Chapter 643 Not Dodder
Su Ruoyun discovered that there were really no leeks, no potatoes, no sweet potatoes, and no enoki mushrooms.
Fortunately, her third aunt prepared a lot of crop seeds for her.
She could get a plot of land to grow these.
If you have leeks, it will be delicious to grill them when grilling skewers.
Although there are indeed many things at the East Suburb Market, some barbecued potato chips and leeks are not available yet.
Fortunately, there are shiitake mushrooms, but no enoki mushrooms.
But Su Ruoyun thought that she could grow enoki mushrooms.
Enoki mushrooms are easy to grow and have high yields.
You can just plant it in a flowerpot in the yard.
Su Mei knew about leeks, and they planted some leeks in the prefect's yard.
There are also leeks among greenhouse vegetables.
On weekdays, the princess would also ask the kitchen to prepare leek dishes.
Sometimes when the two young masters came home from school on weekends, the princess would make those leek dumplings for them.
The two young masters like it very much. They have also eaten the chive dumplings made in the kitchen, which are really delicious.
Now in some places in Hezhou, people are also growing leeks.
All of this was arranged by the princess.
Because leeks are really delicious, and you can harvest several crops just by planting a little bit.
There are stalls at Hezhou Wharf that specialize in selling food like leeks.
"Perhaps because the Gulin Royal Court is quite far away, the leeks may not have reached here."
"In fact, in the Great Yan Dynasty, leeks were only found in the places where the two princesses of Yunzhou and Hezhou had stayed."
Su Ruoyun nodded, "I remember Third Aunt said that the crop seeds given have strong adaptability to the environment and can be grown in the Gulin Royal Court."
"After we go back, we'll go grow vegetables in the woods that Leng Han gave us."
"I remember him saying that some forests had few trees and were abandoned."
“Oh, and there’s a playground.”
Gu Lenghan originally wanted to use the playground as a farm, and Su Ruoyun thought she could plan it well.
She also has some farm grass seeds here, which are suitable for planting on the farm and can be eaten by cattle and sheep.
When Su Ruoyun thought about this, she felt that there were many things to do.
But for now she still bought some meat and vegetables at the vegetable market.
Fortunately, everything here is very fresh.
"Su Mei, have you noticed that the meat here is cheaper, but the vegetables are more expensive?"
Su Mei nodded and said, "That's right. It's probably because there are only mountains and forests here, so there are not many vegetables!"
Su Ruoyun pondered and said, "It may also be that many people don't recognize many vegetables."
When she has time later, she will definitely wander around in the mountains and forests to see if she can find some more wild vegetables.
Su Ruoyun took a walk around and got a general idea of what was going on, then bought some meat and vegetables to take back.
Fortunately, there are both green peppers and garlic eggplants here, and vegetables can be roasted and taste just as good as green peppers and garlic.
You can also grill the eggplant.
After buying some things, Su Ruoyun went back with Su Mei.
After returning, Su Ruoyun asked the secret guard to cut some wooden sticks with tree branches.
She took Su Mei and Su Lan with her to pickle some meat.
These meats need to be marinated first and then skewered and grilled to make them more fragrant.
There are also some seasonings that need to be sprinkled, and Su Ruoyun has prepared them all.
She also prepared wire mesh for grilling skewers.
"Barbed wire is always a bit crude. I can ask the blacksmith to make a barbecue tool later. I can put charcoal underneath and skewers on top. It's simple and convenient."
Before, Third Aunt took them to grill skewers. She explained many grilling methods, and Su Ruoyun knew them all.
There is also barbecue.
But let’s grill skewers first, and then open a kebab shop. If I can’t handle it later, I’ll see if I can open a barbecue shop.
Su Ruoyun was very excited at the thought of opening a store and doing business in the Gulin Royal Court. She felt like she was going to do something big.
Later you can call your uncle, aunt, and grandma to come and play.
So she wanted to help Leng Han develop the Gulin Royal Court.
