Chapter 365: Grade
The matter of recognizing one's ancestors and returning to one's ancestors ended in a hurry. It seems that in order to compensate Lin Zhu, the Lin family and the Wang family both coincidentally sent a lot of gifts to the General's Mansion, most of which were for their daughter's family.
General Chang unceremoniously accepted all of them for Lin Zhu, but his attitude towards Lin Wang and Wang became a little subtle. And Lin Zhu did not return to the General's Mansion immediately after the incident, but continued to stay in Zhuangzi, making General Chang think that she was sad, so General Chang's mood was not very good, and he regretted that he had promised Old Man Lin to tell her life experience.
So he simply took the things sent by the Lin and Wang families and also went to Zhuangzi in Wang Village.
"These are all given to you by those two families." General Chang commanded his subordinates and placed several boxes of things in the center of the hall. By the way, explain the situation of King Lin and Wang to Lin Zhu one by one.
Lin Zhu smiled a little wryly, thinking back to the experience of knowing the two families, is it really because of blood relationship that the original strangers will meet?
"Grandpa, I actually don't want to recognize them, so I don't want these things." Sadness belongs to the original Lin Xiuzhu, and she is the newborn Lin Zhu, and she doesn't have much affection for the so-called biological parents.
"Hmph, accepting these things is just to reassure the two of them," how could General Chang not see the intentions of the two old men of King Lin? It's just because he exposed his relationship with Lin Zhu, and he didn't recognize each other and appease Lin Zhu.
"They are not embarrassed to appear in front of you at all now, and you don't have to worry about the situation after returning to Beijing."
Lin Zhu smiled slightly, and then she understood that General Chang thought she was sad in her heart. So I didn't return to Beijing for a long time, and I guess I came here this time to persuade her to go back.
Lin Zhu did not return to Beijing, mainly because there were some things to deal with in Zhuangzi. And she is also concerned about the situation of cattle on the ranch, as the number of cattle purchased by the Muyue Commercial Bank from other places increases, it is a little laborious to manage, so Lin Zhu has to arrange some more people to work in the ranch.
The harvesting of the pasture is a top priority. After all, from 1,000 heads to 5,000 heads all of a sudden, the feed alone has reached an astonishing level. So a large number of people were sent to harvest the grass and prepare winter fodder for the cattle.
And then there's the management of so many cattle. Bulls are to be selected to be strong, as breeding cows, and cows are to be selected. Meticulously cared for. There are even more pregnant cows. To increase concentrate feed.
Although Lin Zhu has also recruited many experienced cattle breeders, they have never seen such a large-scale breeding, and Lin Zhu only has theory. No practical experience.
Therefore, Lin Zhu had to often discuss with these cattle breeders how to raise so many cattle. delayed returning to Beijing. Let General Chang have such an idea. Lin Zhu felt very embarrassed.
"Grandpa, it's not because of them." Lin Zhu shook his head with a smile, "It's a minute." I'll have someone arrange lunch, and you'll know it. ”
The earliest batch of cattle is being slaughtered one after another, and Lin Zhu also has a lot of good beef, just to change the taste for General Chang.
"Oh, so to speak, old man, I'm blessed again." General Chang found that Lin Zhu really didn't care about the previous matter, and he was relieved.
"Well, I think you'll like it." Lin Zhu smiled and nodded.
When the delicate copper pot of the charcoal stove was served on the table, General Chang was a little puzzled at first, and after seeing that the people had prepared all the same things, he brought out several large plates of thinly sliced meat, and smiled with satisfaction.
"Grandpa, this is freshly slaughtered beef, and after it has been slightly frozen, it will be sliced and served." Cut into a thin and moderately thick beef, neatly stacked in a white porcelain plate, the beef is covered with marbling-like textures, and the meat is red and white, which looks very attractive.
"This beef seems to be thicker than the mutton shabu-shabu when you usually eat it in a pot." General Chang picked up a slice of beef, took it and looked at it closely, "However, this meat looks pretty good." ”
General Chang scalded the beef slices a little in the already boiling pot, then took them out, dipped them in the small ingredients prepared by Lin Zhu, and then put them in his mouth.
Chew it gently, and a special tender and chewy sensation immediately bursts out in the mouth. "Well, yes, really good." General Chang nodded with satisfaction, with a completely enjoyable expression on his face. And as a gourmet, General Chang also eats this extraordinary beef. It's better than the beef I've eaten before.
"It's really the best meat." General Chang looked at Lin Zhu with a smile. "The meat and fat are just right, smooth and tender. However, there should be better meat, which is only the part of the beef ribs. ”
"Grandpa is amazing." Lin Zhu stretched out his thumb and admired it very much.
Of course, she has better beef here, and different parts of the beef make different dishes, so Lin Zhu has also prepared some other ways to cook those beef.
