"I can't get it. They didn't even mention the recipe. Uncle, think about it. No one would hand over such a good thing."
Zhou Xihu said helplessly. Seeing that his uncle was about to speak, he said, "Uncle, I know what you want to say. Isn't it just to see what they usually buy? I've already arranged for people to watch them.
However, they bought almost everything. They even sent people to the market to pick up things. At night, after the people in the market had left, they would send people to pick up things. If they could eat something, they would pick it up. Rotten fish and smelly shrimps. At first, I thought they were good things. Later, I found out that they were drying these things and grinding them into powder to feed the chickens.
They also bought some rice and flour. In the past, it was soybeans. Later, they said that soybeans were poisonous, so they stopped. They also stopped selling vegetable oil. Only then did I know that the vegetable oil was soybean oil. I also wanted to know how they got the oil. I even stir-fried the soybeans a few times. It was quite fragrant. Unfortunately, there was no oil.
Later, I asked people to soak it in water to get the oil out. In the end, it sprouted two inches long. It was quite good when stir-fried with meat. I even complained to Song Jinggong, who had been helping to contact them. I didn't expect that Song Jinggong would really go back and tell him. The next day, he gave me a recipe. It was a recipe for sliced chicken in scallion oil with bean sprouts.
"Oh? Is it delicious? Uncle hasn't eaten it yet. "Zhou Qiong asked with a smile.
"It's delicious. On the third day, they told me that the bean sprouts can be eaten without the tail. As long as it's cooked in boiling oil and stir-fried with shredded meat, it will be tender and crispy. I made it too. It was indeed so." Zhou Xihu said with a depressed face.
"Hahahaha." Zhou Qiong finally couldn't help but laugh. At the same time, he was even more curious about Zhangjia Zhuangzi. His nephew was fooling around, and the other side was actually able to give him a recipe immediately. This was not simple.
"If that's the case, why don't you sell this with them? You can give them more money. "
"I did, but they didn't agree. They told me not to worry and that there will be new things to sell soon. Not only in this province, but also in other provinces. They will sell to those small shops that specialize in selling salt and soy sauce. What they sell is soy sauce. I'm looking for people to go to other provinces to look for merchants.
They're not selling them at a high price. The price they gave me was five copper coins for two catties. If I were to sell them for ten copper coins for three catties, I don't need to share the money with them. Now that there's a drought in many places, the price of beans is expensive. By selling them like this, they're really helping the people. "
Zhou Xihu counted with his fingers as he spoke to his uncle.
"But you didn't earn much, did you?"
"Not much? "That depends on the amount. They said that they can give me 5,000 dans of soy sauce in the beginning and 50,000 dans of soy sauce in the future. I need to get salt for them. They can't buy that much salt. Isn't that a lot? I don't know how long it will take to sell all the soy sauce. It's best if the people under you know how to do things and sell the soy sauce to further places. "
Zhou Xihu was now wondering how Zhangjia Zhuangzi could get so many soybeans to make soy sauce and dared to lower the price so much.
Hearing these words, Zhou Qiong did not look as relaxed as before. The Zhang family's manor did this to help suppress the price of some things in the province, so that those who wanted to speculate would not dare to make a move. This was a big deal. Fifty-five thousand shi worth of soy sauce, just hearing it was enough to scare people.
He knew that some of the information he got from his nephew might not be true. He shouted outside, "County Magistrate Cheng, please come over. I have something to ask."
County Magistrate Cheng was thinking about how to make the people above stay in the county and only let Zhou Xiu go to Zhangjia Zhuangzi to take a look. When he heard Zhou Xiu calling for him, he didn't dare to delay. He got down from his seat and entered Zhou Xiu's car. He asked respectfully, "Sir, what do you want to ask this humble official?"
"Do you know that Zhangjia Zhuangzi wants to sell soy sauce?" Zhou Xiu asked directly.
"Yes, they want to lower the price of food. Not only soy sauce, but also a lot of eggs in two days. They can buy one jin of eggs at a time and the price is very cheap. Chickens need to be eaten. Once the price of eggs is lowered, the price of food can't increase. I have already ordered people to block the roads leading to the outside of this county. If they find anything transporting food, they will stop it."
County Magistrate Cheng was a little excited when he talked about this matter. Zhang Family and Wang Family of Zhuangzi were almost losing money to help him suppress the price of food. If Sanshui County was stricter, they didn't have to worry about the people not being able to eat. They made a lot of money and didn't hesitate to spend money.
Zhou Xiu was in charge of taxation. Of course, he knew that County Magistrate Cheng would win a lot of praise if the price was stabilized. Why did Zhangjia Zhuangzi do this?
"Are you in contact with them?"
"Yes, they have been helping me in all aspects. As long as I am in a little trouble, Zhangjia Zhuangzi will use his means. I have always regarded the person who takes care of me as my master. I have discussed with Song Jinggong several times that I want to be apprenticed to him, but he didn't agree. I think they are testing me."
