Seeing the red fruit, Yu Qingze immediately walked over and squatted down. He leaned in and smelled it. The smell of the tomato branches and leaves was stuffy. Arrived at that fragrance.
"Da He, you just said to give this to us... Mosquito repellent?" Yu Qingze asked a little bit at a loss.
Dahe nodded and said: "This thing is very effective in repelling mosquitoes. Just put a pot in the room, and the mosquitoes will be reduced by most. We also heard what the doctor who saw the boss said, and then we went to buy it and put it in the room. In the cabin, there were indeed fewer mosquitoes. Later, we went to buy a pot for each of us and prepared to come back and put them at home. There are too many mosquitoes in summer, and I can't sleep well at night. Moreover, the fruit is red and pretty, But no one dared to eat it, for fear of being poisonous, so the local people raised it like a flower."
Yu Qingze: … Well, no one dared to eat it before, and it was indeed used as an ornamental plant. However, I did not expect it to be developed into a mosquito repellent plant.
"You said you each bought a pot? You and the other guys on the boat?" Yu Qingze asked hurriedly.
Dahe nodded and said, "Yeah, what's wrong?"
"I want to buy them all." Yu Qingze's eyes glowed, and he asked Da Hedao, "How many guys do you have?"
Da He was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and said, "There are more than a dozen. No, Big Brother Yu, what are you doing buying this much? Do you want to put it in the store to repel mosquitoes? Don't you open the store at night?"
Yu Qingze smiled and said, "Dahe, this persimmon is edible. I want to buy everything you brought back, keep the seeds, and then we will grow them ourselves."
Dahe was stunned, and said: "This is edible? It's so red, aren't you afraid of being poisonous?" The fruit is so bright red, and the smell of branches and leaves is so unpleasant that even mosquitoes are not close, are you sure you can eat it
Yu Qingze shook his head, reached out and picked one of the ripest tomatoes, washed them clean, and opened his mouth to bite. When Brother Le saw it, he rushed up and grabbed Yu Qingze's wrist.
"What's wrong? Do you want to eat?" Yu Qingze asked.
Brother Le shook his head and gestured: No one has ever eaten it, so don't eat it.
Yu Qingze's heart warmed, and he made an excuse and said, "Don't worry, my master has eaten it before, and he has tasted it for me."
Brother Le is still very worried.
Yu Qingze held Brother Le's hand and said, "Trust me, it's fine."
Seeing that there was no panic or certainty in Yu Qingze's eyes, Brother Le couldn't help but nodded. In the past, they all said that white fungus was poisonous and could not be eaten. Later, Yu Qingze confirmed that white fungus can be eaten. Perhaps, this is also what they don't know
Yu Qingze waited until Brother Le nodded before taking a bite. Today is really a good day, not only eat durian, but also eat tomato, and guava to eat.
Dahe looked at the two of them on the side, sighed secretly in his heart, but couldn't help showing a smile on his face.
Compared with Big Brother Yu, he is really inferior in every aspect. No wonder Brother Le likes him.
I heard that they are going to open a restaurant soon. The business of this snack bar is so good, and the business of the restaurant will definitely be very good.
After coming back these two times, seeing the smile on Le Ge'er's face is better than one day, Da He finally had to admit in his heart that Le Ge'er married Big Brother Yu, and it was the right marriage. Following him is a hundred times happier than following yourself.
When he admitted this calmly in his heart, Da He felt that a stone blocked in his heart had loosened a little, and he always felt that he could breathe and relax a little.
Yu Qingze took two bites. Looking at Brother Le's worried expression, he simply put the tomato in his hand to his mouth and said, "Otherwise, you can try it too? If you want to be poisoned, we will get caught together?"
Brother Le glared at him, and then took a bite out of his hand!
"How is it?" Yu Qingze asked, as he reached out and wiped a drop of tomato juice from the corner of Le Ge'er's mouth. Bit too hard!
Brother Le took a sip and nodded in surprise. Sweet and sour, very refreshing taste.
The two of you finished eating this tomato one by one, and after a while, there was no adverse reaction, and Dahe was relieved. "It's really edible."
Yu Qingze nodded and said, "I can eat it. So, Dahe, can you please help me and tell them how much they paid for it, and I'll buy it twice? Do you think they can sell it to me?"
Dahe shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about this, I'll ask."
"Okay, hard work for you. If they don't want to sell it, you can see if you can pick the ripe fruit back. By the way, don't tell them it's okay to eat, then they'll all eat it, and there will be no seeds. "
"Okay, I remember."
Yu Qingze thanked him, and then put the pot of tomatoes in a place where they can bask in the sun. The rest of the tomatoes cannot be eaten for the time being, and the seeds must be taken.
It's not even August, and in his impression, there are people who plant tomatoes in the open air in autumn. The climate in Tongshan City is okay, the temperature is still high now, and the winter here is not long and not very cold, so it should be possible to plant a crop.
When it was decided, Yu Qingze remembered that Da He said that he had brought vegetable seeds back, and he hurriedly asked, "Da He, what kind of vegetables are the vegetable seeds you are talking about?"
