"Father, how much money have you saved this month!" Han Xiaozhou asked with his legs crossed, "I have saved more than 600 coins. If I didn't pay back the county magistrate's medical expenses of 400 coins, I should be able to save a couple of dollars." Silver, you should be able to save a tael of silver next month. "Han Feng smiled and said.
"Finally, the county magistrate has paid off the money!" Han Xiaozhou said with a sigh of relief.
Han Feng nodded. Although he knew that the county magistrate didn't care about that little money, it was always uneasy to owe that money.
Han Xiaozhou shook his legs and said: "Although I have to hand in some fish for free, it seems that I earn more than before!"
"Yes!"
Han Feng only earned seven or eight hundred cash a month before, but this month he actually earned a tael of silver.
When fishing, there will always be some fish that are not easy to sell. Now these fish are not worrying about selling.
Two days ago, he was also arranged to go out to sea with the big boat. If he went out to sea with the big boat, he could go farther and catch more fish. It is indeed a fishing boat built with a lot of money by the county magistrate! Sit on it, very stable.
The county magistrate seems to be very interested in squid, and the price of this fish has been very high recently.
Han Feng thought to himself: After joining the fleet, it seems that he has earned more. It seems that this is not only the case on his side, but the situation on other people's side also seems to be the same.
During this period of time, everyone seemed to be in a good mood, and those who caught the strange fish felt even better. A strange fish can be sold for hundreds of pennies.
The weather is getting colder and colder, but there is always free hot soup in the kitchen at night, which is also a good bonus!
Han Xiaozhou held his chin and said, "Your Excellency is really a good man."
Han Feng nodded, and said: "Yes! This lord is much better than the previous lord, and this lord's brother-in-law is also good. The previous county magistrate has many brothers-in-law, and they are not good."
One of the brothers-in-law is idle and likes to bully fishermen. However, this guy will not do too much every time. He just sees who catches a big fish and buys one. He never gives money, only says he owes one or two Fish is not a big deal, for the sake of the county magistrate, everyone can only endure it.
After the new county magistrate came to power, another bullying brother-in-law of the previous county magistrate was beaten. The brother-in-law who liked to come to get fish for nothing probably knew that the wind was not in the right direction, so he stopped coming.
Compared with the brother-in-law of the previous county magistrate, Chen Xiaocai's image in the hearts of the fishermen is very tall and glorious.
After Chen Xiaocai came, more and more seafood shops opened in Yucang County.
Some people from the surrounding towns came to Yucang County. After eating the seafood in Yucang County, they liked it very much. Many people would bring some dried seafood back.
The seafood in Yucang County is becoming more and more famous.
Some similar seafood shops have also been opened in the surrounding counties. People from these counties usually come to Yucang County to buy goods. As a result, the seafood in Yucang County has become more and more popular.
A few months later, an open space in front of the fishermen's dormitory was covered with dried squid.
Grilled squid in Shaxian County has become a specialty, but live squid is not easy to transport, so Lu Lin asked his fishermen to make squid into dried squid.
The production of dried squid is very simple.
Split the squid from the abdomen, take out the internal organs, spine, eyes, and things like teeth, then clean the squid whiskers, and then hang it in the sun for about two days.
Dried squid can be stored for a long time and can be transported to other places without worrying about spoilage.
If you want to eat dried squid, you can soak it in water a few hours in advance, and steam it in the pan for about 20 minutes. After steaming, you can tear it into shreds and use it directly. It can be used for cooking.
After the appearance of dried squid, it became a specialty of Yucang County. Travelers passing by Yucang County like to take some squid with them when they leave.
"Captain Qin, this batch of squid has been dried," Jiang Xian said.
Qin Ming nodded and said, "Then pack it up. There seem to be quite a lot of orders for dried squid recently, and there are many orders in Kyoto alone."
Some time ago, Lu Lin sent two large boxes of dried squid to Chen Mai in Kyoto, and after attaching the method of eating the dried squid, I don’t know what happened, but the order of dried squid from the direction of Kyoto is getting more and more up.
Jiang Xian nodded and said, "Okay."
Jiang Xian thought to himself: Mr. Lu is really capable! Before Mr. Lu came, the price of squid and fish was extremely cheap. After Mr. Lu came, the price started to skyrocket. This will become more and more popular. It is said that many nobles in Kyoto are very interested in this thing. interest.
In the fisherman’s dormitory, many relatives of fishermen now live there. In the past, everyone lived without a boat. When fishermen went fishing, they had to bring their wives and children with them. Now it’s different. When fishermen go fishing, they will Leave children and wives in the dormitory.
The family members of several fishermen are responsible for cooking and drying fish here. Several family members are still near the dormitory, enclosing a piece of land and raising a group of ducklings. Duck.
Lu Lin built two fishermen's dormitories, which are already full of people.
Seeing more and more fishermen join in, Lu Lin is also planning to build another one.
Kyoto.
Chen Xiaomai held her face and hummed happily.
