Chapter 44

The next day, Lin Yan, brother Linsan and sister-in-law Lin Adie went to the town to deliver food.

Brother Lin, Brother Lin and Zhang Moyuan both went to the beach.

Seeing that the rice seeds had been brought back, the whole Jiahe Village was filled with jubilation. The original family had only sent one person, and they couldn't sit still, for fear that their own family would not be able to get any land in the end.

Lin Yan hadn't come back twice, and when they saw him, everyone gathered around happily to talk to him.

"Brother Yan, I haven't seen you for a while, I heard that you are sick?"

"I see that brother Yan looks good, he should be in good health, right?"

Lin Yan smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine now."

Before he didn't come, the regular customers kept asking, and Brother Linsan lied casually.

Someone squeezed in with one head and shouted loudly: "Brother Yan, give me ten portions of pork belly and twenty oysters."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was squeezed out by the guests in the front row, "What are you doing, didn't you see the big guys lined up?"

When Lin Yan took the time to look up, he saw only a raised hand holding a huge bowl.

He smiled and began to process fresh prawns.

Regular customers are very sensitive, and immediately asked: "Brother Yan, what are you going to do, fresh food?"

Lin Yan nodded, and while quickly going to the shrimp line, he replied: "Yes, we will add a new dish today, called Fried Shrimp with Salted Egg Yolk."

The front row heard it clearly, and his eyes lit up immediately. Although he didn't know what salted egg yolk was, the word Lin Yan was synonymous with deliciousness. No matter what ingredients, as long as it came out of his hands, it was delicious in the world.

Someone also asked curiously, "Brother Yan, what is this salted egg yolk?"

It happened that Mrs. Lin moved the clay stove down and placed it on a wooden shelf side by side with the barbecue pit next to it.

The difference is that three baffles are added to the wooden shelf of the tandoor to isolate a relatively private environment.

At the same time, it is also to prevent the oil from splashing on the guests.

Lin Yan looked up at Sister Lin, "Sister-in-law, help me fetch the salted duck eggs."

Mrs. Lin immediately turned around and went back to the ox cart to bring down a jar, which contained washed and boiled salted duck eggs.

Without Lin Yan's prompting, Mrs. Lin wiped her hands, and then began to cut the salted duck eggs. He cut each salted duck egg into four portions and distributed them to regular customers.

"Is this the salted duck egg?"

Mrs. Lin has been doing business with Lin Yan for so long, and she is not as reserved as before. She smiled and said, "Yes, this is a new product made by my brother Yan. Let's try it."

As soon as the words were finished, a surprised voice was heard, "Is this a duck egg? I have never eaten such a delicious duck egg."

When he went to buy ingredients earlier, Lin Yan accidentally learned that the sales of duck eggs on the market are very poor. Many people dislike the fishy smell of duck eggs. The final result is that the price of duck eggs is only one-third of that of chicken eggs.

At that time, he had the idea of pickling salted duck eggs.

It's just that there are not many duck eggs on the market. He bought out all the duck eggs in several shops and there were less than a hundred duck eggs.

The shopkeepers dare not stock up unless Lin Yan pays directly to make an order.

Looking at the current situation, he can safely order a batch with the shopkeeper.

After hearing this, some guests who didn't like duck eggs also ate the duck eggs in their hands, and then showed amazed expressions.

"Brother Yan, how do you sell these salted duck eggs? Quickly bring me ten."

These things were discussed at home before they came, so Mrs. Lin replied directly: "Seven cents a piece, but the first batch of Yan brothers did less, only..."

Everyone has accurately grasped the three words "doing less", and you and I grabbed it without waiting for Mrs. Lin to finish speaking.

"I want five."

"Give me ten."

"I came first, I want twenty."

Lin Yan set aside fifty prawns to make salted egg yolk fried shrimp for himself, and the remaining forty or so were sold out at once, without waiting for them to order another one.

Later, heard that Lin Yanzai didn't get any of the guests who rushed over, so he could only watch helplessly as the guests in front of him ate.

Lin Yan comforted them and said, "Don't worry, today we have fried shrimp with salted egg yolk."

