supernatural peasant girl

Chapter 41 The Secret of the Bamboo Forest

Aren't the people who came in from the courtyard the third and the sixth?
Looking at the expressions on their faces, Xiang Ru knew that the business should be good.

After saying hello to the twin aunts, the third child gathered the things and put them in the stove, watching a small piece of tender husk of the bamboo shoots still sticking to the hair of the fenugreek, fluttering in the slight warm wind, making the black hair look like satin, Feeling thirsty for no reason, I poured half a scoop of water when I entered the door.

Xiao Liu talked about the business experience vividly, "Isn't this fresh? The best pork is sixteen cents a catty, and a pound of marinated meat is only seven taels. This is not bad. It was originally set at thirty cents a pound." Everyone says that the catty is expensive, and everyone who tastes it says it is delicious, but no one buys it!"

Lian Fang was a little worried, and asked without turning his eyes, "Then what should I do?"

Xiao Ba giggled, "Sixth Brother will whet people's appetites, Fifth Sister, don't be afraid, what you see is not all empty jars, it can be seen that they are all sold."

Xiao Liu swept over with one hand, "You are a thief!"

"I learned from Seventh Sister!" Xiao Ba hid aside in pain.

Xiao Liu continued to ramble on about the following things, "I just thought about how expensive it sounds, and seeing that no one wants to buy it, and some people think I didn't recognize him, so I tasted it again and again, and I pretended I didn't see it. In fact, it’s just meat that’s no bigger than your finger, how much can you lose? Third brother has a way, cut half a catty out and put it on the chopping board, only then did people start buying it.”

Unexpectedly, it was the idea that the third brother came up with. Xiang Ru was a little surprised. Xiaoliu's family used to be in business, so it's normal to have some confidence in doing business, but the third brother looks like a sword. He can hold a kitchen knife... It's against harmony. !

Seeing Xiangru's gaze, the third child nodded with a smile, "It's not surprising." In fact, there were still many things that he didn't say. Xiangru's expression and demeanor, including the several encounters in the past, seemed to be the young lady in the family. But for them, I tried my best to dig wild vegetables, and I wanted to cut the meat when there was no rice in winter, but I didn't see a little bit of her discomfort, and she was happy all day long. I just went out to sell some braised pork, and What can be counted.

Xiao Liu obviously didn't find that much, "Now there's something to talk about, raw meat is fifteen yuan a catty, and it's not just a dish, stewed meat is fifteen yuan a catty, and when you yell, say it's the same as the current green vegetables. Down below, the hospitality is excellent, not to mention that there are many spices in it, they all said that they have never eaten it, and they can smell the fragrance ten steps away!"

Ah Zhenpo's recipe is really good, and Xiangru has been groping day by day, and the ones made are even more delicious. I was worried that the price of the [-] Wen was set high, so I just went out to try it. sold out.

Xiao Liu moved closer, "I also said what Xiangru you said. This catty of meat is originally seven taels of stewed pork. I said six taels, fifteen yuan a catty of meat, and we sell stewed meat for thirty yuan, three six one Eighteen, that is, [-] Wen, but it only earns three Wen, and it also requires spices, labor and travel, which really does not make money, and everyone starts to buy it."

I have to say that Xiaoliu is a material for doing business. Xiangru was just talking about it before. It didn’t come to fruition. The third child just cut out half a catty of meat. He can immediately cooperate with the on-site explanation. After doing the math, others will naturally think it’s a good deal, but I wouldn’t say it anyway. If you add marinade to a catty of meat, you can earn at least eight pennies per catty of meat. If you sell more than ten catties a day, it’s a penny. That amount may not be too small, no matter what, it is not better than part-time job?
Aunt Shuang pondered for a moment, and then said, "This is not bad. It's just for everyone to try something new, but this kind of meat is not eaten much. It's better to get some pig ears and pig tails. It's not expensive. The taste is much better, otherwise there would be no meat, and ordinary people really can't cook it well."

Xiangru's eyes lit up immediately, why didn't he think of this!Those golden and shiny pig ears of later generations are definitely delicious, and the cost is still low, "Auntie, when this is done, I will credit you with great credit!"

Aunt Shuang laughed and said, "Remember me, why don't you give me a pair of pig's ears!"

"This is naturally indispensable!"

The laughter just rolled on the ground, climbed up the emerald green bamboo, and rippling in the straw shed, it was indescribably beautiful.

Auntie Shuang didn’t have much to do, and she was enthusiastic. She shelled the bamboo shoots and offered ideas, but she was not secretive. Xiangru could only be more grateful, and at the same time, she talked about making kites and bamboo dragonflies before, which was even more speculative.

With the hard work of so many hands, a large basket of bamboo shoots was shelled very quickly. Xiang Ru cut the bamboo shoots in half, threw them into a large iron pot and boiled them, then picked them up and drained the water, "Auntie, wait These dried bamboo shoots are ready, I will save some for you, it is delicious in winter."

Aunt Shuang smiled and didn't refuse, "It's a good feeling. The head of the family loves to eat bamboo shoots, but he can only eat them once a while, not to mention that the bamboo in the past two years is... where did you get the bamboo!"

