108. Pickles and tofu workshop
When Xie Qingshan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly urged: "What's the way, tell me quickly!" ”
Xie Xuan sat on the kang and said to Xie Qingshan: "Last time, we invited Ying Dutou and Sun Dutou to eat in Taihe Building in the county seat, and there was a pickle in it, called Sauce Datong Ginger with bamboo shoots, do you remember?" ”
"Why don't you remember? A plate of pickles sold for the price of meat dishes, and I felt sorry for the money while eating! Xie Qingshan smiled.
Xie Xuan couldn't help laughing, and asked again, "Does Grandpa think it's delicious?" ”
"Why doesn't it taste good? It's fragrant and crispy, obviously the entrance is salty and fragrant, but the aftertaste is a little sweet, and I don't know how people make it, so you can make the pickles delicious, and you can sell them at the price of meat dishes......"
"Grandpa, I have a recipe for making pickles, which is better than Taihelou. Let's not have a price as high as Taihe Building, grandpa, tell me, will anyone buy it when it's done? Xie Xuan asked Xie Qingshan with a smile.
Xie Qingshan couldn't help but sit up again, but was pressed down by Xie Xuan.
"If it's really better than Taihe Building, and the price is lower than theirs, someone is guaranteed to buy it!" Xie Qingshan said with a happy face: "Xuanxuan, are you serious? ”
"Of course it's true, I'm going to teach this recipe to my mother, and I don't have to let my father know, let him know, maybe he will be stolen by the Li family!" Xie Xuan raised her eyebrows and said with disgust:
"Just let my father give my mother a shot, he has no idea, and he has to let my mother be in charge of the family in the future. My mother learned this craft, she earned money in the future, and she was tough at home, and no one in the Li family could look down on her in the future! ”
"Good Xuanxuan, you still think long-term!" Xie Qingshan couldn't help but sigh, "With this craft, you can pass it on!" ”
It turns out that in ancient times, there were no greenhouses, and all fresh vegetables could only be dried or pickled except for freshly eaten. In winter, the vegetables that people generally eat are pickles, sauerkraut, pickles, and they are in great demand. Even pickles are indispensable on the emperor's dinner table, and in the recipes of Zhu Yuanzhang that have been handed down through the dynasties, there are pickles such as sweet pickled melon and eggplant, sauce Datong ginger, etc.
In the first strange book of the Ming Dynasty, "Golden Bottle Plum", Ximenqing's daily food also often appears pickles, ten melon eggplant, five-sided tempeh, and sugar garlic are all side dishes that Ximenqing often eats. And not only in winter, but also in spring and summer, cold noodles are eaten, and pickles are also indispensable.
It can be said that in ancient times, when there were no greenhouses to supply fresh vegetables at any time, pickles and pickles accompanied the tables of the ancient people almost every day.
"My aunt's side, let's open a tofu shop for them!" Xie Xuan counted with his fingers: "My aunt lives in Wangjiazhuang, which is far away from the county seat and Huluzhuang, and it is not convenient for people to buy anything, and they usually have to run far to buy meat and tofu." I thought, if my aunt's family opened a tofu factory, wouldn't everyone in the nearby villages have to buy it from my aunt's house? ”
"Yes, your grandma went to see your aunt, and they all brought a piece of meat and two pieces of tofu, and it was really inconvenient for them to buy things over there." Xie Qingshan nodded again and again.
"Moreover, my aunt's family not only sells tofu, but also those dried tofu, tofu skin, yuba, and thousands of zhang, and they are not cheaper than tofu!"
Xie Xuan said a little embarrassed: "Actually, there is another reason, my mother can make pickles alone, she still has to take care of Xiao Shenglin, and she doesn't have so much time." One or two people are busy opening a tofu shop, my aunt's family has three people, and Sister Qin and Brother Hong are also older, so you don't have to worry about them......"
Xie Qingshan smiled and said, "Xuanxuan, you think about it thoroughly, grandpa is not as good as you!" ”
Seeing that Xie Qingshan was happy, Xie Xuan even told his own plans.
"Grandpa, we might as well buy a shop in Linzhang County to sell cooked meat and meat. We used to buy the roast chicken from the Jiang family's roast chicken shop, as well as the braised pork roast chicken in the county, and the taste was nothing more than that. I have a good recipe, let's marinate it ourselves when we go back, grandpa, you try it, it must be better than them combined! Suddenly thinking of something, Xie Xuan's eyes lit up, and then said:
"It's the dried tofu, tofu skin, yuba, and thousands of pieces from the tofu workshop, and we can also marinate and sell it!"
