Chapter 223 Preserved Eggs (Part 2)
Miss Qiao looked at her eyes and confirmed that she was not lying, then she wrote two words, "Eggplant!"
Although Jiang Zhiluo had some guesses in her mind, her heart still beat faster when she actually heard the word "eggplant".
Her eyes were slightly hot, and she nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
However, Jiang Zhiluo quickly suppressed her emotions.
She said, "Don't worry, she will be fine."
Jiang Zhiluo also explained some things that needed attention.
The door opened and Jiang Zhiluo walked out.
Cui Hejin was waiting under the corridor at the door. When she came out and saw that her face looked strange, a cold light flashed across his picturesque eyes, and then he looked at Miss Qiao behind him.
Although Miss Qiao was wearing a veil, her cold almond-shaped eyes still made Cui Hejin's expression change drastically.
Miss Qiao also saw Cui Hejin again at this time.
The eldest son of the Cui family is also the number one young master in the capital!
Jiang Zhiluo was about to pull Cui Hejin away, but she felt that Cui Hejin did not move. She looked up at Cui Hejin's expression.
But she found that Cui Hejin was looking behind her.
Is he looking at Miss Qiao?
No way?
She also knew that although Miss Qiao was wearing a veil, her eyes were extremely beautiful and could easily attract people's attention.
"What's wrong with you?"
Cui Hejin shook his head and said, "Nothing!"
"Let's go!"
As he spoke, Cui Hejin held an umbrella for Jiang Zhiluo and took her out.
Miss Qiao gestured to the steward at the door, and the steward immediately arranged a carriage to take Jiang Zhiluo and Cui Hejin back.
Liu Ting'an seemed to have thought of something and said, "Sister-in-law, wait a moment."
Jiang Zhiluo paused, turned to look at Liu Ting'an and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Well, the bread my sister-in-law made before was so delicious. All the classmates who bought it said it was delicious and wanted to buy more. I wonder if it would be convenient for my sister-in-law to set up a stall here to sell bread when the weather is good."
He would visit the Cui family during his day off, so he naturally knew that Jiang Zhiluo would go to the town to set up a stall and do business.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "I'll come over when I have time."
Liu Ting'an was very happy when he heard this.
Although I can't eat bread every day, eating it occasionally can satisfy my craving.
After returning to the carriage, Jiang Zhiluo looked at Cui Hejin, who seemed to be worried, and said, "Do you also think Miss Qiao is beautiful?"
Cui Hejin sighed softly and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm just thinking about one thing."
Jiang Zhiluo asked, "What's the matter?"
Cui Hejin reached out and touched Jiang Zhiluo's hair and said, "I'll tell you when I think it through."
Cui Hejin didn't say anything for the time being, because he realized that it would be dangerous if he knew too much about this matter, so he didn't want to tell Jiang Zhiluo for the time being.
"So you're not looking at Miss Qiao because she's pretty?"
Cui Hejin shook his head helplessly and said, "What are you thinking!"
Of course not.
…
After returning home, it was noon and Mrs. Cui made wontons by herself.
Madam Cui said, "On a rainy day, eating some steaming hot food will make you feel warm."
"Wontons can be made with a variety of fillings, including radish and egg, wild vegetable and meat, and egg yolk."
The wind in the air on rainy days is a little cold, and the wind is a little strong, and it brings a chill, making people feel a little cold.
In weather like this, she really wanted to have some hot meal with soup.
It’s just right to eat wontons.
"Mom is really thoughtful."
Madam Cui said, "I don't know how it tastes, but I'm better at making stuffing now than before."
"Now I know that egg yolks can be used not only to make dim sum but also wontons."
She had no idea that salted duck eggs could be used to make so many delicious dishes.
Old Madam Cui didn’t know whether the wontons with egg yolk filling were delicious or not, but she just remembered that Jiang Zhiluo had mentioned it before, so she remembered it.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "I can smell the delicious smell. The wontons made by my mother must be delicious."
"I'm just hungry."
Madam Cui said, "Then let's cook the wontons."
Mrs. Cui wrapped it first, thinking that she would cook it when Zhiluo and Hejin came back.
If it is cooked in advance, it will become stiff and not tasty.
Cui Hejin went to the utility room in the yard and got some dry firewood to start the fire.
Mrs. Cui couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's better to live in a big house. We have a lot of big rooms in our yard. We can store some sundries and firewood in the utility room. We don't have to worry about getting wet when it rains."
When Mrs. Cui thinks about the time when she lived in the small courtyard with a fence, she feels that it was hard.
She felt comfortable when she thought of the big house she lived in now.
