At first, Mrs. Mao heard from a relative who was a helper at Zhenxiu Restaurant that the most popular roast chicken in the town was made by a little girl surnamed Yu from Dongshan Village, but she didn't quite believe it. A little girl who is eight or nine years old and has been ill for many years, how can she cook? !
But when the slow-moving chickens of the Zhou family were recommended to the Zhenxiu Restaurant by the Yu family, not only were all the chickens sold out, but also a large group of chickens were caught in the beginning of spring, saying that they wanted to expand the breeding capacity!
Due to the bad times, if her family's ducks can't be sold anymore, they will be thrown at their hands. Mao also came to try it out with a skeptical attitude. Unexpectedly, the youngest daughter of the Yu family is really talented in cooking, and she actually made the novel and best-selling dish of "Osmanthus Duck" within a few days.
It is said that this sweet-scented osmanthus duck is not only delicious, but also has many benefits. I heard that regular food can clear away heat, detoxify, nourish yin, nourish the lungs, moisturize dryness, and beautify the skin!
The Mao family knew that his men were not as talented in business as the Zhou brothers. Apart from the skill of raising ducks, they had no strengths. Shu Xiu, the eldest son who goes to school, relies on raising ducks for all expenses in the family. In the past, the sales volume of ducks in the town was less than half that of chickens, and they could barely make ends meet. That's why she cares about everything she does.
Well now, with the relationship between this dish and Yu's family, no matter how many ducks they raise, they won't worry about selling them out! From the bottom of her heart, Mao thanked the Yu family for their kindness and care for her. This basket of duck eggs is also a thank you gift from her sincerely.
After sending Mao away, Liu worried about a basket of duck eggs. Duck eggs taste no better than eggs, no matter how you eat them, they will have a fishy smell. It seems that the only way to pickle it with coarse salt is to add some food to the dining table when the farming season is busy!
"Mother, let me deal with these duck eggs!" Yu Xiaocao was not worried at all. Preserved egg porridge and preserved egg tofu in her previous life were her favorite dishes. There are also red heart salted eggs, the yolk is oily and fragrant... I can't think about it, my saliva is about to flow out.
Just do it! The next day, Yu Xiaocao took pepper, cinnamon, fennel, ginger, and refined salt, boiled it with an equal amount of water for 20 minutes, poured it into a porcelain jar, soaked the washed duck eggs, and sealed the mouth of the jar.
Mrs. Liu met and said that she was just pickling a salted duck egg, and it was unreasonable to waste seasoning like this. The traditional method of salting salted duck eggs is to make a paste with red clay and add coarse salt to marinate.
Yu Xiaocao said with a smile: "Mom, what I got here are five-spice salted duck eggs. This kind of duck eggs has a strong fragrance, slightly salty and delicious. Guaranteed to taste very good, just wait and taste!"
"Isn't there a basket of duck eggs? Why did you marinate half of them?" Liu asked while helping.
Xiaocao thought for a while, and answered irrelevantly: "Mother, can we find lime here? And yellow dan powder..."
"Yellow dan powder? Isn't that what Taoist priests use to make alchemy? Are you going to use the leftover duck eggs to make alchemy? No, I haven't heard that alchemy needs duck eggs..." Liu was puzzled.
Hearing what Liu said, Xiaocao felt relieved. It seems that lime, yellow dan powder and so on should be found.
Sure enough, Mrs. Liu continued: "Lime, it's not hard to get it! Now when building houses in the town, many people use lime to plaster the walls. Your little uncle can do some masonry work, so you can send a letter asking him to do it for you." Some. As for yellow dan powder, you should be able to buy it at the pharmacy."
Lime is used to build houses! Didn't you build a factory building at the wharf on Wednesday? Go to him for sure! There seems to be a small pharmacy on the wharf. I don’t know if there is Huang Dan powder for sale. Yu Xiaocao was anxious and ready to go to the pier.
After breakfast, Xiaocao drove the donkey cart with Xiaolian and set foot on the way to the pier. As soon as he left the village, he saw Yu Heizi's plump figure.
Originally, Yu Heizi was regarded as a scourge of Dongshan Village. He was always playing tricks and bullying the children of Dongshan Village by virtue of his size. The last time he was frightened by Xiaobutianshi, he changed his face and gave up all his bad habits.
"Brother Heizi, let's go to the pier? Come up, I'll give you a ride!" Xiaocao didn't feel bad for the reformed Yu Heizi. After all, when relatives are involved, you can't just pretend not to see them just because you hate their mothers!
Yu Heizi dodged Xiaocao's eyes, and said with a silly smile: "Well, go to the pier to see if there is any work to do... It's okay, I should lose my fat, I'd better walk!"
Yu Xiaocao laughed and said, "Losing weight doesn't take a while. Our donkey cart runs fast, so we have a better chance of getting a job earlier! Don't worry, hurry up!"
Yu Heizi no longer refused, and climbed awkwardly into the donkey cart. Xiao Hui is still quite powerful, and his speed has not been affected by the addition of a fat sunspot. Heizi praised him sincerely, and said, "Xiaocao, you have raised your donkey well! When you bought it, it was so skinny that it had only a handful of bones left, and it was dying of illness. Everyone said you were wasting money, but I didn't expect you to let it go!" It’s still quite fat.”