At this time, County Magistrate Cheng did not try to hide anything. He said everything that could be said. He knew that Zhou Qiong and he were together, so there was no need to hide anything from this kind of thing that was not a secret. Anyone with a discerning eye would understand at a glance.
Zhou Xiu pondered for a while and asked again, "Can you ask for their recipe?"
"I don't know. I don't dare to ask for it. That will stop people from making money. I still want to be apprenticed to a master." County Magistrate Cheng told the truth.
"Well, I see. We are almost there, right?" Zhou Xiu didn't want to force County Magistrate Cheng. County Magistrate Cheng was still taking care of his family.
"Almost there. I will go back first. I will come back later." County Magistrate Cheng knew that Zhou Xiu wanted him to leave. He nodded and stopped the carriage. He bowed and left.
After a while, they finally arrived at the place. As soon as they got off the carriage, they saw that there were many people there. Everyone had something to fetch water beside them. Some people squeezed out of the crowd and left with water.
In addition to these people, there were people kneeling there and burning incense. There was a lot of water in the surrounding area. It was wet. The place that was surrounded by people should be the dry well.
These people from above were ready to drive the others away. Before they could give orders, County Magistrate Cheng stood up and shouted, "Folks, please make way. The imperial court has sent people to look at this well."
The people didn't even hesitate and made way. From this, one could see County Magistrate Cheng's prestige in the county.
Everyone saw that a well without a platform appeared in front of them. There were also tools to fetch water beside it. These people were fetching water from here.
Everyone gathered around to take a look. As they watched, they asked questions, especially the surrounding commoners. They were all called over for questioning. After some questioning, they had to admit that this was indeed an auspicious sign. During a drought, the dry well actually produced water. Some people even said that they saw the heavens use lightning to split the well. With a boom, there was water in the well.
Some people said that they saw an immortal pass by the well. He lamented that it was dry here, so he used the Thunder Summoning Technique to help blow up the well. There were all kinds of theories, but no matter which one it was, they all heard a loud boom.
The people who came took note of this. Even if they had completed this task, they returned to the carriage and let the people continue fetching water. Some people even asked people to find things to hold water. They fetched some water so that they could drink tea when they returned.
After a busy period, County Magistrate Cheng didn't wait for the people to have other thoughts. He asked them to go somewhere else to eat. He said that he wanted them to taste the specialties of Sanshui County. It was also a kind of action to help the people.
When the people saw that everyone had left, they were more convinced of this auspicious sign. They went back to fetch water with pious expressions.
*****
"Don't rush. Slow down. It seems that we have to buy some kelp. There are too few people selling kelp here. When can we find a place by the sea that specializes in collecting kelp?"
In Zhangjia Zhuangzi, Wang Juan said to Huzi, who was working there. Then, she began to whisper to him.
The thing that could enhance the taste was monosodium glutamate. It was boiled from kelp. She and Zhang Xiaobao knew how to make it. As for industrial processing, they couldn't do anything.
After the kelp was boiled, it was taken out. It could be made into soup or used for other purposes. As long as the remaining water was dried, the monosodium glutamate would be deposited at the bottom. Since kelp was not easy to buy and there was not a lot of it, besides selling it to the three restaurants to help with branding, only the yamen and Zhou Xihu could get some of it.
The rest of the monosodium glutamate was kept. They were going to wait for the opening of the restaurants here. They also wanted to give some to Zhou Xihu's uncle. When the time came, if others wanted to eat it, they could only come here. Even if they specifically wanted to buy the monosodium glutamate, when they passed by Between the Clouds and the Water Restaurant, they would go up and take a look.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't care about this matter. He held a piece of kelp in his hand and ground his teeth. Wang Juan saw that he didn't care, so she nudged him. "Can you think of another way? This is all money. "
"Think of another way? What way? I know that there are many things that can be made with monosodium glutamate, but I have to know how to do it. The process is complicated. Just hold on for a while. When the time comes, we will go to the seaside to collect it. This thing is not eaten by people. They are either fed to the ducks or thrown everywhere. "
Zhang Xiaobao swallowed a mouthful of kelp foam and answered with his head tilted.
"Sea, sea, this place is not close to the sea. It will take more than half a month to get there. When Zhou Xihu's uncle comes, have you thought of what to use to treat him? If there's no other way, we can eat dumplings. That thing is dipped in soy sauce. We have a lot of soy sauce, so we can eat steamed buns. "
Wang Juan didn't know what to do about this. She had already asked Er Hu to go out. The last time he went there, it was to buy stones. This time, it was to buy kelp, or to pick up kelp. This thing was not eaten by people there.
"Don't always think about soy sauce. Eat steamed buns. What if people like to eat Goubuli steamed buns? That thing is authentic and only dipped in vinegar. Huzi, that's enough. Let's take it out. We will eat kelp for the next few days. "
Zhang Xiaobao stared at the other side and shouted to stop. He was worried about the cooked kelp.
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