The evil sister is in charge, and the mother is getting married

Chapter 122 I think I know why the braised food here tastes wrong!

Sheng Wanqiu was mindful of her own business. She was still wondering what had gone wrong that caused the braised meat to taste different.

As a result, she found something wrong when she was washing her face. The water tasted bitter and astringent, and had a faint salty taste. Last night's bath water did not taste like this. Because she liked to stay in the bathtub, she had to drink a few sips of bath water to rinse her mouth, and it did not taste like this.

She felt like she had solved the case and found the source of the abnormal taste of the braised meat. It must be the water.

"Miss Sheng, good morning!"

"Breakfast is ready in the kitchen. Can we eat now?"

Seeing Sheng Wanqiu and her servant coming down the stairs, Manager Hu greeted them warmly with a smile on his face that looked like a chrysanthemum.

"Manager Hu, can you take me to the kitchen? I think I know why your stewed food doesn't taste right!"

"Yeah! Okay, Miss Sheng, this way please!"

Shopkeeper Hu was also very puzzled. Could it be that Miss Sheng had some magical power that she could find the reason so quickly?
It's really amazing. They found the reason without even going to the kitchen? This is too magical!
Sheng Wanqiu followed Manager Hu to the backyard, where the restaurant's kitchen was. When Sheng Wanqiu arrived at the backyard, she saw two wells in the garden.

There are two wells, one in the east and one in the west. At this moment, the young servants in the restaurant kitchen are preparing the ingredients for today at the big one, and at the other small one, several aunts and ladies are washing clothes.

"Manager Hu, do you only have two wells here?" Sheng Wanqiu asked after thinking for a moment.

Because she saw that most of the ingredients the boy washed were vegetables, she tentatively asked.

If she guessed correctly, there should be another well.

"There is another well in the shed over there. We usually use the water from that well to kill chickens and fish. After all, guests sometimes pass by this backyard. I am afraid that the blood will scare some female guests, so we kill animals in the shed over there in the corner."

"Okay, please take me to have a look!" Sheng Wanqiu was certain that the problem was with the well.

When Dadu came to fetch hot water in the morning, she said that she scooped the hot water from the big pot outside the shed outside the kitchen.

Sure enough, Sheng Wanqiu saw a big pot outside the shed, with steam bubbling from the water inside. Presumably, the hot water inside was used to plucking the feathers of chickens, ducks and geese.

In the shed, the guys were cleaning the animals' internal organs, which was indeed not a very elegant sight.

There was cleaned meat in one pot. A young man directly fetched water from the well and poured it into the pot, and then the two of them carried the meat away!

"Wait a moment!" Sheng Wanqiu called out to the two of them with a smile. When they saw Sheng Wanqiu, they immediately put down the things in their hands and stood aside cautiously. This was the distinguished guest whom Manager Hu had warned everyone not to offend, so they were very respectful.

Sheng Wanqiu reached out and dipped a little water from the pot, then put it in her mouth. That's the taste! Case solved!
"Miss Sheng, is there something wrong with the water in this well?" Shopkeeper Hu asked nervously. Could it be poisoned by his colleagues?

That shouldn't be the case. Everyone knows who owns Songhe Restaurant. They shouldn't dare to test their master's bottom line at the cost of human lives. That would be like asking for death!

"Shopkeeper Hu, just try this well water and you'll know!" Sheng Wanqiu smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Shopkeeper Hu immediately stepped forward and took a big sip of water, which he spurted out in less than a second!
Seeing their shopkeeper being so rude, the people around him quietly moved away from him. "Miss Sheng, how about this water?" Shopkeeper Hu smacked his lips. It was bitter, astringent, and salty. Why did this well water taste like this?

"Manager Hu, there are two kinds of well water. One is sweet water well, and the other is alkaline water well."

"As you can see, after washing the meat, the boy will carry it away directly in the pot. To save trouble, he will just add water from the well."

"Other meats are rinsed or blanched with the well water in the yard before being put into the pot, but braised meat is not cooked in this way. The marinade is braised directly with the water from the well. The taste is definitely different!"

"Try today's braised meat. We use the well water from the yard outside. It will definitely taste different from before. I guarantee it will taste the same as the meat braised in Sishui Town. Just try it and you will know!"

Sheng Wanqiu did not explain the acidity and alkalinity of well water, or what the pH value should be. The main reason was that others might not understand even if she explained it, so she let him try it himself and he would understand.

"Thank you for your advice, Miss Sheng! You are truly amazing! I'll have the boy do as you say!"

Shopkeeper Hu excitedly immediately arranged for the waiter to rewash the meat according to Sheng Wanqiu's instructions, and then added the marinade ingredients and started braising.

"Shopkeeper Hu, I won't have breakfast in the store. I'm going out for a stroll to see the prosperity of Yaocheng. I'll be back soon!"

"Well, Miss Sheng, if you encounter someone so foolish as to offend you, just tell me my name! Hu Lao San from the Songhe Restaurant and those rats in Yaocheng will definitely not dare to touch you!"

"Or I can ask someone to accompany you, Miss Sheng, for a shopping trip!" Shopkeeper Hu thought about it but still said with concern.

Wow! Why does this shopkeeper Hu sound like someone who is involved in the underworld? Could he be the leader of a gang in Yaocheng? Isn't that how it's played out in gangster movies?

Borrowing an inconspicuous identity to collect intelligence, this restaurant and brothel are the best places to hide your identity, it must be like this!

The so-called active thinking, for example, Sheng Wanqiu has already started to imagine a love-hate relationship between a gangster and a famous prostitute in a brothel.

"Miss Sheng, are you listening?" Seeing Sheng Wanqiu's blank expression, Shopkeeper Hu couldn't help but wave his hand in front of her eyes.

"Sorry, I was distracted just now, hehe!"

"No need. If you meet someone who doesn't have eyes, you don't know who will be unlucky! Go ahead and do your work. See you later!"

After Sheng Wanqiu finished speaking, she quickly pulled Da Du out of the restaurant. Manager Hu stood there thoughtfully. He had indeed heard yesterday that this distinguished guest was quite skilled and even saved Master Qiao's only granddaughter. It seemed that he was really not a simple person!

Sheng Wanqiu was like a little swallow that had just been released from a cage. She looked around in the bustling market. There were many things that interested her. Anyway, she had money, so in a short while, Dadu had no more to carry.

"Miss, you can stop now. If you buy more, I won't be able to carry it!" Da Du followed behind her like a scarecrow, with bags of different sizes hanging on his arms and two oil-paper bags hanging around his neck.

"Okay, okay, I won't buy it. Let's go and take you to eat chicken wonton soup!" Sheng Wanqiu pointed, and Dadu immediately began to swallow his saliva. It seemed that he was really hungry.

(End of this chapter)