After marinating the meat and preparing the five spices and chili peppers, Su Ruoyun began to teach everyone how to grill skewers.
"Turn the meat over after a while to make sure it doesn't get burnt. Turn it over frequently, but not too often, or the meat will stick to the wire mesh..."
"Yes, Master!"
Everyone listened to Su Ruoyun.
She told everyone to pay attention to some details, and everyone listened.
The secret guards helped to grill the skewers.
Su Ruoyun prepared a lot to ensure that everyone could have enough skewers.
She then said to Su Mei, "Go buy some wine."
Eating skewers and drinking wine is a unique experience.
The secret guards were trained not to drink alcohol, but Su Ruoyun knew that some of them actually liked to drink.
So it’s okay to drink a little occasionally.
However, perhaps due to the climate in the Gulin Royal Court, most of the wine is strong liquor.
It would be nice if there was a wine with a lower alcohol content.
Su Ruoyun thought about the beer recipe that her third aunt had told her, and she even wondered whether she should brew beer.
It’s a good opportunity to build a beer workshop here and brew beer.
But Su Ruoyun found that there were not enough people, and she had too much to do and was unable to handle it.
So no beer for now.
Fortunately, many people in the Gulin Royal Court have a high alcohol tolerance and are used to drinking strong liquor.
Su Ruoyun's expression suddenly changed, "You can use these to make fruit wine."
It is simple to use ready-made fermented fruit wine directly.
There are many wild fruits in the mountains and forests here.
There are also many wild dates and hawthorns here.
Su Mei went to buy some wine, and Su Ruoyun watched everyone grilling skewers.
"This is flipping too fast, just slow it down a bit..."
"You're turning it too slowly and not applying enough oil..."
"This is baked, sprinkle some seasoning on it."
Su Ruoyun made a small wooden stick specifically for sprinkling seasonings. There are mesh holes underneath, which makes it easy and even to sprinkle seasonings.
I learned this from my third aunt.
Su Ruoyun thinks this small box for seasonings is the most useful.
And chili peppers.
She didn't see any chili peppers in the mountains here.
There are only green peppers, but they are only slightly spicy at best, not enough to be used as chili seasoning.
Su Ruoyun wondered whether she should go back and plant some peppers.
Anyway, Third Aunt also gave her chili seeds.
Su Landu sighed: "Master, this small box is so convenient for sprinkling seasonings. You don't have to worry about sprinkling too much or too little."
Shake it a few times and it will be evenly spread.
The small courtyard where Su Ruoyun and her family lived was on a street in Wangting Capital.
Many people smelled the rich fragrance when passing by.
Everyone couldn't help but stop and breathe deeply. "Who's making this delicious food? Why does it smell so good?"
“Isn’t this too fragrant?”
"I wonder what it is?"
"It's meat. It smells like meat."
"We've eaten all kinds of meat, but we've never smelled such a delicious aroma."
"Hmm, I feel hungry, my mouth is watering..."
Many passers-by have the same feeling when passing by here, and they all think it smells great.
Even when some nobles' carriages passed by, people couldn't help but stop their carriages.
"Are there any shops around here?"
Everyone looked around and saw that there were only residential courtyards and few shops.
"Who's making something so delicious?"
A young nobleman told his horseman, "Go and find out what delicious food there is, so you can buy some and try it."
The noble young master has tasted all kinds of delicacies and is quite particular about food.
He can tell whether something is delicious just by smelling it.
He believed that food that emitted such a fragrance must be delicious.
No need to guess about this.
The servant had been working beside his young master for many years and had a very sensitive nose, able to smell fragrance.
Not to mention the young master, even he would drool just by smelling this fragrance.
Following the fragrance, he came to the door of a house and knocked gently.
"Excuse me, is anyone there?"
Hearing the sound, Su Lan instinctively put down her things and opened the door.
Su Ruoyun said, "Don't let the skewers get burnt. I'll go open the door."
