"This fruit is neither sour nor sweet, and it has a strange taste, and the taste is not good." Chen Xiuya said.

"Although the taste is lighter, the juice is abundant and the color is beautiful, which is a novelty fruit." Song Su also added.

"I think it's delicious, sweet and sour, it's so appetizing." Qin Baiting said.

"Well, this thing, called tomatoes, is a vegetable, it can also be said to be a fruit, but most importantly, it can be made into a condiment!" Hua Manxi saw that everyone was confused, and began to explain.

"This raw tomato, you can eat it directly, you can mix it with sugar, and then you can cook it, you can cook it, you can scramble eggs, you can slip pork ribs, you can stew beef brisket, you can cook soup, you can make cold dishes, if it is made into condiments, it can be called tomato sauce, this tomato sauce has more uses, you can cook vegetables, sweet and sour dishes are indispensable to it, the dishes with it are more sweet and sour, and you can also eat bread, of course, I am not talking about the kind of bread with filling, It is the Western-style bread in the dim sum shop on our Shishan County Food Street, which can also be used as a salad, this salad, anyway, is very versatile, particularly delicious, and has the effect of beauty and weight loss! ”

"Chef Flower, you're such a treasure, how did you know this thing could be eaten?" Qin Baiting's eyes when he looked at Hua Manxi at this time would glow, and he praised it seriously.

"Well, you don't care how I know, anyway, I mean, after I go back, I want to develop this place, look at the cultivation of this kind of tomatoes, and then make tomato sauce, sell it, this business must be very profitable, if you are all interested, you can invest some money, I will calculate the shares according to the proportion, and give you a profit when the time comes."

"Doing business, isn't that what merchants do? I don't want to make all this money in copper and silver! Chen Xiuya was the first not to participate.

"Naturally, I will participate, and I will bring you all my money when I turn around." Chen Xiuli was the first to stand up.

"I'm also involved, I'm also involved, I'll give you five thousand taels!" Qin Baiting immediately supported.

"Big brother, I also want to make money, and I also want to participate." Song Su saw that Qin Baiting was involved, and immediately set his eyes on Song Yan.

and Song Qiao and Song Qiao both looked at Song Yan with blank eyes.

Song Yan was like a fish in his throat, this Qin Baiting was five thousand taels of silver as soon as he came out, if several of them were involved, wouldn't he want him to take out twenty thousand taels of silver? Where did he get that much money?

Although Shen Huai was a little moved, he was rational after all, and he suddenly said: "Although Chef Hua's cooking skills are good, but everyone eats this thing in their mouths, and there is no novelty in it, Chef Hua is boastful, why don't you make a few dishes to taste?" How about making another decision? ”

"Yes, yes, Chef Flower, what can you do with this? Let's go get something to eat first, shall we? Song Yan rarely broke the siege, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"You can make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fish stew with tomatoes, stir-fried meat with tomatoes, stir-fried zucchini with tomatoes, beef brisket stewed with tomatoes, potatoes with tomatoes, ribs with tomatoes, and so on," Hua Manxi said truthfully.

"Then let's try our luck first." Song Yan and Song Su took their swords and went into the forest.

Hua Manxi finished eating the tomatoes in his hand and said, "Anyway, it's idle and idle, let's go around and see if we can pick some mushrooms or something, winter bamboo shoots or something, and wild vegetables or something, if the rescue boat comes late, you can still eat and drink well." ”

Chen Xiuli and Danyun both nodded, and responded in unison, "Okay." ”

Qin Qingrong, who had been silent, actually spoke: "Chef Hua, can I go with you?" ”

"Of course you can, more than one person has more strength." The flowers are full of streams.

"Then I'll go, I'll go too." Song Qiao and Song Qiao also said.

The group followed the footsteps of Song Yan and Song Su Qin Baiting and also went to the forest, these forests are very wide, there are some fallen leaves on the ground, but there are not many, the sound of birdsong is squeaking, and it sounds relaxed.

Hua Manxi knew a lot of wild vegetables, fungus, mushrooms, etc., some bamboo shoots, and a lot of pheasants and hares, unconsciously, they walked to the lake a few days ago, this time, they saw a group of geese swimming in the lake, and they were not afraid to see people, and continued to swim leisurely.

"Chef Flower, there's goose eggs here! What a big nest of goose eggs! Qin Qingrong suddenly let out an excited cry.

When the group heard her cry, they all ran over, and sure enough, they saw a nest of small bowls of goose eggs hidden under the weeds!

"I've never seen such a big goose egg, it turns out that the goose egg is like this!" Song Qiao was surprised.

"I've never seen a goose egg this big!" Hua Manxi said, "But the goose eggs are scrambled and eaten, and the taste is not as good as the eggs, but now I can only take a bite first." ”

Danyun's skillful hands are comparable to that of a girl, he knitted a basket for Qin Qingrong to pick up coconuts last night, and now they all came in handy, putting down wild vegetables and goose eggs.

