That time, the task of reporting the news to Xiyang County could only be entrusted to Wen Zhiyun.
Fortunately, the Wang family is focused on seizing the position of Prefect of Anshui County and will not target the brothers for the time being.
But Zheng Ruqian was still worried, so he handed over the first three to Wen Zhiyun and took only Jiang Si with him, heading south.
Xieyang County is in the north, Yunshui County is in the south, and the prefectural city is located slightly west of the two, forming a tripod-like structure.
Zheng Ruqian was going to a place further south than Yunshui County, but close to the prefectural city.
He traveled for four days and finally arrived at a county called Anyang. There were no unusual vegetables there, but when he stopped to rest at a shop, he ate a kind of dried vegetable.
This dried vegetable is somewhat similar to the green beans of Xieyang County, but it is longer and thinner. When stewed with pork bones, it absorbs the broth and still retains its chewy texture.
Zheng Ruqian kept saying how delicious it was while eating, and deliberately went over to chat with the boss while he was cooking, and finally managed to get the name of the dried vegetable out of him.
It turns out this thing is also called string bean. Unlike the short, plump string beans harvested in autumn in Xieyang County, this one is long and thin.
The reason for drying the green beans is that an old lady in the village felt that eating radishes and cabbages all the time in winter was a bit uncomfortable, so she wanted to find a way to preserve vegetables from other seasons.
Later, it was unexpectedly discovered that long beans cooked in salt water and then dried made stews taste exceptionally good, and this practice spread throughout the county.
While tending the fire, the owner said with a smug look on his face, "I'm not bragging, but dried green beans are only available in our Anyang County. Everyone who tries them loves them, and every year people from other places come to buy a few pounds."
Zheng Ruqian feigned disdain, "Everyone has green beans, and it's not difficult to cook and dry them. Why come all the way to Anyang County to buy them?"
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