Seed dealers in ancient times

On the second day, Zheng Jiang stopped and went to the vegetable market again, and went to Fuyuezhai with the coconuts he didn't buy yesterday.

As a new dish, he decided to start with this coconut.

After being busy for a while at noon, the kitchen servants will have some rest time after eating. Usually at this time, the servants will chat and chat, while the handyman and the kitchen will take a nap and rest. There will also be three or two cooks cooking. As for researching new dishes It's hard to say if there are customers working overtime.

Anyway, his cooking stove was in the corner, so it didn't bother anyone. He cracked open the coconut and checked it. Luckily, all three were good.

There are also a lot of delicacies that can be made with coconut, but according to what Zheng Jiangting has come into contact with, the most are stewed things, and coconut chicken is very famous.However, the development of coconuts in this era does not focus on eating, but on carving handicrafts with coconut shells. Zheng Jiangting does not know how to carve, so he can only develop gourmet food.

He plans to make a coconut chicken first, and the coconut shell can be fully utilized, and a coconut egg can also be steamed.

Finding a chicken in Fuyuezhai couldn't be easier, everyone is happy when the dishes are ready, but if the dishes are ruined, it's another story.To be on the safe side, he only used half a chicken, and even if he had to lose money, he would pay less. If the food didn't suit his taste, he could still take it back to his family to eat.

Having planned his way out in this way, he gathered all the ingredients and prepared to do it.

Chop the yellow chicken into pieces, blanch the water to remove the floating foam, add the oil and fry until fragrant, pour it into the casserole, then put the scraped coconut meat into strips, add a proper amount of coconut milk, sprinkle a few red dates and goji berries, and the appearance will come out immediately .

While the chicken was stewing, he poured the excess coconut milk into the cup, cut the coconut shell in half, and two small bowls came out, but only half was usable, and the other half was poked to get the coconut milk. A hole that can't hold anything.

Stir the eggs evenly, add milk and sugar and stir again, the color of the egg liquid changes from dark to light, pour it into the coconut shell as a container, the color looks better.

Because a shell was scrapped when digging out the coconut meat, the steamed eggs had to be without a lid, so he could only make two.

After the coconut eggs are put on the steamer, the chicken soup can also smell the aroma. At this time, it is natural that the master chef with a sensitive nose cannot escape.

"You stewed chicken?"

Zheng Jiang stopped to look at the chef who came smelling the fragrance, and responded.

"Has a guest ordered chicken?" The cook sniffed the steam coming out of the casserole: "No, this is not the smell of Fuyuezhai's stewed chicken. What did you use to stew it?"

Zheng Jiangting didn't think there was anything to hide, so he took out the remaining coconut shell: "This."

The cook fiddled with it: "Xu Xie?"

As he said that, he looked into the casserole again. Although he didn't say anything, it was not difficult to see from his actions that he wanted to try coconut chicken.

While both of them were guarding in front of the pot, the steamed egg with coconut was ready first. Liao Jianzhang didn't know whether he came to arrange an errand for the afternoon or he heard that a cook was making new dishes, so he also came to the back kitchen.

The coconut steamed eggs that Zheng Jiang stopped just came out of the cage, and Liao Jianzhang took them after changing hands: "What is this for?"

The coconut lid fell off, and the custard formed in the coconut shell trembled slightly. It looked so tender. Liao Jianzhang took a spoonful of it with a spoon. It was smooth, tender and fragrant. After eating, there was still a faint milky taste on the tip of his tongue. Son: "Wonderful! Master Zheng can also make desserts!"

Zheng Jiangting raised his eyelids, the person who scolded him before was bloody, and today he called Master Zheng again, it was really easy to change his face.

But who can't say good things, he had a smile on his face: "Boss, look at my new dishes, maybe they will be on the menu?"

Liao Jianzhang laughed and said, "This is for a reward!"

"Seeing that winter is about to enter the Chinese New Year, I'm thinking about having a good year."

