In fact, Xie Xiuwen didn't care that much about Xie Xiuran giving Xie Xiuwen the ultimate medicine.
He has been taking traditional Chinese medicine for more than half a year, and now he is properly treated. Several doctors have checked his pulse and said there is no problem.
If Xie Xiuwen is willing, he can find a few women to give him sons.
But Xie Xiuwen didn't do this. First of all, he felt that life was pretty good now. Whether he had a biological son or not was not that important to him. Moreover, even if he had a son, he felt that it would not be as good as his sweet baby.
Secondly, Xie Xiuwen himself is not good at women. If he was really the kind of person who likes beauties, he would have taken concubines as early as in Gaoyang County. Why would he bother to displease the old lady?
Thirdly, Xie Xiuwen really felt that no matter how many sons he had, he couldn't compare to his Guabao. Whether it was Guabao's blessing or his understanding, it couldn't be said that having several boys could compare. Compared to Ziyi, he still values his own future more.
In other words, he can have no son, but he cannot have no future.
Gao made a lot of money from small educational toys like Huarongdao.
The Gao family comes from a well-known family, and not all of her property is in the capital. Moreover, the Gao family is good at employing people, and several of her stewards are diligent and smart. Hua Rongdao was asked to pay thousands of taels of silver before the new year. If you push it further a year later, it will be a huge sum of money.
Because of this, Gao gave gifts generously and happily, which made her feel comfortable.
Some things look expensive and are ordinary things to Gao and Zhao Yue, but when it comes to Xie Xiuwen, they have to admit that they are reluctant to buy them even if they have money.
Who would be willing to part with a set of four treasures worth a few hundred taels of silver?
As soon as the incident in Taiyuan Prefecture came out, many big merchants began to look for ways to inquire.
Xie Xiuwen also received many letters of inquiry here, including a letter from Liu Xueyi of Gaoyang County.
Xie Xiuwen felt that the friendship between the two still existed as classmates, so he also gave a few subtle reminders in the letter.
Before the twelfth lunar month, Xiangxiang Braised Restaurant had already put out a wave of advertisements, saying that it would launch a New Year gift box, which was slightly different from the previous Mid-Autumn Festival gift box. The dishes were richer, and of course, the price was more expensive.
In addition to chicken, duck, and fish, this meat dish also adds a sauced pork elbow and braised meat.
This braised meat is an ancestral craft of the Gu family. Liu Ruolan had never tasted this before and thought it was strange. After tasting it, she kept praising it and simply added this dish to the gift box.
The vegetarian dishes have not changed much, except that braised bean steak and eggs have been added.
I didn't get quail eggs this time. It was too troublesome to put away, so I simply used eggs instead.
In addition, each gift box also comes with six salted duck eggs, which are the kind that ooze oil. The egg yolks are also sandy and have an excellent taste. You can drink them with salted duck eggs in the morning to finish the thick white porridge. That's a beauty!
Salted duck eggs are not that difficult to make. People used to make them in my hometown. However, some people can’t make them with oil, and some people can’t make them with a bland taste. Xie Rongzhao used to think about these things a lot when he was at Fang’s house. I often deal with cooks, so it is not difficult to do this.
Salted duck eggs are really rare in Beijing. The main reason is that rich people here eat roast duck and braised duck more, but there are no fresh ways to eat duck eggs. In addition, the probability of salted duck eggs being well cured is very low, so This trade is generally not done by anyone and is not cost-effective.
If it is sold cheaply, the owner will lose money.
But it’s expensive and no one is willing to take it. It’s just an egg. How much is it worth if you make it into a flower?
After all, the probability of this salted duck egg being pickled is low.
But Xie Rongzhao is different. She has a secret recipe. In addition, she can get some yellow mud not far from Fuyuan Villa, so the pickling effect will be better with this.
Nowadays, this salted duck egg has not been recognized by everyone, so each gift box will send six salted duck eggs, which is only available to guests who made a reservation before the 16th of the twelfth lunar month.
In this way, it seems that the salted duck eggs are of unusual value. They are only available to customers who have made reservations. Those who want to buy without reservations will have to wait.
On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the shopkeeper came over to report the accounts to Liu Ruolan.
"Four hundred and eighty boxes of New Year gift boxes have been reserved. Although it is already over 16, there will definitely be more in the future. The younger ones have all registered, and there are 360 gift boxes that have been picked up before the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month. Seven boxes, and the rest are after the 22nd. I wonder if I can keep up with the amount of salted duck eggs?"
Liu Ruolan made a mental calculation and gave the shopkeeper a reassuring smile: "I can supply it, don't worry. Even if I get a few more gift boxes, the salted duck eggs will be no problem."
Having said that, Liu Ruolan had to admire Guabao's foresight.
Earlier, hundreds of chickens and ducks were raised on the village. In addition to the eggs being sold as braised eggs, they were also provided to people in the capital and the village for daily consumption. The duck eggs were divided into several batches for pickling. .
There are three batches that can be opened now, totaling nearly 2,000 duck eggs, and there are two batches that will be opened in five or six days. In addition to these gift boxes, five or six hundred duck eggs should be sold separately before the year. Woolen cloth.
The shopkeeper was mainly worried that there would be no supply of duck eggs. Now that the lady said there was a supply, he naturally no longer worried.
"Madam, do you think I can borrow a few people to help in the shop? Or, you can ask Gu or Wang to help make some in the house."
Liu Ruolan's eyes lit up, this is a good idea!
They now live in a large house with three entrances. They have to do it in their own yard and don't have to worry about the neighbors smelling it, so they won't cause trouble for their husbands.
"Okay, I'll make these soy pork elbows and crispy fish at home. I'll assign two more of you to help with the work. It should be fine, right?"
"No problem. People will start bringing gift boxes after twenty. We have to start preparing tomorrow. We need to kill a batch of chickens and ducks and marinate them the day after tomorrow. It will be ready for the guests to take away the day after tomorrow."
After such an arrangement, the shopkeeper left happily.
How can you not be happy!
During the last Mid-Autumn Festival, he got a lot of reward money, and this time the New Year gift box was even more beautiful. He was sure that even if duck eggs were no longer given, there would only be more people coming to order gift boxes!
Sure enough, after people left with gift boxes on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, people came over to place orders for gift boxes on the morning of the 21st, and some even sent servants to inquire about the salted duck eggs alone.
The shopkeeper was so happy in his heart, and he admired his wife for having anticipated it.
The salted duck eggs are put in a small bamboo basket like those in the countryside. There are eighteen salted duck eggs in a gift box, and eight sesame sauce eggs are also included. This basket of eggs costs one or two and eight yuan of silver, which is not a big deal. Counteroffer, and they won’t be sold separately!
The shopkeeper himself felt that it was a waste of her talent if Madam did not go into business!
(End of chapter)
