Chapter 50: barbecue

"Okay, okay!" Shen Dezhong smiled and looked at the golden rice wave in front of him, with a look even happier than the host, Shen Yanbei.
"The sun is shining, Uncle Zhong, let's go over there." The scorching sun was sky, and just standing under the sun for less than a moment felt hot. Shen Yanbei had to speak out.
Shen Dezhong smiled and nodded, and followed Shen Yanbei to the side of the shade of the tree.
"Did the fish rush to the ditch?" The rice is dried in the first half of the month before harvesting, that is, the water in the field is drained. On the one hand, it is convenient to harvest rice, and on the other hand, it accelerates the maturity of rice. There are fishes in Shen Yanbei's field. If the water is drained, the fish will have to be moved.
"Yes." He decided to raise fish at the beginning, and specifically instructed Uncle Xu to dig the ridge of the ridge when they were preparing the ground, so that they could raise fish in the ditch while drying the field.
Admired by Shen Yanbei's detailed plan, Shen Dezhong said happily, "The weather is good these few days. Once the rice is harvested, it has to be dried and put away." Shen Yanbei is a talented scholar and does not need to pay taxes. Can enter the warehouse directly after doing it.
"I know." Shen Yanbei replied. There is no grain at home, and the coarse grains he ate before were bought. He had to save a part of these grains and grind them to eat. The peasants here have worked hard for a year and paid taxes. They don’t have much food left. The white rice that is milled out is usually reserved for Chinese New Year and New Year holidays. They rarely eat white rice on weekdays. But he has eaten white rice for more than 20 years. Although coarse grain rice can be accepted, the taste is not good. Now the family is not short of money or food, so he doesn't need to wrong himself.
Shen Dezhong stroked his beard and felt relieved. Thinking of the villagers' request, the joy on his face faded, and he looked at Shen Yanbei a little hesitantly.
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows: "What happened to Uncle Zhong?"
Shen Dezhong asked tentatively: "Yanbei, your method of raising fish, rice and duck together now seems feasible. Have you ever thought about expanding the scale of farming? Have you thought about buying land?" One hundred acres of fertile land is a famous landlord in these ten miles and eight townships! Now that there are only a dozen acres of farmland left in despair, he does not know whether Shen Yanbei had any idea to restore the glory of the Shen family.
"Buy it, buy some more to round up." The restaurant now receives several hundred taels a month. The money is also kept, so it's better to use it for something else.
"It's good to buy land, it's good to buy land! It's no shame that you can exempt 80 mu of land tax under your name!" Shen Dezhong sighed with relief.
Shen Yanbei was puzzled, instinctively what Shen Dezhong wanted to say was related to his exemption of 80 mu of land tax.
"Someone in the village saw that your harvest is good this year, so they moved a little bit. I want to put the land under your name, and I want to raise fish, rice and duck together like you..." Shen Dezhong was not as embarrassed to say it. Although this idea did not harm Shen Yanbei's interests, it made people feel uncomfortable. Moreover, Shen Yan Beiruo was still a self-respecting temperament in the past, and the villagers did not dare to think so!
Shen Yanbei was taken aback, and then shook his head: "I can teach you the method of raising fish, rice and duck together, but you can't put the ground under my name." It is all in the same village without suffering from widowhood and unevenness. Not a direct blood relative, he helped some people be exempt from taxes, and other villagers would inevitably feel that he treated them differently.
Shen Dezhong nodded and said sternly: "I will tell them when I go back and let them give up. You don't mind, the people in the village don't want to take advantage of you, they just thought of this way when they are sad."
Shen Yanbei understood that Shen Dezhong was in the position of the village head, and it should be considered for the villagers. Is it just that someone in the village is already in such a difficult situation?
Shen Dezhong explained: "The family was originally poor and Lao Ziniang was in poor health. In order to make more money, the man ran the boat outside. The boat sank a while ago and the people disappeared..."
