Chapter 23 This is also a good thing
Aunt Liang rolled her eyes at him, then smiled again. She didn't argue with him, and her tone was quite gentle: "Are you back? Hurry up and wash up so you can eat later."
It's almost like finding money.
Liang Lizheng and his sons: "."
It seems that my mother really picked up money.
That night, when Aunt Liang whispered the truth to Liang Lizheng, Liang Lizheng almost screamed and quickly covered his mouth. After a while, he muttered, "Oh my God, Xu's hiding it so well. Mingxuan is so good at studying, and Xu is so good at making money. Their family is really going to be rich."
Aunt Liang sighed, "If Minglang hadn't died, she wouldn't have had to work so hard. It's never easy for a woman to run a business. If they could live a stable life, who would be willing to take such a risk? I don't know how long this business can last. Well, let's just keep going as long as we can. The more money we can make, the better. Only with money in hand can we have courage."
Liang Lizheng: "That's true."
At Xu Zhichun's house, he blanched the ribs, briefly boiled them, and then removed them. He braised half with soy sauce and made the other half into sweet and sour spare ribs. He then stewed the pork belly for a little over two quarters of an hour, removed it, rinsed it with cold water, sliced it thinly, and stir-fried it with garlic sprouts and dried chilies to make twice-cooked pork.
At this time of year, the peppers haven’t even bloomed yet, and of course there are no fresh green peppers, otherwise they would taste better.
Braised spareribs are cooked with radish cubes and tofu.
Make another chicken and vegetable soup.
Although there were only three dishes and one soup, the portions were large enough for several of them.
Zeng Xiaoyan and his wife arrived earlier than Aunt Zhu'er, and Zeng Xiaoyan was just there to help Xu Zhichun.
Liang Mingliang was too lazy to move at home, but when he saw the little prodigy who was very good at studying feeding chickens and pigs, chopping wood and sweeping the floor, he hurried to help.
How could he have the nerve to just stand by and watch when the little prodigy who was so good at studying was working?
Soon, the alluring aroma wafted through, making it almost unbearable. Liang Mingliang's mind was distracted, and his stomach was about to burst. It was so hard to endure it that he had to work hard to divert his attention, otherwise it would be too unbearable! Looking at the calm little prodigy, Liang Mingliang was full of admiration: No wonder he is a little prodigy, look at his concentration!
Three dishes and one soup were served on the table, which were really delicious.
Xu Zhichun called out, "It's time to eat. Everyone, please sit down. Don't be polite. Plenty of food to eat. Don't be polite."
Zeng Xiaoyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sister Zhichun, with such delicious meat and ribs, it's hard to be polite even if you want to."
The people who said this all laughed and said, "That's right, it smells so good, I wonder how delicious it must be."
Everyone picked up their chopsticks. Aunt Zhu'er's eyes lit up. "This is called sweet and sour spareribs? I didn't expect meat could be made sweet and still taste so good. I wonder what you were thinking, Zhichun. It's amazing."
Zeng Xiaoyan thought it was so delicious that she almost cried, "I haven't eaten ribs this delicious in a long time. No, I've never eaten ribs this delicious. Even the ones made by our chef can't compare to this. It's so delicious."
Liang Mingliang loves twice-cooked pork. He eats it with his mouthful of thinly sliced, slightly charred, curly pork, which is sizzling with oil. It's so delicious! He wishes he had another mouth.
Xu Zhichun was also very happy. She loved sweet and sour spare ribs and twice-cooked pork, and today she could finally enjoy some piping hot. While eating, she also took care of her children.
Liang Mingxuan smiled at his sister-in-law and asked her to eat too. His waist was straight and straight, and he was very proud. His sister-in-law's cooking skills were the best in the village!
Both the host and the guests were very satisfied with the meal.
The next morning, they loaded their goods into the car and continued into the city.
After two days, everyone was much more familiar with the place. Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er were in charge of the stalls selling goods, while Xu Zhichun and Liang Mingliang went to the Lotus Restaurant to deliver the goods first.
When it comes to dealing with Manager Tang, Xu Zhichun naturally has to step in first.
If there is any problem, she can handle it properly.
Once things are on the right track, let Liang Mingliang do it himself.
Unexpectedly, the owner Tang of the Lotus Restaurant expressed his willingness to buy their ice jelly at the price of fifty cents per catty, and they wanted thirty catties a day. If they wanted to increase the quantity, he would tell them in advance. However, this meant that the Lotus Restaurant had a monopoly on the ice jelly, and they could no longer sell it to others.
What else was there to consider? Xu Zhichun agreed after a brief thought and signed a contract with Shopkeeper Tang.
This way, I would have a fixed income of 1,500 wen a day, which is like money falling from the sky.
There is no need to think that the Lotus Restaurant will definitely make more money, but their capital and convenience are there, and they deserve to make some of the money. Xu Zhichun does not feel unwilling about it.
Later, Xu Zhichun learned that the two best restaurants in the county, Bishui Teahouse and Lianhua Restaurant, were both owned by the Mo family, one of the most powerful families in the area. Most of the ice jelly that Shopkeeper Tang requested was destined for Bishui Teahouse.
This smooth and delicate ice jelly is not just for sale at the Bishui Teahouse. The owner and waiter have learned from their experience and have added not only brown sugar water but also sesame seeds, crushed peanuts, crushed walnuts, raisins, diced seasonal fruits, candied fruits, milk, and other ingredients. The price varies depending on the ingredients added.
A bowl of ice jelly with only brown sugar water costs three cents, and the most expensive bowl of ice jelly can cost thirty cents.
And one pound of ice jelly can produce at least thirty bowls.
The teahouse made huge profits.
When it comes to innovation, the ancients were no slouch at all.
Even if he knew this at the time, Xu Zhichun would still choose to cooperate with Shopkeeper Tang. The reason why it could be sold at such a high price was not only because of the added ingredients, but also because it was sold at the Bishui Teahouse.
After signing the contract and preparing to leave, Xu Zhichun saw a waiter carrying a small bucket of fish skins, about to dump them into the kitchen waste bin. He hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile, "Excuse me, young man, do you want all these fish skins?"
The waiter glanced at the shopkeeper, and seeing he didn't say anything, he smiled and explained, "This is the fish skin removed from the restaurant when making fish balls. Occasionally, one of the waiters would take some home to eat, but it's very fishy and not very tasty, so no one wants it. So we just throw it away and take it to the owner's farm outside the city to feed the pigs."
Xu Zhichun felt so sorry!
She only needed to take one look at the fish skins to know that the skinners were very skilled and had done a great job, so the skins were good.
If you simply process this kind of fish skin, it will become a delicious dish - cold fish skin.
There are also vacuum-packed ones in her harbor space, but she can only eat them secretly and they haven't had the chance to be released yet.
Xu Zhichun thought about the feasibility of making and selling cold fish skin, and immediately gave up the idea.
Where could she get so many large fish to skin every day? Even a big restaurant like the Lotus Restaurant couldn't make fish balls every day. Even if she bought from them, the supply wouldn't be stable.
Why not sell this recipe to Shopkeeper Tang?
Xu Zhichun asked the waiter to keep the fish skin for the time being, and smiled at Shopkeeper Tang: "Shopkeeper Tang, would you mind speaking with me for a moment?"
(End of this chapter)
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