Chapter 39 Where did the second uncle take my mother?
The next day, after breakfast, Ge Xiaozhu went to the fair again.
Tongdao Xu also began to prepare the bait needed for the shrimp buns. His plan today was similar to yesterday. He would go to stock the shrimp buns in the morning and give the shrimp buns to his younger brother and sister in the afternoon. He would then go to the county town to buy mutton and come back for experiments.
It was indeed a bit troublesome to go to the county seat for two consecutive days, but although it rained frequently during this season, the temperature was not low, and his house did not have a refrigerator. He bought too much mutton at one time, and it would probably spoil after one night.
However, he still plans to buy a kilogram or two more today.
He planned to do one more experiment with the extra mutton he bought.
Anyway, now he no longer needs to go to the market to replace his mother in the evening. He can make two kebab experiments in one night, and he has enough time.
"Yuzhu, how much did the river shrimp sell for yesterday?"
While preparing the bait, Tongdao Xu suddenly remembered to ask about this matter.
My sister Ge Yuzhu was changing her shoes. Hearing this, she raised her hand and patted her forehead, "Oh, I forgot to give you the money from the sale yesterday. Brother, please wait! I will give it to you right away. Haha, did you sell it yesterday?
How little money! 52 in total, brother, why don’t you stop selling mutton skewers and just make shrimp dumplings every day! You can make money by selling shrimp dumplings..."
52…
Xu Tongdao nodded slightly in his heart, but he shook his head at his sister's suggestion, "Putting shrimp buns is not a long-term solution. The kebabs still have to be sold!"
"Why? Why isn't it a long-term solution?" Ge Yuzhu was puzzled.
Xu Tonglu also looked over sideways.
Comrade Xu smiled faintly and said, "There is no technical content in putting shrimps. Believe it or not, in a few days, people in our village and even several nearby villages will learn from us to do this? Although the Xihe River is big and long enough, so are the river shrimps in it.
There are a lot of them. If there are more people doing it, over time, you will definitely not be able to get many river shrimps every day. Moreover, once there are more people putting shrimp buns in the Xihe River, the boss who contracts the Xihe River may not be allowed to put them in the river.
It’s stuffed with shrimps, do you understand?”
After listening to Xu Tongdao's explanation, Xu Tonglu looked back.
Ge Yuzhu was stunned and sighed, "Oh! What a pity. I understand, brother."
After changing her shoes, Ge Yuzhu immediately gave Xu Tongdao the money from yesterday's shrimp sale. As soon as Xu Tongdao stuffed the money into his pocket, Xu Tonglin's voice came from outside the door.
"Here I come! Xiaodao, why don't you go put the shrimp buns in today?"
"Um."
Comrade Xu glanced outside the door and responded.
I was wondering if Xu Tonglin had thought about it?
Xu Tonglin strode into the door, and without asking, Xu Tonglin sighed: "Oh! I told my parents what you told me last night for a long time, but they still didn't agree, but it annoyed me to death, right?
Oh! Xiaodao, are you still grilling mutton skewers in the past two days? Otherwise, next time you grill, give me a few skewers to take back for them to try? When they taste the mutton skewers you grilled, maybe they will
I can change my mind, what do you think of this idea?"
"What's the matter, brother?" Ge Yuzhu, who didn't know the truth, asked in confusion.
Xu Tonglu also looked over.
Xu Tongdao ignored his sister and nodded to Xu Tonglin, "Okay! It just so happens that I will do an experiment today. You can come early then. When it's baked, take it back to them while it's hot and give it to them to taste. It won't taste good when it's cold.
"
Xu Tonglin's eyes lit up, "Okay! That's great, but my dad may not be at home by then and will be on the polder to prevent floods, but it doesn't matter. I'll see if I can convince my mom first. Hehe, I'll give it to them this time.
Let’s defeat them one by one! Hehe.”
Defeat each one? My own parents?
Comrade Xu wanted to laugh a little.
