Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 328 Girl, where did this calligraphy come from?

Starting tomorrow, the boiled pork slices in the store will definitely be ordered by more customers.

We have also promised to sell the amber meat to diners from the day after tomorrow. If you want it to be soft, sticky and delicious, you have to start making it after the market closes tomorrow.

Cut the pork belly into pieces and tie them with straw, put them in a pot with seasonings, and simmer over low heat overnight. They will become soft and tasty the next day.

You can also make more braised pork with tiger skin eggs. This amount of braised pork is more suitable for one person to dine in, and the taste is no worse than amber meat.

Shen Yu was thinking about the dishes that he would start selling in the near future. Just as he decided on the quantity of ingredients that needed to be ordered, he heard voices in the yard.

When I went out to take a look, I saw that it was the butcher who usually delivered meat.

It turned out that there were not many customers in the butcher's shop today, and the waiter had nothing to do, so he came early to deliver the meat.

Shen Yu handed him the written list. When the waiter knew that the quantity needed to be increased, he was extremely happy.

He said attentively, "If you need it urgently, I will go back and deliver it to you again today."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "That's great. I was thinking of sending it over early tomorrow morning, but I don't know if it will be in time when I need it at noon. So I'll trouble you to make an extra trip today."

The clerk agreed, saying repeatedly, "You are too polite, young lady. Your restaurant is doing well, and our butcher shop is doing much better, too. The boss is happy too."

"A few days ago, they said they would raise our wages this month."

The waiter quickly put the ingredients ordered for today into the kitchen, took the list written by Shen Yu and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he promised: "In half an hour at most, the ingredients ordered by the lady will be delivered."

After he left, Shen Yu closed the courtyard gate and returned to the kitchen.

Looking at the sky, it was almost time for the market to close, so it was time to make the boiled pork slices.

Thanks to the waiter's promise, Shen Yu no longer worried about the ingredients and felt more at ease when preparing them.

Zheng Sanniang also came over at this time and said that it was Li who asked her to come and help Shen Yu.

Because the quantity to be made this time is relatively large, Shen Yu plans to use the large iron pot next door, so that both iron pots can be used and four large portions of boiled pork slices can be made at one time.

Zheng Sanniang agreed and went to the next room to clean the iron pot and prepare it for use later.

Just as Shen Yu started cutting the meat, Zhou Dalang came back in a hurry with three small copper pots.

As soon as he came back he carried the pot into the kitchen.

Seeing Shen Yu still cutting meat, he breathed a sigh of relief: "There are only two copper pots of the same size in this store. I have no choice but to wait for the shop assistant to run to the main store and bring back an identical one."

"Fortunately, the main store is not far from here. I was worried that if I waited there for a long time, I would delay the girl's use."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "It's still early. It will be ready for use in about half an hour."

Zhou Dalang said hurriedly: "Then I will go and wash it and hang it up now."

As he said this, he took the small copper pot and went to the well to wash it.

After half an hour of busy work, four large portions of boiled pork slices were ready.

They were packed in four small, shiny copper pots, waiting for someone from the county government to come and pick them up.

Shen Yu did not directly sprinkle the cooked pepper powder, minced ginger, minced garlic, chopped green onions, and white sesame seeds in.

Instead, he estimated the amount for four servings, put them in a few small bowls, and prepared to put them all in a lunch box to take away.

Tell the person who is coming when you are ready, and when you bring it to the county government office, put the small copper pot on the charcoal stove to heat it up, then sprinkle the ingredients and pour the hot cooked oil on it.

In this way, when you eat it, it will be spicy, fresh, fragrant and steaming.

If we sprinkle the seasonings on it and pour hot oil on it now, by the time we get to the county government office after a bumpy ride, the most fragrant spicy flavor will have dissipated.

Just as Shen Yu was washing his hands after preparing all these, he heard Li talking to someone.

She thought the voice was familiar and when she went out to take a look, it was Qi Xi with two servants, talking to Li with a smile on their faces.

When Qi Xi saw that it was Shen Yu, he hurried forward to greet him.

Shen Yu saw the two people who came with Qixi, both of them were holding a huge food box in their hands.

Knowing that Qixi was prepared, Shen Yu said happily: "I was thinking that although the food boxes at home are light, they can't keep the food warm."

"This is a good one you picked. Put the boiled pork slices in it. It should still be hot when you get to the county government office."

Qi Xi smiled and said, "The young master is very considerate. He asked me to bring this food box over."

Shen Yu nodded, and led the three of them into the kitchen, where he carefully placed four servings of boiled pork slices into the food box, along with several small bowls of condiments.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "I feel more relieved now that you are here. Let me tell you how to prepare this dish before it is served."

As Shen Yu spoke, he simply and clearly explained the steps of how to heat, sprinkle ingredients, and pour hot oil.

Qixi listened carefully and said he remembered it.

Shen Yu also said that he would go to the restaurant to pick up the small copper pot tomorrow.

Qixi waved her hand and said, "No need to trouble the girl's people for this."

"Tomorrow I will have someone clean the copper pot and send it back to you, so you don't have to ask someone to get it."

"The restaurant is also very busy, where can we spare some staff?"

"Yucheng and Dundun are not at home. If they were here, they would be suitable to run errands."

"I haven't seen them for a long time. I miss them a lot."

Because he was worried that the boiled pork slices in the lunch box would get cold, Qi Xi said a few words and hurried away with the two of them.

After dinner in the evening, everyone sat at the table and discussed tomorrow's matters of inspecting and accepting casseroles, mounting food lists, purchasing ingredients, menus, and silk threads, before washing up and returning to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, Shen Yu saw that the number of customers having breakfast had decreased, so he said something to Li, took the roll of rice paper, and went straight to the mounting shop.

When they arrived at the shop, the mounting master opened the rice paper and looked at it, carefully examining the small seal and signature.

He looked at the young girl in cloth in front of him with suspicion, said "wait a moment", and went through the small door of the shop to the backyard, leaving Shen Yu alone in the shop.

Shen Yu was confused and didn't understand what was going on.

After a while, the mounting master came out with a middle-aged man in a long gown. The master pointed at Shen Yu and said, "Boss, this girl brought the scroll here."

The shopkeeper bowed politely and said, "How are you, young lady? May I ask where did you get this calligraphy you want to frame?"

Shen Yu was confused for a moment and could only answer: "I brought it from home. I want to frame it and hang it up."

"At home?" the shopkeeper muttered doubtfully.

Shen Yu was impatient with this mute question and asked directly: "Boss, is there anything wrong? Is it that the paper cannot be framed, or is the size not suitable?"