When Su Ruoyun opened the door, she saw a young boy standing at the door, dressed like a servant of a wealthy family.
The moment she opened the door, several passersby came over and looked at her curiously.
But they didn't expect that there was a beautiful and noble girl in the house.
She doesn't look like she's yet to reach marriage age.
Su Ruoyun asked: "Who are you?"
The servant hurriedly said, "Excuse me, young lady. Our young master was passing by and smelled something delicious. He was wondering if you had made something delicious. Could we buy some and try it?"
Several passersby also looked at Su Ruoyun with bright eyes, thinking that if they could buy it, they would also like to buy it.
Su Ruoyun was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that someone would want to come and buy food just by smelling the fragrance.
However, she had also planned to promote the reputation of her kebabs and open a kebab restaurant.
If business is good, she also plans to open a chain store in Gulin Royal Court.
You should know that the capital of Gulin Royal Court is here. There are many other regions in the country of Gulin Royal Court. Although they are far away from here, they all have their own cities.
Opening a chain store will definitely be very profitable and will also boost the popularity of barbecue skewers and barbecue.
Su Ruoyun smiled and said, "We grilled skewers and ate them at home in the mansion, but we didn't expect the aroma to spread out."
"I just finished grilling some. I wonder if you like spicy food or not, and if you have any dietary restrictions?"
The servant asked excitedly, "Is there any spicy flavor?"
Their young master likes spicy food.
When the young master was a child, the Gulin Royal Court and the Great Yan Dynasty were still able to trade. Later, after a coup in the Gulin Royal Court, the king closed the Gulin Royal Court and prohibited trade with the Great Yan Dynasty.
Later, the young master couldn't eat spicy food anymore.
Chili peppers are only found in the area south of Dayan.
"Of course, there is, with or without aroma and chili flavor."
The boy said excitedly: "Chili chili."
"How much are you buying?"
“How much can I buy?”
Su Ruoyun thought for a moment and said, "I can only sell you twenty skewers. If you sell more, we won't have enough to eat."
The boy didn't quite understand how much twenty skewers meant, but when it came to food, the young master didn't care about money.
In the Gulin Royal Court, one thousand ancient coins are equivalent to one tael of silver.
Silver is commonly used throughout the continent.
When the others heard that they could buy it, they all hurriedly said, "Miss, we want to buy some and try it too. What's the price?"
"Yes, yes, it smells really good."
Su Ruoyun said: "One ancient coin for one skewer of meat."
The price of meat here is cheap, and the spices are cheap too, so the cost is low, and one ancient coin is just right.
If this were brought to the Great Yan Dynasty, you wouldn't be able to buy skewers at this price.
Because meat is expensive in the Dayan Dynasty, vegetables are relatively much cheaper.
It is difficult for ordinary people to eat meat.
Here, most people eat meat.
There are many wild animals in the primeval forest, not to mention the large number of livestock on the farm.
There are a lot of cattle, sheep and pigs.
Meat is cheap.
“Is it so cheap?”
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. How could the food be so delicious and so cheap?
"Girl, can we buy some more too?"
"Yes, yes, we want to buy it too?"
"Girl, your stuff smells so good, don't you run a shop?"
Many people will eat it just for the aroma.
I just don't know how it tastes.
However, for those living in the capital of Wangting, dozens of ancient coins are nothing.
Even if it doesn't taste good, spending dozens of ancient coins will not have any effect on them.
Su Ruoyun said, "There are six of you in total, so 20 skewers for each of you, no more."
If there were any more, her subordinates wouldn't have enough to eat.
Fortunately, I got some extra meat skewers and put them on a few more.
Everyone has no objection, as long as we can buy it.
“Yes, yes!”
Everyone took out the ancient coins.
Su Ruoyun was a little surprised to see everyone so impatient as to fear that they wouldn't be able to buy it.
Are her skewers that delicious?
Su Ruoyun collected everyone's ancient coins and wrapped them up in the yard.
