Now An Ran is really a copper coin, and he wants to break it in half and spend it, but even so, the copper coins are still decreasing one by one.
While she was still able to bend down and do a lot of work, An Ran thought about getting everything ready, including washing the children's clothes and diapers and exposing them to the sun. There are also medicinal herbs that need to be harvested from time to time.
Trivial matters filled her days, and now she was glad that she had left Sister Chen behind.
After changing into thin clothes, everyone in the village knew that she was pregnant. Many villagers are curious, why are they still staying in the countryside even though they are pregnant with a child?
There are also a few women in the village who are friendly with An Ran. They have asked An Ran about her, and of course they are mostly concerned. An Ran just lowered her head and didn't reply, which made people feel a little pitiful for her.
Gradually, everyone in the village came to know that An Ran was not liked by her husband's family, so she was brought to the village in the countryside. She was not allowed to go back even though she was pregnant. It was so pitiful.
When Mrs. Ding talked to An Ran about what women in the village chewed, An Ran smiled. These people with no money were still pitying her.
She has a house, land and children, so there is nothing to be pitiful about.
But that's okay, she doesn't know how long she will live here, maybe her whole life, there must be a reason to get over it.
Several days of heavy rain made the farmers worried about their crops. As soon as the rain stopped, they all went to their fields to check.
At noon, Aunt Hua brought two fish to An Ran.
Sister Chen looked at the fish in the basin and was worried, "Grandma, how do you cook this fish? This fish is fishy and has many spines. We don't like to eat it here."
An Ran stared at the fish in the basin. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and said, "I'll do it later. Sister Chen, help me clean up the fish."
Sister Chen had never done this job before and was clumsy. In the end, Mrs. Ding took over.
After cleaning up, An Ran took some medicinal herbs and seasonings and marinated the fish.
For a dish made with fish fillets at noon, chop the fish bones a few times, boil the fish soup, and garnish it with a little green onion.
Sister Chen sniffed her nose vigorously and said, "Why does this fish have no fishy smell at all and still tastes so fragrant?"
At noon, An Ran asked everyone to sit in the courtyard and taste the cooked fish. An Ran asked Old Dingtou, "Are there many restaurants selling fish in this town? If this dish is sold to a restaurant, it would be worth a few taels of silver."
Old Dingtou ate the tender fish fillets and drank two mouthfuls of the fragrant fish soup. He smacked his lips and said, "It's really delicious. Grandma can try it."
Here, especially in the countryside, everyone stews fish, which is not done well and has a strong fishy smell. So people think it is more cost-effective to buy a piece of pork belly and eat it.
This method was taught by An Ran's neighbor's sister-in-law. She is from the south. She loves fish and can cook it. The An family always pickled it with some herbs, so An Ran knew how to do it.
An Ran said: "I'll make the other one in the morning. Uncle Ding, drive to the town and ask for the price. If it's reasonable, I'll sell the recipe to them."
Old Dingtou also knew the current situation at home and said happily: "Grandma, don't worry. Divide the fish into two parts. I'll ask which one gives you the most, and I'll sell it to whom."
After everything was agreed upon, everyone finally had a sumptuous lunch.
Early the next morning, Old Dingtou and Mrs. Ding drove the donkey cart to the town. There were many small restaurants in the town, but there were only two larger restaurants.
After all, Ding Bo was experienced. He went to the largest restaurant first, asked the shopkeeper to explain the situation, and asked the kitchen staff to heat the fish.
At first the shopkeeper didn't have much hope that the country people would have something fresh, but when the fish came out, he lost his composure.
He picked up a piece of fish fillet with his chopsticks and put it on the plate. The tender white fish fillet exuded an attractive fragrance. The shopkeeper put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly with his eyes closed.
The waiter waiting next to him scooped up another bowl of soup and delivered it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper slowly finished the soup, put down the bowl, and ate a few more fish fillets.
"This old man, I see that you are an honest person. We are not lying. How are you going to sell this recipe?"
Ding Bo smiled honestly and said: "My master cooked this fish, and the recipe is naturally in her hands. When I came out, I said that your place and Qian Street are full of delicious food. Whoever offers the highest price will sell it." To whom, you have this restaurant style, I came to you first."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he realized that this old man was really an honest man. Then he also said: "As I said just now, let's be honest. I want the recipe for making this fish from Tianfu Tower. Please give me a price."
Ding Bo wiped his hands in embarrassment and said: "My master said when we came here, let's look at it. We are country people. If we ask for too much, we should be accused of being ungrateful."
The shopkeeper smiled. Sometimes when dealing with country people, he was down-to-earth and not slick.
The shopkeeper thought for a while and realized that this fish was really not outstanding here. This dish can be regarded as a signature dish. If you think about it this way, it won't hurt to pay more.
The main reason is that the shopkeeper doesn't dislike Old Dingtou.
"Well, I won't coax you, old man. I'll pay twenty taels for this recipe. Weimanlou on Qian Street will never pay this price. But if your master comes up with any new dishes in the future, I can It has to be sent to me first."
When Old Ding heard this, he realized that the price was higher than both his grandmother and himself had estimated.
Old Dingtou suppressed his inner excitement without showing much on his face.
Ding Bo hurriedly said: "The shopkeeper is benevolent and does not bully us country people. I will go back and tell my master and I will send you the prescription tomorrow."
The shopkeeper said cheerfully: "Easy to say, I'll wait for you tomorrow."
Since An Ran had divided it into two portions when he came, Old Dingtou said: "This portion has not been touched. The shopkeeper can keep it to eat. It has taken you so long."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he thought it was great and wanted to give it to the owner to try. He quickly asked the waiter to bring out the dishes and gave the waiter a few words.
The waiter sent Old Dingtou and his wife out, and then Mrs. Ding grinned and said, "They say the boss bullies customers, but I think the boss is quite easy to talk to."
Old Dingtou said: "That's because the stuff is good."
Mrs. Ding moved the food box. It felt a bit heavy. When she opened it, she saw that the shopkeeper had packed some vegetables, sesame cakes and the like.
After the two of them got home, Old Dingtou went to put the donkey cart away, and Mrs. Ding hurriedly reported today's events to An Ran.
"Grandma, now I don't have to worry about money anymore."
Although there is land, the rent has not yet been collected. After eating and drinking for such a long time, An Ran had already run out of money, and Mrs. Ding knew it.
In this way, An Ran did not miss their food and drink, so Mrs. Ding became more affectionate to An Ran.
After An Ran heard this, she was also very happy and hurriedly entered the room and wrote clearly how much and in what order the materials were used.
"Uncle Ding, I have to trouble you to make another trip tomorrow and give this to the shopkeeper of Tianfu Tower."
Ding Bo took it and put it away, "Grandma, the shopkeeper at Tianfulou is a nice person. He packed a lot of food when he came back. I'm going to have a good meal tonight."
An Ran smiled, while Mrs. Ding and Sister Chen hurriedly heated the dishes and set the table for dinner.
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Fangfang: Don’t tell me why I didn’t think of selling cooking recipes before. The heroine learned this from her neighbor. If it wasn’t a coincidence, she wouldn’t have thought of it.
