Liu Ye's village is located in Wu Village next to Yangmei Village, covering an area of 1,000 acres. There are summer houses built on the mountain, paddy fields and dry fields, fruit trees are planted on the mountain, and chickens and ducks are raised.
Tian Minyan fell in love with Zhuangzi at the first sight, but she was not envious because in the future, she would build a bigger and better Zhuangzi.
After a few days, the two families jointly purchased tens of thousands of duck eggs. Tian Minyan thought of pickling these 10,000 duck eggs first, and Liuye agreed.
It is said to be a small workshop, but in fact it is a remote yard, and the workers who make it are all the wives of the village, there are twelve of them, and they all seem to be honest and honest people.
Tian Minyan is not worried about Liu Ye's people, but people are talkative, and some things are better to take precautions before they happen. Therefore, she had already made an agreement with Liu Ye's, and the ashes for pickled preserved eggs were given to her.
She mixed it with Liuye's two confidants, and of course, only she and Liuye knew the proportions in the formula.
The formula of ash is very common, including quicklime, soda ash, plant ash, salt, water, and a trace amount of tea. Except for soda ash, which is troublesome and can only be found in large grocery stores in the county, it is readily available in other Taiping towns.
The recipe proportions of the batch of preserved eggs that Tian Minyan marinated earlier were registered. Now when making such a large batch, it is just a matter of adjusting the proportions, which is also very simple.
The ash material had been prepared two days earlier and put in several large wooden basins, and the rice chaff had also been piled in the yard.
Tian Minyan personally demonstrated the process of processing preserved eggs. She put on gloves and first put the selected fresh duck eggs into the ash material and rolled them a few times, so that the surface of the eggshell was evenly coated with a layer of ash powder. Then she took it out, and then
Roll the rice bran a few times to make a layer of rice bran stick to the gray material, squeeze it gently with your hands to tighten it, and finally put it into the large urn prepared in advance, and it's done.
The processing process is very simple. Those daughters-in-law who gathered around to watch how Tian Minyan made it understood it after just one glance. When Tian Minyan got up, they each sat on the pedestal and started processing.
Hearing that Tian Minyan came to Zhuangzi to make those pineapple eggs, Liu Ruyu also followed. Seeing that it was interesting, he also asked Liu Ye to learn how to make a few pineapple eggs. He was small and slow, so he made three.
One, but very patient.
In order to distinguish them, Liu Ruyu also asked Aunt Zheng to find a small earthenware jar, and carefully put the preserved eggs she had made into it until the jar was full.
"Isn't it fun?" Mrs. Liuye smiled when she saw that he was panting from exhaustion, his gorgeous clothes were stained with ash, and even his hair was stained with rice bran, but his little face was rosy.
Liu Ruyu glanced at the smiling Tian Minyan, looked away, nodded and said, "Well, it's very simple."
"Mother Zheng, the preserved eggs made by the young master yourself are extraordinary. Remember to let others go and stop messing around. I think the young master must want to give it to the old lady and grandma to taste." Tian Minyan said with a smile.
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Aunt Zheng responded with a smile, clapped her hands and said, "The old lady and grandma are very lucky. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to taste the food made by the young master in the future."
"Mommy is indispensable." Liu Ruyu was also looking forward to it. She didn't even worry about Tian Minyan calling him young master. She looked at Tian Minyan and said: "Invite Yan'er to eat too. Of course, also invite Brother Rui and Xiao Gong."
five."
Liu Yeshi's eyes flashed, and she looked at her son, then at Tian Minyan, who was smiling with crooked eyebrows. She blinked and said with a smile: "Okay, we can wait for Yu'er's preserved egg. When this earthenware vat sees the light,
You must post a post to invite acquaintances to a banquet."
Liu Ruyu blushed shyly, but was very happy.
"Xiaoyun, take the young master to bathe and change clothes." Liu Ye asked Liu Ruyu's personal maid: "Don't let the water get too cold."
"I got it, grandma."
Liu Ruyu took Xiaoyun and a boy away, and Liu Ye said to Tian Minyan: "Let's go to the front to have tea, it's nothing to do with us."
Tian Minyan glanced at the wives who were already very skilled in their movements, and nodded.
The house in this summer resort is very elegantly designed, with a small garden that retains the original flowers and trees on the mountain, making it more natural. It is early summer, the cool breeze is blowing, and the air is mixed with the fragrance of flowers, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
There was also a small pavilion built in the garden. The maids and wives had already placed tea snacks and fruits on the stone table, placed futons on the stone benches, and lit lily and sandalwood incense to smoke mosquitoes.
Tian Minyan took a sip of tea, ate another piece of hibiscus cake, and said with a smile: "If this batch of preserved eggs is done well, we will continue to make them according to this proportion in the future, and we can make as many as we can. Grandma, in addition to what I received,
The order is five cents each, and there are more than nine thousand left, grandma, but it’s still five cents each?”
"That order of yours was taken before you approached me to form a joint venture, so it shouldn't be included in it. It's also calculated separately to save you from losing money." Liu Ye said with a smile.
"There is no such reason. They are all done together, so how can we count them separately? Put them together to calculate the cost and profit. Besides, how much money are those hundreds of preserved eggs worth? Grandma, aren't you embarrassing me?" Tian Minyan
He said angrily: "Grandma, if you say that again, I will be annoyed."
