Grandpa is not vegetarian

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather becomes cooler day by day with the fine autumn rain.

The grain in the field has started to be harvested, and the watermelons have been harvested early. The rice, wheat, and peanuts are harvested by the Qiu family and the Niu family, and then hired cars to send them to the city. The wheat and peanuts are fine, but the rice is better than others It was one or two floors higher, and when I went to pay the taxes, there was about one or two taels of silver left over. The ten mu of land was worth nearly two taels of silver. In addition, watermelons sold well in summer, which really made many people jealous. My heart is warm, and I am gearing up, planning to grow watermelons in the coming year, and destroy the rice fields to raise fish!

The production of fish and shrimp is also good, more than 1000 catties. In winter, all the water in the rice fields is drained, and these fish cannot be kept, and all of them must be harvested.

Mu Yunyi didn't go back to the village in person this time, but sent Gao Yichun back to the Qiu family, the Ma family, the Ji family, and the Niu family with two big fish, and the rest were transported to the city in batches in large wooden barrels. Yun Yi led the delivery to the various restaurants, but the effect was not very good. After all, there are local fishers who specialize in fishing in the lake, and each restaurant is the main road. They don't collect much, only shrimp and crab are the most in demand, and they are sold out, and the rest of the fish are sold and sent to Lou County Magistrate and other places, and there are still four to five hundred catties left.

At this time, there is no refrigerator, so it cannot be stored for a long time, and it cannot be kept continuously, and it will stink soon.

Mu Yunyi asked someone to hire a mason to build a hut on the south side of the east wing, with a chimney on the outside and a stove inside. Then he asked a blacksmith to build an oven and embedded it in the stove. Then he and Gao Yichun first made a crucian carp Open up and decapitate, remove the scales and tails, cut into fish fillets, remove the bones as much as possible, then marinate with salt and rice wine, remove the fishy smell, then take it out and brush it with oil, put it in the oven, burn it and smoke it until both sides are golden take it out.

The room was immediately filled with aroma. Gao Yichun tore off a small piece with chopsticks and brought it to Mu Yunyi's mouth. The fish fillet was crispy on the outside and full of the fragrance of fish meat inside. It was extremely delicious. Mu Yunyi gave it to Mu Yunyi Everyone shared the food and said at the same time: "This is so delicious, it will definitely be sold. Even if the restaurant doesn't accept it, it can be sold well in our own restaurant. If it is baked a little longer, it can be stored for a long time. , brush the oil and put it in a jar, it’s no problem to take it out and eat it in winter!”

Gao Yichun also tore a small piece into his own mouth, chewed it carefully and ate it: "There is still an earthy smell that has not been eliminated, and the aftertaste will be very strong against the wind after eating, you can add some seasonings." He said Holding a piece of fish fillet, he said, "This thing can be put in Malatang, or it can be made into snacks and sold in your teahouse, but the ingredients need to be considered."

Mu Yunyi smiled and said: "You are a chef, think about it carefully, and see if you can make a pure brand of grilled fish fillets after Malatang and tea eggs, it will definitely sell well, haha, it will be developed in the future , don’t abandon me.”

Gao Yichun's main skill is cooking. His talent in this area can be described as extraordinary talent. It may be that he has been starving a lot in the past, and he has been thinking about what he can turn into food all day long. things become delicious.Now there are many shops in the county that sell mala tang and tea eggs, but the taste is still not as good as Gao Yichun's, and it has even spread to surrounding areas. In fact, it’s no wonder that Gao Yichun’s condiments include not only regular star anise, pepper, cinnamon, etc., but also all kinds of strange things he picked from the mountains. Many of the flavors of Artemisia chinensis are extremely strange, and those famous chefs, even if they think about it, they can't think of it.

Gao Yichun specially made a medicine cabinet for himself with good wood, and put it on the kang cabinet in their back room. There are 64 drawers, which are usually locked with brass locks, and the inside is all he picked from the wild. A variety of wild Artemisia weeds, specially used for seasoning.

At the beginning, Mu Yunyi was still a little worried, for fear that these things were poisonous and would cause trouble if he ate them. Gao Yichun told him: "I and Xiao Wu grew up eating these, and I was so hungry at that time, what kind of shit? Ah, fruit, you have to take it and taste it."

Mu Yunyi was speechless when he heard this: "How dare you eat food all over the mountains and plains, and you are not afraid of being poisoned to death?" He stepped on his feet and patted Gao Yichun's shoulder, "I have to say, you can grow up without a shadow It’s so big, it’s really a fortune.”

"Naturally, I'm also afraid of being poisonous. At that time, I caught wild rabbits from the mountains and took them home to raise them. I fed the wormwood I picked to the rabbits. If they can eat them, humans can eat them naturally."

"You still have rabbits? Why haven't I seen them?"

"I raised it a few times, but it didn't last long. My grandma killed it to make up for my second and fifth uncles. Later, I stopped catching wild rabbits and took the grass back and threw it in the chicken rack. , Let’s see what happens when the chicken is eaten.”

Gao Yichun picked up a few ingredients from the medicine cabinet, some were decocted in a clay bowl, some were mashed in a medicine pot, some were mixed with honey, and he took a fish as an experiment and smeared it , Taste the taste after baking, and then make improvements.

For more than ten days in a row, the family ate grilled fish every time, and the whole Pine Forest Street was filled with a strong fish fragrance.

