Border Cook

Chapter 84 Cold Shrimp
The person asking the question was He Shunzi, who had just jumped off the ox cart.

He Shunzi had delivered things there several times before, and had also bought food from the stall several times. Both Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu knew him.

"Brother Shunzi." Zhao Dahu curled his lips, "We can't eat delicious food anymore..."

When speaking, there was a crying tone.

"Why?" He Shunzi was a little puzzled.

Following Madam Xia, is there ever a time when I can’t eat delicious food?
Zhao Erhu dragged Zhao Dahu back with disdain, "Brother Shunzi, don't listen to his nonsense. This is what happened..."

After understanding the whole story, He Shunzi laughed, "So you two are worried about this?"

Isn’t this a worrying thing?
Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu looked at each other.

"Brother Shunzi, do you have any idea?" Zhao Erhu asked.

"Of course there is a way." He Shunzi said, "These little lanterns are indeed common, but it is hard to find a basket. The adults are busy doing other things to make a living and are unwilling to do this. But even if the adults are unwilling to do it, the children are very willing to do it."

It is hot now, and the crops in the fields are growing slowly. Even the grass is not growing well due to the sun. There is not much work to do in the fields, and the most the children do every day is help to collect grass for the pigs and catch insects to feed the chickens.

However, these two tasks do not bring much sense of accomplishment to children, and they will be scolded if they don’t do them, but there is no reward if they do them.

It’s different if you ask them to pick lanterns. What they pick can be exchanged for money. Whether they save it for themselves or give it to their family, they will feel a sense of accomplishment and will be praised for their ability to make money.

Moreover, He Shunzi now supplies vegetables and eggs to Dexinyuan. He often goes to several nearby villages and gathers some children to pick lanterns to exchange for money. It is not a difficult task.

"Don't worry about it. Leave it to me. I guarantee that I'll send a large basket to Madam Xia in a few days." He Shunzi took the matter under his charge.

"Thank you, Uncle Shunzi." The two brothers expressed their gratitude excitedly.

"You're welcome. It's nothing." He Shunzi said with a smile, "But tell me first, Madam Xia is looking for this little lantern. Is she going to make some rare food again?"

"I really don't know. Aunt Xia didn't tell me." The two brothers answered truthfully.

But seeing how determined Aunt Xia was to find the little lantern, she must be preparing something very important.

such.

He Shunzi stood up straight.

Then wait until you get the little lantern and ask Madam Xia. If you really want to eat it, just be thick-skinned and ask Madam Xia to buy some.

During this period, some food was often sent to Dexin Garden. Manager Fu and others praised it highly and took special care of him.

He has to appease these people in the future because he has benefited from their kindness.

He Shunzi had other things to do, so he didn't stay long and drove away in his ox cart.

Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu went back excitedly to report to Xia Mingyue the results of their search for the false nightshade seeds.

Xia Mingyue was also very happy that she could find the false nightshade seeds so easily. She praised Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu and called them to eat the freshly prepared cold shrimps.

Mix the rice paste with a little clear lime water, cook it until it becomes thick, and use a colander to drain the cooked rice paste into a basin of cold boiled water.

The rice paste leaked out from the colander drop by drop, and it took shape in the cold water, becoming plump white drops that looked like peeled shrimps.

This is how cold shrimp got its name.

Soak the shrimp for a long time, change the water twice to make sure the shrimp is cool enough, put it in a bowl, and pour the brown sugar water on it. The water is cool and sweet, the shrimp is chewy, and it tastes crispy and delicious.

In such a hot day of dog days, eating a bowl of cool and sweet cold shrimps, I feel as if all the heat in my body has been driven away, and I feel refreshed all over.

Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu had just returned from outside and were sweating all over. After eating a bowl of cold shrimps, they just wanted to shout out how refreshed they were.

And he felt that one bowl was not enough, so he just stretched out his bowl and asked for another one.

Xia Mingyue was afraid that the two children would get irritated if they drank too much cold water at once, so she only gave each of them a small spoonful and asked them to drink the rest later.

Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu agreed and did not ask for more. They just helped Xia Mingyue and the others with chores within their ability, but their eyes would glance at the wooden basin containing the cold shrimps from time to time.

want to eat.

A big bowl!

No, it’s two big bowls!

If possible, three big bowls are not impossible.

They can skip dinner...

After a period of continuous learning, Song and Ding Quan have almost mastered the basic skills.

They have basically prepared everything they need to open a food stall and can start business.

Continuing the method of promoting Jiang Erniu’s stall last time, Xia Mingyue began to recommend Xia Ji’s Jinqiu County Chengnan Street branch to customers.

In order to ensure the quality of the branch's opening, Xia Mingyue went to Ding Quan and Song's homes early in the morning on the opening day to provide some guidance.

The products were of good quality, and Ding Quan had experience in doing business and attracting customers. The effect of the South Street branch on the opening day was as prosperous as the day when Jiang Erniu opened its store.

But just like Jiang Erniu when he opened the branch, in order to ensure that there were no mistakes in the early stage, Ding Quan and Song also adhered to the principle of small amounts in the early stage and did not be greedy for more.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue was quite satisfied with Ding Quan and the Song couple.

But Xia Mingyue soon frowned as well.

Jiang Erniu's North Street branch business is getting better and better, and the quantity of goods ordered is increasing. Ding Quan and Song's orders will also gradually increase in the future. As the central kitchen, Xia Mingyue needs to prepare more and more goods.

Plus I have to run the food stall on West Street...

Even with the help of brothers Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu, they were still so busy that they were overwhelmed.

Need to add staff!
Xia Mingyue and Lu began to look for suitable personnel, and even spread the word of recruitment, hoping that some capable people who wanted to find a job would recommend themselves.

The very next day after Xia Mingyue spread the recruitment information, people came to the door one after another.

Some are familiar, some are unfamiliar and some are unknown.

There were unmarried girls who were about the same age as Jiang Zhuguo, young wives who had just gotten married and whose children no longer needed breastfeeding, aunties whose children had grown up and needed to earn more money to arrange their children's weddings, and even old ladies with gray hair.

Xia Mingyue and Lu picked and chose, and inquired about the other party's character and family situation, and decided on one for the time being.

Her surname is Zhou. Her husband lost his life in the army a few years ago. She has a six-year-old son and an eight-year-old sister-in-law, both of whom are taken care of by her parents-in-law.

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