Yangcheng

Mutton is a very popular meat in Dacang, and almost every household from north to south loves to eat mutton.

The traditional way of mutton, in addition to cooking mutton soup, is to use roasted.

Generally speaking, when the whole family gathers together during festivals, they like to roast a whole lamb; it is also a good thing to have a roast leg of lamb with wine when three or five friends gather.

And the skewers recorded in "Omnivorous Food" are mostly mutton.

Although the method of cutting mutton into small pieces and threading it with bamboo sticks is not used by people in Dacang, diners will feel a sense of freshness when they eat it.

But Tang Jianwei's goal is to sell it well for a whole month, not to try to find something new.

She plans to transform the trolley into a small stall, use a few top chairs and a short table to build, sell wine with skewers, and provide guests with a place where they can chat freely and never go home without getting drunk.

Grilled skewers and wine are the main source of money, and she plans to add some grilled leeks, grilled mushrooms, grilled steamed cakes... to enrich the menu.

She went to the vegetable market in Su County to investigate, and the aquatic products here are very diverse and fresh, and when the time comes, they will add some snacks such as fried snails and fried sliced ​​mushrooms.

Once there are more choices of dishes, diners will have more desire to try, and they will be more inclined to choose her restaurant.

With these dishes prepared, her Tang's supper will be the most beautiful shop in Su County Night Market.

If the skewers can open up the market for her like fried dough sticks, even if the curfew starts after the first lunar month and the roads are not allowed to go, there will still be some restaurants and shops open in the market.

Her night snack shop can also move the night snack stall to Jingyang Square and continue to operate.

Jingyangfang is the second largest square in Su County. All the people living in the square are ordinary people, and the shops related to food, clothing, housing and transportation are the busiest here.

And Jingyangfang is also adjacent to the other four major squares, and there are secret doors between the squares to pass through.

At that time, even if you only do private business, it will be a considerable profit.

Buying meat and transforming it requires more capital. Tang Jianwei knows that doing business is bound to be risky, but she doesn't want to lose money at all.

So before going out to the stall, she had to think about all the details of the main dish of the night market - grilled skewers.

From the Tong family's tastes and their daily conversations, we can roughly know that the people in Su County generally prefer spicy food and salty food.

Their love for and inability to give up Shujiao can more or less represent the eating tendencies of the people in Su County.

Grilling lamb kebabs over charcoal fire, sprinkled with a handful of cumin powder and pepper powder, is the usual way.

If there is another handful of Sichuan pepper powder, it will definitely make the whole Su County go crazy.

If you can buy Sichuan pepper...

During the days when Tong Shaoxuan went to the academy to attend classes, Tang Jianwei would bring at least a hundred sets of breakfasts to distribute and sell them every day.

At first, the little sheep could barely hold it, but then the news spread in the academy, and everyone rushed to order breakfast from her, and the number increased sharply.

The little sheep couldn't carry it any longer, so Tang Jianwei borrowed an idle carriage from Uncle Chai to transport breakfast.

Get up early and put all the early preparations into the bucket, and then you can set off after laying a layer of old quilts on the outside.

Every morning Tang Jianwei drove a carriage to school, and after sending out all the breakfast at the gate of the academy, he parked the carriage and went to class.

At the beginning, there was no place to park the carriage, so it was Bai Erniang who helped.Her uncle was teaching at the academy and was allocated a horse-holding post for parking horses.Because his home was not far away, he walked up the mountain on foot, and Tang Jianwei could temporarily use the place where the horses were tethered.

In this way, even if she goes to school for Tong Shaoxuan, she can also make money by the way.

It's just that if she wants to make such a large batch of breakfasts in advance, she needs to get up early. After two days of tossing, she can't stand it. The order of daily payment shall prevail.

Four or fifty people handed over the money directly before the spring break, which saved Tang Jianwei's trouble.

It is said that Bailu Academy is one of the four major academies in Angzhou, but after Tang Jianwei came to listen to a few classes, he did find that the content taught by the master here is a little shallow, and it is a bit behind compared to Boling.

Even she became more and more indifferent, let alone Tong Shaoxuan?

She also understood Tong Shaoxuan's feelings of often absent from class.

It was easy to take notes, and with energy left every day, the restless Tang Jianwei continued to look for other business opportunities in the academy.

She found that the students still couldn't keep up with the teaching content of the college, and the homework essays were written one head and two big.

