Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Xu Yunfan, you are so awesome...

Qin Run was worried that Xu Yunfan would get separated from the others, so he grabbed Xu Yunfan's wrist. When Xu Yunfan looked over, confused, he said, "There are too many people here. It would be troublesome if we get separated. Can I hold your hand?"

Xu Yunfan nodded, "Okay."

He let Qin Run lead the way. Because there were so many people, Xu Yunfan was pushed several times. With so many people, it was difficult for him to walk. He was in a bad mood and no longer had the mood to go shopping. "Qin Run, let's go to the food store to buy some things and then go back. There are too many people and the road is difficult to walk on."

Qin Run never refused Xu Yunfan's words. "Okay, let's go now."

After finally arriving at the grain store, Xu Yunfan opened his mouth and ordered several things at once, including refined rice, flour, and wheat, five pounds of each.

Finally, the two of them went to the butcher's shop again.

Xu Yunfan doesn't like fatty meat, but he feels that the food doesn't taste good if he doesn't use enough oil when cooking. So Qin Run bought two pounds of pork fat to refine the oil so that he can use more in cooking in the future. Then he bought a pound of lean meat.

The people who came here today on Grandpa Sun’s ox cart were all here to sell things. After all, every farmer’s household raised chickens and ducks. Even during the busy farming season, they could save a few a day by not eating them. They could then sell them in town to increase their family income, or use them to buy some other meat to take home.

This month is the busy farming season, but no matter how busy it is, people still have to come to town to sell vegetables and do small business. After all, isn't it great to earn a dozen cents a day?

Xu Yunfan saw that the wonton stall was full of people and was too lazy to wait. "Let's not eat wontons, let's buy some buns and buy a few more for An Ge'er."

The weather is too hot now. The sun is already very strong around nine o'clock in the morning. Xu Yunfan doesn't want to waste time waiting for a bowl of wontons. They will have to bring so many things back later. It is better to buy meat buns and eat them while walking.

Qin Run bought seven buns and two steamed buns. The meat buns were delicious, but they were for Xu Yunfan and Qin An. He could just eat the steamed buns.

Xu Yunfan was eating a bun when he suddenly slapped his head and said, "Oh, I forgot, we haven't bought yeast yet."

How to make fluffy bread without yeast?

"Yeast?" Qin Run held the steamed bun, his face full of confusion. "What is that?"

Xu Yunfan swallowed the bun in his mouth and said, "It's used for fermentation. Otherwise, why do they make the buns so loose?"

Qin Run understood the role of yeast that Xu Yunfan mentioned. "We don't have yeast here. Those who sell buns use old dough."

Old dough refers to the dough seeds for leavening dough, which is the small piece of dough left over when making steamed buns. It can be used as a starter dough for the next leavening process.

When making pasta the day before, set aside a piece of dough that has risen and let it ferment. The next day, mix this dough with warm water and add it to the new ingredients and knead them together. This will allow it to ferment, but this method is slower and the old dough is difficult to preserve.

For this reason, those who make steamed buns have their own method of preserving the old dough. With this skill, they can make the steamed buns soft and delicious.

Xu Yunfan thought about it and said, "Forget it, I'll do it myself when I get back."

"Okay." Qin Run weighed the strap on his shoulder and was very happy because Xu Yunfan was going to make delicious food for them again.

When Xu Yunfan came to town today, he bought wheat and glutinous rice. He knew that Xu Yunfan had used these two things to make candy last time.

Xu Yunfan himself doesn’t like sweets, so who is he buying these candies for?

"Yunfan, you are so amazing. You can do everything." Qin Run praised Xu Yunfan sincerely. In his eyes, Xu Yunfan, who can make carts, candies, candles, and makeup, is already very amazing.

Much more powerful than other men in the village.

Xu Yunfan was not polite at all, and was not modest at all. "That's nothing. Later, you will find that I know a lot more. Okay, don't eat your steamed buns. Aren't meat buns delicious? Eat the meat buns, and give me the remaining steamed bun."

Qin Run knew Xu Yunfan's stubborn nature and handed over the remaining steamed buns. "The steamed buns are not as fragrant as the meat buns. You can just eat the meat buns. If you think the steamed buns are not tasty, you can give them to me."

