Everyone instantly grimaced, their faces filled with indescribable expressions, completely unable to imagine what it would taste like.
However, He Jiuniang chewed a few times and let out a satisfied sigh.
"It smells so good!"
"If you won't eat it, I'll eat it myself!"
As he spoke, he grabbed another handful of duck intestines and stuffed them into his mouth, then picked up half a duck head and started showing it off.
Her eating manners successfully tempted everyone. Yu took the first bite of a duck intestine. She was initially chewing with her eyes closed, but her expression became more and more relaxed and she seemed to be enjoying herself. Instantly, she opened the door to a new world.
"How about it?"
Everyone looked at her expectantly. Although they could guess what was going on from her expression, they still wanted to hear her say it herself.
"tasty!"
After swallowing the duck intestines in her mouth, Ms. Yu picked up a piece of chicken gizzard and ate it: "I have never eaten such delicious offal before!"
She ate the one without chili oil first, and then ate a little bit with chili oil. It was both spicy and delicious!
"Delicious! Delicious! Delicious!"
She nodded frantically, and the crowd could no longer resist. Following He Jiuniang's example, they grabbed at the food directly.
Those who couldn't eat the duck head would eat the offal, wings, or legs first. But He Jiuniang seemed to particularly like eating the duck head. There were only three, which were cut into six pieces. Just as He Jiuniang had finished eating three pieces, Sun Shi quickly grabbed one half to eat.
Fortunately, they are not very old and still have teeth, so chewing this thing is not a problem for them.
At first, Ms. Sun thought the duck head was just skin and not very tasty, but the more she ate it, the more addicted she became; the flavor was intoxicating!
She took the one with chili oil, and ate it while sucking in the air, it was incredibly satisfying.
There were also chicken feet and duck feet, not many in number, and the Lu family, having opened the door to a new world, were scrambling to eat them.
The parts that were most eaten were the unusual and unusual ones, while other meaty parts were left uneaten.
Logically speaking, apart from duck necks and other meats, they are rarely liked by people in later generations, but they don't exist in this era, so He Jiu Niang put them all into the pot.
After they had eaten almost all of their food, the vegetables in the pot were cooked. He Jiuniang scooped them out, filled a small bowl, and placed it in front of everyone.
Having learned from their previous experience, everyone was no longer skeptical. They started cooking as soon as the small bowl was placed on the table, and sure enough, the vegetables tasted quite different.
Now, the Lu family only has one thought in their minds: this thing is a steal!
"Third sister-in-law, if chicken and duck can be eaten this way, what about geese? Can they be eaten this way too?"
Yu had some talent for cooking, but she didn't understand why her third sister-in-law only allowed the killing of chickens and ducks, but not the goose.
"In theory, it is possible, but goose meat is fatty and greasy, so the taste is not very good. Therefore, I plan to change the way I eat it."
He Jiuniang had already made up her mind, but the other approach would take more effort, so she decided to deal with the chickens and ducks first.
Upon hearing this, Madam Yu immediately said, "Third sister-in-law, just tell us what you want to do, and we'll cooperate with you!"
Anyway, she's not good at anything else, but she's really good at cooking, and it's something she enjoys doing.
"Alright, let's stabilize the chicken and duck business first. But sister-in-law, once the food business starts, you and second sister-in-law won't be able to stay at the workshop anymore. We'll need to find replacements for you to ensure the garment workshop's operation isn't affected."
He Jiuniang reminded them that their work was simple in theory, but not everyone could do it.
"I think Cui'er and Sister-in-law Qi are quite good. They are members of our Lu family, and they are very hardworking and capable."
When it comes to managing affairs, the Yu family members are the first people the Yu family members think of, after all, they have a life-or-death bond with each other and are more trustworthy.
"Yes, I also think Cui'er and Sister-in-law Qi are a good match. Whenever something happens in our family, Cui'er and Sister-in-law Qi are always the first to step forward and can always help out!"
Qin also spoke up in their defense, saying that Cui'er and Qi had a good relationship with them since they were from their hometown, and that they had supported each other along the way, making them the most suitable candidates.
“Alright, let Cui’er and Sister-in-law Qi give it a try. The food workshop hasn’t been built yet, so these two sisters-in-law can practice with them more these few days. They should teach them anything they don’t know as soon as possible, at least they should learn to count.”
He Jiuniang assigned tasks, and no one in the family objected.
It's just tough on Madam Yu and Madam Qin. They thought they only needed to give up their positions, but they didn't expect to be responsible for teaching the people. Isn't that just making things difficult for them?
Both of them looked miserable, and suddenly the duck leg in their hands didn't taste so good anymore.
With a plan in place and money in hand, the Lu family's food workshop quickly started operations, and the purchase of land was also put into practice. With the help of the village chiefs, the Lu brothers quickly obtained land deeds and purchased a total of 200 mu of land, including 92 mu of top-quality fertile land, 87 mu of medium-quality good land, and 21 mu of low-quality barren land.
The total cost was 850 taels of silver, all of which was money earned by the garment workshop during this period.
Even so, the Lu family still had the money to build food workshops and poultry greenhouses, which shows that they were truly very wealthy.
Yes, the construction of poultry greenhouses is underway. They just bought six acres of low-grade land in the village, all of which were connected together, making it difficult to grow any crops. The Lu family decided to completely enclose the land to raise poultry.
Following He Jiuniang's advice, they even dug a small pond specifically for these poultry.
Some people went to see the greenhouse out of curiosity, and wow, it was built better than people actually live in!
Qian Tieshu's family was struggling to make ends meet. The Lu family was unwilling to buy his land, so he went to the county town. Many wealthy families in the county town knew that his family was selling land and wanted to buy it, but when they heard that his family was only willing to sell ten mu, they felt that was too little and that the land was scattered. They were very unhappy and only offered one or two taels of silver.
Qian Tieshu felt sorry for his family's land and couldn't bear to sell it, so he came back.
Meanwhile, Cui'er and the Qi family secretly went to the Lu family to find He Jiuniang.
"You want to buy the Qian family's land?"
He Jiuniang looked at them with some surprise, thinking that these two were really good, smart, and bold.
"Yes, I heard that his family went to the county town to ask around and the price offered was very low. We figured that since they're short of money, they should be able to buy it for three taels of silver. Jiu Niang, you've always been a person with good ideas, what do you think of our idea?"
Cui'er and Qi Shi had been working for the Lu family from the very beginning. They had received money on the way here and then worked with the Lu family on medicinal herbs for a while. Later, they went to work in the workshop. Cui'er, in particular, had her husband help the Lu family build houses and save a lot of money. After paying back the money they had borrowed from the Lu family, they still had some left. Although they couldn't buy much, they had several acres of land under their name, which was the last bit of security for the farmers.
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