Chapter 206: Secret Recipe

Since the seventeenth day of the winter month, Luo Zhengfen has gone to the city to open her own small shop called 'Granny Luo Sugar Shop', during the day she is unwilling to eat with Kong Mingying and others, nor does she want Kong Xingming and Niu Guizhi to build a fire with Kong Mingying again.

Two meals a day, either called Kong Xingming, who stayed in the department store, to come over and help watch the sugar shop, and she went to cook by herself; or called Niu Guizhi to come over to cook, and almost made Niu Guizhi, who used to live like a queen mother, and his ten fingers basically never touched Yang Chunyue again, half angry.

At night, Luo Zhengfen lives in a very comfortable hut separated from the store, and she doesn't want to go to Kong Mingying's house to watch TV at night, so she can only listen to the radio that Yu Mingyue bought for her.

Although Luo Zhengfen is not as good at dealing with people as Kong Mingying, she is not bad at it, and she is generous by nature and loves to show off, she likes to hear people praise her craftsmanship, as long as someone comes into the store on weekdays, she likes to enthusiastically take the initiative to ask others to try one or two pieces of the three candies she made zuò.

If she comes into the store to buy something with her children, in addition to letting people try it, even if others try it and don't buy anything, she will give her children one or two pieces of rice candy or peanut candy that she made herself to eat and play.

In this way, the business in the small shop, which was originally good, is getting better and better. Think, as soon as I entered the store, an old lady who smiled enthusiastically and kindly, generously took the candy made by herself in the store for you to eat, although it was not big. But after eating one piece and two or three pieces, the taste is really delicious with this taste, and a few people are embarrassed not to buy some when they leave.

It didn't take long, although Luo Zhengfen was spicy, but he was generous and kind-hearted, these people around him and many people in the community knew it, when Kong Mingying heard his acquaintances say this, he smiled on his face and was very disdainful in his heart, in Kong Mingying's opinion, Luo Zhengfen is not called generous and kind. Instead, it should be called a loser mother-in-law who can't distinguish between inside and outside.

A bunch of their relatives live next to them. can only smell the fragrance of Luo Zhengfen's candy, which Luo Zhengfen has never served them a little freshly made candy. Kong Mingying didn't really want to eat these, but he really couldn't get used to Luo Zhengfen's personality.

After all, the two looked at each other unpleasantly when they were young. Kong Mingying even looks down on Luo Zhengfen's personality. Later, after becoming a family member. has been fighting like this-for-tat for many years, and it is strange that Kong Mingying can have a good evaluation of Luo Zhengfen, and now he has never mentioned Luo Zhengfen's various bad deeds to outsiders. In Kong Mingying's opinion, it's just that she doesn't want her family to be ugly and let outsiders see the joke.

In fact, not only Kong Mingying has a good face, but Luo Zhengfen is also a good face in front of outsiders, although the two old women have been incompatible for all these years, but they live next to each other in the city by opening shops next to each other, but they have never quarreled without saying anything, but the two of them are very affectionate when they talk in front of outsiders.

In addition to finding an excuse to disassemble Kong Xingming and Niu Guizhi during the day, and not letting the young couple stay in the department store all day long, after closing the store door after dark, within a few days, she climbed Kong Xingming, who still lives in the city with her daughter-in-law, and helped her grind corn syrup and rice milk together.

Then he instructed Kong Xingming, who was actually dispensable, to help watch the fire, and then Luo Zhengfen boiled it with his own hands, and added barley malt with a mixture of these two grains.

The last time he was busy working after closing the door after dark, at least after eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening, Kong Xingming had to help clean the kitchen again before he could go back to the department store to rest.

In this regard, since the last time he was scolded by Luo Zhengfen, Kong Xingming, who was a little remorseful and a little ashamed, would not say anything, and he was very dedicated to helping, and really wanted to help Luo Zhengfen share more of the work, but Niu Guizhi was full of resentment, but he didn't dare to attack.

