0p0 Chapter 102 The host invites guests
Chapter 102 The host invites guests
The people who were building the house couldn't come today, so Zheng Sisi continued to work on her own thing.
She said to Sun Zhuangtou and Aunt Liu, "Sun Zhuangtou, Aunt Liu, I am inviting everyone to dinner tonight. I have already arranged for Captain Liu to go buy food. Go and inform everyone that they don't have to cook tonight.
As for the chicken and duck eggs, I can let you know after work tonight. If there are stocks that can be delivered, I will buy them. "
Aunt Liu said, "Okay, boss, since you are treating us to a meal and giving us money, I'm sure everyone will be very enthusiastic and grateful to you."
Zheng Sisi smiled. She also had something to gain from it and had no intention of being taken advantage of. She still had to win people's hearts first.
She plans to make some salted duck eggs and preserved eggs. Because her plans are long-term, she can't see the results yet.
Now the mansion only has expenses but no income. It will not last long to support so many people with several thousand taels of silver. It is true that one does not know how expensive food and firewood are until he manages the household.
The Third Prince and his companions came back. The Third Prince walked in front with a knife and utensils in his hands. Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu were behind him carrying a large basin filled with bamboo rat meat. There was a large basin for more than a dozen bamboo rats. Behind them were two guards carrying a backpack filled with peeled skins.
The third prince said to Zheng Sisi, "Take these leathers back home after they are dried. I will have someone cut them and you can make leather jackets to wear."
Zheng Sisi thought of the fur coats and mink coats that other people were wearing, so she didn't refuse: "Thank you!"
The third prince smiled.
Aunt Liu and her friends chopped up the bamboo rat and waited for the boss to fry it.
After a while, Captain Liu came back and bought medicinal herbs and half a side of pork as requested by Zheng Sisi, as well as several baskets of white radishes and cabbages.
Aunt Liu and several old women who helped with cooking were also surprised to see their employer buying so many things.
Zheng Sisi suggested making a pot of braised pork and using the bones to stew radish soup. The maids who came with her had experience and knew how to prepare the ingredients, so they took a few old women to process the pork and cut the radish.
Zheng Sisi specifically asked someone to leave a piece of meat out, cut it into slices, and stir-fry it with spring bamboo shoots.
Zheng Sisi went back to her room and took out a cloth bag, which was actually a bag of dried chilies that she smuggled out from the space.
Aunt Liu and the others had never seen it before, so Zheng Sisi explained, "This is a chili pepper. I brought it from the mansion. It's delicious when used in cooking. You'll know after you've tried it. I also planted some in the farm, so you'll need to take good care of it when the time comes."
Several people nodded and said, "Of course."
Zheng Sisi directed people to light the fire, and she roasted some peppers in the pot.
She wanted to grind it into chili powder, mix it with Houttuynia cordata and also mix it with some Chinese toon to satisfy the cravings of a few foodies.
Because a celebration is held in the village after the autumn harvest every year, there are stoves, pots, pans, and utensils. Every family just needs to bring their own bowls, chopsticks, and tables to the threshing ground to eat.
This also saved Zheng Sisi from having to worry about tableware. Several stoves were burning at the same time. Rose was strong, so she was responsible for blanching the chopped ribs and pig heads.
Zheng Sisi used two pots to make braised pork. After putting all the ingredients in place, she handed it over to Lily to cook.
She wanted to make braised bamboo rat herself, but considering that there were many people and little meat, she planned to stew it with white radish to make up the portion so that everyone could have a piece of meat.
Soon, the aroma of meat wafted from the farm to the surrounding areas, and the people working in the fields were secretly swallowing their saliva.
Just now, the village head Sun said that the boss was treating us to a meal today, so after work, we should all bring our eating utensils and tables and chairs to the grain drying ground. He also arranged for several children to go door to door to inform the elderly at home that they didn't need to cook today.
Everyone worked harder after smelling the tempting aroma, and they all wanted to finish early and come back to eat early.