Since his wife wanted to eat chicken, Li Yi naturally would not refuse, and then went to the kitchen and got busy.
After considering Tang Xue's physical condition and the ingredients at home, Li Yi decided to make a famous Northeastern dish - chicken stewed with mushrooms.
Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms originated in the Northeast. It is a popular dish for almost all kinds of banquets during New Years and holidays.
But what really makes this dish popular across the country is that it is fragrant but not greasy, and is suitable for all ages.
Not only Northeastern people love to eat it, but also outsiders.
Tang Xue is now pregnant, and she happens to have dried mushrooms at home, so this dish has to be chicken stewed with mushrooms.
Li Yi first cut the big rooster into pieces, then put it into a pot and blanched it in water. At the same time, he soaked the dried mushrooms he had dried in warm water.
At the same time, Li Yi asked his third sister to help him prepare some onions, ginger, garlic and simple seasonings for later use.
After the chicken is blanched, clean the pot, then add the chicken pieces to control the moisture, and stir-fry over medium-low heat.
Fry until there is no moisture in the chicken pieces. The stewed chicken will be particularly fragrant...
While Li Yi was cooking, Tang Xue moved a stool and sat aside to watch, while talking to Li Yi.
Taking advantage of this time, Li Yi told Tang Xue and the third sister what happened in the capital during this period.
When they learned that Li Yi had opened a large hotel of several hundred square meters in the capital in less than a month, both of them were shocked.
Although Li Yi had previously said that he was going to the capital to develop, neither Tang Xue nor Li Na felt that it was very reliable.
After all, the current environment is such that they have to be sneaky when setting up stalls in small counties, let alone go to the capital at the foot of the emperor.
But I didn't expect that Li Yi actually did it, and he was so lucky. It just happened that the capital policy changed. This was really like smoke coming out of the ancestral graves.
Of course, only Li Yi knows whether it is a coincidence!
It’s just that some secrets are not suitable to be told to others!
What shocked Tang Xue and Li Na even more was the business in the store. According to Li Yi, the store's daily turnover during this period was more than 1,000 yuan, and sometimes it could reach 2,000 to 3,000 yuan.
After excluding various expenses, the profit is about half.
In other words, the profit of that store in Beijing is hundreds or even thousands a day, which is more than the profit they made from selling mushrooms some time ago.
To know how much money can be made from selling mushrooms, it depends on how many people in the village help pick them, throw away the ones distributed to the children and buy fresh mushrooms. The Li family actually does not make much money.
What's more important is that opening a restaurant is not like picking wild products. There are no seasonal restrictions and it can be used all year round.
So after listening to what Li Yi said, Li Na was a little surprised and said: "Xiao Yi, don't you raise a chicken that lays golden eggs?"
Li Yi smiled and said: "Although I missed it, it's almost the same!"
"Then you are going to make a fortune!"
"We can't talk about getting rich, but with this store, the village's cattle and sheep will be sold in the future. Not only will our family be able to make money, but the village members will also be able to benefit..."
Just as he was talking, a thick voice came from outside the house: "What kind of glory are you getting?"
As the door was pushed open, Li Yi saw his father Li Shankui and village party secretary Feng Kai walking in from the outside, and it was Feng Kai who had just spoken.
"Uncle Feng, why are you here?"
Li Yi asked while looking at the fire under the stove.
Feng Kai filled the tobacco pot with shredded tobacco and said, "Haha, I heard from the villagers that a car drove to your house. I guess it's your kid who's back, so I came over to take a look!"
"Then you're here just in time. Let's eat at home for lunch, chicken stewed with mushrooms. I'll open a bottle of good wine for you and my dad later!" Li Yi said with a smile.
"Don't you let your father drink?"
"Haha, I'm happy today, so I can make an exception and have a drink!"
"Why are you so happy that you can make your father break the habit?" Feng Kai asked with a smile.
Li Yi first took out a burning dry branch from the stove, helped Feng Kai light the dry smoke pot, and then said: "What a happy event, my eldest sister has given birth, mother and son are safe!"
"Hahaha, this is indeed a happy event, you should have a drink!"
Li Shankui on the side asked excitedly: "It's true that she gave birth. When did it happen? Why didn't you see your brother-in-law come to announce the good news?"
"He was born at 9:30 in the morning, a big fat boy weighing 7 pounds and 9 taels!"
Then Li Yi continued: "As for my brother-in-law, he is taking care of my eldest sister in the hospital, how can he come here!"
"Okay, okay!!!"
Li Shankui, who was not good at words, said three good words in succession, which showed how happy he was.
After chatting and laughing, Feng Kai asked again: "When I came in just now, I heard you say that members of the club can also benefit from it. What kind of benefit do they get?"
Li Yi smiled and said: "I have opened a shop in the capital, specializing in beef and mutton. I can consume three sheep and one or two hundred pounds of beef every day. In the future, all the cattle and sheep raised in our village can be sent to the capital. Sell, don’t worry about sales!”
"That's great!" Feng Kai said happily.
"Uncle Feng, how are those lambs and calves doing? Are they easy to feed?" Li Yi asked.
"It's quite easy to feed. It's been almost a month. Only two lambs have died. The rest are still alive and kicking. I should be able to feed them!"
"That's good!"
Li Yi has actually been a little worried. The village members have never raised sheep before. If they don't raise sheep well, they will lose everything.
"By the way, Xiaoyi, is beef and mutton expensive in Beijing?" Feng Kai asked while smoking.
"It's okay. If you have a meat ticket, it's eight pieces of beef and two pieces of mutton. If you don't have a ticket, it's even more expensive!"
"Then please estimate how much our cattle and sheep can be sold for when they grow up." Feng Kai asked again.
Li Yi thought for a while and said: "The sheep we are raising now are all long-haired sheep from pastoral areas. They can be put into the market when they grow to sixty or seventy pounds. It is conservatively estimated that one may be sold for 120 yuan, and a thousand sheep will be almost 120 yuan." Ten thousand!"
"Let's not talk about cows for now. The growth cycle is too long. If you don't have a year and a half, you can't even think about putting them on the market. There's no point in talking about it now!"
Hearing Li Yi's words, Feng Kai's eyes suddenly lit up.
120,000 yuan. According to the previously signed agreement, Li Yi shared half with the villagers, which is 60,000 yuan.
There are more than 200 strong laborers in the village, and each person can receive an average of 300 yuan.
Including those cattle, just raising these cattle and sheep, each member of the commune can receive five to six hundred yuan a year, which is enough to get a formal job in the city.
"Okay, okay, if this happens, then all the members of the village will really benefit from you!"
Li Yi smiled and said: "Uncle Feng, please don't say that. I was just joking!"
"Who makes me know this? By the way, how are Qiangzi and the others doing?" Feng Kai then asked about his eldest grandson Feng Qiang's situation.
"It's good. I have been helping in the store in Beijing during this period. By the way, I also asked people to teach them how to do business!" Li Yi said.
"Didn't it cause you any trouble?"
"That's not the case, it's just that the store is very busy during this period, and Qiangzi and the others are quite tired!"
"Young man, what are you afraid of when you are tired?"
Then Feng Kai stood up and said, "Okay, I won't disturb your family reunion. If you're not busy, go check out the barn. I'll leave first!"
After saying that, he strode out of the Li family without waiting for Li Yi and Li Shankui to persuade him to stay!
