Goldfield
Chapter 167: Protecting His Daughter
Yu Xiaocao's clothes crate had so many clothes in it that he could wear new clothes every day until next year and there was much more to use. As for her small jewelry box used to store beautiful items that were not too expensive, it was also almost fully filled. One time, Zhou Shanhu came to play and saw the box, which Xiaocao forgot to clear. The other little girl was so envious that saliva almost came out of her mouth.
Since all of this was given to him by his godfather, he could not simply give it away. Besides, she is not a real little girl, she does not really like to wear it. A box full of hairpins, bracelets, earrings, and other jewelry can just sit there and collect dust.
When Third Young Master Zhou saw Fang Zizhen leave the courtyard, he heaved a sigh of relief. He rushed to the kitchen door and was about to say something when Yu Xiaocao ordered him to do the job, “Go! Go to the western room and grab some mud-covered eggs from the bed and take them to. ”.
Zhou Zixu obediently followed his orders and returned with six to seven century eggs in his arms. From the size of the eggs, it can be said that there are made from chicken eggs and there are those from duck eggs. Yu Xiaocao glared at him and then scolded, “You fool! These are obviously two types of century eggs. Go back and take six each! ”
“You said to bring some eggs covered in mud but did not tell me what kind of eggs you want ..” Zhou Zixu complained because he felt mistreated. However, he did not dare to resist and returned to take the rest of his eggs.
“Gently hit these eggs on the ground and peel off the mud skin. Be careful not to contaminate the inside of the egg of the century! ” Yu Xiaocao thought that he did not look reliable and could not help but warn him repeatedly.
Zhou Zixu's eyes twinkled and he looked at the mud-covered egg in his hand with great interest. He carefully pinched a bit of mud, exposing his inner shell. He took one, carefully looked at it and asked Yu Xiaocao, “Is this ingredient necessary for the ‘century egg and the lean meat’ porridge that Mr. Fang is talking about? Why do we need to be mud coated? Why don't century eggs need to be cooked before eating? Why..”
Yu Xiaocao was driven mad by his questions and looked at him sharply, “Why do you have so many questions? Are You Ten Thousand Questions ah? ”
Zhou Zixu did not understand the reference and chuckled slightly, “I don't have much, just a few questions, that's all! Xiaocao, what vermicelli in ‘boiled pork with bihun’? Is this like a century egg, a new food ingredient you made? ”
Yu Xiaocao took out a bundle of non-homogeneous thickness vermicelli from the kitchen cabinet and immersed them in warm water. Zhou Zixu rushed over and crouched down to pick up a single strand to investigate. When Xiaocao turned around, he did not notice her there and almost tripped right on top of her. If Zhou Zixu was not there as a sacrificial pillow, then he would most likely fall directly into the basin of water.
“You useless little boy, get out of here! If you keep blocking me from making food, then you can go to the dock and eat there !! ” Yu Xiaocao exploded as he placed one hand on his hip while he held a large machete in the other. The combination made a ferocious scene that made Third Young Master Zhou tremble in fear.
Zhou Zixu hurriedly shrieked beside the corner of the stove and pitifully hugged his knees as he crouched down. He put a piece of firewood into a clay stove and carefully said, “I ... I can help you keep an eye on the fire, isn't that okay?”
Yu Xiaocao cut the piece of pork as he glanced at it from the corner of his eye. He declared somewhat in disbelief, “Longest Young Master Zhou, do you know how to control the fire in the kitchen?”
“I'm not Oldest Young Master Zhou, I'm Third.” Zhou Zixu looks like a young married woman who was abused. He raised his head to look at his expression and then hurriedly put a large amount of firewood into the stove, “How is it possible to burn firewood is difficult? Didn't you just add wood to it? ”
By adding a few sticks of firewood at once, he almost extinguished the burning fire. The kitchen immediately looked as if it was on fire as thick smoke billowed out of the room. Smoke suffocated the two people in the kitchen as they coughed nonstop.
Xiaolian, who had just returned from the dock, immediately saw thick smoke as she walked into the courtyard and thought that the kitchen had caught fire. He dashed towards the room with big strides and discovered the disaster caused by Third Young Master Zhou.
He did not know whether to laugh or cry as he took out half of the firewood from the stove and blew air into the fire. The fire slowly grew and heated up again. However, the thick smoke in the kitchen remained and it took a while before the air cleared.
Yu Xiaocao felt tears and mucus flowing down his face from the smoke. He kicked the main culprit and scowled, “This is what you did !! You want to choke me to death with smoke! ”
Xiaolian hurriedly pulled her angry and laughing little sister as she reprimanded her sister, “Sad, you are outrageous! Third Young Master Zhou is our guest, how can you order him to ignite the flames? He was used to the life of the waiter who gave him food and chose clothes, so how could he possibly know how to do this? ”
Yu Xiaocao used the back of his hand to rub his eyes. His two eyes were as red as rabbits as he stared intently at Third Young Master Zhou, who was still coughing nonstop, “Who told him to add wood to the fire? He was a person who had nothing else to do so he had to cause trouble!
Zhou Zixu had a guilty expression on her face as she complained, “Don't I just try to help you?” “Please me? The more you try to help, the more problems you cause! Psh, get some rest somewhere, ah! ” Yu Xiaocao glanced at him with eyes full of disdain.
Zhou Zixu quickly inhaled many of the century's eggs and lean meat porridge. He can't stop eating. The unique flavor of this century's egg with its savory taste of meat produces the best of both ingredients. The porridge is thick and thick, and easily soaks the throat. It was so delicious that anyone wanted it!