Each person made twenty skewers.
But I also asked everyone about their tastes in advance.
The boy said chili peppers, but everyone else said they didn't like spicy food.
There were pork, chicken, venison and mutton. Su Ruoyun mixed them all and made twenty skewers for each person so that everyone could have a taste.
She's going to open a shop later anyway.
Just consider it as advance publicity.
"Here are the skewers, take them."
"Thank you, young lady."
Only after seeing skewers did everyone know what skewers looked like.
“We’ve never seen food like this before.”
“Yes, it can actually be threaded onto a wooden skewer.”
"It's quite peculiar."
"I could smell the fragrance from the street, but it was even more fragrant up close."
Everyone couldn't help drooling.
Su Ruoyun smiled and said, "Everyone can try one and see what it tastes like. Also give us some suggestions so that we can improve it and try to make the skewers taste even better."
The servant naturally didn't dare to eat it, so he said, "I'll go and feed our young master."
Other passers-by were not so particular.
Anyway, they buy it to eat themselves.
A woman carrying a basket took out a string and took a bite of it.
After putting it in her mouth and chewing it for a few times, she was stunned.
"This...this meat, this..."
The woman stared at the skewers blankly.
The others hadn't eaten yet. Seeing the woman like this, their expressions changed. "What's wrong? Is it unpalatable?"
The woman said excitedly, "It's really delicious."
"Woo, woo, I've never eaten such delicious meat."
“Isn’t this too fragrant?”
"Girl, your cooking skills are amazing."
“Delicious, delicious…”
The woman quickly ate the whole skewer, and couldn't help but eat the second one, not caring about the heat.
Seeing this reaction, the others naturally had no doubts and took out a bunch to taste.
Everyone was so amazed by the taste that they were speechless.
No one knows what words to use to describe it.
I felt like I couldn't say anything for a moment, so I could only eat a bunch of them quickly.
“It’s so delicious!”
"No words can describe it."
“We only then realized that meat could be so delicious.”
Su Ruoyun was also very happy when she saw everyone's reaction.
Everyone likes to eat it, so if you open a barbecue restaurant, the business should be good.
She hasn't added the sauce yet. If she adds the sauce and the pancakes, the taste will be different.
But it would be good to eat it on its own.
The woman carefully wrapped it up and said, "You can't eat it anymore. Wrap it up quickly and go home to let your family and children taste it."
The woman was still worried about her two sons at home and wanted to take some food back for them.
"Girl, this is so delicious. If you open a shop, everyone will rush to eat it."
Others also responded.
Su Ruoyun felt everyone's love for the food and was very happy. She said, "I'll open a barbecue restaurant on the front street and make this kind of food. I'll promote it when I open the store. Everyone just needs to remember to come to the store."
When everyone heard that Su Ruoyun was going to open a store, they became happy.
"That's good, that's good, we can eat skewers like this."
“It smells so good.”
Everyone talked to Su Ruoyun for a while before leaving.
Everyone felt relieved after confirming that Su Ruoyun would open a store.
Su Ruoyun thought that perhaps the barbecue would emit fragrance while being heated, and perhaps the spices would also emit fragrance while being heated.
As for the servant, he took the skewers back to the carriage.
The young master's mouth was watering when he smelled the fragrance.
He looked at the strange skewers, took one out and tasted it.
After eating it, he was stunned and his eyes widened instantly.
"Delicious, woooo...delicious."
"This spicy flavor is just right for my taste."
This young master is from the Beishan family and his name is Beishan Chun. He is also the second young master of the Beishan family.
Because his elder brother manages the family, he does not have much family pressure, so he just does what he likes. His favorite thing to do on weekdays is to eat various delicious foods.
Fortunately, he never gets fat no matter how much he eats.
Besides, the family is powerful and can take care of his food.
At this moment, he was eating skewers one by one, with a look of intoxication on his face.
“It’s delicious.”
The servant's mouth was watering.
