written on it.
"This is canned mutton that we stewed in our workshop ten days ago. It would have gone bad if it was left outside in such a hot day."
"So today, let's all come together to witness that canned meat can be stored for more than half a year without spoiling or becoming smelly."
She dared to let so many people come to taste it today because she had opened a few cans two days ago and tried them, and found that they were not spoiled.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. So this is what canned food means? Someone couldn't help but ask, "Madam, can stewed mutton really be kept for that long?"
Almost everyone present did not believe it.
How could it be kept for so long without going bad?
However, I heard that these cans were made and stored in the warehouse ten days ago.
Everyone stared at it with great curiosity.
Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "Everyone will know if it is true after trying it."
The reason why they allow people to taste it for free is, firstly, to make people in the county happy and boost popularity.
Secondly, it is mainly for publicity.
After she finished speaking, she took out a can of braised lamb and poked the wooden lid with a dagger.
Everyone heard a "puff" sound.
Shi Qingluo then unscrewed the bottle cap.
Shi Qingluo poured the mutton into a white pottery basin, and then Qingqing held it in the middle and heated it up in front of everyone.
Soon, a rich aroma of mutton filled the air.
Many people couldn't help swallowing.
"What a nice smell! It's the same scent that came from the workshop before."
"Yes, that's the scent."
"I didn't expect that after leaving it for so many days, it would still have such a nice fragrance. If we left it at home for two days, it would all stink."
"I don't know what it tastes like. I wanted to try it when I smelled the aroma, but it was a pity that they didn't sell it at that time."
"It smells good, so it shouldn't be that bad."
The price of mutton is not high now, only a dozen cents per pound, but in the county town only the rich can eat meat every day, and many ordinary people only buy it once every ten days or half a month.
Poorer families might only have one meal every one or two months.
It's just that the northern Xinjiang is too poor, and people in the county town don't have any major source of income.
Farmers’ lives became even worse. They were already poor, and now they had to pay many heavy taxes and levies.
So now everyone is staring at the cans that are being heated, and they are almost getting impatient.
Shi Qingluo opened dozens of cans in succession and asked the people from the county government to heat them up one by one.
There weren't that many bowls in the county government, so Shi Qingluo had someone pick a lot of large green leaves and wash them.
He also asked someone to cut a lot of thin wooden sticks, put a spoonful of mutton on each green leaf, and ate it with a wooden stick.
Seeing that Shi Qingluo was ready, Xiao Hanzheng nodded to him again.
So he said, "Everyone come and have a taste. Don't crowd. Line up to receive it."
The onlookers couldn't wait any longer and rushed forward, wanting to be the first to taste it.
Shi Qingluo said: "No need to squeeze, everyone can have a taste."
Xiao Hanzheng ordered the yamen runners to maintain order and finally stabilized the chaotic scene.
The middle-aged man at the front of the line took the mutton wrapped in green leaves, poked a piece with a wooden stick and put it in his mouth.
Then his eyes lit up, "Delicious, this is so delicious."
Then he immediately used a wooden stick to eat the remaining pieces of mutton.
Because he was considered an upper-middle-class wealthy family in the county, although he really wanted to lick all the mutton soup off the leaves, he was embarrassed to do so.
The second one was a poor man.
After taking a bite, he was also very excited, "It's so delicious, this is the most delicious lamb I have ever eaten in my life."
This person didn't care about his face and just licked all the juice off the leaves.
The next few people had similar reactions.
It also made everyone's eyes more fixed, and they couldn't wait to line up to have a taste.
Nowadays, people basically cook by stewing meat with water and a little salt, or by sprinkling salt on it and roasting it over fire.
So when I suddenly tasted the stewing methods of yellow stewing and red braising with a lot of seasonings added to remove the fishy smell of mutton and enhance the flavor, I was naturally amazed.
"It's so delicious. I never thought lamb could be so delicious."
"Yeah, I don't know what was added, but it tastes amazing."
"I will be very happy to taste such delicious mutton in my lifetime."
"I didn't expect that this canned food could actually stew mutton and keep it for such a long time without going bad."
"It's amazing, it's actually true. I always thought it was impossible, but after tasting the mutton, I realized how shallow I was."
No one who has tried it says it is not delicious. Most of them are still savoring it and can’t wait to have a few more servings.
Some people wanted to take advantage of the situation and secretly wanted to queue up again, but they were caught by the bailiffs ordered by Xiao Hanzheng.
(End of this chapter)
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