The story of Princess Lenggong's farming

Chapter 177 Painting and Lotus Root

Compared with this recipe, what she wanted more was the stewed pork recipe, but she couldn't find a way.But now there is only Wang Tuozi in the workshop. Tian Guihua thought about the strategy, thinking about going to see it someday, but these dogs are a problem, but he can always think of a way.

Tian Guihua has been pondering at home for several days and still hasn't settled down. The dog is not a big problem, as long as she is sure that General Han's master and servant are not in the workshop, she is not afraid at all.

The quiet pond looks extremely calm, but there are treasures hidden in it. The lotus leaves on it are all withered, and the sky is a little colder, but it is still hot at noon. Autumn Tiger Autumn Tiger, it is a bit cold in the morning, It was hot in the middle, and the temperature difference was astonishingly large.

So Shen Sisi decided to go down to the river to dig lotus roots at noon that day. In ancient times, there were no raincoats and they were not waterproof, so they had to go down the river in this way. They were used to going underwater, so they didn't care much.

Dabao and Zhong Gensheng went down the river together, originally thinking about it and thinking about it, but Zhong Gensheng stopped him.

He and Dabao were also agile. According to Shen Sisi, they first used the soles of their feet to find the lotus joints slowly in the mud, and then they held their breath and dived in to get out all the joints that were not broken. , but they didn't catch them all at once. They always dug out a section after a certain distance, so the seeds were still left.

They are all careful and careful, knowing that this is a good thing, something that can turn into gold in Shen Sisi's mouth, so there is no accident, the lotus root is not broken, and it looks very good, but it is really good when it comes out of the mud. not very pretty...

The two were a little puzzled and said: "Tu Niu, what is this?!" They were really surprised that something really grew out of the bottom of the pond.

Shen Sisi was only thinking that the painting would come in handy, and he was overjoyed, when he heard them ask this, he laughed and said, "This is called lotus root..."

"Lotus root?!" The two looked at her wonderingly.

The two of them didn't know what it was useful for.

Shen Sisi didn't explain, just smiled and said: "Father, tomorrow we will take the cart to the border town, I want to meet the shopkeeper..."

Fumanlou in the county seat is too small, and the price of lotus root is probably too high to sell, and people may not be willing to eat it. It will be different in border towns, she laughed smugly.

"Border town? The border town is really a bit far away. It may take two days to go back and forth by bullock cart..." Dabao said in a low voice, "Tu Niu, what are you doing?!"

"Business..." Shen Sisi smiled and said, "You have to take advantage of the freshness... These are still relatively small, but they are almost the same..."

After doing the math, it's only a hundred catties, that's all, Shen Sisi sighed, let's sell a little less this year.

"If you can't come back one day, my father and I will stay in the inn for one day and come back the next day. Dabao, you are busy with your own affairs and take care of the family affairs..." Shen Sisi said with a smile: "Anyway, there are still four days left." Where is Bao..."

"Okay..." Dabao replied, and then went to wash the mud off his body with Zhong Gensheng.

It's only the first year of planting this year, and it's not bad to get a hundred catties, but I still worry about saving the seeds so that I don't dig them all up, otherwise I won't be exhausted when I replant them in the spring tomorrow? !

It is estimated that more will be issued next year, and there will be more by then.

A hundred catties, it's really not expensive, but it's important to pay attention to what to sell at a high price, Shen Sisi narrowed his eyes.Looking at the lotus root with the mud removed, I thought about the recipe.

She was reluctant to touch these things. She sneaked into the space and got a lot of lotus root from the pond. Stay at home to eat, just say that it is taken from the lotus root dug from the pond in the backyard...

In the evening, we will have a feast of lotus roots. The tenderest part on the top is naturally eaten raw like a fruit. It is really crisp and sweet, and the taste is really delicious.

On the table are cold lotus root, spicy and diced lotus root, stir-fried lotus root with fragrant pepper, sweet and sour rouge lotus root, glutinous rice honey sauce lotus root, pork ribs lotus root soup, hot and sour diced lotus root, fried lotus root clip, fruity lotus root, and fresh lotus root Meat buns, twice-cooked lotus root, crispy fried lotus root... I also made a diced chicken fried lotus root.

When all these were served, everyone was stunned. They didn't expect this thing called lotus root to make so many things...

In fact, this is only a small part of the recipe. There are many ways to make lotus root, and there are also those that grind lotus root into powder and make pastries, etc. So things that are amazing in the eyes of others are nothing in her eyes. ...

"Hurry up and eat..." Shen Sisi smiled and said, "Eat a little more today, most of the lotus root harvested in the pond at home will be kept for sale, so in the future there will be only one lotus root at most, let's enjoy it today Besides..."

Only then did everyone pick up the food and stuff it into their mouths, their eyes lit up.

Sanbao is still young, and he likes the glutinous rice lotus root dish the most. It is sweet and sticky, and he is very happy to eat it.

Han Ji took the lotus root slices and ate them all, then smiled and said: "Although I have eaten it in the capital, I have never tried so many ways to eat it. The local girls really know how to think and make it. This thing is so delicious here." No……"

When he mentioned this, Zhong Gensheng said: "Tu Niu, where did you get this thing?!"

Sibao knew about this, and he immediately pricked up his ears to listen.Shen Sisi smiled and said: "It's just a seed that I bought by chance. It doesn't exist here. It doesn't mean that the merchants who come and go will not bring such a thing..."