When writing in class, there are many people who can't write a smooth article even if the pen is bitten.

When the homework was handed in after class, it was full of nonsense. Mr. Kong would hit the palms of more than a dozen people every day, until the old man was out of breath and half dead.

Ge Xunqing is one of those palm blossoms.

After class was over, Ge Xunqing, Bai Erniang and Tang Jianwei went down the mountain together. Ge Xunqing blew her palms with a frowning face and kept wailing:

"Mr. Kong's lectures are so boring! Three sentences can make people fall asleep! The student can't write an article, he should reflect on himself! He even beats people? Where did the bamboo whip come from? It must be asked by Mr. Meng." Yes! No, tomorrow I will steal that bamboo whip and benefit the entire academy!"

Bai Erniang said: "Come on, remember that you also provoked Mr. Kong last year, and you were directly sued by him to your home. You, Ye Niang, beat you better than this bamboo whip. This time If he finds out again, do you think he might let you go? I'm afraid it won't be the palm of your hand that will bloom, but your whole body will bloom."

Ge Xunqing said "tsk": "Ah Bai, you are really annoying, don't you think his teaching method is really problematic? The content of the lectures is outdated! And if the assignments are not according to his preferences Write, even if there is a slight deviation, he will call back and rewrite! You should have a deep understanding of this matter!"

This statement is true, Bai Erniang has also experienced Mr. Kong's stubbornness, and when she thinks of writing the homework assigned by him, she becomes overwhelmed.

"I'm probably going to stay up late tonight."

"Not only to stay up late, but also to be prepared to continue to be beaten in the palm of the hand tomorrow. Why do you think we have such a hard life, and put on such rotten scholars as Mr. Kong..."

Ge Xunqing and Bai Erniang exchanged their anguish with each other, but they heard Tang Jianwei say:

"Actually, I'm quite good at writing articles."

They both looked back at Tang Jianwei at the same time.

Tong Shaoxuan drank jujube soup, big bone soup, fish soup for a few days... It was smooth to drink, but he missed Tang Jianwei's cooking very much.

She misses the aroma of meat and sesame oil, the wonderful taste of fried scallions, not to mention the spicy Sichuan pepper that makes people sweat.

She knew that she should eat a light diet and recover from her injuries first.

But the east courtyard where she was located was very close to the front hall. During this period of time, Tang Jianwei cooked dinner with great care every night in order to make amends.

Tong Shaoxuan lay by the window every night, using his sense of smell to tell what delicious food they were eating tonight...

What's this?It smells sour and sweet, it should be a dish I have never eaten.

What is this?It has the aroma of eggs and cucumbers. Would it be delicious if these two ingredients were fried together?Others can't do it, but it's made by Tang Jianwei, it must be delicious!

Tong Shaoxuan seems to be locked in a prison, and he can only hear about the delicious food that is close at hand.

She really wanted to ask Tang Jianwei for a bowl of rice, she could eat white rice with the aroma, no problem at all!

He was already ready to continue drinking soup tonight, but Tang Jianwei sent him a bowl of noodles instead.

Tong Shaoxuan's eyes lit up!

This is not an ordinary bowl of noodles, but a bowl of noodles with stewed beef brisket and fried eggs, and a few emerald green vegetables, which made Tong Shaoxuan, who had been drinking soup for many days, immediately excited stand up!

"Beef brisket noodles? Tang Jianwei! How can you be so kind!"

"Why, have I treated you harshly on weekdays? Do you still want to eat noodles?"

Tang Jianwei had already brought the noodles in front of her, but when he heard what she said, he took the noodles away with a wave of his hand, and hung them behind him, out of Tong Shaoxuan's reach.

Tong Shaoxuan was afraid that she would really not feed him, so he begged for mercy very spinelessly:

"I was wrong, Tang Jianwei, you didn't treat me harshly, you were very kind to me. Really, give me food quickly, I'm starving to death!"

Tang Jianwei: "...Aren't you given three meals a day? Why are you so hungry?"

She put the noodle bowl firmly on the table, Tong Shaoxuan's injury has healed a lot, at least he can take a big step over and eat it with his head down!

"Hey, you kid, slow down! Don't choke you..."

"Cough cough cough..."

"Look at what I said, I'm choking you, right? No one is going to grab you, okay? This bowl is all yours."

Just choked on it, Tong Shaoxuan didn't care at all, and continued to eat meat.

