Chapter 25 Shen Yunxi Designs Shen's House and Makes Rice Noodles
Shen Yunxi was about to laugh out loud. She reached out and rubbed Mu Chenglin's arm to comfort him, and then said,
"The thing Third Uncle found out is called sauerkraut, and everyone saw it yesterday when they came to eat!"
"These sauerkraut are customized by Mr. Xia, and someone comes to make a jar every day!"
"During the process of pickling sauerkraut, do not turn it over at will, otherwise the jar of sauerkraut will fail!" This is what Shen Yunxi said deliberately, but these sauerkraut have been on the ground for a while, and they are dirty, so put them back. , Mr. Xia can’t possibly want it either.
I won’t ruin the restaurant’s reputation just because of these jars of sauerkraut!
"So Third Uncle, you not only broke a few jars, but also destroyed a lot of sauerkraut!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Old Mrs. Shen refused, "You said it's broken, does it mean it's broken? You guys are just taking this opportunity to make a fortune!"
"How about this? Give the sauerkraut and the broken jars to grandma. Then grandma will compensate us for our losses. What do you think?" Shen Yunxi thought for a while and said.
Mu Chenglin looked at Shen Yunxi with disagreement written all over his face. This time the Shen family had touched his nirvana and he couldn't let it go so easily.
But he didn't know that Shen Yunxi had a purpose in saying this!
When Mrs. Shen was about to take out another hundred copper coins, the Xia family's carriage arrived. The coachman looked at the crowded group of people and wondered what was going on.
Shen Yunxi stepped forward with an apologetic face and secretly said something to the groom. The groom opened his mouth wide in surprise and nodded.
Then Shen Yunxi deliberately spoke loudly, "You said you wanted to pay me the money for the jar of sauerkraut yesterday, right?"
The groom was stunned for a moment, and then said cooperatively, "That's right! The purchase price for a jar of sauerkraut is five taels of silver, and Boss Xia asked me to bring it to the girl today!"
After speaking, the groom actually took out five taels of silver and handed it to Shen Yunxi, "Since today's sauerkraut has been ruined, I can only pull some tofu today. When I get back, I have to inform the kitchen immediately not to kill any more fish. You I didn’t know that the pickled fish has been particularly popular these days, and the boss even hired several people to kill the fish, and I had already killed a lot of them before I came here!”
Mu Chenglin looked at Shen Yunxi with some confusion, then went over to help!
Shen Yunxi took five taels of silver and squeezed it deliberately in her hand, "Grandma, you also saw that the pickled sauerkraut costs five taels of silver per jar! So..."
She turned back and asked the village chief, "How many were damaged in total?"
Lin Shugen sighed and said, "Four jars were pulled apart and three jars were smashed!"
"Seven jars, a total of thirty-five taels of silver. I won't care about the three broken jars! Just pay for it!" Shen Yunxi stretched out his hand in front of Mrs. Shen.
Old Mrs. Shen still wanted to deny it, but then the groom said, "Oh my God! So much has been broken! You must pay for it. If she doesn't pay, let our boss make the decision for you!"
"If you come to someone's house in the middle of the night and intentionally damage other people's property, you will definitely go to jail!"
As soon as he heard that he was going to jail, Shen Laosan stopped working and quickly urged Mrs. Shen to pay back the money.
Mrs. Shen doesn’t want to pay back the money, thirty-five taels of silver!
Shen Wenjun took away forty taels of silver these two times when he came back. The Shen family didn't have much money left. If they took out another thirty-five taels of silver, life would be difficult in the future!
Although the rice harvest is about to begin, the money from selling the grain will be reserved for Shen Wenjun next year!
"I have no money, take him to the government!" Mrs. Shen was about to give up on Mr. Shen.
I made every effort to explain myself before leaving yesterday, but in the end I didn't figure out what the Mu family did, and even slept in the mountains and was caught.