It was only then that everyone remembered that there was another fresh dish.

Lin Yan's prawns have been marinated and ready to be cooked.

Soon a burst of strong salty aroma erupted, and everyone's attention was quickly attracted.

Especially those who haven't bought salted duck eggs can't wait to raise the bowl in their hands above their heads.

Looking at the situation, I'm afraid that the fifty salted duck eggs set aside will not be able to wait until the next point.

There are six fried shrimps with salted egg yolk. Since duck eggs and shrimps are cheap, Lin Yan set the price at 18 cents per serving, which is very conscientious.

In order to allow more people to taste the taste, Lin Yan negotiated with everyone that each person will only buy one piece first, and there will be no limit when the next batch of salted duck eggs comes out.

Although the guests were disappointed, Lin Yan had a good attitude and everyone liked him, so they agreed.

As Lin Yan expected, although the purchase was limited, the fifty salted duck eggs were quickly consumed, and the customers who didn't buy them could only buy a few more barbecues.

This delivery in the town was the most relaxed one ever, Lin Yan never moved from the beginning to the end.The guests from other places were still waiting at home, but when they heard that Brother Yan's new product was sold out soon, they couldn't sit still, and rushed to the first point with the ice mirror.

But most people still haven't caught up, and can only regret to buy more.

Boss Ma came panting with an ice mirror, followed by his two sons, each holding an ice mirror.

"Yan, brother Yan, do you still have salted duck eggs?"

Although he already knew that there were no more, Boss Ma still asked again out of luck.

Lin Yan shook his head, "Sold out."

"Then when will it be available next time? Can I buy it at your house?"

Boss Ma knew Lin Yan the most, so he naturally spoke with a little intimacy.

Lin Yan told the truth, "It takes about a month to marinate the salted duck eggs, and another month to wait for the next batch."

"what?"

It wasn't Boss Ma who exclaimed, but the guest who was waiting for Brother Linsan to make an appointment for him.

Boss Ma followed closely behind and said, "One month, is it so long?"

"That's right." Lin Yan patiently explained to everyone, making everyone realize that it wasn't that he was delaying time deliberately, but that it took so long in the first place.

The scene froze for a moment, and when Lin Yan began to worry about the anger of the guests, the reserved guest said to Brother Linsan, "I want thirty, my family has a lot of people."

"I want thirty of them too. If I can't get them, I have to wait another month. That's not acceptable."

Brother Linsan wrote down one by one, and almost every guest silently increased the amount of reservations.

As he wrote it down, he calculated silently in his heart, but he couldn't figure it out later.

After work was over today, Lin Yan went to the largest of the several shops that sold duck eggs.

When they were in the car, a few people did a rough calculation and found that the ordered salted duck eggs had already exceeded a thousand, not counting the salted egg yolk fried shrimp here, and not counting the surrounding villages.

Lin Yan suddenly realized that he seemed to be doing hunger marketing unconsciously.

And it's still very effective.

Father Lin was both excited and nervous, "Yan'er, how much should we order?"

Lin Yan thought for a while, "Let's order two thousand first."

I would rather have some left over than disappoint those who made reservations. After all, one hunger marketing campaign is enough.

Too many times will only affect your reputation.

"So much? Can it be sold out?" Father Lin was a little worried.

Sister Lin said confidently, "It will definitely be sold out."

Brother Linsan is even more confident than him.

"There is a refrigerator at home. If the salted duck eggs are not sold out, they can be stored for nearly a year. Don't worry."

Father Lin is relieved now.

As soon as he saw Lin Yan, the shopkeeper burst into laughter. After all, Lin Yan bought those duck eggs last time by himself.

"Little brother, do you want duck eggs?"

When Lin Yan left last time, he mentioned that he would come back in a month, and asked him to prepare more.

So the shopkeeper counted the time and bought a hundred.

Lin Yan nodded, and the shopkeeper immediately took out a large box from inside, "There are a hundred of them here, do you want them all?"

In fact, the shopkeeper was a little nervous when he asked this question, after all, one hundred is really a lot, and if Lin Yan couldn't sell all the remaining ones, he didn't know when he would sell them.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yan said in the next moment: "Too few, I want two thousand."

