Nongmen Shenjue

The next morning, Mu Qingyan got up early and cooked breakfast himself.

I ate steamed rice last night, and I specifically asked the cook to serve more rice and save the leftover rice for use this morning.Because pineapples are not easy to keep in storage, it is impossible to put them aside and eat them slowly. After tasting fresh ones, I thought of other ways to eat pineapples.Pineapple fried rice is the easiest and tastes good.

In addition to porodin, eggs, diced ham, and diced cucumbers were added. Stir-fried and served on a white porcelain plate, the color was bright and very appetizing.These pineapples have been stored for a long time, and there is almost no sour taste. They are very sweet and have a strong fragrance. Fortunately, they are neutralized by rice, which is also an appetizer.

Presumably children like this kind of fried rice the most, and I will teach them how to cook it when I return to Mu's house.

I forgot to mention yesterday that those pineapples can also be made into candied fruit, which is easy to store and can be eaten for a long time.

In the kitchen, rice porridge was cooked and side dishes were prepared, and Mu Qingyan had someone search them and send them to the yard.Wen Jixue had just finished exercising her muscles and bones, sweated, washed her face again and came out, and saw fresh food on the table.The taste of pineapple is very strong, and it is also conspicuous in the white rice, so you can recognize it at a glance.

"Is this the pineapple fried rice you mentioned?" Wen Jixue had never eaten it like this before, and it was a bit fresh. He took a spoon and scooped it up, tasted it carefully and said, "It's not bad."

Probably not to taste.

Mu Qingyan knew where the crux was, and he didn't cook too much because he thought that he might not like food.Nowadays, the food is either salty in the north or sweet in the man, and there are certain preferences. This is the regional food culture.For example, this pineapple fried rice, without pineapple, is just a mixed fried rice, with pineapple added, the sweet and slightly sour taste of pineapple is too overbearing, eating it together with salty fried rice is not used to Wen Jixue.

Mu Qingyan didn't eat like this before, but now he kind of misses it, most of the plate is eaten by him.

As soon as breakfast was packed, someone sent a post.

Zheng Ming from Juming Tea House sent it to him, invite him to drink tea.

Every time he came back from outside, the other party would invite him, mostly to listen to the outside world, and they came and went, and they had a good relationship with each other.Every time there are Ge Dafu and others together, usually Mu Qingyan will not refuse.It is good to have a good relationship with these big local businessmen, not to mention that Zheng Ming, Ge Dafu and others are all good, and it is a pleasure to get along with them.

However, although he has been out for a long time this time and has many things to do, it is not easy to tell others.

Of course, if you really want to use it as a talking point, you can only delete and delete the "Lady She" matter, and erase the part related to Zhu Yi, so you can still talk about it.

Back then, "Lady She" changed the world's countenance, and the God Detective Division spent so much effort to finally eliminate "Lady She", so the hard work was not in vain.One is to deter the world, the other is to show ability, and the other is to appease and win.Of course, the Superintendent of God Detectives can't make a public announcement, just reveal some information, which is far more effective than a formal announcement.

This time, due to the participation of the leaders of the eight-party bodyguard agency, the news also leaked out. When "Lady She" was executed, the world was boiling.

The folks rarely hear about it, Zheng Ming should know something, after all, he runs a teahouse, and pays close attention to the news from all sides, especially this kind of big anecdotal case, which is very suitable for a storybook.

Wen Jixue never went to such banquets with him, so Mu Qingyan drove into the county seat alone.

After entering the city, go to the county government first.

After asking someone, Mu Lin went out to investigate the case yesterday, but he hasn't come back yet.

Mu Qingyan knew that since Lieutenant Lu came, the law and order arrests and other matters have been tightened, and Fenglin City is much more stable than before.Mu Lin can be regarded as catching up with the good time. Lieutenant Lu saw that he is good at kung fu, can endure hardships, and is also rough and fine.

"Where did my elder brother go to investigate the case?" Mu Qingyan asked casually.

"Xinghua Village is a little far away. They are coming to report the crime over there. They drove a bullock cart for a day. Although their village is remote, there is a piece of apricot grove that produces every year, so they are not poor. He is a scholar, well-known from far and near. The scholar is only in his twenties, and he has a bright future. It is said that he married a lady from a country gentry. Unexpectedly, there was a fire in the house, and the scholar's wife was burned to death without being able to escape."

The yamen servant on duty knew Mu Qingyan and knew that Mu Qingyan was good at investigating cases, so when the other party asked him, he told the case.

"Could it be that this fire is man-made?" Mu Qingyan asked.

The yamen servant shook his head: "That's not true, it seems that there was an accidental fire. It was reported over there, and the yamen saw that the accident happened to the scholar's family, and it was killed in a fire at night. It is prudent, so I have to confirm it. I haven't heard of the scholar's family. Lizheng is also full of regrets for any enemies, probably not artificially."

Seeing what the yamen servant said, it was obvious that he didn't know more about the inside story, so Mu Qingyan didn't ask any more.

If Xinghua Village goes well, Mu Lin will come back tomorrow if he doesn’t return today.

Today, Zheng Ming's banquet is at Juming Tea House.

The business in the teahouse was as good as ever, today was Chang Yunsheng's storyteller, after Mu Qingyan listened to a few sentences, he really talked about "Lady She", the big case in the early years.Of course, it was all old news about intercepting and killing the Escort Bureau 20 years ago. Chang Yunsheng was eloquent.

"Mr. Mu, our master is already waiting in the private room. Please come to the second floor." The sharp-eyed guy saw him and greeted him with a smile on his face.