Jiang Zhiluo also thought of the time when they were in the small courtyard with a fence. At that time, as soon as they saw it was going to rain, they would quickly get up and go to the yard to build things, or bring some things into the house.
So when it rains, the house is filled with things.
After the water boils, Mrs. Cui puts in the wontons.
Jiang Zhiluo washed her hands and beat an egg.
She planned to add some egg flowers and some vegetables to the wonton soup.
It would be nice if there were some dried shrimps.
However, even without dried shrimps, you can add vegetables and season them the same way.
After it was cooked, everyone scooped a big bowl.
When they sat down to eat the wontons, Mrs. Cui couldn't wait to taste the egg yolk filling.
"Mom, the wontons you make have thin skin and plenty of fillings. They look delicious at first glance."
"You can see the color inside from the outside, this should be the egg yolk filling."
Madam Cui nodded and said, "Yes, you all should try it."
Mrs. Cui also scooped one with a spoon and put it in her mouth.
"It's delicious, especially the ones with egg yolk filling."
Jiang Zhiluo also likes to eat those with egg yolk filling.
"Mom, wontons stuffed with preserved eggs are actually delicious too."
Mrs. Cui was stunned for a moment. "Preserved eggs?"
Jiang Zhiluo saw Mrs. Cui's puzzled look and wondered if there were no preserved eggs here?
"It's also made from pickled duck eggs, black in color."
Mrs. Cui suddenly realized, "Oh, you're talking about transformed eggs. They were sold in the capital, but I've never seen any transformed eggs in Donghe Village."
Jiang Zhiluo thought, could it be that only a few people know how to pickle eggs?
"However, most people can't eat transformed eggs. They always think the taste is weird and not as good as egg yolk wontons or egg yolk dim sum."
Mrs. Cui thought that if there were duck eggs, they would definitely be pickled into salted duck eggs rather than pickled into frozen eggs.
Jiang Zhiluo knew that preserved eggs were a good thing.
Preserved eggs can be used in cooking, and can be used to make preserved egg and lean meat porridge.
"I wonder if the restaurant sells transformed eggs?"
Cui Hejin said: "No."
Jiang Zhiluo was stunned. "You know, have you been to a restaurant?"
Madam Cui took the initiative to help explain, "Manager Feng from Linjiang Tower in our town is a good person. On a rainy day before, He Jin even went to borrow an umbrella from him."
Cui Hejin added, "I met Manager Feng when I went to the bookstore. I helped him write the menu and do the accounting. Now his son is also studying at the Graphite Academy."
Jiang Zhiluo's eyes lit up.
"Is Linjianglou short of dishes?"
Jiang Zhiluo was thinking of pickling preserved eggs and then selling preserved egg dishes in a restaurant.
After making the preserved eggs in this way, can we supply them directly to restaurants?
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However, pickled century eggs must be pickled for at least a month before they can be eaten.
Cui Hejin said, "They probably lack good dishes."
Lack of good dishes.
Jiang Zhiluo asked, "Can you tell me about the current situation of Linjiang Tower?"
Cui Hejin whispered, "Linjianglou used to have good business, but last year another restaurant opened in town and introduced several dishes that Linjianglou didn't have. This attracted a lot of customers, and Linjianglou's business was greatly affected."
"Manager Feng is under a lot of pressure. If Linjianglou continues like this, the owner will withdraw the staff and sell the restaurant."
"But Linjianglou is the hard work of Shopkeeper Feng. Once the restaurant is sold, Shopkeeper Feng will have nowhere to go. Even if he goes back to his boss, he will no longer be valued."
Madam Cui nodded and said, "Indeed, if a well-established shop is handed over to a trusted steward, and he fails to manage the shop properly and instead forces the shop to be sold, the master will think that the steward is incompetent and will generally not use him again."
The Cui family also has many stores, and she has arranged managers to manage them all. If there are any problems, the managers will naturally be removed.
Jiang Zhiluo understood that Manager Feng was under great pressure. If there were really good dishes, Manager Feng would probably buy them and do business.
Jiang Zhiluo’s main purpose was not to sell dishes, but to do the preserved egg business.
She thought for a moment and said, "Mom, are preserved eggs expensive in Beijing?"
Madam Cui nodded and said, "It's expensive. One preserved egg costs fifty coins. Those high-ranking officials and nobles just eat it for the novelty."
Jiang Zhiluo was shocked when she heard the price. "No way, Mom, preserved eggs in Beijing are so expensive?"
"A duck egg costs less than a penny."
Madam Cui said, "No one thinks it's expensive. I heard that transformed eggs are made from wine, and wine is very expensive, so everyone can accept it."
Jiang Zhiluo was thoughtful when she heard this. Yes, there are different ways to pickle preserved eggs.
