"Does Boss Cao know when to cut deer antler?" Abdullah asked him.
Cao Shujie nodded: "I know this. Cut the antler when it has grown two branches and the top is concave, and the third branch has not yet grown. The quality of the antler at this time is the best and the best."
"That's right. Boss Cao is right," Abdullah said.
He then asked Cao Shujie if he knew how to deal with deer antlers?
Cao Shujie knew little about this area, so he stumbled over the methods he knew, and some of them didn't make sense.
Abdullah knew as soon as he heard that Cao Shujie was not familiar with it. He explained to Cao Shujie: "Boss Cao, what you just said was the blood drainage method, but what you said is not entirely correct."
At this point, Abdullah did not play riddles and told Cao Shujie the methods he knew in detail.
It was too late for Cao Shujie to record with pen and paper. He took out his mobile phone and found the recording function and turned it on.
When Abdullah saw this detail, he became even more enthusiastic about it.
"The method I'm talking about is purely manual. The operation is cumbersome and cumbersome, and the method is not necessarily good."
Cao Shujie didn't care, he continued to listen to Abdullah's explanation.
"You use a thicker syringe, insert the needle into the velvet from the stubble of the velvet antler, inflate it with a pump, and use this method to drain out the blood inside."
"This method is slower, but it is not easy to damage the antler itself."
"Nowadays, for convenience, some people use vacuum machines to violently extract blood, which often destroys the quality of the antler itself."
Speaking of this, Abdullah remembered something and said, "I remember hearing someone talk about a machine specifically designed to drain blood from deer antlers. You can also go to the market to check it out."
Cao Shujie nodded and wrote this thing down.
Abdullah continued: "After draining the blood, the next step is disinfection. You can put the velvet antler into potassium permanganate solution or alkaline water for disinfection, wash away the dirt and impurities on the surface, and then use a thick thread to clean the antler stubble.
A few stitches are added to the outer skin to prevent the outer skin from falling off and affecting the quality of the antler."
"Part 4 is dipping and cooking. This step is to drain away the congestion inside. It is very important, but the operation is very tedious and time-consuming."
"The last step is baking and slicing. In this step, you must pay attention to the temperature of the oven. It should not be too high at the beginning. Increase it little by little, and the maximum should not exceed 60 degrees."
Abdullah explained every step very carefully. Even a layman would know how to operate after hearing these steps and practicing more.
"Boss Cao, if you sell deer antlers, I suggest you process them before selling them. The value of the output will be higher."
Abdullah asked him: "How much does a pound of fresh deer antlers cost now?"
Cao Shujie stretched out three fingers: "1,500 yuan per pound."
Abdullah nodded and said, "I remember that average-quality deer antler slices cost more than 3,500 yuan per kilogram, and high-quality ones are even more expensive."
Cao Shujie was still very excited about the price, but he also knew that there was a lot of damage from fresh to dried velvet antlers.
Normally, one pound of velvet antler only leaves 4 taels of dried velvet antler.
But overall, dried velvet antler is more expensive and easier to store.
Cao Shujie took this matter to heart.
They walked in together, and when they saw the cow at the end, several of them knew that this was the beef they had eaten last night.
"Why are there no big cows, but only calves?" Adilijiang was puzzled.
Now, in addition to 10 cows, there are only 247 calves left in the orchard that were just bought at the beginning of the year.
At a glance, you can tell that these cattle are still far from being ready for slaughter.
They were thinking about whether the beef they ate last night was from this kind of calf?
But that’s not right, the beef is too small, it doesn’t have chewy texture when cooked, and it doesn’t taste good.
On the contrary, if you are eating hot pot, this kind of meat will be better when cooked.
But the beef they had last night was very strong.
"My big beef was just sold on May Day, and the one we ate was specially left by me." Cao Shujie thought it was nothing.
But Adilijiang and several others had heard it and were particularly moved.
"Boss Cao, go to Changji next time and try our whole beef," Bayer said.
Cao Shujie readily agreed.
It took a whole morning to go around the entire orchard.
During this period, Adilijiang and others provided Cao Sijie with many orchard management ideas.
This is very useful for Cao Shujie.
There are even some methods that can be popularized in Caojiazhuang.
Cao Shujie thought about having a meeting with Cao Jianlong and the others in two days to discuss this matter.
When they returned to the foot of the mountain, Cao Shujie also took them for a walk around the Yellow River.
They were surprised when they heard Cao Shujie say that the turbid river in front of them was the Mother River. The Yellow River was very different from what they imagined.
This section of the Yellow River is a bit narrow.
Cao Shujie pointed to the north and told them that it was wider there.
"Boss Cao, thank you very much for your hospitality these two days. We are going back this afternoon."
After returning from the Yellow River, Adili Jiang told Cao Shujie.
They came to visit Cao Shujie this time. They saw everything they needed to see and talked about everything they needed to talk about. There was nothing left.
Cao Shujie remembered something, and he said to Adilijiang and the others: "Let's go to Yiling City tonight, and I'll treat you to a meal of authentic Xinjiang cuisine."
"Is there Xinjiang cuisine here?" Aksu was quite surprised.
