[Red House Chai Dai] Salted Pork Knuckle, Crab Rice Wine

Baochai did what he said, and he sent Chen Yi to deal with it the next day.Although Shuiyuean has contacts with noble families, she is a colossus in Grandma Liu's eyes, and even the short-legged horse dealer Wang Rongzhi'er is consciously responsible for a lot of ties, and is always cautious, but in Baochai's eyes, it is also Nothing special.

Chen Yi didn't even need to declare his family background. The old nun, who was used to watching people order dishes, had already guessed from people's clothes and bearing that she must be a healthy servant from a wealthy family, so she carefully accompanied her in the conversation.When asked about the origin, Chen Yi only vaguely said that he was from other provinces. Because he was passing by, his lady saw that the little nun was quite clever, so she wanted her to accompany her, so she sent someone to make a trip to sort it out. connection.

The old nun wanted to take Qiao at first, but Chen Yi had traveled all over the world and was well-informed, so how could he be fooled by her.Immediately, she said a few words, which made her face turn red and white, and then threw down 50 taels of silver. The old nun immediately smiled and said that the government's cancellation of the case and Zhizhi's return to vulgarity were all on her, and she guaranteed that there would be no hindrance.

"It's that simple?" Mr. Yao occasionally came to Xiangling's house with Sun Mu to make plans for the opening of the shop. After hearing this from the sidelines, he was unavoidably surprised, "If this is the case, why bother to look forward and backward?"

Sun Mu smiled without saying a word.She, the Jinlan sister, is straightforward, but she has some problems with high-sightedness and low-handedness, especially she doesn't know anything about daily necessities.You should know that buying a maid nowadays is only a few taels of silver. Even though Smarter is a bit pretty and smart, but after running away for so long, the old nun has long since stopped thinking about her. Picking up is so-so, how can you not like it?Baochai was able to do this easily. Firstly, it was because he was willing to spend money and didn’t pay attention to the mere 50 taels of silver. Secondly, the people he sent were smart and capable. When it was time to talk about business, he was clear and logical, so he was able to handle a seemingly difficult matter for Grandma Liu, Xiang Ling and others without any effort.

Zhizhi has been with Xiangling ever since, living in seclusion every day, but has not caused any trouble.She is smart, quick to work, and not picky, and soon won the love of Grandma Liu, Xiangling and others, and she is even more comfortable than when she was a nun.

Occasionally, when she had nothing to do, Zhier would chat with Grandma Liu and Xiangling, talking about her past in the nunnery, saying that the old nun often treated them as slaves, and she burst into tears unconsciously.When Zhizhi'er talked about the dirty things in the nunnery, Grandma Liu sighed again and again, and Mrs. Wang and Liu were amazed.After all, Xiangling is a girl who has never left the cabinet. Even though she was ready to click, she had already blushed and wanted to hide in the house, but Mr. Yao held her hand and said loudly: "What's the matter? Are you You should listen to such things more, you have learned a lot, and you know what kind of a bunch of men are. At this moment, I feel ashamed and avoid listening, and when I really suffer in the future, it will be too late to regret.”

Seeing that Xiangling was really shy, Sun Mu smiled and said: "It's better to do it step by step, and don't be in a hurry."

Yao Jing nodded and said, "That's right. Fortunately, Xiangling left Jia's house. You must know that the people there are very poisonous. One or two eat people without spit out their bones."

Grandma Liu quickly retorted: "Impossible. There is no need to say more about Miss Xue's benefits. We are all receiving Miss Xue's favor now. Just talk about Mrs. Wang, the housekeeper's wife of Jia's mansion, and that Feng Girls are the most pitiful and weak people."

When Yao Jing first heard Mrs. Wang's name, she had a disdainful look on her face. When she heard Miss Feng's name, she laughed angrily: "Wang Xifeng is so pitiful to the poor and the weak? There is no one in the world who is more poisonous than her." It’s a woman! It’s a trick, hehe. Well, I won’t talk about this, I’m afraid you won’t believe it. Just talk about the good deeds she did in Shuiyue Temple, and now there are certified ones. Smarter, tell me, then How did Second Grandma Lian kill Brother Zhang Jin and the young master of Chang'an's garrison family!"

Zhi'er is such a well-behaved person, seeing Yao Jing's expression is not good, but he just pretends that he doesn't know.After Yao Jing and Sun Mu said goodbye, they secretly tugged on Grandma Liu's sleeve, and the two went to a place where there was no one else, and confessed the whole story.It's just that Li Yanei, the brother-in-law of the Grand Master of Chang'an Mansion, fell in love with a lady from a rich family named Zhang, whose nickname is Brother Jin, and was about to marry her by force.Unexpectedly, Brother Jin had already promised him that he was the former son of Chang'an's garrison, and he accepted the appointment.Afterwards, this incident would become troublesome, and the defenders wanted to file a lawsuit with the Zhang family and went to Beijing to find a way out. The Zhang family used the help of the old nun from Shuiyue Nunnery to quietly walk through Wang Xifeng's way, and passed the news to Chang'an Jiedu envoy Yun Guang. Talked.For this matter, Wang Xifeng demanded 3000 taels of silver.

