For several days in a row, Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei were embarrassed to go to Luo's house again. It would be fine if his peers found out that he was "fussy", but it was heard by the elders. Seriously, it was still embarrassing. Just in a few days, we were going to Shishi's place, and the saltpeter was also delivered, so the young couple took the time to continue making ice cream at home.
During the day when Xi Yanqing was busy outside, Luo Fei was designing ice cream at home. He has a big belly and it is inconvenient to practice, so he usually thinks first. For example, the ice cream of Laba porridge, what ingredients are put in it, how much, which ones are boiled first, and which ones are boiled later. There are also bean paste, jujube puree, do you want to match it with egg milk? If the ratio is, what is the ratio, and what should be done. Anything he could think of, he would write it down first, then prepare the materials he could prepare, and discuss it with Xi Yanqing after Xi Yanqing returned.
When Xi Yanqing came back, it was mostly at night. The warmer the sky, the more things to do. But it makes sense to be busy at this time.
The young couple finished their meal and washed the bowls. Xi Yanqing took the ingredients for making the ice cream and divided the labor with Luo Fei. He beat the egg liquid first, then took out the red dates that had been soaked in the day and boiled them. After they were cooked, they were made into jujube puree, and they were mixed with the prepared egg milk liquid in different proportions and put into the mold.
This is milk jujube ice cream. It can also be made into jujube paste, milk skin, milk skin should first pour half of the egg milk liquid in the mold, wait until it is almost frozen, and then put some pressed jujube paste into a thin layer of freezing On top of the custard, pour the custard liquid to completely cover the jujube puree.
It sounds like a bit of a pit. Although Shi Shi sent a lot of saltpeter, Xi Yanqing didn't have a decent container at the moment, so making ice cream was more troublesome than in winter.
In the big winter, you can completely freeze the wooden mold outside, and you don’t have to worry about getting water in any place, but now it’s different to use saltpeter. Ice frozen with water in contact with saltpeter cannot be eaten directly, so when making ice cream, it must be frozen in a layer. In Xi Yanqing, ice cream is put into a mold, and then the mold is placed in a small jar, and then the jar is placed in a basin filled with saltpeter and water, or the ice cream mold containing the ingredients is simply frozen out of ice. on ice.
Efficiency is maddeningly slow!
"I will buy some copper basins when I come back tomorrow. In addition, I have to suggest that Brother Shi get some copper or porcelain molds. The wooden ones can be used in the ice cellar, but I want to use them in our current environment. It's too difficult to let it freeze up." Xi Yanqing became impatient after waiting. He could say it himself, but Luo Fei was already sleepy, "Daughter-in-law, you go to bed first, I put my things away and sleep. I guess it would be good to be half-frozen when I wake up tomorrow morning."
"Well, the main thing is to have an ice cellar." Luo Fei was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyelids. "Aren't we going to get an ice cellar in the new house?"
"Yes. We will also store ice from the beginning of this year, so that you and the children can have a better summer."
"Well." Luo Fei was lying on the table, silent.
When Xi Yanqing saw that he fell asleep directly on the table, he carefully carried him into the room. Then he brushed all the pots and pans that he used to hold the materials before entering the house and sleeping.
After he thought about it, let Shi Shi help you to make some simple copper molds without patterns. After all, most metals transfer temperature much faster than wood! Anyway, the important thing is to make a good taste first. As for the design, as long as there is an idea, Shi Shi can realize it.
The next day was not good, it started to rain. This is beneficial to the newly bred seedlings, but it is somewhat inconvenient for Xi Yanqing to go to the town.
Originally, Luo Fei was still thinking about whether he could let Xi Yanqing take him with him, but now he doesn't have to think about it at all. He stood at the door and grabbed Xi Yanqing's sleeve with a look of reluctance: "If you don't know, don't go today, what if you catch a cold?" He had lingering fears, "It should be sunny tomorrow, you should go tomorrow."
"Let's see the situation in a while. If the rain can stop in the morning, then I'll go. If it doesn't stop, I'll go tomorrow." Xi Yanqing has been thinking about it for so long, and it's not a bad day. Then again, ice cream can freeze better overnight.
