I, the fox clan, Arita!
Chapter 38
She slept beautifully in Wei Xiuya's arms all night, and the next day Lingshu felt refreshed.
Someone knocked on the gate of Yan's courtyard early in the morning, and when he opened the door, he saw Liu Cong.
"Morning shopkeeper Ling," Liu Cong said with a smile, "Is there any 'Lu Ruyi' today?"
"Of course there are, but as agreed, I can only sell you ten boxes," Lingshu also said with a smile, "There will be more in about ten days, brother Liu, don't worry, there is always time to plant beans Let it grow."
Liu Cong expressed his understanding and didn't say much. He bought ten boxes of green bean sprouts in a proper manner, loaded them into the car and left.
After he left, many shopkeepers and merchants came one after another. The first few people divided up the remaining [-] boxes, and those who came later did not have that good luck. I persuaded him to go back.
Yan Dachuan's words were almost broken: "It's really sold out, I didn't lie to you! If there is one, can you not sell it? Who would be so stupid not to make money? Even if I keep those dishes in my house, I can't finish them! Really! No more! Didn’t you say it all, just wait another ten days or so, these days, whoever comes first buys first, if you want to buy, you have to come early tomorrow!”
Yan Dachuan was both happy and anxious. What made him happy was that the green bean sprouts grown by himself were selling so well. This time he and Lingshu didn't sell them in the market, so there were so many people rushing to buy them. Yes, the urgent thing is that the vegetables grow slowly, not enough to sell!
He wished he could water the bean sprouts in the bean sprout room several times a day, but he just thought about it, and he naturally knew that would not work, the bean sprouts would all be drowned.
The few people around the door were disappointed. They all rushed here from a long distance, but they couldn't buy anything. Could it be disappointing?
"Oh, let's go, come early tomorrow."
"I live far away. It seems that I can't keep up with the first and second. I'd better come back in a few days."
Yan Dachuan cupped his hands again and again: "I'm really sorry, a few walk slowly on the road."
After sending these people away, Yan Dachuan went back to the courtyard to find Lingshu. Now the two brothers have to boil the bean seeds every morning, and then put the soaked bean seeds yesterday into the wooden box.
Lingshu was picking soybeans in his room at the moment, when he saw his elder brother coming, he suddenly slapped his forehead.
"What's wrong?" Yan Dachuan was taken aback by him.
Lingshu stood up and walked out, saying, "Oh, I promised to teach Brother Degui how to grow bean sprouts yesterday, but I forgot! I'll go ask him to go."
Yan Dachuan followed the spirit, "Don't move, it's cold outside, I'll just go."
He didn't wait for Lingshu to speak, and turned around to leave.
Lingshu could only smile and shook his head, continuing to pick beans.
Not long after, Yan Dachuan brought Yan Degui over, and Chen Daniu came with him.
Yan Dachuan rubbed his hands, feeling a little nervous, and said, "Little brother, I think it's pitiful for Daniel to be alone, and he's honest, so I'll let him follow suit, do you think so?"
Chen Daniu stood cautiously by the door, he was so big, with his neck scrunched up, he looked a little funny, Lingshu couldn't stand it anymore, so he smiled and said: "Okay, why not, I like Daniel very much too Brother, come in quickly, close the door, it's cold outside."
Only then did Yan Dachuan heave a sigh of relief, and Chen Daniu also showed his white teeth in a smile, and followed Yan Degui into the house.
In fact, even if Yan Dachuan didn't say anything, Lingshu wanted to teach Chen Daniu, so he didn't take the trivial matter of Yan Dachuan calling Chen Daniu here on his own initiative at all.
"Soybeans with raw bean sprouts must be new beans within a year." After everyone found a chair and sat down, Lingshu began to talk, "Small, flat, broken, moldy, and rotten. No. Today we have to pick a hundred catties of good bean seeds, and the ratio of beans to bean sprouts is almost the same as one catty of beans can produce six catties of bean sprouts."
