Chapter 58: Fish and Chili
Lu Bu tilted his head, looking puzzled, as if he was saying, 'I did something wrong'?
"This...is right..." Chen Gong couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw this. This lord has extraordinary force and first-class control ability, but his ability in family management and governance can no longer be described as bad. The key is that he always acts casually.
I originally thought that her force and her ability to cooperate with her political ability can make a world come true in this troubled times. Who knew that the other party had two shortcomings, namely, willfulness, and unwillingness to admit defeat. Taciturn? Of course, this is not considered. This is the charm of the lord!
After sorting out the ideas, I tried to persuade: "The current wheat is indeed rising very high, but my subordinates have seen it early in the morning that it will not continue to rise for too long. At most, the price will begin to fall. After all, the planting range of wheat was not large before. In addition, the drought last year, the wheat reserves were not large. Wanshiwu and the chef guild will take action first, and then the local family will take action. The wheat is about to be acquired, and there is little left, so there is no need to buy it again."
"What... do?" Lu Bu frowned slightly. Thinking was too difficult for her, especially because she was not good at communication. Fortunately, she had a solution recently: if you have any questions, please ask Chen Gong to solve it!
Chen Duola... Cough... Chen Gong sighed when he heard this, thought about it carefully, and said, "The price of wheat may fall in the future, but there will be a small increase. Take advantage of this period of time to sell all the wheat and then buy corn. Maybe you can make a small profit..."
"Soft Mianmian..." Lu Bu pinched the steamed buns, his expression a little confused. After eating the pastry, he fell in love with it.
"Lord, we are short of food at the moment, and the locust plague is beginning to rise. Now everyone can only save money, and they are afraid that they will let go of their appetites." Chen Gong persuaded patiently.
"Leave some?" Lu Bu frowned slightly between his eyebrows.
"10%! No more!" Chen Gong knew that it would be useless to continue talking. If he continued to stalemate, Lu Bu's temper might not be able to sell other wheat.
"Yeah!" Lu Bu's frown suddenly let go of his frown and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. Then he remembered something and handed over the steamed bun in his hand, "I made it... soft..."
‘I made it’ in front of the three keywords, Chen Gong couldn’t control himself. He took the steamed bun and replied shyly: “Then…thank you for the reward…”
Lu Bu immediately looked at Chen Gong with a little complaining: "Xin... said...best friend..."
"There is a difference between the king and the minister. You are my lord, and I am your subordinate. The courtesy cannot be abolished... the subordinates will retreat..." Because of Lu Bu's enthusiasm, Chen Gong could not bear it and hurriedly retreated.
"Wow wow wow wow..." After leaving the government office and getting on the carriage, the delusions in my mind could not stop at all!
"Xinxin, this is a steamed bun made by others..." In delusion, Lu Bu looked domineering, slowly lifted Chen Gong's chin and sent the soft things into her mouth, "Come on, open your mouth, ah~~~~"
"Lord, I will try this white, tender and soft thing!" Chen Gong was excited and his nosebleeded and dyed the steamed buns in his hand red.
"Mr. Chen Gong's fault has been made again..." The driver couldn't help but shake his head as he heard the movement in the car. Such scenes were obviously not once or twice in Lu Bu's power.
The next day, there was a restaurant in Zhencheng. It was around Siyu, and Wang Yong was preparing lunch. Guo Jia had also come back from the yamen and helped him.
"Fengxiao, you look much better these days!" Wang Yong asked casually with dumplings in his hands.
"Indeed, after getting used to yoga, I gradually felt much better." Guo Jia replied with gratitude. Yoga combined with a certain degree of slight exercise, and her body has indeed improved slightly over the past period of time. Starting last night, she had already started to practice shaking the pot under the guidance of Wang Yong.
"If you persist, don't ask for strength, at least you can cook independently... Have you chosen the route you took?" Wang Yong continued to ask. He mentioned earlier that a chef must choose a dish.
"It's decided!" Guo Jia nodded, "I want to be a face-to-face ordering teacher, specializing in doing a blank table!"
"After all, it doesn't require much effort..." Wang Yong joked.
"Shopkeeper... please don't expose it casually..." Guo Jia suddenly blushed again. Indeed, she chose it because the pastry didn't require so much effort. Most pastries only require patience, but she is not lacking in patience.
In fact, what really made her determined was that a few days ago, she prepared two char siu buns for Xun Yu, who was very happy to eat. Listening to Xun Yu say the word "delicious", the small goal that kept coming back was easily achieved at that moment.
"Then I'll make more for you in the future!" Guo Jia said with a smile.
"Yes!" Xun Yu also showed a knowing smile.
So, Wang Yong, who was watching all this beside him, was blinded by the pair of lilies showing their love.
"Shopkeeper!" A familiar voice came outside the door, but it was the old fisherman who had come to trade river shrimps several times earlier.
