Chapter 16 Buying an ox cart
Zhong Libai explained to Lu Zhiqiong about his purchase of livestock, saying that the pony was given by Uncle Lian, and explained that he used the five hundred taels of silver tickets he gave, and was a little afraid that people would say that she was a loser.
Lu Zhiqiong lowered his eyes quietly, and his voice was much lower, "Send you a pony?" ”
Zhong Libai was afraid that people would misunderstand, so he immediately explained to the young man, "Even my uncle is already forty or fifty years old, and my grandson who got married early should be my age." ”
Lu Zhiqiong stared at Zhong Libai with an idiotic look, "Don't you know that those perverted/perverted old men in the city prefer teenage girls?" ”
"Where did Lu Mu go?" Zhong Libai couldn't talk about him, and forcibly changed the topic.
Uncle Lian is her benefactor, she can't think about others so much, and in her opinion, the other party is a typical foodie, and her attention is on the meatballs, not on herself.
Lu Zhiqiong was asked, and was silent for a long time before speaking, "You also have times when you are reluctant to answer questions, right?" ”
"Alright! It was I who overstepped it. Zhong Liran didn't have to know.
The two did not continue to dwell on their respective problems, and Zhong Libai hurriedly fled under the pretext of going to settle those animals.
Lu Zhiqiong looked at her back at the gate of the courtyard with a cane, and frowned slightly, but he still didn't stop anyone, nor did he greet others, and went back to the house by himself.
Zhong Libai vacated the front yard and moved all the materials for making meatballs to the middle courtyard, so as not to disturb Lu Gongzi in the inner courtyard.
The pony sent by Uncle Lian was handed over to Lu Mi'er, so that she could be led to the door to play when she was usually free, which could not only relieve boredom, but also take care of the horses.
The task of feeding chickens, ducks and geese was handed over to Mother Zhong, so that she could exercise her body, and with a bunch of small animals around, there was no time to think about other things in her head.
The ox cart needs to be driven by Lu An, and Zhong Libai also arranged for Lu Ping to help deal with it together, and the errand of grass is also piled up on the two of them.
The goat is handed over to Zhong Yi to feed, she usually cooks and washes at home, in addition to helping to rub meatballs, the rest of the time is free, just right.
The matter of feeding the horse was handed over to Zhong Xin, after all, Lu Mi'er was young, and it was okay to play around, if she was really asked to feed, the pony must be getting thinner and thinner.
After assigning the task, Zhong Libai went to milk the goat with Zhongyi, and she didn't have much practical experience, so she still learned a few times at the place where she bought the goat.
After pacifying the goat, Zhong Libai put a small wooden bucket under its stomach and slowly began to milk the goat according to the learned technique.
But the goat was obviously not very happy, Zhongli Bai leaned over, and before his hand could catch the goat's milk, the goat ran away by itself.
"Damn, I was pretty good when I bought it." Zhong Libai complained and reassured him.
It's a pity that the goat doesn't seem to like her, the first steps are fine, and when it comes to the critical moment, it runs away.
"Sister Xiaobai, let me try it too!" Zhong Yi was really anxious, so he took the initiative to ask.
Zhong Libai didn't refuse her, helped her soothe the goats, watched Zhong Yi learn her movements to milk, and then ...... It worked.
The dairy sheep has no intention of moving at all, and stands there obediently to take milk, and the attitude can be described as a day and a place.
"Wow! You stupid sheep, you know who usually feeds you, you give milk to whomever you drink, it's too bullying. Zhong Libai pointed at the dairy sheep and scolded.
Zhong Yi laughed sullenly, but he didn't dare to agree, and obediently milked the milk, milked all the milk of the three goats, and lifted the small wooden barrel out.
The small wooden barrel is not really small, but it is a little smaller than the large wooden barrel that carries water, so the milk of the three goats is only half a barrel.
Asked Zhong Yi to stay and feed the sheep, Zhong Libai took away the goat's milk, she planned to cook all the milk and make some pudding for the family to taste.
Lu Fan is the housekeeper from a big family, he knows how to remove the smell of goat milk, and he is quite skilled in handling it.
There were a total of ten people in the family, except for Lu Mu, who was not there, there were nine people, Zhong Libai left a bowl of milk for each person, and made the rest into pudding.
Because she didn't have the tools at her disposal, she had to make it in the most primitive and simple way, adding wheat flour and eggs, adding a little herbal juice, adding sugar and some ingredients.
Since there was no refrigerator, she couldn't ice it as soon as possible, so she put the things out in separate bowls, put them in wooden barrels, and slowly cooled them with water.
At dinner, Zhong Libai prepared a bowl of milk for each of them, and told them to drink it, and he drank half a bowl first.
The fishy smell is not completely removed, but sugar and some ingredients are added, and the taste is unexpectedly good, a little like milk tea.
Some of the family are not used to drinking this taste, and some like it very much, Zhong Libai said that it is okay for adults to not like to drink, there is no need to drink it every day, and the small ones must drink it every day.
Lu Mi'er looked at her brother for help, she didn't like to drink this kind of fishy thing when she was a child, and she wanted her to drink it every day, just thinking about it was uncomfortable enough.
"You see he's useless, he has to drink every day." Zhong Libai noticed her small movements and gave a warning.