"Yeah." Luo Fei shouted out, "Black bean, soybean and pinto beans! Come in!" It was raining, and these little guys were actually having fun in the yard.
"Wow!" Soy called twice, the first one to squat in front of Luo Fei. Huadou also came over quickly, but the black bean, who usually reacted the fastest, didn't come and kept standing at the gate.
"Heidou, what are you looking at there?" Heidou stood at the gate, looking towards the east of the village, walking back and forth from time to time.
"I'll go and see, is someone here?" Xi Yanqing asked Luo Fei to wait for him in the room, and ran a few steps to the gate. He followed Heidou's gaze and saw that there was really a carriage driving towards them. The carriage was going quite slowly. No wonder the black beans looked for a long time.
Could it be Shi Shi and Li Siyuan
Because the carriage was not the one Xi Yanqing had seen in Shifu, Xi Yanqing could not determine who was coming. But if there was no Li Siyuan on this carriage, it would be too slow.
At this moment, someone in the carriage stuck his head out and waved to Xi Yanqing: "Uncle Xi!"
But not Xiao Changle, who is it? !
"Chang Le!" Xi Yanqing shouted with a smile, and when someone approached, he asked, "Big Brother Shi, Big Brother Li, why are you here?"
"Chang Le asked me when you will plant watermelons this year, and I casually said that it's too soon. He can't wait any longer, so he has to come over to see it. It's raining today, so I need a little time, so I take him out for a walk. "Shi Shi said, "I couldn't say hello to you in advance. Brother Xi, don't dislike it."
"What, we don't know how happy you are to come. Come in." Xi Yanqing opened the door and let the horses in, "Daughter-in-law, Brother Shi and Brother Li are here!"
"I heard! I'm preparing tea!" Luo Fei was looking for tea leaves.
"Is this dog raised after we went back? I didn't see it that time." Li Siyuan said, "It's strange." Although he has been vigilant against them, he probably saw that they were friends of the owner's family. So it didn't even call.
"Just now Luo Fei saw the rain and let them enter the house. Both the yellow and the flowery entered the house, and the dark station door kept looking at it. I thought it was looking at something, but it turned out to be seeing a distinguished guest. "Xi Yanqing said with a smile.
"I think he's more curious about the black wind in my house." Shi Shi found that the little black dog had been looking at the monster in his house.
"It's also possible. It saw a horse for the first time a few days ago." After all, they didn't have a horse in the entire village. "The last time I saw a horse was because the man in your house, Brother Shi, led the horse when he came to deliver saltpeter."
"Heidou, come here, don't look at it again, just in case Heifeng thinks you are going to fight it, hahaha." Luo Fei made tea and came out, "Brother Shi, Brother Li, welcome!" Luo Fei said and touched it very gently. He touched Xiao Changle who ran to him.
"Uncle Luo Fei, I miss you so much, why don't you go to see me?" Xiao Changle said, "Did you forget me?"
"Oh, I want to go too. Uncle misses you too, but it's too hard to go out now." Luo Fei sat down. "Fortunately, you're here, otherwise you've grown so fast that uncle won't recognize you." How long has it been since then, Chang Le has grown a lot taller, and speaks like a little adult.
"Dad said that my uncle's family will have a little brother too." Xiao Changle looked at Luo Fei's belly curiously, "Is this the little brother?"
"Yeah." As soon as Luo Fei finished responding, a big bag swelled up on his stomach. It's quite obvious that you don't wear much at this time.
"Wow! He can move!" Xiao Changle was stunned, "Daddy! Little brother can move!"
"Of course I can move." Li Siyuan couldn't help laughing, "I can come out and play with you in the future."
"That's great." Xiao Changle clapped his two little hands, "Uh..." He was suddenly stunned, and the little bun's face was tangled into a ball, looking up, "Daddy..."
"Pfft! Hahahahahahaha..." Li Siyuan laughed unkindly, "It's alright, it's the swallow that pulled you on your head."
