Su Yan stood at the door, watching him wearing a raincoat, holding an umbrella and holding his grandson Erdan when he went out. She felt relieved. She carried the child to the main room and said, "Xiao Xiu, we are not setting up a stall today."
"Go to the butcher shop and tell the master that you have a day off today."
Zhang Xiu nodded, held an umbrella and walked out. He came back in about two quarters of an hour, and his shoes and pants were already soaked.
Su Yan hugged Tuan Tuan and said, "The water is hot in the pot. Quickly wash and change into clean clothes."
"Okay." Zhang Xiu put down his umbrella and went to the kitchen, Cuilan followed to help.
After she finished washing and changed her clothes, Su Yan asked: "Master, have you done it yet?"
"I was just cutting meat, and all my clothes were wet." Zhang Xiu took the hug, stretched out his hand and shook his little hand.
She added: "The master said he would wait until the rain stops before opening a shop, because he is afraid that if his head is damaged, it will be difficult to sell."
Su Yan looked at the heavy rain outside and said, "If I have nothing to do today, I will bake egg dumplings to eat."
"Sister Cui, turn up the stove and bake it. We'll wait for the rain to stop and then go over and steam it to eat."
Sister Cui and Zhang Xiu were very happy when they heard about cooking. The cooking made by Madam was delicious.
Cuilan started the fire, and Su Yan chopped the stuffing in the kitchen. After mixing the stuffing, a few people made hundreds of egg dumplings in the main room for an hour or two.
The rain outside had eased a lot now, and Su Yan thought about buying some fat meat to fry, "Sister Cui, Xiaoxiu, I'm going to go out and buy pork first. You guys can go over there in a quarter of an hour, and pick up Erdan by the way."
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She held an umbrella and went out. There were muddy footprints on the bluestone road. I don't know which man came back from the fields without scraping his feet.
She has lived here for a while and many people know her.
"Little lady, are you going out to buy groceries?"
"Yes, buy some fat meat."
"The Jiang family has just killed a pig now. You can go and see the fresh meat. But there is no stall here. You can go to his house to buy it."
"Okay, thank you, eldest sister."
"Thank you!"
Su Yan walked towards the Jiang family. Sure enough, the Jiang family had just killed a pig, and the pork was still steaming.
She bought an extra basket of sausages and carried it to the courtyard next to the academy.
As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Mrs. Ren Li standing at the door with a maid. She took one look and then looked away, took out the key and opened the door.
Seeing that she was ignoring anyone, Mrs. Ren Li quickly shouted: "Little lady."
Seeing that she still couldn't do it, he added, "I'm going to tell you something this time, and you must agree to it. It will be good for your husband."
Hearing this, Su Yan paused and motioned for them to follow her in.
Qin An was going to come back for dinner soon, so she didn't talk to them specifically in the main room. She took a wooden basin and started mixing flour to wash the fat intestines.
"you say."
Ren Li felt disgusted with the smell and moved to the side. "In a few days, there will be the academy meeting. Then I will take you in to introduce you to the other ladies."
"As long as you mingle with them, your husband-in-law will be fine in the academy."
She paused and then added: "Some of these ladies come from scholarly families, and some books are difficult to buy. It will be much easier to find them."
Afraid that she wouldn't understand the twists and turns, he continued: "You can't buy it in the academy. It all depends on your family. Having money is the second best thing. You also need to have people who know each other well."
"This time the academy asked you to buy the National Theory of China. Your family must not have bought it."
Su Yan didn't hear what Qin An said about the books she wanted to buy, but when she turned around and thought about it, she didn't know how to talk about it.
He probably knew it was difficult to buy, so he simply didn’t buy it.
She washed the fat intestines quickly, and after a while she said, "Can you help me buy a copy?"
For the sake of my husband-in-law, I have to endure it for a while. I have no choice. I have no connections in my family, so I have to beg for help everywhere if I can't buy it.
This will be delivered to your door by Li, and you won't have to go around looking for someone to buy it.
As soon as she relented, Ren Li nodded and said, "Yes, as long as you ask the Wu family not to sell my food, I will buy it for you right away."
"I have business dealings with the Wu family, so I can't be the boss."
Su Yan paused for a moment and then said: "I can give you some recipes, and then the business will be even better than yours now."
Ren Li couldn't make up her mind for a moment, "I'll go home and discuss it with my father-in-law."
Su Yan said "Yeah" and after they left, she took the cleaned sausages to the kitchen and cooked them.
After it was cooked soft and glutinous, I took out a section and cut it, and then cut some dried chili peppers.
At noon, the rain gradually stopped, and Su Yan stood at the door of the kitchen with her girdle wrapped around her waist to look at her house.
As soon as she saw his figure, she turned around and went to work in the kitchen. After a while, Qin An came into the kitchen and took out two candy cakes from his sleeves, "Daughter-in-law, eat the candy cake."
"Leave it alone, I'll eat it later. Where did you buy it?"
"The entrance to the academy."
Qin An put it down and went to lift the wooden lid. He saw that they were all egg dumplings, "No wonder it smells like eggs."
"I'll get some to eat when I have time today."
Su Yan put a piece of sausage to his mouth, smiled and said, "How about it, your wife's cooking is delicious, isn't it?"
The man grinned and said, "It's delicious." After saying that, he leaned over and kissed the side of her face.
Today I am eating egg dumplings. Sun Erdan didn’t eat much. Su Yan glanced at him and said, “Erdan, isn’t it delicious?”
Sun Erdan nodded: "It's delicious."
"Then why don't you eat more?"
"I'm... afraid that if I get fat, I won't be able to wear my clothes anymore."
The words made Su Yan laugh, "Just buy it if you can't wear it anymore. It's time for you to grow taller. If you don't eat more, you won't be as tall as Uncle Qin."
"I want to be as tall as Uncle Qin." Sun Erdan said anxiously.
"Then eat more." Su Yan picked up a few more for him, and then picked up a few more for her own man.
Not long after they went out to study, Ms. Ren and Mr. Ren came over. This time Mr. Ren didn't have the airs he had before.
Master Ren said: "What recipe are you talking about?"
"Your store sells Beijing flavor. The whole table is full of sweet and spicy flavor, which can be a bit greasy. It will be better with the hot and sour soup."
Su Yan paused and then said: "I won't give you the prescription for free. Your family will give you as much silver as you need. If you don't want to, let's not talk about it."
Master Ren also knows that there is no free rice in the world, "Of course, how much do you think we can sell it for?"
Su Yan didn't say anything, "After I make it, you can eat it and watch it before we talk."
"Xiao Xiu went to buy some sauerkraut and bean sprouts."
"Okay." Zhang Xiu played a rattle to entertain the children.
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The aroma in the kitchen became stronger and stronger, and Ms. Ren Li couldn't help but swallow her saliva. She also asked her servants to buy Wu's dishes several times, and they were indeed delicious.
But I didn't let my father-in-law and the others know.
After a while, Zhang Xiu brought the dishes to the table and walked back and forth three or four times, "This will be a bit hot."
Su Yan sweated heavily on her forehead and untied her girdle as she walked, "The one on the side is spicy and sour pork, the one in the middle is the meatballs in clear soup, and the one on the other side is the spicy and sour rice paste."
Mr. Ren was a little disappointed when he saw these dishes. His chef could also cook them, but he still took a spoon to taste a little, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
There's no comparison.
The cook is incomparable to this woman, even the clear soup has enough flavor.
"It's really good. How much do you plan to sell it for?"