Chapter 15: Song An
The news that a few people who had sent snails and yellow eels to Xie Yunshu's family had gotten the money spread throughout the village overnight.
The small bamboo house where Xie Yunshu's family lives is not too close or far from the village, but if you want to go to the field, you always have to pass by, so isn't it convenient for the villagers to touch the snails and yellow eels from the field and then send them over?
The other people, who were not too actively prepared, heard that they really had money to take, and their actions were also a little sharper.
There are 16 families in the village, all of them are Han Chinese exiled from the Central Plains, and all of them are loyal and righteous.
The man in charge of the family was already sympathetic to their family because of what happened to them, but now when he saw that the road of yellow eel and snail was really profitable, he went to the ground early the next morning.
Ye Hao's instructions to them that day, everyone remembered in their hearts, and they all picked up the big ones and sent them away.
When Ye Hao opened the door early in the morning, the seven or eight women before had become all the women in the village, all carrying bulky bamboo baskets.
"Oh, you aunts don't have to be in such a hurry, just put them in the yard."
As soon as he opened the door, he saw a dense crowd of human heads, even though Ye Hao was mentally prepared, he was still startled.
She hurriedly organized people to enter the door and helped carry the heavy bamboo basket into the courtyard.
After lifting, Ye Hao wiped the sweat on her forehead, and looked up to see that the courtyard was filled with nearly twenty bamboo baskets of all sizes.
This time, the whole village came, and some women even carried two bamboo baskets.
This is estimated to be three or four hundred pounds, right?
Ye Hao was secretly speechless, she didn't expect these people to trust her so much, and they were busy catching yellow eel snails early in the morning.
However, with such a large amount, her money bag is in a hurry again.
After distributing the other people's remuneration yesterday, she did the math and left forty-six wen in her hand.
Coupled with the five taels of silver he exchanged for five hundred merit points from the system, it added up to five hundred and forty wen, which was definitely not enough to pay for these raw materials in advance.
Ye Hao also knew that Xie Yunshu should still have some money in her hand, but she didn't want to touch the other party.
Now that the situation is so bad, you still have to keep a family background.
So, she used the previous method again, but fortunately, the women in the village trusted her very much, and without saying a word, she registered and left the bamboo basket.
Only Ye Hao and Xie Yunshu, who had just summed up five hundred and thirty pounds, looked at each other, both sweating profusely.
Five hundred and thirty catties, what a huge number, Ye Hao finally saw it today.
Fortunately, most of them are snails, and snails are easier to sell than yellow eels, on the one hand, it is cheaper than yellow eels, and on the other hand, this dish is indeed the taste of the barbarian locals.
Silently cheering herself up in her heart, Ye Hao turned her head to look at Xie Yunshu and Zhao Yi again, and smiled helplessly:
"Next, I still need to trouble you."
More than 500 catties of things, if she cleans up alone, when will she have to get it?
Xie Yunshu pursed his lips and didn't speak, but his actions proved his support for Ye Hao.
Although his leg injury caused him to be a little lame, it did not affect the strength of his hand, and the heavy bamboo basket seemed to be an empty side in his hand, and he carried it steadily.
Alas! Sure enough, it's a Lianjiazi!
Sighing secretly, Ye Hao appointed to carry the bamboo basket.
As for Zhao Yi, he was watching from the side, looking at the two of them quietly with a pair of eyes. He wanted to help, but Ye Hao wouldn't let him.
In the end, it is a child, and letting him help deal with the snails together already makes Ye Hao feel guilty, and it is impossible for Zhao Yi to interfere with this kind of rough work.
After setting up the bamboo basket, Ye Zhen went to the nearest family to borrow an idle vat and brought it back to temporarily breed the yellow eel.
Immediately, he took the family and began to wash the snails.
Once raw and twice cooked, this time it took them a day to clean up, and the three of them were so tired that they couldn't straighten their waists.
Even for dinner, it was almost dark before Ye Hao took a breath to do it.
The next day, the family took their things early in the morning and went to the county seat.
Ye Hao didn't bring much, her plan was to limit the number of snails to 50 catties a day, and the yellow eel to 10 catties, if there was more.
After all, everyone is fresh now, and it is inevitable that you will get bored if you eat too much, so it is better to do hunger marketing.
This common marketing method is also a small problem for her, a modern female doctor.
What's more, the ox cart in the village can't bear too much heavy items, and she is embarrassed to exhaust other people's old cattle!
When they arrived at the county seat, Huang Chuan originally wanted to take them over, but Ye Hao had already memorized the route, so the two sides separated in the street.
In order to facilitate transportation, Ye Hao also bought a small cart, which is not expensive, twenty yuan, which is very suitable for them.
As soon as the two arrived at the stall, they saw a kind-looking young man in the wine shop coming to greet them.
"How many of them are Gongzi Xie and Mrs. Xie, right? My owner explained the stall the day before yesterday, so I'll help you. ”
The young man looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he was very clever and quick-witted.
Before Ye Hao could refuse, the other party had already begun to move up and down and pack them up.
Seeing this, she had to clean up together and thank her when she was done.
"Why don't you have breakfast with us! I'm still good at my craft! ”
Seeing that the young man was sweating so much, Ye Hao said enthusiastically.
On the contrary, it was Xie Yunshu next to him, his face was a little cold, and he couldn't say that he was friendly when he looked at others.
As if feeling the tigerish eyes on the side, the young man hurriedly waved his hand and refused.