These are bean sprouts without any artificial additives. The machines that Lingshu found on the optical brain used thickening agents, and one catty of beans could produce ten catties of bean sprouts.
The four of them picked together quickly. After the bean seeds were selected, they were carried to the bean sprout room and divided into several pots, and the seeds were scalded with warm water.
"You can't have this kind of thing that floats in the water. These are bad," Lingshu said. "It's cold now, so soak for more hours, and less for a few hours in hot weather. Stir first, wait for the water Let it cool down."
Put these pots aside and forget about them, there are bean seeds soaked yesterday in the room, Lingshu directly uses these to teach Chen Daniu and Yan Degui.
"The box is river sand," Lingshu sprinkled the soaked beans evenly, "then sprinkle sand on top to cover it, sand as thick as a finger belly is enough, and then sprinkle with water."
"This step is the most critical. Brother Da Niu Degui, you can basically feel it after practicing a few more times," Lingshu said. Just get wet."
"This box is ready to be planted." Lingshu clapped his hands, and continued to plant another box. Yan Dachuan over there also started to work, and Chen Daniu and Yan Degui watched carefully.
After all the bean seeds were planted, Lingshu said: "Let's put all the boxes on the shelves, so as to save space and make the most of the space, and we will have to water every day in the future. When the time comes, Big Brother will call Big Niu and Brother Degui, come and take a look."
"Hey, I see." Yan Dachuan nodded.
After finishing the work, Ling Shu took a breath and hummed happily to cook a meal for Wei Xiuya. Shen Jiushao and Yuzhang both left and went to live in the Wei Mansion in Dingchun Town. Ling Shu only needs to be Doctor Lin , Wei Xiuya and himself had meals for the three of them, and the days were the same as before.
After lunch, the servants from Zhang's family in Wangjiazhuang came to pick up Lingshu.
Before leaving, Lingshu brought some hawthorn sauce specially kept at home, several jars of preserved hawthorn fruit, and two boxes of green bean sprouts with Yan Dachuan to the car.
When the boy saw it, he asked curiously, "Hey, what is this? It's so green and pleasing to look at."
"This is the 'Lvruyi' vegetable newly planted by my family. It's tender and juicy," Lingshu said with a smile, "Thanks to Mr. Zhang for his appreciation, these two boxes are for Mr. Zhang today. Brother, take a few back and try something new."
"Treasurer Ling is really too polite," the servant said with a smile on his face, "Let me thank you for my master first."
Lingshu and his eldest brother and sister-in-law got into the cart, and the ox cart wobbled all the way to the Zhang family's mansion in Wangjiazhuang. They entered through the back door, got off the ox cart, and walked to the kitchen.
They are ordinary people invited by the Zhang family to work, naturally they are not qualified to go through the main entrance, but even though it is the back door, they are suddenly enlightened after entering. The area of a single side yard is larger than the entire Yan family. There are flowers and trees, but because it is winter, most of the leaves of the trees have fallen off. It is not difficult to imagine how beautiful the scenery here will be in midsummer.
Yan Dachuan and Chen Lanzhi have lived half their lives, and this is the first time they have entered the yard of such a big family. The young couple are a little cautious, and it is very novel, and they can't help but look around. Fortunately, they are in the side yard They were all servants, and the servants who brought them here were used to seeing the behavior of the farmers who came in for the first time, so no one laughed at them.
Ling Shu had a calm face, and he still had time to find fault with Zhang's yard. Well, this house is old, and it should be repaired. It would be better to put a stone there... After all, he has seen Wei Xiuya before. The mansion is exquisite and gorgeous, now looking at the Zhang family, it is not so surprising.
The full moon banquet for the new young master of the Zhang family is scheduled for tomorrow, and the servants of the Zhang family are busy at this moment, the maids and servants are in a hurry, and the kitchen is even more lively.
On the way here, Lingshu had already told the boy what he needed, and now he led a group of three people to an empty wing room, and sent someone to bring in rice noodles and a few large buckets, and then Waiting for the kitchen to boil water, while waiting for the water, Chen Lanzhi was idle and bored, so she went to the yard to help with some work, and chatted with a few women about family matters.