Xie Qingshan listened to Xie Xuan's plans for the future, and said with a smile: "Our generations of farmers have never had any great skills, and they can only shave food in those two acres of land, and it has always been difficult to make money. Why is this suddenly in your mouth, you can make money for anything! ”
Xie Qingshan did not doubt whether Xie Xuan's recipe was good or not, Xie Xuan had already proved her ability by digging Shou Wu, concocting Shou Wu, and building a grass shed to grow winter vegetables.
"I'm smart!" Xie Xuan smiled, and laughed while talking to Xie Qingshan.
After a while, Xie Wang came to call them for dinner, and Ping An had already brought Qiu Niang and Zhou Anzhou back.
"What are you two talking about in the house? Before I even entered the house, I heard you laughing in the house. Xie Wang walked in, and when he saw that Xie Xuan and Xie Qingshan were talking hotly, he couldn't help but smile.
"Xuanxuan discussed with me to give Hui Niang and Qiu Niang's family an idea to get rich, so that their family will have a source of livelihood in the future!" Xie Qingshan said.
"Really?" Xie Wang was pleasantly surprised: "I originally watched our family become rich, and the two daughters' families were still poor, and I was thinking about how to help them, so Xuanxuan thought of me first." ”
"Let's go, I'll go eat together, let's all chat at the dinner table, so that they will be happy too!" Saying that, Xie Qingshan was about to get up and go to the ground, and the panicked Xie Wang and Xie Xuan hurriedly stopped him.
"What's going to happen then? I'll bring it to you. Xie Wang said.
"Where is there a delicate and delicate, Dr. Liu has said, as long as you don't exercise violently, it's okay to walk around slowly!" Xie Qingshan was happy in his heart, and his swarthy face was full of smiles: "Besides, I can't be present to watch such a happy thing?" ”
Xie Wang saw that he was in good spirits, so he agreed, and told him: "You can't drink, do you hear?" ”
"I'm in my province! It's not a kid again! ”
"Old children, old children, old people, no different from children......"
Xie Xuan couldn't help but hide her mouth and snicker when she saw the old couple fighting with me and me.
Sure enough, at the dinner table, Xie Qingshan announced the news, saying that after Zhuangzi was done, he would help Qiu Niang's family open a tofu workshop in Wangjiazhuang, and when Hui Niang's family built a house, let Hui Niang learn to make pickles.
Qiu Niang's family was overjoyed when they heard this.
Zhou An hurriedly stood up, held a bowl of soju, and toasted Xie Qingshan: "Dad, you have been taking care of us all these years, and even our future livelihood has been planned for us, there is no such generous father-in-law as you in the world!" I won't say anything, just look, I will definitely work hard in the future, and I won't let Qiu Niang suffer a little grievance! If you're injured and can't drink, I'll do it first! ”
As he spoke, he raised his neck and poured a bowl of wine. His brother Zhou Quan also stood up and toasted Xie Qingshan.
Qiu Niang looked at it with a smile and couldn't close her mouth happily.
Hui Niang heard that her father and mother even planned their future, and in the future, they will have a craft of making pickles, so that they can support their families even if they are in trouble.
Hui Niang was moved and delighted, seeing that her brother-in-law stood up neatly and toasted, her husband just smirked beside him, and couldn't help but push him, gave him a look, and signaled him to hurry up and toast.
Li Changping quickly stood up, picked up the wine bowl, and said, "Dad, I know that Hui Niang had a bad time in my family before, and you are also distressed." In the future, we will live by ourselves, and I will definitely work hard, so that Hui Niang can enjoy happiness, and I will definitely be filial to you...... I did it myself! ”
The family had a happy meal, talking about their future plans, and the laughter of the children and the changing of cups by the adults resounded.
After eating, Xie Qingshan was urged to go back to the house to lie down, Qiu Niang, Zhou Anzhouquan and Xie Ping'an went to Zhuangzi to dung the basement house and prepare to plant vegetables.
Xie Pingtian accompanied Li Changping Qiuniang to Huluzhuang to buy mud embryos, hire workers, and prepare to build a house for Hui Niang's family in the next few days.