In the end, Gao Yichun made three kinds of grilled fish, one was roasted older, thin slices about an inch square, and the shredded meat could be torn off, divided into two types, honey sauce and salt and pepper, which could be eaten as snacks, specially for Mu Yun The wings are sold in teahouses, and the response is surprisingly good. Everyone eats them full of praise, and those customers who are not short of money, even buy them back for a catty and a catty, and take them home to eat.

The other is longan-sized fish pieces. Customers who buy spicy hot pot add three Wenqian. After adding this, soak it in Malatang and take a bite. The skin is crispy on the outside and the inside is delicious. It is carefully prepared with Gao Yichun. The spicy soup can make people swallow their tongues.

The third type is fish sticks more than two inches long, similar to pickles and bacon, which can be stored for a long time. When eating, you can take it out and fry it alone, you can also serve it with other ingredients, and you can also put it in a pot to stew soup. is excellent.

Seeing that the north wind is bleak and it is about to enter winter, Gao Yichun's restaurant business is getting better and better. The cold wind is biting, eating a spicy hot pot, drinking two liang of hot shochu, heat from the inside out, warm hands and feet, and finally I can't enjoy it, but the number of tables in his store is limited, and the number of customers that can be accommodated indoors is limited, and because of the cold weather, the spicy skewers will be cold as soon as they are taken out, and the butter and mutton oil on top will also start to solidify. Eating in the cold wind can also cause stomach pains, so a lot of benefits were lost in vain.

Mu Yunyi and Gao Yichun had a business relationship: "Your business is getting better and better, and there is no room for it in the small shop. Let's rent a house. Otherwise, it should be the peak season, but when it becomes sluggish, we will lose a lot of money." sent."

Gao Yichun pondered: "I've thought about it too, and I've looked at a few facades, and there are four places I'm proud of, but I haven't made up my mind yet."

Mu Yunyi said: "Then why hesitate, let's rent the best place."

Gao Yichun said: "The most desirable place...but I can't rent it out."

Mu Yunyi wondered: "Why can't you rent it? Could it be that you don't have enough money? Don't pretend to be poor. I know that you have at least 100 taels of silver now. If you say it's not enough to buy a house, you can be forgiven."

"It's not that there's not enough money, it's because the owner's surname is Hu, and he's still in prison."

"Surname Hu? Could it be... Doctor Hu?" Seeing Gao Yichun nodding, Mu Yunyi said, "That quack doctor! Back then, he almost put Qing Luo to death, but Chen Hexuan severely punished him. He must be imprisoned for 1 years. Up to now, the case is still pending in the yamen, and it is estimated that you will not be able to get out in this life. If you want to rent his house...it is not impossible!" Mu Yunyi suddenly understood the key here, "We don't Rent his house, buy his house, how much is his house worth?"

Gao Yichun said: "It's worth at least 200 taels. It's bigger than your teahouse, and it's in Dongshi. You can't buy it with 200 taels."

Mu Yunyi slapped his thigh: "Let's give him 300 taels and ask him to sell the house to us!"

Gao Yichun was taken aback: "You...you don't want to take on lawsuits, do you? It's better for us not to get involved in lawsuits in the yamen."

Mu Yunyi said: "Who said I'm going to take over the lawsuit? Besides, I don't want to owe Chen Hexuan such a big favor. According to Chen Hexuan, this Hu Junrong used to be an imperial physician in the capital, but ended up putting to death the concubine of a noble family Afraid of being retaliated, he fled back overnight, leaving behind his wife, children and concubines. In Wangcheng County, he has no relatives. I also know that house. His father left it for him. It is a small building with one floor behind it, which is not much smaller than the yard of our house, and it faces south, so it is worth 200 taels. I remember that he escaped last winter and is now locked up in a prison. There is not even a single person willing to run errands for him outside, let’s tell him now that we will spend 300 taels of silver to buy his house, and then promise to help him with the ups and downs. In all likelihood, he will definitely sell it. It's not too late for this matter. Everyone knows that this matter is Chen Hexuan's case, and they are not separated from Lao Hu's cooked food. They may not have thought of it, or they are still waiting and watching. When they react after a while, they will not have our share. Already!"

Seeing that what he said was so confident, Gao Yichun decided to go with him to try it out.

The two of them got off the kang and were ready to go. They put on double-lined robes, tied lantern tassels, and then put on a big cloak. He especially liked wearing big cloaks with fluttering sleeves, like a Taoist priest, and he also wanted to be a rich man outside the courtyard. She has a round face and big eyes, like a porcelain doll, and wearing this one adds a bit of old-fashioned cuteness, and she wears boots on her feet.

Gao Yichun took two cotton scarves of the same style, put them on himself first, and then put them on for Mu Yunyi. Mu Yunyi's was gold and red, with a lion emblem embroidered on it, and four large characters "Gryffindor". "Many", Gao Yichun's is silver and green, with a poisonous snake emblem embroidered on it, and there are also four big characters "Slytherin", with exactly the same tassels on both ends.

Gao Yichun asked what these two pictures and words meant, but Mu Yunyi did not explain. Although it felt weird to embroider snakes on ornaments, Gao Yichun still put them on without any psychological barriers, because the whole family's needlework Most of the work was done by Gao Xuehong and Gao Yitian, only these two pairs of scarves were made by Mu Yunyi himself.