butcher's cook

??The next day, it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the county was quite lively. This was one of the busiest days that Bai Ning had ever seen.

??Bai Ning accompanied Mr. Xu and the others to the front street. The front street was more lively, but today it was even more lively and crowded. Bai Ning suspected that everyone had come to the county!

?? "Oh, the county is so lively and full of people."

?? "It's just today, today's [-]th, and it's another big show, and everyone is going to catch up."

"That's right, those who buy fish and meat can go home and have a reunion." Mr. Xu looked at the passers-by and greeted his wife, "Old lady, let's go, let's go buy a knuckle too, and see if there are any leftovers." ?”

Mrs. Xu stopped him, "What are you doing at an outsider's place to buy elbows? Isn't Tan Ming selling meat? Brother Ning, I'm right!"

?? Bai Ning shook his head, "No more, Tan Ming bought mountains in the village, and we plan to grow spices and fruits."

?? Mrs. Xu is a pity, "Why don't you sell it? It's more expensive to sell pork!"

"What, you bought mountains and planted spices? This is also a money-making business, but it takes a long time." Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu have completely different concerns.

"Yeah, I'm still dealing with those miscellaneous trees and building roads by the way. I'm afraid it will take several years to see the results." Bai Ning thought that there was a big mountain behind Mr. Xu and the others, so he asked, "Grandpa, do you have any over there?" What fruit tree? Like common chestnuts, walnuts, chestnuts and apples?"

??Master Xu asked, "You grow this?"

?? "Try to grow some, if there are a lot of them, you can make money."

?? "Yes, old man, do you remember? One year when the fourth child was sick, brother tree went to the mountains to find herbs for him, and brought back a bag full of walnuts. Although they are small, they are very easy to peel."

?? "I remember, I searched for it a few times, but I couldn't find it. Brother Shu also said that it was in the comparison mountain."

?? Bai Ning nodded, he himself is not afraid of the mountains, as long as there are trees.

"What about the others? Pears, apples, cherries and peaches?"

"Lizi, isn't there a pear tree in the yard of our village chief's house?"

?? Well, there are also pears.

?? "If you want peaches, Brother Shu's family has a peach tree, which tastes sweet. You can ask his brother to keep seedlings for you."

?? "Okay, I remember, I will tell my aunt later."

??Bai Ning saw that there was a store selling wontons on the side of the road, so he greeted the two of them, "Grandpa and grandma, you are tired from walking, come over and have a bowl of wontons."

??The business of the wonton stall is not bad. Three or four tables are set up, but only one table is empty.

?? The stall owner is an elderly man, who looks older than Mr. Xu. He looks trembling, but his movements are quick.

"The guest is eating wontons, how many bowls do you want?"

"Here are three bowls."

?? Mrs. Xu sat down, "Today I enjoyed the blessing of Brother Ning, and I ate wontons."

"What is this? If grandma wants to eat, she can come!"

?? The wontons are freshly wrapped, and it takes about a quarter of an hour to serve them.

??The hot wontons were brought up, the white soup, one by one wontons floating on it, dotted with chopped green onions, it looked quite appetizing.

??Bai Ning scooped one up and put it in his mouth. It was a little hot, so he called out to the two old people, "Grandma, be careful, slow down."

??His greeting was a bit late, Master Xu was already scalded, but he didn't spit it out, swallowed it whole, and sighed in his mouth, "That's the smell, okay."

?? "Hey, it's true." Mrs. Xu also sighed.

"Have you ever eaten here?" The stall owner asked curiously after hearing their exclamation.

?? "It's been decades, this is the first time I've been in this county, and I've also eaten this wonton here."

?? "Haha, my wonton stall has been open for decades, and the location has not changed. It seems that we are also destined!" The stall owner laughed, obviously very happy with Mr. Xu's words.

Mrs. Xu whispered to Bai Ning, "Your grandfather and I were married on the first day, and he brought me to the county, where I ate a bowl of wontons."

??Bai Ning nodded, so there is such a story in it!

?? Wontons are small wontons, there are twelve in a bowl, and they are finished in a few strokes.

?? "Shop, how much?"

?? The old man waved his hand, "I won't charge you any more. It's fate that we meet again after so many years. At this age, who knows how many years will pass?"

?? In the end, the old man's words were a little lonely.

??Bai Ning is not one to take advantage of others. Besides, there are so many guests here, and they don't charge money. What about the people behind?Don't underestimate those who love to take advantage.

??He counted fifteen copper coins and put them on the table, "I can't, you made this side painstakingly, how can you not charge money."

??Because of the delay on the way, Mr. Xu couldn't buy the elbow.They saw with their own eyes that the last elbow was bought before them.

?? "Haha, no such luck."

?? "It's okay, it will be the same tomorrow. I will make Dongpo elbow for you to eat. It is soft and sweet, and it is better than braised pork."

"Then we will wait for Ning Geer's Dongpo elbow."

??Back home, Mrs. Xu was already cooking with Mrs. Li.

"Second Aunt, is your business doing well today?"

?? "Okay, there are still some takeaways!"

