When Hua Xinuo and his family walked back, Hua Xinhong and Qiu Wenqin were still a little bit unbelieving.
Is that the way it's done?
Hua Hanbin said indignantly, "That chief clerk looked down on us from the beginning."
"You dislike the fish we gave you. The kind that weighs over three pounds, each one is very expensive."
Hua Hanmao sighed and said, "I guess the gifts they usually receive are only a few taels of silver. It's normal for them to look down on our fish."
Qiu Wenqin had a very good impression of Mr. Zhao. "That Mr. Zhao is very different. He's a very kind person. We gave him the two fish, and he didn't refuse them. Instead, he thanked us. You can tell he comes from a well-known family and is very well-educated."
Hua Hanbin seemed to have thought of something and said, "Sister, why didn't you tell Young Master Zhao just now that the chief clerk was deliberately delaying and not doing our job?"
Hua Xinuo patiently explained, "We have no relationship with Master Zhao, so it's already great that he can take care of us."
"It would be unwise for us to file a complaint at this time. Frankly speaking, the chief clerk hasn't done anything out of line."
"We just need to show that we are familiar with Mr. Zhao. The chief clerk is a smart man and will know how to quickly get things done for us."
“If you can have one more friend, don’t make one more enemy. If things are done smoothly and the goal is achieved, don’t create unnecessary complications.”
Hua Hanmao and Hua Hanbin thought about their sister's words and felt that they made a lot of sense.
Hua Xinhong was shocked.
There are many things that I couldn’t understand before, but now they become clear all of a sudden.
He used to study, and because of his knowledge he was valued by the teacher, he actually had some arrogance as a scholar.
At that time, Young Master Chen of the Chen family wanted to win him over, but he ignored him, so that Young Master Chen became more and more displeased with him.
In fact, he could have been more tactful. Perhaps then, Chen Shao wouldn't have held such a grudge against him.
But now that the Chen family is gone, he doesn't have to worry about these things.
Just through this incident, and after a few years of fishing, Hua Xinhong's temper has been smoothed out a little.
On the way back, they went to the market and bought some things, including some small intestines.
When they bought small intestines, the owners of the meat stalls were all surprised.
It seems that no one would think that someone would buy this kind of thing.
After buying the things, the family happily returned to the boat, took out the deed and looked at it over and over again, very excited.
They mainly discussed starting to build the house the next day.
Of course, now that they are no longer in the bun business, they will be much more relaxed.
The family started stewing braised dishes and making sausages.
"I feel like my life is much easier now that I'm not making buns anymore."
"Yes, once these pig offal are processed, we just need to stew them. It's very convenient."
"But making ham sausage requires fish filling, which is much easier than making buns."
"Indeed, making buns requires kneading and fermenting the dough, and the cost of flour alone is high. In the future, making braised food and ham sausages can save a lot of costs and make more money than making buns."
So no one thought it was a big deal that we didn’t do the bun business.
At worst, I can just make more braised food and more sausages later.
One sausage is as heavy as several steamed buns.
The family was thinking about returning to the village and living in a big house soon, so they worked very hard.
They had an extra twenty taels of silver to pay the full amount, and they had to make two thousand sausages.
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But on the other side
In the prefectural government
It was just the time for the morning rest, and Song Moshu, the son of the prefectural governor Mr. Song, came back from the prefectural school.
Zhao Zhi naturally returned to the prefect's house to eat.
The magistrate's wife was a little weak and spent most of her time resting in the house.
However, since his son Mu Xiu and nephew had returned home, the prefect's wife, Mrs. Zhao, naturally had to have dinner with them.
But she was not feeling well and had no appetite.
Zhao looked at her nephew talking to her son, and her brows relaxed slightly.
Lord Song asked about his son's studies at the academy.
Song Moshu said, "Dad, the atmosphere in Yunlu Academy is much better now. Since Chen Jian is gone, we can all study hard."
Song Moshu was only ten years old. Although he was educated in a strict manner by his father, he always answered his father's questions truthfully.
Zhao smiled gently and said, "I see that you are willing to go to the academy now, which is a good thing."
"It seems like he's slowly getting used to it."
Lord Song previously served as the prefect of another state. Because of his good political achievements and the inaction of the previous prefect here, Lord Song was transferred here half a year ago.
So some things are not clear to me.
Song Moshu was also just sent to Yunlu Academy.
Yunlu Academy is a very prestigious academy.
Lord Song asked Zhao Zhi again with concern.
Zhao Zhi truthfully reported some of the things that happened during his work.
"Well, you're still young. It's good for your future if you gain more experience."
Lord Song also takes good care of his nephew.
When he was still a poor scholar, the Zhao family did not despise him. Instead, they married their carefully educated daughter to him and funded his studies.
Lord Song also respects his first wife.
Even though the Zhao family is in a bit of a downturn now, Lord Song should take care of them.
While the family was talking, Song Moshu suddenly asked in surprise, "What is this? Why is it so delicious?"
Zhao Zhi explained with a smile: "This is ham sausage. They said it's delicious. I tried it and it's really good, so I asked the kitchen to cut a dish."
Zhao tasted it and was also stunned, "It is indeed delicious."
Even she, who has little appetite, is willing to eat a few more pieces.
Zhao Zhi pointed to the fish on the table and said, "Aunt, Uncle, please try this fish. I tasted it and it tastes good. It doesn't have any fishy smell."
When Lord Song and Mrs. Zhao tasted it, they were really surprised.
Even the majestic Lord Song couldn't help but praise: "Not bad, not bad, the fish cooked by the kitchen today is delicious, it deserves a reward."
Song Moshu curled his lips and said, "Dad, this is the fish my cousin brought back. The fish is obviously delicious, so why is it the kitchen's credit?"
Lord Song laughed heartily and said, "Yes, Dad was mistaken. The things your cousin brought back are better."
Zhao couldn't help but eat a few more bites.
“Not only is the fish delicious, but the cooking method is different from before, so there is really no fishy smell.”
"What the hell is going on?"
Zhao couldn't help but ask curiously.
In the past, the kitchen would cook fish from time to time, but everyone would only take a few bites and then be reluctant to pick up their chopsticks.
I am not used to the fishy smell. Even if I use precious tea leaves to remove the fishy smell, it still doesn’t taste the same.
So when the fish was served, they instinctively didn't pick up their chopsticks.
Zhao Zhi saw that his aunt's family was willing to eat and said it was delicious with smiles on their faces, and then he told them what happened.
"The girl was afraid I wouldn't accept it, so she explained how to cook the fish. She also gave me a piece of something, saying it was ginger to remove the fishy smell. She also said that the fish would be easier to digest if cooked well. I didn't expect that it would actually taste good when cooked as she said."
"This ham sausage is also made by them. They say it's a dish once it's cut and served on a plate."
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