NCCnovel Chapter 187 The scent is so attractive
Chapter 187 The scent is so attractive
The eldest branch of the family had been severed from the marriage and driven out, and everyone else in the old house went to Shen Zhensheng's house, leaving only the fourth branch of the family at home.
Li Sanni heard the silence in the yard, as if no one was at home, so she turned back to the house and said to Shen Laosi stealthily, "Why do I hear that there is no one at my parents' place or the second son's house? Where are they going?"
Shen Lao Si was lying on the kang, thinking about what his parents and the second son's family didn't want him to know. When Li Sanni asked him, Shen Lao Si became even more confused.
"Why, Xiuxiu and Laowu are not at home either?" Shen Laosi asked Li Sanni.
"No, I just got up to go to the toilet and listened to the noises on both sides. There was no noise at all, so there must be no one there. I always feel that they have something going on with the third brother, so they just cut us off."
Shen Laosi didn't want to believe that his parents would treat him like this, and he scolded Li Sanni with a serious expression, "Don't talk nonsense all day long. If you can't protect my son, I will settle the score with you."
Li Sanni stopped talking and lay down on the kang. Shen Laosi stared at the ceiling with his eyes open, still thinking about what Li Sanni had just said. Their lives were like this and their parents were unwilling to lend a hand. It was impossible that any good thing happening to the third brother would also leave out their fourth room.
Recently, there have been bursts of fragrance wafting from the house, but I can't figure out what the fragrance is. It doesn't sound like the smell of cooking. I wanted to go to my parents' yard to check on them several times, but was sent back.
No, I must find another opportunity to go to my parents' yard and find out what's going on. I can't be abandoned by my family like this.
The next day after breakfast, Shen Zhensheng came to Shen's father and mother's yard to teach Shen's father and Shen Laoer how to cook tea eggs and fry chestnuts.
Previously, Shen's father and Shen's second son took several children to the mountain to pick a lot of chestnuts. Now there were quite a few left at home because they hadn't made chestnut cakes. Shen's mother preserved them well and now used them to make fried chestnuts.
Shen Zhensheng followed his wife's instructions and led his father and second brother to make it step by step. His wife said that some people use quartz sand or something to stir-fry sugar-fried chestnuts, but sand is difficult to get now, so they decided to make a home version. His wife tried it yesterday and it was delicious.
First, soak the chestnuts in salt water for a few minutes, then cut a hole in the chestnut shell, prepare some honey and rock sugar, or you can use white sugar, and melt the sugar until it turns brown.
Then pour in the chestnuts and stir-fry for two or three minutes. Then pour in enough water to cover the chestnuts. After the water boils, cook on medium-low heat, cover with a lid and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir-fry until the water is dry and then serve.
The two of them followed Shen Zhensheng's instructions step by step, and the chestnuts they made tasted exactly the same as the ones they had eaten at Lao San's house last night.
Shen's mother and Liu Ying were also watching. Shen's mother smelled the fragrance and quickly tried one. It tasted really good. "Third brother, this tastes so good. The sweet smell makes people drool. It's so cold, eating something warm is so comfortable."
"Yes, mother, my wife loves to eat it. She bought it once before, but it was no longer sold, so she made it herself and the children like it too."
Shen Zhensheng also did some calculations for them. Because sugar and honey are used in frying chestnuts, although not much is used, these things are precious after all, so the price of chestnuts cannot be too low. He told Shen Zhenjiang how much a pound would sell for. Shen Zhenjiang was surprised when he heard it. If he could sell it, how much money could he make.
"Just listen to your third brother and try it first. If it doesn't sell well, we can adjust the price later," Shen's mother said to Shen Laowu.
"Okay, Third Brother, I'll tell the guy who sells the goods the price tomorrow."
Shen Zhensheng asked Shen's mother to bring out a few eggs, as well as the seasonings and cheap tea he brought back from home. He showed the seasonings one by one to Shen's father and Shen's second son. As for how many eggs to cook and how much seasoning to use, Shen Zhensheng wrote it down on paper in great detail.
