The bought lady will farm

Chapter 114 The New Year's Business Opportunity

It's Chinese New Year, the fermented glutinous rice must be made, and the rake must be steamed.

As for the melon seed and peanut candy, it needs to be prepared even more.

In the past few days when the Chinese New Year is approaching, even in these mountain villages and wild mountains, there will occasionally be a lot of shopkeepers and the like who come to yell.

Those dry goods and fabrics are constantly being picked and sent down.The price of these peddlers going to the countryside is the same as that of the shops in the city.

Some are even cheaper than store ones.

Because of this, the salesmen's business is getting better and better.

Every time a shopkeeper like this comes to the village, he will inevitably attract a group of children to watch.

Children can also play freely.However, there are too many things for adults to prepare.

Now Erya is ordered by Li Hongmei to do what she can.

Such as bag raking, such as making wine.

"So, that's what this thing is made of. However, without wine koji, this thing doesn't seem to work."

Mother Zhao smacked her lips, watching Li Hongmei make these fermented rice with some envy.

Erya, full of joy, licked her small mouth, "Sister-in-law, I've never heard of the craft of Jiuniang. Unexpectedly, this year we can still eat it thanks to my sister-in-law."

Li Hongmei quickly gave her a pitiful look, "Hey, our poor little boy, he didn't even get to eat wine. It's really pitiful. Let me tell you, we make dumplings on the first day of junior high school, and eat glutinous rice balls on the second day of junior high school." , eat pots in the third day, make pancakes in the fourth day, and make pancakes in the fifth day..."

She wrung her fingers and kept arranging the next meal, but Er Ya was being slandered.

"Sister-in-law, it's great to have you, I can get a lot of food."

Li Hongmei was interrupted, turned her head, and scolded her with some displeasure, "Mother, look at your daughter, just remember to eat, and don't look at the benefits of being around me."

Zhao's mother laughed happily and looked at the two without saying a word.

Anyway, she likes such teasing sister-in-law.

When the rake is done, so is the pickle.

Of course, some pickles are also to be made.

Those green vegetables were cut and half-dried as early as winter, and it happened to be pickled today.

In the end, it's dry goods.

After tasting the dried food here, Li Hongmei said that she couldn't finish it.

There are only two kinds of melon seeds, one is raw and the other is cooked.

Roasted peanuts can be said to be of two types.

"The roasted seeds and nuts are not very good to eat. Although the original ecological things are good, you can't just eat white flavors like this. No, I'd better think of a way to fry some by myself."

At that moment, Li Hongmei was carrying the raw melon seeds she had bought, and was about to shake off her hands and feet and do it for a while.

Garlic, I have a lot at home.Even if it is not enough, you can go outside to find it.

She is going to use this to fry peanuts with mashed garlic. In modern times, this taste is her favorite snack.

Melon seeds are spiced.

Just a few years ago, I bought a lot of spices in the pharmacy, used to cook the melon seeds, and then put them in the pot to dry.

Just do what you say, Li Hongmei is busy cooking melon seeds this day, and when she is free, she feels that the candies here are not very tasty.

Just some dark candies, no flavor at all.

"How about I make some rice cracker candies or something? Or, it's okay to make some peanut candies."

Thinking of this, Li Hongmei rolled up her sleeves again, preparing to boil sugar.

Don't say she is a versatile cook.

In fact, in modern times, this man is a good eater.

As long as you eat something and catch your mouth, you will understand it thoroughly.

I don’t understand, Baidu will do it again.

Because of this, she learned to cook a lot of food and snacks in modern times.Otherwise, now I really can only stare blankly, just stare at the brown sugar and eat it.

Boiling sugar is a technical job.

This step is not too hot, and it can't be fried for too long.

Earlier, Erya and San'er had peeled and fried pecans, sesame seeds, peanuts and melon seeds and other dry goods, and put them in and stir-fried them together at about the same time.

Turn it over a few times, and when the sugar color and aroma come out, quickly pick it up and put it in a clean radish that has been prepared earlier.

Solid, cool, and cut into chunks.

San'er, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, looked anxiously like a monkey, watching Li Hongmei cut the candy into small pieces, "My lady, is it delicious, is it delicious?"

Li Hongmei deliberately teased him, "It's not delicious."

San'er was not happy, "Sister-in-law, you haven't eaten, so why do you say it's not delicious?"

Li Hongmei deliberately teased this little uncle again, "Then Saner, do you think this is delicious or not?"

Qian Xiaopang and Liu Zian, who were also waiting on the side, answered loudly together, "I think it should be delicious."

San'er was even more certain, "It's delicious, delicious, absolutely delicious. I feel delicious just by smelling it like this."

At the same time, Mother Zhao also tasted the crispy taste of sugar that hadn't disappeared, "Well, I also think that this will definitely be delicious. I didn't expect that the Dashan family's ones would be so handy. Hehe, you monkeys , but you are lucky.”

