Crossing the green wheat ears

The next day, Xiyuan and his grandfather went back to the village in Shopkeeper Sun's carriage.Grandpa saw that he didn't sleep well last night, and Xiyuan felt a little guilty. Why did he get drunk and didn't explain to his grandpa what the shareholding cooperation was all about.

Shopkeeper Sun was very happy while sitting in the carriage. He did the calculation again yesterday and felt that the roast duck would definitely sell well. When the time came, he would not only open the branch to Wuma City, but also to Binjiang City.So as soon as he got in the car today, he chatted with Xiyuan with great interest, but Xiyuan didn't want to talk to him. He was drunk yesterday and his head still hurts now. The wine here is really terrible!

The carriage ran fast, and arrived at Lianhua Village in more than an hour. Not surprisingly, two small figures were standing under the willow tree at the entrance of the village and looking at the road. Xiyuan called out to stop the carriage. The little guy came up, and there were only a few steps left. He also wanted to let the two little guys have a good time. Sun Dong's carriage was not like the old Zhao's flatbed car they rode in. Theirs was a luxurious one with a carriage.

As soon as Xiyuan arrived home, the house started to run wild. First of all, five ducks were caught and slaughtered. Xiyuan gave Sun Dongjia and the kitchen master he brought with him instructions on how to slaughter, how to scald, how to shed, and how to clean. Open a small hole under the duck's wings and take out the internal organs...Of course, Xiyuan can only do it in theory, and Xi Mingwen is the one who actually operates. Come back five ducks.

Sun Dongjia and the master listened carefully and took notes.The next step is to cool the billet. I can’t do it today, so Xiyuan led two people to see the hanging furnace, and explained the requirements and methods of hanging the furnace with Xi Mingwen. The precautions were explained by Xiyuan, and the specific method was introduced by Xi Mingwen .

After finishing all this, Sun Dong's family saw that it was getting late, so they said goodbye to Xiyuan's family. He would not return to Yansui County today, and planned to go to Wande Town to find an inn to stay.

Xiyuan didn't keep them either, he was anxious to comfort the adults in his family.Even the parents, grandparents, and grandparents didn't understand that Xiyuan had clearly agreed to make roast duck, why did he go out for a trip, didn't get any money back, and instead told others how to make it?Xiyuan accompanied Sun Dong's family, and the others hurriedly turned the mill in the courtyard (meaning to turn in circles).

After shopkeeper Sun and the others left, Xiyuan called all his family members into the house, told them the whole story in detail, and explained in detail how the cooperation was rewarded.

"That's okay? He won't renege on his debts then, right?" Grandma's worry is not unreasonable. How many people have joined forces to do small business together, and they all got into trouble later because of the issue of money distribution.

"No, we've written it down clearly on paper. If he doesn't keep his promise, we can go to the government office and sue him. He's such a big restaurant, he won't take our money." Xi Yuan comforted.

"Then our family's roast duck is not going to be cooked?" Xiyuan's mother asked, the family was gearing up for a big fight, but who knew that Xiyuan's child would give everyone a thunderbolt.

"Let's do other things, don't we still have chickens? We use chickens for other things, but shopkeeper Sun and the others can't do it here these days, we will start after they leave." Xiyuan comforted the disappointed family, but there was no way , They still couldn't understand what Xiyuan said.

"Okay, don't think about the roast duck, let's think about doing something else." Grandma didn't want her grandson to be embarrassed, so she came to Xiyuan's rescue.

"..." Well, Xiyuan tapped his forehead, and when shopkeeper Qi sold the roast duck and got a dividend, the family's worries would naturally be dispelled, and it was useless for him to explain it now.But...tomorrow Sun Ye will come, make him duck blood vermicelli soup, and sell some money for the recipe?Yes, Not Bad!

For a few days, Xiyuan was busy teaching Sun Ye how to make their roast duck. During this period, he used duck blood vermicelli to beat Sun Ye for ten taels of silver. Xiyuan said - this is to make full use of every part of the duck. Otherwise, with so many ducks, how to digest duck blood would be a problem. He told Sun Dong's family how to make duck blood vermicelli soup, and another pie fell from the sky, and it hit Dong Sun's head with a bang.