"Pu, shit?" Xiao Changle's expression was indescribable. He didn't know whether he felt disgusted or ashamed, and seemed to be about to cry.
"Swallows are auspicious birds. People say that only happy people's swallows come to build their nests. It pulls you on your head, you're going to be lucky, so Changle, don't cry. We'll wash it in a while. "Li Siyuan pinched the child's face, Xi Yanqing had already gone to fetch water.
This is good in the farmhouse, and there is endless hot water every day.
Li Siyuan helped Xiao Changle wash his hair, and chatted with Luo Fei while wiping him. Shi Shi and Xi Yanqing went into the hut to talk about ice cream.
Shi Shi took out a very plain purse for Xi Yanqing, which was heavy. Xi Yanqing thought it was some kind of material at first, but when he opened it, it turned out to be one hundred taels of silver.
"Why so much?" Xiyan clearly understands that Shi Shi is sharing the income for him, but Shi Shi has only been making ice cream for less than two months. It stands to reason that he should not be able to share so much, right? After all, the peak season has not yet arrived, and he has invested a lot in the early stage. He never thought that he would be able to split the money so quickly.
"I started making ice cream from my place, and I added all the goods shipped yesterday. After all the costs and labor costs, I made about 90 taels of silver." Shi Shi said, "According to what we agreed before, you deserve 18. Two. But I discussed it with your brother Li, you are going to build a house and an ice cellar, so I'll round it up for you first, so it's more convenient for you to use."
"Will this... be too much?"
"Not much. It's getting warmer now, and there will only be more in the future."
"Success, then it's my advance payment." Xi Yanqing smiled, "But Big Brother Shi, I really didn't expect to have so many in the beginning, I thought it would be pretty good to earn twenty taels a month. That's it." Ninety-two in less than two months! What kind of concept is this, and how much does it have to sell? !
"There are not many people in this town. Besides, how many people can really afford it and can always eat? But it is different in the county. There are many restaurants, and there are also many storytellers, as well as casinos, brothels, teahouses, people. There is a lot of traffic, and selling in the county is not the same price as selling in the town." Shi Shi said, "When the weather is warmer in the future, we will release some new flavors, and the price will be higher than now. ."
"Speaking of this, I told Luo Fei not long before you came here that I would go to town when the rain stopped. I was going to find you today." Xi Yanqing went to study the methods of the newly developed ice cream, and also All the pictures of the small bowls drawn by Luo Fei were given to Shi Shi, "These are all new thoughts recently, and this small bowl, which was drawn by Luo Fei, we thought that we could put the ice cream in this kind of small bowl. Frozen in the inside, and then sell it together with the bowl. This is more expensive, and it is aimed at those dignitaries. But I don't know if such a small bowl can be burned."
"The painting is good, I think I should get Luo Fei some colored ink." Shi Shi put away the painting, "I told you, Brother Li, how to make the ice cream look more expensive when the ice cream remains the same. Be angry, you should think about it for me first."
"It's all Luo Fei's thoughts. He is good at embroidering and painting, and has many ideas." Xi Yanqing looked at Luo Fei. The rain was light, and it floated down like a fluff, Luo Fei and Li Siyuan took Xiao Changle out, "By the way, Brother Shi, how did you know that I was going to build a new house?"
"I heard it from shopkeeper Hong by chance. He told shopkeeper Hong about Wan Dayun's collection of sheep from you, and shopkeeper Hong asked him why he hadn't seen you for a while. Wan Dayun told shopkeeper Hong that you were covering up again. The new house is also getting land, so I'm busy."
"It's a little bit. After I came back last year, I tried to grow rice by dry breeding and sparse planting. The yield was better than directly planting in the field, and it saved rice seeds. My father-in-law and a friend felt good after meeting them. This year I also want to try dry and sparse planting. However, this method requires meticulous care of the rice seedlings in the early stage. I run back and forth in four places this day.”
"Brother Qing, how's your chat going?" Luo Fei came in and said, "Brother Li and I plan to go to the new house together and come back in a while."
"Then why don't we go together?" Xi Yanqing asked Shi Shi.
