Chapter 599 Chapter 599 Settle Accounts
Since the mission could not be completed, Zhuang Qingning simply ignored the mission. Seeing Zhang Yongchang's face full of dejection because of the failure of the sour beans, Zhuang Qingning now only wanted to find out what the problem with the sour beans was.
Zhang Yongchang, Lian Rong and others knew Zhuang Qingning's cooking skills, which were definitely not inferior to Zhang Yongchang's, so they served the sour beans to Zhuang Qingning for him to taste.
Zhuang Qingning took a bite to taste the bean. As soon as he put it in his mouth, he frowned at first, and then he started to giggle.
"What's going on?" Zhang Yongchang was confused looking at Zhuang Qingning smiling like that.
"Uncle Zhang." Zhuang Qingning finally stopped laughing and said, "Uncle Zhang, I'm afraid you've been deceived this time."
"Ah?" Zhang Yongchang was even more surprised. "You said I was cheated? Aren't these sour beans soaked in white vinegar?"
"Of course not, it's soaked in salt water." Zhuang Qingning explained.
"Salt water?" Lian Rong was also very curious. "But the salt is salty, but the kimchi tastes sour and appetizing. If it is pickled with salt, wouldn't it become pickled vegetables?"
"It's really not." Zhuang Qingning smiled, "I'm just afraid that no matter what I say now, you won't understand. They say seeing is believing. I won't say anything more. I'll just make a jar for you. When the time comes, you can taste it and you'll know if it's true or not."
Zhuang Qingning said this, put down the almost finished bowl in his hand, and went to the kitchen to look for the ingredients needed to make pickled vegetables.
Lian Rong and Ma Tong hurried to help.
Zhuang Qingning prepared radish strips, long beans, ginger slices, chili peppers and other things, and put them in the jar in order. He poured in boiled water that had been cooled, added coarse salt and rock sugar, and finally added a few drops of white wine before closing the lid of the jar.
"It's ready. After pickling for about twenty days, the kimchi will be ready. Remember to use clean chopsticks when scooping it out. Don't let any oil get into the chopsticks, otherwise the whole jar of kimchi will go bad." Zhuang Qingning instructed.
"Don't worry, Miss Zhuang. I will remember this." Lian Rong agreed and took the jar to a cool and ventilated corner. He placed a large bowl on top of the lid of the jar to prevent anyone from accidentally knocking the lid off.
"How dare this old fellow lie to me?" Zhang Yongchang stood up angrily and turned around on the spot. "I was saying that I didn't have a very good relationship with this old fellow. He even lost face because of the tofu incident. When I asked him, I thought he might not tell me, but I didn't expect him to tell me. I thought this old fellow was a good person and had an open mind. I never thought he was plotting something bad here."
"No, no matter what, I have to settle the score with this old guy."
As Zhang Yongchang said this, he was about to walk out.
"Uncle Zhang." Zhuang Qingning stopped Zhang Yongchang and said, "Where are you going to settle accounts with someone this late at night?"
"Then I'll go and settle the score with him tomorrow!" Zhang Yongchang sat down on the stool after hearing Zhuang Qingning's retreat. "No matter what, I have to talk to him properly and let out the anger in my heart!"
Seeing Zhang Yongchang looking angry and like a pufferfish, Zhuang Qingning couldn't help but laugh again and again, "Uncle Zhang, don't be anxious for now."
"No hurry, how can I not be anxious?"
Zhang Yongchang was so angry that his face turned red. "Who wouldn't be angry after being deceived like this?"
"Yes, anyone would be angry, but Uncle Zhang, have you ever thought about this? Since this person is teasing you on purpose, he must be thinking about making you angry. If you go to him angrily, wouldn't that be exactly what he wants?"
Zhuang Qingning said, "The angrier you are, the more likely it is that even though you've scolded them on the surface, they might be overjoyed in their hearts."
After listening to Zhuang Qingning's words, Zhang Yongchang nodded slightly and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense, but we can't just let this matter go."
Although it may seem acceptable on the surface, it is difficult to accept in the heart. What's more, the thought of being teased by others makes me feel even more uncomfortable, as I feel it is not right to make a fuss or not to make a fuss.
"Uncle Zhang, I just told you not to be anxious and not to go to him angrily, but I didn't say that the matter can just be let go." Zhuang Qingning laughed.
"So what you mean is..."
"Now the kimchi has been pickled, right? Wait for it to be opened in twenty days, and the kimchi will be ready. Then go find him and ask him to taste it. He will definitely be very curious about the taste of the kimchi, and will definitely wonder why I told you that the method was wrong, but you can still pickle kimchi with such a good taste. He will definitely ask you how you pickled it."
"Uncle Zhang can keep silent then and just say that you made the kimchi according to his method. The more anxious he gets, the less you should say. Isn't that giving him a taste of his own medicine?"
Zhuang Qingning smiled, with light flickering in his eyes, and he looked like a cunning fox.
"That's what happened." Zhang Yongchang suddenly understood and slapped his thigh. "Who knows? This old guy has been waiting to see me make a fool of myself. He has definitely been looking for an opportunity to ask me about the pickles. If he asks me this time, I will be vague and say that they are not pickled enough. This will only make him think that I am afraid of losing face so I dare not say anything, which will make him even more proud."
"Just wait until he gets too proud, then I'll take out this pickle and make him lose face!"
"That's it." Zhuang Qingning gave Zhang Yongchang a thumbs up.
It's no wonder that Zhang Yongchang, who is usually very stubborn, is very smart now. He came around quickly and was able to apply what he had learned to other situations.
Not bad, not bad.
"Let's do it!" Zhang Yongchang slammed the table, and the smile on his face could not be hidden.
[Ding, warm reminder, Zhang Yongchang's current joy value is 100, and he has reached the task completion standard of 99 points. The host has completed the task and has received free food and drinks. He has received rewards, Li Luoxiang recipe*1, Chunfengdeyi fragments*2. ]
Perfect!
Zhuang Qingning was very surprised.
I had given up hope on the mission, but now I suddenly received a message saying that the mission was completed. Does this mean that there is always a way out? And the reward I got was the recipe for Li Luoxiang.
Ever since the last Ban Yue Xiang was handed over to Cheng Ruize for production, manufacturing and sales, it is no exaggeration to say that it has been making a fortune every day. If Li Luo Xiang is launched at this time, it will surely be a blockbuster and the sales volume cannot be underestimated.
That would mean she would get more money.
Oh, when I think about counting money until my hands cramp, I feel so happy.
With such a happy mood, Zhuang Qingning quickly went to the county town to find Cheng Ruize and talked about the matter of Li Luoxiang.
Tickets, tickets, tickets, tickets…
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