It's not that Niu Guizhi is afraid of Luo Zhengfen, but after all, she is a new daughter-in-law who has just married to the Kong family for more than a year, and she feels that she has not gained a firm foothold in the Kong family before giving birth to a son. After entering the city a while ago, she also dragged Kong Xingming to stay in the city every day to accompany her, and she also knew that whether it was Kong Mingfu or two brothers-in-law and two sisters-in-law at home, they must have opinions about her.

Even if she knew that Luo Zhengfen and Kong Mingfu had a quarrel to the point of splitting up and divorcing, but now Kong Mingfu not only did not divorce Luo Zhengfen or anything, but agreed to Luo Zhengfen to open a store in the city.

Niu Guizhi said that he was not stupid, but he was not stupid, he was still very attentive in some aspects, and now seeing Kong Xingming endure it like this, she didn't dare to jump out and quarrel with Luo Zhengfen first, so she had to wait for Kong Xingming to finish her work on Luo Zhengfen's side every time she went back late at night, while telling how uncomfortable she was with her child, and how she was not at ease when Kong Xingming was away, she made a look of concern and distress Kong Xingming for Kong Xingming, and slowly separated the feelings of mother and son.

Niu Guizhi calculated well in her heart, and felt that once these things came, she would definitely let Kong Xingming stand on her side after a long time, and completely hold Kong Xingming in her hands.

In fact, Kong Xingming is still a filial piety in his bones, he has been so accommodating to Niu Guizhi for a while, regardless of staying in the city with Niu Guizhi, on the one hand, he is about to become a father for the first time, and every time he hears Niu Guizhi say that his stomach or body is uncomfortable, where does he, an inexperienced man, know the truth and falsehood, and is so worried that he is afraid that something will happen to the child.

Second, Niu Guizhi is very good at dealing with men, just like he was born with this talent, after finding out Kong Xingming's temperament, he knows what to say in front of Kong Xingming on weekdays, and what to say will make Kong Xingming bored, in addition to these, that is, between the beds, he will always be Kong Xingming's favorite shy and timid, but it is really a meandering appearance, so that Kong Xingming, who has just been married to her for a year, is unable to extricate himself and unwilling to pull out.

Now in Kong Xingming's heart, he cares about and feels for Niu Guizhi, who is pregnant with a child. Not less than half a point than any loved one in the family.

Every time he heard Niu Guizhi screaming how uncomfortable his stomach was, how he hoped that Kong Xingming would feel at ease by his side, but Luo Zhengfen asked him to help with the work, Kong Xingming was in a dilemma, so he had to say all the good things and persuade Niu Guizhi to appease him, and then run to Luo Zhengfen to help with the work.

And Luo Zhengfen obviously didn't see Kong Xingming's embarrassment, and he didn't know that Niu Guizhi had begun to have a bad intention to divide their mother and son's relationship, but he still felt that he hadn't cleaned up enough.

Originally, at first, Luo Zhengfen was able to sell the amount for three or four days at a time for only one night, but Luo Zhengfen was unwilling to let go of the opportunity to rectify Kong Xingming and Niu Guizhi, the unfilial sons and daughters-in-law. Therefore, the excuse is to ensure that the food sold is fresh. Every other day, Luo Zhengfen had to pull Kong Xingming to help and work until eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening before letting Kong Xingming go back to the department store to accompany Niu Guizhi.

The adults in the city are busy doing business to make money, and Luo Zhengfen is doing business while not forgetting to clean up Kong Xingming's Niu Guizhi and his family, and Yu Mingyue, who has not yet had a winter vacation in the countryside, is not idle.

Outside of school every day. All help with household chores at home. Teach Pu Xiaoqiang to read and write. Helped with the receipt, and then in the evening was busy pickling the few olives received during the day, for the upcoming final exams. I didn't care at all.

