Chapter 13: Midyear Festival

Shen Yanling frowned, the cost of such a bowl of mutton soup is about four to five yuan.

This is because in every bowl of mutton soup, there must be some mutton, or at least some mutton bones, and some meat on top.

In this way, it can give people the feeling of eating mutton.

Otherwise, there is no meat in a whole bowl of mutton soup, and others will not spend money to buy it.

But this thing is for Aunt Wei to do. In the beginning, it must be the kind of mobile stall, and it is absolutely impossible for people who come to this kind of stall to eat at a very high price.

Even if the bowl of soup was delicious, they wouldn't want to. Unless it's a foodie like Sheng Minglan, or a child.

It's still easy to make money for women and children, but of course it's relatively difficult for housewives to make money.

Shen Yanling quickly found a solution: "You can put some haggis in." The offal itself is not valuable, but the taste is still the same as if we used our method to remove the fish. ”

Wei Xiaoniang was still a little worried: "If you add internal organs, will the taste become strange?" ”

Ancient people did not eat these offal, and those cooking techniques in ancient times had not yet been developed.

Of course, there are places to eat haggis soup, but most people don't eat it.

"Then let's give it a try!"

With that, Shen Yanling asks Fluttershy to buy some mutton, lamb bones, and some haggis to experiment again.

Naturally, everyone liked it, so the idea was decided.

However, there are some sequelae of this matter.

For example, the cheap father Sheng Hong, just because of this mutton soup, came twice. Sheng Hong didn't know that oil and salt were expensive, so he asked Wei Xiaoniang to make mutton soup for him on the spot.

Wei Xiaoniang is also a little difficult, she doesn't have much money in her hand, and the money in her hand has bought mutton twice, and it has almost been spent.

The rest is for Aunt Wei's opening.

Aunt Wei's side, except for the remaining two acres of paddy fields, the rest were sold and Wei Xiucai bought medicine to cure the disease.

Just these two acres of paddy fields, if it weren't for Wei Xiucai's quick death, I'm afraid it would have to be sold.

Sheng Minglan took the opportunity to complain more and said the difficulties of their lives.

This made Sheng Hong's heart finally welled up with some pity.

His farm shop and silver were all given to Lin Xiaoniang, and Wei Xiaoniang here had nothing.

Immediately, Sheng Hong waved his hand and gave Wei Xiaoniang ten taels of silver.

Shen Yanling pouted, thinking that Sheng Hong could be more generous and give a shop or something.

The result is ten taels of silver!

Ten taels of silver is a lot, enough for them to use for a few months.

But it's a lot less, but it's relative.

Sheng Hong's to Lin Xiaoniang is hundreds and thousands of times this.

With the help of Sheng Hong's official position, the eldest uncle made a lot of money.

Sheng Hong is the backer of the Sheng family in the officialdom, and the eldest uncle sends a lot of property in addition to the annual festival.

This field shop and the like, also gave a lot.

It can be said that the Sheng family is still very powerful in Yangzhou.

As a result, Sheng Minglan complained like this, and Sheng Hong only gave ten taels of silver.

If Sheng Hong doesn't come next time, how long can ten taels of silver last?

It's not that Shen Yanling can't endure hardship, but he lives in the Sheng family, and it is impossible to eat chaff like ordinary civilians, right?

If Wei Xiaoniang dared to do this, Lin Xiaoniang would definitely take eye medicine from Sheng Hong.

No way, feudal society, patriarchal society. Husband, father, it's God.

And Sheng Hong is such a person.

Anyway, I bought mutton twice and fooled Sheng Hong.

For this, it also cost three taels of silver.

"It's not bad, we still have seven taels of silver left, plus we also ate mutton soup together twice, it's very good."

Wei Xiaoniang glanced at Shen Yanling and heard the sarcasm in her words.

Sheng Minglan didn't think too much about it, she recently enjoyed her father's love and was happy.

Wei Xiaoniang pulled Shen Yanling and signaled her not to say more, this was because she was afraid that Sheng Minglan would wake up from her dream and that she would be sad.

Shen Yanling nodded, and whispered to Wei Xiaoniang: "Xiaoniang, I know." But you have to know in your heart that your father is unreliable. Your character is not willing to compete for favor, and our only reliance is Aunt Wei and Uncle Wei. Only when my mother's family gets up can my father value us. ”

Wei Xiaoniang nodded heavily, not for her situation, but for her daughter.

"Yunlan is still so young, she has already begun to think about this. This is all because I, a mother, have no ability, otherwise, Yunlan should be the same as Minglan and carefree. Wei Xiaoniang thought in her heart.

Shen Yanling instructed again: "Our secret recipe must not be known to others." If anyone asks, do as I say. ”

The mutton soup that the old lady rewarded before, Shen Yanling almost figured out how to do it.

The statement prepared by Shen Yanling is exactly the same as that mutton soup.

is to fool others, and the main object is Lin Xiaoniang.

This femme fatale woman can't look down on others.

Another month has passed in a blink of an eye, and soon it will be the Midyear Festival.

Shen Yanling got up early in the morning and urged Wei Xiaoniang to go to Wang Ruofu to say goodbye.

Wei Xiaoniang smiled: "Is Yunlan in such a hurry? ”

Shen Yanling can't help it, if you start one day earlier, you can become stronger one day earlier.

Her cherry tomatoes were selling well, and now they were selling a few more trading spots.

Up to now, with the original 14 remaining trading points, Shen Yanling already has 23 trading points.

In addition, Shen Yanling still has about two hundred catties of cherry tomatoes in his hands.

Shen Yanling has to stay and prepare for the next step.

Wei Xiaoniang took Shen Yanling, as well as Sheng Minglan, who had just gotten up and was still getting up, and went to see Wang Ruofu together.

After asking for peace, Wang Ruofu asked Wei Xiaoniang if there was something wrong.

Wei Xiaoniang said: "Madam, my father passed away this year. This is the first midyear festival after his death, and I want to take Yunlan and Minglan back and burn some paper for my father. ”

This is the custom here, the first midyear after the death of a person, to burn paper.

Wang Ruofu thought about it, because Sheng Minglan had recently blocked Lin Xiaoniang, she didn't mind Wei Xiaoniang's return: "There is nothing to do in Zuo Jin, you can go." Let the butler prepare a carriage for you, and you will be fine with two days at home. ”

Wei Xiaoniang got up: "Then thank you so much, madam." ”

Because I want to teach my sister how to cook mutton soup, if I can stay at home for two days, it is very suitable.

Originally, she didn't have much silver on hand, but after Sheng Minglan complained, she also had a benefit, and she got ten taels of silver.

After making mutton soup for Sheng Hong twice, there were still seven taels of silver left.

These seven taels of silver will open a small stall for Aunt Wei, which is enough.

Even Shen Yanling had some other ideas, but he could only decide after discussing with Wei Xiaoniang.