Chapter 22: Delivering potatoes to the old house and making potato pancakes

It was almost dark when the mother and son were pulling a cart of potatoes home.

However, there were still many people busy in the fields, and they were all surprised to see the things on the ox cart.

Where on earth did Widow Xiao find so many?

They were no longer busy and insisted on going into the mountains to take a look.

"So many potatoes! Mother, are we having potatoes tonight?"

After arriving home, Chen Xingyun and her sister were also extremely surprised. Chen Xingyue already knew that her mother could get something from somewhere, and she just found it incredible.

"Well, I'll make you potato pancakes and silkworm potatoes tonight. You can try them. If you like them, we'll go to town and sell them in two days."

Xiao Ying decided to try it herself. She had never done it before, so she could only figure it out on her own.

"Mom, let me help you."

Chen Xingyun's eyes lit up and he volunteered.

"I'll help you too."

Chen Xingyue was unwilling to be left behind. She had never eaten this thing called potato, but it sounded delicious.

"Okay." Xiao Ying would of course not refuse, she was not good at this.

"Xinghai, send these to your grandparents."

As he said this, he took out another twenty kilograms and gave them to Chen Xinghai, asking him to deliver it to Chen Afu's family.

"I'll go right away."

Chen Xinghai immediately took the basket and left the house.

When he arrived at Chen Afu's house, he saw the light on inside and shouted.

"Xinghai, why are you here so late?"

The courtyard gate was quickly opened. It was Chen Jin who opened the door. He was a little surprised to see Chen Xinghai. Did something happen at home?

Chen Xinghai smiled and handed over the basket in his hand, which was full of potatoes.

"This is what my mother found in the mountains. She said it's called potatoes. We tried it and it tastes very good. Since we dug a lot today, my mother asked me to bring some over for you to eat."

Chen Jin was greatly surprised. He had naturally seen the full cart of things before, but he did not expect that Xiao Ying would give them some to eat.

Thinking of the pork leg from two days ago, this second brother's wife is really different.

"How can this be so embarrassing..."

"Dajin, who is that?"

Suddenly, Chen Afu's voice was heard from inside, and then a figure walked out.

"Dad, it's Xinghai, here to bring food."

Chen Jin said loudly, his tone somewhat excited.

"Oh?" Chen Afu was also very surprised and hurriedly strode over.

"Grandpa, my mother asked me to bring you some potatoes. There are many ways to eat them. You can boil them directly, stew them with meat, or stir-fry them."

Chen Xinghai took out a potato and handed it to him. Chen Afu looked at it curiously. Apart from anything else, it felt quite heavy in his hand.

"Is this thing really edible?"

"Grandpa, you'll know if you try it tonight."

"Okay, okay, you and your mother are both thoughtful."

Chen Afu was immediately very happy. Now that his second daughter-in-law had turned over a new leaf, their lives had really gotten better and she even knew how to respect them.

"I'll take the potatoes. Please thank your mother for me when you get home."

Chen Jin quickly took out a basket from the house to put the things in. He found that there were about 20 kilograms of things, and he was moved again.

Everyone is short of food these days, and the grain we grow is not enough to eat after paying taxes every year.

The people would sell the rice and exchange it for brown rice or corn. In their spare time, almost every family would go into the mountains to dig wild vegetables, and those who were capable would catch rabbits and pheasants.

Some people also go out to work and can earn more than ten or twenty cents a day.

Even so, they can only barely make ends meet.

Now Xiao Ying sent twenty kilograms of food, which was enough for their family to eat for several days. No wonder the father and son were so excited.

"I understand, Grandpa. I'll go back first."

Chen Xinghai smiled, very happy that his mother had repaired her relationship with her hometown, and limped slowly towards home.

After he walked away, Chen Afu sighed, "Second daughter-in-law and her family have had a hard time. Dajin, please help them level the fields tomorrow and help sow the rice."

"I know, Dad."

Chen Jin agreed immediately, as he had thought so too.

"By the way, Dad, I heard Xinghai say that his mother took him to see a doctor, who said his foot can be cured."

Chen Afu was delighted: "If he can really be cured, that would be great. If I save some money, maybe I can get married."

"Yeah." Chen Jin also laughed.

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At Xiao Ying's home, mother and daughter are trying to make potato pancakes.

It’s not difficult to make this thing. Just wash and peel it, cut it into shreds, add various seasonings and flour, mix well, and then fry it in hot oil. You’re half done.

Then pour in the egg liquid and fry until both sides are golden brown, then it is completely done.

After taking it out, cut it into square pieces and you can eat it.

"Try it."

When it was done, Chen Xinghai just came back. Xiao Ying cut a piece for each of the three people and also cut a piece for himself to taste.

The three of them were almost drooling at the aroma, and without caring about the heat, they immediately took a bite.

I couldn’t stop eating it, and I still felt a little unsatisfied after finishing the whole cake.

Chen Xingyun exclaimed in amazement: "It's so delicious, Mom, I've never eaten anything so delicious!"

Chen Xingyue nodded in agreement. Although the snacks she had tasted at the mayor's house that day were also delicious, she still felt that they were not as good as this.

If it were sold for money, it would definitely be very popular.

"tasty."

Chen Xinghai also exclaimed that the taste was completely different from the last time he stewed potatoes.

Xiao Ying was also quite satisfied. He didn't expect that his first attempt would be so successful.

Firstly, the method is simple, and secondly, all the seasonings are available, especially salt. After processing, the bitter taste is gone, and it naturally tastes good.

"Do you think it can be sold for money?"

“It will definitely sell!”

The three of them said in unison, without hesitation.

Chen Xingyue, who knew the situation in the town quite well, said, "A pie in the town costs three cents each. My mother's potato and egg pancake is much better than that."

Her face turned slightly red as she spoke, and she looked at Xiao Ying cautiously. It was the first time she called her mother.

"Oh? What do you think is its strength?" Xiao Ying asked with a smile.

"No one else has potatoes, only mom has them."

Chen Xingyue got to the point right away, which made Xiao Ying very satisfied.

Chen Xingyun added: "And it also contains eggs, and eggs are not cheap."

Each large egg cost two cents, so many people were reluctant to eat them and took them to the town to sell.

Chen Xingyue added, "It's mainly because it's delicious. There are a lot of rich people in this town."

"So how much do you think it should be sold for?" Xiao Ying had a number in mind, but still wanted to ask everyone's opinion.

"I think it can be sold for at least five cents." Chen Xingyue said.

"Isn't five cents a bit too much? What if people think it's too expensive and don't buy it?"

Chen Xingyun was a little worried. Although her family had enough food and drink, she was definitely not willing to spend so much money to buy a potato pancake.

Chen Xinghai frowned, as if he also felt that the price was a bit high.

"Sister, five cents is not expensive at all. There are really a lot of rich people in this town."

Chen Xingyue still insisted.

If she had not worked as a maid in Mr. Zhao's house, she might have thought the price was expensive, but now her view was completely different.

"There's a Zhenbaozhai in town that specializes in selling cakes. A box of cakes there costs at least a hundred coins, and the more expensive ones are four or five hundred coins. There are only seven or eight cakes in a box, and many people buy them every day."

"Our potato and egg pancakes are just as good as those cakes, and they're even bigger. I think five cents is too cheap. We can sell them for ten cents."

"Mom, what do you think?" After saying that, he looked at Xiao Ying. After all, it was her who had to make the final decision.

Xiao Ying nodded in agreement: "We can try setting the price at five cents first."

The potato pancake is good and unique, but its disadvantage is that it is not well-known.

If the price is too high at the beginning, it will turn away many potential customers, which will not be worth the cost.