Shen Yanbei knew the economic situation of the people in Shenjia Village from Shen Dezhong, and said: "Whoever wants to raise fish, rice and duck together come to me in the second half of the year, and I will teach everyone to raise them. In addition, I will purchase a large amount of bean curd at market price There are more varieties of radish and Chinese cabbage in the village." His peppers have been planted to grow seedlings, and they will be harvested in the second half of the year. By then, they can pickle hot and sour vegetables. This area is near the river, and there are boats going north from the dock in the county town. After his restaurant launched capers, many businessmen from north to south came to order. The journey to the north is far away, and the waterway is not like land, which can be frequently recharged. The ship needs to prepare food that can be stored for a long time, so pickled vegetables and meat are very popular with boaters. A savvy businessman smelled the business opportunity and ordered hundreds of capers with him early. When the hot and sour pickles are released, he believes that more people will look for him to order!
Knowing that Shen Yanbei intended to help everyone, Shen Dezhong said gratefully: "Okay, I'll talk to everyone when I turn around!"
Shen Yanbei smiled. This move can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone, that is, it solved the problem of the source of his pickles and helped the villagers. But if the villagers really want to make a fortune, it depends on their courage and dare to do with him!
Huang Cancan's heavy rice ears were all hanging down, and the rice harvester grabbed a handful of rice stalks with his left hand. With a wave of the sickle in his right hand, the roots of the rice stalks were cut off, and handfuls of rice fell to the ground...
Raising his head and wiping the sweat from his forehead, Uncle Xu looked at the golden ground with admiration in his eyes. At the beginning, he thought that Shen Yanbei's raising fish in the fields was a mess, but the facts prove that the master of talent is farsighted! In the past few days, he has helped harvest many people’s rice. Shen Yanbei’s rice is of the best quality and is predicted to have the highest yield!
Eight acres of rice were harvested in less than two days, and everyone in Shenjia Village was shocked. Tian Haomiao is easy to take care of, and generally yields four hundred catties per mu, but the rice of Shen Yanbei's family has reached a terrifying eight hundred catties!
Actually doubled!
Shen Yanbei is quite satisfied with this number. In modern times, the average yield per mu per mu of land is about 800, just in kilograms! In ancient times, conditions were limited. Without pesticides and fertilizers, the land he planted could yield half of the modern per mu, which exceeded his expectations!
Shenjiacun is boiling! People with paddy fields at home came to ask Shen Yanbei how to farm the land. Shen Yanbei did not hide his privates, he explained in detail and passed on his experience on the spot. When the next season of rice was planted, the rice fields of the villagers of Shenjiacun were all surrounded by fishing nets.
Shen Dezhong is a little worried. The villagers are all in the battle, and everyone is farming according to a unified pattern. It is a good thing to increase production, but the fish and ducks will increase sharply. How can this be sold?
"It's okay, if the villagers can't sell it, they can sell it to me." Shen Yanbei said with a generous and honest voice. His ducks are now selling very hot in Tongfu Restaurant, without him, he pushed the roast duck out!
The roast duck has a strong smell, and the scent spreads to the surroundings, making everyone nearby. Because there are some breeding ducks and female ducks that lay eggs, the restaurant only sells five roast ducks a day on a first-come, first-served basis. In the future, the villagers will sell ducks to him, and he can offer even more dishes!
As for fish, as soon as peppers are on the market, pickled cabbage fish, boiled fish, chopped pepper fish head and other dishes will greatly drive fish sales!
With Shen Yanbei's words, Shen Dezhong was completely relieved. Tongfu Restaurant is now the best and most popular restaurant in the county. People come for breakfast and dinner every day, and the restaurant is often unable to sit down. For this reason, a delivery service is arranged. Really well managed!
After collecting millet and selling ducks, Shen Yanbei was happy in his heart and made a delicious meal.
In modern hot summer, one of the things that people like to do most is to eat barbecue and drink cold beer. There is no beer here, but barbecue with mung bean syrup is also good.
It was the evening of the day that Shen Yanbei took out the iron grid made by the blacksmith and put it on the charcoal fire. The table on the side was filled with meat and vegetables skewered with long bamboo skewers.
This way of eating is quite fresh. The teenagers were full of enthusiasm, and each took their favorite meat skewers and grilled them on the iron net.
"First brush the oil on the chicken wings, then change one side to the other side..." Shen Yanbei held a small brush to demonstrate to several people. The oil dripping on the chicken wings fell on the charcoal fire, and white smoke came out, and the aroma of the barbecue mixed with the heat of the charcoal fire continued to rise, which made the people alive.
"It's fun!" Su Qingze's eyes lit up, brushing oil on his corn, and asked curiously, "Big Brother Shen, how do you know so many ways to make food?"
