Chapter 57: The Tang Family's Workshop
The newly made preserved fruit in the Tang Mansion is ready, and the workshop invited the master to come over to take a look, and after the housekeeper said this, Master Xiao waved his hand directly and replied: "I know, you tell them, after a few days, when it is free, I will go to see." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
After speaking, the housekeeper was satisfied, and was about to withdraw, but he heard Xiao Chuxuan ask: "Old Master Tang's preserved fruit has just been prepared." ”
After asking this, Tang Guoan said: "Some time ago, I happened to develop a new trick, and the master in the workshop tried to make some, and now I think it has been done, probably because I want to go over and see if it is feasible." ”
"New tricks?" Hearing that the preserved fruit made in the workshop was a new trick of the Tang family recently, Xiao Chuxuan was even more interested, and smiled at the moment.
"People who want to find a home to do long-term business waste so much effort to search everywhere, but forget that sometimes what is under their noses is often the best. I asked so much about Liu Yuanwai just now, but I forgot that Master Tang also made preserved fruits at home. Master Tang has the same reputation in Qingzhen as Liu Yuanwai, and this business is not inferior to Liu's Mansion, and the business of this preserved fruit has to be the Liu family. ”
The look on his face and the slight annoyance in his words were so annoying that he felt ashamed at the moment because of neglect. Han Wha's words were listened to, and when Xiao Chusao's words fell, Hanwha said.
"If you talk about long-term trading, it is not necessary for the Liu family to look down, Miss Xiao belongs to the Liu family in her heart, it is because the person in Kyoto only mentions the Liu family, so she has already decided in her heart, and she is not thinking about anything else. But sometimes what others say may not be the best, if it is really a transaction that lasts for more than ten years, it is more suitable to feel that the Tang Mansion is lower. Not to mention the side, just because of Master Tang's personality, Miss Xiao should also be clear. ”
"Needless to say, Master Tang's personality and style are self-explanatory." After speaking, Xiao Chusu looked at Tang Guoan and said, "Master Tang, Chu Chu has a reluctant invitation here, I don't know if Master Tang can agree." ”
"What do you want to say, Miss Xiao?" The more Xiao Chusu and Hanwha heard this, the more they felt that it was beneficial to their own family, especially Hanwha's words, which seemed to be more like they felt that it was better for the Tang family to come from Ansheng than to talk about the Liu family. After a few points in the middle of the words, Tang Guoan was naturally happy, but he still didn't show it on his face, and he often responded.
"Didn't Master Tang's housekeeper say that Master Tang's workshop has recently developed a lot of new preserved fruits, and now this preserved fruit has been completed. Chu Su went south this time, mainly looking for a fresh and different look, if Master Tang didn't mind, can you take Chu Su to see it? If this preserved fruit is really novel, I hope that Master Tang will not dislike my Xiao family, and is willing to discuss cooperation with Chu Su. ”
What he wants is the Xiao family's deal, and now that he hasn't held back his statement, Xiao Chusu took the initiative to speak, and now Tang Guoan responded, and said: "Thank you Miss Xiao for appreciating the light, if Miss Xiao doesn't mind, she will get up and go to the workshop at this moment, how about it?" ”
"Since this is the case, then Chu Su is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." Ying Houwan smiled, and then the two went to the Tang family's workshop with Tang Guoan. Before leaving the house, he happened to meet Chu Rui who came back from outside, and when he saw the eldest sister and Hanwha leaving the mansion together with this Tang master, Chu Rui was also interested in his heart, so he went to the workshop with them.
When I arrived at the Tang family's preserved fruit workshop, there were a lot of guys in it, although it was not a very large workshop, but there were not a few guys in it. Xiaobu was helped into by the bamboo, and the first thing Xiao Chushu saw was the environment in the workshop.
If you want to talk about the environment, it's not bad, at least at first glance, it won't look extremely cluttered, and the guys in the workshop are orderly and busy. There are peels and cores for fruits, there are fruits boiled with sugar, and there are preserved fruits that are being boiled and baked, and there are also orderly orders.
Because Tang Guoan suddenly came without greeting the workshop in advance, no one knew that the boss would come here in person, so he saw Tang Guoan enter the workshop, and also led three young ladies who seemed to come out of the painting. The workshop manager was only stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly came to Tang Guoan and said with a smile.
"Master, why are you here today? Why didn't you let the people below pass the word first. Because Master Tang came in person, the person in charge was obviously a little nervous, and his hands were rubbed together and kept rubbing. Which of the people below didn't bother with a little bit of thought in their hearts, usually when the boss didn't come, the one in charge was the master who said the same thing in the workshop.
With this cautious and cautious appearance, it is obvious that when Master Tang does not usually come, the steward of this workshop is also a master who treats himself as a master. Now seeing that the master suddenly appeared in the workshop without saying a word, he was of course worried about it without any preparation, and he was afraid that if he did something bad and asked someone to secretly report the news, the master specially came here to supervise.
