Chapter 76 This is the taste

Shen Shaojing knew that his brother-in-law was well-educated, and he felt that he had a cool and scholarly air about him. Even though his leg was broken and he walked with a cane, it was difficult to conceal his noble and elegant temperament.

So when he spoke to his brother-in-law, he couldn't help but lower his voice.

Shen Yueyao looked at Su Xueyi and said, "Now I have bought all the herbs and surgical instruments. I will perform the surgery on you. After about a month of recuperation, your leg will be completely healed."

In this way, Su Xueyi can take the imperial examination.

As long as everything is complete, Shen Yueyao will naturally be able to cure Su Xueyi.

Hearing these words, Su Xueyi's hand, which was leaning on the crutch, trembled slightly.

His throat rolled and he felt a sour taste in his chest.

He knew clearly how hard it was for Shen Yueyao to get up early every day to set up the stall during this period.

But all she earned was for him.

How could he deserve such treatment from her?

At this moment, Su Xueyi's heart felt hot and swollen, as if something was wrapping him up.

"Yao Niang~" Su Xueyi seemed to have a thousand words to say to Shen Yueyao.

Shen Yueyao waved her hand and said, "Don't say thank you. If you really want to thank me, just help me with more things when your leg is healed."

"good."

At this moment, Su Xueyi wanted to take the exam and become an official, not only because of her family, but there was another reason.

He wanted to earn her life.

But he can't do these things now, so he won't say them.

Shen Yueyao is very busy every day, so she doesn't have time to figure out Su Xueyi's thoughts.

She looked at the fish in the wooden barrel and said, "We'll have pickled fish for lunch later. It's delicious. I'll bring some back to Mom then. Mom's eyes can now be unwrapped, so she should be able to see clearly."

Hearing this, Su Xueyi became even more excited.

Shen Shaojing helped Su Xueyi into the inner room. After saying a few words to her, he hurried out to help his sister.

When Shen Yueyao was cleaning the fish, she asked Shen Shaojing to watch beside her.

Tell him what to clean.

"I'll slice the fish into slices later. This way the pickled fish tastes good."

"In fact, not only pickled fish, but also grilled fish is delicious."

The cost of buying fish is very cheap. If you cook it well and build a good reputation, your business will be very popular even if you open a store.

Now Shen Yueyao only has two taels of silver in her hand, so she can't open a shop.

We need to make more money in a short period of time.

In fact, Shen Yueyao had thought about making money through medical skills.

But if he really put up a sign in the village claiming to be a doctor, at most he would only treat the nearby villagers. For some serious problems, even if he prescribed medicine, the villagers would be reluctant to spend money to buy it.

If the villagers go to see the doctor, she cannot charge a high fee because of the condition of each household.

Even if the medicine is sold directly, the medicinal materials are expensive, and making them into pills is very costly and time-consuming, so others dare not buy them casually.

Even if you go to the town's clinic, they won't let you, a young girl, sit as a patient.

In this era, people are more willing to trust old doctors than a young girl's medical skills.

Some situations are unrealistic.

I heard that several doctors were scammers and hired prostitutes before, and were later found out to be frauds and had their businesses destroyed. So now when people really want to get medicine, they still go to the town clinic. Don't easily trust doctors who suddenly appear.

Unless she really has a good reputation.

To build a reputation, you need to keep seeing patients, and your fame will grow little by little.

The last time she saved Wu Yayi's son, she was in the clinic, and the owner there didn't ask her to go.

It seems that several medical clinics in the town have colluded with each other, setting the same price for medicinal materials and the same purchase price.

The doctors and nurses in the clinics all seek to play it safe when treating patients and prescribing medicine. They don't think about making breakthroughs or innovations, and they don't want to take responsibility.

After comprehensive consideration, Shen Yueyao thought it would be better to sell food first.

At least when it comes to food, everyone knows how it tastes once they eat it.

