Chapter Seventy-Seven: He's the Male Slave
Xi Hongdou really wants to hold a tasting conference, after all, she thinks that there is an indispensable delicacy, and whether there is a market here is also a question, so she called people here first and let everyone eat to see if this "new thing" can be accepted by everyone.
As soon as everyone heard that it was to eat beef, they were naturally willing to come, except for the people who had work in their hands and couldn't leave, everyone else came, and several large tables were full of people, and everyone also brought their own chopsticks according to Xi Hongdou's words, otherwise there were too many people and the kitchen couldn't be divided. In the kitchen, there was a clanging sound of shovels and iron pots, and everyone sat outside with a look of anticipation, waiting for the meal to begin!
Uncle Fang's big spoon was flying up and down, the fire was splashing, and the fragrance was already wafting out of the kitchen, and several plates came out of one pot, and when it was served to everyone, everyone thought that the taste was novel, and they had never eaten it before.
"Everyone's moving chopsticks!" Xi Hongdou saw that everyone was in a wait-and-see state, so he took a sip of it himself, this taste is really fragrant!
Everyone also felt fragrant when they saw Xi Hongdou's expression, and quickly put the meat in their mouths, and then they also felt that although the taste was more "strange", the more they ate, the more flavorful they became, and the large plates were soon gone.
Uncle Fang saw that everyone was eating very quickly, so he said, "No, the meat cutters are tired and stupid!" "I cut six or seven catties of meat in one go, and the one who cut the pier has already gone to the side to rest.
Xi Hongdou saw that everyone's reaction was good, and then said to the uncle: "Let's put this dish on the dinner table in the evening." β
Uncle Fang didn't object, but he still said, "I heard that this spice is precious, so you eat it like this?" β
"Eat, don't be afraid!" Xi Hongdou smiled, the main reason why Hu Ren's spices are sold here is that the distance is long, and all the costs along the way must be counted in the spices, so the price is expensive, but she grows it herself, except for the money to buy land and hire people to take care of the land, there is basically no cost.
When Xiao Zhi came back, Mrs. Xiao was waiting in the old place again, and when she saw that someone had returned, she hurriedly stepped forward to speak.
Mrs. Xiao is already very familiar with the complaint, and after listening to half of Xiao Zhi's words, she heard that Xi Hongdou bought a male slave who returned to Hui, and before she had time to listen to the second half, she hurried to the backyard to find someone.
As a result, I didn't find Xi Hongdou in the backyard, but I saw the male slave that Mrs. Xiao said.
Rue Xiang saw Xiao Zhi looking at Abu stunned, and said, "Young master, this girl bought it back, it's called Abu!" β
"Just him?" Xiao Zhi asked Ruxiang, and after making sure that he was not joking, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't Xi Hongdou who wanted to "hug left and right", he was already there!
Abu looked at Xiao Zhi, there was a wildness in his eyes, Rue Xiang saw it, and quickly explained: "This child sees a stranger like this, it's like a fight, the girl said that she is afraid of being beaten, and she will be better in a few days." β
Xiao Zhi smiled, looked at the little kid, and said, "Young master, I don't hate being fierce!" "The boy naturally has to be a little bloody, and he can't look down on him if he's too cowardly.
After Xi Hongdou finished the tasting, she went back to the yard first, and there was a smell of oil smoke on her body, and she had to change her body.
As a result, before she entered the door, she heard Xiao Zhi's laughter inside, and when she entered the door, Xiao Zhi was bullying children!
Abu was pushing forward, his hands were long, but he was pushed by Xiao Zhi, and his little arms were a little short, but he couldn't reach people.
"Hey, you can provoke even a child!" Xi Hongdou smiled helplessly, Xiao Zhi is sometimes quite reliable, and sometimes he is not as naΓ―ve as a child.
Both of them looked at Xi Hongdou, Xiao Zhi let go of his hand and was about to catch up, but Abu ran to Xi Hongdou as soon as he slipped away, and directly hugged Xi Hongdou's waist and didn't let go, looking like he was wronged and afraid of Xiao Zhi's childish ghost.
"Hey, you spread it out for me!" Xiao Zhi hurriedly stepped forward, he hadn't hugged Xi Hongdou's waist yet, even if Abu was a little kid, he couldn't let him hug it!
Xi Hongdou squatted down, looked at Abu and said, "He's not a bad person, he's a good person, you don't have to be afraid, and you can't hug your waist or thighs, you know?" β
Abu didn't quite understand what Xi Hongdou said, but he guessed a little bit by looking at Xi Hongdou's analogy, and in the end he only pulled the corner of Xi Hongdou's clothes.
Xi Hongdou was also helpless, but he made a lot of progress by pulling the corners of his clothes, and then stood up and said to Xiao Zhi: "Is Madam finished talking to you?" β
Xiao Zhi nodded: "I said, I thought it was some kind of male slave, just such a little brat." He didn't mind much.
When everyone was eating in the evening, Mrs. Xiao said before the meal that she didn't like the smell of beef and mutton, but the meat on the plate was not missing, Xi Hongdou smiled, after all, this time she tried it quite successfully.
The next day, Xi Hongdou first went to the Hanjia grocery store to pick up a customized skewer box, and the large people directly helped deliver the goods, and Xi Hongdou directly let him get it to the grain store, and did not forget to buy a lot of bamboo skewers.
