"Of course, I have a good eye!" Lin Wan said proudly.
"Hahaha, you girl!"
Seeing that the kitchen was a bit messy, the sister-in-law rolled up her sleeves and started to clean it up. Lin Wan went to the blacksmith shop to get an iron hook, and then went to the yard to get twenty chickens and ducks.
"Lin Jiu, Shuyun and Er Niang come with me. Aunt Qiu, please help take care of them."
"Okay, girl, go ahead and leave this to me."
Lin Wan nodded and took the three of them to the shop.
She introduced them to Sister Yuying, "Sister-in-law, they are the people I bought a few days ago. The man is Lin Jiu, and these are Lin Shuyun and Lin Erniang."
Then he turned around and said to the three of them, "This is my sister-in-law Yuying."
Lin Shuyun and Lin Erniang bowed to Li Yuying.
"Shuyun/Er Niang meets sister-in-law!"
Li Yuying waved her hands hurriedly, "No need to be so polite! You can just call me sister-in-law!"
Lin Jiu just nodded slightly. Lin Wan rolled her eyes at him and said to them, "We don't have so many etiquettes in our family. You can just call me sister-in-law in the future."
"Yes, yes. I feel embarrassed for yelling at you."
Lin Wan asked Lin Jiu to take the chickens and ducks to the backyard. Sister Yuying pulled her over and spoke to her in a low voice.
"What's wrong with this guy's face? It's too scary! I was a little scared when I saw him just now."
Lin Wanwan patted her hands and explained, "This Lin Jiu knows some martial arts. Although the knife wound on his face is a little scary, he should not be a bad person. We are in need of someone who knows martial arts. Let him show off first. We don't have to worry if someone causes trouble."
Only then did Li Yuying pat her chest and heaved a sigh of relief.
"We have just settled in the county town, and we really need someone like this, but don't let him hang around in front and scare the guests again."
"I understand, sister-in-law, don't worry."
After a while, Fu Junyi came in with his people, and Lin Wanwan hurried to greet him.
He looked at the furnishings in the shop and thought they were pretty good. He then went to the private room on the second floor and took a look around, staring at the lotus cauldron with a white crown.
Seeing that he liked the flower, Lin Wanwan said, "I found this flower by chance in the woods. I have two more at home. If you like it, I'll send it to you later."
Fu Junyi's eyes were filled with admiration, and his voice trembled slightly, "Ms. Lin, your orchid is of the highest quality! I can smell its fragrance without even getting close to it. It has a beautiful shape and the flower is like jade. If those old men saw it, they would definitely fight over it!"
Lin Wan covered her mouth and laughed secretly, saying: "Then I will have to cultivate more in the future. How about you take them to Beijing to sell flowers?"
"Hahaha! Why not? I can sell this pot of flowers for a high price. If you plant more, the money you earn will be enough to spend for the rest of your life!"
"Okay, I'll go look for more later. If it's not enough, I'll ask you for more money later!"
Fu Junyi opened his folding fan and said with a smile, "Girl, the candy business alone is enough for you to spend, and you're still thinking about my money. I'm very poor now, and I need money everywhere. Since I met you, I've never had money in my hand."
"Hahahaha..." Lin Wan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Mr. Fu, if you hold on a little longer, you will make money soon. When the sugar business is almost done, you will make a lot of money!"
"There is no other way. I can only wait."
Lin Wanwan took him downstairs, made him a cup of tea, and went to the backyard to see if they had finished slaughtering.
After the chickens and ducks were processed, Lin Wan asked them to remove the chicken feet and duck paws, clean out the internal organs, and blanch them together with the pig offal.
More than ten people gathered around to learn, and Lin Man tried his best to explain it to them in detail.
"When blanching, add some green onion, ginger, and plum vinegar to remove the fishy smell of pig offal."
Then she took out the rock sugar and marinade packets and showed them.
"This is the white sugar that your boss and I just developed. You can all take a piece and try it. This sugar hasn't been sold yet, so you have to keep your mouth shut. I prepared this marinade package myself. It can be found in many spice and pharmacy stores. I'll tell you the proportions later. First pour in the oil, then pour in the rock sugar and stir-fry the sugar color, then add the onion, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, star anise, and bay leaves..."
Lin Wanwan cooked it for them and asked Fu Qiu to write down the method and the proportions of the marinade. Lin Wanwan would provide them with the ingredients in the early stages because they didn't have sugar yet.
While the stew was still cooking, Lin Wan asked Lin Jiu to teach them how to handle the chicken and duck, and then blow up the duck skin with a bamboo tube and pour the prepared sugar water on it for later use. Put the oven rack on the fire to increase the temperature inside, then hook the chicken and duck with an iron hook and put them in, turning them over frequently to prevent them from getting burnt.
Gradually, the aroma of roast duck wafted out, even covering the aroma of the stewed duck. She asked Lin Jiu to help watch and taught them how to make the ingredients for roast duck, spring rolls and sweet noodle sauce.
The sauce she just made is not ready yet, but fortunately there are several ways to make sweet noodle sauce, and it can also be made with flour.
After the ingredients were ready, even Fu Junyi was attracted by the aroma and stared at the roast duck in the oven, drooling.
"Why is this duck so fragrant? Even the drunken duck at Zuixiao Pavilion doesn't smell this good!"
"Sir, this stove is great. No wonder the duck is roasted so deliciously!"
Lin Wan couldn't help but laugh. Seeing that the roast duck was almost done, he asked Lin Jiu to take out the duck with a pole. Since he was good with a knife, he asked him to slice the duck. The duck was sliced into pieces, with fat and lean parts, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and very tempting.
Lin Wan picked up a small pancake, put a few scallion shreds on it, spread some sweet noodle sauce on it, put in two slices of duck meat, rolled it up, and took a bite. His mouth was full of freshness and fragrance. It was so satisfying!
Everyone followed Lin Wan's example and started to roll up and eat, unable to help but exclaim at how delicious the roast duck was.
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