The first step in making rice cakes is of course to make rice milk, but Lingshu strictly ordered to use boiled water, and the other steps are very simple. The proportion of sugar is adjusted, the lid of the wooden barrel is put on, and the rice cake is cooked in the house. Put a charcoal basin to heat up, so that the rice milk will be ready quickly, and then they will have nothing to do, just wait for the rice cakes to be steamed tomorrow morning.
Lingshu gave the two jars of candied hawthorn fruit to the boy who picked them up, and asked him to help find the housekeeper of the Zhang family. The boy smiled and took the candied fruit, and went to talk to the housekeeper.
After a while, the boy led Butler Zhang to come.
"Treasurer Ling, long time no see," Butler Zhang cupped his hands, "I need to ask Shopkeeper Ling to take care of the rice cakes with hawthorn sauce at the banquet tomorrow. I heard this boy said that Shopkeeper Ling brought some fresh side dishes, yes What is it called 'Green Ruyi', can you let me have a look?"
Lingshu also bowed and smiled and said, "Since I accepted the jam cake, I should go all out. Indeed, I brought some 'Lu Ruyi', which I planned to give to Young Master Zhang for the full moon wedding wine. I want you to arrange for someone to move to the kitchen."
The box containing the green bean sprouts was put aside, and Lingshu took a handful out of the box and handed it to Steward Zhang, "The side dishes I made by myself are not worth much, but in winter, there is such a green vegetable on the table. It is also a matter of face, these two boxes of dishes should be able to feed fifty tables."
Butler Zhang's old face was full of smiles, and he took a look at the green bean sprouts carefully, and said, "Shopkeeper Ling is really caring! I heard that this 'Lv Ruyi' dish is not cheap in the county town. My master went to the county a few days ago and heard people talking about "Green Ruyi", and he wanted to buy it, but he didn't even see what it looked like. Now it's all right, you just gave me a pillow when I fell asleep, let me tell you Master, the master will be happy!"
"As long as Master Zhang is happy," Lingshu said, "Then I will be lazy and use the name of 'Lu Ruyi' to wish the young master all the best in the future!"
"Accept your good words." Zhang Butler smiled and called someone to carry away the two boxes of green bean sprouts.
The next day, the front of the Zhang family's mansion was full of people, very lively.
There are dozens of tables in the main courtyard. Fortunately, the weather is good today, and there is no rain. We only use a few screens to keep out the cold wind. The people sitting here are ordinary guests, close relatives of Mr. Zhang's family and Mrs. Zhang. People from her natal family, as well as guests who have major business dealings with the Zhang family, are arranged in indoor guest rooms and flower halls.
Zhang Chengye held a full moon wine for his youngest son who was looking forward to it with great difficulty. Naturally, the dishes on the banquet were extremely rich, not to mention chicken, duck and fish, as well as dry goods from the sea in the south, delicacies from the mountains, and 20-year-old fine wine. Be sure to let the guests eat and drink well, and not let the Zhang family lose face.
The banquet here usually serves ten dishes, but if the host's family values more exquisite dishes, they will serve a few more dishes. Just take an even number to represent auspiciousness. Today, the Zhang family served a total of twelve dishes.
All the guests were waiting for the main course after the twelve dishes, but they saw the maids and servants bring a tray over, and saw the two plates in the tray at first glance, one red and one green. Eye-catching, someone saw it from a distance, and whispered to the people around them, discussing what kind of food was there.
The servant girls put the two plates on the table with smiles, and introduced: "This pastry is called Hawthorn Sauce Rice Cake, and this vegetarian stir-fried side dish is called 'Green Ruyi'."
Some of the guests had eaten rice cakes with hawthorn sauce before, but because Lingshu signed a contract with "Shengxiangju" a few days ago, the Yan family never came to the market to sell rice cakes, just because some people wanted to eat them. I can't even buy it. Now, after so many days, I can eat the rice cake with hawthorn sauce, which is no longer available. It makes people feel that the master of the Zhang family is extraordinary.