Dahe walked to the wall, took his own baggage from the chair, took out a large cloth bag from it, opened it, and found three small packets of seeds inside.
"The one wrapped in green cloth is made of cauliflower; what is this one wrapped in white cloth called lotus beans?"
"Snow peas?"
"That's right, it's called snow peas. And this flower cloth is called cabbage. It is said that it is rolled into a ball. Like cabbage, it is rolled in the middle."
"Well, cauliflower, snow peas, and cabbage. Dahe, that's great! We'll have more dishes to eat in the future!" Yu Qingze happily patted Dahe on the shoulder.
These three kinds of vegetables are all vegetables in autumn and winter. It should be almost ready to sow and raise seedlings now. Dahe is really back in time! In the winter, you can no longer eat dried radish and cabbage pickles.
After packing up the seeds, Yu Qingze began to think about how to sell these boxes of fruit.
He asked the price of Dahe guava and durian, because he picked them directly at other people's homes, and if he bought more, it would be cheaper. Guavas are bought at four cents a pound, and durians are bought at thirteen cents a pound.
He told Dahe that tomorrow the price of guava will be set at 12 cents a pound, durians with shells at 40 cents a pound, and pulp at 80 cents a pound.
Dahe was surprised that it was so expensive!
Yu Qingze nodded and said, "Things are rare and precious. The ones shipped from the south must be more expensive."
He sent letters to Zhao's and Cai's houses, saying that he had obtained two kinds of fresh fruits from the south, and invited the husbands of the two houses to come and try them tomorrow morning.
Then he called Brother Chang and another guy, and explained to them about selling fruit tomorrow morning.
After closing the stall in the evening, Yu Qingze distributed a guava to each of the guys to try. Since there was not much durian, each person could only taste a few mouthfuls with a spoon.
In the evening, please accompany Brother Le to guard the store. Yu Qingze brought two durians and some guava back to Grandpa and Chang Hao to taste. He also brought back three bags of vegetable seeds, ready for Grandpa to let him plant.
The next morning, Brother Chang and the others set up a table at Yuji's door and banged on the gong and shouted.
On the table, a guava was cut into small pieces. I also opened a durian, took out a lot of spoons, you can try to eat them.
Cai Laofu and Zhao Fulang also arrived. In the backyard, Yu Qingze personally entertained them, invited them to taste it, and then told them the efficacy of these two fruits. In the end, each of them was given two durians and seven or eight guava, which were carried in a back basket and a basket respectively.
Some people tried it at the door of the store at first, but few people bought it, especially durian, which is really expensive, and it was more reluctant to bear it.
Seeing that many people were watching, Brother Chang shouted loudly: "There are only so many boxes, there will be no more when they are sold out! The folks think that the delicious food will be soon, and if you regret it later, you can buy it again. No. It's not easy for our people to go to the south, and the next time will be next year! It's a once-a-year opportunity, hurry up..."
Later, some of the guests in the snack bar saw that the husbands of Cai's and Zhao's houses were both carrying guava, and the servant next to him was carrying a basket with durians in it, and they were immediately moved.
You can only eat it once a year, the more expensive it is, the more expensive it is.
"Hey, buddy, give me a durian, that's all." A middle-aged man took his husband shopping. Seeing that the husband felt delicious, he gritted his teeth and wanted to buy one.
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll weigh it, five catties and six taels!" Brother Chang calculated with an abacus, and said, "A total of two hundred and twenty-four wen."
The middle-aged man paid the money, and Brother Chang tied him with straw rope and carried him away.
"Yo, the fruit from the south? How much is a pound?"
"Guava is twelve cents a pound, durian..." Brother Chang raised his head, looked over, and saw a familiar face, he was stunned for a moment, and then continued: "Forty cents a catty with a shell, The pure pulp is 80 cents a pound."
Shi Sheng? How is he here? Not married? Oh, yes, you can also go out shopping after getting married...
Brother Chang suddenly had a bunch of questions in his mind. He didn't expect to meet Shi Sheng. His scalp tightened and he became tense. He was afraid that Shi Sheng would suddenly attack. After all, before, he and Le Geer had rejected him and asked the Shi family to take him back. Before Shi Sheng left, he left some harsh words.
Shi Sheng snorted and said, "It's not cheap. Bring me one of the biggest durians and six more guavas."
Brother Chang responded, and quickly picked out a large durian and six guava for him, and quickly weighed the price.
Shi Sheng glanced at Brother Chang with a half-smile but threw him a piece of silver and said, "What? Don't you know me?"
Brother Chang gave him a change and said with a smile: "How can it be, it's not a great honor for Zeng Fulang to come here. Thank you for your patronage, please go well."
Hearing the three words 'Zeng Fulang', Shi Sheng's face froze, his face darkened, and then he raised his lips and smiled, and said to Brother Chang, "Xiao Er, you are wrong, I am not Zeng Fulang. "Speaking, he asked the boy to pick up the durian and guava and left.
Brother Chang is a little confused, isn't it Zeng Fu? Didn't he marry the second young master of the Zeng family
He looked at Shi Sheng's back and fell into deep surprise. Then, what surprised him even more happened, Shi Sheng actually walked into the restaurant next door to them, and even took the restaurant owner's arm at the door and entered the restaurant.
