Chapter 391: Xiao Song Jiu looked at the house, and Murong Xi rubbed rice
The delicatessen sells more than thirty ducks a day, so that there are more than thirty pairs of duck wings and duck paws, and these one hundred and twenty or thirty winged paws are stacked together to fill a small bucket.
Because the salted duck is boiled for free, Du Mei made these duck wings and duck feet into sauce and sold them, but the people on the dock did not last long after tasting the fresh, and everyone was still keen to buy the salted duck.
Seeing that the duck wings and duck claws were neglected, Du Mei had to send the sauced duck wings and duck claws to the Qinghe County restaurant, and use the duck wings and duck claws to make cold dishes together, but a table of diners only ordered one, so the sale was limited after all, and she thought about using the duck wings and duck claws to make soup, but its taste was not as strong as the whole duck soup, so the price was low in the end, and there were not many people who ordered.
Du Mei racked her brains to find a way, but the duck wings and duck claws still couldn't find a good way out, so even if she watched thirty saltwater ducks sell out early every day, she didn't dare to let one more duck be killed on the mountain village.
On this day, Song Jiu came to the dock of Jiangling City again, this time he customized a special duck cage, which allowed the ducks to stand in it, so this time more than 1,000 of them were all sent to the villa safely through the Xicheng wharf.
Du Mei's delicatessen business is booming, Song Jiu looked at the people queuing up to buy ducks, and couldn't wait to open a restaurant, when he learned that Du Mei had been in Jiangling City for so long, he didn't ask Ye Dan if he had bought a house, he was anxious all of a sudden.
"Shopkeeper Ye will do it, you can rest assured." Du Mei kept his hands on him, and said to Song Jiu in a hurry.
"How can this work, it was far away before, and it was inconvenient to come and go, now that I'm here, I should always go and see, otherwise Shopkeeper Ye should think that we are using him as a person." Song Jiu said dissatisfied.
"Shopkeeper Ye is not a person with a small belly, I have known him for so long, I have long been familiar with him, he is very safe, otherwise Luo Meixuan would not be as prosperous as it is today." Du Mei was not in a hurry at all, and said slowly.
"How can I compare myself to you? Why don't you come with me to have a look? Song Jiu saw that Du Mei was not in a hurry or impatient, so he had to beg her softly.
"Alright, alright, wait until I'm done with my morning's business!" Du Mei was entangled by Song Jiu, but she thought about it, Song Jiu was far away in Huizhou, and when he came to come here with a group of cooks, it was understandable that he wanted to know more about the situation.
At noon, Du Mei simply made some lunch, the three of them ate, leaving Xiaoqi to look at the storefront, she took Song Jiu, according to the address marked on the map that Ye Dan showed them before, and slowly looked for it.
"Look!" Du Meiyang pointed his hand and said with some excitement.
Song Jiu walked to the front to see, this is really a three-story storefront, it is located in the south of the royal street, the market entrance is excellent, the surrounding roads extend in all directions, it is a very prosperous area, there are many shops next to the small building, silk village, furniture store, porcelain shop...... Squeezed and crowded, and so on.
The door of the small building was hidden, Song Jiu pushed it, and it actually opened, he glanced at Du Mei, and asked boldly, "Is there anyone inside?" ”
"Who?" A middle-aged man came out of it.
"Uncle Lin, are you here?" Du Mei asked with some surprise.
"Meizi, it's been a long time since I've been here to Luomei Xuan, what ...... is this today?" Lin Ping was holding a booklet in his left hand and a wolf in his right hand, as if he was writing something.
"You're here, I'm relieved, it proves that Shopkeeper Ye has bought this place." Du Mei said with a smile.
"Isn't it, Shopkeeper Ye asked me to register the things here today, and by the way, see where they still need to be repaired." Lin Ping flipped the booklet to the previous page and handed it to Du Mei to read.
Du Mei took it and looked at it carefully, the whole paper was full of writing, the tables, chairs and benches were clearly listed, the slight cracks in the corners of the walls, and the slight traces of rain leakage on the roof did not escape Lin An's eyes, and he recorded them in detail one by one.
"Uncle Lin, let's go around, let's not get in the way of you." Du Mei asked softly.
"Feel free to do so, just watch." Lin An waved his hand.
"This house is a bit old and needs some extra decoration." Du Mei and Song Jiu turned around and went back to the front to talk.
"Shopkeeper Ye has already found several craftsmen and masters with the best craftsmanship in Jiangling City, and he has personally drawn three drawings, and he will start repairing them the day after tomorrow." Lin An recorded several bottles and cans on the Bogu shelf in the booklet.
"Where is he now? I want to see what he did. Song Jiu said with great interest.
"Oh, it's unfortunate today, the shopkeeper Ye went back to Sheshan Town early in the morning." Lin An said apologetically.
"Why did he go back all of a sudden?" Du Mei asked suspiciously. It is said that Xiaolou is busy decorating and repairing, and if Ye Dan is fine, he will not leave here.
"I heard Peach Red and Willow Green say that Shopkeeper Ye is going back to pay tribute to his parents with Shopkeeper Xiaoye." Lin An sighed.
"The house, this is settled, as for the drawings, don't look at it, the next time you come, I'm afraid the house will be repaired, and it will look better at that time." Du Mei turned to Song Jiu and said.
"That's all there is to it." Although Song Jiu failed to get his wish, he finally saw the house and settled down.
The two returned to the dock, and Song Jiu saw that it was still dark, so he decided to go back to Huizhou overnight. Du Mei did not keep him, and sent him half a chopped duck to eat on the boat.
