Chapter 22: Fruit Soup

Qingshi County is located in Gangneung Province, which is located next to the traffic artery from north to south, although it is a county seat, it is relatively prosperous. Recently, due to the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty crossing the Yangtze River to quell the rebellion, the war has become more and more prosperous, except for some decrees issued by the court, Qingshi County has really not been affected.

Of course, the credit for this stability is also due to the efforts of the county officials. Among them, the county Cheng Ye Feng, who is deeply valued by the county commander, is the one who has contributed the most. Ye Feng, who is not yet thirty years old, knows how to be flexible, has some background, and the county magistrate who is not stupid is also willing to let Ye Feng show his face. Ye Feng also understood the mind of the county commander, and as a deputy, he also did his best and did it himself.

Coincidentally, Ye Feng, who was suddenly working hard, suddenly wanted to find someone to drink, so he came to the master bookkeeper, but saw Lu Erniang, mother and son. Ye Feng has been in Qingshi County for so long, and the only thing he has done to embarrass himself is to register Lu Erniang, mother and son from Jiangnan. Moreover, the person who asked him to do things was still his classmates and friends Song Yuan and Song Zicheng, who had been kind to him.

Ye Feng also knew a little about him and the Lu family from Song Yuan's mouth, so he went through the 'back door' for Song Yuan. Fortunately, since the three members of the Lu family settled in Qinghe Village, they have not caused any trouble, nor have they relied on his reputation as a county leader to show off their might. On the contrary, on some festivals, Ye Feng can receive some thank-you gifts from the Lu family. Moreover, those thank-you gifts were all gifts that were not eye-catching and would not cause trouble to Ye Feng. Therefore, Ye Feng's impression of Lu Erniang is still good.

"Lady Lu, why did you suddenly come to the county office, you also want to do business in the county?" Ye Feng looked at the five or six people in a row, and under the guidance of the catcher in front, he pressed his handprint, and suddenly realized what Lu Erniang was here to do.

Since the war started in the south of the Yangtze River, many rebels have smuggled into the north of the Yangtze River to cause chaos in various state capitals. In order to calm the people, the court did a lot of measures. One of them is that a merchant who wants to do business in the prefectures and counties must be registered with each yamen. Only by holding the small sign given by the yamen can you do business locally.

When Lu Erniang saw Ye Feng approaching, she felt that the eyes around her fell on her, and hurriedly said: "Lord Ye, the folk woman wanted to do business, so she came to the county government to register and receive the brand." ”

"Oh." Ye Feng also felt the gaze around him, so he nodded and didn't say anything more. However, when he turned to leave, he nodded to the fast catcher. Seeing this, the fast catcher immediately understood what Ye Feng meant, and immediately welcomed Lu Erniang to the front and registered for her first. After Lu Erniang took over the sign, she sent the three members of the Lu family out of the county government very diligently.

"A-Niang, that person just now is Mr. Song's classmate, Lord County?" Only then did Lu Xiang'er remember who the somewhat familiar person was, and after Lu Erniang nodded, she said again: "A-Niang, then the house we went to before is the mansion of the county lord." ”

Lu Erniang carried Lu Xiang'er to the ox cart and smiled: "Yes, you were so confused just now, you forgot to tell you." Okay, let's go to the restaurants in the county, you're done. ”

"It's a little cold, so I'll hold Xiang'er." Lu Hong hugged Lu Xiang'er into his arms with a smile, and Lu Erniang nodded and slowly left the county government in an ox cart.

Ye Feng, who was standing in the dark, watched the three members of the Lu family leave, and muttered for a while before saying to Ye Shun, the attendant beside him, "Madame said that the fruit soup is delicious?" ”

"Yes, sir. Da Lang and Ji Lang also ate a lot. ”

"That's right." Ye Feng nodded, and said: "You immediately take my name thorn and secretly follow them, and when you see them in that restaurant, you will take the first step to say to the shopkeeper, so that they don't embarrass Mrs. Lu." ”

"Yes, the little ones will go." Ye Shun has followed Ye Feng for many years, so he naturally knows that without Song Yuan, he would not be Ye Feng today, and he also knows that the three members of the Lu family are what Song Yuan asked Ye Feng to take care of. Holding Ye Feng's famous thorn, Ye Shun was also very dedicated to helping the three members of the Lu family in secret.