"That's true..." Zhong Gensheng smiled, but he exposed it with a smile, he was so fooled, but Sibao and Han Ji didn't believe it, but they didn't expose it.

The family ate happily, Niu Xiaohua secretly said to Dabao: "I didn't get much of these, I ate them all, how much can I sell them for, it's only a hundred catties..."

Dabao whispered: "Don't feel bad, it's hard to eat something fresh, don't spoil your spirits."

"That's why I told you secretly, Tu Niu said this can sell for a lot of money, I just feel a little distressed, but it's really delicious..." Niu Xiaohua said.

"It's really..." Dabao paused, and said, "...I feel a little distressed too."

This couple is quite consistent on this point, she can hear clearly when she meditates, but she just smiles, the two couples are used to living a hard life, how can they be willing to eat such precious things, their heartache is also inevitable.

After a full meal, Shen Sisi took the painting with him early the next morning, and drove lotus root and Zhong Gensheng to the border town together in the car.

Because Shen Sisi had said hello earlier, no one in the family told Han Ji that she was going to sell in a border town, so Han Ji had no idea that she was going to a border town.

After leaving the village, Shen Sisi breathed a sigh of relief. It would be good if Han Ji didn’t stay in the border town. He didn’t know that she used this painting for this purpose. In fact, he was still a little nervous, a bit like a thief. , all kinds of indescribable entanglements.

After nearly a whole year of easy raising, the calf has also grown into a big cow, with a quite docile personality, and the two of them drove it slowly to the border town without being in a hurry.

In the afternoon, they finally arrived at Tianxianglou after the end of the meal. It was their first time to come, so they found it after asking on the way.

Seeing this lively scene, Shen Sisi smiled and went in to ask the clerk. When the clerk heard that it was the Zhong family, his eyes lit up and said, "Please come in, both of you, I'll call the shopkeeper right away..."

They pulled the ox cart into the backyard, and then sat down and waited for Shopkeeper Cheng. When Shopkeeper Cheng saw them coming, he ran over happily and said, "...Have you two eaten yet? Come on, serve the food quickly. "

The two of them were not polite, they explained their intentions when they were full first.

Shopkeeper Cheng looked at the gray lotus root, and said hesitantly, "...can this be sold at such a high price?!"

Shen Sisi smiled and said, "This stuff doesn't exist here. I only got so much after planting for a year. You just have to sell it. If you can't sell it, I won't take your money..."

Shopkeeper Cheng thought about it and agreed.

Shen Sisi had already written all the recipes for making lotus root, so she handed it to the shopkeeper, and said with a smile: "It can be served cold with hot pot. The top part is the most tender, and it is best to use cold salad. For other parts, it depends on how the shopkeeper makes it." If it is done, it can be made into glutinous rice lotus root, sprinkled with some sweet-scented osmanthus, it is also very fragrant."

Shopkeeper Cheng took it over and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll put out the menu."

Then Shen Sisi took out the drawing, and said: "Put this out as well, hang it in the most conspicuous place where no one can touch it, put the menu next to it, and if someone asks, just say, this lotus root It's limited, it's only a small amount... a plate of lotus root costs half a catty, and a plate sells for two taels of silver. Don't say anything else, and don't sell it..."

Shopkeeper Cheng was taken aback, and said, "... so expensive?!"

Shen Sisi nodded and said nothing, when he took a look at the painting, his eyes lit up, and said: "...Okay, I'll go right away..."

As he spoke, he held the painting carefully, ran away with the menu, and hurriedly asked someone to rewrite the menu, preparing to write it more elegantly, and put it next to the painting.

Zhong Gensheng hadn’t heard her say how much it sold on the way here, so he was surprised now, and said: “…This, this…Turkish girl, is it so expensive?!”

Shen Sisi smiled and said: "What's so expensive?! Dad, this city is not like our county town. There are many rich people here. In addition to that painting, only people flock to it..."

"What is that painting? Is it useful?!" Zhong Gensheng didn't recognize it.

Shen Sisi just smiled and said nothing, eating vegetables and drinking tea at the same time, he was really leisurely, but Niu Laogen was really nervous.

Shopkeeper Cheng Teng wrote the menu and hung it with the painting, which caused a sensation. He was surrounded for a while, so he couldn't get out. He was sweating all over and squeezed for a long time before he came out. , he felt joyful in his heart, thinking that before today, this painting would spread all over the city...

This painting is really a good thing. Hanging it here like this is equivalent to giving away his reputation as Tianxianglou. As soon as the news got out, no one dared to embarrass Tianxianglou anymore. Everyone only thought that Tianxianglou had the backing of General Han. Who would dare to touch such a bad luck...

So shopkeeper Cheng doesn't care if the lotus root can be sold or not, he doesn't care anymore, when others ask, he just smiles and doesn't say a word, and the people who make it are even more heart-wrenching, some people think it's too expensive , but there are also people who feel itchy, after all, go home to find out what is the relationship between this lotus root and the lotus in this painting...

Shopkeeper Cheng just wondered in his heart whether this local girl really has a backer and has some relationship with General Han, but she is a village girl, how could it be? !

I didn't understand it for a while, but I didn't take the initiative to ask. Naturally, I didn't dare to be so curious about some things, not to mention that Tianxianglou now relies on local girls for their food. I don't know how many restaurants are jealous of his two Tianxianglou. business.

He smiled and went back to the backyard, saying: "You two must stay for a day today, how about returning tomorrow, I will make arrangements for the two of you in the evening, and make sure that you are as comfortable as your home, as long as you are not polite..."

(End of this chapter)