This stewed beef brisket is perfect, evenly fat and thin, and extremely tasty. The rich meaty aroma is exactly what she longs for!

The beef brisket tastes wonderful, and the egg is also very unique. It is not a whole boiled egg that she is familiar with, but the egg is cracked and fried into a flat round shape. The round egg yolk lies on top of the white and tender white. There is a different kind of cuteness.

The brisket and fried eggs are delicious!

Tang Jianwei saw that she was flustered, and after eating the fried eggs, there were only two pieces of beef brisket left, half a bowl of noodles, and not a single green vegetable?

"You ate the vegetables too!" Tang Jian said slightly dissatisfied.

Tong Shaoxuan was not willing to eat it at first, but Tang Jianwei threatened to continue drinking the soup tomorrow, so she ate the vegetables unwillingly.

"People who are about to get married are still picky eaters. No wonder they are so thin."

Tong Shaoxuan was not convinced: "Is there any food you don't like?"

"Yes, I have."

"Isn't that what it is?"

"But it doesn't matter if you don't like it or not, I will bite the bullet and eat food that is good for my health."

"...Life is only a few decades, why torture yourself like this?"

"This is what you said, do you know that you wrote

"Speaking of Medicine King, don't bully me for not having read the book. As it happens,

"It is better to have no books than to believe in books, why don't you say

"What you're talking about is Taoist health preservation. 'Eating essence and body is light, so you can be a god'. People originally want to become immortals. You talk about Taoist practice. Why don't you join the Taoists in bigu?"

Tang Jianwei: "..."

"Anyway, I can't live for many years in the world, so I don't have a chance to be with Xianban. I'd better enjoy it while I'm alive, and eat something I like."

"Tong Shaoxuan, you are also a scholar after all, how can you be so rough and depraved? You even pick and choose the food you eat, how will you become an official in the future? How can you be so responsible?"

"Huh? Tang Sanniang, that's not right. I just said that the way of health preservation for us scholars is not only eating, but also cultivating morality.

Tang Jianwei was almost mad at her.

Prodigy, huh?Do you read a lot?Can speak well, right?

Row.

"So what Ma'am means is that as long as your heart is upright, nothing else matters, right?"

Hearing that Tang Jianwei was showing signs of being ambiguous, Tong Shaoxuan immediately said:

"It's not that other things are not important, but..."

"Originally, there were small orange cakes and cinnamon cakes as snacks after meals. Since you think that you can be a general with high virtue, and the food you eat can't help you, then you can save the snacks."

Tong Shaoxuan: "?!"

What little orange cake?It sounds delicious!

What about cinnamon cake?A pastry made with fried cinnamon tea?Isn't it crystal clear and full of fragrance?

"I'll have some porridge with pickles tomorrow, anyway, it's the same as anything, so it can't help you keep healthy." Tang Jian shrugged slightly, stood up and was about to leave, but was pulled back by Tong Shaoxuan, and said eagerly:

"Tang Jianwei, how can you act like this!"

"Ah? I cheated? I sent you beef brisket noodles that had been stewed for an hour to feed you, but in the end, I was picked and picked, and finally I cheated? Tong Shaoxuan, do you still have a conscience?"

"I, haven't I finished eating all of it? You let me eat it, so I'll eat it, and I've also eaten all the vegetables."

"Eat it as soon as you eat it, what are you talking about so much?"

"...Didn't you say that the medicine king lived to be 110 years old first? Those are all unfounded rumors and unofficial history, and you believe it."

"You still say yes?" Tang Jianwei continued to leave heartlessly.

Tong Shaoxuan almost pulled off her clothes: "Don't, don't, I won't say anything!"

"Is it wrong?"

"……wrong."

Tangerine Cake and Cinnamon Cake are still in Tang Jianwei's hands, Tong Shaoxuan can only temporarily put etiquette aside.

"Do you dare to talk back in the future?"

"Don't dare..."

"In the future, I will let you eat whatever you want, understand?"

"……clear."

After this series of well-behaved responses, Tong Shaoxuan despaired of himself.

I was desperate for myself who had to compromise for two snacks.

Such a weak-minded and weak-hearted person may really embarrass the important task of the society in the future...

But when she ate the sweet little orange cake with fruit pieces, and the cinnamon cake with a blend of tea and milk, her heart suddenly settled down.