Lu Erniang's mother and son didn't know this, and they were secretly wondering. This is already the third one, and the shopkeeper was reluctant at first, but as soon as Lu Erniang walked out of the store, the shopkeeper quickly chased it out and agreed to leave a jar of 'fruit soup'. Back and forth, when Lu Erniang was about to return to Qinghe Village, there were only two jars left on the ox cart that had not been sold.

"Auntie, I feel that those shopkeepers are a little weird. They all said no, but as soon as I left, they chased me out. It's so strange that it's inconsistent. Lu Hong sat next to Lu Erniang with Lu Xiang'er in his arms, his brows furrowed slightly.

Lu Erniang smiled indifferently and said, "Brother Hong, although A-Niang doesn't know what's going on." But A-Niang knows that this is a good thing for us, and you don't have to think about it so much. ”

Lu Hong raised his head and found that Lu Erniang's face had that kind of heartfelt smile, and there was a sudden idea in her heart that she knew what was going on. But Lu Xiang'er was sure that Lu Erniang, who was from a merchant family, knew that it was Ye Feng's strength. Only Lu Hong, who doesn't know much about human feelings, can't see that Ye Feng is the only one who can help the three members of the Lu family in Qingshi County. And Lu Xianger wants to talk to the county this time, and the goal to be achieved is that the restaurants and restaurants in the county have left 'fruit soup'.

Speaking of this 'fruit soup', it is actually Lu Xiang'er's most common food in her previous life, canned fruit. After Lu Xiang'er picked out the pears and peaches that could be used to make fruit wine, the remaining one-third of the fruits, she had already thought of making canned fruits. Because Lu Xianger didn't know how to interpret the word 'canned', she called it 'fruit soup'.

The practice of canned fruit, Lu Xianger is very familiar. In her previous life, because of the high pressure of work, Lu Xianger would study some strange things during her vacation. At that time, the house she rented in that city was a courtyard house, and four families lived in it, one of which was the landlord and the old couple. The landlady used to be an old worker in a food factory, and he was very good at making canned fruit. Lu Xianger once studied with the landlord for a few days, and the canned fruit she made was no worse than the one she bought.

This time to make fruit wine and purchase fruits, Lu Xianger had long expected that there would definitely be a lot of fruits that could not be made into wine. Therefore, she had already planned to make canned leftover fruits and sell them in the county. First, you can make a little money, and secondly, it can be regarded as exploring the way for the upcoming fruit wine to be launched.

What makes Lu Xiang'er happiest is that with Ye Feng's secret help today, those shopkeepers will definitely know that the Lu family is familiar with Ye Feng. Therefore, even if the price of the brewed wine does not increase due to the price of grain, the fruit wine will be easily accepted by the shopkeepers. As the saying goes, if there is a sale, there will be a purchase. As long as someone feels that this fruit wine is good, the market for fruit wine will slowly open up, and the wealth will naturally roll in. Thinking of this, the joy in Lu Xiang'er's heart couldn't stop bubbling out.

"Xiang'er, what are you thinking, she smiled. It's all home, and I don't get out of the car yet. Lu Hong patted Lu Xiang'er's little face, and grinned and carried her out of the ox cart. Although Lu Hong was a little strange about today's experience, it did not prevent him from being happy that he had made money today.

Today, there are a total of ten jars of 'fruit soup' pulled to the county, but only two jars remain. The price of each jar was 200 wen, and a total of more than one or two pieces of silver were earned, which Lu Hong never expected. Lu Hong, who was happy in his heart, specially grabbed two more handfuls of grass for the family's cattle to reward it for its efforts today.

After putting away the money earned by Lu Erniang, she took the pork she bought from the county and went into the kitchen to cook dinner. Lu Xiang'er had already come to the wine cellar in the mud room to check the fermentation of the fruit wine. After feeling that there was nothing wrong, Lu Xiang'er's thinking drifted again. Imagine that after the fruit wine is brewed, with Ye Feng's invisible help, it shouldn't be long before he will have a winery.

Just thinking about it, I heard Lu Hong's voice enter the wine cellar: "Xiang'er, come out quickly, Xiu'er is here......"

"Got it, brother, I'll be out right away." Lu Xiang'er thought that the leftover canned fruit should be given to her good neighbors, so she immediately crawled out of the wine cellar. The entrance to the cellar was tightly covered before running out of the mud room.