?? "Then why do you have time to cook?"

?? "When your uncle is a decoration, you have been in Yunling Village all this time, so I taught your uncle how to make buns, and now he rolls the skin pretty well. So, the ingredients for the buns are all used up, we can It's all right!"

??Bai Ning also remembered that everyone is going to visit relatives today, so the business will not be very good.

?? "What did you take grandpa and the others to do today?"

?? "I didn't do anything, I just looked around and ate a bowl of small wontons. By the way, my grandfather wanted to buy an elbow, but someone bought it."

?? "Shouldn't eat it."

?? "Tomorrow, I will ask my hall brother to keep an elbow and make a Dongpo elbow, or go to the restaurant and buy a ready-made one." In this era, the appetite for cooking is basically pure and natural, so you can eat it with confidence.

?? "Do it yourself, you can buy one for only 88 cents, and one from a restaurant costs [-]." Miss Xu thought that it's okay anyway, so she might as well do it herself.

"Okay." Bai Ning thought of something and said to Miss Xu, "Second Aunt, you have to go to Qingwan with Brother Tan, and it will take you a few days to come back, just keep an eye on this place for me. "

?? "What to do in Qingwan?"

??Bai Ning pointed to the jar containing the dish soap, "Isn't it for this? It's better to use grapefruit peels to make dish soap."

?? "That's it, but the road over there is not easy to walk, so it's fine for Tan Ming to go alone. Why do you go with me?"

"I want to see if there are other wild fruits nearby. Our mountain is empty except for a piece of wild grapes and a few chestnut trees. I don't know when it will pay back."

?? "Are you going to plant fruit trees?"

?? Bai Ning said honestly, "I haven't prepared yet, and I don't know what to plant. I have to plant what I have for the time being. I'd better cut down those small trees and see what to do later."

?? "It's okay, think about it slowly, anyway, you still have such a big restaurant here, so it's okay."

?? Bai Ning nodded, "I thought so too. When the autumn harvest is over, when we come back from Qingwan, it's time to pick those mountain grapes. We'll pick them and make wine right away."

?? "I asked your uncle to help you."

?? "No need, there are a lot of grapes, and they all need to be hired. Otherwise, when will the few of us get it? Please ask the people in the village. It will be fine in about two days, and let my uncle help you at home busy."

?? Miss Xu didn't force it either, if Bai Ning really wanted help, he would ask for it himself.

?? "It's time to eat, you go ask Mingzi to eat."

??"it is good."

??Because there are two old people there, and it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ms. Xu made this meal extraordinarily sumptuous.

?? There are fish and meat, chicken and duck, fried, stewed and boiled.

?? After a delicious meal, everyone was satisfied. Even Mr. Xu, who was still thinking about pork knuckles before, didn't think about pork knuckles anymore, and praised Mrs. Xu's good cooking.

"It's still Mrs. Li's ingenuity. She instructed me to cook them all. There are so many dishes, and our family has never eaten them a few times. How can I make these?" Miss Xu didn't dare to bow, so she pushed Mrs. Li away. out.

?? As expected, Bai Ning heard some problems from the words of Granny Li and shopkeeper Li at the very beginning, and he was even more sure about the cooking and cakes later.

?? "Li Po really worked hard today."

?? "At the beginning, I thought she was old and still a sick person. I didn't expect that she would do her duty, have abilities, and not be a monster. It's very worry-free." Ms. Xu said a little embarrassed.

?? Li Po's illness was naturally treated by Bai Ning. If he wanted a man to work for him honestly, he had to solve his family affairs, otherwise he would not be able to worry about the future.

?? It's actually quite simple, just take the medicine from the old doctor, and then Bai Ning will add some abilities to it, and give it to Granny Li in batches.Shopkeeper Li didn't feel much once or twice, but after three or four times, he could clearly feel that his wife's health was getting better and better, which was obviously the effect of the medicine given by the boss.

??So in the management of the restaurant, the couple worked even harder.

?? "It's okay, Granny Li won't worry about it, I told her, otherwise she wouldn't be able to teach you how to cook!"

?? "Grandma Li is a good person, and she even made sweet-scented osmanthus cake for Xiao Bao." Xiao Bao interrupted suddenly.

?? "When did it happen, why don't I know?"

?? "It was in the morning. Didn't the planning in the yard go well? It was a pity that Mrs. Li saw it, and asked me if I could pick it up and make osmanthus cake. I didn't expect to make it."

??Xu Niangzi nodded Xiaobao's head, "Sure enough, he is a glutton. I used to be good aunts, but now I don't call them aunts anymore,"

??Xiao Bao shrank his head in embarrassment, "Auntie, Xiaobao calls her aunt every day."

?? "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I'll grab a chicken wing for you. People say that eating chicken wings will make you more handy."

"No, Xiaobao will practice martial arts in the future and become a hero."

?? Mistress Xu laughed out loud, "You are the only one who is still a hero, who was still sprinkling water on the bed last night?"

??Xiaobao's face turned red.

?? "Auntie, we agreed not to talk about it."