Chapter 142 Simple Hot Pot
Zhang Juexia was very happy that Song Yu agreed.
This matter of the embroiderer has been bothering her for a few days, but now it's solved.
Sometimes, she thought that she was really a waste. She was a time traveler, but she could do nothing.
It really holds back those who travel through time.
Song Yu asked again, "Miss Zhang, when can I go?"
"There's a place to stay at home, you can come anytime. How much is the salary?"
Zhang Juexia thought about it and realized that he was a craftsman after all.
On the way, Shopkeeper Yao also told her the market price, "The wages are only one or two taels of silver a month, and I will buy back the things you embroider at the normal price.
Anyway, I won't treat you unfairly. If you're worried, we can find a middleman and sign a contract."
Shopkeeper Yao took over and said, "It's best if you sign a contract. That will put everyone at ease."
"I still trust the people introduced by Manager Yao. It's just that I don't want more people to know where I'm going."
"Don't worry about that. As long as you don't tell anyone, others won't be able to find her. You don't know how far away she lives."
Zhang Juexia pushed Shopkeeper Yao and said, "Shut up! If you keep talking, Madam Song might not dare to go."
Song Yu shook his head repeatedly, "How can that be? I wish I could be as far away as possible. But you have to let me clean up."
"Okay, I'm afraid the snow will get heavier. When the snow stops and the road becomes easier to walk on, I'll come pick you up.
Madam Song, you just need to bring your things. We have everything you need for living and daily necessities at home.
You don't have to cook, just eat with us on weekdays. After all, if there's food for us, there's food for you two."
Song Yu wiped away her tears. "Everyone says I, Song Yu, will be blessed in the future, but I didn't believe it. Now, my blessing has arrived. Shopkeeper Yao, Miss Zhang, you are truly my benefactors!"
Shopkeeper Yao sighed.
Zhang Juexia comforted her, "I dare not say that, Madam Song, you are still capable."
After leaving Song Yu's house, Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu said goodbye to Manager Yao and prepared to go home.
Passing by Fulin Inn, Zhang Juexia asked Ye Beixiu to stop the carriage, find a caravan heading to Shunhe County, and deliver a letter to Li Yingyue.
She has already found a satisfactory embroiderer, so she won't let Li Yingyue be distracted and will let her concentrate on the canned food business!
The caravan told her that the letter would be received that same day.
Only then did Zhang Juexia get on the carriage with peace of mind.
On the way, Zhang Juexia discussed with Ye Beixiu where to place Song Yu and her daughter.
"When you get home, help me clean up another warehouse and put them in the backyard first. After the New Year, we'll build the house and then let them move out."
"It can only be like this. I used to think our house was big, but now it's so small."
"I don't want to raise chickens and rabbits in our backyard anymore. Just think about it, when summer comes, the smell will fill the room where we sleep."
"Then where should we keep them?"
"I've thought about it a long time ago. The mountain behind is so big, there must be a place for them to stay."
"Too."
The two of them talked as they walked and arrived home before lunch.
The snow was getting heavier.
Zhang Juexia thought that the mountain road was difficult to walk on, so he went to the backyard and told the workers not to come to work until the snow melted.
Liu Jinhua was the first to speak up, "Beixiu's wife, it's snowing, so we have nothing to do at home. It's just that the roads are difficult to walk on, but we can overcome it."
"That's right, that's right."
"How about this, we take it home and make it."
"No, it's warm here, Bei Xiu's wife. We're so cold we can't even stretch out our hands. How can we work?"
The back-and-forth was making Zhang Juexia a bit overwhelmed. "How about this? Whoever wants to come can come. As long as you don't think the snow is too thick and it affects your walking, I have no objection."
Everyone then shut up.
When Zhang Juexia left, an aunt grumbled softly, "Bei Xiu's wife looks good-tempered, but why do I feel a little scared of her when she speaks?"
"I feel the same way."
"It would be strange if we weren't afraid of her. Granny Qin is powerful, isn't she? She has us all under her thumb. That's called ability.
It's been so many years since our Yejia Village had such a capable person."
"That's right, Yulan. Has your mother-in-law behaved herself?"
Li Yulan smiled and said, "It's been fine lately. My mother and I are not at home. If she wants to quarrel, she needs someone to quarrel with her."
"That's right. I really hope that life will continue like this."
Zhang Juexia made hand-rolled noodles and meat sauce.
On a cold day, drink some noodles to warm your body.
While eating noodles, Zhang Juexia thought of hot pot, "Do we sell mutton here?"
Liu Mingda put down the bowl and looked at Zhang Juexia, "Why did you think of something delicious again?"
"Of course."
Ye Beixiu looked at Zhang Juexia with regret, "It's in town, but you didn't tell me this morning."
"I'm so busy, am I forgetting?"
"How about I go to the village this afternoon and take a look. There are families in our village who raise sheep. If you want to eat some, I can buy one for you."
“Is it expensive?”
"It's not expensive, is it? It's cheaper than pork anyway. It eats grass and is easy to raise. The meat has a nice flavor, so not many people eat it."
"oh."
In the afternoon, Ye Beixiu actually carried back a sheep.
Zhang Juexia's mouth started watering as he watched. Lamb skewers, roasted whole lamb, hot pot, braised lamb, lamb soup, in short, many ways of eating lamb came to his mind.
Ye Beixiu looked at her and knew that his wife was greedy. He asked her with a smile, "Kill her?"
If Zhang Juexia hesitated for a second, it would be disrespectful to the food, "Hmm."
The mutton was placed in front of Zhang Juexia, and everyone looked at her, "How do you eat it?"
“Are there any sesame seeds at home?”
"There should be some in the old house. Grandpa and grandma grow some every year. Can I go find some?"
Ye Beixiu was so proactive, so Zhang Juexia had to give him face. "Go quickly and come back soon."
When Ye Beixiu brought back the sesame seeds, Zhang Juexia asked him to sharpen the kitchen knife at home on the whetstone and cut the mutton into thin slices.
Ye Beixiu didn't ask why he did this and just went about his work obediently.
Zhang Juexia found some lamb bones and chopped lamb chops, added water to the pot, and began to cook bone soup.
After doing all these things, she made sesame peanut butter, which is the soul of hot pot.
Just thinking about it made her saliva come out.
The kitchen was filled with fragrance, and Liu Mingda and Gancao both looked in to find out what they would have for dinner.
Zhang Juexia sent them away with just one word: keep it a secret.
After the sesame peanut butter was ready, Zhang Juexia asked Ye Beixiu to find a clay stove from the warehouse. She tried it and found that the iron pot could be placed on it.
If you light a fire below, it really looks like that.
This was the thing she could think of that most resembled hot pot at home.
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