Chapter 212: Can’t Buy It in the City
She made this dipping sauce on a whim today, with the intention of not wasting anything. The dry sauce is copied from the fried chicken dipping sauce, while the wet sauce is prepared according to her own understanding.
Since completing the seasoning course, her control over seasoning has become increasingly precise, and her understanding of it has become more and more unique. Almost as soon as a dish comes out of the pot, she can taste it and roughly know what flavor it lacks and what seasoning is needed to enhance it. After experimenting with various seasoning methods a few times, she can accurately obtain the final result and create the most suitable flavor.
After preparing the wet dish at noon, I originally wanted to compare it with the dry dish to see which one everyone liked better and to test my learning achievements and shortcomings.
As a result, a group of people pounced on the food like hungry tigers, and did not miss any of the two plates of sauce. After dipping the wet one, they used a spoon to scoop a spoonful of dry one and sprinkled it on top.
In the end, the two seasonings were consumed at the same time, and there was no visible comparison at all.
"By the way, Aunt Chen, I have something to trouble you with." Zhao Xiaojing was about to speak when the alarm on her cell phone rang. The soup dumplings in the steamer in the kitchen were almost ready.
"Comb, talk to Aunt Chen first. I'll go get the soup dumplings."
"I'll go, I'll go, you decide." Yun Yongyuan quickly stood up to stop Zhao Xiaojing and picked up the empty steamer beside him.
"Okay, wait another half a minute before taking the pot off the stove. Remember to set the alarm for eight minutes after putting the new pot on the stove." Zhao Xiaojing instructed.
Yun Yongyuan nodded, took note of it carefully, and hurried to the kitchen.
Zhao Xiaojing received a message from Geng Mingyan early this morning, saying that Manager Li had found two people and they had already gone to work at the construction site. They were working with Hou Guihua and Geng Mingyan to do their jobs and get familiar with the process and environment. In a week at most, the two would be able to finish their work at the construction site and come to Jiangcheng.
The two were not very familiar with Jiangcheng, so they asked Zhao Xiaojing to help find suitable houses around so that they could rent them directly after arriving and have a place to stay.
The two older sisters were not picky people, and since Jiangcheng was the provincial capital, they were afraid that the rent would be too high, so they didn't have any requirements for the house. They just wanted it to be clean and tidy, and a little small, so that two people could live in one room.
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Xiaojing thought about it. Chen Huiping was the landlord and was coming over in the afternoon. It would be better to ask her directly than to spend time looking for a house now.
"That's perfect! Someone on the fifth floor of my building is leaving. He's already told me he's not renting anymore and will be moving out the day after tomorrow. I posted a rental ad two weeks ago, but few people have inquired yet.
My building has single rooms, and it's close to your place. The rent is 800, and water and electricity are charged at market prices.
I'll go back and take some pictures and videos of the house for you. Send them to them and see if it works." Chen Huiping put down her chopsticks and said quickly. "If not, I know other landlords around here. I'll ask them and they'll definitely find it!"
"Thank you, Aunt Chen. Also, Jingzi and I want to rent a new house. Our current house is a bit small, so we want to rent a two-bedroom, one-living room house. The rent expires at the end of this month. Aunt Chen, please help me see if there is a suitable one." Su Yuchen added hurriedly.
Now she has officially returned to the band and has to rehearse three times a week. She also has to find time to practice the piano every day. Since they share a room, she is always afraid of disturbing Zhao Xiaojing.
Moreover, the two of them are now able to live a better life, and moving to a bigger house will provide them with more space.
That morning, Zhao Xiaojing happened to tell her that she wanted to find a house for the two older sisters, so she brought up this matter in passing, and Zhao Xiaojing also agreed very much.
"A two-bedroom house. Let me ask for you."
As Chen Huiping spoke, she took out her cell phone and started making a call. She spoke fluent Jiangcheng dialect and asked questions at a very fast speed. The aura of a landlady overflowed in a second.
A few minutes later, Chen Huiping hung up the phone, and the phone started ringing with messages.
"Hello, it's right in front of your corner. It has two bedrooms and a living room. It's 1,600 yuan a month. It's on the third floor and is renting now. Take a look first."
Chen Huiping handed the phone to the two of them. When they looked, they saw that all the pictures and videos of the house taken by others on Chen Huiping's phone were transferred to her.
It looks clean and bright, the price is normal, and the facilities in the room are all available.
"It looks pretty good. Let's go over and take a look when we have time? Or I can go back during the lunch break and take a look?" Su Yuchen asked.
Now that they weren't selling sweet soup, they had more time at noon, but they were both used to not taking a nap. Su Yuchen would practice piano after returning home, while Zhao Xiaojing would plunge into the kitchen to research dishes.
"Then leave it to you." Zhao Xiaojing chose the full agency without hesitation.
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At 10:30 in the evening, after Zhao Xiaojing finished washing up, Su Yuchen also ended the video call with his family, looking like he had lost all hope in life.
"I asked for your advice on how to cook radish. My mom said you can't use red-skinned radish. You have to use the thicker-skinned, green-skinned radish. I recorded the recipe and will send it to you later.
However, she said that the pickling method doesn’t matter and there is no special technique. You can dry it however you want, as long as it doesn’t break after being bent, and it only needs to be dried to about 60% to 70%.
The reason why the radishes from the countryside are more fragrant is because they are grown in one’s own fields and fertilized with farmyard manure…
Another thing is that the sesame oil added when mixing is also squeezed from sesame seeds grown at home. It is pure natural, original, and of high purity.
You can't buy these two things in the city." Su Yuchen looked at Zhao Xiaojing helplessly.
"Oh, so..." Zhao Xiaojing nodded and sat there with her wet hair wrapped.
She knew about farm manure. In the past, when she went to the countryside, many families had a manure composting pit, which was filled with manure. After a period of composting, it was used to irrigate the land. The smell was very strong, and the smell of fermented manure could be smelled as soon as she got close.
I have the impression that it is quite common. Although this is Jiangcheng, you should be able to find it if you want to buy it with some effort.
"Is it possible that we can't buy it in the city? We can look for vendors at the street market?" Zhao Xiaojing asked.
"It's difficult." Su Yuchen shook his head. "Using manure water is too tiring. It doesn't produce as much as chemical fertilizer, and the results aren't as good. Vegetables sold in the city now are all grown on an industrial scale, using chemical fertilizers. Vegetables grown with chemical fertilizers are prettier and more marketable.
Take our village for example. Our village is also a famous vegetable planting base in Yangcheng. Almost every household has a vegetable garden and a vegetable greenhouse. The vegetables grown there are all grown with chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The vegetables are beautiful, with high yields and similar quality. Those are sold in the market.
But most people don't eat those at home. Instead, they plant small vegetable plots in front of or behind their houses. They only plant vegetables according to the season and use farmyard manure, no pesticides, and little maintenance. The vegetables that grow out are ugly and sometimes vary in size, but because they are natural, they taste delicious and have a vegetable flavor.
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