The children were having fun, and Erya stared at Li Hongmei cutting the candy without blinking, "I said sister-in-law, you should be faster, I'm so slobbering."

Li Hongmei's graceful movements paused, and she coquettishly acted like a spoiled mother of Zhao, "Mother, listen to your daughter's words. Does this sound like something a daughter can say? Be reserved, be reserved."

Erya rolls up her sleeves aggrievedly, "I don't know what to 'stalemate' in front of delicious food, all I know is that I want to eat, eat, eat, eat..."

Both Qian Xiaopang and Liu Zian were very happy.The look in Er Ya's eyes is extraordinarily gentle.

Finally, Li Hongmei announced that it was ready to eat.

Several small hulas go up together.

Seeing these little ones holding candies and putting them in their mouths, Li Hongmei quickly handed the candies to Zhao's mother.

"Mother, try it. These monkeys have already said that if you have something to eat, you should keep an eye on the old people and children first. Look, and stare at the food at the end, forgetting all the rules."

Zhao's mother continued happily, "I'm old and my teeth are bad. Let them eat these monkeys. It's only during the Chinese New Year that they can eat these things. Usually, there is no such thing."

"Well, it's so delicious, sister-in-law, this is the best candy I've ever eaten."

Erya screamed.

After San'er sucked his hands clean, he hurriedly grabbed the candies again.

Liu Zian, a young master who is used to being elegant, is also very quick to grab the candy and put it in his mouth.

Qian Xiaopang is even more of a foodie. However, in line with the principle that fat people should not eat too much, and in order to maintain their figure, he only ate a few yuan, then quickly controlled his desire, and looked at Erya and the others with a slanderous expression. .

"Hey, why is this so delicious? It seems that I have a good fortune, old man."

At this moment, an old man's voice sounded.

Qian Xiaopang was overjoyed when he heard that.

"It's the housekeeper's grandfather."

Seeing him jumping out excitedly, Li Hongmei laughed.

Obviously, the child is still looking forward to the arrival of his family.

After all, it is also the consciousness of having one's own home.

The person who came was the old housekeeper.

Because the master is not here, but the little master is still there.

Therefore, this New Year's gift is also necessary.

When Li Hongmei heard that the old housekeeper was coming, she also greeted her happily.

"Old butler, come here, just try the peanut candy I made, do you think this candy is much tastier than your brown sugar?"

The brown sugar here is purely fried when it is fried.

However, the burnt aroma is still good, but it is too hard.

The old housekeeper looked at the peanut candy she handed to her, and put it into his mouth with his fingers.

The old man's teeth seemed to be better than Mother Zhao's. After a few clicks, a piece of candy disappeared.

"Oh, I said Dashan's family, what else is there to eat in your family?"

The old butler stared at her with burning eyes.Li Hongmei is proud of him like this.

She crossed her arms, "Old guy, tell me, are you planning to do some side business?"

The old housekeeper glared at her angrily, "I mean Dashan's family, you are acting rude. I am an old man who is older than you, why do you call me an old guy!"

This old man is still relying on the old to sell and grow old.

Li Hongmei sneered, "Old man, do you want us to enshrine you as our ancestor? If you are a serious person, we will treat you seriously. Tell me, last time those pear rakes and spraying medicine How much money have you made? Hehe, have you settled with us yet?"

This mention made the old man embarrassed.

He scratched his head, quickly took out a bank note from his pocket, and put it in front of Li Hongmei with some reluctance, "Here, this is your bonus money."

Li Hongmei took it, with only 80 taels written on it.However, for the family members, such a few dozen taels of silver is a lot of income.It seemed that the old man treated them fairly well.

This time, Li Hongmei's complexion turned slightly gentle.

"Well, it seems that the old manager is looking at the new items in our house, so he wants to make another deal, right?"

The old steward slapped his hands, "That's right, the bank note sent here is actually only 30 taels of bonus money for your tools, and the rest is the fixed money for these candies."

Li Hongmei smiled and scolded, "You old man, I said you are as smart as a fox, look, now you are here again. Okay, let's talk about business. This is my peanut candy, is it a business?" , It is estimated that it is only a one-time or two-time business. After a long time, it will not work. After all, this is a method with eyesight. Others only need to watch and eat, but anyone who is dexterous can learn to understand.

However, there are still some things that I think can be sold at a good price together.Here, this thing, melon seeds and peanuts, you can taste these flavors. "

When the sugar is fried, the melon seeds and peanuts are drained, and the fire is turned off, leaving some residual heat to dry.Now some melon seeds are crisp, just to taste.

The old steward watched her grab a handful of melon seeds, and was a little careless at first.

However, when the melon seeds were handed to him, his expression changed.

"Hey, this melon seed has a different smell. It smells good."

Li Hongmei was taken aback, "Needless to say, our melon seeds are refined with 88 kinds of seasonings."

(End of this chapter)