Seeing the young master eating like this, and seeing how delicious the food was, he almost cried.
Will the young master reward him with a few strings?
The young master is very nice to everyone around them.
Every time I eat something delicious, I will give him some as a reward.
But this time, when Jun Kitayama was eating, he felt that the skewers were gone.
When he saw that all the skewers in his hand were eaten, he was stunned.
"It's not enough. How can we eat something so delicious all at once?"
Every skewer is delicious, and the spiciness is just right.
"Go buy some more."
"It doesn't hurt to spend more money. I can buy more if I can."
It was so delicious that he hadn’t eaten enough. He was thinking of taking some back to give to his parents and older brother.
This time the servant wanted to buy it again, but Su Ruoyun politely declined.
If we sell a few more skewers, they won’t have enough to eat.
The servant came back and reported what had happened.
Beishan Jundu sighed, "I can't eat it now."
The servant said, "The girl said she would open a shop on the front street and grill skewers like this. You can go to the shop to eat them when the time comes."
Kitayama Jun was happy then, "That's great, I'll take my parents and the others to the restaurant to eat."
As Kitayama Jun spoke, he smacked his lips, looking like he was still enjoying the barbecue skewers.
…
After these people left, Su Ruoyun closed the door.
If someone knocks on the door again, I won’t open it.
These are just right for them to eat.
She also sent someone to send a message to Leng Han, asking him to come back for some barbecue.
Sure enough, in the evening, Gu Lenghan came back quietly.
Su Ruoyun just gave the grilled skewers to Gu Lenghan.
"This is the kebab, try it. This is the pancake, you can roll it up and eat it..."
Even Gu Lenghan praised the food highly.
“It’s really delicious.”
Even though he had eaten all kinds of delicious food made by Ruoyun in Hezhou, Gu Lenghan couldn't help but marvel at the deliciousness of the skewers.
Gu Lenghan was naturally not worried about Su Ruoyun's cooking skills.
Gu Lenghan looked at Su Ruoyun gently.
Only when Su Ruoyun was around did he feel the warmth and warmth of home.
Every time I come back, I feel relaxed and my heart is healed when I eat the food she cooks.
I feel like all the pressure from being busy in court during the day is gone.
My mood became calmer.
When Gu Lenghan was eating skewers, Su Ruoyun would tell him that someone had just bought skewers.
"I didn't expect so many people would come to inquire about it. I was worried whether people would like this way of eating it, but I didn't expect everyone to praise it so much."
"Seeing everyone's reaction gave me more confidence. I opened my first store first. When business was good and I built up a good reputation, I opened my second and third stores in other cities. They were all kebab restaurants..."
"Oh, by the way, I still need to write to my uncle and aunt."
As she spoke, Su Ruoyun rushed into the house and picked up a pen to write a letter.
Su Ruoyun wrote down all the things he talked about and tied them to the eagle's claws.
She touched the eagle's body and said, "Xiao Hei, thank you for your help."
"Help me deliver the letter to Auntie San. Also, this bag contains food for your journey. If you get hungry on the road, you can eat the food in it."
Su Ruoyun was afraid that the eagle would get hungry on the way after flying so far.
The eagle's name is Xiao Hei. Su Ruoyun always feels that it has intelligence. It can understand whatever she says.
The eagle rubbed Su Ruoyun's hand with its head, called out a few times, and then flew into the sky.
The secret guards were eating barbecued skewers in the yard, and each of them was so moved that they were speechless.
"The master is so kind to us."
"Of course not! These foods are all marinated and seasoned by the master himself, that's why they are so fragrant."
"tasty."
“I didn’t expect we could eat so much.”
Each person eats dozens of skewers.
“It’s delicious.”
Everyone ate to their heart's content and drank a few sips of wine.
"It's even more different to drink wine and eat skewers."
“Very relaxing.”
"Yes, just relax."
After everyone has eaten, those who need to rest will rest, and those who need to keep watch will keep watch.