Cao Shujie didn't say anything.
When he got home, he told his wife about taking Adilijiang and the others to Yiling City in the evening. Cao Shujie would definitely spend the night there, and asked his wife if she would go.
"If we all go, we have to take Mengmeng with us. It's too troublesome. You can go there by yourself." Cheng Xiaolin said.
Cao Shujie didn't force his wife. He didn't plan to drive today. He took the bus there with her. It would be quite troublesome to take a taxi or bus back tomorrow.
More than 20 people boarded the bus, went to the hotel in Qingshi Town to check out their rooms, took their luggage with them, and then headed towards the city.
On the way there, Adilijiang and the others had been speculating about what this Xinjiang dish was about.
Adilijiang suddenly remembered something: "Boss Cao, isn't this Xinjiang restaurant opened by Mr. Cao Zhen?"
When I was in Changji, I heard Cao Zhen mention that his wife owned a restaurant.
Cao Shujie smiled and said nothing, but his eyes had already betrayed him.
"Is it really driven by Mr. Cao Zhen?" Adili Jiang also looked forward to it.
Being able to eat hometown food in a place more than 3,000 kilometers away is a very happy thing for Adilijiang and his family.
Cao Shujie called Cao Zhen and told him that he would go to the hotel later and treat Adilijiang and the others to dinner. He also told him how many people there were.
"Come on, I'll leave a big table for you."
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Cao Shujie hung up the phone.
When the bus arrived near the Five-Star Department Store, it found a parking space at the bus station and stopped. Everyone on the bus got off and took down their luggage.
They were not in a hurry to go to Cao Zhen, but were led by Cao Shujie. They first went to the Home Inn chain hotel next door to get a room, put down their luggage, and then walked to the five-star department store next door.
After entering, Rezhali and the others saw the luxurious decoration in the mall, and none of them could take their eyes away.
Seeing a gold seller, Rezhali ran directly over. He immediately fell in love with a gold ring, which cost only more than 5,000 yuan. He asked his father Adilijiang and bought it directly with his credit card.
This is the chicness of the second generation Guo.
Watching Hot Roll put the ring on his finger and studied it back and forth. Cao Shujie also had to sigh that there was still a big difference between having money and not having money.
Who would have thought that buying a gold ring in Rezhali would be like buying a small item at a two-dollar store, indescribably free and casual.
"Boss Cao, where is Mr. Cao Zhen? I haven't seen him for a long time, and I really miss him."
Adilijiang also said: "I will definitely have a good drink with Mr. Cao Zhen tonight."
In Adilijiang's impression, the main reason why he and Cao Shujie got to know each other was because of Cao Zhen's introduction.
Their apples were able to be sold, and it was Cao Zhen who introduced Cao Shujie to them and concluded the business.
But no one expected that Cao Shujie was really a big customer beyond their imagination.
"It's on the fifth floor. We'll see it when we go up."
The group of people was divided into three waves. Cao Shujie took the first wave up first. As soon as he came out of the elevator, he saw Cao Zhen standing at the door of the elevator.
Behind it are the four characters "Xinjiang Hotel".
When they saw this restaurant, saw people who specialized in baking buns and bags at the door, and saw that the waiters were all fellow villagers from Xinjiang, Adilijiang and the others instantly felt like they were going home.
"Cao Zhen, my friend." Adilijiang opened his hands and gave Cao Zhen a warm hug.
"Adilijiang, we haven't seen each other for almost half a year." Cao Zhen was very happy to see them coming.
When Bayer, Aksu, Toheti, Nalati, and Abdullah saw Cao Zhen, they all smiled and came over to shake hands with him.
"Hurry up and sit down." Cao Zhen led them to the largest table in the store.
This table can seat 26 people.
Generally, it is mainly used for team building in some companies, and Cao Shujie and others came over and used it.
"Cao Zhen, I won't order any more. I'll order whatever I'm good at. I'll pay you the bill later." Cao Shujie said this.
Cao Zhen also shouted that he would treat him tonight.
It is said that Adilijiang and the others are friends who have come all the way from Changji, and he should act like a landlord.
"That's not okay. This meal tonight is mine. Next time it's yours. If they don't agree, I'll take them to eat Yiling local food now."
Cao Zhengang opened the restaurant, investing 700,000 to 800,000 yuan in the initial stage, but the cost has not been recouped yet. Cao Shujie will not just eat and drink at this time.
When Cao Zhen saw what he said, he didn't argue.
After waiting for the dishes to be served, Adilijiang and the others knew as soon as they tasted it that this was indeed the authentic Changji dish.
"This chef was also brought here from Changji by Cao Zhen and his wife." Cao Shujie was very curious when he saw them and explained the key point.
"So this is ah?"
Gulizar didn't see Cao Zhen's wife and was a little puzzled.
As soon as she asked, Cao Shujie told her that Patiguli was at home expecting to give birth.
"So that's it. This is a great joy." Adilijiang said.
When Cao Zhen came over to drink with them, the guys sent blessings again.
"Cao Zhen, let's have a drink first." Adilijiang and the others raised their glasses together and motioned to Cao Zhen, and they all drank one together.