His tone was indifferent, as if he had just reported only twenty.

"Many, how many?"

The shopkeeper suspected that his ears were broken, otherwise he would have hallucinations.

Lin Yan repeated it patiently, and then said: "I want it urgently, please send it here directly."

He wrote his address on a piece of paper in advance and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took it in a daze, and said in a daze: "Two, two thousand, are you sure you want two thousand?"

"yes."

"That, that..."

Lin Yan took the initiative to ask, "How much deposit do you need?"

The shopkeeper was at a loss. He had never done such a big business in his life, so he was not sure about the amount for a while.

Lin Yan didn't rush him and waited patiently.

After the shopkeeper came back to his senses, he took an abacus and typed it while talking, "Duck eggs cost one penny, and two thousand eggs are two penny.Let’s give half of the deposit first, 30%.”

Lin Yan did the math himself, and found that the shopkeeper was very kind, so he readily paid half of the money, and then agreed with the shopkeeper to deliver it to Jiahe Village in three days.

The shopkeeper looked at Lin Yan's back in a daze, "Why did this little brother order so many duck eggs, can he finish eating?"

A passing guest asked casually, "How much did he order?"

The shopkeeper's eyes straightened, "Two thousand."

He hasn't recovered completely until now, it's like a dream.

The guest laughed out loud, "That's Brother Yan, what's so strange about him ordering two thousand dollars?"

"Brother Yan?"

"You don't even know Brother Yan?"

The shopkeeper actually knew about it, but he was busy in the shop every day and had never seen Lin Yan himself.

"Brother Yan is a big customer. Boss Ma on Xishou Street knows it. Brother Yan often buys fruits from him. I heard that he is already considering opening another shop."

The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this.

The guest kindly reminded him, "Be sure to take care of Brother Yan, a big customer, maybe you won't have to worry about it for the rest of your life."

The shopkeeper hurriedly marked Lin Yan's name, and then secretly decided to deliver the two thousand duck eggs to Lin Yan safely.

Three days later, the shopkeeper went to Jiahe Village with several carts of duck eggs.

Father Lin and Aunt Lin paid the remaining money after careful inspection, and brought fruit tea to the shopkeeper and the buddies who came with him.

The shopkeeper took it respectfully.

In fact, the last time he heard from a customer that Boss Ma was going to open another shop, he didn't quite believe it.

After all, fruit is not a necessity. He had never seen anyone eat it in the village before, and he only saw people buy it when he came to the town.

But now that he drank Lin Yan's fruit tea, he realized that it was probably true.

Even he, who is used to frugality, wanted to buy a few cups to take away.

After the shopkeeper left, Aunt Lin and Father Lin began to wash the duck eggs, and Hai Bei also helped wash together.

Hai Ke also wanted to wash, but no one trusted him, so he could only be sent to the backyard to pick up baskets.

These baskets were prepared by Father Lin and the others to hold the washed duck eggs, and pickle them after the water dries.

After washing all the 2,000 duck eggs, Lin Yan got up, and after breakfast, he brought Mrs. Lin's sister-in-law, Adie Lin, to cook together.

The last time he made it was relatively simple, this time he also added spices, the taste will be better than last time.

The three chatted while doing it.

Dad Lin and Brother Lin went together to buy salt, so when he saw the salt, he said casually: "Yesterday, my boss and I went to the salt workshop, and it happened that someone was making trouble outside."

Aunt Lin immediately became interested, "This salt workshop is under the government's control, and who dares to make trouble there?"

"I listened to it, and it seems that people from the Qiu family said that the salt given to them is not enough, so let the manager speak up."

When she heard that it was Qiu's family, Aunt Lin was not surprised at all. Those ordinary people who dared to make trouble with the government were the only ones.

Adie Lin continued: "I heard them say that there is not enough salt, and I was worried that we couldn't buy enough. I didn't expect that they didn't say anything, and put it on for us directly."

This time, in order to marinate 2,000 salted duck eggs, the Lin family also bought dozens of jars of salt, which is a very large amount.