And that plate of 'Green Ruyi' dish was something most people had never seen before. Since it was such a novelty dish, of course the guests all put down their chopsticks to eat it.
The previous dishes were almost all meat and fish. There were a dozen or so dishes in a row. Even people who couldn't eat meat at all, after eating so much, they were already getting tired of it.
It just so happened that a vegetable stir-fried vegetable came. The taste was so tender and refreshing. The maids brought rice and steamed buns. The bean sprouts were bottomed out, and everyone was very satisfied.
Zhang Chengye is currently in the main hall with his father and elder brother, there are several uncles and brothers of the Zhang family on the table, and Madam Zhang is at the next table with a group of female relatives.
Zhang Chengye's eldest brother, Zhang Xingbang, is the magistrate of Yangning County. Yangning County is next to Pingliang County. The two counties are not big, and the county towns are also close to each other. The distance of more than 200 miles can be reached by horse-drawn carriage in one day.
After Zhang Xingbang ate the green ruyi dish, he nodded again and again, full of praise: "Your dish is refreshing, is this bean sprouts? But the bean sprouts of the green sprouts have never been seen before, and they are newly grown in the village at home? Do you have more? Take some with me when you leave."
Zhang Chengye said with a smile: "No, it's not grown in Zhuangzi. Today's dish was delivered by the shopkeeper Xiaoling last time. Didn't I give you a few jars of hawthorn sauce last time? It's the shopkeeper Ling. If you want it , I'll ask someone to ask him later."
"He's a capable person," Zhang Xingbang said, "Ask again and see if he can teach the people in our village to grow this vegetable? When it's winter, it's either meat or fish all day long. I feel dry all over after eating it. At night, the charcoal pot was burning again, and the cabbage and radishes were turned over and over again, but they couldn’t turn it over and over again. I’ve had enough. I’ve had several scorching bubbles in my mouth. I went to prescribe some medicines to reduce the fire a few days ago. It's better to eat."
"Success, I'll ask after eating." Zhang Chengye replied.
After the meal, the female relatives gathered together to play mahjong and Pai Gow, while the men found a quiet place to drink tea and chat.
After Zhang Chengye settled down his brothers and guests, a few friends who had close business relationships asked about the "Green Ruyi" dish at the banquet.
"Brother Chengye, your 'Lvruyi' dish is really a rarity. It's the first time I've seen this kind of bean sprouts with green sprouts. Can you sell them? If you have them, put some on them for me." .”
"This dish is very popular in our county recently," another person said, "There is a young shopkeeper surnamed Liu who has been selling this dish these days. As soon as his cart came out, the dish was robbed all at once. If you want to buy, you have to line up early, and if you go late, you won’t be able to catch up. He only sells more than a hundred catties a day, and when he sells out, he’s gone.”
"There are also some for sale in our town!" Another person said, "It was brought by a peddler. The peddler went there only once, and he was also selling and robbing. When I got up, it was said that the daughter-in-law of a mother-in-law's family was pregnant. She couldn't eat fish or meat, so she wanted to eat some fresh side dishes. The mother-in-law went late and only bought a handful of vegetables, which was not enough , just want to buy vegetables from other people, how can they sell them?"
"Brother Chengye, I don't think this vegetable is cheap. If your family can grow it, it will be a fortune."
Zhang Chengye said with a smile: "This dish is really not grown by my family. If you are interested, I will ask the shopkeeper Na Ling."
"Ask him for me if he sells the recipes, how much he will ask for, and let him plant all kinds of vegetables. If there are not enough to sell, it's okay. It's not bad to grow this dish yourself to improve the taste. Well."
Zhang Chengye stayed with him for a while, then took the time to come out, intending to ask Ling Shu, just after leaving the door, a little maid was waiting by the door, and when she saw Zhang Chengye, she blessed him and said with a low eyebrow: "Ma'am Please go over there."