Sun Dongjia laughed listening to Xiyuan grinding his teeth and sweating from eating duck blood fans. He really couldn't imagine how Xiyuan's head grew, and how he came up with so many delicious things.So he readily paid ten taels of silver.Grandma and grandpa saw that the eldest grandson hadn't been fooled by Sun Dong's family, and he saw the money anyway. A soup made with duck blood vermicelli cost ten taels of silver. Isn't their eldest grandson Too unkind?By the way, old man and old lady, which side are you on?

Sun Ye and his party studied at Xiyuan's house for six days. The day before he left, Sun Ye sent his staff back to drive two carriages with cages on them. All the ducks and geese were transported away at once, otherwise God would When it's cold, Xiyuan's family will feed these ducks and geese with food, and there are still some chickens at home. When the food disaster is gone, people's rations will not be enough, so Xiyuan made an agreement with Mr. Sun's family from the beginning, He figured out how to feed ducks and geese in winter.

Duck meat and goose meat are only about ten yuan a catty, because Xiyuan’s family sells live ducks and geese, and Xiyuan has agreed in advance that he must take the offal of ducks and geese, as well as wing tips, duck feet and goose feet. So the price is slightly lower, but Sun Ye didn't push down the price too much. The duck gave seven Wen a catty, and the goose was six Wen a catty. One duck was less than four and a half catties, and the goose was almost eight catties, so 95 ducks were sold for 860 Wen, and 99 geese were sold for 750 Wen. He bought [-] Wen, and sold a total of [-] Wen.

As soon as Sun Ye and the others left, the house was really clean. The ducks and geese that had been raised for more than half a year were a little bit reluctant to be taken away by others. They always felt that something was missing in life, even the green beans When Huzi and Huzi have nothing to do, they go to the place where ducks and geese are often closed to look around, sniffing here and there with their noses.

But Xiyuan didn't let the family feel sad for too long, he had to start another money-making plan.

During the six days when Sun Ye was at Xiyuan's house, Xiyuan roasted five ducks every day, and asked the staff of Judelou to come and pick them up every day.Following Xiyuan's suggestion, Sun Ye came to a free tasting three days ago. The top [-] guests of Jude Building were each given a piece of roasted duck, a small plate of spring pancakes, shredded green onions, and sweet bean sauce.As a result, shopkeeper Qi asked the staff to come back and tell the story, saying that the response was very good. Some customers have already asked when they can order this dish, and some wealthy people asked if they could buy a whole one and take it home.

When Sun Ye heard this, a smile curved his lips, and he looked at Xiyuan with eyes full of admiration.Now he does not treat Xiyuan as a child at all, but as a real partner.The hanging stove on the side of Jude Building has already been set up, so as soon as Sun Ye mastered the method of making roast duck, he hurried back with his people to strike while the iron is hot.

Before leaving, Xiyuan mentioned to him that he had set up a small counter in Jude Building, and Sun Ye agreed without saying a word, and proposed that Xiyuan could be equipped with a buddy in Jude Building to help him sell these eat.Some of his guys are his own slaves, so they can be used with confidence.Just like this time, the master chef Sun Ye brought to learn roast duck skills is also a servant of his own family, so that he is not afraid of having other plans after learning.The servants here do not have personal freedom, and their physical deeds are in the hands of their masters, so they dare not think about other things easily.

Xiyuan was still worried about how to sell his family's things. He was the only one who could sell things in his family who could read and write. Did he have to go to Jude Building to sell food every day?If hiring someone, there is no suitable one at hand.Now when Sun Ye said to lend him a buddy, Xiyuan had no objection, but it was agreed that Xiyuan would pay the buddy's monthly salary, and Sun Ye had no objection either. He knew that people like Xiyuan were I won't be greedy for the little things, and I won't owe anyone easily.

Now that no one is disturbing, Xiyuan began to make the initial preparations.First of all, the chicken was slaughtered. Of course, the slaughtering, scalding, hair removal, washing, and disembowelling of the chicken were all done by Xi Mingwen and his wife under Xiyuan's command. Xiyuan was very similar to off-site guidance.