Before going in, Brother Chang saw him glance over here, with a smug expression on his face
Brother Chang: What's the matter? Why did Shi Sheng get together with the owner of the restaurant next door
He was a little stunned, but soon, there were more customers buying fruit, and he couldn't think about it any more, and quickly got busy.
There are not many guava and durian combined, and with the support of the snack bar guests, the sales will be almost the same by noon.
Leaving the other guy to look at the rest, Brother Chang moved the small box containing the money back to Yu Qingze, then went to the kitchen and dragged Brother Le into the room.
"Brother Le, guess who I saw this morning?"
Brother Le shook his head.
Brother Chang whispered, "Shi Sheng."
Brother Le's eyes widened. Since the incident last year, they haven't seen Shi Sheng again, and they haven't even been to the snack bar with the landlord's son, Zhao Qin.
He gestured: Did you see him passing by
Brother Chang shook his head and said, "He came to buy durians and guava. Moreover, he entered the Xiangmanyuan restaurant next door, and he held the restaurant owner's arm, very affectionate."
Brother Le's face was shocked: didn't he marry the young master of the Zeng family
Brother Chang shook his head and said, "I don't know what's going on. In short, he is following the owner of the restaurant next door. He glanced at me when he entered, and his expression was quite smug."
Brother Le frowned, not understanding.
Brother Chang pulled him and said, "You said, will he seek revenge on us? He said before that he would not let us go."
Brother Le shook his head and gestured: I don't know. In short, he was wrong about that, and we don't owe him, we're not afraid of him.
Brother Chang looked and nodded, and said, "Yes, don't be afraid of him!"
After the two of them finished talking quietly, they happened to meet Yu Qingze.
Yu Qingze looked at the two of them mysteriously and didn't know what to say.
The guava and durian were sold out after noon. Yu Qingze gave him the money from Dahe. Instead of buying the two boxes of Dahe’s fruit as he said before, he sold it for him.
Holding the doubled money, Dahe realized the feeling of selling goods from the south to the north to make a difference. He was very excited, and he also had a plan in his heart.
Two days later, Dahe asked all the crew members, bought ten pots of tomatoes, and brought back a bag of ripe tomatoes, which were picked from four or five other guys who didn't want to sell potted plants. .
That night, Yu Qingze and Le Geer went home. They left two pots of tomatoes in the store, and dragged the rest of the tomato pots and tomatoes back. The seeds of the tomatoes that have been picked have to be fermented and raised, and the rest can be used for cooking.
In the evening, Yu Qingze took the seeds out of the tomatoes and put them in a bowl. Grandpa Chang added some water into it, then covered it with a plate and let him ferment, half of it would be directly germinated, and the other half would be dried and reserved for seeds.
With the remaining tomatoes, Yu Qingze made a tomato feast - scrambled eggs with tomatoes, roasted eggplants with tomatoes, and tomato and egg soup. Afraid that Grandpa Chang wouldn't like the sweet and sour tomatoes, he made a little stir-fried meat and green vegetables.
Chang Hao Jiabao and Le Geer both like the taste of tomatoes, sweet and sour, especially appetizing, especially the scrambled eggs with tomatoes, the soup inside was divided by Chang Hao and Jiabao to eat bibimbap.
Grandpa Chang really wasn't used to this sweet and sour taste, but the tomato and egg soup was okay, he drank a bowl.
Dahe's fleet stayed for six days before setting off again. This time it was said that he was going to the north, and Yu Qingze still gave Dahe Yinzi to ask him to search for crops or vegetables and fruits that were not available in Tongshan.
Time flies fast into August.
The walls of the new store have been repainted, and now they have begun to make partitions on the second floor; the kitchen is also being remodeled, and the stove is being rebuilt; the required tables, chairs and benches have also been selected and ordered...
The renovation of the store is proceeding in an orderly manner. In terms of personnel, this time it can't be like a snack bar. The restaurant needs more people and has higher requirements.
The snack bar is only open until the evening at most, while the main business of the restaurant is lunch and dinner. When the restaurant is closed in the evening and the closing time has passed, everyone will not be able to go back. Therefore, Yu Qingze thought, when the time comes, he will find a house for everyone in the city and let everyone live there. At that time, he and Brother Le will still live in the store to watch the store.
Yu Qingze thought about it for a long time, and after discussing it with Brother Le and Grandpa Chang several times, he decided that the kitchen staff would be recruited from the village. Hire three experienced ones. Most of the villagers in the village have no experience of working in the city. At that time, you can also let the experienced Xiaoer take the guys in the village to give them a demonstration.
Regarding the selection of people in the village, Yu Qingze handed it over to Grandpa Chang for the primary selection, and then he took time to go back to meet them. After talking, he screened again and settled on ten people. At that time, he plans to transfer the three clever guys from the snack bar to the restaurant, and then make up three more people into the snack bar.
On this side of the city, he wrote a job advertisement and posted it under the publicity board at the entrance of the snack bar.