Mu Qingyan nodded: "Besides your boss, who else?"

"They are all regular customers. Mr. Ge from the Ge family, Mr. Yang from the rice store, shopkeeper Wang from the silver building, and the young master from Baiweiju."

"The young master of Baiweiju? Is the young master in charge now?" These people are all doing business on the same street, they know each other very well, and they all like to drink tea at Juming Tea House.It's just that the ones I met before were all Baiweiju's master Bai. As for the eldest son's family... I know that Bai's master has three sons, but I haven't seen them.

"Master Bai is not in good health recently, Mrs. Bai accompanied him to another villa to recuperate, and the business of the restaurant was handed over to Young Master Bai." The waiter didn't say much, because he had already arrived at the door of the private room.

The door of the private room was ajar, and the clerk raised his voice and said, "Master, Mr. Mu is here."

After speaking, he opened the door and entered.

This superior private room is facing the lobby downstairs, when you open the big window, you can see the storyteller on the platform below.The interior of the house is elegantly furnished. At the moment, the room is filled with the aroma of tea and fruit. Mu Qingyan can even smell the sweet aroma of pineapple.

"Brother Mu, come quickly, I planned to treat you to a drink during the Chinese New Year, but who knows that you are not in Fenglin." Zheng Ming greeted warmly, and then greeted other people: "You are familiar with these, this is Baiwei The young master who lives here, the eldest son of Master Bai, Bai Youkang."

Bai Youkang is a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a well-rounded appearance and a kind manner.

"Young Master Mu, I've admired you for a long time." Bai Youkang cupped his hands.

"Eldest Young Master's words are serious." Mu Qingyan hurriedly returned the gift.

Zheng Ming invited him to sit down, and moved a plate on the table in front of him: "Brother Mu, try this."

You don't need to taste it, Mu Qingyan knows what it is just by looking at it: "Candied pineapple? It's made so quickly."

The yellow fruit slices on the plate are exactly pineapple candied fruit, candied.

Zheng Ming said with a smile: "This is a rare thing, but it can't be put away anymore. It's a pity to eat it all at once. Fortunately, I run a teahouse, so it's better to make it into candied fruit, and let everyone in Fenglin taste the pineapple from Lingnan. What does it smell like?"

Ge Dafu said bluntly: "Then you set the price lower, otherwise no one can afford it."

Zheng Ming countered: "You can't afford it, Mr. Ge?"

"It hurts to eat."

Mu Qingyan saw ten pieces of fruit pulp placed on a plate, each piece was two inches in size, and the candied fruit was slightly dried after being candied. There was no moisture on the surface of the pulp, so it was convenient to hold it directly in the hand, but the drying time was short, and the pulp only shrank slightly. , it tastes soft and thick, fragrant and sweet, and slightly sour.

"How much do you charge for this plate?" Mu Qingyan asked.

The others laughed when they heard that, but Bai Youkang asked him back, "How much do you think, Mr. Mu?"

Mu Qingyan thought for a while, and called out a high price: "A tael of silver?"

Everyone laughed out loud: "It's exactly one tael of silver."

"Sure enough, I can't afford it." Even Mu Qingyan, who has always been generous with money, was speechless after hearing the price.

Zheng Ming said: "Rare is the most precious thing. This thing is rare, not to mention that it was not cheap when I bought it. If I sell it cheap, I will lose money."

Having said that, everyone knows that he cannot lose.

They are all businessmen, even if they think it is expensive, they understand.Rare things are more expensive, only this family, if you eat this time, if you don't eat it, will there be another time, it is very likely that it is a one-time transaction, and the asking price is reasonable.This thing, to put it bluntly, is to eat something fresh and novel, like eating a pineapple from Lingnan, and then getting a glimpse of the scenery of Lingnan.

If the Mu family heard about the selling price of Juming Tea House, they might not be able to eat the pineapples at home.

All in all, this time Zheng Ming is indeed going to make a lot of money.

At the beginning, the caravan did not exclusively sell pineapples, but bought six baskets by the way.Mu Qingyan asked for two baskets, and Zheng Ming wrapped up the remaining four baskets.The bamboo baskets are big and deep, covered with a layer of straw, and each basket can hold at least fourteen, five or six.When Zheng Ming made candied fruit, there were only ten slices of fruit per plate, and at least five plates for one pineapple.

When it was bought from the caravan, Zheng Ming negotiated and bought it for one tael of silver per pineapple.Now it is more than doubled!

"It's a pity that Lingnan is too far away and the road is difficult to walk, otherwise it would be a good way to make money." Shopkeeper Wang of the Yinlou said with emotion.

Anyone can do such a simple arithmetic problem, even if they have a certain social status, they feel envious.

Zheng Ming said again: "Don't think that I can make a lot of money. These things are rare, and they can't all be sold in teahouses. The family wants to eat them, and relatives and friends want to give them away. There are not many left."

This is also normal, knowing that the Zheng family has this thing, but not giving it to the family after making good friends, it is really inappropriate.

Mu Qingyan knew that he had it, so Zheng Ming didn't give it away.

For people like Ge Dafu, Zheng Ming invited them all to taste the pineapples from Lingnan through this banquet.At this moment, Mu Qingyan also arrived, and everyone was there. Soon, a staff brought a large fruit plate, inside which was neatly placed a pineapple with the skin peeled off and the yellow flesh exposed. Look closely, it was cut into pieces. put together again.

"Brother Mu has been away for so long this time, there must be good news."

The guests are all here, and the tea and fruits are all here, only the story is missing.