NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36 Yangzhi Nectar
Lou Laner drove the carriage back to Liuxiang Snacks first.
Ajiao saw Lou Lan'er from a distance, and she quickly ran out of the shop to greet her: "Sister Lan'er, you are back, what delicious food have you brought?"
Lou Lan'er parked the carriage, and Ajiao climbed onto the carriage in a flash, holding a green coconut in his arms.
"Be careful, if you can't hold it, don't hold it!" Mrs. Chen quickly came to the car, moved Yeqing away, and picked up Ajiao.
Xiaodouzi held a green coconut and smelled it: "Sister Lan'er, is this a coconut? I heard Su Xuexue said that the coconut meat is white, the coconut shell is brown, and it can be carved!"
"This is green coconut, with coconut skin on the outside. Peel off the skin to get the brown coconut shell." Lou Lan'er explained, and after speaking, she took out a bag of mangoes and gave it to Chen.
"Aunt Chen, this is the fruit Ah Shu and I bought at the pier. It's mango. You can eat it.
"Where are the Ah Miao people?" Mrs. Chen looked outside, but did not see Miao Xi.
"She came back with Brother Mu, and there was a cart of coconuts behind her. She should have gone directly back to Liujia Village."
"Hey, it's just that our store is too small and can't carry too many goods. With Amu accompanying her, I can rest assured."
Su Xuexiu passed by Liuxiang Snacks and saw a cart of coconuts that had not yet been unloaded, so he stepped forward to ask.
"Lou Lan'er, your store has new products. I think this is coconut green?"
"Su Xuexiu has a keen eye and it is exactly the green coconut. We are going to start selling it from tomorrow. Xuexiu, please remember to come and support us!"
Su Xuezhu couldn't wait, so he picked up a coconut and weighed it in his hand: "I'm greedy, can you open a coconut for me to try?"
"Wait a moment, sit down first, I'll go get ready."
Lou Lan'er skillfully opened the coconut, poured some coconut water, went to the kitchen to get ice and made some shaved ice, and finally picked up the sweet potatoes and rounded them in a bowl.
"Pedant, how do you like it?"
Su Xuexue took a sip of coconut milk and ate a bite of sweet potato balls, and praised: "Lou Lan'er, your ice water mix is not bad!"
"Haha, you're a pedant, I still have to wait for Ah Shu to get the ice water. I'm just trying to copy the gourd!"
The scholar wanted to pay, but Chen refused to accept it, saying it was just for a taste. The scholar insisted, and finally charged him 10 yuan, the same price as the lychee ice.
"Things are rare and expensive. This coconut is rare in Lihua Town. The price can be raised even higher."
Mrs. Chen nodded: "Thank you for the advice. I'll go slowly."
Su Xuexiu had just left, and everyone started to help unload the goods. A cart of coconuts was placed in front of the store for fear of affecting the business.
Shopkeeper Hu from Qingxianglou next door heard the news and came to the door of the store to find out the truth.
Ever since Mao Xi's Liuxiang Snack Shop opened on Cross Street, his restaurant's snack sales have declined.
Although most of the diners at Qingxiang House are aristocratic people who enjoy expensive dishes in private rooms, there is no guarantee that Shui Xi will not expand his restaurant one day, affecting his business.
But when I turned around and thought about it, I found that the glutinous rice wine made by Ma Xi's family was indeed good, and it was only for his family at the moment. Liuxiang Snacks did not sell wine yet, so it did not pose a threat to Qingxiang House yet.
Mrs. Chen saw Shopkeeper Hu wandering at the door and hurriedly invited him into the house.
"Boss Hu, dear customer, do you have enough glutinous rice wine in the store?" Mrs. Chen thought that Boss Hu was here to order wine.
"The batch brewed in the spring is enough. I can also make reservations for the new wine in the autumn." Boss Hu entered the room with a smile and saw that everyone was busy carrying coconuts.
He took a coconut and said to Chen, "Ms. Chen, this coconut is a rare commodity in this town. Did you transport it back from Linzhou County?"
"I brought some and sold ice water. Boss Hu, would you like a bowl too?"
"No, no, no, I still have something to do. You guys go ahead and I can order new wine from you this fall!" Shopkeeper Hu turned around and left.
