Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Red oil fermented bean curd, thousands of boils of tofu, ten thousand boils...
After preparing all the ingredients, Zhao Mingsheng calculated that it was time for the school to end.
It was Zhao's father who went to pick up Cui Cen at noon. At this moment, no one knew what Cui Cen was busy with in the pharmacy, forgetting to eat and sleep. It was probably too late to pick him up.
Zhao Mingsheng changed his clothes and went to pick up Cui Cen.
Before I even reached the school, I saw children coming out one after another, each with a smile on their face, happily sharing what they learned today with the adults next to them.
Unfortunately, Zhao Mingsheng ran into Li, who had been to her house before.
Ever since Mrs. Meng's health has been getting better day by day, Mrs. Li no longer hangs around her house. I heard that she has other goals.
I didn't expect to meet her here.
Mrs. Li was holding a six-year-old child's hand and listening to what her child had learned in school today.
As she listened, her face became long. This teacher, whom the Zhao family had found from somewhere, taught all these unorthodox knowledge in her opinion!
Zhao Mingsheng originally wanted to walk past them quietly, but he didn't expect to be seen by Li.
Li stopped Zhao Mingsheng with an unhappy look on her face.
"Little girl from the Zhao family, where did you find this teacher? Is he really any good? Why don't you teach the formal Four Books and Five Classics, but only teach these useless things to the children?"
"My baby is going to be the top scorer in the imperial examination!" She was very dissatisfied with this. "Please don't delay my baby."
A woman passing by sneered at this and said, "Your child is the top scorer in the imperial examination, but he's only six years old and can't even speak a complete sentence!"
After saying that, she rolled her eyes rudely. Their two families lived close to each other, and Mrs. Li often flirted with the man in her family, which made her angry.
The two families had a grudge, but the child was innocent. Zhao Mingsheng quickly stepped forward to mediate.
"Many children are born with slow development, but they will achieve good results later in life."
Li was very pleased to hear this and was about to say a few more words to the woman.
Zhao Mingsheng directed his words at her again.
"If you're worried, you can send your child to the school in town. We didn't force you to come, right?" Zhao Mingsheng didn't need to spoil her.
Li suddenly fell silent.
The tuition fee for the school in the town is twenty taels a year, which is unaffordable for a widow like her.
Her sharp voice suddenly softened, and she said softly, "I...I was just asking."
After she finished speaking, she grabbed her son's hand and ran away quickly.
After hearing this farce, many women and men gathered around and said in unison:
"Sheng girl, don't take what she said to heart. We all think that Master Cui is a great teacher. My daughter just told me that she learned a lot today!"
"That's right, my kid even said he would never go to a dangerous place again."
"I like Master Cui!"
Zhao Mingsheng lowered his head and saw a little girl with two pigtails in her hair, saying in a baby voice:
"Master Cui taught us a lot today."
Zhao Mingsheng rubbed her head and said, "Good girl, then you must listen to Master Cui and study hard!"
Although the current world does not allow women to take imperial examinations and enter official careers, it is always good to learn more knowledge.
The little girl fluttered her long eyelashes, and her eyes, like crystal grapes, were full of childlike innocence.
She replied in a baby voice: "Okay~"
After finally breaking free from the crowd, Zhao Mingsheng rushed to the school, but everyone had left.
Cui Cen was the only one left, lying on the table, looking exhausted.
Zhao Mingsheng quietly entered the room, pinched his nose and called out in a childish voice:
"Master Cui~"
Cui Cen immediately sat up straight as if by reflex.
"I'm here, what's up..."
He had just said half of it when he saw Zhao Mingsheng standing in front of him, grinning.
The next moment, he collapsed like a deflated ball.
"Don't tease me, I've been terrified of the words 'Master Cui' all day long."
Zhao Mingsheng dragged a chair and sat down next to him. She was very curious about what Cui Cen had experienced today.
Only when he heard the three words "Master Cui" did he feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.
Cui Cen looked hopeless as he slowly recounted his experiences of the day.
"It's nothing, it's just..."
"Master Cui, I need to pee."
"Master Cui, Xiaohu is pulling my hair tie."
"Master Cui, you spoke too fast just now. I didn't hear you clearly."
"Master Cui, I'm hungry."
"Master Cui, I miss my mother."
Master Cui, Master Cui, Master Cui, Master Cui.
Cui Cen had heard these three words too many times today, causing him to feel overwhelmed whenever he heard them.
Zhao Mingsheng felt both sympathetic and amused by this.
"But the children like you very much!" She told Cui Cen what happened on the way.
"Really? Did they really say that?" Cui Cen said in disbelief.
He suddenly became motivated again, realizing that his day was not wasted.
"How could I lie to you?" Zhao Mingsheng went forward to pull him, "Let's go home and have dinner."
The ingredients for dinner include fresh and tender braised tofu and tender pork belly with alternating fat and lean meat.
So Zhao Mingsheng planned to use these to make a stew of pork, cabbage and tofu. The remaining pork belly could be used to stir-fry a dish of twice-cooked pork and a dish of pickled cabbage.
Stir-fry the pork belly until oil comes out, add the cabbage and stir-fry for a few times, then add water to cover the ingredients, and add the tofu after the water boils.
