Chapter 224: Abundant Wealth
Wen Zhenyi waited until Old Man Wen arrived and saw the oxcart was full of swill. He asked, "Grandpa, can we carry it all back in one go?"
"There aren't many today, so we can pull them back in one go. When there are many, we can't pull them back in one go, and we have to make two or three trips." Old Man Wen said with a smile.
Mrs. Wen: "Yi Yi, is the store busy enough now?"
"I'm busy now. I change breakfast every two weeks, but it doesn't feel as tiring as before."
"If you're too busy, I'll come and help you."
"Grandma, you came to help me. Are you worried about the pigs in your farm?"
Mrs. Wen said helplessly, "They are not as important as my family."
Wen Zhenyi was amused and said, "No need. I'll tell you when I'm really too busy."
"Okay, let's go then."
Wen Zhenyi accompanied them all the way to the city gate.
In the afternoon, Wen Zhenyi took out the preserved eggs and salted duck eggs, ready to see if they were edible.
Several people in the store gathered around to watch: "Yi Yi, can this be done?"
"It should be fine. I just want to see if I can eat it."
Wen Zhenyi started peeling the preserved egg as he spoke, knocking off the mud covering the outside to reveal the egg inside.
Zhu Tao looked at her and planned to peel it directly: "Yi Yi, don't you need to cook it?"
"No need, you'll know when I peel it." He then carefully peeled off the eggshell, revealing the dark brown egg with snowflakes inside.
When Aunt Ding and the others saw this thing, their faces looked a little strange: "Can this be eaten?"
Aunt Yin also frowned: "It's so dark, it feels broken."
Wen Zhenyi didn't care what they said, but picked up the preserved egg and looked at it carefully. The surface was crystal clear with snowflake patterns.
You can still see the orange luster on the skin, which shows that the preserved egg is pickled very well.
"Sister Wen, is this how you peel it?" Before Wen Zhenyi could say anything, Mantou had already opened a hole in the salted duck egg, and the egg liquid flowed out from the gap.
Benben was shocked: "Is this broken?"
Wen Zhenyi quickly took the salted duck egg from Mantou's hand: "Axiang, bring me a bowl."
A Xiang quickly went to the kitchen, got out a bowl and put it on the table.
Wen Zhenyi peeled the shell of the salted duck egg and poured the egg liquid and the egg yolk into the bowl: "Mantou, this is not how you eat salted duck eggs. They need to be cooked."
Mantou knew he had done something wrong and lowered his head, not daring to look at her: "I'm sorry, Sister Wen."
Wen Zhenyi raised his hand and rubbed his head: "It's okay, you will not make such mistakes in the future when you know it."
Mantou nodded vigorously: "I remember it."
Zhu Tao looked at the egg yolk in the bowl with some surprise: "Yi Yi, why is this egg yolk hard?"
“It’s cured, and the yolk changes.”
"So that's how it is. Does this count as a success?"
Wen Zhenyi observed the color and shape of the egg yolk and said, "It's a success. I'll make you some food with preserved eggs and salted duck eggs this afternoon."
As she spoke, she peeled a few more preserved eggs. She didn't break the salted duck eggs, but prepared to boil some to taste their saltiness later.
Zhu Tao and the others were curious about how such a strange thing could be turned into food.
Wen Zhenyi cleaned the peeled preserved egg and put it in a bowl for later use. She had already beaten a salted duck egg, so she simply beat another one.
I took out some fresh eggs and prepared to make three colorful eggs.
Pour the egg white of the salted duck egg into the fresh egg liquid and beat it, then cut the preserved egg and salted duck egg yolk into small pieces and brush some oil on the plate.
Pour in the egg liquid, then pour in the chopped preserved eggs and salted duck egg yolks, put it in the steamer and steam it for a quarter of an hour.
She planned to make another one with preserved eggs.
Put the purchased tofu in a steamer and steam it for half a cup of tea, mainly for disinfection.
Then cut the tofu into cubes and spread them vertically on a plate.
Blanch the preserved eggs in boiling water to remove some of the fishy smell.
Cut the preserved egg vertically from one-third, put the larger part on the tofu, then cut the smaller part into thin slices and place it behind it to form the goldfish's tail.
Please note that every time you cut, you must rinse the knife with water before making the next cut.
Wen Zhenyi found some mung beans to make the goldfish's eyes, and also used some vegetable leaves for decoration.
Soon a plate of lifelike goldfish appeared in front of them.
Benben looked at the goldfish on the plate: "Sister Wen, is this a goldfish?"
"Yes, this is edible goldfish. I'll make some sauce for it later so you can dip it in."
“It’s so delicious, I can’t bear to eat it.”
Wen Zhenyi was amused by her: "This is not difficult, your mother will make it for you in the future."
Benben turned around and looked at his mother with a look of anticipation.
Aunt Ding touched her nose and said, "Mom, work hard."
When Wen Zhen saw that there were already two dishes, she didn't plan to continue. She just wanted to try the taste today. If it tasted good, she planned to add a cold-mixed preserved egg tomorrow afternoon, which would not be so complicated.
As for the salted duck eggs, none of them would be wasted, and she could have an extra egg yolk pastry snack.
In the afternoon, Cheng Lesheng looked at the rich food on the table, as well as the three-color preserved eggs and salted duck eggs: "Is this what you have left?"
"Yes, Master Cheng, try it."
Cheng Lesheng picked up the salted duck egg and took a bite: "This is too salty."
"How can a salted duck egg be called a salted duck egg if it's not salty? But its yolk is very fragrant and not salty at all."
Cheng Lesheng took a bite of the egg yolk with a half-believing attitude. The egg yolk was already oozing with oil, and it had a crunchy texture in his mouth. It was also very fragrant: "It really is very fragrant."
"If you eat them both together and pair them with rice, it's a perfect accompaniment to rice."
"I don't feel it's too salty when I eat it this way. It goes well with rice." Then he tried the preserved egg: "It's quite springy, but the taste is a little weird."
"It's not strange, it's just that I'm a little uncomfortable eating it for the first time. It will taste much better if you add some dipping sauce."
Cheng Lesheng tried dipping the food in the sauce and eating it, and he thought it was pretty good: "Both of these things are good. How are you going to sell them?"
"Master Cheng, have you forgotten that you are the one who decides the price?"
Cheng Lesheng put down his chopsticks and thought for a moment: "Did you use a jar to store it?"
"A twenty-jin jar."
"How many preserved eggs and salted duck eggs can be put into a jar?"
"Each jar can hold forty."
Cheng Lesheng began to calculate in his mind how much this thing could be sold for and how much it cost.
Wen Zhenyi and the others were not in a hurry and sat aside to eat dinner.
Eggs at the market cost three cents each, and if you buy more, you can get them for two cents each. Adding the processing costs and material costs, the cost is at least five or six cents each.
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