funbook-pk Chapter 212: Can’t Buy in the City
Chapter 212: Can’t Buy in the City
She made this dipping sauce on a whim today, with the intention of not wasting anything. The dry sauce is copied from the fried chicken dipping sauce, while the wet sauce is prepared according to her own understanding.
Since she passed the seasoning course, she has become more and more precise in her control of seasoning, and has a better understanding of it. Almost as soon as the food comes out of the pot, she can taste it and roughly know what flavor it lacks and what seasoning is needed to enhance the flavor. After that, she can try various seasoning methods several times and get the final result accurately, and mix the most suitable flavor.
After mixing out the wet dish at noon, I originally wanted to compare it with the dry dish to see which one everyone likes better and to test my learning achievements and deficiencies.
As a result, a group of people pounced on the food like hungry tigers, and did not miss any of the two dishes of seasoning. After dipping the wet one, they used a spoon to scoop a spoonful of dry one and sprinkle it on top.
The last two seasonings were consumed at the same time, and there was no visible comparison at all.
"By the way, Aunt Chen, I have something to trouble you with." Zhao Xiaojing was about to speak when the alarm on her cell phone rang. The soup dumplings in the steamer in the kitchen were almost ready.
"Comb, talk to Aunt Chen first. I'll go get the soup dumplings."
"I'll go, I'll go, you decide." Yun Yongyuan quickly stood up and stopped Zhao Xiaojing, picking up the empty steamer beside him.
"Okay, wait another half a minute before taking the pot off the heat. Remember to set the alarm for eight minutes after putting the new pot on the stove." Zhao Xiaojing instructed.
Yun Yongyuan nodded, took note of it carefully, and hurried to the kitchen.
Zhao Xiaojing received a message from Geng Mingyan early this morning, saying that Manager Li had found two people and they had already gone to work at the construction site. They were working with Hou Guihua and Geng Mingyan to do their jobs and were getting familiar with the process and environment. In a week at most, the two would be able to finish their work at the construction site and come to Jiangcheng.
The two were not very familiar with Jiangcheng, so they asked Zhao Xiaojing to help find suitable houses in the surrounding area so that they could rent one directly after arriving and have a place to stay.
The two older sisters were not picky people, and Jiangcheng was the provincial capital, so they were afraid that the rent would be too expensive. Therefore, they did not have any requirements for the house. They just wanted it to be clean and tidy, and a little small, so that two people could live in one room.
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Xiaojing thought that ** Ping was the landlord and was coming over in the afternoon. It would be better to ask her directly than to spend time looking for a house.
"That's perfect! Someone on the fifth floor of my building is leaving and has told me that he doesn't want to rent anymore and will move out the day after tomorrow. I posted a rental ad half a month ago, but few people have inquired so far.
My building has single rooms, and it's close to you. The rent is 800, and water and electricity are charged at market prices.
I'll go back and take pictures and videos of the house for you, and you can send them to see if it works." ** Ping put down her chopsticks and said neatly. "If it doesn't work, I know other landlords around here, and I'll ask them when the time comes. They will definitely find it for me!"
"Thank you, Aunt Chen. By the way, Jingzi and I also want to rent a new house. Our current house is a bit small, so we want to rent a two-bedroom, one-living room house. The rent expires at the end of this month. Aunt Chen, please help us see if there is a suitable one." Su Yuchen added hurriedly.
Now that she has officially returned to the band, she has to rehearse three times a week. She also has to find time to practice the piano every day. Since they share a room, she is always afraid of disturbing Zhao Xiaojing.
Moreover, the two of them are now able to live a better life, and moving to a bigger house will be more comfortable.
Just in the morning, Zhao Xiaojing told her that she was going to find a house for the two older sisters, so she brought up this matter in passing, and Zhao Xiaojing also agreed very much.
"It's a two-bedroom house. Let me ask for you."
**Ping took out her cell phone and started making a call, speaking fluent Jiangcheng dialect at a very fast speed, and the aura of a landlady overflowed in an instant.
A few minutes later, **Ping hung up the phone, and the phone started ringing with messages.
"Hello, it's right in front of your corner. It has two bedrooms and a living room. It's 1600 per month. It's on the third floor. It's renting out now. You can take a look first."
**Ping handed the phone to the two of them. When they looked, they saw that all the pictures and videos of the house taken by others on **Ping's phone were transferred to her.
It looks clean and bright, the price is normal, and the facilities in the room are complete.
"It looks pretty good. Let's go over and take a look when we have time? Or I can go back during the lunch break and take a look?" Su Yuchen asked.
Now that they don't sell sweet soup, they have more time at noon, but they are used to not taking a nap. Su Yuchen also practices piano after returning home, while Zhao Xiaojing goes to the kitchen to study dishes.
"Then leave it to you." Zhao Xiaojing chose the full agency without hesitation.
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At 10:30 in the evening, after Zhao Xiaojing finished washing up, Su Yuchen also ended the video call with his family, looking like he had lost all hope in life.
"I asked for your advice on how to cook radishes. My mom said that you can't use red-skinned radishes. You have to use thick-skinned, green-skinned radishes. I recorded the method and will send it to you later.
However, she said that the pickling method doesn’t matter and there is no special technique. You can dry it any way you want, as long as it doesn’t break after being bent, and it only needs to be dried to about 60% to 70% dry.
The reason why the radishes in the countryside are more fragrant is that they are grown in the fields and fertilized with farmyard manure...
Another thing is that the sesame oil added when mixing is also squeezed from sesame seeds grown at home. It is pure natural, original, and of high purity.
You can't buy these two things in the city." Su Yuchen looked at Zhao Xiaojing helplessly.
"Oh, so..." Zhao Xiaojing nodded and sat there with her wet hair wrapped.
She did know about farm manure. In the past, when she went to the countryside, many families had a manure pit, which was filled with manure water. After a period of composting, it was used to irrigate the land. The smell was very strong, and the smell of fermented manure could be smelled as soon as she got close.
I have the impression that it is quite common. Although this is Jiangcheng, you should be able to find it if you want to buy it and spend some effort.
"Is it possible that we can't buy it in the city? Can we look for it in the street market?" Zhao Xiaojing asked.
"It's very difficult." Su Yuchen shook his head. "It's too tiring to water with manure. The yield of manure water is not as good as chemical fertilizers, and the effect is not as good as chemical fertilizers. The vegetables sold in the city now are all grown on an industrial scale, and all use chemical fertilizers. Vegetables grown with chemical fertilizers are beautiful and easier to sell.
Take our village for example. Our village is also a famous vegetable planting base in Yangcheng. Almost every household has a vegetable garden and a greenhouse. The vegetables grown in the greenhouse are all grown with chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The vegetables are beautiful, with high yields and similar quality. They are sold in the market.
But most people don’t eat those at home. Instead, they plant a small vegetable garden in front of or behind their houses. They only plant vegetables according to the season and fertilize them with farmyard manure. They don’t use pesticides and they don’t manage them very much. The vegetables they grow are ugly and sometimes different in size. But because they are natural, they taste delicious and have the flavor of vegetables.”