usatvline Chapter 217 Seasoning, Rosemary
Chapter 217 Seasoning, Rosemary
The old marquis and the eldest princess talked with Gu Qingyun for a long time, from Guojiazhuang to what happened in recent days.
Including not long ago, Concubine Li had confirmed that she was pregnant with a dragon seed. If it was a girl, it would be fine, but if it was a boy, as Gu Qingyun estimated, there would be a high probability that a bloody storm would be set off.
Everyone seemed to be blessing the emperor, but behind the scenes, there were many people with evil intentions. Many people in the imperial court and the imperial harem were eyeing the child covetously. Not to mention whether the child could be born, even if it was born, it was unknown whether it could survive.
The queen had few children and was not close to the emperor, so she only had a prince. When her family heard that Concubine Li was pregnant with a prince, they were very anxious.
The royal family is like this; it seems that what they care about is never offspring, but power.
They chatted for a long time until they heard the night watchman's call outside and realized that it was already very late.
"I'm sorry to bother my grandparents tonight." After letting go of the knot in his heart, Gu Qingyun felt a lot more relaxed.
The old marquis waved his hand, signaling Gu Qingyun to leave quickly.
When Gu Qingyun stood under the moonlight again, he was still in a trance. Suddenly, he felt that he still had the spirit of a young man. He couldn't describe the feeling.
Thinking about the list given by Young Master Luochuan before, plus several cases that happened afterwards, Guojiazhuang has now appeared again.
The entire Dayan Dynasty seemed to be surrounded by a dense spider web. I don’t know if there is an invisible huge hand in the dark, or if these things were originally a big web, and those standing in the web were all people with evil intentions and officials protecting each other.
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The next day, Kyoto Restaurant had finally completed stocking up after several days of cleaning and restocking. An Qiao took Qitao and Dongzhi out in the morning.
A few days ago, I went to the shop of the Hu merchant every day, but it was closed. I don’t know whether this business is still going to continue. Today is the deadline. If it is still not open today, then An Qiao can only look for a new source of goods.
Not to mention other things, it is not easy to find a few seasonings. There are still many seasonings that are not available in the Central Plains, and they all rely on Hu merchants.
But apart from being occasionally used in restaurants, its sales volume is actually not that high.
People like Anqiao who buy by weight buy less. Anqiao always buys a lot of varieties and quantities. If nothing else, this Hu merchant's shop has the most complete range of goods.
The Hu merchant boss has been doing business here for many years. Even the cattle and sheep raised by the Hu people were introduced to An Qiao by this boss, and even the fresh milk and cheese were introduced by this boss.
Now because of the plague, An Qiao's way of making a living has been cut off all of a sudden, and she is very anxious. It's almost summer, and restaurants and milk tea shops cannot be out of stock of milk in summer.
Few people in the Central Plains drink cow's milk, but there are children who grow up drinking goat's milk. It's not a big deal, but the smell is stronger, and many products cannot be made.
The carriage slowly drove towards Hu Shang's shop. An Qiao prayed all the way for the shop to be opened.
Qi Tao couldn't help but pray with An Qiao.
"Young lady, the door is open!" Dongzhi was driving the carriage outside. He saw Hu Shang's shop open from a distance and said excitedly.
The two people in the car also became excited. That was great. Now they wouldn't be short of anything for the opening tomorrow.
"Boss, I come to see if you've opened the door every day. Now you're finally open. I hope this disease hasn't affected you." An Qiao said excitedly as soon as she entered the door.
The Hu boss said with a bit of an accent, "Thank you for your concern, young lady. Of course not. It's just that I went back to my hometown to get the goods that day, and when I came back, the city gates were closed. I had to go back again. I almost lost money from going back and forth. But because of this back and forth, I was not affected by the disease at all."
An Qiao immediately asked, "Didn't the shopkeeper's subordinates get the goods before?"
This Hu merchant was almost always in the store, so An Qiao had always thought that he had not been home for many years. She never expected that he would come to pick up the goods by himself.
"Hahaha, my younger brother was the one who got the goods before, but he just got married two months ago, so my mother stopped him from running back and forth and asked me to hire someone new. But I also know that getting goods back and forth requires a familiar face and credit, so this is not possible. I went back this time to persuade my mother. Fortunately, my younger brother also wants to make money, and my sister-in-law agrees, so my younger brother will still be the one transporting the goods in the future." Hu Shang opened the spice cabinet covered with oilcloth.
Qi Tao and Dong Zhi came in and started to choose. An Qiao thought about the milk issue and asked, "Boss, is the climate here suitable for raising dairy cows? As you know, our store is in great need of milk. We buy it every day, just in case something like this happens."
Hu Shang thought for a moment and said, "We can raise them, but it seems that people here need a pass to raise our cattle, which is difficult to get."
An Qiao was delighted. This thing was difficult for others, but it was not difficult for her. In the past few months, even if she didn't open for business, she could find out a lot of gossip just from Xu Banshan, and she also inquired a lot about the Kyoto government office.
"Okay, okay, I'll get it done. Then please ask your brother to bring me a few and I'll buy them." An Qiao said excitedly.
The restaurants were in a hurry to buy ingredients these days and there were many that could not be purchased completely. Fortunately, there was a farm that delivered a lot of things in half a day.
An Qiao had also made up her mind that if the shop outside the city was not in use for the time being, she would use it as a warehouse. The location was good and it was not far from Zhuangzi and Kyoto Prefecture.
An Qiao asked someone to transport the things. After Zhuangzi collected the things every day, he asked someone to deliver them to the shop.
No delay on either side.
At that time, milk, other vegetables and fruits, and even slaughtered pigs and sheep can be transported to that warehouse.
The daily purchasing pressure on the restaurant will also be reduced, and Zhuangzi will not have to pile up everything and finally make it into canned food.
Although the quantity needed by the grocery store is still huge, Zhuangzi is getting better day by day. An Qiao feels that this is better.
An Qiao was chatting with Hu Shang here, and Qi Tao and Dong Zhi had almost finished their selection over there.
"Boss, do you have any new seasonings this time?" An Qiao couldn't help asking. She would ask this question every time she came here.
The chili pepper, cinnamon and bay leaves were all found out in this way.
"Oh, young lady, if you hadn't told me, I almost forgot." Hu Shang turned and went into the backyard, and took out a bag of things mysteriously.
"My dear, this is a good thing." He said as he opened the bag.
As soon as An Qiao smelled it, she knew it was indeed a good thing. It turned out to be the rosemary that An Qiao had been looking for for a long time.
This seasoning has a unique taste and is almost irreplaceable by other seasonings.
Grilled steak, fried potatoes, fried tofu, almost anything can be sprinkled with some of it and it will taste different after being fried.
If you add some dried garlic and salt, it can be cooked in a barbecue stall.