Chapter 40 Chapter 40 The fried crispy meat of the medicine shop apprentice is...
The fried crispy meat needs to be fried a second time so that the skin will be more crispy. When the skin turns into a purer golden yellow, it can be removed and set aside to drain the oil.
Zhao Mingsheng divided half of the fried crispy meat. Although Cui Cen was not picky about food, he seemed to prefer sweet and sour dishes.
So she planned to use the fried crispy pork to make a sweet and sour pork tenderloin.
Zhao Mingsheng used the tomatoes he picked from the space to make sweet and sour sauce. He washed, peeled, and cut them into small pieces, then stir-fried them in a pan until they became a thick sauce.
Although the tomatoes in the space taste sweet and sour, they will be a bit sour if they are just boiled into sauce. You still need to add a spoonful of sugar to enhance the flavor and then continue to stir-fry.
When the sauce becomes a vibrant red, add starch to thicken it. Stir-fry for a while longer until the sauce is ready. While it's still hot, add the fried crispy pork and mix well. Your sweet and sour pork tenderloin is ready.
While the sweet and sour pork tenderloin is being served, the eggplants in the steamer are also being steamed.
After the heat dissipated a little, Zhao Mingsheng tore the steamed eggplant into strips, stacked them into a small hill, and poured the prepared vinegar and garlic sauce on top.
Finally, pour a spoonful of hot oil on it, and the aroma will immediately fill the air.
The sweet and sour pork tenderloin just out of the pot is juicy and crispy. When your teeth gently bite off the crispy shell, there is a crispy sound, and just listening to this sound makes people salivate.
Not to mention how appetizing it is after being coated in a layer of sweet and sour soup.
Later on in the meal, although the soup has seeped into the outer coating of the crispy meat, making it not so crispy anymore, the crispy meat that has absorbed the soup tastes different. It is soft and sticky, and the meat juice wrapped in the coating is mixed with the sweet and sour rich soup, creating a more wonderful taste that dances freely on the tip of the tongue.
Cui Cen didn't even leave out the soup, mixing it with rice and eating it all.
After a hearty meal, the mother and son of the Shi family suddenly came to visit.
Compared to the day when the village chief gathered everyone, Aunt Shi's face looked a little paler. Although she was only a woman in her early thirties, she had more wrinkles on her face than Aunt Zou.
"This kid is really going to piss me off!"
As soon as she entered the house, Aunt Shi beat her chest and stamped her feet, crying, "This kid came home and told me he didn't want to go to school! You guys have to help me persuade him!"
When she said this, Shi Xiaozi just hung his head and said nothing. He only came forward to support her when she got too excited and said, "Mom, you are not in good health, don't get angry."
Aunt Shi waved his hand away, almost unsteady on her feet, and said angrily, "You finally got the chance to go to school, why don't you know how to cherish it!"
Zhao Mingsheng quickly stepped forward to support Aunt Shi and led her to sit at the table. He poured her another cup of tea to calm her down, and then spoke on behalf of the young man Shi:
"Xiao Shi decided to stop studying and go out to work for the sake of his family."
Zhao Mingsheng held Aunt Shi's hand, fearing that she would faint suddenly. He gently pinched her knuckles and said softly,
"This village school only serves as an enlightenment. If you really want to enter the official career, you still have to go to the town to take the formal examination, which is very expensive."
Moreover, Shi Xiaozi himself knew that hard work could make up for one's shortcomings, but it would be difficult for him to pass the exam with his stubborn mind.
But Zhao Mingsheng didn't tell Aunt Shi about this. She paused and continued, "He's also worried that the family will be burdened too much in the future, so he wants to share some of the burden..."
"Why would I need him? It's my useless body that's dragging this family down." Aunt Shi gritted her teeth, tears in her eyes revealing determination. "At worst, I can sell the sheep in the backyard, and if that doesn't work, I can sell the chickens too. Anyway, I will definitely be able to support your education!"
Shi Xiaozi, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly raised his head upon hearing this and said, "The sheep at home is kept for you to nourish your body, you can't sell it!"
As if remembering something, he hurriedly added, "Those chickens can't be sold either. Thanks to Uncle Zhao, those eggs are about to hatch chicks. It would be a shame to sell them now!"
Father Zhao also nodded. This was the big rooster that he had cured with great difficulty!
Tears welled up in Aunt Shi's eyes. "If you don't go to school, what can you do at such a young age? Be a porter at the dock like your father?"
Aunt Shi's husband had been carrying goods at the dock since he was a child, and his health was ruined at an early age. He passed away before he was thirty, leaving behind mother and child.
Naturally, she didn't want her son to follow the same path as his father and end up making the same mistakes.
"Auntie, don't be anxious. Didn't Xiaoshi tell you? I introduced him to an apprentice job in a pharmacy." Zhao Mingsheng comforted her.
She originally thought that Aunt Shi did not agree with her son being an apprentice in a pharmacy, but after all this time she still didn't know about it!
Aunt Shi, who was originally very excited, was stunned for a moment when she heard this. She stopped sobbing and stared at her son blankly.
"Is this true?" she said in disbelief.
"Auntie, how could I possibly lie to you?" Zhao Mingsheng handed her a cup of tea at the right moment. "Have a quick drink of tea to calm down."
This is her homemade tea, which she specially prepared by adding some medicinal herbs such as sour jujube, cinnamon twig, and Ophiopogon japonicus. It tastes sour and sweet, and has the effect of calming the mind.
After drinking a bowl of tea, Aunt Shi's mood became obviously much more stable.
