Although the taste is not as good as the sugar-roasted chestnuts I had in my previous life, it is basically the same. As for how to improve it and make the chestnuts more delicious, it is up to the Xu family to figure it out.

When Sister-in-law Li came over, Zhao Ruxi asked her to tell her the details of roasting chestnuts with sugar, rewarded her with ten taels of silver, and sent her away. She took a pen to summarize the details, and also listed the place where Zhou Chun bought quartz sand.

Written on paper.

After returning to Beijing that day, after dinner, Zhao Ruxi went to Xu's house with a bag of chestnuts fried by Mrs. Li.

"Sister Xi."

Xu Yongyi's family was having dinner, and they were very happy when they saw Zhao Ruxi coming.

"I've been too busy during this period and haven't had time to visit my uncle and aunt." Zhao Ruxi said guiltily.

"We all know that you are so busy now that you don't even have time to go to the academy. You have to be forced by the academy's Master Cui to endorse, poor child." Mrs. Xie looked at Zhao Ruxi with affection on her face, "Look, you have lost weight."

Zhao Ruxi: "..." Please don't mention this.

Also, she's not thin. She's just grown taller.

"How is business these days?" She changed the subject.

"It's very good. Your family always takes care of us, and there are no blind people to make things difficult for us. Business is doing very well." Xu Yongyi said with a smile.

This is because she is worried that she will report good news but not bad news.

Seeing that they had finished eating and were about to put away their bowls, Zhao Ruxi took out the bag of chestnuts and said, "Try it. If it tastes good, you can sell the chestnuts."

Mrs. Xie thought Zhao Ruxi had brought them another snack, and was about to refuse when she heard Zhao Ruxi's words and took a chestnut to taste.

Before she could speak, she heard Xu Xue exclaim "Wow": "It's delicious, fragrant and sweet." As she said that, she reached out and took another one from the bag.

Xu Yongyi had never eaten these little snacks, so he tasted one only after hearing what Zhao Ruxi said.

Seeing that his wife and children all said they were delicious, he looked at Zhao Ruxi and said, "The skin of these chestnuts is shiny. Could it be that they were fried in oil?"

At this time, the oil extraction technology was not good, and oil was very valuable. The chestnuts were so shiny, but I don’t know how much oil was used. It’s okay to eat them occasionally, but if you use them for business, you have to consider the cost.

Zhao Ruxi took out the piece of paper she had written on and handed it to Xu Yongyi: "Uncle, look, this is the method used."

Xu Yongyi took it and looked at it carefully. Except for the illiterate Mr. Xie, Xu Chongwen and Xu Xue all came to him to look at the prescription.

Xu Chongwen glanced at it and found something he couldn't understand, so he couldn't help but ask: "What is quartz sand?"

Xu Yongyi also raised his head and looked at Zhao Ruxi.

Qing Feng promptly presented the two bags of quartz sand she was carrying.

"It's this kind of stone. It's not expensive and can be reused. I've written down on paper the place where Butler Zhou bought the stone. When you go to buy it, you should pick one of the same size and without edges." Zhao Ruxi pointed to a bag.

road.

"But before you fry the chestnuts, you have to fry the quartz sand first. This bag contains the fried stones." She pointed to another bag, "The method of frying the stones is also written on the paper. But this is just

As a rough method, you can see what is wrong and improve it. For example, if white sugar is more expensive, you can try maltose; if the taste is not rich enough, you can add a little salt or other seasonings and try it."

Chestnuts fried with sugar taste sweet when eaten. In fact, you need to add a little salt when frying. As for other seasonings, you don’t need them.

Zhao Ruxi said this to inspire them to fry spiced melon seeds, peanuts and so on.

Quartz sand can fry chestnuts, and naturally it can also fry melon seeds and peanuts. Modern roasted seed shops should not have too many varieties.

As a man who doesn’t eat snacks much, Xu Yongyi didn’t see the business opportunities for this item at first. He felt that now that the streets are full of raw chestnuts, if you can buy some at home and steam them yourself, who would be willing to spend money?

Go buy these sugar-roasted chestnuts that look impossibly cheap?

But he saw that Xu Xue was like a little hamster, eating one after another and couldn't stop eating. Xu Chongwen was still thinking about Zhao Ruxi at first and was unwilling to reach out for it. When he saw the small bag of chestnuts, he saw it

As soon as the meal stopped, he couldn't help but join the ranks of chestnut eaters.

Mr. Xie is usually thrifty and would not bear to eat something good if he found it. But when he came back after clearing the dishes, he couldn't help but grab a few.

Xu Yongyi's eyes lit up when he thought that these chestnuts could be sold by stalls selling cold vegetables without any additional selling costs.

"Okay. If this business can be successful, I will still give you a share based on the proportion of the cold dishes." He said.

Zhao Ruxi waved her hand: "Uncle, you also know that I am not short of money now. Besides, I heard all these methods. Yesterday, I ate steamed chestnuts and felt they were not tasty enough, so I asked the cook from Beining Courtyard to try them.

.This recipe is not complete, and you will need to make more improvements when the time comes. Given our relationship, you should not be polite to me."

Although he knew that she had made a lot of money and bought a farm, a shop, a house, and slaves, Xu Yongyi still divided the income to her on time every month during this period. Taking the dozens of taels of silver that Xu Xue transferred to her every month, thinking of

Xu Yongyi wakes up early every day and goes late at night, which makes Zhao Ruxi feel bad.

People are so strange and contradictory. If Xu Yongyi thought that she was rich and stopped giving her dividends, Zhao Ruxi would definitely feel uncomfortable and would not give him any new recipes. But if Xu Yongyi really gave her the money, she

I felt so sorry.

"That's not possible. If no one mentions this quartz sand, I will never remember it. As long as you keep it secret, no one else can learn from it. This is the exclusive secret recipe. I can't use your secret recipe for nothing.

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In the end, Zhao Ruxi and Xu Yongyi pushed for a long time, and Xie said: "Okay, since Sister Xi doesn't want to accept the money, you can keep it. When she gets married in the future, you can add more makeup to her."

Xu Yongyi remained silent.

Before Zhao Ruxi left, he reminded: "Uncle, you can also try frying melon seeds and peanuts."

Xu Yongyi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Seeing Zhao Ruxi going out, Xu Xue rushed out after her: "I'll see my sister off."

Following Zhao Ruxi outside, she chirped: "Sister, I sold my Newspeak books. I followed your example and negotiated with the shopkeeper for a price increase. He really raised the price for me."

"Really, it's amazing!"

Hearing Zhao Ruxi's praise, Xu Xue's big eyes suddenly turned into crescent moon smiles: "Sister, I have already received twenty taels of silver for my first storybook."

"There will be more and more in the future. Write well and I will wait for you to become a great writer." Zhao Ruxi encouraged.

"Well, I will definitely write well. Sister, you don't know, my father always praises me when he meets everyone, and he even makes me feel embarrassed."

Xu Yongyi was extremely proud of his daughter who made money at a young age, not by embroidering, weaving or making snacks, but by writing storybooks.

magic.

Thinking of that scene, Zhao Ruxi burst into laughter.
Chapter completed!