Zhou Man and Ming Da leaned against the wall and listened to Little Qian's killing everyone.
When the shopkeepers and owners turned around, they saw Zhou Man and Ming Da standing behind them, and they were startled. They immediately smiled and saluted, "Meet the princess and Lord Zhou."
Mingda nodded slightly, and the shopkeepers and Zhou Man complimented: "Recently, pork is popular in the county, and I heard that Mrs. Zhou cooks the best food, so we have the cheek to ask for advice. Mrs. Zhou is indeed Mrs. Zhou's sister-in-law, and she has already agreed. Teach us."
Zhou Man smiled slightly and said, "I was brought up by my sister-in-law, so it should be my sister-in-law who deserves to be my sister-in-law."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then nodded their heads in agreement, and then all the good words about not asking for money were thrown at Xiaoqian.
The little Qian from the door came out, glanced at Zhou Man angrily, and pulled her and Mingda into the room together, "Why don't you come in since you're back? The two children are arguing about going out to play."
Pull people in and send all the guests away.
As soon as the door was closed, Zhou Man asked, "Sister-in-law, have you made an agreement with them?"
Xiaoqian responded, and said with a smile: "They are all family-owned dishes, but some dishes are not available here, so I will teach them, it doesn't take much effort."
A lot of people were recruited to teach one five hundred wen, and to teach several at a time, and to cook one dish three times, which is very simple for Xiaoqian, and the money is easy to earn.
"However, there are also reasons why pigs have been castrated. The meat of castrated pigs needs to lose some of the flavor, and it can be made delicious with less large ingredients."
Zhou Man nodded: "Now all the castrated pigs are from Guantian Zhuangzi. There are not many farmers who are willing to castrate their pigs. After this time, there should be many people who are willing."
Veterinarian Pan has been continuing the great business of capon in Beihai County, and his apprentice Sun Xin has developed the great business of capon, but both businesses still mainly face Guantian Zhuangzi, and most of the pig and chicken farmers in the village are unwilling to try.
First, they do not believe that castrated pigs and chickens will grow faster and taste better; second, they are worried that castrated pigs and chickens will die.
But nothing will be a problem in front of money. If there is, it must be that the income from buying and selling pigs and chickens is not enough to make people tempted.
But this is impossible.
Most of the pigs that were raised before and in the beginning of the spring can be slaughtered. Guantian Zhuangzi is built next to the village, and they communicate with the local villagers.
There are a few big Guantian Zhuangzi, because there are many long-term workers living there, and they have formed a big market with the nearby villages.
So the villagers saw someone go to the village to catch a pig, and the pig was driven out. The pig that had only been raised for seven or eight months was fatter and bigger than the one they had raised for a year before.
The pig was tied up, and several people weighed the big wood together, and then counted the money...
Seeing the string of copper plates being stuffed into Zhuangzi's steward's hand, all the surrounding villagers were very excited.
The one who was thinking about life couldn't help asking, "Steward, how do you raise the pigs in Zhuangzi? Can't you eat white rice every day? How come they grow so fast?"
"Yeah, yeah, that's growing too fast."
The steward said: "Same as you, hogweed is harvested, vegetables are grown in the village, and occasionally some bean flour is mixed in."
"Then how did it grow so fast?"
"My pig has been castrated," said the steward, "Our adults have said long ago that pigs that have been castrated grow faster, and so do chickens. If you don't believe me, go and see the chickens raised in our farm. Is that a capon? More meat than a rooster?"
"It's weird. I have a handicap, so why is it easy to grow flesh? Is it true that people are the same?"
"That depends on the father-in-law in the palace to know?"
"In the county town, there are servants beside the princess."
The steward saw that their topic was drifting away, so he quickly interrupted them and brought the topic back, "Don't you want to raise pigs? You can go to Guantian Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the county to ask. Our little piglets are from The ones taken there are all castrated, and the price is higher, so you can raise them when you bring them back.”
He said: "You raise them now, and when they are planted in spring next year, they can be killed and eaten for meat. How wonderful."
"Isn't that just in time for winter and spring? There's nothing to eat at that time, isn't it?"
"Pigs eat a lot, I'm afraid they have to grow a lot of vegetables."
"There are also beans, which feed livestock, and the hair of cows and horses will be smooth and shiny after eating them, let alone pigs."
Everyone talked lively, it seems that raising pigs is very difficult, but the next day, many people went to the county to ask the little piglets.
Veterinarian Pan, who had been free recently, became busy again, and hurried back to the county government office to look for Bai Shan, but Bai Shan had gone to the countryside and was not in the county government office.
Mr. Cui, who was in charge of county government affairs together with County Captain Dong, thought for a while and said, "First find piglets of the right age from the village below, or continue to send people to buy them from outside the county."
He said: "The sows raised in the village will not be able to give birth until next year, and there must be insufficient supply this year."
Dong Xianwei stood aside and shook his head, "The price of pork will definitely increase this year. Guantian Zhuangzi can make a lot of money. I went out to eat today. Among the customers in the restaurant, eight out of ten tables ordered pork. That was very rare before."
Mr. Cui said: "Now Guantian Zhuangzi is very profitable. We are selling pigs outside every day, and all Zhuangzi are about to harvest in autumn. When the autumn grain comes, it will be another sum of money."
Even if they don't sell grain, they can still supply the saltworks, the wharf, and their own village's grain, and the cost will be much lower.
Mr. Cui was calculating in his heart, but he didn't know that Bai Shan was standing at the edge of a Zhuangzi's field, watching the long-time worker put the harvested ears of rice in his palm.
He weighed it, his eyes brightened, "This year's new rice seeds are all planted."
Most of the long-term workers were farming in the past. Anyone who has grown rice in the family can feel the difference between this plant and the previous ones, but the adults have never let them spread the word. Surrounding the back of the rice, he asked excitedly, "Sir, can we grow this kind of rice in our hometown?"
Bai Shan clenched the ears of rice in his hand, looked at the golden rice fields, and said word by word: "It will definitely work!"
Because it was related to food, Bai Shan waited every step for the results after the harvest, and he didn't go home for ten days. He wrote back to the county government and asked Zhou Man to send someone to hurry up. The contact was far away in Luojiang County. Zhou Lizhong.
All the new rice seeds in the first field were harvested, weighed once after threshing, and then weighed again after drying. Bai Shan recorded the data and sealed it in the booklet, and carefully selected a rice ear and the booklet at hand. Put them together in the box.
He recruited Daji, and said to him: "You send this box back to the capital yourself."
Daji was surprised, "Master, the safety here..."
"Leave it to the Imperial Guards," Bai Shan said, "Now this thing is more important, and salt is a little inferior to it, not to mention that the dust has almost settled in the south of the Yangtze River, and no one will Come kill me."
Bai Shan handed the box to him and said: "Take it back and give it to Mister, and Mister will send it to the palace."
Daji could only take the box and bowed his head in response, "Yes."