"Okay, Shopkeeper Hu, go slowly!"
Shopkeeper Hu returned to Qingxiang Building and murmured to himself: "I thought I was going to sell some new dishes, but it turns out I'm just selling ice water, so that's nothing to worry about!" After that, he called the head chef out.
"Chef Wang, can you make coconut-related dishes?"
"I can make coconut chicken, coconut cakes, and coconut crisps, but the raw materials are expensive and must be purchased from Nandao or Wutong Port in Linzhou County. I'm afraid the dishes will be too expensive to sell in the future."
"I'll ask the boy to go to Wutong Port tomorrow to buy a cart of coconuts. Our restaurant is a high-end restaurant, so price is not an issue!"
Seeing that Shopkeeper Hu had just left, Lou Laner said to Mrs. Chen, "Shopkeeper Hu is here to inquire about information. I guess their restaurant will sell coconut-related food in a few days!"
"Shopkeeper Hu can't do this, but if he learns, our small shop can't have a better environment than a restaurant, and sales will definitely drop." Mrs. Chen whispered with a frown.
"No, our sour plum soup and lychee ice have only been sold for a few days, and their restaurant has also started selling them!" Lou Laner said angrily with dissatisfaction in her eyes.
"Don't worry, everyone, I brought a lot of coconuts back this time, so I can study them slowly~" Hearing everyone's complaints, Shu Xi comforted.
Mao Xi and Mu Zhiyuan returned to Liuxiang Snacks together.
"Ah Shu, you're back! Where are the other coconuts?" Lou Lan'er looked at the door but didn't see the carriage transporting the goods.
"I put some goods in Jiafu's warehouse so that it will be easier for us to move the goods in the future." Shu Xi winked at Mu Zhiyuan.
Mu Zhiyuan had brought the ten kilograms of small coconuts in the car back to his house, and Mao Xi had kept the rest in the refrigerator in his personal space to keep them fresh.
It was almost closing time of the shop. Mao Xi took two coconuts and said to Mu Zhiyuan: "Brother Mu, wait when we come to the village and I will stew a big pot of coconut chicken for you to eat!"
"Ah Shu, if two are not enough, then you can't bring two more coconuts back!" Lou Lan'er also picked up two coconuts.
Seeing that the sisters were all holding coconuts, Xiaodouzi and Ajiao also held a coconut on their chests.
Back in Liujia Village, Mao Xi went to the kitchen to prepare food. She bought some dessert ingredients at the Universal Mall: sago and red pomelo.
Lou Laner and Chen used sickles to open coconuts and filled them with coconut water. They opened six coconuts in total.
There was also a chicken in the kitchen. Mao Xi chopped the chicken into small pieces, blanched it, poured coconut water into it, and simmered it under water.
Mu Zhiyuan called Lu Da and Chun Sheng over to have supper together.
Luda looked at the few remaining green coconuts and asked Shu Xi: "Ah Shu, do you still want these coconut shells?"
Mao Xi wiped her apron, came to the yard, and picked up the sickle: "Brother Lu Da, I just wanted to ask you to help me break the coconut shell again."
After saying that, she waved the knife up and down a few times, and the coconut broke into several petals, revealing the white coconut meat: "Please help me take some of this coconut meat, some of it will be used to stew soup, and some of it will be made into grated coconut."
Luda was very strong, so he peeled the flesh of two coconuts and gave them to Maoxi.
After cleaning, Mao Xi put the coconut meat into the coconut chicken stew and steamed it.
Then she started making desserts: "Lou Lan'er, give me some of the mangoes you bought today."
Lou Lan'er took the mango and saw that Maoxi was cooking white millet-like food, and asked in confusion: "Ahmao, what is this?"
"This is sago." After saying this, she put the cooked sago into cold water and soaked it. After a while, it turned into transparent beads.
She first poured two bowls of coconut milk into a basin, then added sago, diced mango, grapefruit pulp, and finally added some ice cubes.
"Everyone, let's drink some sugar water first! This is my new "Yangzhi Manna"! "
"Yangzhi nectar!" Everyone said in unison and stepped forward to try it.
"It's so good to get the name Ah Shu! The Yangzhi nectar of the Guanyin Empress... Haha! Boss Hu will definitely not be able to imitate this time!" Lou Laner sighed.