Ge Yuzhu's curiosity was completely aroused, "Brother, Brother Lin Zi, what are you talking about? What are you trying to convince your mother?"
Xu Tonglin chuckled, "Your elder brother asked me to set up a stall with him to sell mutton skewers. My parents don't agree. I'm trying to think of ways to convince them! Hehe."
"Ah? What's this?" Ge Yuzhu was surprised.
Xu Tonglu silently withdrew his gaze again.
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That afternoon, as planned, Tongdao Xu handed over all the shrimp buns to his brother, sister, and Xu Tonglin, and he took a boat to the county seat again.
The ferry ticket is not expensive and only costs two yuan for a round trip.
This time he went to the county town to buy mutton. After careful comparison, he found that it was also sheep meat, but the mutton smell of different sheep meat was indeed significantly different.
After some selection, he bought a leg of lamb.
After returning home, he immediately started preparing the kebabs.
Debone and skin the lamb leg you bought, then cut the lamb into two parts and use it as raw material for tonight's two tests.
He planned to soak half of the mutton in water for about an hour, and the other half for two hours.
Depending on the soaking time, the degree of blood removal from the mutton will naturally vary.
He wanted to remove part of the mutton smell by soaking it in water.
But I'm afraid that if I soak it for a long time, the flavor of the roasted mutton will be quite different.
So he wanted to see the difference between mutton soaked for one hour and mutton soaked for two hours in terms of the degree of odor and richness of umami.
He was busy here, and not long after, his brother and sister came back from selling river shrimps. The sister was seizing the time to wash and cook rice and prepare dinner, while curiously watching her elder brother busy there.
Xu Tonglu stood aside and watched silently.
When he sees someone in need of help, he will help.
After a while, Xu Tonglin, who had already had dinner at home, also came with great interest, helped, and asked curious questions from time to time.
When Xu Tongdao lit the charcoal fire in the clay stove and smoke curled up, his mother Ge Xiaozhu also came back from the fair.
As soon as she got home, she saw her eldest son preparing roast lamb again, and she was obviously a little distressed.
"Xiaodao, it's not easy for you to make some money every day, but you buy so much mutton and roast it every day. What a pity! How many more times do you have to do this experiment?"
Hearing this, Tongdao Xu smiled and said, "Mom! Sharpening a knife is as good as chopping wood. Since I want to do this business, of course I have to be well prepared and do it when I am confident. Don't worry about the money. I will double it in the future."
You’ve earned it back! Don’t worry!”
Ge Xiaozhu opened her mouth and wanted to persuade her again, but she was already clumsy. Seeing that Comrade Xu had finished speaking, he turned around and entered the kitchen, so he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
After dinner, Comrade Xu started the first skewer test of the day.
Both left and right hands were holding a handful of skewers and roasting them patiently on the fire. It didn't take long for the aroma of the mutton to spread out.
After he sprinkled the kebabs with chili powder and cumin powder, the aroma of the kebabs became even more fragrant. Before the kebabs in his hand were even cooked, more neighbors were attracted than yesterday.
Ge Xiaotian also came with a smile on his face.
Even Cao Xin was attracted again.
More than a dozen people gathered around Xu Tongdao, talking and laughing, waiting for the kebabs in Xu Tongdao's hand. Several half-year-old children were already salivating with greed.
At this moment, a young woman's sarcastic voice suddenly came from outside the crowd.
"Hey! Second Aunt, your house is so lively today? What are so many people doing here? Ah? Oh! Xiaodao, are you... grilling mutton skewers? Your father took my mother away, and you still
Are you interested in eating kebabs here? Second aunt!! I’m here to ask you for an explanation today! Tell me honestly, where did that bastard of my second uncle take my mother?"
As soon as the woman's voice sounded, the crowd quickly moved aside, revealing a young woman with an oval face and a young man with a long face at the back door.
The very sarcastic words just now came from this young woman's mouth. At this time, her eyebrows were raised and her face was filled with anger.