novelden Chapter 139 Earn Another Lot from Him
Chapter 139 Earn Another Lot from Him
Cheng Yue went into the kitchen and looked at the things on the stove, and she knew why Chen Lin and the other three said the food was bad.
There is no less oil or salt. The food is still the same as it was when she left. It would be strange if the food tasted good without oil and salt.
Cheng Yue was silent for a moment, thinking about talking about them later, and then took out three ribs, a piece of pork leg, a handful of pickled beans and a handful of green vegetables from the space.
She is too lazy to buy meat every day now, so she just buys a lot and throws it directly into the space. It won’t go bad anyway, and she can just take it when she wants to eat it. It’s convenient.
Cheng Yue picked up the kitchen knife deftly and started working.
The braised food had just been sold out, and when Chen Lin and his colleagues were collecting the trays, they smelled a burst of fragrance wafting over.
Zhang Shaowen shrugged his nose, "What is Aunt Cheng Yue cooking? Why does it smell so good?"
"It's meat anyway, but why does it taste a little sweet?"
Chen Lin said casually: "I have never smelled this smell before, but my mother never cooks the same thing twice, everything she cooks smells delicious!"
Zhao Changyong and Zhang Shaowen stared at each other in amazement. They always felt that Chen Lin was a little bit arrogant. This was a blatant show-off!
The three of them couldn't help but speed up when they smelled the fragrance, their hands and feet became weak with greed.
By the time they had packed up, the food was served. Cheng Yue had cooked five dishes, just enough to satisfy everyone's cravings.
In addition to the two meat dishes of sweet and sour spare ribs and minced meat and sour beans, there are also two cold dishes of mashed eggplant with garlic and cold cucumber.
The weather is hot now, so eating some cold dishes is just right to whet your appetite.
By the way, I made a big bowl of egg custard and cracked ten eggs.
Chen Lin and the others were no longer reserved and picked at their bowls very "elegantly", grinning as they ate.
Cheng Yue thought to herself, if you didn’t know better, you would think they were three wolf cubs. It was like they hadn’t eaten meat for a long time…
After finishing the meal in no time, all three of them burped.
Chen Lin wanted to express his gratitude again at this moment, but seeing Chen An staring at him, he could only swallow his words back.
Forget it, his father only has his mother in his eyes. If he knew that he asked his mother to cook for him every day, he would definitely scold him again.
After Chen An finished eating, he began to pack up. Just after he took two steps, Chen Lin opened his mouth wide and asked in surprise: "Dad, when did your leg get better!"
Wasn't his father still using a cane when he came this morning? How come he could walk well after going out? What's going on?
Chen An was speechless. "Apart from the food on the table, how can you see your father?"
Chen Lin scratched his head. It wasn't that he couldn't see. It was clearly his father who was sitting there the whole time. How could he be blamed for not being able to see?
But when she thought about her father getting well, her mother could rest assured, so she said happily, "Dad, that's great, your leg is finally healed!"
Okay, I can help his mother with more work!
Zhao Changyong and Zhang Shaowen were equally happy. A leg injury was no small matter, and it would be best if it could get better.
Especially Zhao Changyong, who was lame himself, naturally knew the sadness of it. Seeing that Chen An was fine, he was naturally happy for him.
But after being happy, I also felt a little disappointed. If he had received timely treatment back then, he would not have become lame.
Cheng Yue was keenly aware of Zhao Changyong's emotional changes, but she didn't know what to say. Zhao Changyong had injured his bones and it had been too late, so it was probably incurable.
So he changed the subject, "Okay, we're done with dinner, you guys take a break before you do anything else, we'll be leaving first.
I won't be here these two days. I'm going to stay at home and make cakes. You guys can discuss the shop matters among yourselves. Don't be so timid."
She planned to go to the pastry shop to check out the market in advance and take a look at the gift packaging.
When Cheng Yue said this, they knew that the pastry shop would be open soon, and they were looking forward to it.
It must be the same as the braised food here, business is booming!
"Okay, we know!"
After talking, Cheng Yue and Chen An left first, asking around and going to various pastry shops.
Not to mention the small shops, the largest pastry shop in the county, Yingguozhai, really opened her eyes. It had all kinds of flavors.
Indeed, the wisdom of our ancestors cannot be underestimated.
After walking around, Cheng Yue praised him. Chen An was afraid that Cheng Yue would be discouraged, so he comforted her.
"Ayue, their food is indeed delicious, but it's definitely not as unique as yours. I don't think the business will be bad."
The snow cake that A Yue made before tasted delicious.
They bought pastries from several shops, and they tasted good, but they were not as sweet as the ones made by A Yue.
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Yes, let's focus on one feature. I think the business will be good."
The pastries made by other people do not conflict with the ones she wants to make. The texture and taste are different. What she wants to make is her own unique style.
There are so many desserts in modern times, any one of them can give ancient people a sense of freshness.
Seeing that she was fine, Chen An continued, "As for the gift box, let me do it. Not only does the county magistrate want the marinated food, but the cakes also need to be packed in gift boxes."
He was so busy seeing the doctor just now that he almost forgot about this. Carpentry is what he is best at.
Cheng Yue nodded and said slowly: "Okay, but this is a lot. I think since the county magistrate has started this, we might as well promote it.
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and I'm sure there will be a lot of gifts to give, so it's a good time to prepare some more.
Last time I asked you to form a team of carpenters, you can start preparing now. If there is anyone who knows how to be a carpenter, go and ask them. If there is no one, you can take in an apprentice. "
Chen An was thinking the same thing, so he immediately responded, "I thought so too, but it seems that no one in our village knows how to do carpentry work, so I can only take in apprentices."
"Okay, then let's go back and ask, and you can pick a suitable one. Then you don't have to find someone else to build the house and make furniture."
"Listen to you."
As they walked and thought about it, Cheng Yue thought of something else. The Dragon Boat Festival was coming soon, so why not make some rice dumplings? Could she make some more money from him?
However, the original owner had no memory of having eaten zongzi. He didn't know whether he couldn't afford it or it didn't exist in that era.
Cheng Yue could only ask Chen An, and test the waters, "I want to make some rice dumplings and sell them during the Dragon Boat Festival. Do you think it's feasible?"
Unexpectedly, Chen An said directly: "Zongzi? I have only heard of it, but never seen it, so I don't know what it looks like.
I heard that only wealthy families eat this. Ah Yue, if you know how to make it, you can try it. I'm sure someone will buy it!"
He knew about zongzi because he had heard of it when he was helping a wealthy man build a house, but he knew nothing else.
Apart from supporting A Yue, he couldn't help at all in this matter.
Cheng Yue had an idea in her mind. Although there were rice dumplings in this era, there shouldn't be so many flavors, at least not as many as those of modern times.
She remembered that there seemed to be a reed marsh by the river in the village. What a coincidence!
Reed leaves are just right for wrapping rice dumplings, and there is also glutinous rice in the space. It’s really a blessing from heaven!
[The setting is in North China. When the author was a child, she used reed leaves to make rice dumplings. It varies from place to place, so I won’t make a fuss about it.]