Delicious, even more delicious than imagined!

The little orange cake was a bit different from what she thought, it was as soft as a little milk rabbit, with a strong fruity aroma, and she couldn't stop eating one bite at a time.

The cinnamon cake is lighter in color than brown, probably due to the addition of buffalo milk. It is in the shape of white and transparent jelly. Take a spoonful and put it in your mouth, it melts immediately, and the blood all over your body seems to have the same taste.

Jiangshan Sheji? That's what the emperor should worry about.

Let us mortals enjoy the sweetness of food!

Tong Shaoxuan finished eating contentedly, and asked Tang Jianwei: "Is there any more?"

Tang Jianwei looked up from the table: "You ate all four small orange cakes and cinnamon cakes in one go, and just now you swallowed a bowl of noodles. After eating so much, you still want to eat? Is this the food intake of your little chicken? Aren’t you afraid of eating too much and breaking your belly? Let’s rest and talk about it tomorrow, eating too much at night is not good for your body.”

"Oh..." Tong Shaoxuan's stomach was full, but his heart and tongue were terribly hungry.

But Tang Jianwei said so, so she had no choice but to give up.

"Tang Jianwei, what are you writing?"

Tang Jianwei has been writing from time to time since she was eating noodles just now, until now.

Tong Shaoxuan only now opened his mouth to ask her.

"Homework." Tang Jianwei didn't lift his head.

"Don't be so polite, I can do my homework myself."

"Who wrote it for you, this is Yangon's homework."

"Yangon? Ge Xunqing?" Tong Shaoxuan was a little taken aback, "What do you mean? Are you doing homework for her?"

"Well, after finishing writing hers, there are six other classmates who have to write, so I have to get through it tonight."

"You, why do you do homework for others?"

"I'm not writing for free." Tang Jianwei said, "One copy is two taels of silver."

"Tang Jianwei?!"

"If you want to quote the classics to win the praise of the master, you have to add one or two more." Tang Jianwei is not ashamed but proud, "I don't accept everyone's homework. If the article is too bad on weekdays, I will not accept it. It’s better for this kind of person to study hard first, not to waste the tuition paid by Ye Niang. For others, it’s right to save people’s energy, and they can take up to seven copies a day, otherwise I won’t be able to finish writing..."

"As expected of a businessman, Tang Jianwei." Tong Shaoxuan laughed angrily, "You imitate Ge Xunqing's handwriting very well. You are really versatile in everything."

Tang Jianwei acted as if he didn't hear the sarcasm in her words, and smiled sweetly: "Thank you Madam for your compliment."

Tong Shaoxuan said angrily: "Can you help them take the exam?!"

Tang Jian shook his head slightly: "Of course not."

Tong Shaoxuan just felt strange that the businessman still has something to do?In an instant, she heard her say:

"Two taels of silver for the test, the risk is too great, it's not worth it. You can consider giving more money."

Tong Shaoxuan: "..."

Is this the person I want to spend the rest of my life with?

Um?Is this Tang Jianwei?

Tong Shaoxuan was really emotional and angry, his eyes turned black...

The wedding date has been set, and the Tong family has already sent all the betrothal gifts to the West Courtyard. As a traditional Cang family, the Tong family uses geese as a gift, which is the "Yan Dian".

The geese follow the relationship between yin and yang, and they have the meaning of keeping their promises.

In addition to geese, there are more than ten kinds of objects such as colored silk, money and silver, pigs and sheep, fruits, butter and salt.Cotton wool symbolizes longevity, cattail grass and reed are the heart, and the double stones mean that the two hearts are solidified.All betrothal gifts pay attention to an auspicious meaning.

These were all placed in the luggage, and they were supposed to be taken to the bride's house in a carriage, but Tang Jianwei himself was already at the Tong's house, so he saved this step and let the slaves move directly to the West Courtyard.

The Tong's family began to purchase all the expenses needed for the auspicious wedding day, and the whole Tong's mansion was bustling and full of festive atmosphere.

Wherever Song Qiao went, a group of people congratulated her, saying that she is a very capable daughter-in-law, good at making money, and a good family protector. Maybe in a few years, the Tong family will become the richest man in Su County. Dare to bully them.

Song Qiao didn't care whether the richest man was the richest man or not.

As long as Tang Jianwei can treat Anian well and make Anian safe and sound, she doesn't care about any kind of prosperity.

