Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 235

"Move the chili sauce to the first carriage, the dried pork to the second, and the meat floss to the third. Be careful not to break them." Mrs. Yu stood aside and gave instructions.

Zhong Ruyi didn't expect that she would care so much about such a small matter as canning, and actually come here in person.

She asked the mason to label the jars of chili sauce, pork jerky, and meat floss separately. When they were fired, a line would be added to the jar. For example, chili sauce would have one line, pork jerky would have two lines, and so on, so there would be no need to worry about getting them confused.

After everyone had finally filled up the cans, Butler Fang came over and said, "Ruyi, what are you doing here? Why are you putting them in cans one by one? What's in them?"

Zhong Ruyi wiped her sweat and carried the cans back and forth several times. "Uncle Fang, you came at the right time. There are still dozens of cans left. Come and help me!"

In this way, the fifty-year-old housekeeper Fang started working as a porter again.

After moving the prepared cans, Zhong Ruyi and others finally had time to sit down and chat.

During the chat, Butler Fang learned that Mrs. Yu's batch of goods was to be sent to Jinzhou.

He couldn't figure out what was worth sending over such a long distance.

At this point Zhong Ruyi didn't want to keep him hanging any longer, so she went to the kitchen and got out some freshly made meat floss and pork jerky for him to try.

"How is it? Not bad, right?" Zhong Ruyi asked, speaking modestly, but with a look that said "Praise me, praise me!"

Butler Fang picked up a small piece of meat floss and put it in his mouth to taste it.

It has a salty and fragrant taste, is fresh and fragrant, soft and crispy, and not greasy!

As soon as he tasted it, he knew it was good stuff, and then he picked up a piece of pork jerky to taste it.

It is dry, fragrant and chewy, slightly numb and spicy, and makes people feel that the more they chew, the more delicious it becomes.

After finishing the piece in his mouth, Butler Fang couldn't help but take another big piece, nodding while eating. It seemed that between pork jerky and meat floss, his favorite should be the pork jerky.

After chewing the piece of pork jerky in his mouth, Butler Fang sucked his fingers and said, "It's delicious. Can Ruyi give me two cans? I like to drink a little wine, and this pork jerky will definitely go well with wine and vegetables."

"...Okay, I'll give you these two opened cans, Uncle Fang." Zhong Ruyi was simply shocked by the action of him sucking his fingers.

Butler Fang resisted the urge to continue showing off his pork jerky and asked Zhong Ruyi, "Ruyi, are you almost done with Madam Yu's goods? Do you think you are interested in discussing business with our Fang family?"

Madam Yu glanced at Zhong Ruyi and said nothing. As long as the Fang family did not go against their Yu family, it would be fine. It didn't matter who she sold the goods to.

Zhong Ruyi thought about it and realized that there were still 300 cans of Mrs. Yu's chili sauce left, the pork jerky was all ready, and the meat floss was almost ready.

We should be able to accept new orders next month.

Madam Yu smiled and glanced at Butler Fang, "Fang Ning, don't you go back and ask your master if he wants to do this business? Aren't you afraid that your master Fang will blame you for acting on your own?"

Butler Fang laughed, but his words were full of ulterior motives. "Don't worry about that, Madam Yu. My master said before I came here that as long as there is something I like, I will make the decision."

"That's good. You guys can chat. I'll go back first." Mrs. Yu brushed her sleeves gracefully, stood up and said goodbye.

Zhong Ruyi saw her off and when she came back she saw Butler Fang holding a can of pork jerky with his face covered in crumbs.

...

What a disillusionment.

This is the first time in all the times I have known Butler Fang that he doesn't care about his image.

He just told Madam Yu that he could make the decision, but in the end he did not confirm it. He only said that he would go back and report to Mr. Fang, and if it was confirmed, he would come to talk to Zhong Ruyi.

Before leaving, he spent six hundred coins and bought a can of pork jerky and a can of meat floss with Zhong Ruyi, and also asked for a can of chili sauce.

Zhong Ruyi went to turn over the pork jerky that was drying on a winnowing basket in the yard. There was too much of it, only enough to fill a large winnowing basket.

After drying and steaming, she didn't plan to put the pork jerky into cans. She planned to use the remaining pork jerky as rewards and distribute a portion to everyone who went to work.

It has been hard for them this month, as they have been stuck in the kitchen every day for hours at a time.

The three Wu family members who were making meat floss were particularly hard-working. Several times when they were off work, Zhong Ruyi saw that their hands were shaking.

They still have to cook when they get home from work in the evening, which makes their life even more tiring.

Zhong Ruyi thought about it and decided that she couldn't keep working in this rented small yard.

If this family suddenly comes back one day, I will have to find a new place in a short time.

It would be better to have her own small workshop. This idea came to her recently, but the Chen family’s house has not been completed yet, so she has not put it into action.

But it will be soon. In half a month, the Chen family’s new house will be completed, and by then the idea of ​​building a small workshop can be put on the agenda.

The next day, Butler Fang didn't come, and Zhong Ruyi didn't wait either. It had been a long time since she had been to see the new house.

While the meat floss was finished today and everyone was making pork jerky, she strolled to the new house.

On the day of Dongzhi, after Chen and his third brother came back from delivering the chili sauce, they turned around and went to the new house to start moving bricks and building walls, and they couldn't stop.

The workers were provided with a meal. At first, Aunt Zhao was invited, but later she was asked to make pork jerky, so Mother Chen had to do it herself.

After eating salty and bland dishes for several days, everyone couldn't stand it anymore and came to find Zhong Ruyi.

There was no other way. This house was her and Chen Dongzhi's wedding house in the future. Since Chen's mother's cooking was not delicious, she had to ask her for help.

Xiaoxue couldn't cook for so many people by herself, so Zhong Ruyi finally asked her aunt and asked her to cook, and the problem was solved.

But Chen's mother still doesn't know why she should spend money to hire someone to cook when she can cook herself.

Zhong Ruyi could only comfort her, "Aunt, it's okay not to cook in such hot weather. If you have time, please help me cook some cold fruits for the workers to help them cool down."

The cold fruit is the grass that Chen Dongzhi brought back before. Zhong Ruyi cooked a pot of it last time. After it solidified, it became jelly-like, chewy and delicious when added with honey water.

Both adults and children in the family love it. It is so refreshing to have a bowl of it in this hot summer.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Zhong Ruyi was worried that the workers would get heatstroke, so she asked her aunt to make mung bean soup and boiled water early in the morning. After they were cooled, she asked the workers to drink more water to avoid heatstroke.

At lunch, there would be at least one meat dish and two vegetable dishes, and a few watermelons would be taken out from the space to quench their thirst.

Although the villagers were curious about where her watermelons came from, they tacitly agreed not to ask any more questions.

You won't get such good treatment if you work for anyone else, so why should you bother asking about these things? It's already very good if you can give them food to eat.