Teach my brother-in-law

If vegetables such as cucumbers and eggplants start to appear in large quantities next year, the vegetable stalls in Datong City will basically be monopolized by Baihe.It's just that the output of the greenhouses used now is not high, and more funds need to be invested. In addition, there are relatively few vegetable farmers who use this method, and some people will learn it next winter.

In the next few days, more and more purchases came to Lujiatan. First, the farm had a certain guarantee, and vegetables were available in every month, and Baihe generously opened the settlement date, which was changed from the previous one-time settlement. At the end of the month, these are not a big deal. Every time you eat, there will be some fresh dishes, or the dishes that have just come out. For example, the cucumbers that will be on the market in large quantities in June are all small cucumbers. The flowers hadn't even faded, so Bai He asked Zhang Chun to pick some and give them to these vegetable merchants, and next month, when the vegetables were brought in, they would change the gifts, changing from small cucumbers to edamame, peppers, potatoes, Lentils, optional but quantitative, you can choose about half a catty of peppers, or three or five potatoes at a time, the amount is small but it has won everyone's applause.

To eat vegetables is to eat fresh ones. If every household can grow this dish, it will be boring.

In addition to purchasing food from Baihe near Daohu Lake, even people from Ningzhou and Qinzhou often come to Baihe’s farm to find some fresh vegetables, or go fishing and drink tea by the lake. A few business friends came over, and in this way, the vegetables in Baihe's one hundred acres of land were almost divided up like this. As long as there are new vegetables on the market, those vegetable merchants will flock to them.

This also brought some disadvantages to Baihe's farm management. For example, the farm was opened to allow vegetable merchants to go in and pick by themselves.Originally, Bai He wanted to create a real happy farm, but the vegetable merchants got out of control when they entered the farm. They trampled many vegetable seedlings back and forth, and there were losses and gains at the same time.

After discussing with Yun'er and Zhang Chun, Bai He made preliminary changes to the management of the farm. One is to restrict the vegetable merchants from entering the vegetable garden, and Zhang Chun will lead people to pick the vegetables and put them in baskets and put them at the gate of the farm. Second, the vegetable merchants can Place an order first or reserve a vegetable plot first.All the vegetables grown in the vegetable field belong to the person who made the reservation. The third is to separate the picking, weighing, and payment settlement. Zhang Qing is responsible for picking and cleaning on the farm, and Zhang Qing is usually responsible for weighing and keeping accounts.Xiaocai is responsible for the settlement.

These three points were implemented on the same day, and the situation on the farm has also been initially improved.At least it won't be as messy as before, everyone is performing their own duties, and they all cooperate well.

Especially after Yun'er received dozens of taels of silver at the end of the month, she became more motivated, and she was seen walking around the field with a hoe or a sickle all day long.Zhang Chun couldn't bear Yun'er's begging, so he assigned some tasks to her. Unexpectedly, Yun'er was very serious about things.After a few days, my face was darkened a lot, but I didn't have a single complaint. It seems that silver is better than anything else.

Of course, at the end of the month, Bai He also paid wages to Zhang Chun, Zhang Qing, Mrs. Zhang Chun and the hired workers. eight money.Even Zhang Chun's son, Zhang Xiaoshui, was paid five qian qian, which was his wages for helping to take care of the farm at night.

Three two three money.In Knife Lake, the wages are considered very high. For example, the chef in the city only pays seven or eight taels of silver, and the bag bearer on the wharf by the lake is only a little more than two taels.

If the three, two, and three dollars are used well, the family will be able to eat and drink for two or three months, not to mention the bonus. Of course, Zhang Chun's family is also very grateful to Bai He, and they will be more energetic when doing things. .

Shopkeeper Huang and Guanshi Deng from Changsha City came to Lujiatan again, this time they were still traveling together, one person and one horse, without even a follower.

The two men had fishing rods on their horses, and after they scattered the horses to the lake to graze, they went fishing together at the water inlet of the lake. In the lake, shopkeeper Huang and steward Deng found a water inlet of a small river, with two blue bricks and two fishing rods, surrounded by mountains and rivers, basking in the warm winter sun, enjoying the tranquility and comfort.

After supporting the poles, the two sat down on a few large bluestones and chatted.

"Old Huang, I heard that a new restaurant has opened across from you, and the business is booming. Your business has been greatly affected." Steward Deng said with a smile as he took out his pipe and lit a pinch of shredded tobacco.

"I can't help it. Who can invite Westerners if they have a show? We Xihonglou is a time-honored brand. No matter what, there are still many old customers who support me. As long as the business is not good, I will support it as long as I don't lose money. Don't talk about it. Fishing and fishing." Shopkeeper Huang said with a long sigh, Xihonglou was passed down from his ancestors and has a history of many years. It is also a time-honored restaurant in Datong City. He opened a restaurant, which made shopkeeper Huang feel very guilty. The property of his ancestors cannot be abolished in his own hands.