Fang Zizhen thought his eating manners were very disgusting. He was a young master of a wealthy family but acted as if he was a refugee who had not eaten food for eight hundred years. ‘Stinky boy! Century eggs and lean meat porridge were something I ordered, so if he wanted to fight with me, he couldn't win! ‘
Fang Zizhen devoured bowl after bowl of porridge, as if he was trying to win the competition. One basin full of century eggs and lean meat porridge, other than a few small bowls for others at the table, was already pretty much spent by Fang Zizhen and Zhou Zixu.
After drinking three bowls of porridge, Zhou Zixu rubbed his bulging belly and then extended his evil claws towards the pork stewed with vermicelli. He took a strand of vermicelli and raised his chopsticks high. To his dismay, he finds that the other end of the vermicelli is still on the serving plate. He looked around in embarrassment and then stood up to lift his chopsticks even higher before he could put the vermicelli into his bowl.
Afterwards, Zhou Zixu noticed that everyone at the table was staring at him. He timidly scratched his head and explained, “The green is too long so I can't put it in my bowl easily ..”
Since he had eaten vermicelli before, Fang Zizhen believed he had experience with this. He took out two strands of vermicelli and twisted them around his chopsticks. Thus, he could easily move the long vermicelli into his bowl. The older man even momentarily glanced at Zhou Zixu with eyes full of satisfaction.
Boiled pork with vermicelli is a very typical northern cuisine dish. There is even a popular saying about it: ‘Pork meat is boiled with vermicelli, even a voracious wild wolf will howl because of it!’ From there it looks that this dish is very savory !! The clear but sharp vermicelli is imbued with a savory taste of meat. No one could resist such a delicious dish. Even Third Young Master Zhou couldn't stop eating more!
Everyone eats happily. Although many meals had been prepared, almost all of them had been eaten. Fang Zizhen and Third Young Master Zhou acted as if they were competing against each other. They both ate so much that their stomachs were distended. Yu Xiaocao boiled some wild hawthorn fruit in mystic stone water and had them drink it to help the digestion from getting sick.
Fang Zizhen rubbed his slightly distended stomach and said, “My daughter's food is really too good. I can't stop eating. Last time, when I returned to the capital, your godmother told me that I was getting fatter. ”
However, Third Young Master Zhou saw a business opportunity in an age of eggs and vermicelli. Her bright eyes looked at Yu Xiaocao as she said, “Xiaocao, I think we can open another factory together to produce the century vermicelli and eggs .
Yu Xiaocao calmly nodded his head, “I was just about to ask you this idea! Since you've done it before me, then let's discuss the details of our cooperation later! ” Third Young Master is not a stingy person, so he slaps the table and proposes, “Let's do what we have done before, you provide the recipe and I will handle the others! We'll split the revenue 30-70! ”
Yu Xiaocao gave him a thumbs up and agreed, “That Third Young Master I know, is very heroic! How brave !! I'll also include some more recipes for you.. ”.
When Fang Zizhen heard that Third Young Master Zhou had only given Xiaocao thirty percent of the profits, he immediately became annoyed. He wanted to reject the offer but his daughter had acted sooner than him and closed the deal. From his point of view, without Xiaocao's prescription, Third Young Master Zhou's factory could not even open. Why should he get the biggest share of the money and only give his daughter thirty percent?
Fang Zizhen did not think about all the costs associated with the construction of factories, the recruitment of workers, the purchase of raw materials, the delivery of products? After deducting all production costs, Third Young Master Zhou's share of income was no more or less than Xiaocao's income. Compared to the hard work Third Young Master Zhou had to do, Yu Xiaocao only needed to shake his butt at home and earn some money. Getting smaller parts is natural.
However, Fang Zizhen did not think of this. He personally believed that his daughter got the short end of the stick. When she heard that Xiaocao would add some recipes for free, she could not help herself anymore, “You gave more recipes for free? The Zhou family did not care about that little bit of money! Princess, did you really think about it? How much money can the Zhou Family make from your recipe? He wouldn't be too stingy to give you a little more money? ”
“Godfather ..” Yu Xiaocao was just about to speak when Third Young Master Zhou cut him off. He nodded his head with a serious expression on his face, “Master Fang is right! Xiaocao, you can't always let me follow my way just because we have a good relationship! Your recipes, I'll buy them for three hundred taels each. Mr. Fang, how about that. ”.
Fang Zizhen stroked his beard and managed to say with great difficulty, “Although on the lower side, we can still take it now! Daughter, do not carelessly spend money from this recipe. There are two shops in town that catch your godfather's eye. They were on the same street as Zhenxiu Restaurant. At first I wanted to buy it for you, but I'm afraid you'll get mad at me and not take it! If we use your own money to buy it, do you agree now? ”
They were on the same street as Zhenxiu Restaurant? It was a busy and growing part of the city ah! It is said that the shops on the street can not be bought with money alone. Moreover, one store could easily sell for thousands of taels. How many recipes did he have to sell before he could buy the two that his godfather mentioned ?!
Third Young Master Zhou noticed Xiaocao's hesitation and also began to persuade him, “I know you think the shops are expensive, but for some reason expensive! Do you know how much they charge for the store rental next to us? At the lower end, the one-year rent was about three hundred taels. After two to three years, you will be able to get your money back! My oldest brother once tried to find the store owner and, despite offering a large sum, he ended up returning empty-handed. I believe only Mr. Fang can convince the owner to sell, others will fail as well. ”
In fact, both stores were bought by Mr. Wu on behalf of his wife when he took his position as judge. He will leave his position soon. With her family background, after leaving the office, she definitely had to return to the capital to climb the stairs. In the end, Tanggu City was too far away from the capital and it was not easy to keep an eye on the property remotely. He originally planned to vacate the store and rent it out. The judge did not expect his subordinates to return to tell him that the imperial noble envoy seemed to want to buy it.