Chapter 232: Work from sunrise to sunset
Speaking of the vermicelli workshop, Cui's face was also full of smiles. She said softly: "Yao Niang, your idea is right. Now that our family has this workshop, we don't have to worry about sales issues, and we don't have to rely on time. We can make money and relax at the same time, without delaying the work at home..."
"If you have time, go to the workshop and take a look. Everyone really values this job. They hire trustworthy people and they work very seriously. That gives us peace of mind..."
"This way, our business won't have to rely so much on the noodle shop. The workshop can make money, and your third brother and sister-in-law can also have a much easier time. We can hire someone to look after the noodle shop, and they can stay at home more often..."
"If there's anything going on in the fields, they can help out..."
"It's good now. They don't have to get up early and stay up late every day like before. That was too hard."
"When Xuanxuan misses his parents, I occasionally take him to town to visit the store. Fortunately, our Xinghua Village is close to the town, otherwise it would be troublesome to go back and forth."
"Now we don't have that kind of pressure at home."
"You, just live a good life with Xue Yi and don't worry too much about family matters."
Cui is very content with her current life.
The family lives in harmony, there is nothing to worry about, we make money, we can eat and dress warmly, and we have free time to relax every day. It's great.
Occasionally, when she thought of her youth in the capital, Cui looked a little dazed.
She felt that life here was free of intrigue and worries, and was simple and happy.
Shen Yueyao looked at the satisfied smiles on her parents' faces and smiled as well.
While talking, Shen Yueyao also took out the strawberries and let everyone taste them.
"What is this?"
"It's so red and bright, is it a wild fruit?"
Everyone came over to look.
Shen Yueyao said: "This is a strawberry, very sweet, Dad, Mom, Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law, and Xuanxuan, you all have a taste."
"If you think it tastes good, we can grow it and eat it."
Cui smiled and said, "I ate too much tonight. I'm going to get a stomachache."
Although they said that, they were all very happy to be able to eat good food.
This thing had never been seen by Cui and Shen Chengzhou in the capital before.
Even the fruits tributed by foreign countries do not contain it.
They don’t know what it tastes like, but just by looking at the color, they think it is sweet.
Dabao quickly took it and gave it to Xuanxuan, "Brother, eat it."
"Thank you, brother."
Xuanxuan said thank you politely, then took it with his little hands, put it in his mouth and took a light bite.
"Mom, that's so sweet."
Ye also took a bite and couldn't help but exclaimed, "It's really sweet and delicious!"
Shen Chengzhou and Cui ate strawberries, and the two looked at each other with shocked expressions.
It tastes delicious indeed.
This is the taste of fruit!
If this kind of thing is sold in the capital, no matter how expensive it is, there will be wealthy people who will buy it.
The nobles in the capital city only care about fresh food. They will buy it as long as it tastes good, regardless of the price.
People will buy it for more than ten taels of silver per pound.
Even grapes cost dozens of taels of silver per pound. They are rare and cannot be bought with just money.
You can imagine how good this thing is.
Shen Shaochen said: "It tastes completely different from apricots. It's really delicious and has lots of juice."
Shen Yueyao smiled and touched Dabao's hair, feeling that both of them looked like older brothers now.
The three little kids are together, they look so cute and lovely.
Shen Yueyao said, "Dad, Mom, Third Brother, and Third Sister-in-law, what do you think if we grow our own strawberries and sell them?"
Shen Shaochen couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and asked, "Can this thing really be grown?"
"We don't have this kind of thing here. Can we really grow it? It's just like we can't grow things in the south in the north."
Just like rice, which is mainly grown in the south, they mainly grow wheat here.
If they didn't eat rice, they wouldn't have to buy it in the market.
So Shen Shaochen understood that some things can only be grown in unique places with different environments and soils.
Hot and cold are also different.
Shen Chengzhou said: "If this can be grown, it can make a lot of money. If it can be transported to the capital, people will rush to buy it for more than ten taels of silver per catty."
The favorite food of noble families in summer is fruit.
However, the variety and quantity of fruits are limited, and some of them taste average, so the fruit market is very average.
If there is something good, everyone will definitely rush to buy it.
Shen Yueyao shook her head and said, "This thing is not easy to store. It is picked and sold on the same day. If it is left overnight, it will easily go bad and the taste will not be fresh."
However, Shen Yueyao thought that if Su Xueyi went to the capital, she would follow her there and could buy a farm near the capital to grow and sell strawberries.
She knew that the prices of goods and houses in the capital were high, and if she wanted to live comfortably and stably in the capital, she would need a lot of money.
The business she currently has is not enough.
A house in a good location in the capital city would cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and continued, "Strawberries are easy to grow. They can be grown in pots."
"But the soil required is different. It requires nutritious soil for planting."
Shen Chengzhou asked seriously: "Daughter, what is nutrient soil?"
Shen Yueyao briefly explained what nutrient soil is.
