Siheyuan: Starting from the Pig Killer

Xiang Yunduan asked the doubts in his heart.

After all, in his opinion, the nectar of any flower should have similar nutritional effects. If the nectar of each flower is different, then it stands to reason that the nectar of hundreds of flowers should be better. After all, this fusion Honey with a variety of nectars is the most nutritionally balanced.

When the old gentleman heard Xiang Yunduan's doubts, he didn't show off, but explained it to him happily.

It turns out that the nutritional value of honey is indeed not much different, but from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is different.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the nectar properties of different flowers are different, some are hot in nature, and some are cool in nature, and these different properties determine that it will have different effects when used with medicines.

During the production process of many pills, honey must be added, and when adding honey to pills with different effects, it is best to have consistent properties.

Of course, honey only plays a harmonizing role in medicine. It is neither a main medicine nor an auxiliary medicine. Under normal circumstances, even if no distinction is made, it will not have much impact.

Regarding the old man's explanation, Xiang Yunduan was noncommittal. He didn't know much about traditional Chinese medicine, but he was not like many people in later generations who completely denied traditional Chinese medicine.

"Old sir, do you know the price of this honey?" Xiang Yunduan finally became concerned about money after gaining some useless knowledge.

"Honey costs RMB 3.23 per catty, royal jelly costs RMB 45 per catty, pollen costs RMB 8.5 per catty, and beeswax costs RMB 8.8 per catty!" The old man quoted the price directly.

Ordinary medicines do not use honey at all, and most of the medicines that can use honey are health-care products, and ordinary people cannot afford them.

"Then let's weigh it!" Xiang Yunduan had no intention of going to other places to inquire about the price, and just sold it here.

Soon, an apprentice came over to weigh various things separately, and finally the abacus beads clicked to arrive at the final price.

"A total of one hundred and thirty-eight yuan and fifty-two cents!" said the young apprentice.

Xiang Yunduan is still very satisfied with the price he can get. With this much money, if he adds a little more, he can almost buy a brand new bicycle.

When he came out of Tong Ren Tang, it was almost six o'clock. Xiang Yun Duan had no intention of visiting other places and returned directly to the courtyard.

By the time he came home, the yard was already busy. Many female comrades gathered in the middle yard, picking vegetables, washing, and doing household chores. It was a very lively atmosphere.

It turns out that this guy Silly Zhu has come back.

This guy seems to be at ease among a group of aunts and sisters-in-law. He can strike up a conversation with anyone. This performance makes him a perfect friend of women.

"Master He, you came back very early? Have you bought everything?"

Xiang Yunduan entered the middle courtyard and looked at Sha Zhu who was busy next to the stove and asked.

"Brother, you are too polite. Just call me Zhuzhu. No matter what Master He, Master He, I'm not that cool!"

As soon as Shazhu saw Xiang Yunduan, the smile on his face became even brighter.

He had the opportunity to prepare these dishes today only because of Xiang Yun Duan's blessing. That's okay. The main reason was that he heard a lot of Sichuan cuisine from Xiang Yun Duan that day. If he could get it from Xiang Yun Duan, Yun Duan could tell the specific recipes of those dishes, which was very helpful to his cooking skills.

Even though Silly Zhu usually acts casually and has no formal skills, Silly Zhu still pursues cooking skills, but the master he works with is not very good at it. He can no longer learn anything new from the master. .

If you want to continue to make progress, you have to become a master of other Sichuan cuisine masters. The problem is that it is difficult to find a capable master. Secondly, he already has a master. If he turns to someone else, his face will look a bit awkward. It looks good, unless his master offers to let him become his master.

Therefore, Shazhu wanted to have a good relationship with Xiang Yunduan. Although Xiang Yunduan didn't know how to cook, Xiang Yunduan had recipes in his mind. As long as he had recipes, he would be able to learn by analogy and improve his cooking skills a lot.

The last time I made a wrestling bet with Xiang Yunduan, as long as I could win, I could ask Xiang Yunduan to come up with the recipe. The problem was that he didn't win.

Moreover, Shazhu also saw that Xiang Yunduan's kung fu was too high and he couldn't win at all. It was too difficult and basically impossible to defeat Xiang Yunduan in terms of force.

So as for the recipe, I had to find another way.

Xiang Yunduan didn't know what Sha Zhu was thinking, but since Sha Zhu had said so, there was no need for him to be polite.

"I'm talking about Zhu Zhu. The third uncle has told you the number of people counted, right? How many tables will be made today?" Xiang Yunduan looked at the dishes that Sha Zhu bought and asked casually.

"Four tables of dishes, eight people per table, a total of thirty-two people. As for the dishes, I prepared five dishes, namely Mapo Tofu, Kung Pao Chicken, Twice-cooked Pork, Fish-flavored Shredded Pork, and Beancurd Fish. Take a look. How is it?" Silly Zhu said.

"Very good, these are hard dishes. I believe today's reflection meeting will be very successful with these dishes from you!" Xiang Yunduan said.

Five dishes, including meat, chicken and fish, are quite good. These days, it’s hard to eat anything meaty.

While we were talking, people were already going home one after another. Those who got off work and those who got off school were actually fine. Although they also wanted to have a big meal, they could still control their emotions after all, and children couldn't control so much. , such as Yan Jiekuang, Liu Guangfu, etc., these half-grown men couldn't bear it any longer. As soon as they came back, they gathered around Shazhu, all waiting for the banquet to begin.

What makes Xiang Yunduan more strange is that this guy Banggan doesn't know what's going on, so he keeps hiding in the house and doesn't come out.

After Jia Dongxu came home from get off work, he also went back to the house without showing his head. Jia Zhang didn't even see him.

Qin Huairu, on the other hand, was just like the other aunties in the courtyard early in the morning. She was so busy that she seemed to have forgotten everything about the past few days.

"Zhuzi, what are you doing?"

When the dishes were almost done, Xiang Yunduan reappeared in the courtyard.

As soon as he came in, he found that Silly Zhu was carrying a big basin, and he was loading the prepared vegetables into the big basin one by one.

"Hey, brother, this cook is cooking outside. He has to spread out some of each dish and take it home. This is the rule of this industry. I am not stealing!" Silly Zhu was stopped by Xiang Yunduan. There was a shy expression on his face, but soon it turned into a carefree face.

"You can just serve it to the table later. Is this the same as cooking outside? I asked you to bring the food cooked outside. That's because you can't serve it to the table. We don't need to bring it home now, right?" Xiang Yunduan said .

"Isn't there still rain? When the third uncle was counting the number of people, he said that we have a small family and just send one person to participate. Why don't I prepare good food for the rain?" Silly Zhu said with a roll of his eyes.

"Rainwater? Let the rainwater be served directly on the table later. Today you are working as a chef for free, so it makes sense to bring the rainwater!" Xiang Yunduan said.

"That's not okay, we can't break the rules. If two people in our family serve the table, what will other families in the courtyard think? Let me come out evenly!" Silly Zhu said, and was about to scoop more into the basin. vegetable.

"I said Zhuzhu, you haven't even touched your sister Qin's hand, right? Are you just going to listen to your sister Qin's words?"

Xiang Yunduan sneered and looked towards Shazhu's house.

He had seen clearly just now that Qin Huairu was waiting in Shazhu's room.