Chapter 23: Being a Tiancan Tudou, Chen Xinghai was bullied
Hongye Town has a population of 7,000 to 8,000, with more than 600 households in the town alone, making it a fairly large town.
People in the town are generally richer than those in the village, so five cents for a snack is quite reasonable.
What's more, potatoes were something they had never seen before and tasted good, so the price was definitely not expensive.
Furthermore, eggs are added, plus various seasonings and labor, so the cost of one pancake is about two cents. It is not cost-effective to sell less.
Chen Xingyue immediately became happy. Her mother agreed with her suggestion, so the other two had no choice but to give up.
Afterwards, Xiao Ying tried to make a pot of Tiancan potatoes, but due to the limitation of tools, she just cut the potatoes into strips and did not really make them into the shape of Tiancan.
Fry it briefly in a frying pan, then take it out and set it aside. After it cools down, mix it with seasoning and it will have a completely different flavor.
The three brothers and sisters were amazed at the taste of the meal. It was really delicious and could be eaten as a side dish or as a snack.
Xiao Ying made a larger portion and planned to sell one portion for five cents.
But the problem now is that she has nothing to pack it in. It's easy to eat on the spot, just put it in the bowl, but it's difficult to take it away.
"Mom, can we put it in the lotus leaf like medicine?"
Chen Xinghai suddenly had an idea, because the packets of medicine he brought back yesterday were wrapped in lotus leaves.
Paper is very expensive these days, and even pharmacies are reluctant to use paper for wrapping.
Xiao Ying's eyes lit up and he nodded approvingly: "That's indeed a good idea. We can wrap the potato strips in lotus leaves, and the potato pancakes in rice dumplings leaves."
This way you save on packaging costs and don’t have to spend any more money.
"I know where to find lotus leaves and bamboo leaves. I'll go pick them tomorrow."
Chen Xinghai took it upon himself and was very happy that he could do something for this business.
"good."
Xiao Ying agreed, saying that it would be a good idea to pick the leaves and dry them in the sun, so they would be useful in a few days.
After dinner, Xiao Ying continued to treat Chen Xinghai's foot injury, while Chen Xingyun and her sister boiled water.
After treating the wound, Chen Xinghai added more grass to the cow. The cow seemed to like the potato vines given by his mother very much and didn't even like to eat other grass.
That night, after Xiao Ying entered the Immortal Palace, he continued to work.
She used a magic tool to plow the acre of spiritual field where the spiritual rice was planted, and then leveled it. Then she took another magic tool for sowing and scattered the spiritual rice in it, and finally watered it with spiritual spring water.
Fortunately, this whole process was done by magic tools, and she didn't even need to infuse spiritual power, as the spiritual stones inside could directly drive it.
However, the operation still took two or three hours, and she planned to continue with the remaining acre of land tomorrow night.
Spiritual rice has much stronger vitality than ordinary rice and is not as picky about the environment and climate.
Of course, if the environment, climate and planting methods are suitable, the yield will be higher.
But she obviously didn't have the conditions, so she could only plant them randomly.
She continued to use the rest of her time to practice, and felt that she would be able to enter the second level of Qi Refining in a few days.
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The next day, Chen Jin came to help and brought his son Chen Daniu with him.
He only has less than one acre of land left, and they can plant all the rice seedlings today, so he has time to help.
Xiao Ying naturally wouldn't let them work for nothing. According to yesterday's price, it would come out to forty cents per person.
Both the father and the son felt a little embarrassed. They had come to help, but ended up looking like they were there to make money.
Chen Daniu has the same personality as Chen Jin, he is more down-to-earth and introverted, but he has been very strong since he was a child, just like a bull.
He is only fifteen years old this year, but he is already the main labor force in the family and can do everything from plowing the fields.
The father and son were working hard. Xiao Ying couldn't help much, so he planned to go into the mountains to take a look.
Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, I heard the laughter of a group of children.
"Look, here comes the lame brother."
"Oh, the cripple is out again."
"Brother Cripple is planning to go down into the pond. He's not afraid of drowning."
"Don't be like this, Cripple Brother is quite pitiful. He's already sixteen and still can't find a wife. I heard that no girl in the village is interested in him."
“…”
Four or five children were teasing him playfully, but they had no idea how much harm they had caused to Chen Xinghai.
Chen Xinghai had a blank expression on his face and ignored him, concentrating on picking up the lotus leaves.
When he was a child, he would feel uncomfortable and even cry secretly when he heard these taunts, but he has become accustomed to it over the years.
Moreover, his mother said she could cure him, and he believed her.
"bump!"
At this moment, he was suddenly hit on the back. Chen Xinghai groaned, followed by the sound of a stone falling into the water.
He looked back, frowned slightly, and was about to scold when he suddenly heard a scream.
"Ouch……"
"Ouch, who hit me?"
“Woo…”
Several children screamed in surprise, and some even burst into tears, probably because they were hurt by the impact.
"If you call me a cripple again, I'll make you all cripples."
Xiao Ying came out from the shadows, playing with a few small stones in his hands, with a bad look on his face.
Whose kids are these? They're so uneducated.
"mother……"
Chen Xinghai was stunned. He didn't expect his mother to appear here. Did his mother see what happened just now?
Were these kids also beaten by their mother?
Hearing his mother defending him, he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat. Since his father passed away, no one has defended him like this.
"Widow Xiao, the one who sold her children."
A child recognized Xiao Ying and shouted immediately.
"Humph, you, an adult, actually hit us kids. I'm going to go back and tell my dad."
Another child said unconvinced.
Xiao Ying suddenly slapped the stone next to her, and the gravel flew everywhere, creating a hole in the stone.
The children were so frightened that their eyes suddenly opened wide, their faces filled with shock.
"This is what happened to your father if he came. If I see you bullying my son again, I will cripple you all."
Xiao Ying's tone was cold, and although his voice was not loud, it revealed a sharpness.
These children had never experienced such a thing before. They were frightened and cried on the spot, and ran away in fear.
"Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry again."
Chen Xinghai lowered his head, not wanting her to see his vulnerability.
He is so old now, but he still needs his mother to worry about him. It's really useless.
"You haven't done me any wrong."
Xiao Ying shook her head and walked to his side to pick lotus leaves together.
This pond of lotus has no owner. Every year when the lotus roots are ripe, villagers come to dig them and each family gets dozens of kilograms.
The leaves have just grown, so it’s okay for them to pick some.
"But you have to change your temper. If anyone dares to bully you, you have to fight back. If anything goes wrong, I will take the responsibility."
She knew that Chen Xinghai had been bullied since childhood due to his physical condition, which led to him developing an introverted and inferior personality.
But I can't keep going like this, otherwise I won't be able to keep up with her pace.
Chen Xinghai opened his mouth, which seemed to make him feel a little embarrassed.
Xiao Ying didn't care, knowing that this kind of thing couldn't be changed simply by talking about it.
"By the way, I just heard them say that you are already sixteen years old. Do you plan to get married?"
She knew that people here get married very early, with boys and girls getting married at the age of fifteen.
Chen Xinghai's cheeks suddenly turned red, and he felt embarrassed and ashamed.
Of course he thought about it, but he knew that no one would like him, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
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