She prepares a small iron plate modeled after the teppanyaki method, which can be used to process the more advanced beef on the spot.
The beef that the servant brought in again was more beautiful than the beef that General Chang ate just now. Snow-white fat, evenly distributed on top of the beef. Just looking at it, I feel that saliva will involuntarily flow down. Moreover, there is always a feeling that as soon as you bite into it, the meat will overflow.
"Good meat." When General Chang saw it, his eyes lit up. "There's not much of this meat, right?" He asked very expertly.
"Grandpa is really good eyesight." Lin Zhu smiled, pointed to the beef served before, and said, "The beef used in the pot just now is the upper eye part, the meat is delicate, and the tenderness is a little worse." But it's not bad to eat shabu-shabu. And there is more of this meat. ”
After a pause, Lin Zhubian instructed the cook to start cooking the beef that had just been served, and said, "This is the part of the eye meat, between the seventh and eleventh ribs of the cow, and there is very little beef in this part, the meat is delicate, and there are a lot of fat patterns between the muscles, whether it is eaten shabu-shabu, grilled, or fried, it is particularly suitable." ”
As she spoke, the cook was already putting the beef on the heated iron plate. The sound of "smack, slap" indicates that the heat of the iron plate has forced out the fat in the meat. Immediately, there was a smell of aroma.
The beef is not thickly cut, so on the iron plate, turn it slightly two or three times, and you will be fine.
Before serving, the cook had already cut the beef into small pieces of moderate size that could be eaten in one bite according to Lin Zhu's instructions.
If you follow Lin Zhu's practice in his previous life, there should be Western-style knives and forks, but in order to keep a low profile, Lin Zhu has changed slightly and made it a size that can be eaten with chopsticks.
There are no various Western-style seasonings in the previous life, and Lin Zhu only makes it into a rich flavor of sauce.
However, it was the first time that General Chang had eaten this kind of cooking method by dividing the various parts of beef so finely. Not only is it new, but the feeling is also more different.
It seems that Lin Zhu has really done this beef to the extent that he does not get tired of it.
"Hehe, it seems that those gourmets in the capital have let you catch them again." After tasting the piece of beef, General Chang smiled very happily. Lin Zhu is so difficult to do, and the two old men of King Lin, for the sake of their own idea, dare not admit it, and they will definitely regret it in the future.
"Grandpa, how do you think of this beef compared to what you've eaten before?" Lin Zhu also sat down at the dining table, although it was not the first time she had eaten it, she had never prepared it so delicately before.
"The beef I've eaten before can't be compared to what I'm looking at." General Chang shook his head, although cattle are very precious, it is not a very difficult thing for some people from big families to eat beef.
Especially for the generals who are often born as military generals, they have more requirements for meat than ordinary people, after all, physical strength is a very important part of military generals. Therefore, the Chang family eats much more meat than the average civil official family.
"What would you think if you were to sell this beef by grade?" Only in this way can you fully reflect the excellent quality of your beef. And this kind of business is high-end, and it is not easy for ordinary people to imitate. Even if someone wants to compete with him for business in the future, he will raise a large number of cattle, but without the support of space pasture, it is difficult for this grade of beef to appear.
"Hehe, you're thinking about this in Zhuangzi?" General Chang looked at Lin Zhu with some amusement, thinking that she had never returned to the capital because she was sad.
But as soon as he heard her say this, General Chang felt that he was worried in vain. It seems that what happened before didn't hit her too hard. The mood recovered quickly.
"Well, though, I've been thinking about this for a long time." Lin Zhu nodded, "However, the beef in the first two years has reached this level, and there are not many cattle, so I didn't plan in this regard." "Raising cattle and forage is one thing, but it's also a very important part.
There are many types of cattle that have been collected before, and it is impossible to pick out which cattle are most suitable for breeding as breeding cattle for a while. So the quality of the beef has always been somewhat unstable.
It wasn't until this year, after the slaughter of the first cow, that the meat cut up had changed in this way, and the ranch people told Lin Zhu that she had such an idea again.
"It's just that this kind of beef doesn't seem to be highly productive." General Chang pondered for a moment.
"That's why it's a high grade, and a small amount is a good thing." Lin Zhu took over with a smile.
"Does he know your intentions?" The person in General Chang's mouth is, of course, Mu Qiyue.
"I haven't told him about this yet, I have to discuss it with you first." Lin Zhu said this, which made General Chang very satisfied when he heard it. Her attitude also shows that Mu Qiyue's status in Lin Zhu's heart is still a little far from herself.
"Wait for him to come, you tell him in detail, let him handle this kind of thing." With a wave of General Chang's hand, that's all he has to say.
He's going to taste the delicious beef. (To be continued......)