Someone knocked on the gate of Yan's courtyard early in the morning, and when he opened the door, he saw Liu Cong.
"Morning shopkeeper Ling," Liu Cong said with a smile, "Is there any 'Lu Ruyi' today?"
"Of course there are, but as agreed, I can only sell you ten boxes," Lingshu also said with a smile, "There will be more in about ten days, brother Liu, don't worry, there is always time to plant beans Let it grow."
Liu Cong expressed his understanding and didn't say much. He bought ten boxes of green bean sprouts in a proper manner, loaded them into the car and left.
After he left, many shopkeepers and merchants came one after another. The first few people divided up the remaining [-] boxes, and those who came later did not have that good luck. I persuaded him to go back.
Yan Dachuan's words were almost broken: "It's really sold out, I didn't lie to you! If there is one, can you not sell it? Who would be so stupid not to make money? Even if I keep those dishes in my house, I can't finish them! Really! No more! Didn’t you say it all, just wait another ten days or so, these days, whoever comes first buys first, if you want to buy, you have to come early tomorrow!”
Yan Dachuan was both happy and anxious. What made him happy was that the green bean sprouts grown by himself were selling so well. This time he and Lingshu didn't sell them in the market, so there were so many people rushing to buy them. Yes, the urgent thing is that the vegetables grow slowly, not enough to sell!
He wished he could water the bean sprouts in the bean sprout room several times a day, but he just thought about it, and he naturally knew that would not work, the bean sprouts would all be drowned.
The few people around the door were disappointed. They all rushed here from a long distance, but they couldn't buy anything. Could it be disappointing?
"Oh, let's go, come early tomorrow."
"I live far away. It seems that I can't keep up with the first and second. I'd better come back in a few days."
Yan Dachuan cupped his hands again and again: "I'm really sorry, a few walk slowly on the road."
After sending these people away, Yan Dachuan went back to the courtyard to find Lingshu. Now the two brothers have to boil the bean seeds every morning, and then put the soaked bean seeds yesterday into the wooden box.
Lingshu was picking soybeans in his room at the moment, when he saw his elder brother coming, he suddenly slapped his forehead.
"What's wrong?" Yan Dachuan was taken aback by him.
Lingshu stood up and walked out, saying, "Oh, I promised to teach Brother Degui how to grow bean sprouts yesterday, but I forgot! I'll go ask him to go."
Yan Dachuan followed the spirit, "Don't move, it's cold outside, I'll just go."
He didn't wait for Lingshu to speak, and turned around to leave.
Lingshu could only smile and shook his head, continuing to pick beans.
Not long after, Yan Dachuan brought Yan Degui over, and Chen Daniu came with him.
Yan Dachuan rubbed his hands, feeling a little nervous, and said, "Little brother, I think it's pitiful for Daniel to be alone, and he's honest, so I'll let him follow suit, do you think so?"
Chen Daniu stood cautiously by the door, he was so big, with his neck scrunched up, he looked a little funny, Lingshu couldn't stand it anymore, so he smiled and said: "Okay, why not, I like Daniel very much too Brother, come in quickly, close the door, it's cold outside."
Only then did Yan Dachuan heave a sigh of relief, and Chen Daniu also showed his white teeth in a smile, and followed Yan Degui into the house.
In fact, even if Yan Dachuan didn't say anything, Lingshu wanted to teach Chen Daniu, so he didn't take the trivial matter of Yan Dachuan calling Chen Daniu here on his own initiative at all.
"Soybeans with raw bean sprouts must be new beans within a year." After everyone found a chair and sat down, Lingshu began to talk, "Small, flat, broken, moldy, and rotten. No. Today we have to pick a hundred catties of good bean seeds, and the ratio of beans to bean sprouts is almost the same as one catty of beans can produce six catties of bean sprouts."
These are bean sprouts without any artificial additives. The machines that Lingshu found on the optical brain used thickening agents, and one catty of beans could produce ten catties of bean sprouts.