At the beginning of the wax moon, from the second day of the first month of winter, the two flavors of olives have been pickled, originally this olive can only be eaten with pickling for about half a month, but this time it was pickled for nearly a month, because of the addition of red berry grass with natural preservative function, these olives did not change the taste, but also added the flavor.

The two flavors of olive fruit are green and red, not to mention the water and spirit, the bite is crisp and refreshing, the sweetness of the candied fruit is sweet, and the sweetness of the salted salt is also sweet, it can be said that the two kinds of food are endlessly aftertaste.

Because there was no holiday yet, Yu Mingyue chose a Saturday, on the seventh day of the lunar month, that is, on Valentine's Day on February 14, 1989, after Yu Zhiqing came back from selling vegetables in the city, he asked Yu Zhiqing to help pull a cart of olives with 10 jars of two flavors each to the district purchasing station to sell.

The acquisition station has to open the door to collect the goods sent by the farmers on weekends without rest, and Wu Feng, who is still the director, has long been looking forward to when Yu Mingyue will send olives, Wu Feng, who is resting at home, was originally watching the TV nickname, as soon as he received a call from the acquisition station that Yu Mingyue's family sent a lot of pickled olives from last year, Wu Feng rushed to the acquisition station in a hurry.

"Haha, Xiaoyue, Brother Xiaoyu, I have long been looking forward to you sending me this batch of goods, this looking forward to the stars and the moon, finally gave you a look, the leader called at the end of three days for a while, and asked me, I was so anxious, for fear that you would sell the goods to others, I couldn't explain to the leader, except for the pine nuts and chestnuts, now all units in the district are looking forward to the benefits issued at the end of this year to have your olives."

Yu Zhiqing and Wu Feng are now very familiar with each other, and both of them are now called brothers, seeing Wu Feng coming in from the gate of the acquisition station, he hurriedly put down the water cup in his hand and greeted him with a smile.

"Hehe, Brother Wu, look at what you said, aren't we here, in addition to the purchase station of your government unit, who else in this place dares to eat so many goods."

When Yu Zhiqing and Wu Feng were talking, Yu Mingyue also stepped forward very politely, called Uncle Wu to say hello to Wu Feng, and the group went to the big courtyard behind the acquisition station to inspect the goods.

The purchase station was originally a receiver who could inspect and receive the goods, but this olive is now very popular, and the leaders of some units have asked Wu Feng about the purchase of pickled olives this year from time to time, and everyone in the purchase station also knows, plus Yu Mingyue's family has a large amount of goods every time, and Wu Feng is a careful and cautious person, so no one dared to accept the goods before, and directly called Wu Feng, the director, to purchase.

"Yes, yes, this tastes better than last year's, is this an improved recipe?" After Wu Feng finished asking, he put the half of the olive in his hand directly into his mouth and ate it.

"Hehe, Uncle Wu, my family hasn't changed the recipe, but this time the pickling time is longer, if you keep it in the jar and soak it in those pickled liquids, the taste will not change, it will be better, and the preservation time can be longer."

When Yu Mingyue said this, she carefully looked at Wu Feng's reaction, and she said that she had a plan.

"Ah, what's the matter?" Wu Feng was a little surprised. But after seeing Yu Zhiqing stunned for a moment and nodded, he showed his original expression, and then his eyes lit up, and he asked with some expectation: "Hehe, that little Yu brother pulled these jars over with the pickling night today, is he going to sell the entire jar to our acquisition station?" ”

Yu Zhiqing hurriedly waved his hand: "Ah, no, no, where is this to sell the jar and water to your station, and pour out the water in the altar in a while." Just over-weigh the olives. "He never cheats people in business. It will not pit acquaintances.