Tea eggs are actually very simple to make. All you need to do is add seasoning to the eggs and wait for a few hours to enhance the flavor. This way, Shen's father and Shen's second son can cook them in the evening and soak them overnight. Then, when they get up in the morning to fry chestnuts, they can heat up the eggs and let Shen's fifth son take them to town.
"Third brother, how much does one egg cost?" Shen Xiuxiu asked Shen Zhensheng while eating chestnuts.
"Your third sister-in-law and I have calculated that we will sell a tea egg for 5 cents. If you buy two yuan, you can get an extra one for free."
Everyone in the Shen family was stunned. This egg was only sold for 4 cents when I bought it, but it was only sold for 5 cents after it was cooked? How much money did they make from this?
"It's not that much actually. Our costs are not low. We have various spices, soy sauce, sugar, salt, and our firewood. We also have Dad and my second brother's wages in the evening and morning. And the profit has to be shared by the four of you. Just think about how much one person can earn."
After Shen Zhensheng said this, the others thought it made sense and thought that it was indeed the case, so they sold them for 5 cents each.
"Dad, second brother, boil 50 eggs tonight and fry 30 kilograms of chestnuts in the morning. Let Lao Wu take it to the town to try it out first. If it sells well, we can increase the quantity."
Shen's father and Shen's second son both said that they had taken note of it. Shen Zhensheng then said, "I'll ask the people who come to get the snacks every day to bring them over when they deliver the snack ingredients. I'll pay them first, and when you take them, just give the money to my wife."
After the family had agreed, Shen Zhensheng took the sugar-roasted chestnuts that Xiuxiu had prepared for him and went home. The tea eggs were still soaking, and Xiuxiu said she would send them to her third sister-in-law when they were well-seasoned.
When Shen Zhensheng returned home, Xiao Baoer was at home reciting poems with her children, Aunt Song Yun was making clothes, and Jiang Yuqing was also taking care of things next door. She would call Xiao Baoer if anything happened.
"Wife, I brought you some sugar-roasted chestnuts. Eat them while they're hot," Shen Zhensheng took the chestnuts out of his arms and opened the brown paper to peel them for Xiao Baoer.
The three children finished reciting the poem anxiously and then sat at the table to peel chestnuts to eat. The house was warm. Xiao Baoer was afraid that the children were dehydrated, so she made a pot of apple hawthorn paste water for the three children to drink more water.
Seeing the three children eating chestnuts, Xiao Baoer poured them each a small cup of water and asked them to drink while eating. Chestnuts are soft, glutinous and sweet, and eating too much will make you thirsty.
"Did Dad and Second Brother learn it?"
Shen Zhensheng nodded happily, "Well, it's relatively simple. Mother, second sister-in-law, and Xiuxiu are all watching how to do it. Even if father and second brother forget, Xiuxiu and the others will remember it. I'll ask them to boil 50 eggs and fry 30 kilograms of chestnuts, and try to sell them first. I'll wait for Lao Wu to come back tomorrow night to see how the sales are going."
Xiao Baoer ate chestnuts while chatting with Shen Zhensheng, "I think it should sell well, mainly because the aroma of tea eggs and chestnuts is so attractive. Even if it doesn't sell well tomorrow, these two foods will slowly attract customers."
"I think so. It's almost time for lunch. I'll make you whatever you want to eat."
Xiao Baoer racked her brains but couldn't think of anything she wanted to eat. She didn't have anything but Erbao did. "Daddy, daddy, Erbao wants to eat something. Erbao wants sweet spare ribs and scrambled eggs with spinach."
Xiao Baoer smiled. This son was really enthusiastic when it came to eating. "I'll go with you. You make sweet and sour pork ribs and scrambled eggs with spinach, and I'll stew some tea tree mushroom chicken soup and stir-fry lettuce with shrimp."
The two of them went to the kitchen together. The three children were playing in the house. They didn't want to eat the chestnuts, so Xiao Baoer put them away in the space so that they would still be hot when they ate them next time.