Xu Yunfan took a bite of the steamed bun and found that it was not as firm as he had imagined. It was pretty good, but it had no taste.

Sugar was too precious at that time. People who made steamed buns would not be willing to add sugar to the flour. Even if they were willing to do so, the price of steamed buns had gone up, so how many people could afford it?

Xu Yunfan finally finished a steamed bun, his mouth almost dry. He smacked his lips and commented, "This steamed bun costs only a penny, but it's not as delicious as a roasted sweet potato. I won't buy it next time. I'll buy meat buns instead."

Qin Run watched Xu Yunfan finish a large steamed bun with his own eyes, and even complained about it after he finished eating. He secretly found it funny. He handed him a meat bun and said, "Are you full? There are more meat buns here."

There were seven buns. Xu Yunfan just finished one, and Qin Run finished another, so there were five left.

Xu Yunfan shook his head. "No, I don't want to eat anymore. I want to save some space for meat when I get home."

Hearing this, Qin Run wrapped the buns and held them in his arms, "Okay, I'll make you some meat when I get back."

"Yeah." Xu Yunfan was in a good mood. "The corn fields at home are almost harvested. After the corn, we have to harvest the rice and plant the second crop of corn. It seems like there is a lot to do."

Hearing this, Qin Run was also worried. Some families had already started harvesting rice. This year, with the help of Xu Yunfan, their family could harvest corn much faster than before, but it was still slow compared to other families.

Before Qin Run could say anything, Xu Yunfan asked, "Every household in this village has land and fields, and they're busy. We don't know who to hire. Qin Run, do you know of any odd jobs in this town or in the nearby villages?"

Xu Yunfan couldn't stand the heat. When he and Qin Run harvested corn, he usually went late and couldn't stand the heat around 11 o'clock. He also felt very stuffy when he went to the fields in the afternoon. After gritting his teeth and persevering for so many days, Xu Yunfan found that even with his efforts, he seemed unable to make it in time for the second wave of planting.

Therefore, you have to ask someone for help, otherwise it will delay the sowing time, which is not good.

The most important thing is that Xu Yunfan also wants to improve the family's financial situation and send Qin An to school next year.

It’s not a good thing if a child doesn’t study and there are no cows at home for him to herd!

During the busy farming season, every household is busy and it is indeed difficult to find someone to help.

Qin Run thought for a moment and said, "We can ask Fang Hunter's family for help."

"Huh? Hunter? Are you from our village?" It's no wonder that Xu Yunfan didn't know about this family. Dali Village is not small. Xu Yunfan has been here for so long, and he has either been harvesting corn in the fields or breaking corn kernels at home. How could he have so much time to wander around the village?

Qin Run: "Well, Hunter Fang is from our village. They fled from other places more than ten years ago and settled in our village. However, because they came late, there is not much land available for reclaiming in the village. Therefore, their family does not have much land, let alone fields. Hunter Fang went hunting in the mountains when he was young, and to make a living, he became a hunter."

Because he was not a professional hunter, even though Fang the hunter had some skills, he could not catch many preys, and his family lived a tight life.

Hunter Fang has parents to support, three sons who are yet to marry and have children, and his husband is in poor health. The family's livelihood depends entirely on him.

Xu Yunfan learned from Qin Run's introduction that Fang the Hunter's three sons were Fang Yifang, Fang Yisan, and Fang Yisan. The eldest was seventeen years old, the youngest was twenty-five, and the youngest was thirty-three. Children of this age are able to work and eat.

It’s just that Fang Er and Fang San are young after all, and they can’t do all the work.

Fang Liehu's family is similar to Xiao Qin's family, both are poor, but Xiao Qin's family is not so bad, at least Qin Run has fields and land, and only has a younger brother to support.

Xu Yunfan: "Then let's go and invite them. It will cost some money, but we can't waste any time."

Xu Yunfan actually had some selfish motives when he said these words. Farming was indeed busy, but it was also true that he could not make much money. If he had that much time, he might as well figure out other ways to make money.

Even if he couldn't figure out the trick, at worst he could just take some things out of the suitcase and sell them.