If it is soaked and pickled with ingredients such as wine and tea, the cost will indeed be higher.
But if it is pickled with lime, wood ash or other things, the cost will be very low.
Even if you can't find limestone to make lime, you can still make lime by calcining shells.
There are some stalls at the pier selling small items including shells. Grocery stores also sell shells at very cheap prices.
In this way, dishes made with preserved eggs will be cheap, and no one will doubt it even if Shopkeeper Feng sells them at a high price.
She would pickle some first, and even if the restaurant didn't buy them, she would still be able to sell them.
Madam Cui looked at Jiang Zhiluo's expression and said, "Zhiluo, do you want to make preserved eggs?"
Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said, "Yes, mother, preserved eggs are actually a good thing. They can be used to make many delicious dishes and porridge."
Mrs. Cui had tasted the taste of preserved eggs, but she really didn't know what cooking tasted like.
It was the first time she heard that porridge could be made.
But she believed in Zhiluo, and everything Zhiluo made was delicious.
"Then should we buy duck eggs first?"
"If I had known earlier, I should have bought duck eggs to hatch ducklings when I was hatching chicks. They would have been able to lay duck eggs when they grew up."
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, there's no need to bother. We can just buy duck eggs. They're cheap too. One penny can buy two duck eggs."
Yes, this is the price of duck eggs on the market.
In Jiang Zhiluo's opinion, this price is really cheap.
If you need duck eggs, just buy duck eggs.
Mrs. Cui knew that Jiang Zhiluo was really preparing to make preserved eggs.
She naturally supported it and said, "Then just go to the market in town and buy duck eggs."
"I remember when we used to set up a stall there to sell snacks, there were many elderly people sitting there with baskets selling duck eggs, but not many people bought them. When we came back at noon, they were often still sitting there, having not sold a single duck egg."
Mrs. Cui also sighed, but at that time they could only take care of themselves and had no time to care about others.
"If we buy duck eggs, they can sell them and make some money to supplement their family income."
In the past, Mrs. Cui grew up in a wealthy family and had no idea about the suffering of the people.
After coming here and seeing how the local people live, she realized that there are many people who do not have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear.
Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said, "Well, I'll go to the market tomorrow to sell chili sauce and buy some duck eggs."
“Buy as much as you can.”
"It just so happens that we have an ox cart at home, so it would be convenient to use it to pull it back."
Mrs. Cui also became motivated and said, "Mom will accompany you."
This time Jiang Zhiluo didn't refuse, "Okay, let's go to the town after breakfast tomorrow."
Buying things is different from selling things. Buying things is just like shopping, not tiring, so Jiang Zhiluo thought it would be nice to take Madam Cui with her, just for fun.
After lunch, Mrs. Cui asked Jiang Zhiluo to rest for a while.
Jiang Zhiluo gave Qiao Mengmeng acupuncture in the morning, using her wood-type ability. She was indeed a little tired now and needed to sleep to recover.
Besides, it was raining outside, and the sound of the rain was very hypnotic.
In modern high-rise buildings, even when it rains, the feeling of listening to the rain inside the house is not that real.
Here, the sound of rain seems to be right next to your ears, and the wind is blowing very hard, making noises even when it hits the window frames.
Amidst such sounds, Jiang Zhiluo slowly relaxed and fell asleep.
Cui Hejin didn't sleep. He just sat at the table drinking water, thinking about something while drinking.
Mrs. Cui knew her son a little bit, and seeing his expression, she knew that he was worried.
"He Jin, you look worried. Did something happen this morning?"
It's just to save someone, it shouldn't be a big deal.
Cui Hejin shook his head and said, "Nothing."
He didn't say anything because he didn't want his mother to worry too much.
Madam Cui said anxiously, "Look at you. The more you don't say anything, the more anxious I become."
"You are my son, you are used to hiding your thoughts, and mother won't say anything."
"But we are different now. If you have any problem, just tell me. At least I will know what's going on."
"Just like when the Cui family was in trouble, my mother really didn't know anything about it."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Cui felt a little sad.
At that time, He Jin didn't tell her what her father did in the court, for fear that she would worry.
Now that she thinks about it, if she knew more, she could have made more preparations for the Cui family, which would have been better than being caught off guard when the Imperial Guards sealed their mansion.
Cui Hejin sighed softly and said slowly, "Mom, everyone says that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is dead, but I think he should still be alive."
Mrs. Cui was a little bit unbelievable.
She only felt the sound of thunder ringing in her ears.
Her eyes widened, and she excitedly grabbed Cui Hejin's wrist and said, "You...are you telling the truth?"
Old Lady Cui knew best what it meant that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still alive.
At this moment, Mrs. Cui's eyes were red.
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