The lady is busy farming

Chapter 164 Strategy
　 All the ingredients are ready, because Qiangwei plans to make a crispy roast duck because she wants to sell her duck to Song Fei.Because of the complicated work, she and Mrs. Li started working two days in advance.

Qiangwei saw that the size of the oven was moderate, and it could hang six ducks at a time.There are quite a few guests plus my own family, and it looks like five or six are needed no matter what.

Qiangwei wanted to try it first, asked her father to pack up three ducks, and specifically told her to keep the duck feathers, she would be of great use.Although Zheng Maocheng didn't know what Wei'er wanted duck feathers for, he still stayed carefully.

Xia Yun has been watching behind Qiangwei, becoming more and more puzzled, but he didn't open his mouth to ask.

Mrs. Li and Grandma Zheng helped Qiangwei, and they did what Qiangwei instructed them to do. Surprisingly, no one asked her how she knew how to cook roast duck.

Qiangwei didn't bother to explain, and didn't want to lie, that's the best.

Roast duck requires a lot of steps. It needs to absorb all the moisture inside and out of the duck. After four or five times, it is not good until the duck no longer oozes blood.Then comes the seasoning, which is also one of the most important steps.

The ingredients of the seasoning are five-spice powder, salt, and ginger powder. She slowly heated the prepared five-spice powder in a large pot until the aroma came out, and then spread it into the belly of the duck while it was still hot. The coating should be even and comprehensive. Not sticking to the crust yet.

After finishing this step, use a bamboo stick to sew up the incision, which needs to be completely closed.Then prepare boiling hot water, and use a spoon to repeatedly shower the duck from head to toe until the pores are all open, and then take it to a ventilated and cool room to air dry.

This process takes a little longer, about one night, wait until the next day, after air drying, then apply the prepared crispy water, which is actually water, honey and sugar mixed with water.

After it is wiped, it can be baked in a hanging oven. Preheat the oven in advance. It is all high-quality bamboo charcoal. The rose is hung on the chest cavity of the duck with an iron hook, and it is hung on the iron buckle on the wall of the oven to start baking. .After an hour and a half of the first stage, take it out and turn it over, apply crispy water again, and continue to bake, and it will look like it's done after another hour.

　 There is a roast duck sitting here, and the marinade over there is almost ready, and the smell of spices can be smelled from far away.Qiangwei cleaned up the remaining duck intestines and other viscera, marinated them, threw them into the seasoning pot and boiled them. When the time was almost up, she simmered slowly over low heat until all the meat had absorbed the smell of spices. It's done.

　 Qiangwei took out thick gloves specially made by Li Shi, and took out a roasted duck that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside. Immediately, a strong fragrance wafted from the yard, making people salivate.

　 "Wow, it's so fragrant, Wei'er, have you cooked the roast duck?" Wen Tao was the first person attracted by the scent, he sniffed, his face was so greedy that he almost put his face on the duck .

　 "Be careful that it's hot, so you take it out?" Qiangwei stepped back, did this guy have to change his appearance just to eat?

　 "Hehe..." Wen Tao scratched his head, hehe hehe, it was really delicious.

　 Seeing Wen Tao's appearance, Mrs. Li walked over, and couldn't help but raise her hand to pat him, "You foodie, you just come over after Wei Er just brought it out, and you're not afraid of being laughed at by others."

　 "Why hit me again, isn't there no outsider?" Wen Tao rubbed his head and said indifferently.

　  After it was almost dry, Qiangwei started to slice the duck into pieces. After a while, she placed two large plates, and then threw the skeleton into the small pot next to it to cook the soup.

　  Grandma Zheng also baked some small pancakes, served them with prepared sauce and shredded green onions, and beckoned people to bring the plates to the yard, "Okay, everyone, come and have a taste, our first crispy roast duck.

　  "I'm coming, I'm coming."

　  Everyone was curious, regardless of master and servant, regardless of size, everyone looked at Qiangwei with great interest. After two days of hard work, they finally got to eat it, but it looked so complicated, how to eat it?
　  Qiangwei held the chopsticks, "To roast the duck, take a piece of pancake, place a piece of duck meat on the pancake, add some shredded green onion to dip in the sauce, make a circle like this, fold it in half, take a bite, it's over."

　  The whole family watched Qiangwei finish the demonstration and saw her chewing with gusto, so they couldn't help but start. They did a good job of imitating the same thing. After sending it to their mouths, everyone's expressions were different, which was very exciting. They all yelled that it was delicious, wishing they could swallow their own tongues.

　  Soon a duck completely disappeared in the crowd's tasting. Qiangwei couldn't help being happy seeing everyone's unsatisfied expressions. What does this mean? She succeeded.

　  "Wow, Wei'er, you are so smart, you can come up with such a good idea and make such delicious food." Wen Tao thought about it, as if he hadn't eaten enough,
　  "It's delicious, it's delicious. I've never eaten such a delicious duck in my life." Grandpa Zheng clicked his mouth in relief, with an expression that was worth it in this life, looking at Qiangwei with a black line on his head.

