Chapter Ninety-Four: Midsummer Busy
The peony flower feast, after more than a month of research, has finally become.
In addition to the peony flower white fungus soup, peony flower slippery fish fillet, peony flower loin silk and peony petal wine originally written by Lan Yi, peony shrimp, poria peony chicken, peony steamed dumplings, peony sea bass, spirit mushroom peony, peony crispy spring peony, peony crispy duck, etc., these dishes or peony flowers into the dish, the fragrance is strong; Or take the form of peony flowers, breathtaking.
The peony flower banquet first made its first neat appearance in Le Xiangju, Lan Yi, Xia Chongxiao, Xia Shun and his son, Lin Xi and Lin Yuan brothers gathered together, and of course, there were also Cheng Beiyou, the shopkeeper of Le Xiangju, and the "buddy" Cheng Xiaoqi.
Lan Yi couldn't help but smile as she looked at the dishes on the table.
Xia Chongxiao looked at everyone's expressions with satisfaction, raised his hand and said, "Don't stand, everyone, hurry up and take a seat, try our peony flower banquet." ”
Cheng Beiyou glanced at Lan Yi with a smile, this sister-in-law Wang made him feel more and more unpredictable: "These dishes have taken a month of effort, stir-frying, frying, frying, boiling, steaming, stuffing, all of them, Cheng Mou has opened his eyes this time." ”
After Xiao Qi sat down, he took a piece of peony crispy duck and stuffed it into his mouth with chopsticks, everyone opened him to eat, and he was no longer polite, and they all began to try, Xia Shun and his son did not dare to sit at the same table with Xia Chongxiao because they were subordinates, and then they sat on the chair and tasted it slightly under the order of everyone and Xia Chongxiao.
"Brother Xia, Xiao Qi has been locked up for a month, and it is worth it to be able to eat such a good thing when he comes out!" After Xiao Qiyi tasted it, he slowly drank the peony petal wine and said. He was ordered by the old man of the Cheng family to be locked up in the middle school for a month ago because he was a little ruthless, and he was just released today.
Xia Chongxiao shook the paper fan lightly: "Fortunately, you met it today, otherwise I don't know how long you will be complained." ”
Lin Yuan, Lin Xi and Xia Shun father and son were all attracted by the deliciousness of the dishes at this time, showing a surprised expression, Lan Yi also tasted them one by one, and asked, "Brother Xia, if these dishes are made of rapeseed oil, how much worse is the taste than this?" ”
Their dishes are all cooked with peony oil, and peony seed oil is the focus.
Xia Chongxiao looked at Cheng Beiyou, and Cheng Beiyou said happily: "There are still differences, especially these cold dishes, which taste much better when prepared with peony seed oil." ”
Xia Shun's eyes lit up: "Young master, sister-in-law Wang, when will we start moving?" The rest of the people were also gearing up when they heard this, thinking that they were about to do a big job.
Lan Yi and Xia Chongxiao looked at each other and smiled, Xia Chongxiao said, "Sister Lan, come on." ”
"It's fine. First of all, our peony poetry book has been published, and it will be sold all over the country soon. Let's keep up with the peony flower banquet, find a few more well-known restaurants and inns to hold a few peony banquets, and the participants are the owners and shopkeepers of each restaurant. They have a unique eye and will definitely find that there is a lot to be done here, of course, in order to ensure the quality, only a few of the best restaurants in each place are selected to cooperate; At the same time, our peony seed oil was also sold to them. The key point in this is that in order to ensure our interests, the peony flower banquet dishes can be taught to them for free, but they cannot be passed on, and the peony seed oil is only sold to them in rations. Lan Yi said step by step, and everyone listened very seriously.
Xia Chongxiao: "Our own restaurants in Dengzhou counties are enough; As for the other states, I have discussed with Brother Cheng and Shopkeeper Xia, and it has been tentatively settled, and the next step is to start going to various places to run around this matter. Whether it succeeds or not, it will be within one or two months. ”
Xia Shun nodded: "In other words, the peony flower banquet is really set out after the peony seeds are harvested this year." ”
Wang Linyuan interjected at this time: "So, how do we divide labor? ”
Everyone discussed again, and only after scrutinizing and determining the details did they go their separate ways.
As a result, the bookstores in the states of the Great Zhou Dynasty have appeared in the peony poetry book, because it excerpts a large number of peony poems, although these poems are more familiar to everyone, but there are also many masterpieces that have been omitted by the predecessors, and even some are contemporary masterpieces that have never been heard of, and the signatures of contemporary masterpieces are Qingshan Ke.
Most of these poems were collected by Lan Yi, and most of the poems written by Qingshan Ke were masterpieces of later generations, and Lan Yi only copied a dozen poems, which was enough to make her feel weak. The poems are followed by incisive insights after each poem, which depends on the scrutiny of Lan Yi and Lei Tianze, and Lei Tianze admires Lan Yi even more after this life.
Half a month after the peony book was released, Xia Chongxiao invited the proprietors of famous buildings from all over the world to Dengzhou to enjoy the peony flower banquet. Merchants talk about things, as long as there are common interests, everything else is a matter of course, although there are some small twists and turns, but on the whole it is still smooth to make an agreement.
As for the price of peony seed oil for limited allocation, it was set at 100 wen per catty. Of course, there are also businessmen with fast brains, and after going back, they began to look for peony seeds to extract oil, and they found that peony seeds in various places had already been booked out last year, and there were not many that could be found.