After the chicken has been plucked and washed, the formal production begins.

Use a knife to cut off the chicken feet and the tips of the chicken wings, which will be used for other things.The chicken thigh bones are then knocked off to give the whole chicken a less branchy look.Then put the chicken in a cool and ventilated place to dry in the shade for two hours. After drying in the shade, brush caramel sugar on the chicken and fry the chicken in a pan. , so that a small amount of oil can submerge the chicken, turn it slowly, and when the chicken is fried, remove it and filter the oil for later use.

Then prepare the ingredients for making marinade according to the proportion, including star anise, Chinese prickly ash, tangerine peel, cinnamon bark, cumin, nutmeg, amomum, clove, angelica dahurica, grass fruit, etc., wrap the ingredients tightly with cotton cloth.Take a casserole, put in half a pot of water, ingredients, salt, maltose, ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine, lard, and bring to a boil on high heat, add the fried chicken, cook on high heat for about a quarter of an hour, switch to low heat for two hours after that.The stewed soup can be saved for next time.

The roast chicken is delicious, fat but not greasy, and has a strong aroma.

Chicken feet, duck feet, goose feet, gizzards, hearts, and intestines of chickens, ducks, and geese are half made into pickled pepper flavors and half into spicy flavors.

Because at the beginning, Xiyuan didn't do too much. After finishing it, he and Xi Mingwen took a car to Yansui City the next day. After walking for a whole morning, they hurriedly arrived at Jude at noon Upstairs, in the lobby of the restaurant, Sun Ye had already prepared counters for Xiyuan, and made them into small grids according to Xiyuan's requirements.

Xiyuan put the things away, then took a plate and put each thing into a small dish, and put them in the grid. A small sign was placed in front of each thing, with the name and price written on it. , Xiyuan has written the word Xiji, Xiji spicy duck intestines, Xiji pickled pepper chicken feet... Xiyuan now wants to make the word Xiji deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and do a good job for him to open his own store in the future Prepare.

Xiyuan roasted chicken was cut into small pieces, and he gave free samples to the first [-] customers today, and after [-] customers would be charged.A small plate of chicken feet and five cents is not expensive. Some people who like to drink buy a small plate and ask for other dishes. It’s a special taste to drink slowly, so everyone just ate it as a surprise at first. , After tasting it, the more you eat it, the more addicted you become, because it is so good and cheap, very few customers stop ordering a dish.Xiyuan believes that food that can make modern people eat unforgettable should be more popular here.

In fact, Xiyuan just suffered from poor vision. It looks like a small dish doesn’t cost much money, but the quantity is also small. Compared with the large dish of stir-fried dishes, the price of these things is a bit high, but few people go there. Think about it.Seeing Xiyuan's way of selling things, Dongjia Sun and shopkeeper Qi clicked their tongues. If this kid competed with them for business, they might not be rivals.

In the evening, Xiyuan and his father did not go back, they declined the shopkeeper Qi's persuasion, and the two found an inexpensive inn in the city to stay.At first, Xiyuan wanted to see for himself which places needed attention.

After a busy day, Xiyuan fell asleep on the kang before he finished soaking his feet. Xi Mingwen hurriedly took Xiyuan's feet out of the basin to wipe them clean, put him in the middle of the kang and covered him with a quilt.

The things that I thought would be sold for three days, except for one roast chicken, were all sold out at noon the next day.

Xiyuan and Xi Mingwen hurried back home to pick up the goods.The family had been busy all night, and the next day Xiyuan came to Jude Building with two dark circles under his eyes. This time he just sold it with the clerk at noon. The clerk Sun Ye found was very clever, named Zhang Cai, and he was very smart in speaking and doing things. Boom, Xiyuan told him the corresponding matters, and he could understand immediately, which made Xiyuan very satisfied.Because there is a specific quantity of things, the price is set in advance, and it is delivered every three days, Xiyuan is not worried about who will tamper with it.Besides, looking at Sun Dong's family, he doesn't look like someone who does this kind of thing.

