Chapter 42: Purchase of large quantities of peppers, Chen Xinghai fully recovered
Xiao Ying then spoke: "Not only can it be served cold, but it can also be grilled."
"Can't we make soup or stir-fry it?" Liu Cong asked.
“That’s fine, but it might not taste as good as it should.”
Xiao Ying thought that he could make some chili sauce in the future, which would be suitable for stir-frying.
"It doesn't matter, as long as it works."
Liu Cong breathed a sigh of relief. How bad could such a fragrant spicy sesame oil be?
He immediately ordered the cooks: "Make a few more plates of shredded radish for lunch and give one to each table of guests for free. Let them taste the spicy sesame oil first."
"If they want to order dishes with spicy sesame oil, remember to add ten coins for each dish."
The chefs all obeyed the order in unison. Some even thought that adding ten cents was too little. For such a fragrant seasoning, twenty cents would be fine, right?
Xiao Ying was somewhat helpless. He could only earn an extra ten coins for each dish. How many dishes could one pound of spicy sesame oil make? At least a hundred dishes, which meant he could earn at least an extra ounce of silver.
She only sold one pound for 160 wen. In comparison, Weixianju made the most money.
But there is no way around it. After all, Weixianju has been famous for a long time, and only a restaurant like this can be sold at such a price.
"Madam Xiao, if you have such good things in the future, please consider Weixianju first!"
Liu Cong was very excited. Weixianju finally had something that others didn't have. This time, it would definitely be able to surpass Manxiangyuan.
After leaving Weixianju, Xiao Ying took her three children for a walk around the town and bought some necessary things.
The main thing is to buy oil. To make 200 kilograms of spicy sesame oil, at least 100 kilograms of oil are needed, which costs more than 3 taels of silver.
Xiao Ying bought 100 kilograms at once, and the oil shop owner was so happy that he gave her a jar to store oil.
When she saw the jar, she remembered that she had to buy some of this as well, otherwise there wouldn't be enough to hold the spicy sesame oil.
So she went to a shop selling jars and bought ten 20-jin jars. If Weixianju bought all the jars, it would have to pay for the jars.
If they didn't want the jar, she would keep it for herself and reuse it.
There is no need to buy peppercorns and star anise, as she still has several trees of them in her immortal space. She also bought ten kilograms of sesame seeds, cinnamon, etc. These things are indispensable.
After a simple calculation, excluding labor costs, the cost for her to make one pound of spicy sesame oil is about forty cents.
If you buy peppers from others later, the cost will increase further.
However, you can earn at least a hundred coins per pound, so the profit is still good.
The only problem was that Hongye Town was too small. Even a restaurant like Weixianju only bought 200 kilograms at a time. The rest of the shops and ordinary people had to wait a month before they could sell, which greatly limited her ability to make money.
Perhaps, it is time to turn our attention to Yun'an County.
He still had lunch in the town before going home. After resting for an incense stick of time, Xiao Ying went into the mountains again with his backpack.
She had to hurry and pick more peppers as she had to complete the order from Weixianju within three days.
The three children were at home cutting up the peppers and drying them in the sun. Xiao Ying picked about forty or fifty kilograms yesterday, so this many more would probably be enough.
The peppers in the mountains were very sparse, with a few seedlings here and there. It took Xiao Ying almost two hours to fill his backpack with them.
If we increase production in the future, we will probably have to buy it from others.
After two days of picking, she found that there were still a lot of peppers in this forest. She could try to add more chili sauce and expand her business to the county town.
"Madam Xiao, why are you picking so many red strips?"
It was already late when Xiao Ying got home, and he was seen by He Jin who lived next door.
He Jin found her picking red strips yesterday, but he didn't expect her to pick a whole basket of them today. It was obvious that they were useful.
Xiao Ying is planning to expand the scale and increase production.
So he replied, "I need to make something and I need a lot. If you have time, Brother He, you can go pick them. I'll buy them for eight cents per catty."
This price is already quite high, but it is nothing compared to the price she sells it for. She may have to ask someone to help make it later, and the cost per kilogram is estimated to be about ten more cents.
But the output will increase several times, and in the final analysis, she will still make money.
"Eight cents per pound? Are you really going to buy this?"
He Jin was shocked at the time. Isn't this thing poisonous? What can Madam Xiao do with it?
"Of course it's true." Xiao Ying nodded slightly, and added: "I see there are quite a lot of them in the mountains. Brother He can help me spread the word. I will buy them from anyone who is willing to pick them for eight cents."
"But let me make it clear first, only the ones that are intact will be accepted. Bad or unripe ones will not be accepted."
Seeing she wasn't joking, He Jin's shock instantly turned to excitement. There was indeed a lot of this stuff in the mountains. Even if he could pick ten pounds a day, that would be eighty cents, much more cost-effective than working outside!
"Don't worry, Madam Xiao, I'll go and help you promote it tomorrow morning."
He Jin was overjoyed and agreed immediately. Then he hurried home and told his wife and children to go into the mountains to pick them early the next morning.
Xiao Ying saw through his little trick, but didn't care. As long as he could help her promote it, it would be fine.
At home, Chen Xinghai and Chen Xingyue were collecting chopped peppers, which were almost dry after two days of drying in the sun.
Chen Xingyun was cooking in the kitchen, and the aroma of food wafted through the air.
Tonight's meal is still sumptuous, with white rice, meat patties, three dishes and a soup. Chen Xingyun's cooking skills are getting better and better.
After dinner, the family of four got busy again.
Xiao Ying ground the chopped and dried chilies into powder, and then made spicy sesame oil. Chen Xingyue lit the fire for her, her little face flushed.
Chen Xinghai and Chen Xingyun chopped up the peppers they had just picked today. They both covered their mouths and noses with coarse cloth and wrapped their hands with dried rabbit skin to prevent the peppers from hurting their hands.
The four of them worked for almost an hour to finish everything. Xiao Ying let the prepared spicy sesame oil cool down and put it into a jar, which weighed almost 100 kilograms.
I'll make it again tomorrow night and the quantity will be basically enough.
The four of them were a little tired, mainly because the smell was too pungent. Xiao Ying gave each of them a bucket of spiritual spring water so that they could take a bath and get rid of the smell on their bodies.
Finally, Chen Xinghai's foot injury was cleared. After the clearing tonight, Chen Xinghai found that his foot was completely healed, and he excitedly ran several laps in the yard.
"Mom, my foot is healed, it's completely healed!"
Chen Xinghai's eyes were full of excitement. He cheered rarely and his whole body became lively.
He felt that he had never been so relaxed and comfortable. He was finally no longer a cripple and had become a normal person like everyone else.
The burden and inferiority that had been weighing on his heart for so many years also dissipated a lot, and he was no longer a cripple!
"Congratulations, big brother!"
Chen Xingyun and Chen Xingyue were also happy for him.
Because of his foot injury, the eldest brother was ridiculed and looked down upon since he was a child, and he even couldn't find a wife. Although he never said it, they knew how sad he was.
Now that he has fully recovered, no one will make fun of him or look down on him anymore. In addition, life at home is getting better, and my eldest brother will surely be able to get married soon.
"Well, as long as you pay more attention in the future and don't get hurt again, there will be no problem."
Xiao Ying also smiled, hoping that Chen Xinghai would become more confident and bolder in the future after recovering from his injury.
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