Chapter 1638 The Evil Dignitary
“I didn’t ask you to donate all the money from your family fortune, I just don’t want you to have the reputation of being rich and unkind. It would be a bit extravagant for the five of us to eat such a large table of delicacies from the mountains and the sea. ..."
If the demon girl lacks the confidence of the man, her momentum will also be greatly weakened. If she was in the fighting chicken mode at the beginning, she is now in the little quail mode.
Before Li Shu said anything, the girls in the room could no longer listen and couldn't help but reply.
"If you are a boy or a girl, I advise you to go take a look at the doctor. What look in his eyes and how he is rich and unkind has nothing to do with our young lady and uncle. Our young lady and uncle are living Bodhisattvas and great virtuous people. .”
"There are more than 100 girls, old ladies, and stewards in the front yard of our house. They are all supported by the young lady and uncle. Moreover, our monthly income is more than double that of other noble families in Beijing."
“The various products in our house The business supports hundreds of shopkeepers and clerks, and the salary is more than half higher than that of other shops. It indirectly supports thousands of them, allowing their family to have no worries about food and drink, and live an enviable and prosperous life. "
“What’s more, my family The lady has opened many drug stores called "People's Medicine Halls" in many places. They provide free consultations to poor people who cannot afford medical treatment, and also give them free medicine. I don't know how many people benefit from it every year, and countless lives are saved. "
“ My aunt-in-law served as an official and benefited a lot of people. He saved floods and fought Japanese pirates. I don’t know how many millions of people benefited from my aunt-in-law.” I couldn't help being surprised.
At the beginning, there was a common people's medicine hall in Jingnan. Although it opened not long ago, it became very famous because it provided free consultations and free medicines to ordinary people who could not afford medical treatment. It saved many poor people and was famous in Jingnan. Dashan Tang.
There is also a common medicine hall in Yingtian.
A few days ago, she also discovered that a new medicine hall for the common people had opened in Taohuaji Town, which also provided free consultations to ordinary people who could not afford medical treatment.
It turns out it was opened by Li Shu.
“Also, is this table of food a waste? Haha, if boys and girls have been to other wealthy officials’ homes, they will know how frugal my lady and uncle are. ”
"That's right, you are just ignorant. If you had seen the lives of other officials and wealthy families, you wouldn't say this. You can never tire of fine food and fine food. That's the most basic thing. What about eggplant (xiǎng) and stuffed bean sprouts? Not to mention boiling water and white rice, it is enough for any meal. It’s infinitely richer than this. Not to mention, this is a family reunion banquet for my young lady and uncle.”
“These dishes are ordinary meals, and they don’t cost a few taels of silver in total. My aunt-in-law lives in the fourth rank and has a monthly salary of twenty dan; my young lady has a lot of experience in business. Tao said, the monthly profit from the farm, shop and other properties under his name is more than a thousand taels; this does not include the dividends that our master gives to the young lady from time to time every year. Based on the conditions of my young lady and uncle, it is normal for every meal to be filled with gold and gold. If other people find out about eating such a meal at a reunion dinner, what will happen? I don’t know why I secretly laugh at my sister-in-law for being so stingy.”
“If my master knew that my sister was so frugal, he would be so distressed that he would not be able to eat, and he would definitely send someone to give her money.”
All the girls said in a hurry.
"Ahem." The demon girl Ruonan was attacked by the girls, her momentum became weaker and her confidence even less.
But she still said stubbornly, "It's not as exaggerated as you said, eggplant, stuffed bean sprouts, boiled water, other officials and wealthy people also lived very frugally, just eating eggplant, bean sprouts, and white rice."
As soon as the demon girl Ruonan finished speaking, she found that the whole room was quiet. When she looked up, she found a group of girls and women looking at her like aliens.
"Did I make a mistake? Isn't it just eggplant, bean sprouts and white rice?" the demon Ruonan raised her eyebrows.
"Haha, if it's a boy or a girl, do you know how to do it?" A girl rolled her eyes and asked with a sneer.
“It’s just an eggplant, how can it be complicated and wasted? At best, you can eat the eggplant without the skin, or just eat the young eggplants, right?”