The four of them picked together quickly. After the bean seeds were selected, they were carried to the bean sprout room and divided into several pots, and the seeds were scalded with warm water.
"You can't have this kind of thing that floats in the water. These are bad," Lingshu said. "It's cold now, so soak for more hours, and less for a few hours in hot weather. Stir first, wait for the water Let it cool down."
Put these pots aside and forget about them, there are bean seeds soaked yesterday in the room, Lingshu directly uses these to teach Chen Daniu and Yan Degui.
"The box is river sand," Lingshu sprinkled the soaked beans evenly, "then sprinkle sand on top to cover it, sand as thick as a finger belly is enough, and then sprinkle with water."
"This step is the most critical. Brother Da Niu Degui, you can basically feel it after practicing a few more times," Lingshu said. Just get wet."
"This box is ready to be planted." Lingshu clapped his hands, and continued to plant another box. Yan Dachuan over there also started to work, and Chen Daniu and Yan Degui watched carefully.
After all the bean seeds were planted, Lingshu said: "Let's put all the boxes on the shelves, so as to save space and make the most of the space, and we will have to water every day in the future. When the time comes, Big Brother will call Big Niu and Brother Degui, come and take a look."
"Hey, I see." Yan Dachuan nodded.
After finishing the work, Ling Shu took a breath and hummed happily to cook a meal for Wei Xiuya. Shen Jiushao and Yuzhang both left and went to live in the Wei Mansion in Dingchun Town. Ling Shu only needs to be Doctor Lin , Wei Xiuya and himself had meals for the three of them, and the days were the same as before.
After lunch, the servants from Zhang's family in Wangjiazhuang came to pick up Lingshu.
Before leaving, Lingshu brought some hawthorn sauce specially kept at home, several jars of preserved hawthorn fruit, and two boxes of green bean sprouts with Yan Dachuan to the car.
When the boy saw it, he asked curiously, "Hey, what is this? It's so green and pleasing to look at."
"This is the 'Lvruyi' vegetable newly planted by my family. It's tender and juicy," Lingshu said with a smile, "Thanks to Mr. Zhang for his appreciation, these two boxes are for Mr. Zhang today. Brother, take a few back and try something new."
"Treasurer Ling is really too polite," the servant said with a smile on his face, "Let me thank you for my master first."
Lingshu and his eldest brother and sister-in-law got into the cart, and the ox cart wobbled all the way to the Zhang family's mansion in Wangjiazhuang. They entered through the back door, got off the ox cart, and walked to the kitchen.
They are ordinary people invited by the Zhang family to work, naturally they are not qualified to go through the main entrance, but even though it is the back door, they are suddenly enlightened after entering. The area of a single side yard is larger than the entire Yan family. There are flowers and trees, but because it is winter, most of the leaves of the trees have fallen off. It is not difficult to imagine how beautiful the scenery here will be in midsummer.
Yan Dachuan and Chen Lanzhi have lived half their lives, and this is the first time they have entered the yard of such a big family. The young couple are a little cautious, and it is very novel, and they can't help but look around. Fortunately, they are in the side yard They were all servants, and the servants who brought them here were used to seeing the behavior of the farmers who came in for the first time, so no one laughed at them.
Ling Shu had a calm face, and he still had time to find fault with Zhang's yard. Well, this house is old, and it should be repaired. It would be better to put a stone there... After all, he has seen Wei Xiuya before. The mansion is exquisite and gorgeous, now looking at the Zhang family, it is not so surprising.
The full moon banquet for the new young master of the Zhang family is scheduled for tomorrow, and the servants of the Zhang family are busy at this moment, the maids and servants are in a hurry, and the kitchen is even more lively.
On the way here, Lingshu had already told the boy what he needed, and now he led a group of three people to an empty wing room, and sent someone to bring in rice noodles and a few large buckets, and then Waiting for the kitchen to boil water, while waiting for the water, Chen Lanzhi was idle and bored, so she went to the yard to help with some work, and chatted with a few women about family matters.