"Little Gray's disease is not serious, but there is no good veterinarian in the town. You also know that I have learned medical skills from Grandpa You for a few days, and I am sure that I can heal an animal!" Xiaocao said calmly and honestly.
Xiao Lian glanced at Heizi's figure, and asked curiously, "Brother Heizi, why did you think of going to the dock to find work? Grandma asked you to go?"
Heizi scratched his face embarrassingly, and said: "No! I am fourteen in the beginning of spring, and my mother said... In two years, I will be able to be a daughter-in-law. Hehe... The family can't make much money from fishing. All the money I got was left for my uncle to study, and my betrothal grandmother may not be willing to give much in the future. So, I thought, I am good at hands and feet, why don't I earn money by myself!"
"Ambition! Brother Heizi, I like you!" Yu Xiaocao nodded appreciatively. In this era, fifteen and sixteen-year-olds can be found everywhere. In Zhang's eyes, except for her old son who is a treasure, everyone else is grass. She can really do things without paying the dowry!
Heizi looked at her with a silly smile, and said, "Actually, Xiaocao, you have given me a lot of encouragement! You are five or six years younger than me, and you know how to sell braised vegetables on the pier to make money. I'm almost at the age of marrying a wife. Waiting for food and drink at home is too unseemly! If you continue to idle around, getting a wife will become a problem... "
"Heihehe...Brother Heizi, so you want to marry a wife! Is there anyone you like?" Xiaolian laughed like a silver bell, teasing him jokingly.
Heizi's dark face was flushed red, and he stammered: "Why... I heard from the old people at the entrance of the village that the second-rate sons in the next village are idle all day long, and they can't marry a wife even at forty, that's why... ... Don't talk nonsense!"
Yu Xiaocao rescued him and said, "Brother Heizi is right! As long as you are doing your job, you still worry about not being able to marry a wife? Brother Heizi, do you have any plans?"
"No... I have no plans! Just look at the wharf to see if there is a need for stevedores. I heard that when it is good, the stevedores can get fifty or sixty yuan a day!" Heizi said with a look of longing.
Yu Xiaocao looked at the fat all over his body with some concern, and said, "Stevedore, that's all hard work! Can you carry a load of more than one hundred catties?"
Heizi was silent for a moment, and said: "If you can't carry it, you have to carry it. I can ask for less wages... After the exercise, it will be fine!"
Just chatting all the way, and soon arrived at the pier. At this time, there were not many ships on the pier, and Foreman Sun and his workers were idle.
Seeing the pair of sisters, Foreman Sun came over to say hello, "Xiaocao, I haven't seen you at the pier for a long time. Why are you free today?"
"Uncle Sun, I came to the pier yesterday! You mistook me, I am Xiaolian. The one next to me is Xiaocao!" Xiaolian walked to Grandpa Liu's noodle stall with a smile, and lit a small clay stove , Put the stewed vegetables brought over on top to heat.
Foreman Sun looked at Xiaolian, then at Xiaocao, he patted the back of his head, and said, "You two sisters look so much alike that it's hard to tell them apart at once. Old Liu, here's a bowl of miscellaneous grain noodles. Xiaolian , Get me some pork head meat, it needs to be fatter!"
Xiaocao asked strangely: "Uncle Sun, why are you eating mixed grain noodles? Don't you have enough white noodles?"
Foreman Sun shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Xiaocao, don't make fun of your Uncle Sun. I can barely afford noodles made of mixed grains, let alone white noodles!"
"What's the matter? The business is not good?" Yu Xiaocao asked thoughtfully as she glanced at the scene where the stevedores were busy working on a large ship on the shore.
Foreman Sun slammed down the table and said loudly, "You six sons, that's no joke! He almost took over all the work on the pier! The strong workers also voted for him. It's gone. This is not going to save me a way out!"
"No way? Brother Liu doesn't look like someone who eats alone?" Xiaocao frowned, looking at the tall figure on the bank.
Foreman Sun smiled wryly, and said, "It's my fault too! In the past, relying on my own connections, I often ran out of the six sons. For a while, because the business was good, I was a little bit smug, and I promoted a deputy, and I didn't care much about it. Who knew I was blind In a blink of an eye, that pair of hands changed the daily wages to monthly wages. After one month, everyone’s wages were taken away, and they ran away! The six sons took the opportunity to gather everyone in, and there was someone covering him, I want to turn over again It's already hard. Sigh... now, it's not bad to be able to eat!"
Yu Xiaocao saw someone measuring the land not far from the pier, so she calmly said, "Uncle Sun, this is only temporary. When the pier expands into a large port, more labor will be needed. At that time, you have a chance Yes! However, I think it is better to win-win cooperation than vicious competition... "
"Oh? How about a win-win cooperation method? Tell me?" A loud and clear voice came from behind.
Yu Xiaocao turned her head to look, and at some point Sixth Brother had come behind her. His tall and burly figure, his healthy bronze skin, and the scar on his face did not detract from his masculinity at all. What a burst of hormones!
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Cheer up tomorrow!