Su Ruoyun was busy drawing blueprints again.
She is going to design the layout and decoration of the kebab shop and the rice noodle shop.
Gu Lenghan said: "The imperial court has a special Ministry of Industry. They are the most professional in making tables and chairs and arranging store layouts."
"I'll make the arrangements, so you don't have to worry about this."
Su Ruoyun was surprised: "Then, isn't that a waste of resources?"
The Ministry of Works’ job was to build palace buildings.
Gu Lenghan said: "It's okay. The imperial court and the royal family are not busy with construction these days."
Su Ruoyun shook her head and said, "No, that would be too high-profile. Is there anyone who is particularly good at carpentry?"
"I can go in person and ask them to help decorate the store."
“It’s just making some tables and chairs.”
Although she was just making tables and chairs, Su Ruoyun still wanted them to look good.
There are also things like round bar counters, which are made by good carpenters to be sturdy and good-looking.
The drawings she drew are also easy to understand.
Gu Lenghan thought for a moment and said, "Helan Family!"
"The Helan family is a renowned family of craftsmen. The buildings and furniture they craft are not only sturdy but also beautiful, and are extremely popular."
"When the imperial court is in charge of some large-scale construction projects, they will also ask members of the Helan family to oversee the construction."
“And they all have wonderful wood collections.”
Su Ruoyun said: "The wood is nothing special, just used to make some tables, chairs, and beds."
She also planned to arrange several staff dormitories in the backyard wing, and bunk beds would naturally have to be built.
This will make it much more convenient for everyone to stay and rest temporarily.
"I'll go back and ask the Helan family."
Gu Lenghan said: "That would be too hard, I will arrange it directly."
Su Ruoyun shook her head and said, "No, I don't want to rely on you for all these things. You still have to govern and manage the entire kingdom. These things are enough for you to worry about."
Su Ruoyun may have been influenced by her experiences since childhood, and her thoughts were also influenced by her third aunt.
She is used to solving problems on her own, instead of relying on others like Dodder.
She knew that if things continued like this for a long time, Gu Lenghan would definitely be tired and exhausted.
She will sort these things out on her own.
"And if I open another store in the future, I will definitely need to find these people to cooperate with. If I make arrangements in advance, it will be easier later."
"I can't always rely on you."
Gu Lenghan didn't care about these things. "It's nothing actually?"
Su Ruoyun said: "It doesn't matter. I will feel a sense of accomplishment if I do these things myself."
Gu Lenghan couldn't do anything to her, so he said, "Okay, but you have to tell me what you need me to do for you."
"Yeah, I know."
Gu Lenghan also knew Su Ruoyun's personality, so he didn't insist.
After eating and spending some time with Su Ruoyun, Gu Lenghan was about to return to the royal court.
There are still many memorials that have not been processed.
…
Su Ruoyun was busy drawing the design.
Su Ruoyun also feels a sense of accomplishment by being busy with business and developing her career every day.
Su Ruoyun knew that if anyone wanted to visit the aristocratic families here, they had to submit an invitation first.
Su Ruoyun knew that the doormen of some aristocratic families might not be willing to help ordinary people pass on messages.
So she made some unique desserts herself and brought them to the Helan family.
The Helan family was located at the foot of a mountain forest, a bit remote, and it took them an hour and a half to arrive by carriage.
But before I could go in, I saw a man who looked like a doctor running out in a hurry, carrying a medicine box.
"Doctor Liu, please stay..."
Doctor Liu looked at the housekeeper behind him and said, "Forgive me for not being able to treat your young lady's illness. I simply cannot cure it."
"Please find another famous doctor!"
The old doctor and the man who brought him got into the carriage quickly and drove away very fast.
Su Mei's expression changed and she said, "Master, how about we go back?"
Su Ruoyun looked towards the sky above the Helan family and for some reason felt a gloomy aura.
Su Ruoyun looked over and her expression changed slightly.
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