Secret agent crossing: Overbearing prince's favorite concubine

Chapter 170 Farm Stronghold
After leaving Yongxing Qianzhuang, Mo Qingli found an inn to settle down, and when it was late at night, she changed into night clothes and directly guarded the back door of the Sheriff's Mansion. If you want to secretly transport goods, you don't dare to go through the front door openly. Usually, you go through the back door. She just needs to watch from a distance, which is safe and convenient.

Sure enough, after midnight, the back door quietly opened, and more than a dozen carriages covered with black cloth quietly came out of the Sheriff's Mansion, and the Sheriff came out to see them off in person. A pile of goods left, but they didn't board the ship directly, but hoarded the food in a seemingly ordinary small farm outside the city.

Mo Qingli was afraid of being caught in a trap, so she didn't dare to get too close. From a distance, she saw a group of torches slowly lighting up in the night, and then slowly going out. The lamps and candles in the house were lit. After noting the location, he hurried back to the city quietly.

Yongxing Bank had to settle the accounts at night and did not rest. Mo Qingli sneaked into the shopkeeper's room, startled the shopkeeper, thinking that he was being robbed, and after Mo Qingli pulled off the towel, the shopkeeper's Only then breathed a sigh of relief.

Mo Qingli asked him to use his strength to check the news of the small farm outside the city immediately, but the shopkeeper immediately agreed with a solemn expression.

Here the shopkeeper was asked to check the origin of the small farm, while Mo Qingli pretended to be a girl visiting relatives and deliberately passed the small farm.

There are also farmers living in small farms, where they grow some vegetables and fruits. It is not difficult for passers-by to come and ask for a bowl of water when they are tired from the journey, so Mo Qingli easily got mixed up with a farmer.

Most of the peasant households here are very simple. One acre of grain and one mu of vegetable land are planted. The common people grow grain on large plots of land and vegetables on small plots. A handful of green vegetables can be fried for a meal, but every family pickles things, and the sauerkraut and pickled salted fish are more like hoarding in the north for winter.

Mo Qingli thought about it a little bit. Most of what they prepared were things that could not be supplied fresh. Salted fish and sauerkraut could be stored for a long time, presumably it was something for the sea.

When Mo Qingli was with Luo Zishang, he also heard from Luo Zishang that the Luo family started out as a sea business, and most of their wealth was at sea, so they had no fixed place to live, and because the main force of the Luo family was also at sea, so It is very difficult to find, you must have the exclusive chart of the Luo family to find the Luo mansion on the sea, so even if Jun Shecang becomes the emperor, the Luo family cannot be eradicated for a while.

"Thank you, big sister, for your hospitality." Mo Qingli swept the house, put down the bowl, and thanked the big sister who entertained her so kindly.

The eldest sister smiled and said: "There is nothing to entertain at home, you little girl, be careful on the way home."

Mo Qingli nodded, and when she stood up, she hooked a small stone with her fingertips and slammed it into the sauerkraut jar next to it. The sauerkraut jar was broken silently, and the room was instantly filled with a pungent sour smell. .

The eldest sister just sent Mo Qingli out the door. When she turned around and smelled a sour smell, her face turned pale in shock. When she entered the room, she saw the broken sauerkraut jar and exclaimed, "My sauerkraut."

Mo Qingli ran in at the right time and asked with concern: "Sister, what's the matter? Why is the jar broken?"

The eldest sister sat down on the ground and cried, "What kind of fate is this? The sauerkraut that was so hard to marinate this year is broken like this. It can be worth two taels of silver."

It's just a jar of sauerkraut, pickled with cabbage, and the cabbage is not expensive, so how can it sell for two taels of silver?It seems that this is the price offered by the Luo Mansion, two taels of silver is high enough, no wonder the eldest sister is so heartbroken.

"Sister, don't worry, it's still early before Chinese New Year, this sauerkraut is starting to pickle now, so you can eat it during Chinese New Year." Mo Qingli said hastily.

The eldest sister was sad about the money, and said directly: "It will be sold in a few days, who is waiting for the Chinese New Year?"

It seems that the Luo Mansion has finished purchasing in the past few days and is leaving.

Mo Qingli said in a blink of an eye, "Sister, don't worry, I know a way to quickly develop sauerkraut, but I don't know when you plan to sell it. If there is time, I can help you."

The eldest sister shook her head and murmured: "It's too late, basically it will be enough in three days, sister, you'd better go, I'll clean it up slowly."

Mo Qingli said: "Sister, don't worry, three days must be enough time, you just look at me, tomorrow I will brew a jar of authentic sauerkraut for you."

The eldest sister said in disbelief: "Tomorrow, it's impossible. This sauerkraut needs to be soaked for at least a month before it tastes good."

These problems that could not be solved in ancient times were easy for Mo Qingli. She quickly washed the cabbage, cooked it until it was half-cooked, kneaded it into balls, put it into a jar, and poured sugar, snow salt, mature vinegar and ginger juice into it. Wait for the mixed juice, then layer it with stones and carefully place it in the corner.

