The people in Huaqiao Village, thousands of miles away, had no idea how grief-stricken and heartbroken the people in the capital were.
Mulan Jin, who had been given a grand funeral by order of the Emperor, was wearing a bamboo hat and working with Situ Ye and Han Yichen in the Hua family's vegetable garden, weeding and watering the peppers Hua Qingcheng had just planted. Yu Xiaotian, on the other hand, was left at home to cook.
Hua Qingcheng not only planted a large number of chili peppers in the space, but also planted a large area of the ten acres of land that the Hua family had recently purchased. In the east of Huaqiao Village, at the home of the village head Hua Sufen, Mu Lige accompanied Hua Qingcheng for the second time to sign the contract to buy the land.
"Qingcheng, if everything is alright, please sign and put your fingerprint on this contract. I'll go to the county government office to stamp it later, and the contract will officially take effect."
"Okay, Aunt Sufen. I'm going to town soon, so I'll go with you."
Hua Qingcheng looked at the contract and found no problems, so she signed her name and pressed her fingerprint.
After signing the land purchase contract, Hua Sufen handed over a land deed for fifty acres of land from the center of the village to the west to Hua Qingcheng, and Hua Qingcheng also handed over two hundred taels of silver notes to the head of the village.
At three quarters past noon, Hua Qingcheng and the village head Hua Sufen took Yu Qingyou's ox cart to the town together. After Hua Qingcheng got off at the old place, Hua Sufen continued on and went to the county government office of Fufeng County.
"Manager Hu, how is it?"
In the inner hall of Feng Man Lou's hostel, Hua Qingcheng was giving several cans of chili sauce to Feng Man Lou's owner, Hu, to try. There were pure chopped chili sauces, fried chili sauces, some with minced garlic, some with fish or diced meat, and more than ten flavors in all.
"It tastes very strange, this is..."
"Shopkeeper Hu, this is a new sauce I developed called chili sauce. You can mix it directly with rice or noodles, eat it as a dipping sauce, or add it to dishes."
Upon hearing this, Hu Yue tasted each chili sauce one by one. Although it was a little irritating at first, the flavor grew more and more delicious the more she ate. The novel taste made her inexplicably unwilling to stop. Hu Yue, who was so addicted to the food, asked the waiter to go to the kitchen to get a small bowl of rice. She actually ate three bowls of rice with the chili sauce.
"Cool!"
Hu Yue felt that she hadn't eaten so happily in a long time.
"Shopkeeper Hu, although chili sauce is delicious, the weather is still quite hot right now, so it's not advisable to eat too much at once. In fact, this time I came here, in addition to recommending these chili sauces that can be eaten directly, I also have many dishes made with this chili pepper, and I would like to cooperate with your restaurant."
After Hua Qingcheng finished speaking, she took out a handful of bright red peppers from her backpack and handed them to Hu Yue.
"Could the hot sauce I just ate be made from this kind of red fruit?"
"Indeed, Shopkeeper Hu, could you please lend me the kitchen? I'd like to use this chili pepper to make a few dishes for you to try."
In modern times, Hua Qingcheng not only likes to save money, but also likes to study food. Although her cooking skills are not as good as those of the chefs in big hotels and restaurants, for the ancient Laifeng Kingdom with its relatively simple taste, the dishes she cooks are already very good.
"That's great!"
Hu Yue also wanted to see what this red fruit, which could be made into delicious sauce, would taste like when used in cooking, and she couldn't help but feel a lot of anticipation in her heart.
Hua Qingcheng was quickly brought into Fengmanlou's kitchen. It was only about a quarter past noon, and there was still some time before the restaurant became busy at noon. Hu Yue called out everyone in the kitchen. After all, cooking is a skill, and stealing skills is shameful.
Hua Qingcheng looked at the kitchen items. Most of the vegetables were grown in her own garden. She also had the usual fish, chicken, duck, and goose, as well as pork, rabbit, and lamb. However, no one here had ever tried dishes made with chili peppers, so Hua Qingcheng didn't plan to make too many at once. She only wanted to try two or three dishes first.
Hua Qingcheng quickly prepared a dish of Mapo Tofu, a dish of stir-fried pork belly with chili peppers, and a spicy boiled fish. In ancient times, when agriculture was the primary focus, oxen held a high status and were strictly controlled by the government. They couldn't be slaughtered casually, and beef was a rare commodity. Therefore, Hua Qingcheng substituted pork for the beef in her Mapo Tofu.
"How is it, Shopkeeper Hu?"
In response to Hua Qingcheng, Hu Yue poured a small bowl of each of the three dishes and sent them to the young master. Then, her chopsticks began to move restlessly between the three dishes. Even though she had already eaten three large bowls of rice, Hu Yue felt she could still eat a few more... Hu Yue, a dedicated eater, didn't stop until she could no longer hold on.
"Burp~"
"Burp~"
"Burp~"
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Hu Yue started burping.
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry to make Miss Hua laugh!"
Hu Yue had never thought that after being the shopkeeper of Feng Man Lou for so many years, and having eaten many delicious foods, she would never have thought that she would be embarrassed like this. She smiled awkwardly and said:
"Very good! Very good! These three dishes are all very good. I don't have any problems. As long as the boss gives the nod, Hu can sign the contract with the girl immediately."
Next door, Yang Kaitai, who was flipping through the account books, soon received three samples from the waiter and ate them with gusto. He hadn't expected Hua Qingcheng to have such cooking skills! Speaking of business, even putting aside his own selfish motives, he felt that these three dishes would quickly become popular throughout Fufeng County.
After receiving instructions from the young master, Hu Yue quickly signed a contract with Hua Qingcheng to purchase three recipes, as well as to supply chili sauce and fresh chili peppers.
Although the peppers in the Hua family's vegetable garden are irrigated by the interstellar river water, it will take at least another month for them to be harvested. Hua Qingcheng has brought the peppers that were transplanted from the interstellar space, and the newly planted peppers will take at least half a month to harvest.
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