The steward's heart should be grasping, and the cautious appearance knows that there is a ghost in his heart at a glance. It's just that Tang Guoan didn't come here to supervise this time, but to do something, and he didn't have time to take care of the manager of this workshop at the moment, but glanced sideways at him to dodge.
The steward has no eyesight, he can't see the master's big things, and the butler is not a brainless master like him. After glaring at the master, the housekeeper of the Tang Mansion hurriedly pulled the steward aside, and by the way, asked him to shut up and get out of the way, so as not to get in the way of the master's business.
The business of this workshop is the business of the Tang family, and it has nothing to do with outsiders, so of course they pretend not to see it. After a careful examination, Xiao Chuxuan looked at Tang Guoan and smiled: "Master Tang's workshop looks pretty good." ”
"Miss Xiao praised it falsely."
"Chu Su is not a false praise, but the truth, although Chu Su next to him is still not clear, but the environment of this workshop is excellent. Whether it's the process or everything on the side, it's good that the rules and regulations are in order. ”
After speaking, he glanced at it again, and continued: "Chu Su is doing business in Kyoto, and if you want to come to Master Tang in Kyoto, you can also come to the Qing Dynasty. The people of this official family are the most noble, and they are not as good as our merchants, so it will take a lot of thought to provide them with food. If you go to the teahouse and eat the preserved fruits in the teahouse, if you look back and feel unhappy somewhere, don't do business in Kyoto. ”
"Miss Xiao, I understand that our Tang family's preserved fruits are the most particular about the process and fineness, and everything is done with heart, and nothing will go wrong." Of course, Tang Guoan understood Xiao Chu's words, and immediately nodded in response, and Xiao Chusu replied.
"If you really negotiate business with Master Tang, you don't think anything will go wrong, needless to say, just this orderly time, Chu Su will feel at ease. By the way, Master Tang, the newly made preserved fruit in the Tang Mansion has been made, I wonder if Master Tang can take it out and let Chu Su see, what is this fresh trick? ”
She came here to rush those new tricks, and now the polite words are almost the same, of course, I have to ask Master Tang to take out the newly made preserved fruits to take a look. As soon as Xiao Chuxuan mentioned this, Master Tang replied repeatedly, and then ordered the steward to quickly take out the newly made preserved fruit.
Seeing that the steward hurried down to get the newly made preserved fruits, Master Xiao smiled and said, "Miss Xiao, Xiao Fourth Prince, Han Gongzi, please wait in the inner hall first." ”
After speaking, he turned sideways and let Xiao Churui pass first, and nodded when he heard the words, Xiao Chusu was about to wait with Tang Guoan into the inner hall, but after just taking two steps, he found that Xiao Churui behind him was still lying there, and the pestle was standing on the net drying the preserved fruits and didn't know what to think.
After a pause, looking at the fourth brother with an interested face, Xiao Chu opened his mouth and shouted: "Chu Rui, what is the pestle doing there, and I can't come over." ”
The eldest sister's voice lit up, even if she was really interested, Xiao Churui didn't dare to stay longer, she was a little reluctant at the moment, and after looking at it a few more times, Chu Rui walked to the eldest sister's side. Looking at Xiao Chu's police interrogation, Chu Rui smiled and said: "Eldest sister, this preserved fruit is really interesting to make, one after another, and the good fruit has become like this." ”
"Interesting?"
"Naturally, doesn't the eldest sister find it interesting?" asked curiously, but Xiao Chu's heart trembled. If these four brothers find something interesting, they will inevitably have bad thoughts in their hearts, and the fourth brother is too temperamental, so when he heard Chu Rui laughing and saying that this preserved fruit was very interesting, Xiao Chuxuan squinted his eyes directly and said.
"There are more interesting things in this world, and there are more changes between things than you can imagine. I'm so interested in just a preserved fruit, so I will take you out in the future, won't I have to study everything clearly. ”
There was no need to wait for Xiao Churui to speak, just looking at him like this, Xiao Chuxuan knew that this bastard brother was not willing to follow them into the inner hall, but wanted to study it clearly. Let him study it clearly? No kidding, who knows what kind of trouble it will be in a while.
At the moment, he was concise and decisively refused. But the old man Tang didn't know what kind of temperament Chu Rui had, and he could see that he was very interested in the matter of preserved fruits, and even opened his mouth If he was interested, he could stay and take a look.
Stay and take a look, don't be kidding, she doesn't have so much energy to deal with the next thing for the fourth brother, so she refused at the moment, and then pulled Chu Rui directly into the inner hall.
After waiting for about a cup of tea in the inner hall, the steward of the workshop had already presented the newly made preserved fruit.
The color of each grain is fresh and tender, and it is even tempting to look at.
After several plates of preserved fruits were placed in front of him in turn, Tang Guoan smiled.
"Miss Xiao, Xiao Sigongzi, Han Gongzi, please try it."