"That must be together." This time out is two big and three small, can they rest assured
Li Siyuan heard Luo Fei say that the fruit seedlings have all moved to the new house, and they have been classified this year, and the number is more than last year, so he was curious and wanted to take a look. Although fruit trees are also seen in the town, where there are many, there are only three or two trees. When he went to the south before, he had seen some orchards, but in the north, there are few fruits that can be eaten here, and even fewer can be planted in large quantities, so he has not seen any serious orchards. Can hear Luo Fei's meaning, Xi Yanqing is going to get an orchard.
Because of the rain at the new house, the workers were resting today, so only Luo Yong and Jing Rong were there when the banquet was cleared. Jingrong is waiting for the rain to stop to take the sheep out.
Xi Yanqing lent Shi Shi and his wife to Jingrong and Luo Yong: "These two are my saviours, Shi Shi and Li Siyuan." Xi Yanqing pointed to Luo Yong and Jingrong: "Before I Both of them were under the same general as me when I was in the army. This is Jing Rong, this is Luo Yong. They are both younger than me."
Jing Rong clasped Shi Shi and Li Siyuan: "Brother Shi, Brother Li, thank you for saving my brother's life."
Luo Yong also said: "Yes, saving him is like saving us. If the two of you have any use for us in the future, please let us know."
"You two brothers are very polite." Shi Shi said, "It's all fate to know each other, and Shi is also honored to know the two of you."
"Hey, don't be polite, let's go and have a look at the backyard." Xi Yanqing said and walked towards the door of the vegetable garden.
"Father! Father, look! There are so many sheep!" Xiao Changle had never seen so many animals at one time.
"Don't startle the sheep!" Li Siyuan was simply convinced, this time it was not Shi Changle, but Shi Changmad!
"Don't worry, Big Brother Li, my sheep are used to going wild every day. I'm not so timid, as long as the child is happy." The ram, forbid tossing, "Be careful not to get too close to the big ram."
"Brother Jingrong is laughing." Li Siyuan said and grabbed Yecheng Xiaohou's son, "Looking at you running, your face is red."
"Dad, why do they like to eat grass?"
"Then why do you like to eat ice cream?"
"Because the ice cream is delicious."
"Then they also think the grass is delicious. It's delicious and full, so they like to eat it." Li Siyuan took Xiao Changle, and Luo Fei walked slowly with the sheep.
Xi Yanqing saw that it was okay, the rain stopped, the ground was not soaked, and it was not slippery, so they went to the back vegetable garden with Shi Shi and the others.
The vegetable garden is now planted with mountain grape seedlings, raspberry seedlings, blueberry seedlings, and the old thorn buds have also been moved over by Xi Yanqing, which has just been green and pointed.
Xi Yanqing said that he wanted to get more ice cream ingredients, and Shi Shi thought it was feasible after reading it.
Since Shi Shi started making ice cream, there are no more ice cream with dried fruit, because Xi Yanqing's stock has also been used up, and Shi Shi has not found a source of reasonable price, so now it is milk ice cream and egg ice cream. host. But obviously, this is all temporary.
"Grapes and blueberries, as well as raspberries, although these fruits are small and unremarkable, they are dark in color, good-looking, and they are all berry-like, juicy, and very beautiful whether they are made into popsicles or ice cream." Xi Yanqing said, "Unfortunately, the time is too short. Although I have the intention to breed them as much as possible, it has only been two years. I am afraid that the results will not be too many. The only ones that can be used in large quantities this year are nightshade and watermelon. These two kinds of Luo Fei left a lot of seeds last year, and they will be planted in large quantities this year."
"It's good to have a plan. Take your time." Shi Shi said, "It's the same sentence, just speak up if you need anything."
"Really." Xi Yanqing told Shi Shi about the copper basin and the copper mold, and also asked Shi Shi some questions about fruit trees.
Shi Shi had been to many places, and Xi Yanqing wondered if he could get some other fruit seedlings, such as oranges, begonias, and strawberries. If he can get it, he can definitely try breeding.
