Siheyuan: Chen Xueru helped me intercept Hu Qin Huairu

Chapter 13 Revealing the secret of Lao Hetou’s pickles
"Uncle Guan, I will definitely go with my man, so you don't have to worry about me."

"It's just a good time for you, so I just took the book to save him from losing his way if he doesn't know the way."

Uncle Guan looked at Chen Xueru with a smile and cursed: "I think you are afraid that I will run away, or that I don't want to give it."

"Okay, then you both come with me."

Li Xiuzhu and the two heard the words and followed them.

Not long after, we arrived at Uncle Guan's home.

Uncle Guan lives in a courtyard in the first ring, right between Wangfujing and Dongdan.

Not to mention that after the re-opening, the prices are sky-high even now.

"Wait, then?"

Uncle Guan firstly did not pour water for the two of them, and secondly did not invite them to sit down. It was obvious that he really just brought him three books.

Within two minutes, Uncle Guan came back again, gave three books to Li Xiuzhu, and said, "Look carefully, if I fail the spot check, don't even think about borrowing anything else from me."

"Also, take good care of them. It's quite troublesome to find these things."

Li Xiuzhu thought that now, in the next ten years, it will not be difficult to find, maybe they will be burned, torn up, or put on the table legs.

"Dele, don't worry, I will keep it well and study it carefully."

"Uncle Guan, we won't disturb your rest."

If Chen Xueru hadn't been by his side, Uncle Guan would have screamed twice, "Get out of here, get out of here."

But when the woman was there, Uncle Guan was still a little polite and endured it without saying anything.

"I know I'm disturbing your uncle's rest, so why don't you leave quickly."

Li Xiuzhu didn't care, knowing that people in the old capital talked like this.

The two of them left Uncle Guan's house and didn't rush home in a hurry.

Instead, he slowly walked to the main street of Wangfujing and walked towards Qianmen Street.

The main street of Wangfujing is also very lively at night, with all the food stalls here.

Not to mention the sugary and oily donkeys rolling around, the fried scorpions and fried centipedes are even more eye-catching.

And winter is here, the hawthorns are red, and the candied haws are like lanterns, shining orange and yellow under the lights of the shops on Wangfujing Street.

Chen Xueru turned her head from time to time, attracting Li Xiuzhu's attention.

He smiled and asked, "Want to eat candied haws?"

Chen Xueru narrowed her eyes and nodded.

Li Xiuzhu said dotingly: "Then what are you waiting for?"

While talking, Li Xiuzhu led Chen Xueru to the candied haws seller.

"Boss, take two candied haws."

The vendor selling candied haws on a stick suddenly beamed with joy. Even though it was Wangfujing, the candied haws on a stick was really hard to sell this year.

Because of the scarcity of white sugar, not only is the price expensive, but there is also a competition for share.

Fortunately, because it is military control, the share that each person can purchase is limited.

A maximum of half a catty of sugar per person per month for an individual, three catties per household for a small merchant, and five catties per household for a large merchant.

If you make repeated purchases, it's better to say you won't be caught, but you will be caught... If you go in and stay for more than ten days, you won't escape.

Individuals like them can only buy at four food supply stations in 49 cities at the risk of being caught.

He was lucky enough to buy it from four sites, so he made this bunch of candied haws.

While handing over two candied haws, he said, "Chenghui, 6 cents."

Hearing this, Li Xiuzhu didn't feel anything, but Chen Xueru was stunned.

"Why is it so expensive? In previous years, wouldn't one ocean buy four of them?"

Half a year ago, an ocean was equivalent to the purchasing power of one dollar, which is why Chen Xueru was puzzled.

Hearing this, the vendor said helplessly: "This year's sugar purchase is restricted, and the price of sugar has also increased. I am also very helpless. I only sold 4 candied hawsers after selling for a whole day."

After hearing this, Chen Xueru was relieved. It didn't matter whether it was expensive or not, but she didn't want to be taken advantage of.Li Xiuzhu was already paying, and when Chen Xueru didn't say anything else, he handed the money to the vendor.

Li Xiuzhu took the candied haws and gave Chen Xueru a bite before eating it himself.

Chen Xueru smiled with satisfaction, thinking that Li Xiuzhu was someone who could care for others.

Even though both of them had it, he still fed his share to himself.

If nothing else, she felt this feeling.

Chen Xueru naturally would not let Li Xiuzhu lose, so she also handed over her own candied haws.

"Xiuzhu, try mine. I think mine is a bit sour and not as sweet as yours."

Li Xiuzhu looked at the candied haws that had not yet taken a bite and blinked.

Are you saying the uneaten candied haws are sour?Fortunately, he understood Chen Xueru's intentions.

He didn't expose it, took a bite, tasted it and then said doubtfully: "It's not sour, it tastes quite sweet to me. Why don't you try it again and eat mine."

Chen Xueru glanced at the candied haws in Li Xiuzhu's hand, which was obviously one less than hers, and said, "Okay, I'll eat yours."

The bright smile and smiling eyes seemed to tell Li Xiuzhu that he had not lost.

Li Xiuzhu did not brush off Chen Xueru's kindness and replaced the candied haws in his hand with Chen Xueru's.

Then he suddenly said: "I seem to know what's so special about the tavern."

Chen Xueru looked at Li Xiuzhu with interest after hearing this.

"Tell me."

Li Xiuzhu then said: "The way to retain people in a tavern is not just wine."

“The main thing is to give people a place to get together, talk and brag.”

"It's the market spirit."

"Of course his pickles are also a must-have."

Hearing what Li Xiuzhu said, Chen Xueru nodded in agreement.

"That's right. Let's not talk about how good his wine is. I have never tasted his pickles at other restaurants."

"Even Fengzeyuan can't make the taste of their pickles."

Li Xiuzhu smiled and revealed, "That's because his pickles are different from other people's pickles."

"Even if it's the same seasonings and materials, if you don't understand the secrets, you can't copy it."

Chen Xueru was stunned when she heard this.

"Is there anything special about his pickle stone?"

Not to mention whether Lao He's jade can give pickles a special taste.

Analyzing it from the perspective of pickles alone, Li Xiuzhu explained: "His pickles are very stone-heavy."

"Look at the cucumber, it was crushed like that, and its own moisture seeped out under the pressure of the salt water and the stone."

"If you look at other stores, unless you choose a particularly dry cucumber, no one can crush the cucumber into such a flat shape."

"The area of ​​a vat mouth is limited, and the cross section of a stone can only be so large. Unless the height is very high, it will be difficult to have enough weight to crush the cucumber so flat."

"But if the stone is too high, it will be difficult to control and stabilize it. If one stone is not placed properly, the whole tank will be broken."

Chen Xueru understood what was said and asked curiously: "Xiuzhu, what do you think makes a stone heavier than ordinary stones?"

Li Xiuzhu shook his head and smiled: "I really don't know this. I only know that the density of jade is very high."

"As for the rest, I don't know."

Immediately, Chen Xueru's eyes changed and she looked thoughtful.

After thinking about it, Chen Xueru gave up.

It was someone else’s thing, and with Old Man He’s eyesight, it was impossible not to see it.

So even if this thing is really a treasure, it has no chance with her.

　Invest as soon as possible, the status will change soon
　　
　
(End of this chapter)