Chapter 331 Seasoning

As expected, Muzi Academy became famous, and the news of the scholarship spread to nearby towns and villages. Some villagers in other villages who had connections had already inquired about the academy's enrollment. Zhao Yunlan didn't want these trivial matters to disturb Mr. He's preparations for the exam during the holidays, so she spread the word that the enrollment would be scheduled after the New Year, and that Li Mingyi would be in charge after the New Year.

The school's business has been put on hold. Zhao Yunlan has been mixing the flavor of the chili sauce these days. The workshop is still under construction, so she'll take this opportunity to mix the flavor so it can be put into use directly after it's completed.

"Little sister, how about you help me taste this?"

Li Mingmei just entered the kitchen and saw various bowls, pots, ladles and a small scale on the stove.

“Is this hot pepper sauce?”

Zhao Yunlan just put a chopstick in her mouth and tasted it carefully. Her brows were slightly tense and she seemed not very satisfied. She said, "Hmm, it's weird. This is the taste that was just prepared. You can try it too, little sister."

Li Mingmei took a bamboo chopstick, dipped it in a little sauce and put it into her mouth.

"I think it's pretty good. The oil taste seems a bit strong, but it should be fine if mixed with noodles."

Zhao Yunlan's brows relaxed as she pointed out the problem. "I was wondering if the taste was not right. It seems like I haven't cooked for a long time. I'm not very good at cooking. I can't even taste it."

Thinking about it carefully, she was not a person with superb cooking skills. At the beginning, the family thought the food she cooked was delicious only because they were used to being hungry and the dishes were oily, so everything tasted good. Later, when the family conditions improved, Zhao Yunlan only made some novel snacks or hot pot. As long as the taste was not biased, these foods were naturally attractive. Moreover, they were facing this group of people who had never eaten them before, which created a bias among everyone that she could cook. Zhao Yunlan couldn't help but smile and looked at Mingmei.

Li Mingmei chuckled: "Sister-in-law, what are you laughing at? This tastes really good. It's fine to eat at home. I want to eat noodles with this chili sauce tonight."

"Nothing to laugh about. Thank you for finding the problem for me. My family must be on my side as well as you are. We are going to sell this food outside, so we must make it taste better.

Let's put this bowl aside for now, and we'll re-season it, and then let everyone taste it to see if there's anything wrong with the flavor." After that, Zhao Yunlan took out another basket of chili peppers to season it.

Li Mingmei nodded, rolled up her sleeves and helped.

In the evening, the family sat together to eat noodles. Except for the children, everyone had chili sauce in their bowl of noodles.

"Dad, Mom, brothers, and sisters-in-law, please all try this. If there is anything wrong, please tell me directly. This is related to the business later."

When everyone heard Zhao Yunlan speak so seriously, they also looked at the bowl of noodles in front of them seriously.

"Everyone, please start eating!"

Li Mingli took the lead in picking up the noodles and mixing them with the sauce, then shoved them into his mouth, "Delicious, sister-in-law."

The fourth brother also agreed: "It tastes good, I think it's okay."

Old man Li took a few bites and asked the maid next to him to get some salt, wanting to add a little more.

"Dad, do you think the salt tastes a little off?"

Old Man Li: "Well, my taste for spicy food has become a little dull as I'm getting older, so I think this sauce tastes more spicy than salty."

Wang: "Your father has always had a strong taste." After saying that, she silently took the salt shaker and added a little salt.

Wu Yi: "I think it's not spicy enough, but the saltiness is OK."

Li Mingyi next to him also raised his hand to agree with his wife's point of view. The couple had such a good relationship that they even had the same tastes.

Zhao Yunlan was very happy to have so many opinions, but Li Mingmei was a little disappointed, "I think it's delicious~"

"Little sister, it's okay. Tastes vary. Now we know the general direction is right. We just need to make some small improvements."

After the meal, Zhao Yunlan gained a lot.

After dinner, the family sat together for a family meeting. There were too many things going on at home recently, so they had to hold a meeting to get on the same page. "I thought we'd wait until summer, when the restaurant will offer food suitable for hot weather."

Li Mingyi: "Sister-in-law already has an idea?"

"It's just a preliminary idea. Let me tinker with it in the next few days and then we can discuss it."

"it is good."

Zhao Yunlan continued to look at Wu Yi and Ming Yi.

"I plan to stop the down jacket business in Beijing, but I think it should be possible to let the Wu family do this business in the future. What do you think, sister-in-law?"

Wu Yi was a little surprised, but Li Mingyi next to her looked as if he had expected it.

"Wu family? Are you talking about my father and his family?"

Zhao Yunlan nodded, "What do you think?"

Wu Yi felt very embarrassed. From the hair flower business in the beginning, to the soaps sold in the Wu family shop later, the Wu family's cloth business had always been good. Now she had to give up the business again...

"My lady, don't feel burdened. I think this is feasible. The Wu family is originally in the cloth business and now we are taking over this down jacket business and we will definitely be able to make it a success." Li Mingyi spoke.

Wu Yi was about to say something when Wang said, "Second brother, this was arranged by your sister-in-law. You don't need to say anything."

After being reminded by his mother, Li Mingyi realized that he was talkative and could only use his eyes to signal his wife to express his thoughts.

"Sister-in-law, this..."

Zhao Yunlan didn't want to keep talking about this and that, so she said quickly, "Old Second is right. The Wu family is more suitable for the cloth business than me. I was able to make down jackets this year with the support of Uncle Wu. But now my energy is limited, and the down jacket business is not going well. I think I'd better not do it.

But I think there is still a lot of room for profit in this area, so I thought it would be better to let my uncle take over, or Brother Wu would be fine, but it’s a little late this year, but there’s just enough time to make arrangements.”

After hearing this, Wu Yi was no longer shy, but was deeply moved. "Okay, sister-in-law, I'll write a letter to Dad to see what they think."

"Yes, yes, I also need to ask my uncle's opinion. Let's leave it at that for now. We can discuss it in detail after my uncle responds."

"okay."

Wang saw that everyone had finished talking, so she said, "Okay, let's go to bed early."

After everyone had left, Wang called Yunlan, who was the last to leave.

"Go back to your room and go to bed early. You've been busy all day. Look how much thinner you are than when you first got home."

Zhao Yunlan coquettishly held Wang's arm and said, "Mom, you are exaggerating. Haven't you seen that I eat two bowls of rice every meal?"

"Yes, you can still lose weight by eating so much every meal. It shows how busy you are every day. I don't know how much our family owes you."

"There's no such thing as debts between family members. Mom, I'm going to be angry if you say that." Zhao Yunlan said with a slightly serious tone.

Wang's eyes were filled with doting, and she smiled and said, "Okay, go back to bed, don't stay up late at night."

"I know, mom, my brothers can handle it now. I don't feel tired. On the contrary, I like this feeling of being busy." You know, there is no Internet or TV here. If you don't find something to do every day, how can you kill time?

Zhao Yunlan complained in her heart and walked happily back to her yard.


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