After speaking, Xiao Chusu was not polite to him, but nodded and took a preserved fruit and put it in his mouth. The taste of the newly made preserved fruit is fresh and tender, the taste is refreshing and sweet, and the fragrance of the fruit that naturally overflows in the mouth and the sweet aroma of honey make Xiao Chusu's eyes shine. He smacked his tongue lightly, and then took a pale yellow and slightly transparent preserved fruit and put it in his mouth, this time the taste was a little sour, but it was still good.
Immediately nodded, Xiao Chu laughed and said, "This preserved fruit is good, I don't know what kind of fruit is made of?" ”
It was Tang Guoan who asked about this, but before Tang Guoan could speak, Hanwha on the side responded: "Dried apricots." ”
"Oh? Han Gongzi knows? I hadn't touched the preserved fruit since Hanwha brought it, but after a glance, I knew what the preserved fruit he was asking was made of, and Xiao Chusu was also surprised at the moment, and his heart suddenly played, Xiao Chusu pointed to one of the plates and said.
"What about this one?"
"Golden dates."
"What about this?"
"Candied begonias."
He hadn't tasted a mouthful, but everything was clear, and if it weren't for the fact that he had made and sold it at home, he would have been tired of these things. Hanwha is also a businessman, but some of these preserved fruits are new things that Kyoto has never seen before, but even those preserved fruits Hanwha can tell, which is amazing.
When he pinched the preserved fruit in his hand and swirled it carefully, Xiao Chuxuan said: "The third brother and the fourth brother always say that Han Gongzi is erudite and talented, and there are few things in the world that Han Gongzi does not know, but now it seems to be true." You have to read how many books, how many people have traveled, and how many delicacies you have eaten in order for everything to be clear. ”
"Miss Xiao laughed, but it was the parents at home who liked this, so they cleared up."
"So these things that I haven't seen in Kyoto, Han Gongzi has already seen them at home?" Pinching the candied begonia in his hand, he thought about it in his heart, his eyes swirled a few times, and Xiao Chusu suddenly handed the candied begonia in his hand to Hanwha and said.
"Since Han Gongzi's parents have done this well, they want to study preserved fruits in the future. There is research, it is better for Han Gongzi to taste it, and look at the newly made candied fruit of the Tang family, it tastes good. ”
Miss Xiao has always been different from ordinary women, and Hanwha has a clear heart, but he really didn't expect Xiao Chushu to smile and pass the fruit directly to his lips. Looking at the fruit that had reached out to his lips and smelling the sweetness that came into his nose, Hanwha was really stunned. I don't know if the fruit in his hand is taken or eaten by Xiao Chusu's hand, and when he was stunned by Xiao Chushu's unexpected move, Xiao Churui, who has been frowning since he tasted the preserved fruit, said at this time.
"This candied begonia, it's not right."
In a word, after a pause, Xiao Chu's movements were paused, and Tang Guoan, who had been smiling, looked at him. His eyes fell to Chu Rui, and Xiao Chu said, "No, isn't this candied begonia wrong?" I think it's pretty good, it's sweet, and it's delicious. ”
After speaking, the begonia candied fruit in his hand, which was originally stretched out to Hanwha's mouth and intended to be fed to others, directly turned around and put it in his mouth, and bit down the newly made preserved fruit with his lips and teeth, Xiao Chu said: "The taste is indeed good, it is still tender and delicious, I said fourth brother, you don't want to take advantage of the situation to make fun." ”
This begonia candied fruit is really good, at least for Xiao Chuxuan, compared with the candied fruit made by the mechanical process that he has tasted before, this kind of handmade pure natural candied fruit is indeed refreshing and extraordinary. Only by comparing can I know that this thing is good, but it is a pity that Xiao Chusu's words did not loosen Chu Rui's frowning, but looked at her and said.
"The eldest sister is the least particular thing about the desire of the tongue now, when did the eldest sister pay attention to this matter of eating? For the eldest sister, as long as she can eat enough, the side is not tight, and this preserved fruit tastes good in the eldest sister. ”
The fourth brother's words made Xiao Chuxuan not know how to respond, she was not a master who paid attention to the tip of the tongue and was refreshing for a while, so these things could not be tasted for her for a reason. Chu Rui's words rarely made Xiao Chu silent, but Tang Guoan on the side obviously sank his eyes because of Xiao Churui's words.
Looking at Chu Rui, Tang Guoan said: "This begonia candied fruit is the new style of my Tang family's workshop, I don't know what is wrong, it makes Xiao Sigongzi feel wrong." ”
His own new style, but it makes people bluntly say that it is wrong, and Master Tang feels unhappy in his heart. But no matter how unhappy it is, what if it's wrong, it's wrong, and no matter how bad your temper is. Glancing at the moment, Xiao Churui said.
"Master Tang feels that this is a new style of the Tang family's workshop, but it doesn't mean that there is no candied begonia next to it, don't hide it from Master Tang, this candied begonia has been tasted as early as Kyoto, Chu Rui has already tasted it."