If you don't do good things, then take responsibility! Just don't let the old woman take the money!
As soon as Shen Laosan heard that Mrs. Shen was ruthless and wanted to sacrifice him, he stopped doing it.
"Mom! You obviously agreed to let me find out what kind of business the Mu family is doing! Why do you want me to go to jail if something goes wrong now?"
"If you are reluctant to part with this money, I will tell you the truth when you get to the Yamen!"
"The fourth brother is also involved, I don't believe he can be alone by then!"
"You!!!" Old Mrs. Shen pointed at Shen Sanfu. She didn't expect that other people would just go against her old lady. Why did Shen Laosan, who had always been unknown, not listen to her!
In the end, the village chief came forward to coordinate, and Shen Yunxi gave in little by little. Mrs. Shen paid thirty taels of silver, but she had to write a letter of commitment promising not to cause trouble to the Mu family in the future, otherwise the loss of Qingfeng Building would be caused by the lack of sauerkraut. , will be compensated by the Shen family.
Now Shen Yunxi has come forward to intercede for them in front of Boss Xia!
Shen Yunxi gave the groom five taels of silver in front of everyone, "This money is to buy the fish that was killed today. Without sauerkraut, today's fish cannot be cooked!"
The groom took the money and said, "The girl is so kind-hearted that she is willing to take care of such things for them! Don't worry, I will report the truth to Boss Xia when I go back. I believe Boss Xia will take the girl's face into account and won't do anything this time." Don’t worry about these people!”
The groom took the tofu and bean sprouts and drove away in the carriage!
Mrs. Shen lost the money and went back angrily without waiting for Mr. Shen. Seeing that the matter had been resolved, the others continued to help Mu Chenglin move the jars, and by the way, they also helped deliver the half-pickled sauerkraut and those on the ground. Went to Shen's house.
When Mu Chenglin came back, Shen Yunxi took thirty taels of silver and was talking and laughing with Mu's mother in the yard.
Shen Yunxi handed thirty taels of silver to Mu Chenglin, "Brother Mu, the Shen family was making trouble before. We couldn't catch their whips, so we had to suffer the consequences ourselves. But today I actually acted like a villain." !”
"You want Xia Yifan to take action against the Shen family, that's impossible!" Mu Chenglin directly rejected Shen Yunxi's idea.
Shen Yunxi shook his head, "Do you know why I sent those half-pickled sauerkraut to the Shen family? If you eat too much half-pickled sauerkraut, you will be poisoned. Didn't Mrs. Shen say that sauerkraut is still paying for it? Is it just money? Since she doesn’t believe it, let her have a taste!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Mu asked nervously, "Will Yun Xi eat dead people?"
"No! But it will definitely be uncomfortable!"
"As for why I asked the groom to say a jar of five taels of silver, firstly, it's because Mrs. Shen came to grab food some time ago and spoiled two tables of food for me. She did it again yesterday and she didn't even apologize!"
"The second reason is because if you tell the truth, it will expose how much money Qingfeng Tower earns. Do you know how much pickled fish and Xia Yifan sell for? 288 coppers for a small portion; 388 coppers for a medium portion; 488 coppers for a large portion. Still need Prior reservation!"
"Third, Mrs. Shen will definitely negotiate the price, so if she raises the price a little, we won't lose even if she negotiates!"
Thirty taels of silver bought seven jars of sauerkraut. They did not lose money and made a profit, but it was just annoying!
"As for what I said about the villain's actions, I told the groom that Shen Laosan not only broke the sauerkraut jar, but also broke a lot of vinegar!"
"Xia Yifan wants to be jealous, so he has to wait a little longer!"
Mu Chenglin's face softened after hearing what Shen Yunxi said. He took out ten taels of silver and gave it to Shen Yunxi, "Pocket money for you!" Then he patted the non-existent dust on his body and went to work!