The Qiu family has a big business, so people don't know how much they have, and they must buy a lot of salt on weekdays, but Lin Yan doesn't believe that dozens of jars are not enough.

So what they say about salt should not have the same meaning as what they use now.

It suddenly occurred to Lin Yan that in the book, Zhang Moyuan dealt with Ji Gaochi and Qiu's family for the crime of selling official salt.

In the past, there were more workers in the salt workshop and more salt was produced, but it is different now.

Everyone in Jiahe Village is no longer working there, and many of the villagers in Yanxin Village have also retreated, and there is a serious shortage of manpower.

But the official salt cannot be short. In order to ensure the quantity of official salt, the stewards must give priority to making official salt.In this way, the private salt of the Qiu family will naturally be greatly reduced.

I don't know what the county magistrate is thinking.

When Zhang Moyuan came back at night, Lin Yan brought up this matter.

But he didn't mention the matter of private salt, after all, with his personality, he shouldn't know such a private matter.

"The reduction in the number of workers in the salt workshop has something to do with us after all. The Qiu family doesn't have enough salt, so I will definitely sue you to County Magistrate Ji. Will County Magistrate Ji blame you?"

Zhang Moyuan shook his head, "No."

Seeing that Lin Yan was still a little worried, he explained: "Actually, Ji Gaochi and the Qiu family have been selling the official salt privately. Although he got a lot of money, his relationship with the Qiu family is not as good as it used to be.It will be a matter of time before the incident breaks out. In order to get myself out, I can only push this pot to the Qiu family."

Lin Yan understood, "Then what is he going to do?"

Zhang Moyuan smiled, "He is still hesitating. After all, he has been involved with the Qiu family for so many years. It can't be broken all at once. It needs an opportunity."

Lin Yan nodded, "I really hope this opportunity comes sooner."

Zhang Moyuan raised his eyebrows gracefully, Lin Yan's eyes lit up, "Have you made all the arrangements?"

"how come?"

Lin Yan: "..."

Also pretend to be with me.

Zhang Moyuan's expression turned serious, "When I went to the county earlier, I heard that some old people couldn't stand the high heat and fell ill and died, but the Qiu family sold ice cubes at sky-high prices. Most people couldn't afford them.Able to sacrifice the elderly at home."

Lin Yan asked anxiously: "Then what should we do, can we go?"

"Before I came back, I already mentioned to Ji Gaochi that we can set off when his message arrives."

Lin Yan couldn't sit still, "Let's go now."

"There's no rush. I've already told my elder brother and my second brother that they have already set off for Yinzhou. Ji Gaochi has already become interested in our ice-making method. Bringing saltpeter from home will arouse his suspicion."

Lin Yan nodded. It turned out that the sister-in-law just said that the elder brother and the second brother had gone out, which meant that they were traveling far away.

"But you don't have to worry about Yinzhou, I've already arranged for someone to go first."

Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought for a while and asked, "Are we still in the name of Magistrate Ji?"

It's like delivering lemonade last time.

Zhang Moyuan hummed.

Lin Yan understood everything now, if he used Ji Gaochi's name to deliver ice cubes, and blatantly demolished the Qiu family's platform, the Qiu family should not break with Ji Gaochi?

Lin Yan walked up to Zhang Moyuan and sat down, and said with a smile, "Young Master is really amazing, how did you convince County Magistrate Ji?"

Ji Gaochi probably doesn't seem like a person who would take the love and affection of the people seriously. It must be something of greater benefit to be able to break up with the Qiu family so quickly.

Zhang Moyuan spread out his hands, and in the palm lay a plump wild rice seed.

"this."

Lin Yan understood, for Ji Gaochi, reclamation of the sea to reclaim land is a more profitable thing.

If we don't hurry up and get rid of Qiu's family and get rid of the burden of private salt, is it possible to save this hidden danger until the time of reclamation and land reclamation to reward meritorious deeds?

Lin Yan was so impressed by Zhang Moyuan that every step was considered well done.

He looked down at his stomach, and didn't know who the child would be like in the future.

If he looks like Zhang Moyuan, isn't he a black-bellied boy?

Now Lin Yan just thought about it casually, how could he know it would come true.

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