The only hostess of the Marquis's Mansion in Yongzhou was the Crown Prince's wife, and the others were all in the capital, so when Nanny Lian came, she naturally reported to her. When she heard that it was Yang Haiyan who sent someone to deliver the new dishes, she was very curious.
Nanny Lian was brought before the Crown Prince's wife, and she saluted respectfully and politely: "I have met the Crown Prince's wife. My wife asked me to bring you some newly cultivated vegetables in her garden. The seeds of these vegetables were bought from traveling merchants. According to the traveling merchants, people in that place eat this kind of vegetables all year round and find that this vegetable is very good for health, especially for children. The vegetables were just harvested yesterday. My wife has ordered people to cook them in the kitchen and also rewarded the people in the courtyard. Everyone likes them very much." The implication is that although this is a new variety of vegetable, everyone has eaten it before, so the safety issue can be guaranteed.
The Crown Prince's wife said, "Your wife is so thoughtful. I received a few rolls of cloth from the capital the other day. They were all new patterns in the capital. I was preparing to send two rolls to your wife, thinking that she would like them since she is also from the capital. Since you are here, please bring them to me."
Nanny Lian: "Yes."
The Crown Prince's wife looked at the broccoli in her basket again: "What kind of vegetable is this? It's green and a bit like a flower."
Nanny Lian said: "This vegetable is called broccoli, a name given by the peddlers. The wife said that this thing is green and lush, It is also quite appropriate to call it green cauliflower. By the way, although this broccoli is durable, the green center of the flower will turn yellow after three days, and the taste will be bad. Madam said, if you like it, just send someone to our house to tell us, and this vegetable will be fine for two months. "
The wife of the prince smiled and said, "Mrs. Qin has always been steady and thoughtful. Green cauliflower, don't say it, it is really suitable. Green flower-like vegetables, broccoli... People outside have ulterior motives when naming dishes."
Nanny Lian smiled.
After a while, Nanny Lian came out with two pieces of cloth. She went to Ping Zhanggui's shop, where the Qin family's carriage was waiting. She put the cloth on the carriage and went to General Ao's house again.
The Crown Prince's wife looked at the broccoli and said to the nanny beside her: "Nanny, this Madam Qin is really thoughtful."
The nanny said: "After all, she comes from a wealthy family, so she does things differently. But Madam Qin is really interesting. There are many peddlers here, and we usually don't see any wives buying seeds from peddlers to cultivate new varieties of vegetables."
The Crown Prince's wife said: "Even if they bought and cultivated them, we might not know."
The nanny: "That's right."
The Crown Prince's wife: "Cook this... broccoli at noon, according to the recipe written on the paper by Madam Qin."
The nanny: "Yes, I'll go and tell the kitchen."
General Ao's Mansion
Speaking of it, Jiang Ao has not seen Yang Haiyan since she met her in the Marquis' Mansion on the third day of the first lunar month. As for people, feelings come from getting along with each other. Because they had not seen each other for a long time, she gradually forgot about Yang Haiyan, but she did not expect that she would come to deliver food to her today.
Ao Jiang received the food, greeted Yang Haiyan with Nanny Lian for a few words, and asked Nanny Tian to send Nanny Lian away. Nanny Tian and Nanny Lian had met once. That day, Yang Haiyan brought Nanny Lian to the general's mansion for a banquet. It was Nanny Tian who received Yang Haiyan at the door, so the two had met before.
When Nanny Lian came out of the yard, she paused and caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.
Seeing her stop, Nanny Tian asked, "What's wrong?"
Nanny Lian smiled and said, "I just saw an acquaintance. He seemed to be someone I worked with in the pawnbroker shop." At this point, she explained, "Before I was bought by the madam, I worked in the pawnbroker shop in this county for a while."
Since pawnbroker shops exist and the buying and selling of servants also exists, there is nothing shameful about being born in a pawnbroker shop.
Nanny Tian said, "You are talking about this Zhou Po. My wife found her from the pawnbroker a few years ago. It is said that she came from the palace and has good manners, so my wife hired her to teach the boys and girls in the mansion manners." General Ao was born in a poor family, and Ao Jiang was also from the countryside, so naturally they didn't know what manners were. But now that General Ao has become a fifth-rank guerrilla general, the children in the family are considered to have a good family background, so they naturally have to keep up with the manners and etiquette, so Ao Jiang went to the pawnbroker to look for someone, and found this Zhou Po.
Nanny Lian didn't ask much, "I see."
Nanny Lian left General Ao's mansion and went to find Kun Zhang. Kun Zhang sent ten broccoli to the restaurant, and Ping bought two more. She sold the remaining eighteen broccoli to another restaurant. The reason for the sale was clear: this was the first batch of broccoli this year, and the Marquis's Mansion and the General's Mansion were eating it. Even if it was just following the trend, if the Marquis's Mansion was eating it, how could the restaurant not eat it?
When Nanny Lian and Kun Zhang returned to the snack shop, the broccoli there had been sold out. It was funny to say that most of them were bought by the people in the family room.