Seeing Ji Yunan enter the door, Chen Maimai stood up and ran towards Ji Yunan happily. Although Ji Yunan was prepared, he was still staggered by Chen Xiaomai.
"Yun'an, elder brother has brought something over."
"Send something again! Brother is too polite."
Chen Xiaomai is in Kyoto, and Chen Xiaomi seems to be a little afraid of his younger brother being wronged, so he often brings things over, sometimes with various hot sauces, seafood sauces, sometimes with various thirteen-spice seasonings, and sometimes with some ingredients from Yucang County. Side dry goods.
Some time ago, Lu Lin sent some dried dried shrimps. Although the dried shrimps are small, when they are stewed, put some in the soup and taste very fresh.
Prince Cheng seemed to be very interested in what Chen Xiaomi sent over.
Every time Chen Xiaomi delivered something, Prince Cheng would often come to see it. There were so many such coincidences that Ji Yun'an couldn't help but wonder if Prince Cheng had hidden eyeliner in his house.
The seafood sauce in Yucang County is very delicious. It is very delicious when mixed with noodles.
Once Lu Lin sent a total of ten bottles over, and the prince took half of them as soon as he came.
The last time the little shrimps were delivered, the prince happened to be there. As soon as the things were delivered, the prince urged to unpack the box. It turned out that a box of small shrimps was just a little bit small, so the prince didn’t want it. He also muttered that Lu Lin What's going on this time, sending such a small shrimp here, could it be that Lu Lin spends too much in Yucang County and has no money, I have to say, the prince's idea is exactly the same as Yuan Bao's prince sympathizes with Lu Lin After a while, the next day he generously sent two large baskets of fresh shrimps to Ji Yunan and Chen Mai, which made Ji Yunan very speechless.
A few days later, when the prince came to Cengfan, he drank shrimp soup and ate shrimp dumplings, only to find that dried shrimps are also delicious. So, regardless of what he himself said before, the prince brazenly asked Ji Yunan for a big bag of dried shrimps.
"Brother, what did you give this time!" Ji Yunan asked.
"Dried squid! There are a lot." Chen Mai said.
Ji Yun'an said with some joy: "Brother, that's great!"
Chen Xiaomai nodded, and said, "Yes! The prince seems to have sent a copy too, so you don't have to worry about him coming to snatch it from us now."
Ji Yun'an: "..." Although the prince is the boss, there are other people besides the prince!
Ji Yunan hid half a box of dried squid and decided to keep it for himself.
This dried squid is the new favorite of many people in Kyoto recently. If you are not fast enough, you can't order it.
Many people are staring at him here. Many people in Kyoto know his relationship with Lu Lin, and know that he can get the latest goods here. Chen Xiaomi may also know this, so every time the delivery comes, the portion will be larger, so that he can take part of it as a favor.
People in the capital are very face-saving. When they come to him to ask for things, they will basically give them double gifts in return.
Recently, more and more people are interested in the goods sent by Lu Lin. Some people should have heard the news when these things came.
Prince Cheng's Mansion in Kyoto.
"My lord, something has arrived."
Prince Cheng couldn't help but said excitedly: "Really? The things are here, go and have a look."
The two boxes of squid were carried to the palace. Prince Cheng took a look and said, "That's good, that's good. Let the kitchen prepare these things at noon today."
Stir-fried pickled cabbage with squid is a rare delicacy. The squid tastes very chewy, and there is no fishy smell after processing. It tastes crunchy.
Prince Cheng stroked his beard and said with some regret: "This squid is delicious, but it's a pity that it's dead. I heard that it tastes better when it's alive."
The marriage between Chen Maimai and Ji Yun'an is the matchmaker of Prince Cheng. With this relationship, Prince Cheng often goes to Ji Yun'an to eat and drink.
It's not that there is no cook in the palace, but Prince Cheng always thinks that the food in Ji Yun'an's mansion is delicious, and even the wine should be more mellow.
Prince Cheng is interested in squid because he ate fried squid at Chen Maimai's house.
Prince Cheng has seen squid, of course, but he just saw it. This fish was originally very cheap, and ordinary people in Kyoto would eat it. Prince Cheng did not expect that squid can be made into various delicacies. But it was a turnaround.
After Lord Cheng ate this dish at Chen Maimai's, he wrote a book and gave it to Lu Lin, asking Lu Lin to give him some fish next time when he delivered fish to Chen Maimai. When Lu Lin received the letter, he didn't dare to wait for the next time. He immediately sent two boxes to Prince Cheng.
Prince Cheng touched his chin and said, "This Lu Lin is really capable! Wherever he goes, there will be a lot of delicious food."
Prince Cheng thinks that Lu Lin's ability to be a county magistrate outside is really inferior. Such a talent should be an imperial cook! The imperial chefs in this imperial capital are all wine bags and rice bags. If Lu Lin enters the imperial dining room, it should be no problem to be the chief imperial chef.
If Lu Lin knew that Lord Cheng was so optimistic about him, he might be shocked. In fact, Lu Lin only knows how to eat, and his skills are only average.