In such an instant, Aunt Shuang's complexion changed drastically, completely different from her usual appearance, which surprised everyone.

Seeing this, the third child replied calmly, "This one was brought down from the mountain."

Aunt Shuang frowned, as if some words were hard to say, she just murmured, "Maybe I was worrying too much."

Seeing this, Xiangru felt a little bit in her heart. Even Wu Yingliang couldn't eat bamboo shoots, so what if there were so many bamboo shoots in his own house, what would he do if it really belonged to the owner?
"Auntie, you said that we have a good idea. The bamboo forest was dragged back from the back mountain by the eldest brother. It looks like a mess, and the mountain is very barren. The dirt ridge at the foot of the mountain is far away. Our place is also far away, but we have a master? If it’s true, we can’t take advantage of this advantage, and we will definitely make up for it when we get it back.”

Seeing that Xiangru's sincere appearance does not seem to be fake, Aunt Shuang sighed a long time, but her voice was a little distant, "It's no wonder you don't know, I just said that you are also sensible, but there are some things that Huang's family doesn't know. After all, the fishing business is about to come out, and we need to make bamboo rafts, so the bamboos on the nearby mountains have already settled down..."

It turns out that there are still such things, so what did my family do wrong?

The third child raised his head and said, "It's okay, I'll go to the other side and tell you that we don't intend to move those bamboos."

Xiao Ba pouted a little dissatisfied, and dropped the bamboo dragonfly he was making, "This fishing is fishing, and the mountains are full of bamboos. It's not only there, but also by the river! It's not our family who cut it there!"

Aunt Shuang raised her voice and asked, "Xiao Ba, are you serious?"

"Why not? I told my brother at the time that it was ridiculous for those people to cut bamboo. Instead of dragging it down the mountain, they dragged it up the mountain. Isn't this because the head was kicked by the donkey? A good road won't go..."

For a while, everyone was upset, and Xiang Ru could only hear that Aunt Shuang's expression was not as good as before, "It is reasonable to say that this bamboo raft is not changed every year. The bamboo forests around are more than enough to make such a few bamboo rafts."

This is where it really gets puzzling.

"Xiao Ba, can you see the bamboo chopper?" Xiang Ru asked.

Xiao Ba shook his head, "He is covered in gray and has a sour smell, who knows who it is!"

Xiang Ru thought for a while, then looked at the twin aunts with probing eyes, "Then what do you think is good, auntie?"

After all, Aunt Shuang is the person who is most familiar with this place.

Aunt Shuang shook her head, "I don't have any idea about it, Qiu Sheng! Tell your father to come over and say that the third one buys him a drink!"

The third child's eyebrows moved slightly, and he felt different about this family in his heart. What they did before was out of their own hearts, and they have always insisted that if they don't offend me, I won't offend them, and I respect others when they treat me well. That's why he defended A Zhenpo like that and annoyed the Huang family. Last time Wu Yingliang brought someone over to help him, he took a closer look at it. He is a responsible person, otherwise he wouldn't make trouble when those people He dared to take the lead, and he was going to take that step after all. In this village, if the two families had a good relationship, Xiangru and the others would have an extra guarantee in the future.

After thinking about this, he said, "I'm afraid it will hurt him, otherwise it would be good for me to ask for advice."

The hatchet in the boss's hand fell to the ground with a bang, and he was a little at a loss, "It's all my idea, I'll go."

Aunt Shuang waved her hand, "What's the trouble? The Huang family is not easy to get along with. Besides, I have seen it in my eyes for so many years. I'm afraid there may be other secrets. If you didn't break it, I don't know There is such a thing inside, anyway, it is a matter of the village, and the head of the family should come here, so I won’t be afraid to go.”

After finishing speaking, she seemed to feel that the atmosphere was a little depressing, so she added, "I'm afraid it's because you don't want us to have a meal here?"

"Auntie, what are you talking about! I wish you could be with us every day, but I don't know if Brother Qiusheng agrees or not!" Xiang Ru pursed her lips and smiled.

Now it was Aunt Shuang's turn to be surprised, it was only less than three months, and she herself was a little fat, how could ordinary people see it.

"Auntie looks like she was listening to the sour bamboo shoots. She just went to the toilet again. Just now, even when she was fighting with the eighth sister-in-law, one hand was still protecting her stomach. Is it possible that my aunt is really hungry?" In fact, the two aunts Intentional or unintentional actions, including facial expressions, all reveal information.

"One more thing, isn't Second Sister the same?"

Then Aunt Shuang became happy, "You're the only girl with amazing eyes!" After speaking, she stroked her stomach, which was indescribably sweet. Qiu Sheng is also five or six years old. It's unreasonable to have only one child. She also comforted herself that it would be good to have Qiu Sheng, but she always felt sorry for him, and now finally...

Get closer, "It's also fortunate that you gave your second sister those medicines, and she gave them to me twice."

Xiang Ru frowned, "What medicine?"

(End of this chapter)