"I'll try to get it for you." After Shi Shi finished speaking, he walked around the vegetable garden, and when he came out, seeing Chang Le still chasing the sheep, he asked Jing Rong if there were any milk sheep for sale. He wanted to keep a lamb for his son to keep him from being too lonely at home.
Jingrong really has it there. Although it was a little late, he tried to make every ewe carry a calf. There are several heads that have been two months pregnant at the moment. He picked one of them and gave it to Shi Shi docilely and asked them to take it away.
Xiao Changle knew that he was going to have sheep too, so he hugged Shi Shi's thigh happily and said, "Thank you, father!"
Shi Shi's satisfied smile can be said to have affected the mood of everyone present, and everyone felt the warmth of human affection and family affection.
Little did he know that at this time, something big, but not trivial, happened in the town.
Some people see that ice cream is selling well, and they also want to mix it up. When Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei were still working on it, some people started to study this thing. There are two in Songlin Town, one surnamed Guo and one surnamed He. Neither of the two companies can master the essentials of making ice cream, so they still mostly make popsicles and milk sticks, and the sales are not very wide. Because they don't have Shi Shi's connections, they sell them after they're done.
The He family sold it for a while, until the weather was warm, and they had no choice but to stop selling it if it couldn't freeze. Originally, the Guo family also thought about the next year, but they never expected that the weather was so warm that there were still ice cream on the market. And as the weather warms up, this stuff sells even better! What does this mean? Explain that they can still do it in warm weather, but they don't know how to do it.
This Guo family is somewhat related to the Luo family, a wealthy family in the town. Although the Luo family does not have an ice cellar, the Zhou family does! The Luo family and the Zhou family have always been on good terms, and the two seem to have made an appointment. Guo Peng wondered if he could ask the Zhou family through the Luo family if they could make ice cream in the ice cellar.
Besides, he really couldn't imagine how people made ice cream in the spring.
When everything is thawed, there is such an abnormal thing as ice cream!
"The ice cream you are talking about is the ice cream that sells very well in Fuyue Building, right?" Luo Tianqi, the eldest young master of the Luo family, looked down at the picture on the case, "It seems that a person surnamed Xi first delivered it to Fuyue. Yuelou's?"
"That's right, that's it. It's selling very well now, especially since it's getting warmer recently, and more people are eating it. It's not crazy to sell it this summer?" Guo Peng thought about it. The big business opportunity, seeing that the money-making business could not proceed due to the weather change, was so anxious that his mouth was full of bubbles, "Oh my nephew, don't look at the painting, think of a way, can we also Get an ice cellar or something? I asked someone to inquire, and ice cream is now sold in several towns, Huayun County and Qingping County! They are selling like crazy!"
"But it's too late to get an ice cellar. Everyone saves ice in winter, so what's the point of getting an ice cellar now?" Luo Tianqi carefully collected the painting and walked to the window, "To be honest, uncle, I I really thought about this idea, but it really doesn't work."
"Can't I ask the Zhou family to buy some ice?"
"If you want to keep the low temperature in the ice cellar for a long time, you need to keep ice in it. After several years, the temperature inside can be constant. Do you really think that a few pieces of ice can solve the problem?"
"Then what should we do? Could it be that the Shi family swallowed this big pie by themselves?"
"As far as I'm concerned, it's better for you to be in a hurry here than to work on that person surnamed Xi."
"Don't I just want to find this person, but he's not here now. I have people staring at Fuyue Building, but I haven't seen this person. Do you know where this person lives?"
"I know, it's in Huaping Village." Luo Tianqi still remembers what the shopkeeper Hong said when he was in Fuyue Building that day? In Huaping Village, the ice cream was delivered by that person. I remember that day his second brother also said that the other party was poor and sour. I wonder if he would be able to resist the temptation of money.
"Ask Shi Shi how much he will give him. If he can't, give him more. If he takes your money, don't come to me again. If he confiscates it, then come back to me."
"why?"
"It's not worth dating someone who can get a hand with a little sweetness. On the contrary, I want to get to know each other." Luo Tianqi felt unhappy when he thought that Mr. Hong said that the person was a friend of Boss Shi.