Shen Yunxi put away the money with a smile. Old Mrs. Shen thought that they would be fine if they hid in the village without suing the officials, but her precious son and grandson were studying in the town.
If nothing else happens, her precious daughter will also be married to the town.
When we get there, Mrs. Shen is not the one who can act so barbaric!
Even if Xia Yifan doesn't take action, Manager Hong will definitely take action. The performance of Qingfeng Building in the town belongs to Manager Hong, and Xia Yifan is just the big boss behind the scenes!
Shen Yunxi went to check the workshops. Mu Chenglin, who moved in, classified the jars according to the divisions of the workshops. Shen Yunxi added account books to each workshop.
The profit of each product is calculated separately. If the profit is low and laborious, it will be eliminated in the future!
In addition, she also divided the yard. She was not going to dry the dried vegetables. Later she would dry the dried prunes because she found that the raw material of the dried vegetables was also mustard greens!
With dried plums, you can make braised pork, just in time to dedicate it to Xia Yifan during the Spring Festival!
In addition to drying prunes and vegetables, we also dry bacon, sausage, duck, fish, etc. during the Chinese New Year.
What can be made now are fermented rice wine and preserved eggs, but before that, she needs to ask Aunt Huang to come over and help.
When Aunt Huang left yesterday, she mentioned to Aunt Huang that she would be paid thirty cents a day and take care of the food, but she had to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Aunt Huang was particularly happy, but Shen Yunxi didn't invite Yang Xiaomi, and she was a little embarrassed.
Yang Xiaomi generously said that there was too much work at home to handle, and Aunt Huang was older and more serious and attentive than her. She was very happy to be able to help Yun Xi!
Shen Yunxi took Mu Chenglin to the mountains. They had finished eating the mushrooms at home and wanted to pick some. There was no need for wild vegetables. The wild vegetables at this time were also old. There were still a lot of dried wild vegetables at home. There were fresh vegetables to buy later. , enough for them to eat!
But once you eat mushrooms, you really can’t stop eating them. When you make soup, you won’t even feel the taste if you don’t add some!
Shen Yunxi thought about it and gave up on the remaining beef heads and offal from yesterday. It was time-consuming and labor-intensive. It had been left overnight and the taste was not very good!
Mu Chenglin brought two large baskets with him. When he encountered a mushroom he didn't recognize, he stopped and asked Shen Yunxi. Shen Yunxi said it was edible, so he would pick it. The two of them were busy until almost noon before carrying the mushroom on their backs. The two large backpacks returned to the foot of the mountain.
Mu Chenglin took the mushrooms back to make lunch, while Shen Yunxi went to Aunt Huang's house and asked her to come to work tomorrow.
Aunt Huang's family has a simple population. Uncle Huang, two sons and daughter-in-law, two grandsons and a granddaughter all agree very much with Aunt Huang going to work at Shen Yunxi's house.
My son and daughter-in-law are both hard-working and filial, and they can do things well at home!
Back at Mu's house, after dinner, Shen Yunxi and his mother, Mu Chengjin, started picking mushrooms and drying them. Then Shen Yunxi drew up a confidentiality agreement and asked Mu Chenglin to check it!
She had already guessed that Mu Chenglin was literate, but she didn't expect that Mu Chenglin thought her handwriting was too ugly, so he copied it again.
Shen Yunxi looked at Mu Chenglin's handwriting and finally understood why Mu Chenglin was so disdainful of Cui Zixuan's status as a scholar!
As for the word Mu Chenglin, if it were in modern times, it would be put on display!
Also, when Mu Chengjin was asked to choose the book at the bookstore, he knew which book to choose without much thought!
Sure enough, he is not only a chef who can cook, but also a hunter who can hunt!
In the middle of the afternoon, two people started steaming rice and preparing to make wine.
The sweet wine koji has been made a long time ago, and I have made a lot of it, which is enough to last for a long time!