The people in the family room now highly praised the things in Yang Haiyan's shop.
One broccoli costs three copper coins and can be used for two meals. It is only half a cent more expensive than other vegetables, but it is still cheap compared to cabbage and radish which cost two cents a pound in winter. And it is a fresh variety. Who doesn’t want to try it? It is also face-saving to tell others about it.
People in the family will compare.
Seeing Nanny Lian and Kun Zhang coming, Yang Haiyan asked, "What's the matter?"
Nanny Lian brought two pieces of cloth, "This is sent by the prince's wife. She said it is a new style in the capital." She told her about the marquis's mansion and the general's mansion, "By the way, madam, I met an acquaintance in the general's mansion."
Yang Haiyan was curious, "Is he from your previous master's family?"
Nanny Lian said hurriedly, "No, it's an acquaintance that madam met when she bought me in the pawnshop that day. It's that person. Madam, do you still remember the maid who came out of the palace? "
How could Yang Haiyan forget that one? She just didn't understand: "Is that maid in General Ao's mansion?"
Nanny Lian said: "Yes, Nanny Tian said that the general's wife was found by the pimp a few years ago to teach the girls and boys how to behave."
Yang Haiyan felt that this was probably God's will. In the novel, the maid entered the Han family, but she was also indirectly related to General Ao's mansion. After all, General Ao in the novel would also be the prince's man. And now, the prince has entered General Ao's mansion. Although it seems that he has nothing to do with Han Zhen and Yang Dahua, who knows what happened afterwards?
Yang Haiyan had heard about it, but she didn't dwell on it. Anyway, it was good to have a bottom line in her heart. Then, she asked about Kun Zhang's broccoli. After hearing what she said, Yang Haiyan felt that Kun Zhang was quite smart, as she would borrow the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion and the General's Mansion. However, "In the future, try not to borrow the power of the Marquis' Mansion and the General's Mansion." Otherwise, if they hear about it, they will feel like they owe them a favor.
Kun Zhang: "Yes."
A total of eighty broccoli were sold today, and they received two hundred and forty coins. Eight hundred broccoli plants, each with two or three broccoli, would make more than two thousand broccoli, and could earn six taels of silver, which was not bad.
In the afternoon, when Yang Haiyan was resting at home, Kun Zhang came with a strange man who looked like a servant.
Kun Zhang said, "Madam, this man is from the restaurant in the county. He is the nephew of the owner of Fengshou Restaurant, and he is here to order broccoli." The servant said,
"I have seen you, Madam. Today, the broccoli from your restaurant was well received by the guests, so I came here to discuss the broccoli business with you."
Yang Haiyan said, "So that's the case. Please take a seat, young owner, and Madam will serve you tea."
The servant said hurriedly, "No, no." But the title of young owner still gave him face.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Young shopkeeper, you are welcome. By the way, I have other varieties in my manor, all of which are cultivated from seeds from traveling merchants. I think we can have a good harvest next month. I wonder if your restaurant is interested in other varieties."
The waiter said, "Of course, if Madam has new dishes, just send them to us." If the restaurant does not have fresh food, its business will decline. The broccoli fried pork slices launched at noon today are considered a fresh food. The main reason is that people have never eaten broccoli and find it strange, and the price is also affordable. The restaurant does not have much food. They can stir-fry five dishes with one broccoli, which is very profitable.
Moreover, there are many rich people in the county. For them, what they eat is fresh. As for what it is, whether it is a vegetable or not, it is not important at all.
Yang Haiyan said, "Okay, next month, when fresh vegetables arrive, I will ask Zhang to deliver them."
The servant said, "Thank you, madam. Starting tomorrow, please provide us with twenty broccoli every day."
Yang Haiyan said, "Okay. I will deliver them to you as soon as I pick them every morning." Anyway, Kun Zhang has to send snacks to Ping every day, so sending broccoli is really convenient. "Little shopkeeper, does your restaurant collect eggs and duck eggs? I also raise a lot of chickens and ducks in my farm."
The servant said, "There are farmers in the restaurant who specialize in collecting eggs. I have to ask my uncle about this."
Yang Haiyan: "Then I'll trouble you, little shopkeeper."
The servant said, "You're welcome. Madam Qin, my uncle also hopes that the restaurant in the county will also collect eggs. The only restaurant that can sell broccoli in the building is ours. "
Yang Haiyan pondered for a while: "If only your restaurant sells broccoli, then what should I do if the broccoli that cannot be sold in my farm goes bad?" In fact, the broccoli will be fine no matter how many days it grows in the field, but since the restaurant wants to monopolize the market, the price will be different.
The servant asked: "What does Madam Qin have in mind?" The servant usually follows his uncle to be the shopkeeper and has met many people, so he is not as timid as other servants.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "I also want to do business with your restaurant for a long time. Since broccoli is not provided to other restaurants, I will charge you four cents for each broccoli in the future."
When the servant came, he got the order from his uncle, so the price was within expectations, but it was only one cent more than usual. So the deal was settled.
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