"Dump??" Wu Feng exclaimed in surprise, and waved his hand and said, "Don't, don't fall, if Brother Xiaoyu doesn't mind." I really wanted to buy the whole altar. ”

Seeing Yu Zhiqing stunned to the side. Yu Mingyue was busy taking a step forward. Hurriedly asked: "Hehe, Uncle Wu wants to make these olives last longer, and it is okay to sell the whole jar to my family." I just don't know how the purchase price will be determined? ”

Seeing Yu Mingyue smiling like a little fox, Wu Feng was angry and funny, and said, "Yo, Xiaoyue, you girl, are you afraid that Uncle Wu will take advantage of your family?" Don't worry, how to set the purchase price, I will call my superiors, explain the situation, and definitely set a reasonable price for your family, Brother Xiaoyu, what do you think? If I agree, I'll call. ”

At this time, Yu Zhiqing faintly understood what his family's quirky daughter had in mind, and when he saw Wu Feng asking his opinion, he chuckled and nodded in agreement. Outsiders don't know, but his family knows in their hearts that these olives are the business of his daughter's three children, and now his daughters are already selling soup and water together, and people are willing to buy them at a loss, how can he oppose it.

After seeing Yu Zhiqing's agreement, Wu Feng ran to call his superiors to ask for pricing issues, and before leaving, he glanced at Yu Mingyue with a smile, thinking: This little girl is so good at doing business when she is so old, and she has a plan for everything, and she doesn't know what to do when she grows up.

"Well, yes, yes, old leader, don't worry, I will do my best to buy more, right, I heard that there are a lot, and it should be able to supply some to various units in the city."

After Wu Feng finished the call, he ran to the big courtyard with a happy face, and said with a smile from afar: "Haha, Xiaoyue, Uncle Wu will definitely not lose your family this time, I just asked the leader to buy these olives from your family at a price of 5 jiao a catty, but there is one thing that your family has to guarantee, and the remaining goods in your family are also sold to our purchase station, and they can't be sold out, how about it?" ”

Yu Mingyue's father and daughter heard this price, their eyes lit up, in addition to a jar of olives that can be eaten, the rest are the salt, sugar and a certain amount of water added when pickling and flooding olives, which are inedible, and these inedible soups and water are at least thirty or forty catties in weight, calculated down, the purchase price of this olive, compared with last year's price is almost 1 jiao.

Looking at the expressions of Yu Zhiqing and Yu Mingyue, Wu Feng knew that this business was done, and then said jokingly: "But there is one more thing to say, when weighing, this big jar of pickled olives has to be peeled (minus the weight of the jar)?" This jar looks at least twenty or thirty pounds. ”

"Hehe, look at what Uncle Wu said, of course you have to make the skin, but this jar is not cheap for my family to buy, and it will still be useful in the future, is Uncle Wu going to give some money for the cost of the jar, or is he going to return the jar to my family after selling the goods in the future?"

The olives were sold at a good price, and Yu Mingyue was in a good mood, but then she didn't forget that these big jars were bought back for three yuan a piece at home.

"Hehe, you little clever ghost, I haven't forgotten your jar at this time, I look at it, I will pay the deposit for the jar at the original price, and when the goods are sold out next year, your family will recycle this jar back by the number, and how much less will be refunded to the amount of deposit in our station." Wu Feng mentioned yì, Yu Mingyue was very satisfied, nodded and agreed, Yu Zhiqing was polite to Wu Feng for a while, and said that there was no need to deposit any deposit, and when the time came, his family would come directly to recycle the jar.

But in business, in the end, he listened to Wu Feng and agreed to temporarily leave the jar in the form of a deposit, and then began to be busy weighing the goods. As for the skin, just pour out a jar of olives, weigh one jar, and know the weight of other jars.

When weighing, Yu Mingyue smiled and found the two women who were cashiers and accountants at the purchasing station, and asked them to go to the canteen and bring two porcelain pots used in the canteen to hold soup, and then asked Yu Zhiqing to fill a pot of olives with two flavors. It is said that it is reserved for the big guys in the acquisition station to eat as snacks in their spare time.