The first step in making rice cakes is of course to make rice milk, but Lingshu strictly ordered to use boiled water, and the other steps are very simple. The proportion of sugar is adjusted, the lid of the wooden barrel is put on, and the rice cake is cooked in the house. Put a charcoal basin to heat up, so that the rice milk will be ready quickly, and then they will have nothing to do, just wait for the rice cakes to be steamed tomorrow morning.
Lingshu gave the two jars of candied hawthorn fruit to the boy who picked them up, and asked him to help find the housekeeper of the Zhang family. The boy smiled and took the candied fruit, and went to talk to the housekeeper.
After a while, the boy led Butler Zhang to come.
"Treasurer Ling, long time no see," Butler Zhang cupped his hands, "I need to ask Shopkeeper Ling to take care of the rice cakes with hawthorn sauce at the banquet tomorrow. I heard this boy said that Shopkeeper Ling brought some fresh side dishes, yes What is it called 'Green Ruyi', can you let me have a look?"
Lingshu also bowed and smiled and said, "Since I accepted the jam cake, I should go all out. Indeed, I brought some 'Lu Ruyi', which I planned to give to Young Master Zhang for the full moon wedding wine. I want you to arrange for someone to move to the kitchen."
The box containing the green bean sprouts was put aside, and Lingshu took a handful out of the box and handed it to Steward Zhang, "The side dishes I made by myself are not worth much, but in winter, there is such a green vegetable on the table. It is also a matter of face, these two boxes of dishes should be able to feed fifty tables."
Butler Zhang's old face was full of smiles, and he took a look at the green bean sprouts carefully, and said, "Shopkeeper Ling is really caring! I heard that this 'Lv Ruyi' dish is not cheap in the county town. My master went to the county a few days ago and heard people talking about "Green Ruyi", and he wanted to buy it, but he didn't even see what it looked like. Now it's all right, you just gave me a pillow when I fell asleep, let me tell you Master, the master will be happy!"
"As long as Master Zhang is happy," Lingshu said, "Then I will be lazy and use the name of 'Lu Ruyi' to wish the young master all the best in the future!"
"Accept your good words." Zhang Butler smiled and called someone to carry away the two boxes of green bean sprouts.
The next day, the front of the Zhang family's mansion was full of people, very lively.
There are dozens of tables in the main courtyard. Fortunately, the weather is good today, and there is no rain. We only use a few screens to keep out the cold wind. The people sitting here are ordinary guests, close relatives of Mr. Zhang's family and Mrs. Zhang. People from her natal family, as well as guests who have major business dealings with the Zhang family, are arranged in indoor guest rooms and flower halls.
Zhang Chengye held a full moon wine for his youngest son who was looking forward to it with great difficulty. Naturally, the dishes on the banquet were extremely rich, not to mention chicken, duck and fish, as well as dry goods from the sea in the south, delicacies from the mountains, and 20-year-old fine wine. Be sure to let the guests eat and drink well, and not let the Zhang family lose face.
The banquet here usually serves ten dishes, but if the host's family values more exquisite dishes, they will serve a few more dishes. Just take an even number to represent auspiciousness. Today, the Zhang family served a total of twelve dishes.
All the guests were waiting for the main course after the twelve dishes, but they saw the maids and servants bring a tray over, and saw the two plates in the tray at first glance, one red and one green. Eye-catching, someone saw it from a distance, and whispered to the people around them, discussing what kind of food was there.
The servant girls put the two plates on the table with smiles, and introduced: "This pastry is called Hawthorn Sauce Rice Cake, and this vegetarian stir-fried side dish is called 'Green Ruyi'."
Some of the guests had eaten rice cakes with hawthorn sauce before, but because Lingshu signed a contract with "Shengxiangju" a few days ago, the Yan family never came to the market to sell rice cakes, just because some people wanted to eat them. I can't even buy it. Now, after so many days, I can eat the rice cake with hawthorn sauce, which is no longer available. It makes people feel that the master of the Zhang family is extraordinary.