In addition, they tried to hull the peony seeds, and the taste was not as good as that of the Qingshan Oil Mill after squeezing, so everyone stopped thinking about how to make the peony flower banquet bring the greatest profit to their restaurant.
A few days of peony flower banquet ordered out 15,000 catties of peony seed oil, Qingshan Oil Mill had 1,500 taels of silver into the account, this cola broke everyone, especially Lin Xi, Lin Yuan, and Liuzi, it is difficult to keep a face and be unhappy every day.
After the peony seed oil was booked, the oil mill began to squeeze the oilseed oil at full power, and everyone was busy.
Lan Yi thought that the peony seed oil business was done, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Although Liu and Chen didn't know how the oil mill business was doing, the joy on their faces couldn't deceive people, so although the family hadn't seen the cash yet, they were also happy, and they got together every day to imagine a happy life in the future.
Lan Yi thinks more long-term, after this business is completed, the price of peony seeds and even peony plants will definitely rise, and the oil mills and other businesses that extract rapeseed will also begin to study the method of peony oil extraction. However, because of the limitation of peony planting scope and planting cycle, the output of peony seeds will have to come up in three or four years, which means that the price of peony seed oil may be maintained at one hundred yuan for three or five years, which is enough for them to make a fortune.
It is feasible to plant peonies, Lan Yi began to think about persuading the people around her to start planting peonies, it is now the height of summer, and it is the right time to buy land to plant peonies.
So, Lan Yi let the news of the profitability of planting peonies be revealed to Sister-in-law Niu, Eighth Mother-in-law and Second Sister-in-law and other people with good relationships, and Second Uncle Wang also confided the news to Zhao Lizheng and others.
Lan Yi is not idle, she takes care of her two children every day, and also takes care of the crops in the fields, peonies on the hillside, chickens, ducks and geese, donkeys and goats and other living creatures at home.
However, in the enrichment, there are also some things that make her feel funny, such as Cheng Xiaoqi. This time, the peony seed business of Qingshan Oil Mill has nothing to do with Xiao Qi, seeing that everyone is busy, Xiao Qi feels itchy, and has been thinking about finding some ideas to make some money. He shifted his gaze to Lan Yi, as long as he had the opportunity, he would grind Lan Yi to find a way, on this day, when Lan Yi went to the county seat to sell goat milk powder, he met Xiao Qi again, and he was "invited" into Lexiangju to sit.
At this time, the weather is hot, and the private room of Le Xiangju is placed with ice, which is cool and comfortable.
Xiao Qi looked at Lan Yi in a blue floral dress on a white background, and only a silver hairpin was simply inserted on her head, which looked refreshing and neat, and if she looked closely, it seemed that Lan Yi was much brighter than the last time she saw her, Xiao Qi turned her head embarrassedly and drank tea.
"Xiao Qi, is it still for the last time?" Although the environment was comfortable, Lan Yi wanted to rush back to the village before noon to avoid the scorching sun at noon.
Xiao Qi hurriedly nodded: "Sister-in-law Wang, you can't hide your secrets." ”
Lan Yi nodded, she had also seriously considered this matter. After the peony business starts, everyone will be idle, so there is still time to do other things, but whether Xiao Qi is the right person remains to be verified.
"Xiao Qi, isn't your sour bamboo shoot business doing well?" Last year, Lan Yi handed over the practice of sour bamboo shoots and sour cabbage to Le Xiangju, and they relied on these two to make a lot of money. This year, Lexiangju also collected a lot of fresh bamboo shoots and pickled sour bamboo shoots, and the processing workshop has not been suspended.
Xiao Qi smiled when he heard this and said, "Sister-in-law Wang, this business is far worse than the peony seed oil business you are doing. Didn't the little ones think they could make more money? ”
Lan Yi pretended to be curious and asked, "Xiao Qi, you were born in a rich family, and there is no shortage of silver. Why are you still so greedy for money? ”
Xiao Qi's eyes flashed, revealing maturity and composure that did not match his age, and Lan Yi's incomprehensible feelings flashed in his eyes, he looked at Lan Yi and said, "So, sister-in-law Wang, why are you a widow so anxious to earn money?" ”
Lan Yi avoided his gaze and said softly: "In order to raise your own children well, in order to live a more peaceful life." ”
Xiao Qi thought of Lan Yi's anxious appearance when Yu'er and the baby were sick last time, and knew that she loved her son deeply, but she always felt that she was hiding something.
Lan Yi also remembered what happened last time, and she was full of gratitude to Xiao Qi.
"Xiao Qi, if you really mean it, I really have a way to make money."
When Xiao Qi heard this, his eyes instantly brightened.
"There's a question I want to figure out, though. That's the one who talks to me about business, is it the seventh son of the Cheng family or Xiao Qi, yourself? "This question must be asked.
Xiao Qi looked at Lan Yi, and saw that her moist and serious eyes were full of trust, he also straightened his face, and his white and handsome face was full of seriousness: "How can a few brothers in my family take a fancy to our little trouble, sister-in-law Wang, it is Xiao Qi sitting in front of you, buddy Xiao Qi, but he has a few savings in his hand." ”
Xiao Qi is really a person with a story! Lan Yi sighed secretly in her heart: "In that case, Xiao Qi, let's meet in Qingshan Oil Mill in three days, and we will talk about it when it becomes or not." ”R1152