"No, no, you are busy first, the owner said that if you come, I will have to call him."
With that, the young man went to the back of the pergola.
Seeing him leave, Xie Yunshu retracted his gaze.
He really hated the previous Ye Hao, and the relationship with the current "Great Immortal" was not very close, but the other party was the wife he was marrying after all.
Seeing that people were running away, Ye Hao had to shrug her shoulders, turned around and started to make a fire to cook.
She believes that with the amazement after the first sale, this time it will definitely be wrong!
Sure enough, as she expected, as soon as the aroma of spicy fried snails wafted out, someone rushed over to smell the smell.
"Yo! Lady, you're finally ready to open your stall! I waited left and right yesterday and didn't see any of you, but I was hungry! ”
As soon as the first guest came, he said with some complaints, and his eyes kept glancing at the snails in the pot.
This look is a repeat customer, Ye Hao hurriedly smiled.
"Isn't this going home to get the ingredients? Delicious can stand up to the wait, doesn't it? ”
As he spoke, he hurriedly put a snail on the person and sent it over.
Although there were not many people in the morning, there were three or two repeat customers who rushed to hear the news, and the most outstanding was Boss Wu.
Originally, the young man said that he was going to inform the owner, but Ye Hao thought that he was deliberately looking for an excuse to leave, but he didn't expect to really bring it to Boss Wu.
Not only that, but Boss Wu was accompanied by three or four people, all of whom were dressed in satin clothes, and at first glance they were either rich or noble.
Walking to the stall, Boss Wu stood up first and greeted Ye Hao's family with a smile:
"Mrs. Xie, Gongzi Xie, I brought a few friends over today to try your craftsmanship."
As he spoke, he reported the dishes he wanted, and then took the friends back to his shop.
Ye Hao's eyes were sharp, and she saw that the other party was a big customer, so she hurriedly prepared the braised yellow eel, and prepared to serve it with the snails.
However, Xie Yunshu stretched out his hand to stop her, and said with a cold face:
"I'll send it over."
As he spoke, regardless of Ye Hao's puzzled eyes, he took the dish from the other party and sent it over.
How strange is this person?
Returning to the stall with some confusion, Ye Hao was a little puzzled, this was the first time Xie Yunshu rushed to deliver food.
After all, the other party used to be the prime minister's sister-in-law of Lianzhong Sanyuan, and she was worried before, afraid that the other party would not be willing to do such a low-voiced job, so she took it herself.
Xie Yunshu didn't say a word, sent the dishes to Boss Wu's table, and said coldly:
"Slow down."
Then he walked away.
Except for Boss Wu, the other people showed a little disappointment in their eyes.
"Set up a small stall, and even have such a high profile? I don't think I have suffered much! ”
Among them, the man with the most bloated body opened his mouth with an indescribable look of contempt on his face.
Hearing him say this, Boss Wu hurriedly poured a glass of wine for the other party and reassured:
"People are also fledgling, you dissipate your anger! Try this dish, it's absolutely amazing!"
With Boss Wu playing the round, the atmosphere on the table was better, and several people moved their chopsticks one after another.
"If you want to talk about deliciousness, it must be Brother Song's drunken immortal building second to none, and it is the first restaurant in our county!"
Before the dishes were even eaten, several people began to look down on the two simple dishes on the table.
Although the fragrance made them salivate, the person who spoke was obviously going to pat the ass.
A hint of smugness flashed across the bloated man's face, and he quickly put a small piece of yellow eel meat into his mouth.
He just wanted to be picky, but he was stunned by the umami taste in this mouthful for a moment, and it took a long time to spit out two words:
"Okay."
Not only him, but several other people at the table were obviously amazed, and they couldn't help but stop eating several bites.
As soon as the dish is entered, which is better or worse, everyone naturally has a fixed number in their hearts.
But because of Song Anan's presence, they couldn't praise it too much, and they could only echo and say that it was okay.
After speaking, the next round of chopsticks began.
Seeing that everyone was eating happily, Boss Wu didn't forget to recommend the other side to make him want to get spicy fried snails, which was the first dish in his heart.
This dish made several local merchants who were already very amazing go crazy again.
The appearance of rolling up his sleeves and snailing actually abandoned his usual demeanor.
As time passed, more and more guests came, and Ye Hao was so busy that she couldn't remember the guests at Boss Wu's table.
After waiting for half an hour to pass, Ye Zhen, who had just taken a breath, was suddenly called out.
She turned around and turned out to be a young man from the liquor store.
"Mrs. Xie, the host, please come over and talk about it."
Ye Hao was stunned for a moment, then looked at the hot snails in the pot and nodded.
As soon as she took a step, a tall figure loomed over her.
"I'll go with you."
A low and steady voice sounded in her ears, Ye Hao nodded subconsciously, and after reacting, she glanced at Xie Yunshu a little strangely.
I always think he's a little weird today.
The two walked into the pergola and came to Boss Wu's table.
"Come, Gongzi Xie and Mrs. Xie, please take a seat."
Boss Wu hurriedly asked the young man to add two chairs for the two to sit down.
Immediately, he began to introduce:
"This is Boss Su of the Suzhou-style silk village, and this is Boss Liu of Hengtong Rice Shop......"
This table is all big merchants with heads and faces in the city.
Especially to the last one, the bloated man, Boss Wu's tone was even more solemn.
"This is, Boss Song of the Drunken Immortal Building!"