Boil the tofu and fish a thousand times. The tofu needs to be stewed longer to make it taste better.
So Zhao Mingsheng started another pot and blanched the pork belly slices in boiling water.
Then heat oil in a cold pan. When the oil temperature comes up, add onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Stir-fry with garlic cloves until golden brown. When the aroma fills your nose, add pork belly slices and stir-fry until browned. Add a spoonful of bean paste and continue to stir-fry.
Stir-fry the pork belly until it is dry and crispy. It will taste very crispy and fatty but not greasy. Finally, sprinkle with green onion sprouts and stir-fry for a few times before serving.
The green onion sprouts and pork belly are entangled together, looking very tempting.
Pickled cabbage with vinegar is a Shandong dish. Zhao Mingsheng peeled the cabbage stems and stewed them with tofu, and the remaining cabbage hearts were just right for making this pickled cabbage with vinegar.
The key to stir-fried cabbage with vinegar is the preparation of the soup. Chop the green onion, ginger and garlic, add light soy sauce, aged vinegar and sugar, and then drizzle with a spoonful of hot oil to fully bring out their aroma.
After taking it out of the pan, drizzle a little bit of sesame oil on it, so that the pickled cabbage will be more fragrant.
After dinner, Zhao Mingsheng remembered that the medicinal herbs he brought back from the medicine field were still in the backpack.
She quickly took out the herbs from the backpack, kept those that needed to be taken to the pharmacy tomorrow, and took the rest to the pharmacy to give to Zhao's father.
After giving it to her, she discovered that there was a cloth bag inside, which contained the stamens of the hibiscus she had picked today.
"Dad, I remember the Materia Medica said that the stamens of Hibiscus mutabilis have a cooling and heat-removing effect, making them a perfect ingredient for making burn ointment."
Father Zhao nodded, looking like a teachable child:
"That's right! Hibiscus has the ability to clear away heat and detoxify, as well as cool the blood and stop bleeding. Its stamens are dried and ground into powder. Then, combined with ointment, rhubarb, coptis root, and other herbs, it's made into [Hanyu Hibiscus Cream], which can treat burns from water or fire."
Zhao Mingsheng said happily, "That's perfect. Daddy, please tell me the recipe for this [Hanyu Furong Cream]!"
"Is it because Cui Cen's injury that makes you anxious?" Father Zhao asked deliberately.
Zhao Mingsheng thought the question was a bit strange, but she answered truthfully, "No? It's just that the burn cream at home happened to be used up, and I wanted to make some more."
What she didn't say was that if it worked, she could sell it at a pharmacy for money, and that was the most important thing!
Father Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want his daughter, who had just returned, to be taken away by another pig.
The next morning, Zhao Mingsheng packed his things and prepared to go to town.
The prescription that Zhao's father had recently been researching was missing an ingredient, and there was no such ingredient in the medicine field at home, so he went up the mountain to collect the herb early in the morning, carrying a medicine basket on his back, before dawn.
So this time, only Zhao Mingsheng went to the town alone.
She took the herbs to the pharmacy first, and heard good news as soon as she entered.
The three bottles of Qibao Biran Wan that she had left here were all sold out, and two of them were sold at high prices.
It turned out that Shopkeeper Yu bought one of the bottles for himself and gave it to his long-time friend.
His good friend was originally an aide to the county magistrate. After using the medicine, his gray hair turned black overnight. The effect was amazing and shocked everyone in the county government.
It happened to be the county magistrate’s mother’s 70th birthday.
He specially sent someone to buy the remaining two bottles at a high price of fifty taels each, preparing to present them as birthday gifts.
When Manager Yu saw her, he felt like he had seen a savior.
"Girl, you're finally here!" He wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, "Five families came this morning to ask when these Qibao Biran Pills will be available."
He said with a sympathetic heart, "If you don't come again, the threshold of my shop will be trampled down by them."
Shopkeeper Yu's words were so exaggerated that Zhao Mingsheng laughed. She quickly took out five bottles of the newly refined Qibao Meiran Pills.
"Keep these. Don't sell all five bottles at once."
"I understand, I understand! Doing business requires a sense of urgency. If customers feel that there is an ample supply of goods, it will be difficult to sell them." Shopkeeper Yu understood what he meant.
"Girl, I priced each of these Qibao Meiran Pills at ten taels of silver. Including the extra forty taels given by the county magistrate, the total is one hundred and thirty taels of silver. Count it for you." Shopkeeper Yu handed her the purse filled with silver.
Zhao Mingsheng accepted one hundred taels of silver and returned the remaining thirty taels to Manager Yu.
"If it weren't for your great advertising, the Shippo Biran Pills wouldn't have sold so quickly."
Seeing that Shopkeeper Yu was hesitant, Zhao Mingsheng pushed the silver back into his arms. "This is what you deserve."
Shopkeeper Yu refused but had to accept it.
After agreeing on the quantity and time of the next delivery of medicinal materials, Zhao Mingsheng left the pharmacy with one hundred taels of silver.
When she went out, the corners of her mouth were raised high. She had just earned her first pot of gold, but she seemed to have already seen herself becoming rich in the future.
After delivering the medicinal herbs, she still didn't forget to help Aunt Zou sell fermented bean curd.
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