As soon as the diners left at noon, Xiyuan and his father also left Jude Building, and the father and father came to the mule and horse market in the west of the city, because they will always come to the county in the future, and the days are short in winter, so it is impossible to go there on the same day. If you stay in the store, you will lose the fee Not a lot, so the family agreed to Xiyuan's proposal to buy a little donkey.

As soon as he arrived at the mules and horses market, he was confronted with a foul smell. Xiyuan covered his nose and put down his sleeves. He didn't want to look too delicate, and would be ridiculed here.The father and son asked the price as they walked. The price of a donkey ranged from three taels of silver to seven taels. On the other hand, you have to understand the whole thing before you can start.

"Hey, hey..." Xi Yuan was strolling with his father when he heard someone shout.Xiyuan didn't care either, said Chong Xiyuan, who was selling livestock next to him.

"Did that person call you?" Xiyuan turned back suspiciously, and waved as he walked towards them alone from a distance. When he got close, Xiyuan took a closer look. It wasn't him and his grandfather who hired a car to drive back from Fucheng. Old Zhao with handlebars.

"Old Uncle Zhao." Xi Yuan called.

"Hey. I looked like you two from afar. I was chasing after you. After shouting for a long time, I forgot the name of the baby." Old Zhao said with a whip.

"Uncle Zhao, my name is Xiyuan." Xiyuan also said with a smile.

"I remember your family name is Xi, but I just don't remember your name. What's the matter?" Old Zhao asked.

"I want to buy a donkey, and I usually use it to pull things." Xi Mingwen returned.

"Are you optimistic? I understand this, and I am familiar with the people here. Let's go, I will take you to buy it." Old Zhao was very enthusiastic.

The three of them looked at it again. Maybe they belonged to farmers. They were born with a sense of familiarity with animals. Although they had never raised them before, Xi Mingwen had a good eye. In the end, even Lao Zhao felt that it was the donkey that Xi Mingwen had taken a fancy to at the beginning. Well, in the end, Lao Zhao accompanied the donkey and negotiated the price with the donkey seller, and finally bought it for four taels of silver.After completing the relevant procedures, the three of them led the donkey and walked out while chatting.

"Do you still have to buy a car? What kind of car do you want to buy?" Old Zhao asked.

"I wanted to find a carpenter in the town to make one for me. If there are cheap ones here, I can take a look." Xiyuan said, Lao Zhao is in the business of pulling feet, so I don't have any information.

"I have an old acquaintance who has a flatbed truck, but it's a bit expensive, probably three taels of silver." Lao Zhao was a little hesitant to take Xiyuan and his father there, because that friend's car was specially used to pull people and deliver goods. It's not big, although it's neatly made and the wood used is good, but he knows that Xiyuan's family is farming, and he probably bought the donkey for pulling grain and firewood in autumn. The two do not match.

"It's okay, let's go over and have a look. If it doesn't work, it's the same if we go back and do it." Xiyuan replied.

"Okay, then your father and I will follow me." Old Zhao led the father and father out of the mule and horse market and walked northward. After walking for a quarter of an hour, they were almost out of the city before they came to the gate of a courtyard.The thatched huts in the courtyard were somewhat dilapidated, and gaps had also collapsed in some places in the courtyard walls.

"A person who was quite capable, but he fell ill. He looked at the pharmacy in the city for half a year and didn't like it. The donkey was also sold to buy medicine, and he couldn't do the work of pulling feet. Just an old lady and other relatives in the family. I can't count on it!" Speaking of the people in this family, Lao Zhao sighed a little.

"Is Shuanzi at home?" Old Zhao shouted twice outside the courtyard gate.

"Who is it?" An old voice answered from inside the room, and a gray-haired old lady with a cane came out after a long time.

"Aunt Li, it's me, Old Zhao. Is Shuanzi at home?"

"Yes, yes, the kang is crooked." Aunt Li opened the courtyard door, and Xi Mingwen brought in the donkey, and tied it to a stake in the courtyard gate.

"Yo, what is this?" The old lady looked at Xiyuan and his father with a puzzled expression.