　 "Delicious food is really troublesome. After working for two days, it will be gone in the blink of an eye." Between eating and cooking, it is so obvious.

　 "Xia Yun, why don't you talk, isn't it delicious? Or have you eaten something better than this before?" Qiangwei looked at everyone with satisfied and amazed expressions, only Xia Yun didn't speak, seeing that he also ate Quite a few, is it delicious or not?

　  Qiangwei looked at him, feeling unsure, after all, she was not as familiar with Xia Yun here, and knew that he must have eaten a lot of delicious food, and wondered if this roast duck caught his eye?
　  Xia Yun watched everyone staring at him, especially Wen Tao and his brother. If he dared to shake his head, he would definitely be able to tear his skin off. His complexion softened, he clenched his fist against his mouth and coughed, "It's delicious, the taste is very special."

　 "Phew," fortunately, the hard work was not in vain, Qiangwei wiped the sweat from her forehead, she was done, and she just waited for tomorrow to start the banquet.

　 "Since the roast duck is so delicious, I have a proposal." Seeing everyone looking at her, Qiangwei was happy, "Since you all like it, didn't I say that I would reward you a few days ago? The prize is a roast duck. Grandpa Zheng, Wu Lin and Wu Song each have one today, which was owed a few days ago, and will be made up today."

　 "Miss Xie, it's really great." They looked excited. They just tasted it today, but it was really not satisfying. If it was just one, how bold it would be!
　 "Okay, pack it up, there is old duck soup in the kitchen, whoever drinks it himself will serve it up, the next step is to prepare tomorrow's banquet, as long as it is complete, our future life will be improved to a higher level." Qiangwei looked Seeing the family members start to get busy, they twisted their necks and walked outside the door. After this series, it was really tiring.

　 "Why doesn't Wei'er open a store by herself? Instead, I want to give it to that kid Song Fei. If you want, I can help you." Xia Yun followed, looking at the small figure, couldn't help but suggest.

　 "You help me? How can you help me? How long can you help me?" He is just passing by, and the days to come will be long. How many days can you help me?

　 Xia Yun's face darkened, "It doesn't matter where I am, as long as I want to help you, it doesn't matter where I am."

　 "No, I can walk by myself. Although I will lose some immediate benefits, if we walk down-to-earth, we won't fail all of a sudden and fall to pieces."

　  The bread is big, and it is impossible for one person to finish it. Eating it separately is a kind of protection for oneself.For a family without a certain foundation, she thinks such a decision is right.She still understands the truth that the higher you go, the harder you fall when no one is covering you.

　  Xia Yun was silent, and finally sighed, "I can understand that you want to use the Song family as a backing, but have you ever thought about people's insatiable greed?" This Song family is just one of them, as far as he knows, The Song family in Shangjing is not so easy to talk to.

　 Qiangwei froze for a moment, and also felt a headache, "I will write all the terms to be followed in the contract, if you want, can you be a witness, I originally wanted Xia Chuchen to be the witness, It would be nice to have one more of you now."

　 She doesn't know much about the Song family, but in the local area, the Song family has a deep foundation, and she knows that there are people above them. If someone wants to make trouble, she always has to weigh herself and see if she can take it down.

　 Qiangwei also thinks of cooperating with them because of his importance. If they want to break the contract, but based on their strength, they can only serve as cannon fodder.This is the gap, the gap that cannot be bridged by the views of different sects.

　 Xia Yun just looked at Qiangwei like this, the two of them looked at each other, they both saw the stubbornness in their eyes, finally Xia Yun turned around, looked at the distant mountains and forests, "Okay, I'll be your witness, forgive them Don’t dare to go back on your word.”

　 Qiangwei blinked, did she agree?
　 "Thank you." Could she understand the meaning of this guy as Xia Yun is better than the Song family?

　 "Xia Chuchen is a good guy, I can ask him for help in the future." In Xia Yun's memory, there has always been a stubborn little boy who would rather not bend a broken vase.

　 It was a vase that was accidentally broken by a group of mischievous children during a flower banquet five years ago. At that time, they all said that he broke it, and everyone looked at him with reproach and sarcasm in their eyes.Only he held his head up, with a stubborn face, defending himself loudly, "I didn't break it."

　 In the end, although he didn't know how to solve it, that figure was always imprinted in Xia Yun's mind, and after inquiring, he found out that he was a branch of the grandfather's family, and he never forgot.

　 "You mean Xia Chuchen? That's a foodie, but he's a nice person." Qiangwei couldn't help but feel happy when she thought of Xia Chuchen. Although she was an official young master, she was able to chat with a peasant girl like her. It's also different.

　 Looking at the little girl's appearance, Xia Yun couldn't help but feel a little bored, "Forget it, since he is so unreliable, let me help you."

　 "You help me? May I ask who are you?" Qiangwei covered the dissatisfaction in her eyes, looked at him and asked.

　
　
(End of this chapter)