Liao Jianzhang looked back and forth holding the coconut shell, and at the end he ate two mouthfuls of egg custard, thinking how this person always writes weird things that can be put on the stage, he smacked for a while: "I see it can be done. "

Zheng Jiangting continued to agree: "It's not just a matter of your words."

At the moment, the cook at the side saw the strangeness of the coconut steamed egg, and his mind was mainly on the coconut chicken. He is not good at dim sum, and he is not very interested. He had tried Zheng Jiangding's poached steamed egg before. He felt that the salesman who became a monk on the way really had some talent for cooking, and now the tricky Liao Jianzhang recognized his dim sum again, which made him even more curious about the stewed chicken.

"Boss, Master Xiaozheng has also stewed chicken, I'm afraid it will be good now, you might as well try it."

Liao Jianzhang also became interested: "It's more than one? Take a look."

Zheng Jiangting was also unambiguous, took a bowl to fill some chicken soup, and put chicken and coconut meat into the bowl, gave Liao Jianzhang a bowl, and at the same time added another bowl to the cook.

Liao Jianzhang took a sip first, but did not comment. He then ate some coconut meat and turned to the cook: "Master Chen, what do you think?"

"The soup is clear and refreshing! Compared with the daily ginseng stewed chicken, it is fresh!"

The cook surnamed Chen was not ambiguous in his compliments. He was seeking truth from facts. He savored it carefully. If he could cook this dish by himself, wouldn't it be worth mentioning it.

Liao Jianzhang is in a good mood: "I have only served a few new dishes recently. I plan to push Master Zheng's dishes until the New Year's Eve. It will be very suitable for the New Year's Eve. The business of Fuyuezhai will definitely flourish by then."

Zheng Jiang stopped listening, but he was not very happy. There is still some time until the end of the year, not to mention that he is in a hurry to spend money right now. Even if the food is closed at the end of the year, he can't do it for long. to the end of the year.

"Boss, there are a lot of customers at the end of the year. I'm afraid I'm too busy to cook three dishes by myself. Since the dishes are decided to be served at the end of the year, I can discuss with the chefs in these days how to prepare the dishes. When the time comes There are too many people, so we won’t be overwhelmed.”

Liao Jianzhang's eyes were bright: "You mean to teach other cooks how to cook?"

If this is the case, he will be too happy, if other chefs can know this dish, then he will not be afraid of people suddenly resigning from work, and he will not be afraid of being complained for not having enough people to order dishes.

In the past, there was a chef in Fuyue Zhai who knew a private dish, which was very popular with customers. He was the only one in the back kitchen. Over time, he became proud. Sometimes he slipped away when he was working, and he said how many dishes he made every day. He only cooks a few dishes, and asks for a wage increase. For Fuyuezhai's business, he has given him a lot of face. In the end, he was poached by Wangxing Restaurant, but he didn't get angry.

Zheng Jiangting responded generously and did not forget to remind: "That's natural, for a good year,"

Liao Jianzhang was very kind, and he immediately understood what he meant. He just wanted to reward him now: "Master Zheng is always thinking about Fuyuezhai, so he must have a good year."

He smiled and squinted his eyes, feeling that this business is easy to talk about, and at the same time making fun of Zheng Jiangting as a big fool who really does things impulsively, only caring about the immediate profit, and doesn't know how to put a long line to catch big fish. I like young people like this, easy to control, unlike those old foxes.

After work, Zheng Jiangting followed Liao Jianzhang to receive the reward in the account room. He really didn't know how much he wanted to reward, and when the money arrived, he was satisfied with three taels of silver.

He put the money away and thought it was worth it. Even if he doesn't teach others the two new dishes he made today, if someone wants to learn, he can learn it in a short time. When others get a share of the pie, how can they return can get so much money.

Since it was still early today and he had made money again, he decided to go to the village while the iron was hot and get the seeds to Dachai's house first.

According to the original plan, he hired an ox cart at the gate of the city to pull a basketful of potato seeds, and selected a few packages of different kinds of tomato seeds, tore out the bags, and wrapped them in paper again.