The witch Ruonan said disapprovingly.
"Haha, it's not complicated, that is, peel the little eggplants that just came off, remove the pulp, and only use the eggplant meat inside."
The little girl said.
"Right, it's just peeling and removing the flesh." The demon Ruonan shrugged her shoulders and interrupted the little girl.
"If you, boys and girls, listen to what I say." The little girl sneered.
"You tell me, I'll listen." The demon Ruonan disagreed.
“After peeling and removing the flesh from the tender eggplant, cut the eggplant meat into dices, then freshly slaughter three plump old hens over five years old, take the chicken fat from the belly of the chicken and boil it into oil, and cut it into pieces. Good diced eggplant with oil Fry until fragrant and set aside, then freshly slaughter two half-year-old hens, slice and dice the two tenderest chicken breasts, then soak and dice the dried matsutake, add new bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and five-spice tofu. Dried and various dried fruits , all cut into cubes, simmered with chicken soup, poured with sesame oil to reduce the juice, then pour some bad oil and mix well, and finally put it in a blue and white porcelain jar. When it is time to eat, take it out and mix it with the five-spice chicken feet. Can be plated and enjoyed Used. Ruo boy, what do you think of this eggplant? Just peel it? Haha."
The little girl explained the method of eggplant to the demon girl Ruonan in detail.
After hearing this, the demon girl Ruonan could not help but twitch the corners of her mouth several times.
This cold eggplant actually requires three five-year-old hens, two half-year-old pullets, as well as precious dried matsutake, new bamboo shoots, mushrooms, spiced dried bean curd, and various dried fruits. , as well as chicken soup, sesame oil, pickled oil, and five-spice chicken feet. All evil dignitaries and all evil rich people really know how to enjoy it!
"Ahem, the stuffed bean sprouts should be simpler, right?" It took a long time for the enchantress Ruonan to recover from the fuss.
"Gee, making bean sprouts doesn't cost money, it just takes effort." Another little girl glanced at the demon Ruonan and giggled.
"How much effort can be put into a dish?" The enchantress Ruonan didn't care, but in her mind, the most trouble she could make was choosing white, tender and crystal-clear bean sprouts.
“For this dish, first select the bean sprouts, pinch off the heads and tails, leaving only the white, tender and crystal-clear sprouts,” the little girl said.
Well, we still have to cut off the beginning and the end. Although it is very troublesome, it doesn’t take much effort
When the demon Ruonan heard this, she still felt disapproving.
“Then use shrimp water, that is, when the water is boiling until it has bubbled at the bottom of the pot but has not yet boiled, quickly add the bean sprouts to blanch the water. If the temperature is too high, the blanched bean sprouts will not be crispy. ; blanched beans Drain the water from the bean sprouts, pass a toothpick through the middle of the bean sprouts, and then embed a ham thread as thin as a hair. The toothpick used to pierce the bean sprouts must be soaked in salt water. You need to change the toothpick after each insertion. In order to add flavor to the bean sprouts, There is no risk of flavor contamination, and each bean sprout is unique; ham is even more particular, and must be made from fat pigs that grew up eating wine grains. The ham smoked with fruit wood branches and pine branches must be the most precious top ham among hams. talent Yes, and it needs to be steamed with top-grade honey. After the bean sprouts are stir-fried over high heat, the stuffed bean sprouts are ready.” A witch is like a man preaching.
This is not expensive. Pigs have to eat distiller's grains to grow up. How much distiller's grains do they need to eat? When the pigs are raised, they can smoke the ham. The bean sprouts need to be inserted one by one with toothpicks and ham shreds. Not only does a dish take a lot of work, it’s a waste of life!
“Where’s the boiled cabbage?” The little girl also wanted to teach Ruo Nan how to boil the cabbage.
"No need, it must be a waste of money and effort." The demon Ruonan waved her hand to stop the little girl from telling her story.
If the demon girl Ruonan doubts that she continues to listen, her mentality will explode.
It seems that compared with other dignitaries and wealthy families, Zhu Ping'an and the others have indeed saved a lot. (End of this chapter)