Several acquisition station personnel who were busy weighing heard this, and they were happy in their hearts, and after pushing and giving in for a while, they all smiled and thanked for a while, but now people are sincere, although they have written down the favor of Yu Mingyue's family in their hearts, but no one casually reported the weight of the goods when they were weighed, but when they were less than a catty, they were directly counted as a full catty.

Yu Mingyue didn't know this, but just followed Yu Zhiqing who weighed on the side. It is inconvenient to open the mouth and refuse. I felt a little embarrassed and blushed, but then I thought that when he received the goods every morning and evening, he would also count a few taels more for others like this, and I was relieved.

Although two pots of olives were packed in advance, about 40 catties of olives. But just these 20 jars of slag and water stuff. In addition to the tare weight of the jar after. There are a total of 2,784 catties of slag water and water, Yu Zhiqing is an atmospheric person who can do business, thinking of the catties that others gave more than before. directly on the grounds of good accounting, let the accountant erase 4 catties of fraction.

The two women of the accountant cashier are also neat, after hearing the accountant loudly report 2780 catties of goods, 5 jiao a catty, and 1390 yuan, the woman who was the cashier quickly took out the money from the financial room and handed it to Yu Zhiqing.

"Hehe, Brother Yu, give you a new ticket, you can pretend, hurry up and count." After Liu Li, a cashier in her 20s, handed the money to Yu Zhiqing, she began to tease Yu Mingyue next to her, and after nearly a year of getting along, she really likes this little girl named Xiaoyue, since she was pregnant with a child, she often thought that if she was carrying this in her belly, she was also a good-looking and smart and well-behaved little girl like Yu Mingyue, then she would be satisfied.

"Hehe, my Xiaoyue, this kid loves new money the most, thank you so much Xiao Liu." Yu Zhiqing finished politely, but also counted the money unceremoniously.

After the money and goods were paid, Wu Feng directly let Yu Zhiqing have time, so that he could transport the remaining pickled or unpickled olives from the family here, but Yu Mingyue did not agree, only said that in the next few days, some more olives would be sent one after another.

Yu Zhiqing was a little puzzled, this olive is sold in the whole jar anyway, even if it is not pickled yet, it doesn't matter if it is sent to the acquisition station, but Wu Feng next to him has already understood.

"Hehe, then do what Xiaoyue said, after all, pickling such delicious and beautiful olives, as well as medicinal olives, must not be easy." I sighed again in my heart that Yu Mingyue's little girl's scream, and I was even more sure that these pickled olives must be pickled by some secret recipe of Yu Mingyue's family.

After listening to Wu Feng's words, Yu Zhiqing thought that before he came, Yu Mingyue had cleaned up the red berries on the upper layer of the jar, and after smiling a little embarrassedly, he didn't say anything, and he agreed with what Yu Mingyue just said, and delivered it in batches.

After negotiating the delivery, Yu Mingyue thought that she was going to leave some olives in her family's fruit boutique for retail earlier, although Wu Feng would not know how many goods her family delivered, whether she had delivered them or not, but in business, she must be honest, so she directly told Wu Feng about her previous plans.

After Wu Feng asked Yu Mingyue's family how much he was going to sell for himself, he was not embarrassed by reason, and responded directly, just explaining that it was okay to retail in his own store, but don't sell it wholesale to others, he needs a large amount here.

My own fruit shop, how much can I sell in a day, and I can leave a dozen or twenty jars, of course, Yu Mingyue and Yu Zhiqing should take a bite.

After Yu Mingyue's father and daughter drove away, everyone in the acquisition station began to giggle and laugh, and began to divide the two pots of olives, this thing Yu Mingyue also gave them to eat last year, everyone liked this delicious and phlegm-relieving cough food, several families with children and the elderly, they were not willing to eat, but saved for the elderly and children to eat. (To be continued......)

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