"Old Huang, I see that you are so eager to pull me to fish in Daohu Lake today, not only for fishing, but if you want to ask the lady of the Lin family, stop pretending, I will ask you if you can't bear this face, But then again, this lady of the Lin family is indeed a smart person, she has such courage at such a young age. I think back when we were twenty-six or seventeen years old, we really didn't understand anything, and we were idle all day long. What do people call me? Two, what about the devil king. Alas, some things are beyond our control when we are older. I heard that the lady of the Lin family understands Yi language. This is what a friend of mine heard in Ningzhou. As for Wen, I guess you have heard about it too, right? Let’s go, I’ll accompany you to find Mrs. Lin.” Steward Deng pulled shopkeeper Huang to get up and head towards Lujiawan.

"Forget it, don't go, just go fishing, my old face can't stand such a toss, forget it, forget it," Shopkeeper Huang was really embarrassed to ask a girl in his teens about these things, but he couldn't help it. There is a kind of begging, it would be best if I could meet the girl Bai He, it would be much easier to say this.

"I think you are embarrassed. Let's go. Old brother will help you ask today. I think the lady of the Lin family is a sensible person. We don't treat her badly, right?" Steward Deng actively pulled shopkeeper Huang towards him. Lu Jiawan left, but shopkeeper Huang insisted on not going, so Guanshi Deng had no choice but to stand deadlocked by the lake.

"Sister Baihe, the shopkeeper Huang and Guanshi Deng from Changsha City have come to the lake to fish again." Shitou ran back panting and said, while Baihe was planning to go to the field to pick some vegetables and come back to cook. Hearing what Shitou said, he followed Shitou. After all, Shopkeeper Huang and Steward Deng are also the big customers of the farm.

When the two arrived at the lake, Guanshi Deng was collecting the fishing rod, and there was a big grass carp hanging from the hook. This fish has a characteristic that it likes to run to places with running water, especially to play around the opening where the river water enters the lake, so Guanshi Deng's ability to catch such a large fish is also due to the good selection of the place.

"Shopkeeper Huang, Steward Deng, why didn't you tell me when you came to Lujiatan, let me take the fish that Steward Deng caught, and let me eat boiled fish today, okay?" Bai He said with a smile from afar. , Bai He's personality is like this, she speaks loudly when she is familiar with people, and she doesn't abide by the rules of women's morals and morals that some old people say.

"Miss Lin, I'm sorry, Lao Huang and I just like this place with mountains and rivers, so we put down our business and came here to relax for a long time. We didn't want to disturb the lady of the Lin family. Forgive me. Since the lady of the Lin family has excellent cooking skills, then Lao Huang and I are more respectful than obedient, and we will try the crafts of Lin's wife, boiled fish, Lao Huang, why are you still in a daze, let's go." Deng Guanshi also put down the fishing rod and responded.

Afterwards, shopkeeper Huang and Guanshi Deng led the horse and Bai Heshitou to Yishuitang with the fish they just caught.

Bai He took out the tea set, just as Lin Zicai came back, so she was busy entertaining Shopkeeper Huang and Steward Deng, while Bai He went to the kitchen to boil water, Shopkeeper Huang and Steward Deng sat at the stone table, watching Lin Zicai fiddle with it. Tea sets on the table, washing cups, making tea, etc.

Tea is good tea, silver needle in the south.

"Shopkeeper Huang, Steward Deng, let's drink tea." Lin Zicai said with a smile.

After a while, Yun'er and Lin Zizhong took Mo'er, and the three of them entered the yard. The two came to say hello, Yun'er took Mo'er to the kitchen to help Bai He cook, Lin Zizhong stayed to listen to Lin Zizhong Only then did they speak.

The last time Uncle Cheng came over, he brought Lin Ziqian, Lin Zihan, and Lin Zijun back to Qibei, where Mrs. He was still taking care of them, and they still ate at Heji. Besides, they were growing up slowly, and they could live their basic lives on their own. cooking.

In the kitchen, Bai He, Yun'er, and Xiao Shitou were busy. Xiao Shitou lit the two stoves and was fighting with a piece of firewood with a hatchet in his hand. Yun'er was washing rice and putting it into the pot. I took a handful of edamame from the stove and peeled them. The green beans were just picked from the greenhouse. The freshly cooked edamame was boiled with water and added with some salt. It was the best snack for the kids at the end of the village.And Bai He killed the grass carp that Guanshi Deng caught just now, then salted it, and prepared some ingredients for boiled fish, such as ginger, garlic, and coriander.

Everything is almost ready.

After washing the pot, Xiaoshi added two more pieces of firewood into the cooking stove, and the fire started to burn.

Add lard, throw a small bowl of shredded ginger and garlic into the pot and fry it, then take it out and put it in a bowl, and at the same time put the cut fish into the pot along the edge of the pot, the fish is sizzling with oil, After turning it a few times, add freshly popped ginger and other ingredients, then add water, cover the pot, and then simmer slowly.

The bowls and chopsticks were already set on the stone table, and there were a few small dishes on the table, including fried eggs with chopped green onions, sticks of sour radish, soy milk, dried bamboo shoots, and a pot of wine made by Yunerniang herself.The scent of the fish wafted out long before it appeared, and the three couldn't help sniffing.

"It's out of the pot, it's out of the pot, fresh boiled fish." I saw a woman rushing out of the kitchen door, it was Yun'er, and I saw that she was holding a large earthen basin in her hand, which was still emitting heat and fragrance. . (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)