Chapter 186 Ambition (1)_1
After signing the agreement with the Guo Family and returning home from Lou Zheng’s house, everyone felt as if they were in a dream, their heads buzzing.
"Uncle Guo, we have to leave soon. There’s a lot to do at home and we can’t stay any longer." By the time they reached the Guo Family’s doorstep, Lin Ziyin was already smiling at Mr. Guo and Mrs. He.
"Oh?" Mrs. He and Mr. Guo felt somewhat guilty. The family had brought such good fortune to their household, yet they hadn’t even had a meal with them.
"The first batch of salted duck eggs, I have all the ingredients here, let me mix them for you." Lin Ziyin had Yu Shaohui bring out a bag of spices, "Let me show you. You guys should first bring back some yellow soil."
Yellow soil can be found by the river, so it wasn’t hard to find.
Guo Zhongkui and Guo Shuanzhu quickly brought back a basket of yellow soil.
Lin Changshu closed the courtyard door, and Lin Ziyin personally began working with the mud and salt, then cleaning the duck eggs, adding ingredients, having the cleaned duck eggs rolled in the yellow mud, and finally sealed in a jar. "These scrubbed duck eggs will quickly take up the flavor, and with this weather, only about ten days are needed to complete the process. During winter, longer time will be required, about fifteen days. You can try them once they’re done. After the eggs are pickled, deliver them to the Vegetarian Feast at Ding’an Temple. They will have people there to accept them and will pay you in silver coins on the spot."
Actually, the method of marinating duck eggs wasn’t complex, what Lin Ziyin brought to the table was the addition of the ingredients, which one could consider a secret recipe. In this area, they used a water pickling method, so the eggs didn’t taste as good. The method she used of salting with yellow soil was probably unique.