The farm cook is very prosperous

Chapter 9 Lobbying
She has to go up the mountain every day, and it is inconvenient to work, so sackcloth is the most suitable. I chose a turquoise calico for myself and bought blue calico from Aunt Li. The navy blue cotton also looks good, and I also gave it to Xiaohu. I bought some, and got everything together. It took a total of forty Wen.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the restaurant should be open, packed the newly bought floral cloths and put them in bamboo baskets before heading to Dongshi.This bamboo basket is like a modern woman carrying a bag when she goes out, and it has become one of the must-haves for Chunniang when she goes out.

As soon as I entered Huixian Pavilion, I met the little brother from yesterday again: "Girl, are you looking for our shopkeeper again? My name is Tian Gui, and you can just tell me if you have anything to do in the future." Tian Gui saw the shopkeeper Xu last When the girl was sent away, she was very enthusiastic and greeted her with a smile all the time. Although she didn't understand the reason, she also knew that she couldn't be slow.

"Yes, Brother Tian Gui, you don't need to be too polite, just call me Chunniang." Chunniang replied with a smile.

While talking, she still walked Chunniang to the private room on the second floor yesterday, and when she reached the door of the room, "You go in and sit for a while, and I'll go find the shopkeeper." After speaking, she made a gesture of invitation, and waited After Chunniang entered, Fang turned and left.

"Miss Li, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Shopkeeper Xu became polite as soon as he came in.

"There, there, Shopkeeper Xu, this is Hericium erinaceus agreed yesterday, I'll bring it to you, you order in person." Chun Niang handed the wrapped Hericium erinaceus to Shopkeeper Xu.

Shopkeeper Xu took a closer look at the goods, and found that there was no problem. He called the waiter at the door to collect them, and then ordered someone to pick up the bank notes.

"Miss Li, wait a moment, it will be soon, uh..." Shopkeeper Xu seemed to be hesitating again after speaking, not knowing whether he should say it or not.

"Shopkeeper Xu, why don't you just say something straight." Chun Niang saw her hesitant expression.

"It's like this. Our third son has been managing the family since he was 14 years old, and Huixian Pavilion has been under him for two years. Although he has been doing well, his performance has been declining in the past six months. Our current chef You are getting old, and the subordinates can't take on big responsibilities. You also know that restaurants must constantly create new dishes in order to continue to attract the attention of diners. The third son has been looking for someone who can do this to improve the current situation. My idea Not only for the sake of the third son, but also for you, so I hope you can think about it carefully." Shopkeeper Xu said eloquently, and the words sounded very sincere.

"You think I can do it?" Chunniang asked back.

"I believe in the eyes of the third son, and I have seen your craftsmanship. You should be the Maxima we are looking for." Shopkeeper Xu hurriedly added a handful of firewood to cheer Chun Niang.

Shopkeeper Xu’s remarks sound very reasonable, but they cannot withstand careful scrutiny. She only cooked three home-cooked dishes, and regarded her as the savior of their restaurant, and boldly used newcomers. This move is really risky .Chunniang couldn't help feeling suspicious, but she didn't express it immediately. Besides, she couldn't accept this kind of behavior of selling herself into slavery, and she didn't know how to refuse, so she had to decline: "I see, thank you, third son. If you think so highly of me, I will seriously consider it.”

Shopkeeper Xu looked at her flickering eyes, obviously a little confused.

Chun Niang took the banknote from shopkeeper Xu and turned around to leave. Before leaving, shopkeeper Xu kept reminding her to think carefully.

What he didn't understand was that the girl seemed to have figured it out just now, but she didn't seem very happy when she left.Could it be that he said something wrong just now, probably not, no, it's better to go back and talk to the third son about it.

Chunniang went to the vegetable market to cut a catty of pork, and bought some pork offal. After haggling for a long time, the boss finally agreed to reduce the price from 23 renminbi to [-] renminbi and gave away a big pig bone.

I went to the grocery store again and bought some prickly ash, star anise, and cinnamon bark as ingredients for stewed vegetables, and then happily hummed a little song and walked towards the village.

"I'm back, I bought so many delicious things." Aunt Li was embroidering in the yard, seeing Chun Niang walk in, she quickly put down her work.

"Well, it looks good, so I bought some. Let's have a good celebration today and have a good meal. I'll make dinner." Chun Niang said with a smile.

"Oh, that's great, the things my sister made are delicious." Huzi cheered happily after hearing this while practicing writing on the ground.

Stuffing a large bag of cloth into Aunt Li's arms, Aunt Li took a look: "You child, the money is for you, and you can buy it from Huzi. I don't need it, and I'm spending money indiscriminately." .”

"Mother, this is my filial piety to you. Don't tell me you don't even allow this." Chunniang said coquettishly.

Although Aunt Li said that she was heartbroken about the money, she was still touched by her daughter's general filial piety, so she didn't say anything, turned around and put them away carefully in the box.

Fat intestines and pork belly taste good, but it only takes some time to prepare them.It's not too much trouble for Chunniang, first grab a handful of flour and pour vinegar, knead the fat intestines and pork belly separately, and repeat this method three or four times.Then remove the blood from the fat intestines and pork belly, and set aside.Then put the ingredients of stewed vegetables, scallion knots, ginger, white wine, fat intestines, and pork belly into the stewed pot together, and simmer for an hour.

After chopping the big pig bones with the back of a knife, make big bone broth, which is easy to absorb and supplement calcium.Chunniang was busy in the kitchen, and Aunt Li was helping her.Huzi was practicing calligraphy on the ground at the door, and when he smelled the aroma, he also ran in to join in the fun. For a while, the kitchen was filled with aromas and laughter.

Cut the stewed fatty sausage into pieces, sauté the garlic until fragrant, and make a garlic-flavored fatty sausage.I also made a stir-fried belly slice with spring bamboo shoots, a bowl of big bone soup, and an extremely simple home-cooked dish, but it opened Aunt Li's eyes.

"Sister, the food you make is so delicious, I haven't eaten it before." Hu Zi ate with oily mouth.

"Then, you eat more, mother, you also eat more, try my handicraft." Chun Niang said with a smile.

"Well, my Chunniang is really capable, she can be the cook of a rich family." In the patriarchal world, there are only two kinds of women who want to make money through craftsmanship and gain a certain economic status: one is To be an embroiderer is to be a cook.

"Mother, is it good to be a cook?" Chunniang still wanted to get a preliminary understanding of the economic status of contemporary cooks.

"Of course, to be a cook is to sign a living deed, and the salary is high. Generally, only rich families and dignitaries can hire a cook. Our Chunniang is a superb cook, so I don't have to worry about finding a good one. Even in the future Now that I have a family, I have a skill and a secure position in my husband's family." Aunt Li thought that her daughter was going to be a cook, she was very excited, she put down the dishes and explained.

It seems that whether it is ancient or modern, the economic foundation determines the superstructure, and women have to be self-reliant, and they must not have the idea of ​​"relying on it." , can only depend on men to live.Although Aunt Li is a standard housewife, she still has unique views, Chunniang thought to herself.

(End of this chapter)