She wiped away her tears, looked at her son, and said a little embarrassedly, "Why didn't you tell me earlier, kid?"
Shi Xiaozi scratched his head. "I haven't even finished my words yet, and you dragged me to the Zhao family?"
When she heard that her son could be an apprentice in a pharmacy, Aunt Shi finally felt relieved.
"It's my fault, it's my fault." Her face flushed red with shame, and she quickly grabbed her son and prepared to go home. "I'm really sorry for disturbing you today. We'll go back first."
Father Zhao politely asked me to stay: "Since you are here, have another cup of tea before going back."
"No, Uncle Zhao, we haven't finished our meal yet. If we don't go back now, it will get cold."
Shi Xiaozi said truthfully.
After hearing this, Mr. Zhao burst into laughter.
It turned out that the Shi family had come to his house to make a fuss about this matter before they even had time to finish their meal. Zhao Mingsheng was surprised and amused when he heard this.
But he was too honest. Zhao Mingsheng looked up and saw that as soon as Shi turned his head, he was slapped lightly by his mother.
She sighed silently in her heart: Fortunately, Shi Xiaozi did not inherit his mother's impatience, and he is very steady in his daily work.
You should know that the most taboo thing in a pharmacy is being impatient. If you accidentally prepare the wrong medicine or measure the wrong amount, it may cause someone to lose their life and cause a big mistake.
The next day, Zhao Mingsheng took Shi Xiaozi to the pharmacy.
Shopkeeper Yu was just worrying about where to find an apprentice when someone offered him a pillow just as he was feeling sleepy.
Didn’t Zhao Mingsheng just send the person in front of him!
After a brief inspection, Manager Yu was very satisfied with Shi Xiaozi.
It doesn't matter if you know about medicinal herbs or not; he can teach you from the beginning. What matters most is your character and your attitude towards learning.
It just so happened that Shi Xiaozi's character and learning attitude made him quite satisfied.
He called someone from the backyard.
"Wang Zhuo——"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in a gray coat trotted into the lobby from the backyard.
"Disciple is here, what are your instructions, Master?"
Shopkeeper Yu introduced him with a smile, "This is Shi Shao. He will be your junior apprentice from now on."
When Wang Zhuo heard that another junior fellow student had arrived, he was stunned for a moment and his face became panicked for a moment.
But he quickly concealed his strangeness, pretending to be enthusiastic and patting the boy's shoulder.
"Hello, Junior Brother. My name is Wang Zhuo."
Shi Shao was still a little reserved, but he could not resist his enthusiasm, and the two of them soon became brothers.
Shopkeeper Yu nodded in satisfaction and arranged, "Shi Shao has no basic knowledge of medicinal herbs. Wang Zhuo, you know more, so please teach him how to identify medicinal herbs for me."
When Wang Zhuo heard that Shi Shao was a newcomer who knew nothing, his eyes relaxed a little. He breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest to agree.
"Master, just leave it to me! I promise to teach you."
After the two of them left and returned to the backyard to dry the herbs, Zhao Mingsheng asked, whether intentionally or unintentionally:
"Is this Wang Zhuo also your new apprentice? Didn't you always say that you couldn't recruit anyone?"
"Yes, what a coincidence. This Wang Zhuo came yesterday, saying he came because he admired me and has great respect for me as his master!" Shopkeeper Yu was quite pleased when he talked about this. "Plus, he has a certain foundation in medicine, which makes it much easier for me to teach him."
Zhao Mingsheng felt that this person's origin was too strange, and his eyes just now were a little strange, and his reaction was not right.
So he kindly and tactfully reminded them, "They are apprentices after all. Manager Yu should keep a closer eye on the medicines dispensed in the pharmacy."
If the wrong medicine is accidentally prescribed and someone is harmed, the pharmacy will have to bear the responsibility.
Shopkeeper Yu was also very careful about this. "Don't worry, girl. I will check it again after they prepare the medicine."
Only then did Zhao Mingsheng feel relieved.
He took out the porcelain bottle from his sleeve, which contained the Nine Yang Qi-replenishing Pills made by Zhao's father.
She studied it carefully. This pill alone has the effect of strengthening the body, replenishing energy and nourishing the spirit. If taken together with Qibao Meixu Pills, the effect will be doubled.
So she suggested to Shopkeeper Yu that he could sell the two pills separately or sell them together.
Shopkeeper Yu readily agreed.
As for the profit sharing, since Qibao Meiran is now produced and sold by the pharmacy itself, the original profit sharing ratio has been changed to 30% to 70%.
The pharmacy takes 70% and Zhao Mingsheng takes 30%.
As for the money for the Nine Yang Qi Replenishing Pills, Shopkeeper Yu still insisted on not taking a penny and helped her sell them on consignment.
After arranging the matters concerning the pharmacy, only half of the morning had passed.
Glancing at the purse around her waist, she suddenly remembered the agreement she made with Huang Yuexin that day.
She had promised the young lady from the Huang family that she would come to play with her, so she walked towards the largest inn in the town.
When they were still some distance away from the inn, Zhao Mingsheng noticed that two men across the street, dressed in gorgeous clothes and holding folding fans, pretending to be suave and elegant, looked somewhat familiar.
When she looked closely, she found that it was Liu Qichuang and Cui Xin!
In order to avoid trouble, she turned her back to the jewelry stall in front of her, as if she was choosing jewelry.
The two men passed by him from behind and did not notice her. They walked into a restaurant nearby with their arms around each other.
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