sbdcsierra Chapter 104 Fried Snails
Chapter 104 Fried Snails
"But when this man saw my expression, he asked me if I hadn't seen the indenture he had signed. How would I know that his Zhao was the Zhao family of Qingzhou? I said, how could it be possible for you to sell yourself as you are from a big family? So I drove him away again and told him to go home. But it's been a few days and he still refuses to leave. He is the young master of a big family, so how could I dare to commit a crime? How could I dare to drive him away forcefully? I could only endure it." Shen Yaren looked like a dumb person eating bitter herbs.
After hearing this, An Qiao immediately looked at Shen Yaren and said, "I understand your expression." An Qiao didn't want to be involved in these things and just treated it as a story.
Qi Tao pointed to the inner courtyard in astonishment, "Is that the young master you are talking about him?"
I don't know when that Young Master Zhao was sitting in the yard with a smile on his face. He didn't look as pitiful as Shen Yaren described. He looked like, "What can you do to me?"
Shen Yaren was shocked. The feeling of talking behind someone's back and getting caught was really exciting.
An Qiao also turned back blankly, "Then Shen Yaren, you go ahead and do your work. We'll leave first. If you find someone suitable, just contact me."
An Qiao was afraid of getting into trouble, so she turned around and left immediately. No matter how Shen Yaren shouted at her, she didn't look back.
After An Qiao fled, Mr. Zhao stood up silently and said, "Mr. Shen Ya, you either find me a place to go or keep supporting me. Anyway, I won't go back."
Shen Yaren didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Ancestor! Your family is so rich and powerful, why don't you go back?"
Mr. Zhao did not answer and went back to his room without looking back.
This room originally belonged to another pawnbroker. That person went to the countryside to recruit people. Otherwise, how could there be an extra single room in this pawnbroker's shop? But that pawnbroker is about to come back, and I don't know where to arrange for this young master.
Shen Ya Ren was in tears looking at the sign, not knowing whether the name conflicted with his personality or whether he was not suitable to open a dental clinic.
After the last incident, he paid some compensation to a few people, saying that he had sold them out because he did not take good care of them.
Although the pension is not much, it is a lot of work.
"My dear, I think that young man is quite handsome. If he were in a milk tea shop, he might be attractive." Qi Tao looked at An Qiao, paused and said, "It's a pity that he is said to be a son of an aristocratic family. Those sons of rich families seem to know everything, but in fact... it's better to find someone else to do the work in the kitchen."
An Qiao nodded in agreement. No wonder she had fallen for Qi Tao at that time. This child was just like herself. He had only one attitude towards these aristocratic families: stay away from them if possible, otherwise nothing good would happen.
"Even if he is as precious as a royal palace, my small temple cannot accommodate him." An Qiao drove to the next dental clinic.
I asked several dental clinics and they all said they didn't have it.
An Qiao was very disappointed. "This restaurant is already busy, and with the desserts from the milk tea shop, I'm really going to get fired. But if I buy another little girl, I'll keep an eye on her. The efficiency will go up, but this restaurant really can't accommodate more people. If I buy another one, people will have to pile up to live in it."
There are a total of 10 people living in the store now, except Anqiao.
Four boys lived in the left wing, three girls lived in the right wing, and two girls shared a room with Qi Tao. Although An Qiao lived in a room by herself, canned food and various semi-finished products for sale were almost all piled up in An Qiao's room, making it like a small warehouse.
Qi Tao helps out and can handle cooking, washing vegetables, cleaning and taking orders.
Koi usually runs errands and delivers things between several stores.
Lichun went to the next yard to supervise the work.
Order and dish delivery at the Autumnal Equinox.
Xiazhi was bought not long ago. She is a little girl who is very good at handling vegetables and fruits. Anqiao bought her specifically for her to make canned food and desserts together.
Dongzhi was the only servant. He was responsible for making fire, buying vegetables and carrying the big pots. He was also a part-time coachman, but Anqiao always felt that the store would be busier every time he was asked to work, so he simply learned how to drive a coach himself.
Lixia and Lidong are good cooks. When I bought them, I told them that they knew some cooking skills. I started to cook after I bought them. Soon, they knew how to cook all kinds of dishes. Now they are chefs in restaurants.
Dahan is the one who specializes in frying food and handling the "oven" in the store. He is very good at controlling the temperature. Anqiao originally wanted to name him Jingzhe, but who knew that he could control the temperature so well. Anqiao said that with him in the winter, even Dahan is not to be afraid of, so she named him Dahan.
Tong Yiyi is in charge of the grocery store, working day and night.
"My dear, please be patient. The building next door will be completed in a few days." Qi Tao could only comfort her.
"That's not necessary. It might be winter in a few days. It's not like renovating a house. You have to build and cover it, replan it, and break through the wall. You have to work on both sides. Just be thankful if it can be done before winter." An Qiao had been thinking of buying another shop this month. The last time Jinli went to deliver something, a lot of soap had already been made on the farm.
An Qiao also thought of how to make body lotion and some simple cosmetics. With the addition of this soap, they will definitely sell better in the dry winter.
But I'm so busy now that I don't have time to take care of a shop. I can only make plans after the yard is built.
Seeing that the sun was setting earlier and earlier, "The restaurant is about to be busiest again." An Qiao sighed and drove back to the restaurant quickly.
Because he was afraid of working too late at night, he specifically asked the helpers to prepare dinner early and send it over, and asked Lichun to light some charcoal to keep it warm so that they could eat it directly when the time was almost right.
Not long after An Qiao and Qi Tao came back, there were more people around. Many people ordered the special dishes that An Qiao had just put up.
Fried snails.
The snails were bought on the morning of the winter solstice. An Qiao had told us that as long as they looked new and novel and were not often available in the store, we could buy all of them.
Many restaurants make fried snails, but Anqiao’s is less earthy and fishy.
Add ingredients to the hot pan. Snails are a very spicy dish and onions, ginger and garlic are indispensable.
The reason why Anqiao does not have a strong earthy smell is that it uses a lot of spices. Most people would not be willing to eat these spices even if they buy them once, let alone put them in large quantities.
Dried chili peppers, bay leaves, cinnamon, star anise, and tangerine peel are all thrown in.
Add the bean paste and hot pot base and stir-fry until fragrant. When the smell starts to become pungent, pour all the snails that have been spitting out water for the afternoon into the pot.
Add salt, light soy sauce, pepper and a little sugar to enhance the flavor. After stir-frying for a while, pour in a bowl of light fruit wine and simmer for ten minutes. Finally, add perilla leaves, coriander and green peppers.
The fragrant fried snails are ready.
Many people doubted that it would still have an earthy smell and did not dare to order it. But when they saw the people at the next table eating with gusto, they could not help but order it.
You take a plate, I take a plate, and there are not many left of the several large baskets of snails we bought in the morning.