Chapter 59 The First Business
In Boss Mu's mind, although acorns can be used to make parfaits, they taste bitter and no matter how skilled one is, they cannot be made to taste good.
Song Liyun took out the acorn jelly from the basket she was carrying and handed it to Boss Mu: "Boss Mu, please taste it and see if it tastes bitter. Can it be used to cook?"
When Boss Mu saw the unique brown parfait of acorn flour, he shook his head again and again: "Uh uh, this is someone else's wedding banquet, no jokes."
Song Liyun showed an attitude of not giving up until she achieved her goal and stopped in front of Boss Mu: "Boss Mu, you have to change your old ideas. You haven't even tried it, so how can you say it's impossible!"
She firmly believes that as long as she persists, there is nothing she cannot accomplish.
Boss Mu: "...Hey! Why are you so stubborn, girl?"
Seeing Song Liyun blocking the way without giving in, he, a grown man, felt a little embarrassed and regretted why he had started talking to this girl.
Now that he was stopped, he had no choice but to try it and send him away first.
Boss Mu was mentally prepared to endure the hardship, and without the help of the wood chip handed to him by Song Liyun, he reached out and scooped a piece of cold cake from the bowl and put it into his mouth.
Song Liyun received the news quickly and was afraid of missing the opportunity, so she brought the cold cake she had made in the morning as soon as it came out of the pot.
The acorn jelly was not completely cold and was still warm, so it tasted a little soft.
Um!
Um?
Boss Mu was reluctant at first, but his eyes suddenly widened: What's going on? Is this acorn flour? Why doesn't it taste bitter?
But the color and the slight bitter taste inside told him that it was indeed an acorn.
Boss Mu smacked his lips twice, then took out a large piece of parfait and savored it carefully: it had a chewy, elastic texture and tasted like acorns.
The more he ate, the brighter his eyes became.
Lianggao, jelly, and tofu all look similar and can be prepared and eaten in the same way.
Song Liyun's cold cakes are made solid. If you add some minced meat and green garlic, you can stew them like tofu.
But the prices of the two are completely different.
Tofu is made from grain, and beans need to be harvested once a year. Even if there are wild beans growing on the edge of the fields, the yield cannot be compared with the acorns that grow all over the mountains.
When you do your shopping, you can use acorn jelly instead of tofu, which can save you a lot of money.
"Hey! Miss Song, your parfait is delicious. It really doesn't taste bitter. Did you use fresh fruits this year to make it?"
Boss Mu narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Song Liyun immediately understood what Boss Mu meant.
So he smiled faintly and said, "It's inherited from our ancestors. It's passed down to daughters, not sons, and passed down to daughters-in-law, not sons. I'm the only one in my family who knows about it. Boss Mu, don't worry about it."
Although removing the bitterness of hazelnuts can benefit the people, people who are very hungry are not afraid of hardship.
It can fill your stomach just the same, the only difference is the taste.
It is said that when you are poor you can take care of yourself, and when you are rich you can help the world. But I am still poor and I don’t have that much kindness at the moment.
Boss Mu felt like someone had slapped him in the face. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Look...look at what you're saying. I was just saying it casually!"
He just had this idea, and he asked it in a tactful way. Why didn't he just follow the rules and be so disrespectful?
Boss Mu's face twitched when his thoughts were exposed and he was rejected directly in person.
Finally, Boss Mu took the initiative and bought a large bowl of cold cake from Song Liyun's house for ten cents, and instructed that it must be delivered at noon. Then he happily carried the meat back to the bridal chamber.
With the acorn jelly as a base, he had a way to sell the meat.
The first business deal was finally done, and Song Liyun happily returned to her Baolin Residence.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a new person in the yard and immediately laughed happily: "Uncle Kui, you are back!"
Since arriving in Suijin Town, Song Dekui has joined the caravan and has not seen the brother and sister since then. They were particularly affectionate when they met again today.
In the courtyard, Song Dekui was talking to Song Zhenping. When she pushed the door open, he shouted, "Yun girl, what's wrong with you? I heard that Xue Zhuang has his eye on you."
Song Liyun's face darkened instantly. "Where does this come from? What's the point of saying he's good or not? He and I have nothing to do with each other."
Song Zhenping was listening nearby with a puzzled look on his face: "Uncle Kui, what do you mean?"
Song Dekui scratched his head and said, "Since this is not true, then just treat it as nonsense and forget about it!"
He was close to several Xiaoqi in the convoy. When he heard them say that Xue Xiaoqi had fallen in love with a girl named Song, he thought that Song Liyun was chosen as soon as she arrived.
He felt sorry that Xue Xiaoqi was not a good match, so he hurried to find Song Zhenping as soon as he came back, wanting to tell him to be careful and guard against people. Only then did he know that Xue Zhuang had committed a crime and was expelled from the barracks, and married Xu Yaner, so naturally he didn't have to worry anymore.
Song Liyun didn't want Song Zhenping to overthink things, so she quickly changed the subject: "Uncle Kui, why are you dressed like this? You look good, very energetic!"
When Song Dekui heard her say this, he also became excited. He stood up and pulled at his clothes to show off, saying, "I said so too. It's just those scoundrels who insisted that I was a long-legged man wearing a long gown."
Song Liyun chuckled.
Song Dekui may have a fetish for professional attire, as he was wearing a set of leather armor that he had gotten from some unknown sergeant.
Leather armor is originally majestic, but when he wears it, it lacks the heroic spirit. Instead, it feels like a lantern hanging on a clothes hanger.
Interrupted by the two, Song Zhenping forgot what he had said before and started talking about Song Dekui's clothes.
After the three of them chatted for a while, Song Liyun wanted to invite Song Dekui to have dinner at home.
"Uncle Kui, we've moved for a few days and you haven't been home. Stay for dinner today and try my acorn jelly."
"Okay! Okay, Daping just said that the jelly you made is delicious. I want to try some acorn flour that doesn't taste bitter."
Song Dekui agreed without hesitation and added, "During the days when you were moving, I was with the army going to the grassland to collect hay, so I didn't know anything about it."
He had just told Song Zhenping about this, and only later heard that the Song brothers and sisters had moved into a haunted house. He had been worried for a few days, but he was at the grassland at the time and couldn't come back for a while.
I took a tour of the house today and saw that the walls were high and deep, the house was bright and spacious, and everything was clean. Except for the pile of black ashes in the backyard, there was no gloomy atmosphere.
If he ignored the rumors, this house would be a magnificent one no matter where it was, and he would even be a little envious.
At noon, Song Liyun mixed acorn flour with white flour to make meat patties. She then took out the acorn jelly, cut it into slices, and boiled it in a pot until it was boiling hot before putting it into a bowl and adding seasonings.
In order to deal with the huge amount of acorn flour that was about to be consumed, she also figured out a few ways to cook it.
But when Song Dekui saw the table full of acorn noodles, he couldn't help but complain: "Xiaoyun, you want to make me miserable! At least make a bowl of brown rice porridge for Uncle Kui to wash away his mouth!"
He just casually said that he wanted to eat acorn noodles.
Acorn flour is bitter and astringent, difficult to swallow, and only people who can barely afford to eat it eat it.
Even though Song Liyun and Song Zhenping swore that it was not hard, he still didn't dare to believe it completely.
He took the initiative to ask for food because he was worried that the Song brothers and sisters would have to spend money to buy food.
The Song brothers and sisters have just settled down here, and it is not easy for them to earn a little money. Looking at some of the things in their house, you can tell that they are old furniture picked up.
It is normal to eat acorn noodles on a normal day, but I didn’t expect Song Liyun to eat only acorn noodles.
(End of this chapter)
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