Speaking of which, there are still some small crabs in the water tank in the shop. No one eats this thing in this era. Wang Yong privately cooked some crab porridge and raw crab soup to drink. The only ones who are qualified to enjoy the happiness together are naturally Guo Jia, Liu Li and Dian Wei.
"Old man, are you here again? What are you getting this time?" Wang Yong walked forward with a smile.
"Shopkeeper, I have a big harvest this time!" The old fisherman laughed and lifted his hand. He picked up a bigfish (also called carp/fathead fish, etc.) and it was lifted up, at least about 6 kilograms.
Fathead fish grows to 2.5 kilograms a year and to 6 kilograms a year. In terms of taste and nutritional value, this is the best time to use. If it is too small, the taste will be bad.
"What a big fat-headed fish, old man, it's a great harvest!" Wang Yong immediately smiled. With this, it's good to stew fish soup or make other things. One fish can be cooked at least three or four dishes.
"I didn't expect that I was so lucky. When I caught this big guy, I immediately thought of the owner. If I didn't bring this to you, would I take it away?" the old fisherman asked with a smile.
"Cake! I exchange it for three kilograms of corn, how about it?" Wang Yong offered the price.
"Hey, why should the owner be so polite? Just two pounds!" The old fisherman smiled. There were not many people eating this thing and they couldn't sell it at any good price. The owner was very easy to talk to and helped him in the most difficult time. Otherwise, the grandson would not be able to survive.
"Okay, two pounds are two pounds!" Wang Yong nodded. With the current price, two pounds of rice is indeed not low.
The fish was caught for a short time, and this thing was originally quite vigorous and was not so easy to hang. However, in order to make it fresh when cooking, Wang Yong still kept it in a special large water tank.
"No need to say fish head, fish head sour bamboo shoots and tofu soup, I thought of this at the first time!" Wang Yong looked at the fish in the water tank and began to think about how to cook it. "Steaming fish... it's better to make sauerkraut fish directly... Damn, the peppers are not yet ripe!"
This is the most tragic thing. Chili is still in its growth stage. Even if you use farm fertilizer, it is not that easy to grow rapidly after being put into hormones.
There are peppercorns, but can boiled fish without peppers be called boiled fish? For sauerkraut, he soaked it half a month ago. This thing has always been there, but the taste of everyone must be different, so if you really need it, you can just go to Wanshiwu or the chef guild to buy it.
Of course, Wang Yong, who is not spicy, has also checked that there is really no need to add chili peppers. However, the most classic thing in memory is to have chili peppers... He also admitted that he missed the taste of chili for a while.
"Shop owner!" Wen Ming, who had not seen for a long time, came to the store and shouted loudly when he saw Wang Yong being absent.
"Wenming? Are you here to have a meal?" Wang Yong hadn't seen this boy these days, so he came out and asked.
"I have been re-elected these days, and there are a lot of procedures and I have never been available for a meal..." Wenming immediately said with an apology expression, "Oh, by the way! This time I came here to tell the owner a good news. The species you asked us to look for, and we found peppers again. However, the quantity is still a little small. The fresh and dried ones each found ten kilograms. I wonder if it is enough?"
"Enough, it must be enough! That's too enough!" Wang Yong shouted. It's not about using chili peppers as rice. Twenty kilograms of chili peppers, especially ten kilograms of dried chili peppers, can be used for a long time!
"In terms of price..." Wenming took the two sacks he was carrying and placed them in front of Wang Yong.
"Don't worry, I will never let you suffer a loss!" Wang Yong laughed. Since Wanshi House has been found, I can just buy it with them in the future. However, some of the ones in his yard need to be planted.
"Actually, the price is not high!" Wenming felt a little embarrassed, "But this thing is a bit weird. The head of the house doesn't know how to use it, so of course it's hard to determine the price. So he asked me to come over and ask the owner to make a dish with this thing. If you know how to use it, it's a reward!"
"It's that simple?" Wang Yong suddenly felt a little confused. Isn't this cheap?
"Anything that can become a commodity, but as a operator, does not know where its value is. Isn't it the biggest tragedy? We can't just make this thing and trade it with you?" Wenming said awkwardly.
"I can use it to make a dish!" Wang Yong thought for a while, "But you need to help with the registration of the recipe for free!"
"This is OK. I'll go to the Chef's Guild later!" Wenming agreed immediately.
"Okay! There's a fish in the kitchen, so I make a fish head sour bamboo shoots and tofu soup, a large pot of sauerkraut fish! There's all the soup and the meal, and then prepare some rice, well, that's it!" Wang Yong nodded.
The buns or steamed buns are also good, but someone in the yamen said they wanted to change their taste...
"Fengxiao, go to the yamen to notify me, and you will prepare for something delicious!" Wang Yong shouted to the kitchen.
"Is there something delicious? What kind of surprise the owner is going to give us today?!" No special notice was needed. Xun Yu's figure suddenly appeared outside the store, and behind her, other civil and military officials also arrived one after another. Of course, Wang Yong's immediate superior, Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou.
Chapter completed!