Hu Ping saw that Xi Hongdou was simmering the cut meat in soybean oil, and then put it on with a bamboo skewer, and said: "I have seen people roast fish like this before, can this meat be roasted in the same way?" β
Xi Hongdou nodded and said, "Yes, prepare first today, and you should be able to start selling it in the evening!" β
Sister-in-law Hu came to help, Xiao Feng'er was playing with Abu at the door, Abu can't do without Xi Hongdou now, and he is still very wary of others, and he can only feel at ease when he follows Xi Hongdou.
In the evening, Xi Hongdou's barbecue grill was put on the table, and the charcoal-smoked smoke drifted far away in the wind, and everyone gathered around to watch the excitement.
Xi Hongdou was also open-minded, so he shouted: "Today's top 100 people, each person will try a bunch for free!" β
As soon as everyone heard that it was free, they were naturally interested, and who didn't like it? There was a long queue all of a sudden, and Xi Hongdou had more than 300 strings here for a long time, and Sister-in-law Hu didn't stop here.
After everyone tasted it, they all thought it was good, and then they started to buy, the price of Xi Hongdou is not high, if it is too high, most people are reluctant to buy it, she wants to do nothing on the street, of course, she hopes to set the price at the best level that everyone can consume.
In one night, she sold more than 600 skewers, and the bamboo skewers and charcoal were not enough, so Hu Ping went to the grocery store to buy them, and Hu's sister-in-law was busy skewering the skewers, and finally there was no meat, so it was over.
"Tomorrow everyone, please be early, the meat is sold out today!" Xi Hongdou shouted at everyone, many people didn't buy it and felt regretful, so they asked when it would start selling tomorrow, Xi Hongdou thought about it, and said: "It's still sold in the evening!" "She doesn't have a fixed place now, and the grain shop has to operate normally during the day, and this stall is temporarily okay at the door of the rice shop, and she is afraid that it will affect the sale of grain all day.
As soon as the stall was harvested, Xi Hongdou went to buy cattle again, and sold it for only one cow a day, and tomorrow the mutton skewers will also be served together, but the charcoal fire and bamboo skewers must also be prepared in advance, otherwise they will be as busy as today.
The female boss who sold cattle and sheep saw that Xi Hongdou only bought cattle and sheep yesterday, and she came to buy cattle today, so she naturally wanted to be entertained.
"Boss, what if I still want to buy cattle and sheep in the future? It should only be these two months, how can I buy it after two months? Xi Hongdou said that this time she wants to make a long-term deal.
The female boss called Daguli, and said: "Then we can deliver the goods, but it is not easy to deliver them one by one, if it is more than twenty, it is okay." "After all, there is a cost on the road.
Xi Hongdou nodded and said, "Then how can I contact you?" β
Daguli said: "Your Yanyun's imperial court has specially set up a post house for Huifu, which can deliver letters!" As she spoke, she took a piece of paper with her address on it, and said, "If you want cattle and sheep in the future, write to here!" β
Xi Hongdou Next, the paper was written in Yanyun characters, although it was crooked, but it was still recognizable, it seemed that Daguli had also prepared a lot, and even the "business card" was ready.
This time, Xi Hongdou bought two more cows, and it takes time to wear skewers, so she will be dressed in advance, and she won't have to be busy then, but in this situation, she still has to hire someone to do the work.
As soon as Hu Ping heard that he was going to hire people, he went to the refugee camp to find people, and some of the refugees left Kyoto City in the spring and returned to their hometowns, and there were not many people in the refugee camp, so they found two strong laborers.
Two people, one named Liang Sheng and the other Cui Shan, are both one person who feeds the whole family and is not hungry.
"My sleeping place is a little tight, and the city gate will close early after the end of business at night, so you two can only live here first. During the day, the main thing is to cut the meat and wear the meat skewers, and in the evening, it is to grill the skewers, and I will leave the grilling method to you. Xi Hongdou said.
As soon as Hu Ping heard that he was going to hand over all the practices to others, he whispered, "Is this okay?" Aren't you afraid that people will learn and leave? β
"Don't be afraid." Xi Hongdou said, the method is actually very simple, as long as you have long eyes, you can do it, the main soul of her skewer is cumin, rich people can buy cumin and make it themselves, but the cost of her cumin is low, and it is better for others to make it themselves than to buy her ready-made food to save money.
Xi Hongdou and Sister-in-law Hu first taught the two how to get it, and when the skewers were skewered a thousand times, Xi Hongdou began to teach the two how to roast, and when it was evening, people began to come up, Xi Hongdou didn't leave, and guarded here first, after all, Liang Sheng and Cui Shan are still in the internship stage, and if there is any problem, she can also come out to solve it.
One night, the business went well, although Liang Sheng seemed to be a little bit talkative, but he worked hard, and he didn't get tired until dark, and then the bells of the curfew in the city rang, and everyone left.
Xi Hongdou hurriedly greeted and ran home first, and finally arrived home before the end of the final bell, if he didn't get home, he would be blocked by the city's patrol army, and nine times out of ten he would be interrogated and peeled off a layer of skin.
Xiao Zhi was waiting in the front hall, Xi Hongdou came back a little late, and he was not at ease.