Cai Lin's family has an ox cart, and they often have to deliver firewood to the city. He has long opened a road in the village, and the ox cart can go directly to the door of the house.When he arrived, Cai Lin had just returned from the mountains.

"I'm afraid you have counted on my good life!"

Cai Lin took a few strides to put the firewood he was carrying into the yard, and stepped forward to help lift the potatoes in the basket out of the car.

Zheng Jiang stopped not knowing, so: "What a good day?"

After the ox cart driver left, Cai Lin took down a gray-haired rabbit from the pile of firewood he picked up: "I got it while chopping firewood today."

He patted the rabbit: "It's a little thinner, but you can cook a small plate after all. You are working in a restaurant, and I will leave it to you tonight."

On the contrary, Zheng Jiangting was a little embarrassed. When he came back last time, he brought a jug of wine and two taels of peanuts. Cai Lin insisted on taking out half a piece of bacon smoked at home to drink, but this time he came back and rubbed against someone's hare.

"Okay, nothing else, cooking is not a big problem."

The two brought things into the house, and Cai Lin flipped through the seeds in the basket: "Is this the potato you mentioned? I've never seen it before."

Zheng Jiang stopped rubbing a handful of potatoes with smooth skins, and his eyes were a little disappointed: "I accidentally got this from a village when I was selling goods. It cost a lot of money at the time. I will show you a taste tonight." Let's see if it's a good thing."

Cai Lin didn't pay much attention to Zheng Jiangting's words at first, and felt that borrowing land to grow food was unreliable. Now that people really got the seeds in front of him, it was something he had never seen before, and he felt that something might happen It really works.

At night, Zheng Jiang stopped frying classic potato shreds and salt-fried potatoes. He wanted to stew another portion, but it’s boring to stew. Potatoes have to be roasted pork ribs, and braised chicken is delicious. If it’s just braised potatoes , there is not even bean paste, it is bland and tasteless, it is better not to make it.

Cai Lin spent a lot of money to let him cook, and even brought out the preserved lard for him to cook.

The fire in the stove is high, and the dishes are served in the oil pan, and the cooking aroma is overflowing.

Cai Lin was feeding the chickens in the yard with chopped vegetables, and the smell made the chicken food bowl unsteady.

"Hey, Dachai, what are you eating at home today? It smells so good! You can smell it from afar."

Cai Lin raised his neck and looked out of the fence. It was a villager who had received his work: "If you order something casually, Aunt Qin wants to drink some hot water at home."

"No, no, I have to go back now, it's not easy to go when it's dark." The woman smiled with a hoe on her shoulder: "Brother at home should cook dinner at this point, so I'm so anxious to go back late." .”

Cai Lin smiled honestly: "Brother Lin is the most virtuous in our village."

In a word, both of them were in a happy mood.

Zheng Jiang stopped cooking and went out. The villagers had already gone far away. Seeing Cai Lin still looking in the direction of people, he couldn't help asking: "Who is it?"

"It's Aunt Qin from the village."

Zheng Jiang stopped jokingly and said, "Why are you staring at that aunt?"

"If I take a closer look, I might be able to see her as my mother-in-law!" Cai Lin raised her neck, "I've been interested in her brother Lin for a long time, but it's a pity that I don't have anything when I go back to the village, and I don't earn much money, Aunt Qin Look down on me."

After finishing speaking, he was a little happy again, and said with high spirits: "Usually, Aunt Qin doesn't pay attention to me, but today she is looking for our family's fried vegetables, but she took the initiative to say hello to me. The betrothal gift should be generous, and there are still some signs of things."

Zheng Jiangting tightened his brows, and looked Cai Lin up and down a few times. Maybe it was because of the wind and sun for many years, and the man's skin was dark and tan. Even so, he could tell that Dachai was young at a glance. He had to ask: "How old are you this year, thinking about these things?"

"I'm seventeen when I wait for the spring. People in the village who are in a better situation like me have fat babies. I don't think about these things. But you, you are still a year older than me, and the marriage has not yet been settled. ?”

Zheng Jiang stopped opening his mouth, and then closed it again. He was speechless at the age of three years without a wife.