Tong Changting sent someone back with a fast letter, saying that he had picked up his eldest daughter and daughter-in-law and was on his way home, and he would definitely be home before New Year's Eve.

There are not many slaves in the Tong's House, there is one housekeeper, one aunt who is the cook, two servants, and five or six other maidservants. Now they have to prepare for the New Year and the big wedding, and the whole Tong's House is very busy.

Tang Jianwei and Zitan help out together.

Tang Guanqiu also wanted to help. Although her words and deeds were sometimes chaotic, she had never had any conflicts with anyone since she arrived at Tong's Mansion. She couldn't do complicated tasks, but it was okay to get some things.

At first, the Tong family knew that Tang Guanqiu had dementia, and they were a little curious about her. Later, they gradually discovered that she just didn't like to talk, and she was often immersed in her own imagination, and she had no intention of hurting others at all.In addition, she was good-looking, Tang Jianwei and Zitan helped her groom every day, so that she would not be in the slightest mess, and as time passed, the people in the Tongfu were not afraid of her and treated her like a child.

Tongfu needs to buy a lot of things, Tang Jianwei and Zitan often have their hands full, and they can't wait to push the cart that was set up earlier, sometimes they can't hold Tang Guanqiu.

Tang Jianwei was afraid that she would get lost, so he often had to distract his attention before looking after her. After coming out twice, Tang Jianwei was tired and had a headache, so he discussed with Tang Guanqiu:

"Sister, just wait for us at home? It's cold outside in winter, why do you bother to come out to blow air?"

Tang Guanqiu felt aggrieved and said, "Does Ah Ying dislike me for not being able to do the work and not being able to help you?"

She has already talked about this, if Tang Jianwei rejects her, it will make her sad.

But if he brought her with him again, if he strayed away in the market, or was deliberately abducted by someone, Tang Jianwei would be hit by his head to death.

"It's not a question of whether to work or not, my good sister." Tang Jianwei earnestly said.

"What is that?" Tang Guanqiu continued to ask.

Just when Tang Jianwei was having a hard time explaining why, Ji Xue came.

"Let Sister Tang go out for a walk. It will be the New Year soon, and the streets are full of lights and festoons. She has been in the yard for so long, so she can go out and let the wind go to make her happy. Relaxing may be good for her illness. What's the benefit?"

Seeing that Tang Jianwei was still worried, Ji Xue pulled her aside and said:

"Although she is a patient, I found out after getting in touch with her during this period of time that she actually has her own emotions, and she responds to what others say and do, and she doesn't react indiscriminately. There are reasons to follow."

Tang Jianwei said: "My elder sister should have a disordered mind and memory, which is different from the other dementia."

"So, she has her own emotions, and you can't treat her as an ordinary patient. If you give her distress, she will be sad, and if you give her happiness, she will be in a good mood. You are busy these days and don't have time to accompany you. She, didn't you always let her stay in the mansion for fear that she would get lost? I think her depression during these days may be related to this. If you don't have time, I can take her out for a walk and buy some Item back."

What Ji Xue said was quite right, and Tang Jianwei also thought it would be good to let her sister go out for a walk.

Ji Xue is Tong Shaoxuan's maid, she has been with her since she was a child, but she is a delicate and warm-hearted person, Tang Jianwei felt relieved of her, so he invited her to the market to buy together, and asked her to pay more attention to her sister.

Tang Jianwei Zitan walked behind Tang Guanqiu and Ji Xue, and Tang Jianwei didn't take his eyes off of them the whole time.

At first, Ji Xue just walked side by side with Tang Guanqiu, both of them held cloth in their hands.

When he came to a small fish vendor, Tang Guanqiu was attracted by the lively and lovely fish in the glazed basin, so he stopped in his tracks.

Ji Xue noticed it immediately, walked back and took her hand and said:

"Ah Jing, don't run around, what should I do if I get lost?"

Tang Guanqiu turned back and smiled at her, they were so intimate that they were almost touching each other...

Tang Jianwei and Zitan: "..."

This? ?

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Tong Shaoxuan: Tang Jianwei, I advise you to read this chapter based on the summary of the previous chapter. Are you really not guilty at all?

Tang Jianwei: Do you want more orange cakes and cinnamon cakes?

Tong Shaoxuan: ... Yes.

Tang Jianwei: Do you still want to watch it?

Tong Shaoxuan: ……………