allonlinenovel Chapter 493 Barbecue Banquet
Chapter 493 Barbecue Banquet
Able to cooperate with Jiang Wanru.
It can't be called timely assistance, at most it's icing on the cake.
Xu Wenyan was still very happy, as it would save him a lot of trouble in the future. At Jiang Mansion, Xu Wenyan spent two hours writing down the recipes for the Sanyan drinks.
As for saltpeter, Xu Wenyan didn't need to worry about it. With such a huge fortune, it was impossible for Jiang Wanru to not have saltpeter.
Moreover, Jiang Wanru is also willing to invest in Xu Wenyan's watermelon planting, a total of one hundred taels of gold. In the future, he will not have to spend money to get watermelons from Xu Wenyan, but the total amount of watermelons he takes will not exceed 60%.
Xu Wenyan also reminded Jiang Wanru about the confidentiality of the watermelon seeds, and it was written in the contract that if the watermelon seeds were leaked, a compensation of one thousand taels of gold would be required.
Xu Wenyan felt that Jiang Wanru would not be so stupid.
However, under so many prerequisites, Jiang Wanru also put forward a reasonable request, that is, the recipes of innovative dishes in the future must be delivered to the branches as soon as possible, and no additional payment should be made.
During these three days, Xu Wenyan has been handing over Jiang Wanru's affairs.
The store was decorated first. The store was very close to the county government office and was safe. Jiang Wanru took care of the tables, chairs, benches and so on for Xu Wenyan.
There is also the sales channels for these vegetables, and Jiang Wanru also helped Xu Wenyan share the burden.
After all, he also needs to make money. He can't just sit there doing nothing.
From now on, Xu Wenyan no longer has to worry about not being able to sell too many vegetables. Jiang Wanru’s influence connects to several nearby large counties, so he will not take away Xu Wenyan’s business.
He will sell the vegetables he buys outside.
Xu Wenyan really found a powerful figure. After dealing with these things, he felt much more at ease.
The next step is to go to the county government to cook for them.
But the ingredients are limited now, so Xu Wenyan will just do the barbecue.
When Xu Wenyan went to the county two days ago, he spent fifty taels to find a blacksmith to customize the iron skewers for skewering.
Xu Wenyan also wants Qian Sen to come over as soon as possible, so that there will be more things to be produced in the future.
"Brother Chen, please help me pick some eggplants, peppers, leeks, lettuce, beans, etc. In short, pick some of everything."
"Okay, I'll come right away."
It is not easy just to load this box of iron skewers onto the carriage. There are two iron furnaces in total. With Chen Sanlin's help, it should be possible to handle it.
Moreover, Xu Wenyan had communicated with the chef of the county government in advance, and there was someone to help him cut the vegetables and string them together.
"Are you taking so many things with you?" Luo Sanyuan carried a box in each hand to the car. Inside were the necessary seasonings and some tools.
"Yeah, when I come back, we'll have barbecue too."
Xu Wenyan also understood that boys are really easy to coax and have a short memory, which is probably why there are no conflicts between boys.
As long as you apologize and make amends, the matter will be over and people rarely hold grudges.
"Okay! I've already made my net these days, I'll cast it soon." Luo Sanyuan leaned against the carriage, looking at Xu Wenyan chattering, "When I catch a big fish, we can grill it tomorrow."
"You don't know how delicious the grilled fish I make is."
"Yes, yes, I am looking forward to it."
While the two were talking, Chen Sanlin and Xiaoman came back with several baskets of vegetables. Xu Wenyan felt that it was still not enough, so he asked the two to pick some more.
After everything was ready, Xu Wenyan set off with Chen Sanlin.
The weather was still hot and it was already afternoon. By the time Xu Wenyan had prepared the food at the county government office, it should be sunset.
You can have a barbecue when the weather gets a little cooler. You can't sit by the stove in the middle of the day, it will be so hot.
"Brother Chen, what do you think of Huo Min?" Xu Wenyan asked seriously while leaning back in the carriage and biting his fingernails.
Chen Sanlin frowned slightly: "Very handsome."
"Who asked that?" Xu Wenyan kicked him lightly: "I mean, do you think he's a little weird?"
This Huo Min is good-looking, but no matter how good-looking he is, he is not as handsome as Xiao Man.
If I were a face-chaser, I would have run away with Xiaoman long ago, Xu Wenyan muttered to himself.
"Oh." Chen Sanlin nodded: "Strange, very strange."
Xu Wenyan straightened up slightly and put his hand down: "Is that right?"
"He always looks at you, but with a curious look... a very curious look."
"Yeah, I always feel that he is a little different." Although it was a bit strange, Xu Wenyan couldn't tell what the feeling was. It was just a subconscious thought in his mind, that's all.
soon.
The carriage arrived at the county government office, during which Xu Wenyan ordered two more wooden signs.
In the future, we will definitely have more frequent exchanges with the county, so it is necessary to make road signs.
After arriving at the county government office, it was Uncle Liu and others who came to greet Xu Wenyan today.
"Hmm? Uncle Liu, aren't you guys guarding the city gate today?"
Uncle Liu took the reins from Xu Wenyan: "Yesterday, the master asked who was willing to help outside. Hehe, I knew it was you in advance, so I changed the schedule."
"Hahaha, don't worry, I've been cooking for decades, so cutting vegetables is no problem." Uncle Liu patted Xu Wenyan's shoulder, as if he was treating an old friend.
"These brats are good enough to start a fire."
After saying hello to Lin Zhengjie, Xu Wenyan came to the kitchen. Huo Min had gone out and it would probably take an hour or two for him to come back.
But if you calculate the time, it should be about the same.
The ingredients had been delivered, and three cooks and seven soldiers stood in a row on the side, at a loss as to what to do.
Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin walked into the kitchen and smiled: "Haha, Uncle Liu, what are you doing?"
“We didn’t know what to do, so we brought the food here.”
"You can wash the vegetables first." Xu Wenyan pulled Chen Sanlin to wash his hands first.
The three cooks are actually soldiers, mainly responsible for logistics. The soldiers here are all from Central China, so naturally they are not used to the local food.
Therefore, the magistrate of Lu County did not hire a cook locally.
"You three are the chefs, right? Please separate the meat into lean and fat parts, and then cut them into pieces."
"Xiao Ma, the three of you help put the meat on the skewers."
Xu Wenyan picked up an iron skewer and demonstrated to the others: "One piece lean and one piece fat, the lean meat should be more than the fat.
Leave some space in the middle, otherwise it won’t be cooked well.”
The men nodded obediently, and then lined up to wash their hands. Each of them rubbed their hands for a full quarter of an hour for fear that they had not washed them clean.
After all, this is for Lord Lin and General Huo to eat. It would be a disaster if it is not cleaned properly.
Xu Wenyan’s task was to cut vegetables.
"Brother Chen, go put the stove outside."
"Uncle Liu! There's some charcoal here, take some and send it to Brother Chen."
The remaining three soldiers followed Xu Wenyan, who taught them how to string vegetables such as leeks, beans, and potato chips.
After teaching them for about half an hour, when they were able to get the hang of it, Xu Wenyan went back to his work: "Now that the skewers are used up, just continue cutting vegetables. Keep some ready."
Xu Wenyan took out a dozen dry steamed buns and skillfully made homemade breadcrumbs.
Marinate the chicken. Xu Wenyan prepared the seasoning yesterday.
After that, chop the meat into pieces and make meatballs.
Beef and lamb are sliced and roasted on a baking sheet.
The last dish was two whole lambs, all marinated.
Everything is ready, and the meeting will begin in a moment.