Chapter 84 Fish Soup Reception
Han was so cold that she kept rubbing her hands together. When she opened her mouth, white smoke came out of her mouth. "We mainly brought Yongnian here to buy materials. If you have any good-looking materials, please bring them out for us to see. We have to hurry back soon!"
Seeing that everyone was shivering with cold, Su Tai quickly asked Shen Yi to go to the backyard to get the ingredients, and she quickly went to the kitchen and flashed into the Mu Shikong Vegetable Store to buy 100 kilograms of ginger and 10 kilograms of peppercorns, spending 600 coins.
After persuading the boss to give her a scallion, she went back immediately.
Slice the ginger, chop the green onion, put them into a boiling pot, then add a handful of peppercorns and some maltose.
Maltose is a precious thing. Ordinary people are reluctant to eat it and save it for entertaining guests. Honey is exclusive to wealthy families.
Apart from this, they cannot buy any other sugar here. They heard that there is brown sugar in Longxia Kingdom, but Langya Kingdom and Longxia Kingdom are too far away, and the relationship between the two countries is not good, so the goods from there cannot be circulated.
She also tried to buy things like brown sugar from the owners of the seed store and the vegetable store, but every time she mentioned items other than those sold in the store, she would be automatically blocked and the message could not be conveyed accurately.
If she said it a few more times, people would get impatient. From then on, she knew that taking shortcuts wouldn't work.
If you don’t have brown sugar, it’s also good to use maltose, at least it will have a sweet taste.
When she carried a large pot of onion and ginger water into the main room, everyone looked over curiously.
Su Tai poured a bowl for each person and said in a gentle voice: "Drink some, it will drive away the cold and warm the body. Having a bowl occasionally in the winter can prevent colds."
Han was freezing cold, so she immediately picked up the ceramic bowl, took a sip, and widened her eyes in surprise. "It's sweet and spicy, and tastes good."
"Mom, it still smells good!" Su Ming said loudly and took another big sip.
When others saw this, they also picked up their bowls.
After drinking a bowl of scallion and ginger water, everyone sighed in comfort.
Han obviously liked the onion, ginger water with maltose and poured another large bowl of it.
Just then, Shen Yi came out with a pile of materials, and everyone's attention was drawn to him.
Su Tai took the opportunity to go to the kitchen and cook a pot of fish soup for them.
First, pour oil into the pan, put three processed crucian carps weighing more than one kilogram into the pan and fry until both sides are golden brown. Then add boiling water, put in green onion, ginger and peppercorns and stew for a while. Taking advantage of this break, she ran to the main room to take a look.
Song Yongnian was happily touching a piece of bright red cotton cloth, and couldn't let it go. "Brother Shen, this piece of material is thicker and softer than the fine linen in town. Is it really only fifty cents per foot?"
Chen Yi smiled and nodded, "It has always been this price. If you want to get married, bright red is the most suitable. We have the most red and blue materials at home, but less materials of other colors."
"Red and blue are enough! Yongnian, listen to your aunt. This year you have to buy land, build a house, and get married. I'm afraid you don't have much money. It will be enough to buy a few feet of cloth to make clothes. You can buy more when you have extra money after the autumn harvest next year." Han advised.
Shen Yi agreed very much, “There will be thinner cotton cloth in the early spring of next year, which will be cheaper. You don’t need to buy too much now.”
Under their persuasion, Song Yongnian finally chose only ten feet of red cotton cloth and ten feet of blue cotton cloth.
Seeing that they had almost finished their discussion, Su Tai hurried to the kitchen, put a handful of vegetables in and blanched them, and the fish was finally ready.
The rich aroma spread from the kitchen to the main room, and the people sitting there swallowed their saliva at the same time.
Su Chunlin asked, "What did Xiaotai cook? It smells so good!"
"Dad, I made fish soup for you. Everyone, have some." Su Tai came in carrying the fish soup and invited everyone to eat.
Su Chunlin and the others took a closer look and gasped in surprise.
"Brother-in-law! Has your family become rich? My sister made a pot of fish soup with three fish at once!" Su Zhan looked incredulous.
Han was so distressed that she couldn't help but scold, "As expected, you can't manage the household without a mother-in-law to manage it. How can anyone live like you? You've bankrupted the Shen family in less than a year!"
Seeing that Han was about to take action, Shen Yi quickly protected Su Tai behind him, "Don't be angry, mother-in-law. These fish were caught in the Daxun River with a fish basket. It doesn't cost any money or effort. I couldn't catch them before I married Xiao Tai. Now that I marry Xiao Tai, there are more fish at home than I can eat. She is blessed and has no shortage of food and clothing. I am still benefiting from her. Please don't scold her."
Han was so shocked by Shen Yi's words that she froze in place. She blinked fiercely before she reacted. She was speechless, but it was not appropriate for her to continue to teach her daughter a lesson. After all, her daughter was already married and her son-in-law had no objection. It would be inappropriate for her to keep giving orders.
Su Chunlin was both relieved and helpless, "Chen Yi! Tell me honestly, after Xiao Tai married you, did you spend a lot more money?"
Chen Yi shook his head without even thinking, "Father-in-law, I've made a lot of money since I married Xiao Tai. Apart from other things, I've made a lot of money just by selling oil and ingredients, and before that, selling wild boar meat. You know all this. If it weren't for Xiao Tai's ideas, I wouldn't have been able to do these businesses. She just wants to eat something good, so I naturally have to satisfy her. Otherwise, what's the point of me making money?"
Han felt envious of Su Tai after hearing this. "Come on, come on. Since you two are willing, let's not worry about it. Let's eat, eat, eat!"
She has eaten fish so many times in her life that she can only count them on one hand, and she has never tasted such a big fish. She heard that big fish is good for the body, so she has to eat more today.
The Han couple started eating, and the others followed suit.
After taking the first sip of the soup, the room instantly became quiet, with only the sound of slurping left.
Crucian carp has many bones. With Su Tai's reminder, everyone was very focused on eating and didn't have time to think about anything else. They didn't realize it until the fish soup in the pot was gone. They looked at each other in embarrassment.
Su Tai smiled and said, "Mom, I've prepared a few fish for you, all alive, you can take them back later, and give the rest to Su Yan as a token of my appreciation.
There is still some fish soup in the pot. I will put it in a clay pot for you to take back to Xiaoyu and your cousin."
After tasting the delicious fish soup, Han couldn't say no this time. She just looked at Shen Yi and asked, "How do you sell fish?"
"Mother-in-law, fish are all based on size. Fish under two catties are 40 cents per catty. The bigger the fish, the more expensive it is. We are eating it ourselves, so fish under two catties is enough." Shen Yi replied readily.
Han silently calculated the account in her mind and clapped her hands excitedly, "Well, after the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, you send me some fish of this size, forty coins per pound, I'll take as many as you can."
"Mom, what are you going to do?" Su Tai looked puzzled.
Han shook her head proudly, "Of course we are selling it! There must be many people in your grandfather's side and Ximen Village who want to buy a fish for the New Year. In the past, there was no place to buy it even if you had money. Now when I spread the word, won't everyone rush to my door?
I don’t ask for much, forty-five cents per pound, that’s not too much, right?”
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