Lu Mi'er flattened her mouth, but before she could lose her temper, Zhong Libai continued, "Children can't grow tall if they don't drink milk, and my mother and Uncle Lu can choose not to drink it at home." ”
Zhong Xin liked Lu An and Lu Ping, and the four of them were a little apprehensive at first, but as soon as they heard Zhong Libai's words, the worries in their hearts suddenly dissipated, and they picked up the bowl and gulped a few gulps and drank it.
"Mi'er, look at a few brothers and sisters, they all drank it, and if you don't drink it, you won't grow tall." Zhong Libai reminded Lu Mi'er while drinking milk.
In order to dispel his sister's entanglement, Lu Zhiqiong also lifted the bowl and drank all the milk, endured the action of vomiting, and hurriedly stuffed himself with a mouthful of food.
Lu Mier hugged the bowl bitterly, pecked one bite after another, and her face was wrinkled into buns, which showed that she really didn't like to drink milk.
Zhong Libai didn't rush her, anyway, as long as she drank it, she stared at a few people to eat, urging Zhong Zhong to eat a little more, and didn't have to worry about not having enough food.
Because there is a golden Lu Gongzi in the family, the Lu family is all polished rice, and there is no brown rice mixed at all.
At the beginning, Zhong's mother mentioned a few words, claiming that she couldn't afford to eat like this, and she was worried that Lu Gongzi would say that she would persuade Zhong Libai to give them a few poor food.
Zhong Libai didn't respond to this matter at all, saying that he made money to keep his family fed and clothed, and if he didn't eat well, where was there nutrition, it was easy to spoil his body, and his family eating and drinking had never changed.
Lu Zhiqiong didn't mention this question, he ate whatever Lu Fan did, he ate separately or together, he could get used to it.
The only thing he wasn't used to was Zhong Libai's cooking, which smelled of medicinal residue, which he really couldn't eat, no matter how delicious the food was.
That is, Zhong Libai has been so busy recently that his feet don't touch the ground, so he doesn't have time to cook, usually Lu Fan does it, and Zhong's mother helps to help, and now it has been replaced by Zhongyi.
After dinner, a few people were busy rubbing the balls again, because there were a few more people in the family, Zhong Libai promised to sell an extra hundred catties of balls to the Yinjia Restaurant, and they now need more than three hundred catties every day.
After finishing the work, Zhong Libai went to look at the pudding, and saw that it was all solidified, so he divided it among everyone, but Lu Mi'er, who didn't like to drink milk, claimed that it was delicious.
Everyone asked if it was going to be made and sold, and the taste of this kind of thing was very suitable for the general public, especially those who like to eat sweets.
Zhong Libai claimed that he wouldn't, at most he would cook something for his family to eat and play, because the ingredients of the pudding were too complicated, and the family couldn't afford it for the time being.
And this kind of stuff is unsalable, and if it can't be sold in a day, it can only be smashed in your hands, without a good publicity effect, without a big platform, and it is not profitable.
The next day, Zhong Libai took Lu An and Lu Ping to sell meatballs and deliver them to the Yinjia Restaurant, when he happened to see Boss Mu and gave him two bowls of pudding.
She made a few more bowls yesterday, thinking that if Xu Shan's father and daughter came, they could eat it, Lu Mu could eat it when they came back, and Xu Mao would also have it when he came to the door.
As a result, no one came, and the pudding was left behind, and it was a shame that the weather was not hot now, and she kept it with cold water so that it would not spoil.
The remaining bowls were brought to the town by her, and she planned to give them to Uncle Lian to taste, but she happened to meet Boss Mu, so she gave him two bowls.
Uncle Lian is a top foodie and has eaten a lot of good ingredients, but it was the first time he had eaten the pudding, and his eyes sparkled when he put it in his mouth for the first time.
"Xiaobai, is this a new product?" Uncle Lian asked in a low voice while pulling Zhong Libai, and eating pudding while digging up.
Zhong Libai shook his head, and was about to explain that the family was not for sale, but the shopkeeper of the Yin family came to her in person, saying that Boss Mu had something to discuss.
Zhong Libai guessed that it might be a matter of pudding, and greeted Uncle Lian, but Uncle Lian wanted to go to the Hidden Family Restaurant with him.
Boss Mu is really for the pudding thing, and when he sees someone, he opens his mouth to buy her pudding recipe, and this time he is not stingy, and the exit is five hundred taels.
"Xiaobai, I think this pudding is delicious, if you want to sell it, there will definitely be a profit, you might as well sell it yourself." Uncle Lian proposed.
Zhongli shook his head bitterly and explained to the two, "The cost of pudding is too high, and it can't be done without a big shop, not to mention that this thing will be stored for two days at most." ”
When Boss Mu and Uncle Lian heard this, they immediately became more interested in the pudding, and both of them were very excited, one for food and the other for selling.
"To be honest, there is really no extra population at home, and milk is needed for the raw materials of the pudding." Zhong Libai gave the two of them a little bit of the bottom.
Uncle Lian's eyes immediately lit up, "I know a friend who sells dairy sheep, and this problem can be completely solved." ”
Boss Mu immediately retorted, "Uncle Lian, shouldn't you grab business with me in a small restaurant!" ”
"It's me who got to know Xiaobai first, you're just by the way, and the two of us talked about the pudding first." Uncle Lian didn't give Boss Mu face at all.
"If you are here to eat, you can eat at any time in the future, so why stop me from making money!" Boss Mu didn't give in at all.