Confused, Xu Mo took two steps back and respectfully asked the county governor to check.
Aunt Zhang is a neat person, and Jiang Sheng has also paid special attention to the hygiene of the workshop workers, so there will be no problems.
In fact, Sheriff He did not find anything.
He wandered around the workshop with a group of government servants, his expression changing from overly satisfied to dissatisfied, and finally he stood in front of a rotten wooden table with frowning eyebrows.
"Sir..." Xu Mo hadn't asked the question yet.
He Chengzhang raised his foot, and the rotten wooden table instantly fell into pieces and lay on the floor.
Xu Mo was slightly frightened, his face turned pale and his brows furrowed.
However, He Chengzhang was extremely satisfied. He stared at the wood fragments on the floor and shouted, "This rotten wood does not comply with regulations and is at risk of mold. Throw it away quickly."
Then, he left with the officials in a swaggering manner.
The door of Hairpin Flower Courtyard was closed again, and Xu Mo came back to his senses, pondering over Commander He's every move.
When the children came back in the evening and saw the scraps of wood, their eyes widened in surprise.
"Second brother, second brother, come and see, this table is finally rotten." Jiang Sheng brought Zheng Ruqian over, "I said last time that I wanted to change to a bigger table, but you said that this one is still suitable, and now it can be changed. ?"
"Change, change to a better one." Zheng Ruqian nodded, his mind clearly not on the table.
Jiang Sheng happily let him go and studied whether to buy mahogany, yellow, or black wood.
"Jiang Sheng, let's buy a rotten wood one." Chang Yan suggested sincerely.
The little girl almost jumped up, "Why?"
"Because..." Chang Yan tilted his head, "I won't feel bad if it breaks again."
But how could the newly purchased table still break? Jiang Sheng muttered and didn't understand.
The brothers looked at each other and smiled, with relaxed eyes and brows.
For dinner, Aunt Zhang brought out one novel dish after another.
Ever since the pork ribs were affirmed by Jiang Sheng, her thinking seemed to have been developed - since the pork ribs can be cured, can she try other ones?
As long as it is marinated, stuffed into casings, and then air-dried, it should be cured meat.
So Aunt Zhang successively made cured chicken, cured chicken legs, cured fish, and cured chicken feet. Among them, the ones that could be filled with sausage casings were stuffed. The ones that couldn't be stuffed were left to dry like bacon, and then washed and steamed to eat. The taste was unexpected. Not bad.
Especially the cured fish meat, with a touch of fish oil on the surface, tastes strong and has a unique wax aroma, which makes Xiao Jiang Sheng satisfied.
"Auntie is so amazing. She can make so many delicious things by herself. Can we sell this cured fish together in the workshop?" The little girl's eyes were bright, and she was obviously making a small calculation in her heart.
Zhang Xianglian pursed her lips and smiled softly, "Of course it is possible."
She has done so much, apart from her own curiosity, more for the workshop.
"Then we have to calculate the wages for Auntie again." Jiang Sheng clapped his fingers, "Auntie Sausage contributed a lot, and I relied on Auntie alone to research the bacon. How much should I pay?"
Zhang Xianglian couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Jiang Sheng, there is no need to give money to aunt. Aunt is doing this because she wants Xiao Jiang Sheng to make money."
Seeing that the little girl who was wandering at the entrance of the village was becoming more and more voluptuous and her life was getting better and better, she felt happy from the bottom of her heart.
But Jiang Sheng unexpectedly insisted, "My aunt has made a contribution, so of course there must be a reward. If my aunt doesn't get a reward, Jiang Sheng won't sell cured fish."
There is day and night in this world, and those who make contributions will naturally be rewarded.
After thinking over and over again in his heart, Jiang Sheng solemnly took out fifty taels of silver notes from the small treasury, handed it to Aunt Zhang, and said seriously, "If the sales of cured fish are good, I will also give money to Aunt Zhang."
This is a full fifty taels of silver.
An ordinary middle-aged man can earn at most one tael of silver a month. An average family of three can survive for a year with half a tael of silver. The entire Zhou family has not saved enough 50 taels of silver in decades.
And now, it was lying lightly on Zhang Xianglian's hand.
It turns out that as long as you work hard, persist, and don't admit defeat, a worker who earns five cents a day can also get a large salary.
Aunt Zhang's eyes were red and she sobbed softly.
Jiang Sheng scratched his head, not knowing how to comfort her.
It was Liu Cui who stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, jokingly saying, "Sister, if you make so much money, you have to treat a whole bunch of us to a nice meal."
"Eat, you must eat." Aunt Zhang burst into tears and smiled, "Everyone eat with open arms."
The next day, the cured fish was put on the production line.
At the beginning, I only made the most basic marinade. I simply dried it in the sun until the oil came out, and it was already delicious when I took it out.
But Zhang Xianglian was very interested and started researching various ingredients on this basis. For example, adding Sichuan peppercorns or other spices would create a new flavor.
We also made a small amount of cured chicken and cured chicken legs. We will wait for the finished products to be delivered to Youranju to see how the feedback is before we decide whether to mass-produce them.
at the same time.
Zheng Ruqian was also very busy.
With the arrival of December, both the north and the south have entered a severe cold period. Except for a few places that can still produce fresh vegetables, most areas cannot even pick up a wild vegetable root.
Thousands of kilograms of dried beans were brought out at this time, and they were welcomed as expected.
But it was not enough for Zheng Ruqian. He began to want to go to new counties and new prefectures to find new dishes.
To use this guy's arrogant words: The world is so big, and the furthest I've ever been is Anyang County, and there are more dishes out there.
Anyway, the weather is cold, no matter how much vegetables are brought back, it will be useless if we don’t go.
After hitting it off with Wang Xiaosong, the master and the servant put on their thick cotton-padded jackets, carried their small bundles tightly on their backs, and set off on the road to a distant place with their respective sisters in tears.
The entrance of Hairpin Courtyard.
Jiang Sheng looked at the back of the carriage as it drove away, his little face full of sorrow, "Obviously we can earn enough money from the workshop and dried beans, why does the second brother still have to run away? The Chinese New Year will be in one month, I don't know if I can make it in time. return."
"Don't worry." Xu Mo comforted her, "I know what I'm doing and will come back."
Fang Heng also frowned, "I told my second brother to take Jiang San and Jiang Si with him. Their martial arts attainments have come to an end. No matter how much they practice, they won't be able to improve. Carrying them can also protect them in case of encounters." to danger."
But Zheng Ruqian just didn't want to.
"Perhaps Second Brother feels that Anshui County is the most dangerous place." Chang Yan said softly, "It has been more than a month since the Sun family tree fell and the hozens dispersed."
And one month is exactly the time it takes for the envelope to travel from Anshui County to Fengjing, and then back from Fengjing.
With Fang Heng around, the Fang family is like a knife hanging over their heads, and it will fall down at any time.
Several people suddenly fell silent, looked at each other, and returned to Hairpin Flower Courtyard in silence.
Fang Heng walked at the end, his pace could be described as slow.
Suddenly a small ball of paper came over, his eyes moved slightly, and he raised his hand to catch it.
Expand it, there is only one sentence on it: See you at the end of East Street.
