inspire-indiana Chapter 204: Seasoning with unique aroma?
Chapter 204: Seasoning with unique aroma?
"Luoluo, come quickly."
"Third brother, you are so happy, what's the good news?"
Xiu Luoran was talking to Xiu Lingmo in her yard when she heard Xiu Lingqun calling her.
She guessed that her third brother wanted to see her for something, so she asked Xiu Lingmo to go back and continue to be his "little teacher" while she went out to greet her third brother.
Xiu Lingqun said excitedly:
"Luoluo, my people found a merchant from Western Xinjiang. The merchant said that he has some spices with a unique aroma.
I went to take a look, but I still didn't recognize him.
I'll come back to find you, go and have a look, maybe you'll recognize him."
Merchants from Western Xinjiang? Seasonings with unique aromas?
Xiu Luoran's eyes lit up when she heard this. If her guess was correct, this seasoning must be one of those barbecue ingredients that are rarely seen in the Central Plains.
"Brother San, come on, take me to see it."
When he met the merchant from Western Xinjiang, Xiu Luoran was almost certain of his guess, because the bearded man looked very much like a Xinjiang man from Xiu Luoran's previous life.
The bearded man who called himself Ge Maiti saw Xiu Luoran coming and knew that it was her who wanted to buy seasoning, so he immediately introduced his own seasoning enthusiastically.
There are really a lot of seasonings here, about sixteen or seventeen kinds, all of which are spicy barbecue ingredients such as cumin and pepper.
After looking around, he found that there were actually two types that Xiu Luoran didn't recognize.
The bearded man enthusiastically explained to Xiu Luoran the usage of these two seasonings.
Xiu Luoran was very happy. That was great. The seasonings for barbecue, spicy hot pot, hot pot and fried skewers were ready.
She asked the bearded man, "How many of these spices do you have?"
When Ge Maiti heard this, he knew that this was a big customer, so he asked Xiu Luoran to go to his warehouse to take a look.
The warehouse is filled with bags of different sizes, some as big as sacks and some as small as ordinary pillows.
Xiu Luoran knew that most of the spices here were wild and not easy to collect.
Some are rare and difficult to collect, so their quantities are smaller.
Xiu Luoran asked again: "These things of yours are not easy to sell, right?"
Gemati said somewhat dejectedly:
"It's really hard to sell. I've been here for almost a year. I thought that since Tianhe is a big country, people's living standards should be very high and they must be more particular about food and drink.
Little did I know, I was wrong.
People here don’t like barbecue very much. That’s not right, we shouldn’t say that.
It’s because people here don’t know how to grill meat, and they rarely grill meat, so my seasonings don’t sell well.”
He was right. People in Tianhe really didn't know how to barbecue. Otherwise, brothers Yi Jingxuan and Yi Jingge wouldn't always want to go to Xiu's house for free meals.
"Gemati, I'll pay for all the seasonings you need. See how much it costs."
The bearded Gemati was excited:
"Are you serious? Do you really want to buy them all?"
Xiu Luoran nodded seriously:
"real."
Ge Maiti was so happy that he danced with joy:
"That's great, I can go home soon. I miss my children and my mother so much.
I'll give you all of these, just give me 13,000 taels.
I will use the money from the sale to buy some gifts for my children and mother. They will be very happy when they see them."
Xiu Luoran calculated in his mind and realized that what Gemaiti wanted was really not expensive:
“Third brother, give me the money, and then you take all these to the restaurant’s warehouse.
Keep it well and don’t let it get wet.”
"Don't worry, little sister."
Xiu Lingqun went back to get the money and drove the carriage back.
Xiu Luoran didn't expect that the barbecue seasoning would be available so quickly.
She planned to visit various major medical clinics and buy some commonly used seasonings, because many seasonings are traditional Chinese medicines, but people here just don't know about them.
Finally, the seasonings have been collected.
After much inquiry, Xiu Luoran found a mountain where there was a large amount of gypsum.
There are still some kitchen utensils that have not been prepared in the restaurant, so let's open a tofu shop and make tofu first.