The elder sister watched Mo Qingli finish all these with such ease and skill, and asked in a murmur, "Can pickled cabbage be made in this way?"

Mo Qingli smiled and nodded, "That's right, and the sauerkraut made out of soaking is definitely more delicious than yours."

The eldest sister said: "It doesn't matter whether it's delicious or not, as long as it can make sauerkraut, but sister, where did you learn cooking skills? Is your family a cook?"

"That's right, our family has been cooks for generations." Mo Qingli didn't expect that she would go all over the world with her culinary skills, and when she was guessed by the elder sister, she admitted it confidently.

At this moment, the sky was cloudy, and it started to rain heavily again. Mo Qingli helped the elder sister to collect the things in the yard, but she was glad that the timely rain gave her another excuse to stay.

Seeing that the rain was so heavy, the eldest sister really enthusiastically kept Mo Qingli here, and the eldest sister lived alone at home, so it was not inconvenient.

Mo Qingli looked at the gloomy sky outside and said with emotion: "I don't know how long this rain will last."

The eldest sister is used to it, "This kind of rain comes and goes quickly, but the wind can't help it. When the wind blows, the houses will fall down. One batch will be built and another batch will be collapsed."

"Sister, I think your house is very solid, it looks similar to the one in Yongcheng, but it is very stable." Mo Qingli looked at it and said with a smile.

The eldest sister said: "You are right. Our houses here are very solid and have never fallen down. Our house has been around for a long time. Every family lives here, and they are all old neighbors. "

The elder sister's voice was full of pride in her words, and Mo Qingli lowered her eyes, it seemed that this place was indeed one of the strongholds of the Luo family, but some ordinary people who were only responsible for farming on weekdays looked inconspicuously at the farm.

The next day was indeed a sunny day, a neighbor invited the elder sister to sell sauerkraut, and Mo Qingli helped the elder sister carry the jar.

It turned out that the horse-drawn carriages she saw at night were transported into a larger mansion, and the gate of the mansion was bustling with activity. Every family carried sauerkraut and salted fish and lined up to enter it, because they were all familiar faces, Mo Qingli Standing there alone is a bit conspicuous. She had explained to the eldest sister in advance, and the eldest sister said to the outside world that she was a distant cousin who had defected and would leave after two days.

The sauerkraut jar was opened, and the eldest sister was still a little nervous, because this method of temporarily pickling sauerkraut was completely unheard of, and had never been seen before. If Mo Qingli hadn't been encouraging her to come, the eldest sister probably wouldn't be able to muster up the courage to go out.

The goatee-bearded butler looked at Mo Qingli sharply, with a friendly smile on his face, "Sister-in-law Liu, this little girl looks pretty, is she a relative of yours?"

The eldest sister smiled honestly, and told her frankly what Mo Qingli had given her.

Housekeeper Luo didn't ask any more questions, and started to check Mrs. Liu's sauerkraut. He just opened the jar, and he smelled a strong sour smell. There was also a hint of a different aroma in this sour smell, which smelled very delicious. Steward Luo smiled. , "Sister-in-law Liu, the sauerkraut is well pickled this year."

The guy over there took out a slice and handed it to Steward Luo. Steward Luo took a bite, his eyes widened, and he asked suspiciously, "Sister-in-law Liu, is this your sauerkraut?"

Could it be that the cabbage is not tasty?Or did it taste bad with all the mess added?
The elder sister's complexion changed, and she was about to explain, when Mo Qingli's clear voice sounded first, "This is indeed our sauerkraut, which was only pickled yesterday, do you think it tastes good?"

Housekeeper Luo looked a little surprised, "It was only pickled yesterday, isn't it a joke?" He looked at Sister Liu.

Sister-in-law Liu smiled honestly and said: "Yesterday's sauerkraut jar was accidentally cracked, and my sister said to try their method of pickling sauerkraut. The jar was sealed yesterday morning, and it has only been opened until now. I don't know if it tastes good. Housekeeper, please don't laugh." , if it doesn’t work, I’ll move back.”

"No, little girl, let me ask you, how did you pickle these sauerkraut so that it tasted so fast?" Compared with the taste of this jar of sauerkraut, Housekeeper Luo is more curious about the method of making sauerkraut in such a short time. No matter how it is done, the Luo family can stock up on their own at sea, which saves a lot of unnecessary cost of receiving goods.

Mo Qingli smiled, "Our family used to specialize in the pickle business in the north. Not only cabbage, but also beans and parsley can be used to pickle. Different dishes have different methods, but they are all secret techniques of our family. , can’t tell outsiders.”

"I can buy it with money, little girl, the secret technique of your family is only passed on to you, how much money can you make selling sauerkraut, if the method is effective, I can give you more money than you have sold sauerkraut in your lifetime." Luo Luo The housekeeper is a person who has seen the world, and he is full of momentum in understatement.

It stands to reason that an ordinary little girl would be overwhelmed with surprise when she heard what he said, and sold the prescription in a hurry. After all, no one would have trouble with Yinzi.

(End of this chapter)