And that plate of 'Green Ruyi' dish was something most people had never seen before. Since it was such a novelty dish, of course the guests all put down their chopsticks to eat it.
The previous dishes were almost all meat and fish. There were a dozen or so dishes in a row. Even people who couldn't eat meat at all, after eating so much, they were already getting tired of it.
It just so happened that a vegetable stir-fried vegetable came. The taste was so tender and refreshing. The maids brought rice and steamed buns. The bean sprouts were bottomed out, and everyone was very satisfied.
Zhang Chengye is currently in the main hall with his father and elder brother, there are several uncles and brothers of the Zhang family on the table, and Madam Zhang is at the next table with a group of female relatives.
Zhang Chengye's eldest brother, Zhang Xingbang, is the magistrate of Yangning County. Yangning County is next to Pingliang County. The two counties are not big, and the county towns are also close to each other. The distance of more than 200 miles can be reached by horse-drawn carriage in one day.
After Zhang Xingbang ate the green ruyi dish, he nodded again and again, full of praise: "Your dish is refreshing, is this bean sprouts? But the bean sprouts of the green sprouts have never been seen before, and they are newly grown in the village at home? Do you have more? Take some with me when you leave."
Zhang Chengye said with a smile: "No, it's not grown in Zhuangzi. Today's dish was delivered by the shopkeeper Xiaoling last time. Didn't I give you a few jars of hawthorn sauce last time? It's the shopkeeper Ling. If you want it , I'll ask someone to ask him later."
"He's a capable person," Zhang Xingbang said, "Ask again and see if he can teach the people in our village to grow this vegetable? When it's winter, it's either meat or fish all day long. I feel dry all over after eating it. At night, the charcoal pot was burning again, and the cabbage and radishes were turned over and over again, but they couldn’t turn it over and over again. I’ve had enough. I’ve had several scorching bubbles in my mouth. I went to prescribe some medicines to reduce the fire a few days ago. It's better to eat."
"Success, I'll ask after eating." Zhang Chengye replied.
After the meal, the female relatives gathered together to play mahjong and Pai Gow, while the men found a quiet place to drink tea and chat.
After Zhang Chengye settled down his brothers and guests, a few friends who had close business relationships asked about the "Green Ruyi" dish at the banquet.
"Brother Chengye, your 'Lvruyi' dish is really a rarity. It's the first time I've seen this kind of bean sprouts with green sprouts. Can you sell them? If you have them, put some on them for me." .”
"This dish is very popular in our county recently," another person said, "There is a young shopkeeper surnamed Liu who has been selling this dish these days. As soon as his cart came out, the dish was robbed all at once. If you want to buy, you have to line up early, and if you go late, you won’t be able to catch up. He only sells more than a hundred catties a day, and when he sells out, he’s gone.”
"There are also some for sale in our town!" Another person said, "It was brought by a peddler. The peddler went there only once, and he was also selling and robbing. When I got up, it was said that the daughter-in-law of a mother-in-law's family was pregnant. She couldn't eat fish or meat, so she wanted to eat some fresh side dishes. The mother-in-law went late and only bought a handful of vegetables, which was not enough , just want to buy vegetables from other people, how can they sell them?"
"Brother Chengye, I don't think this vegetable is cheap. If your family can grow it, it will be a fortune."
Zhang Chengye said with a smile: "This dish is really not grown by my family. If you are interested, I will ask the shopkeeper Na Ling."
"Ask him for me if he sells the recipes, how much he will ask for, and let him plant all kinds of vegetables. If there are not enough to sell, it's okay. It's not bad to grow this dish yourself to improve the taste. Well."
Zhang Chengye stayed with him for a while, then took the time to come out, intending to ask Ling Shu, just after leaving the door, a little maid was waiting by the door, and when she saw Zhang Chengye, she blessed him and said with a low eyebrow: "Ma'am Please go over there."
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