Xiu Luoran has already found the person to manage the tofu shop, and that person is Qu Hou.
It was already early winter, and there was no work to be done in the flower and vegetable gardens, so Qu Hou was asked to lead the florists and gardeners to make tofu.
The big house of the tofu shop is not far from the Mansion of Marquis Zhenxi. After Xiu Luoran bought it, he renovated it and it now looks brand new inside and out.
Qu Hou, Su Jin and his men moved into the big house.
Xiu Luoran asked Qu Hou to soak two large pots of beans, and then she guided them on how to make tofu on the spot.
Xiu Luoran had never made tofu, but she knew how to make it.
Xiu Luoran stayed in the tofu shop for a whole day. She taught Qu Hou and several honest and reliable people how to make soy milk, tofu pudding, tofu and dried tofu.
After Qu Hou and others learned how to make it, the tofu shop opened.
Xiu Luoran built this tofu shop, but he didn't sell any tofu. It was mainly for supplying restaurants.
Something that is unique will definitely sell well.
Now that the restaurant is not open, the tofu is not only supplied to the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion, but Xiu Luoran also has people send letters to the Prince Ping Mansion, Prince An Mansion, Prince Shun Mansion, the Third Prince Mansion, and the Zhang Mansion.
Tell them that if they want to eat tofu, they can ask their servants to go to the tofu shop to get it.
The tofu shop is short-staffed and has no time to deliver it to them.
On the first day after the tofu was made, Xiu Luoran contacted the eunuch Zhan who served the emperor, and asked him to drive a horse-drawn carriage to bring some tofu, dried tofu, and tofu pudding back to the palace. She also gave the recipe and asked the emperor to taste it. This was her intention.
If others want to eat tofu, they can wait until the restaurant opens and then go to the restaurant to eat.
In order to increase his popularity, Xiu Luoran used to make many dishes with tofu and dried tofu at the wedding banquets of his second brother Xiu Lingyi and his cousin Xiu Lingqi.
Everyone who has eaten the tofu has praised it and asked where they can buy it.
The Xiu family would enthusiastically tell them that the "Unique in the World" restaurant, which was about to open, would sell dishes made with tofu.
This tofu is not available on the market in Beijing at present.
Tofu has low cost and low profit margin, the ingredients are easy to find, and the method of making it is simple, so it is a popular product.
Since this was the first batch, Xiu Luoran thought about selling it in the restaurant for a year or two before launching it into the market.
……
Xiu Lingyi and Xiu Lingqi got married one after another, and Xiu Luoran's life did not change much, except that there were more people at the table when the family ate.
Xiu Lingyi's wife Zhou Yunxi is Zhou Mida's eldest daughter.
Xiu Luoran only found out about it on the second day after Xiu Lingyi got married, when she recognized her relatives.
Xiu Luoran did not interfere too much in Xiu Lingyi's marriage because she believed in her sister-in-law's vision. This is the benefit of having a reliable sister-in-law.
Xiu Luoran felt that the person his sister-in-law chose must be right.
As long as the other person has good character and can live peacefully with my second brother, that's enough.
As for whether she can get along with him, Miss Xiu thinks that if she likes him, she can just move around more often, and if she doesn't like him, she can just stay away from him.
Little did she know that the day before Zhou Yunxi got married, Zhou Mida secretly told her:
"Xi'er, the Xiu family are all nice people, and there shouldn't be any conflicts between them.
Listen to what dad said, life is like the tongue and teeth, there will often be some bumps and bruises, but just bear with it and it will pass.
If you encounter any difficulties and your husband is not at home, go to your sister-in-law, she will definitely be able to help you.
You should get along well with her at ordinary times, so as not to suffer any loss."
Because of this, Zhou Yunxi got along very well with Xiu Luoran after she got married.
She was an active person, and Xiu Luoran spent more time with Zhou Yunxi than with her sister-in-law Yi Jingzhen.
As for Xiu Lingqi's wife Yin, Xiu Luoran said he was not interested in knowing, as long as they didn't make any trouble.