The whole family traveled through ancient times to start a new business

Chapter 118 The County Magistrate Arrives

When they arrived at the private school, Zhou Laoer did not push the door open, but knocked on it. Their respect for reading was really engraved in their bones.

Su An Dong was teaching students inside. When he heard the knock on the door, he shouted, "Come in."

Zhou Laoer pushed open the door and said to Su An Dong: "An Dong, come out for a moment, I have something to talk to you about."

Su Anton knew very well that if there was nothing important, they would not disturb him during class. He asked the students to read by themselves and then left the classroom.

Zhou Laoer pulled Su Andong aside and said, "Andong, a group of people came to the village just now, asking where the Su family is. They happened to ask me here. They were riding tall horses and looked difficult to deal with. I said I didn't know, and asked them to go ask in the village. I guess they will find your house soon. Do you recognize it?"

After Su An Dong heard this, he also had doubts in his heart. The Su family did not know such a person. But since the person had already come, he would just wait and see what happened.

Su An Dong comforted Zhou Lao Er and said, "Brother, I don't know this kind of person, and I don't know who he is. Don't worry, go back to work! When you return to the vermicelli workshop, tell An Yuan what happened just now so that he can be prepared. If there is anything, I will send someone to the workshop to call for help."

When Zhou Laoer heard this, he quickly agreed, "Okay, okay, I'll go back to the workshop right away."

After Su An Dong saw Zhou Lao Er off, he did not go home immediately, but waited for someone from his family to call him.

Taking advantage of this time, Su Anton called out the four boys of the Su family from the classroom.

Su An Dong told them what Zhou Lao Er had just said and said, "Zhihao will go home with me later, and the others should not follow me. Just remember to pay attention to the movements at home. If there is anything wrong, go to the vermicelli workshop to find your fourth uncle."

Several boys agreed obediently.

After a while, Su Yuanyuan came to the school to find Su Anton.

As they walked towards home, Su Yuanyuan said, "Dad, I guess the people who came here have asked about our family in the village. They know that you are a scholar and that you are the boss of our family. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to visit us and said they were here to see Mr. Su." Su Yuanyuan paused and continued, "Dad, I think these people came for the vermicelli, but I don't know where they came from. Now it seems that they are quite polite. But it's hard to say!"

Su Anton nodded in agreement. He probably came for the vermicelli. After all, the Su family didn't have anything else to worry about.

Just now at the Su family, those people knocked on the door and said they were here to visit Su Xiucai. Su Yuanyuan knew almost everyone Su An Dong knew, but she didn't have any impression of these people. But they came to visit Su Xiucai, which obviously showed that they had already inquired about them.

Before Su Anton reached home, he saw several men standing at the gate of the courtyard.

Su Yuanyuan whispered in Su An Dong's ear: "Dad, these people are the followers we brought here."

Su Anton nodded, and they walked to the door of the house. The people at the door nodded to Su Anton politely.

When they entered the courtyard, they saw Zhou Huilan waiting at the door. When Zhou Huilan saw Su Andong, she came over. Su Andong learned that they had been invited into the room where Su Andong entertained guests.

Zhou Huilan said, "Mother is sitting in the room with us! It's not convenient for us women to entertain. Maybe because mother is an old lady, she is afraid that she can't make the decision. She didn't say anything important, nor did she say what she came for."

Su An Dong nodded and comforted his wife, "It's okay, don't worry. I'll go in and take a look."

Su An Dong pushed open the door, and Su Zhihao followed him in. He saw a man in his thirties and a young boy sitting in the room, with two people standing next to them.

Su An Dong spoke first: "I am Su An Dong."

The two stood up and exchanged polite greetings. Old Mrs. Su left the room with great tact.

After Su Andong was settled, the older man said directly: "Su Xiucai, I am Zhou Zheng, the county magistrate of this county." He then gestured to the young man next to him and said: "This is General Wei of the Zhenbei Army."

When Su Andong heard this, he quickly stood up and bowed to the two men. According to the rules of this dynasty, scholars do not have to kneel when meeting county magistrates. At this moment, Su Andong was very grateful for his status as a scholar, because he really didn't want to kneel to the two men.

Su Zhihao did not kneel down, but followed his father and bowed.

County Magistrate Zhou said, "Mr. Su, please stand up. Let's sit down and talk."

Su Anton sat down again obediently.

County Magistrate Zhou said bluntly: "We are very curious about what vermicelli is made of?"

Su An Dong told the truth without hiding anything: "It is made of potatoes and sweet potatoes." There was no reason to hide it. The county magistrate had already found the house, so why should he hide it? Besides, Su An Dong had never thought of hiding the method of vermicelli forever. He just hadn't found the right opportunity. Now was a good time.

At this time, the general asked, "Are the vermicelli in hot and sour noodles the same as sweet potato vermicelli?"

Before Su An Dong said what it was made of, the general had a guess. The reason was simple, because he saw the hot and sour noodle shop selling sweet potato chips. He thought that the two things sold together might be related, so he made this guess. This time, he came to confirm whether his guess was correct.

Su Anton elaborated: "Yes. Sweet potato vermicelli is mostly yellow, and potato vermicelli is white. Sweet potato vermicelli is usually softer and more elastic than potato vermicelli; potato vermicelli is usually tougher than sweet potato vermicelli, and tastes relatively more refreshing and less sweet. Sweet potato vermicelli is more likely to become transparent after being cooked, and sometimes it is slightly sticky. Potato vermicelli is easier to keep its shape after being cooked, and is not easy to become transparent or stick together."

The young general nodded and continued to ask, "How many kilograms of potatoes and sweet potatoes can produce one kilogram of vermicelli?"

Su An Dong replied: "Generally, about five kilograms of sweet potatoes can be processed into one kilogram of sweet potato vermicelli, and about eight kilograms of potatoes can be processed into one kilogram of potato vermicelli. But this is not absolute, it also depends on the quality of the sweet potatoes and potatoes. If they are good, the powder yield will naturally be higher. But these are all dry powders, and the amount will increase to two to three times after cooking."

The young general was very satisfied after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he asked directly: "Are you willing to hand over the method of making vermicelli to the Zhenbei Army? Don't worry, we won't ask for your recipe for nothing. If you hand it over to us, the method will belong to the army in the future, and others will not be allowed to make vermicelli privately. However, I can specially approve that your Su family can continue to open a vermicelli workshop in the future."

After hearing this, Su Anton couldn't help but complain in his heart: I said I don't want to, and it works!