Shen Qingyu rolled up her sleeves and entered the Qian family's kitchen.
The food preparation here is really complete!
In late spring, there are wild onions and toon buds in the kitchen.
Shen Qingyu bought various brine ingredients directly from the Space Mall, packed them in fine cotton bags, put them in a pot, and boiled the brine.
Then blanch the hooves in water, add cooking wine, and put soy sauce into the brine and stew them together.
I made sesame oil salad with spring sprouts, fried eggs with wild onions, and stewed chicken with potatoes...
When a table of delicious, tasty and delicious dishes was served, the Qian family was also amazed.
Shen Qingyu stretched out her hand and asked, "You three, let's try it."
Several concubines stood in a row, all swallowing their saliva behind.
Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian sat down, and Qian Wan's eyes fell directly on the bowl of trotters.
They have never eaten braised hooves.
Qian Wanliang was the first to pick up a piece of braised pork chop and put it into Mrs. Qian's bowl: "Mom, try it quickly!"
Mrs. Qian took a bite and was very surprised: the hooves were so braised that they had just fallen off the bone, and the aroma was fragrant, but not to the point of being pulpy. When she took a bite, the protein was still bouncing on the tip of her tongue...
Mr. Qian also took a sip and nodded: "This hooftail does have a strange fragrance."
Shen Qingyu pointed to the braised egg in the trotter: "This is also very delicious, why don't you try it?"
The three of them all picked up another braised egg. Qian Wanliang nodded wildly as soon as he took a bite: "It's delicious! It's delicious! Thank you, Sister Shen!"
It's so delicious that the "little lady" turns into "Sister Shen", and it's not a waste of time to cook at home.
Shen Qingyu saw the expressions on the faces of the three members of the family and smiled: Isn't the past with the fat young master now over?
After finishing the meal, Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian both put away their chopsticks, leaving only Qian Wanliang still struggling.
Mrs. Qian raised her hand and invited Shen Qingyu to drink tea in the front hall. Shen Qingyu knew that the two of them had something to say to her, so she followed them to the front hall.
The guests and hosts were seated, and Mr. Qian was the first to speak: "Although you say that you are an ordinary villager in Hengshui Town, I heard from Lao He that your man's actions are not like those of an ordinary villager..."
Ordinary villagers would not have such a magnificent horse for transportation, let alone give the lady two hundred taels of silver.
Shen Qingyu leaned forward slightly and made a listening gesture, looking very sincere.
"My man's situation is like this..."
After explaining Xiao Yunqi's two visits in seven years, Shen Qingyu confessed: "I don't know what he does for a living outside, and I don't know why he suddenly became so generous to me..."
Everyone in the village knows these things, and as long as you are willing, you can find out in minutes.
Mr. Qian lowered his eyes and searched for "celebrities with black foreheads" in his mind. After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered a character he had only heard of but never seen. Calculating his age, he seemed to be about the same?
Shocked in his heart, Mr. Qian even sat upright.
"That being the case, the matter of your man beating the dog is now over."
"Quinzi is obsessed with your craftsmanship. I wonder if you have the idea of making food and selling it? Or, would you like to come to my house to be a cook? I can give you five taels a month for the wages. If you think it is less, we can talk again.
"
Shen Qingyu was shocked, she didn't expect Master Qian to dote on his son to such an extent!
Just because your son likes to eat the food you cook, you are willing to spend 50 taels a month to cook for yourself?
but……
"I'm sorry, I don't have the idea of being a cook for the moment. I still have three children at home, and I can't let them go. As for selling food..."
Shen Qingyu laughed: "I have my heart to do it, but you are in Fucheng. It is not easy for me to sell here. It takes three hours to go back and forth..."
Master Qian nodded.
He is in business, so he naturally knows that this time cost is too high. Unless he lives in Fucheng, Shen Qingyu will not come to Fucheng to do business.
"However, I have been delivering bean sprouts in the village recently. If Mr. Qian needs it, I can ask my man to deliver bean sprouts. I can also bring some braised vegetables by the way."
Ask that man to deliver bean sprouts?
Mr. Qian began to doubt his judgment, but he couldn't confirm it in a hurry, so he could only nod: "Bean sprouts are rare this season. If you send them to Fucheng, you can send some to my house."
The deal was reached and the dispute was resolved. Shen Qingyu was so happy that he smiled brightly: "That's great. My man is still waiting for me to go back at the city gate. If there is nothing else, I will leave."
Mrs. Qian, who had been silent on the side, suddenly said: "Ms. Shen, can you show me the silver hairpin on your head?"
Shen Qingyu had noticed that Mrs. Qian had been looking at her, but she didn't expect that she was looking at her silver hairpin.
He pulled off the magnolia silver hairpin and brought it to Mrs. Qian: "What's the harm? Madam, please take a look."
Mrs. Qian took the magnolia silver hairpin and looked at it carefully, her hands trembling slightly.
She held the head of the hairpin and twisted it hard. The magnolia hairpin, which seemed to be one piece, actually split into two pieces, and the inside... turned out to be hollow!
Mrs. Qian was very excited. She picked up the half of the hairpin and poured it out with force, and a paper roll came out.
"Sir...this..." Mrs. Qian was speechless. As she spoke, she tried to open the scroll.
But her hands were too shaky and she tried several times without opening it.
Master Qian took it and opened it, and there was a two hundred taels of silver note inside, as well as a small note with a line of writing on it.
Shen Qingyu was stunned.
I'll give it a try!
No wonder this thing is worth two hundred taels of silver. There is a silver note in it!
After seeing the bank note and the words clearly, Mrs. Qian became even more excited. She held Shen Qingyu's hand with tears in her eyes: "My child, where did you get this silver hairpin?"
Shen Qingyu felt that her hands were going to be pinched blue again: "I bought this from the jewelry shop in Hengshui Town."
Hengshui Town...
Mrs. Qian let go, turned around and held Master Qian's hand, her voice choked with sobs: "Master..."
Mr. Qian was very sensible after all, so he explained: "Ms. Shen, this silver hairpin was originally a family heirloom of my wife..."
So Shen Qingyu heard a story about a missing girl from the richest family in the city.
It turned out that Mrs. Qian had just given birth to a daughter many years ago, and Mr. Qian fell ill and lost the ability to have children.
Since her daughter was not considered an heir, Mrs. Qian did not want to have any children in her family, so she discussed with her poor cousin who had given birth to four sons and adopted a son.
Who would have thought that just a few months after his adopted son was adopted, his daughter would suddenly be lost!
This silver hairpin was something that my daughter put in her purse for fun when she got lost.
"She was only two years old at that time... Wuwuwu..." Mrs. Qian cried and fell into Master Qian's arms.
Mr. Qian called his wife in, served Mrs. Qian to the backyard, and asked with a sullen face the details of the jewelry shop.
Shen Qingyu told the truth.
The town's economy is not as developed as that of Fucheng, and there are no big pawn shops. The jewelry shop will also accept some jewelry sold by others.
This silver hairpin was probably sold by the family who raised the daughter of the Qian family!