Getting medicine and herbs is time-consuming and laborious, and she can't handle so much work by herself.

And she would be very happy inside when she saw that everyone liked the food she cooked.

After cleaning the fish, Shen Yueyao came to the shed in the corner and opened the lid of a large vat.

The smell of pickled cabbage came out directly.

Shen Yueyao took a deep breath, "Hmm, this is the smell."

Just by smelling it, she knew the sauerkraut was ready.

Not only is there sauerkraut, but the fermented tofu that was pickled earlier should also be ready.

The smell of pickled cabbage was very strong, and Shen Shaojing also smelled it in the yard, "Sister, what's that smell? Why is it so sour?"

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "It's the smell of pickled cabbage. We'll use it to make pickled fish later. You smell it now and it feels sour, but once you actually eat it, you'll know it's delicious."

Shen Shaojing said admiringly: "Sister, you are really good at cooking. The jar of chili meat sauce you gave to my parents before was praised by my parents, my third brother and my sister-in-law. I think it is delicious too."

"I didn't expect chili peppers to be such a good thing. I've never seen that thing before."

"Now my mother is reluctant to put it in the cooking, and saves it for my third brother and his wife to make hot and sour noodles."

When Shen Yueyao heard this, her expression changed and she said, “Peppers can be grown.”

Shen Shaojing opened his eyes wide in surprise and asked, "Can it really be planted?"

"Of course I can. My parents have a big yard. If we don't have land at home, we can plant peppers there. We can also build a yard behind the house to plant them. They are easy to plant and don't need to be soaked in advance. Just plant them the normal way you plant vegetables. Remember to water them..."

Hearing his sister say this, Shen Shaojing wished he could go home immediately and plant peppers.

Anyway, he likes to eat food with a spicy flavor, and hot and sour noodles are so sour and spicy and taste so refreshing.

After taking out some of the sauerkraut, Shen Yueyao began to prepare the seasoning ingredients.

In fact, she thought it would be better if there were enoki mushrooms.

You can grow enoki mushrooms and put some in when making pickled fish.

Moreover, Enoki mushrooms grow lushly and quickly, and the yield is very high.

Shen Yueyao really likes this kind of vegetables.

It’s a pity that there are no enoki mushroom seeds.

She had been to the back mountain several times and had never seen anything like enoki mushrooms.

And there were leeks, but she didn't find any here either.

The villagers didn't know what leeks were either.

When it came to making pickled fish, Shen Yueyao got busy.

Shen Shaojing said: "Sister, can I follow and see?"

Shen Yueyao said: "Of course, if you want to learn, I will teach you. If you want to open a pickled fish shop later, you can do so."

The third brother and his wife opened a shop, and Shen Yueyao guessed that the fourth brother might have thought about opening a shop as well.

But opening a shop requires a skill.

Shen Shaojing said, "The cost of opening a store is too high. The rent alone is very expensive. Paying the rent will put a lot of pressure on me. I don't want my parents to worry about our situation. Even if business is good, one person can't handle it. Now my third brother and sister-in-law are busy with the store, and my parents are at home making vermicelli. Luckily, we have a lot of corn stored at home."

Shen Shaojing still remembered that after his third sister-in-law sold her jewelry to pay the rent, his third brother and his sister-in-law couldn't sleep for several nights at first. Later, the noodle shop opened and gradually got on track, and they felt better.

Later, the noodle shop was closed for a month or two, and my third brother and his wife were very anxious.

Thanks to my younger sister’s teaching of cooking skills and hot and sour noodles, the noodle shop is doing well. During this period, my third brother and his wife have looked noticeably better.

The third brother also joked that although he was busy, he felt at ease as long as he could make money, and he could sleep well.

Shen Shaojing knew his own limitations and felt that he dared not open a store all at once.

Shen Yueyao listened to her fourth brother's words, thinking about something. She actually wanted to help her fourth brother.

Her mind was racing, trying to think of something suitable for her fourth brother to do.