"Your family's car is for sale. These guys just want to buy it, so I'll bring it over and show it to you. No, it's the car under the eaves." Old Zhao led Xi Mingwen over to have a look.At this time, a tall and thin young man slowly moved out from the door.The young man's face was pale and his eyes were lifeless.

"Shuanzi, why did you come out? Go sideways in the room." The old lady hurriedly said to the young man.

"It's okay, mother." Shuanzi grinned at several people.

Shuanzi's cart is not big, but it can be seen that it was used very frugally, and the boards used for the cart are not bad. Xi Mingwen looked very rare, but he hesitated when he thought that he might not need it during the autumn harvest.

"If you really want to buy it, I can make it cheaper." Shuanzi said.He wanted to sell his car a long time ago, but they thought it was too expensive and unsuitable.

"Come on, come on, let's go in and have a drink, and discuss slowly." The old lady greeted a few people.

Xiyuan followed his father into the house, and he finally realized what it means to be poor, except for the two old quilts on the kang, there is not even a box for things in the house.Perhaps it was Xiyuan's surprise that made Shuanzi feel embarrassed, and his face turned red which is rare.

"In order to treat my illness, my family sold everything that could be sold." Shuanzi explained, his eyes also dimmed.

"What's wrong with this?" Xi Mingwen asked.

"I don't know, and the doctor at the pharmacy didn't tell me the specific way." Mrs. Shuan answered while serving water for the three of them.

"What kind of feeling is that usually?" Xiyuan asked.Looking at Shuanzi's appearance, he thought to himself that it could be malnutrition and calcium deficiency, right?

"It's just that I feel weak all over. After walking a few steps, I feel weak and my heart is pounding. After taking medicine for half a year, it doesn't get better." Shuanzi explained.

"My master is a doctor," Xi Yuan said first, otherwise his words might not attract attention.

"??" Both Shuanzi and his mother looked at Xi Mingwen, without saying anything, but doubts were evident on their faces.

"Yes, Dr. Li in our village, my Xiaoyuan learned from him." Xi Mingwen didn't understand why Xiyuan mentioned Dr. Li, but Xiaoyuan did learn to read from Dr. Li.

"Then, is your master seeing a doctor?" the old man asked hastily.

"It's okay, he has a few ancestral folk remedies, which are very effective in curing diseases." Xiyuan replied.

"Can he cure my Shuanzi's disease?" The old lady asked excitedly, holding Xiyuan's hand.

"You don't need to go to my master. I have read about your son's disease in my master's medical book. The symptoms are exactly the same."

"Then you can treat it, little doctor?" The old lady's hands were shaking, and the face of Shuanzi next to him also showed a look of expectation.

"Well, I don't dare to cure it [-]%, but if you want to believe me, try it." Xiyuan didn't dare to guarantee it [-]%.

"Say it, say it. I have to treat the child even if it is a pot and a pot."

"You don't need to sell the iron, you can go to the market to buy some big bones, use the pot to cook for a long time, and give the boiled big bone soup to the elder brother. It is estimated that it will be effective by the time of the Chinese New Year. If it does not work, you can think of something else Noir." Xiyuan finished speaking in one breath, and he was about to suffocate him to death, how much foreshadowing did he do for this sentence!

"Dr. Li in our village is very good at seeing bone injuries." Xi Mingwen added to Xi Yuan from the side.But how did you connect Dad's big bone soup and bone injury? Xiyuan will laugh.

"Hey, my family's embolus should be cured. I'll go buy it for him in a while." The old lady agreed.

Believe it or not can only depend on themselves, Xiyuan feels that he can only do this.

Seeing the situation of Shuanzi's house, Xiyuan and his son didn't bargain any more, and bought the car for three taels of silver. Xi Mingwen was still thinking about the small car, but Xiyuan said that he could prepare some wood when he went back. Then he asked a carpenter to make a larger cart, and Xi Mingwen dispelled his worries.

Shuanzi directly gave Xiyuan all the bridles that matched the car, so Xiyuan and Xi Mingwen, with Lao Zhao's help, put the donkey cart on, and the father and son got on the donkey cart, and Li's wife and Lao Zhao Zhao said goodbye, and the bell on the little donkey's neck rang, and the father and son were walking on the way home.