Danyun picked up two more fish from the lake, and the group began to return to the cave and start cooking.

It turned out that there was a small stream hidden behind the cave that was hidden by the trees, and they didn't even see it yesterday, so they spared so far away to go to the waterfall to cook.

At this time, the pot was set up, Hua Manxi killed the fish, stewed the fish with tomatoes, opened three goose eggs, fried them with tomatoes, and finally stewed a pot of miscellaneous mushroom soup with tomatoes, put fungus, wild mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and wild vegetables, and stewed a big pot.

In the end, Hua Manxi made a simple juicer out of bamboo, and squeezed a bamboo tube of tomato juice for everyone.

Song Yan came back smelling the fragrance, and the two of them carried a small wild boar together, wiped their sweat and said, "It's eaten, isn't it cooking pork rib soup?" I haven't killed this pig yet. ”

"Let's eat first, and save this for the evening." Qin Baiting had already put down the wild egg he was holding in his arms, quickly washed his hands, and began to take out his own dishes and chopsticks.

Everyone scooped a bowl of mixed vegetables and tomato soup, and then they ate fried goose eggs with tomatoes and stewed fish with tomatoes.

"Fortunately, this fish doesn't smell fishy, there is no cooking wine on this island, there is no ginger, and only some tomatoes are used to cook such a sweet and sour taste, which is really good." Chen Xiuli commented.

"And this goose egg, I have never liked to eat goose eggs, this way, it is not firewood, and it is a little delicious." Shen Huai also agreed, "I think Chef Hua's idea is feasible, and I originally intended to invest money." ”

"Wow, this tomato is so delicious, so delicious, it would be even more perfect if you could add a little sugar." Song Qiao and Song Qiao couldn't put down the tomato juice in this bamboo tube.

"Since the eldest brother thinks it is feasible, then I will also invest money." Shen Miaojun also felt very good after eating this tomato juice, and added, "Chef Hua said, this thing can also be beautiful and lose weight, if you return to Kyoto, it will not be enough for those celebrity ladies and ladies to rob them like crazy!" ”

"Yes, it's a pity that Chef Hua is wronged in Shishan County, he should go to Kyoto to open a restaurant, of course, the best thing is to choose the imperial chef. If you enter the palace and become an imperial chef, you can let those pretentious imperial chefs understand what a real chef is. "Qin Baiting's praise for Huamanxi is very high,

"Qin Gongzi said with a smile, I'm just a small country trader." Hua Manxi was a little embarrassed to be praised, "But I still have some ideas about seasoning, such as this tomato sauce, if it comes out, it will definitely be very popular, everyone rest assured, since I dare to ask you to invest money, I will definitely not let you lose money." ”

"Since Chef Hua has said so, then let's vote for some too, big brother, please-" Song Qiao and Song Qiao had already been itching, but they had no money in their pockets, so they could only beg Song Yan first.

Song Yan didn't believe in Hua Manxi's ideas and abilities, but although he was the eldest son of the Song family, the person in charge of the accounts in the family was still his mother, and he didn't get married, so where was there so much silver.

But it's hard to say this, if it is said that he is a dignified son who waits for Yi'an, he can't take out a mere 20,000 taels of silver, where will his Song family's face go?

In desperation, Song Yan could only disappoint the fun with a straight face: "This matter can be discussed later, if tomorrow, the rescue ship has not yet come, we have to think about going out first." ”

"Yes, I wanted to come here for a few days, but I didn't expect to be delayed on this island." Shen Huai said with a condensed expression on Song Yan's words.

Qin Baiting looked suddenly expressive: "If you come, you will be safe, the mountains and rivers on this island are beautiful, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the flower chef carefully cooks this pure natural food every day, isn't it very good?" ”

"Okay? I don't think Chef Hua has much salt with him, and if he stays any longer, he won't even have to eat salt. Chen Xiuya glanced at Qin Baiting and said angrily.

As soon as she said this, Qin Baiting and Chen Xiuli couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing.

"On this seaside, you are still worried about the lack of salt, you go and take a sip of the sea water to drink, and see if the salt is salty to kill you! This sea water, when it is dried, is salt, and you are still worried about the lack of salt! Qin Baiting glanced at her, sighed slightly, and said, "It's terrible to be uneducated, I heard that you are often at the bottom of the school's homework over there?" It's really worse than me. ”

"Who, who's at the bottom! Are you embarrassed to say me? You're educated, you're great, it's just that your sister can't even pick up a story! Chen Xiuya was annoyed and angry, glared at Qin Baiting, and argued with reason.

"My sister is just a little timid, and she doesn't want to speak, what about you, your eldest brother is still Tanhualang, even His Majesty has praised him for his brilliant writing, but you even know that the sea water is salty, is it a shame?" Qin Baiting snorted coldly.

"How can I compare with him, I am not from the same mother's womb as him!" Chen Xiuya said almost without thinking.