Day after day, like flowing water, it will be late this day, Du Mei is preparing dinner in the back kitchen, Xiao Qibai is bored to sit in front of the store and look at the store, she is raised as a boy when she is a child, girls will, she will not, occasionally help Du Mei once, and almost set the kitchen on fire, therefore, no matter how busy Du Mei is, he does not dare to let Xiao Qi enter the kitchen, for fear that he will help more and more.
"Sister, I'm afraid there will be only some duck wings and duck claws left today." Xiao Qi looked at the five or six shiny and ruddy sauce duck wings and duck claws in the tray, frowned and shouted at the back kitchen.
"Don't worry, it's really not good, let's save it for the evening to eat." Du Mei lit a fire in the stove and responded.
"It's all bones, and there's no meat, so it's too hard to gnaw!" Xiao Qi muttered, and then hurriedly covered his mouth and suppressed the volume, for fear that Du Mei would hear it.
There is only one door between the back kitchen and the front counter, Du Mei vaguely heard Xiao Qi's muttering, she has been thinking about this matter in her heart for the past few days, in the dream, Du Mei and her best friend clearly prefer to eat duck wings and duck feet, but they are shallow about large pieces of duck meat.
But in the Dashun Dynasty, on the contrary, people on the dock prefer to eat saltwater ducks, and only those who have not caught up, but want to eat this bite very much, will retreat to the next best thing, and have no choice but to buy some duck wings and duck claws to eat. More people are willing to wait until tomorrow and get up early to line up to buy salted duck.
Du Mei listened to Xiao Qi's words at this time, and suddenly felt that his heart lit up, the coolies on the dock were all heavy physical work, of course they wanted to buy food, duck legs were often bought by them, and duck breasts were slightly thinner, which was more liked by the dock steward and the shipowner.
For a long time, Du Mei's duck is fat and oily, and the meat is firm, and it cannot reach the state of modern duck with thin skin and soft meat, and now it seems that this is more suitable for the taste of the people of the Dashun Dynasty.
Only this duck wing duck claw, is there really no way out?
"Ame, Amei? Ame! Murong Xi somehow suddenly came today, Xiao Qi recognized him, opened the door and let him in, he walked to the back kitchen, and saw Du Mei sitting in the stove thinking about things, he even screamed a few times, Du Mei shouldn't be, he couldn't help but raise his voice.
Du Mei was immersed in her own thoughts, and was interrupted by a sudden voice, and looked up at Murong Xi a little blankly, "Why are you here?" ”
"It's been a few days since your delicatessen opened, and I haven't eaten it yet, so for the sake of me helping you find a house and repair the house, you have to treat me to a treat or two." Murong said with a grin.
"You should have said it in advance, I'm here now, the saltwater duck has already been sold out, I'll make braised fish today, can you eat it?" Du Mei lifted the lid of the pot and sprinkled it with minced green onions, and the red fish soup boiled slightly, and the rich aroma of fresh fragrance overflowed.
"I see that you still have a counter, why, are you reluctant to give me food?" Murong Xi stood in front of Du Mei with his hands in his hands.
"What's reluctant, you help me so much, don't say a few duck wings and duck claws, it's a whole duck, if you like it, just eat it." Du Mei platters the fish and places it on the kitchen table.
"Xiao Qi, close the counter, bring in the remaining duck wings and duck claws, let's eat." Du Mei walked to the door and looked towards Xiao Qidao outside.
"Well, come on." Xiao Qi answered, and cleaned up with his hands and feet.
Du Mei shabu the pot, quickly fried a plate of celery and dried beans, burned a large bowl of duck fat greens, and found another plate to put duck wings and duck feet.
"Aren't duck wings and duck claws easy to sell?" The three of them sat down, and Murong Xi looked at the ruddy lo-mei on the plate and asked.
"If it's good to sell, where can I stay until now!" Xiao Qi pouted and said.
"You can try it, there is only this today, it is marinated in sauce, and it is not the same flavor as salted duck, if you come tomorrow, I will send a duck to Aunt Wu in the morning." Du Mei gave Murong Xi a piece of duck wing.
"You have no conscience, I don't come to eat every day, you dislike me now." Murong Xi grabbed the duck wing, took a bite, and looked at Du Mei with peach blossom eyes full of resentment.
"Eat you." Du Mei avoided his gaze and buried his head in eating.
"The taste of the duck wings is good, the sauce is rich, the skin and meat are firm, and the bones are crispy and fragrant." Murong Xi ate one and praised it.
"You eat another duck paw." Du Mei picked him up with another one.
"There is no meat in the duck feet, but the skin is chewy, and if it is paired with wine, the more you eat it, the more fragrant it is, it will be even better." Murong Xi pulled out the bones of the knuckles of the duck's claws and said vaguely.
"Shochu is pickled duck, can't be given to you!" Xiao Qi looked at him vigilantly.
"There is really a sister, there must be a sister, I just say this, if I dare to drink at your sister's place, she must not throw me out." Murong Xi smiled bitterly.
"As you say, it tastes pretty good, and the coolies on the docks drink at the end of the night, but why would they rather buy expensive saltwater ducks than cheap duck wings?" Du Mei asked with a frown.
"Even if you ask this on the point, the coolies drink to relieve fatigue and hunger, and it is better to eat and drink together, but you don't have a bite of real meat for half a day, and it consumes time and wine, of course they don't want to buy it." Murong Xi said with half a duck paw in his hand.
"But didn't you just say ......," Du Mei looked at him suspiciously.
"You know what? There is another way to drink alcohol. Murong Xi smiled slyly.