When going up the mountain today, Shen Yunxi smelled the fragrance of osmanthus, and she suggested that she go up the mountain to hunt osmanthus sometime.
Although Shen Yunxi comes up with new tricks every day, Mu Chenglin never tires of it. Every trick Shen Yunxi makes makes people marvel!
Especially when Shen Yunxi said that he could make sweet-scented osmanthus wine, Mu Chenglin was even more excited about how this rice wine full of sweet-scented osmanthus would taste.
I bought the glutinous rice before and started soaking it last night. Pour out the water in the glutinous rice. Cover the steamer with moist gauze. Pour in the glutinous rice. Steam it over high heat. After steaming, simmer for a while. Pick up the gauze and put it in. Let it cool on the table in the yard.
After cooling, pour the glutinous rice into a jar, add cold boiled water to break up the rice, add liqueur koji according to the proportion, stir evenly, cover your hands with gauze, flatten the rice gently, and dig a hole in the middle with your fingers.
Finally, seal the jar and let it sit for a while.
The Xia Kingdom has just regained some vitality in the past few years. Using glutinous rice to make wine is something that many people who don't have enough to eat dare not even think about, but Shen Yunxi thought of it.
If you add osmanthus at that time, you can use it to make tribute wine!
Mu Chenglin wanted Shen Yunxi to keep this recipe, but he swallowed it again. On the surface, it seemed that Mu Chenglin suffered a loss, but in fact, it was Shen Yunxi who suffered the loss.
After being married off, beaten, and abandoned by the whole family, when she came to the Mu family, she had to be careful and dedicated one recipe after another in order to stay.
Although Mrs. Shen often comes to make trouble, Shen Yunxi's stance and her dealing with Mrs. Shen time and time again make it impossible for her to go back to the Shen family.
So what else does Mu Chenglin have to be dissatisfied with?
If she wants to sell this wine, just sell it! If she wants to get back everything that belongs to him and his mother, a single drink won't do much!
Shen Pingping saw Yang Xiaomi on her way back from cutting pigweed. The entire Shen family already knew what happened this morning.
In other words, it can be said that last night the Shen family unanimously discussed letting Shen Lao San sneak to the mountainside. Everyone was waiting for news about Shen Lao San early in the morning.
So in the end, Mrs. Shen got seven jars of unpickled pickled cabbage, and she also paid thirty taels of silver as compensation. The Shen family also knew about the letter of commitment immediately.
Mrs. Shen lost her temper at home, and Shen Pingping also suffered!
Today she went out to cut pig grass and heard that Shen Yunxi had hired Aunt Huang to help!
Their business must be so good that they ask for help. If their business is so good, why do they need Mrs. Shen to pay for it? Why don't you help them?
Shen Yunxi is really a white-eyed wolf!
Seeing Yang Xiaomi, Shen Pingping remembered that when the Mu family was building a house, Shen Yunxi invited Yang Xiaomi and Aunt Huang to help. I heard that they were still voluntary helpers.
But now Shen Yunxi invited Aunt Huang, but not Yang Xiaomi.
"Hey, there are some people who lick their faces and help without asking for anything in return. As a result, they don't appreciate it at all!"
"If you have this free time, you might as well raise an extra pig and feed more chickens!"
Yang Xiaomi couldn't hear Shen Pingping's words of provoking discord. She replied,
"Shen Pingping, do you know that apart from your looks and knowledge, you are not as good as Shen Yunxi in any way?"
"What did you say?" Shen Pingping hated it most when people said she was not as good as Shen Yunxi!
"Your vision and mind are not as good as hers. You are petty, ugly and shameless! If I were you, I would have worked in obscurity and cleaned up my image little by little, instead of being outside all day long and unable to control my mouth. Got it!"
"But it's no wonder, for a shameless person like you, maybe you don't care about this at all!"
After saying that, Yang Xiaomi ignored Shen Pingping and went home directly, leaving Shen Pingping jumping around. This chapter has been completed!