"Food is the most important thing for the people." Shen Yanbei said lightly, and raised his hand to brush Gu Changfeng's chicken wings with cumin. "If you like to bake it yourself, be careful of hot!" After finishing speaking, he passed the grilled chicken wings. Gu Changfeng.
The outer skin of the chicken wings was roasted brown, brightly colored, and exuding a very attractive aroma. A gust of wind blows, and dots of sparks on the charcoal fire are flying, and the rich aroma of the barbecue is blowing into the distance.
Gu Changfeng's quiet black eyes smiled, picking up the chicken wings and about to eat, a strange feeling suddenly surged in his heart. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he raised his head, looking suspiciously over the fence and landing on the big tree outside the courtyard.
The tree was very tall, with dense leaves on the thick trunk, like a large emerald green umbrella.
For a moment, he seemed to feel a hot gaze staring at his chicken wings...
"What's the matter?" Shen Yanbei asked with a smile.
The strange feeling in his heart dissipated, Gu Changfeng shook his head.
It should be an illusion...
"It's delicious!" Su Qingze was touched and sad, "What if I can't eat so many delicious things when I return to Qinghe in the future?" He has been away from home for a few months, and seeing the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, his parents have sent him a letter urging him to reply. Family holiday.
"Don't just worry about eating, remember to consume it later when you eat." Shen Yanbei warned.
Su Qingze nodded. Shen Yanbei's eating control is very strict but not harsh. He will not prohibit him from being tainted with meat, but will let him move after eating. He has reduced his appetite a lot now, and he has also developed the habit of exercising every day.
Looking at Gu Changfeng's tall and strong body, Su Qingze was full of confidence. As long as he persists, one day he will become as strong as Brother Gu!
but……
"Big Brother Shen, you might as well open a Tongfu restaurant in Qinghe!" Su Qingze said earnestly. "There are many wealthy people in Qinghe. Everyone is quite picky in eating. The dishes at Tongfu Restaurant can definitely satisfy them. The request. And Big Brother Shen will go to Qinghe next year to participate in Qiuwei, just to get familiar with the environment!"
Hearing this, Gu Changfeng looked straight at Shen Yanbei, and Shen Yanbei did not change his color: "This is good attention, I think about it."
"Big Brother Shen, you have to think about it! I have to return to Qinghe in a few days, and I don't know when I will come again." Su Qingze was a little melancholy.
Ming'an quickly comforted: "Master, let's go back first, so that we don't need to be watched by someone! Go back and let the master and wife take a look and make them feel at ease. You will come back after the year."
Gu Changfeng frowned: "Who is watching you?"
Ming calmly said, "There is a woman named Lin Wanru who has been staring at my young master. I can meet her wherever I go! It's so annoying!"
Su Qingze brushed oil on his shrimp skewers, and said indifferently, "I didn't know what she wanted to do before, until one day she told me in private that the people of Lijiacun admired me very much, so please She inquired about my preferences and wanted to send me gifts to please me..."
"I pooh! How come there is such a shameless person? That Li Juren is in his 30s, right? It's a toad who wants to eat swan meat!" Zhou Yu's eyes were full of contempt.
Shen Yanbei twisted his eyebrows: "What does he want to do?"
"I don't know." Su Qingze grilled the shrimp on the iron net without taking it to heart.
"Xu is because of the school's problems." Gu Changfeng said solemnly.
Several people were startled, they all understood.
"Too disgusting!" Zhou Yu was angrily.
Su Qingze turned the shrimp to the other side and grilled: "I have told my brother-in-law about this, and my brother-in-law will take care of it."
Shen Yanbei and Gu Changfeng looked at each other, Gu Changfeng's eyes were firm and slightly cold. Shen Yanbei said, "After you return to Qinghe, please find a place for me. We plan to open a branch in Qinghe."
Su Qingze was overjoyed: "Really?"
Shen Yanbei smiled: "You can take a look, and if you find it, let's find time to go and take a look..."
"Great!"
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As several people talked, the meat on the iron rack was grilled one after another, and the fragrance became more fragrant after sprinkling with cumin or salt and pepper. Just as a few people were talking and laughing and eating meat, a black shadow quickly flashed out of the big tree outside the courtyard.