Liuye didn't expect her to be so broad-minded, so she felt happy and said: "No one can push the money away. Since you want to force it in, I have no choice but to take it."
The two of them laughed in unison, and Tian Minyan said again: "These pineapple eggs are just fine, and there is no problem in taking them to Kyoto. Grandma, how is it over there in Kyoto? Can the price of these pineapple eggs be raised?"
Mr. Liuye pondered for a moment and said: "Kyoto is also the place at the feet of the emperor. It is naturally prosperous and prosperous. I have already thought about it. Here, our preserved eggs can be sold for five cents. In Kyoto, it is naturally more than that.
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"I think so too. The waterway and manpower for transportation have to be included in the cost." Tian Minyan nodded and praised: "Grandma, how much do you think it would cost to sell one in Kyoto?"
Mr. Liuye stroked the edge of the teacup and said, "Eight cents."
"Eight coins?" Tian Minyan frowned, but thinking that there were many dignitaries there, she nodded and said: "It's not that it can't be sold, even ten coins can be sold, but grandma, at this price, it can only be sold to officials and nobles.
Those are the places.”
If the same item is placed in different places, its value will naturally change. There are dignitaries in Kyoto who are willing to spend money. What they eat is fresh. If you pay five cents a piece, others may look down on it.
Liuye came from a wealthy family, so he naturally understood the meaning of her words, and said, "People over there in Kyoto love freshness. This is a fresh item. I don't have to worry about selling it. I'm afraid I won't be able to supply it."
Tian Minyan pursed her lips, rolled her eyes, and said, "Grandma, are you interested in setting up a small workshop like this in Kyoto?"
Liuye stopped drinking tea and looked sideways at her: "Huh?"
"Although this preserved egg business is just a small business, small businesses can also make big profits. The market for preserved preserved eggs will definitely be saturated in the future, and there will always be people who figure out how to make it. But what we are grabbing is freshness and the first opportunity, and what we do is exclusive
"Grandma, do you think, we are the only ones in the whole southern country who have these preserved eggs, so how much profit can we imagine?" When Tian Minyan talked about business, her eyes sparkled, and even Mrs. Liu Ye felt dizzy when she saw it.
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"Of course, they are expensive in Kyoto, but in other places, even if they cost five cents each, we can still make money."
Liuye nodded secretly and said with a smile: "I wonder why you girl bought land so quickly. I bet you have a first-class mind and can settle accounts better than anyone else."
Tian Minyan smiled and said calmly: "Who doesn't like money? I just like the fun of doing business and I like counting money."
"Oh, look, he is still a miser." Liu Ye said to Aunt Zheng with a smile.
Aunt Zheng laughed heartily: "There is no one in the world who doesn't love money. How many people fight for the two cents of silver and steal it? The girl earned it with her own hands and brains. I, the Zheng family's
There is only one word for service!"
"Mommy, I'm sorry for what you said." Tian Minyan pretended to smile shyly.
Liu Yeshi smiled gently and teased: "I also said that you are so thick-skinned that you don't know how to be ashamed." Seeing that she was getting angry again, he pressed her hand and said: "Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you.
Okay, back to what you just said, making these preserved eggs is easy, and it’s not impossible for a small workshop to do it, but it’s just a matter of manpower..."
"Of course I'll use your manpower. As you know, I don't know many people." Tian Minyan said quickly.
"Aren't you afraid that my people will leak the recipe?" Liuye raised his eyebrows.
"I just said, there will always be someone who will research it. Grandma, don't worry too much. We can make as much as we can." Tian Minyan smiled, thought for a while and said, "But we can put it on the preserved eggs.
Our label.”
"Label?"
Tian Minyan hummed and said the meaning simply. With her own brand, even if someone makes preserved eggs in the future, she won't be afraid of being confused. If there is a comparison and the prices are the same, then of course she should buy from the originator.
"This method is good." Mrs. Liu Ye nodded after hearing this, and praised her again: "You really have many ideas." Tian Minyan smiled and said nothing, and asked tentatively: "What about the small workshop?"
"It doesn't have to cost a lot of money anyway, so just open one. Aunt Zheng, I'll leave this matter to your eldest son." Liuye ordered: "Let someone send the message and prepare."
Grandma Zheng was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Old slave, I thanked Grandma and Miss Tian."
Tian Minyan said a few words politely, and then said: "It's just grandma. I can't get much money from the joint venture at the moment. Can I pay two hundred taels first?"
"That means purchasing duck eggs, as well as manpower, and buying some ingredients. It won't cost much. If you pay two hundred taels, I'll give you three hundred taels." Liuye also considered that she didn't have much money, so she
Nod in agreement.
"Yeah, I shamelessly took advantage of grandma." Tian Minyan said happily.
"Speaking of which, it was me who took advantage of you." Liu Ye covered her mouth with her handkerchief and smiled.
At that time, a maid reported: "The young master is here."
Liu Yeshi quickly looked over and saw that her precious baby girl had changed into a gorgeous outfit and was walking slowly towards her. She looked handsome. She glanced at Tian Minyan again and saw that her eyes were filled with admiration and magnanimity, so she felt relieved.