Grandma Liu was more or less favored by Wang Xifeng, so naturally she was unwilling to speak ill of her casually. When the matter came to this point, Shang defended her and said: "Amitabha. I can't blame her for this matter. Since the old nun begged to come to the door, she begged ruthlessly. It’s hard for her to agree. As for the 3000 taels of silver, I think there are a lot of things to do in order to win the lawsuit. Besides, the Zhang family is willing to give it, and it’s nothing if one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.”

Zhi'er couldn't help but sneered and said: "It's fine if the matter ends here. Who knows that the guard's family swallowed their anger and agreed to withdraw the marriage. But Zhang Jin and the guard's son were both very affectionate and righteous people. One hanged himself. One fell into the river and died. Grandma, tell me, these are two real lives. Therefore, Mr. Yao said that the second grandmother of Lian forced someone to death, which makes some sense. How do you know? The old nun in the Zhang family is my master. What do I not know? Grandma, listen to me. Although I made mistakes again and again and ended up where I am today, I used to walk around Jia’s mansion all the time. Yes, I know quite a few details about their family. Our Miss Xue is a good person, and everyone in the Jia family praises her. But Na Lian's second grandma is different. People say that she is sweet-hearted and double-decker. It's a fire in the open, but a knife in the dark. We'd better not mess with her."

Grandma Liu listened, pondered for a long time, and said: "Although it is so, she is kind to me at last, and I can't blame her. We peasants don't have anything to pay attention to, we only know how to repay kindness."

Zhi'er laughed quickly and said, "Who says it's not? It's great that grandma can think like this. I'm just telling grandma what I've heard and seen."

Grandma Liu and Zhi'er have been together for a long time, and seeing that she is actually a good-hearted woman, not too different from Xiangling, and good at observing words and expressions, she is even more dexterous than Xiangling, so she is more relieved.Baochai also felt satisfied. Before, she was afraid that Xiangling would be too pure and honest, but now there is a smart boy who has a much more dexterous mind. He has walked around and is knowledgeable, which just makes up for Xiangling's deficiency.

The small shop of Xiangling and Grandma Liu finally opened after several months of preparation. The name of the shop is Zhiweizhai. According to Yao Jing's plan in advance, it mainly sells out-of-home food such as golden silk.The shop is only two streets away from their house, and the wonderful thing is that it is also only two streets away from Baochai's silk shop and cotton shop, so it is quite convenient to move around.

Baochai went to Zhiweizhai once, and saw that the layout of the shop was quite different from ordinary shops. Although the shop was small, it was generous and tidy, and it didn't look like a restaurant for foreign food.When Xiang Ling was asked, Fang knew that it was all written by Yao Jing, so she just nodded silently, noncommittal.

Yao Jing didn't take Baochai's reaction seriously, but instead said that she was pretending to be calm, trying to show some business performance, so that Baochai would admire and admire her, and shed the shame of the past.But things did not develop as she expected.Since Zhiweizhai opened for one month, the business has not been booming, but it is barely making ends meet.This frustrates Mr. Yao, and he often mutters to himself some words that others cannot understand: "This is obviously the most popular food in modern society, why is it so coldly received?"

Sun Mu was very distressed when he saw his Jinlan sisters like this, so Baochai came to explain to her according to his teacher's order, and said to her: "I know you must have something strange. I don't want to know where you come from, and I don't want to know what you mean. Where is the modern society. But if you plan to make a fortune just by gold thread, it is absurd. I advise you to stop wishful thinking."

Yao Jing was very unconvinced, and hurriedly asked why, when Baochai eloquently spoke a long paragraph, Yao Jing felt struck by lightning and became speechless.

In fact, the so-called golden silk is French fries that are quite popular in modern society. Although they have the name of junk food, they are still popular.But this thing is destined not to be exclusive in this era, the reason is very simple, one is cost, and the other is positioning.

In fact, there is not much technical content in the production of golden silk. Whether it is made from sweet potatoes or potatoes, it is not much different.As long as you are willing to use oil and salt, you can always control the heat and saltiness by cooking a few more pots, making it a snack suitable for all ages.But the most terrible thing is that in this era, salt and oil are rare items, and the cost price is many times higher than that in modern society.Oil is easier to deal with, not too expensive, but salt is a huge profiteering industry in this era, and it is monopolized by the state. It is similar to the tobacco industry in modern society. Not only does it support a large group of salt merchants, it also has to go through many national checkpoints. exploitation.The wool comes from the sheep, and the official salt is expensive, and there is even a saying that there is a bucket of rice catty for salt.High-oil and high-salt foods like golden silk are expensive, and they are destined not to follow the route of small profits but high sales.In modern society, french fries are a favorite snack for ordinary people to kill time, but in this era when people's food and clothing are still in doubt, what do snacks mean?Dim sum is only a gift that you buy when visiting relatives and friends, and you can only taste it when you are entertaining guests during the Chinese New Year.

So, since you can't take the down-to-earth route of small profits but quick turnover, is it okay to take the boutique route?Great China has never been short of delicacies.Princes and aristocrats are not tired of food, each noodle and one-inch small dumplings are small and exquisite, crystal clear, and must have a good color and fragrance. Those noble ladies will frowned slightly and say, "The crab stuffing is greasy, Who will eat it at this meeting?" For an eggplant that serves as an appetizer, you need to find more than a dozen chickens to match it. How can an ordinary restaurant make it?What's more, noble families have many cooks in their own families, and the dishes cooked by outside cooks, unless they are from well-known restaurants in the capital or the royal chefs, are not in their eyes at all.