Shen Chengzhou and Shen Shaochen both memorized it seriously in their minds.
Shen Yueyao also took the opportunity to talk about some methods and techniques for growing strawberries.
Then they worked together to get the seeds out of the strawberries.
You can then use these seeds to grow strawberries.
After chatting for a while, it was getting late, so the family went to rest.
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A good night's sleep
The next morning, Shen Yueyao heard the sound of roosters crowing.
Now the sun rises early and the days are long. When the rooster crows, it is dawn.
When Shen Yueyao got up, she saw that Dabao and Erbao were both sleeping sideways.
She smiled and put the pillows back on the two treasures, then got up and washed up.
At this time, Shen Chengzhou, Cui, Shen Shaochen and Ye were all awake.
But Xuanxuan is still young and sleeps a lot.
When Ye woke up, she didn't wake Xuanxuan up.
After Ye finished feeding the chickens and ducks, she saw Shen Yueyao wake up and asked, "Little sister, why are you up so early?"
Shen Yueyao said: "It was early in the morning, so I woke up like this."
Ye asked, "By the way, little sister, what do you want for breakfast? I'll make it."
Shen Yueyao said: "Third sister-in-law, don't be too busy, just make a simple breakfast."
"I see there are still some cakes left at home, just heat them up and eat them."
Ye shook her head and said, "How can that be possible? The cakes were made the day before yesterday at noon, and they are not as delicious as the first meal. I will make something else to eat."
Shen Yueyao's expression changed. She went into the house and looked at the pancakes in the rice bowl. They were a little soft because they had been heated.
Shen Yueyao thought about it and said with a smile: "Third sister-in-law, this is perfect. We can use these cakes to make fried cakes and drink some porridge. It's simple this way."
Ye scooped a basin of water to wash her hands. After hearing this, she paused and said embarrassedly, "Little sister, um, I really don't know how to make this fried pancake."
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "I'll do it."
"It's very simple. When you go back, whether you make pancakes or rice at home, you can fry them and eat them for the second meal."
In fact, if you make it as a staple food, you will inevitably make more for the first meal.
The first meal tasted very good, but the second and third meals were steamed in the pot and did not taste as good as the first one.
But it can be fried.
Shen Yueyao planned to tell her third sister-in-law how to make fried pancakes and fried rice.
Make fried pancakes this time, and next time if they don’t finish the rice they cooked, you can make fried rice with eggs.
However, their family is used to eating noodles as staple food, and rarely eats rice.
Most villagers are like this.
I guess people in the south are used to eating rice.
Because if you want to eat pasta, you can make it by grinding flour from wheat grown in your own home.
You have to buy rice to eat.
Ye quickly washed her hands and followed Shen Yueyao into the stove, saying, "Little sister, I'll help you. I might as well give you a helping hand."
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Third sister-in-law, please help wash some cabbage first. I will cut some cabbage leaves later, and then prepare some carrots, peppers, shredded pork, eggs, and green onions..."
Shen Yueyao told Ye what she needed to prepare.
Ye nodded and hurried to prepare.
Shen Yueyao took out the cake and cut it into strips.
Ye washed the things she needed to prepare and brought them back to cut them on the chopping board according to her younger sister's instructions.
Shen Yueyao looked outside and said, "By the way, Third Sister-in-law, where are my parents and Third Brother?"
Speaking of this, Ye's face was also full of smiles. She explained with a smile: "They ate strawberries yesterday and thought they were so delicious. They went out early in the morning to get nutrient soil. They said they would get everything ready so that they can plant strawberries as soon as they grow. They can eat strawberries as soon as they grow."
Thinking of the taste of strawberries, Ye also thought they were delicious.
Shen Yueyao didn't expect her parents to be so proactive.
The strawberries are indeed delicious and sweet.
This shows that the strawberry varieties on the mountain are also good.
After the ingredients were prepared, Ye helped to light the fire.
Shen Yueyao put some oil in the pot, more oil than she usually used for cooking.
After heating, add the peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant, then remove the peppercorns.
Add chopped onion, garlic and dried chili and stir-fry...
Then add the vegetables and stir-fry.
Add salt as seasoning and stir-fry the shredded pork. The addition of the shredded pork will provide enough nutrition for the morning.
Eating meat can make people strong.
Soon, a rich aroma emanated from the pot.
As Ye was burning the firewood and smelling the fragrance, she felt like her mouth was watering.
It’s so good to have my little sister around. I can enjoy delicious food with different flavors at every meal.
Ye swallowed and continued to light the fire.
…
Shen Chengzhou and Cui were so excited that they lay down for a long time before falling asleep at night.
I couldn't sleep at dawn in the morning and woke up excitedly.
After the two of them discussed it, they both prepared to get some nutrient soil and planned to plant strawberries as soon as possible.
It seems that the sooner you plant strawberries, the sooner you can eat them.
I thought about growing a lot of strawberries and selling them in town, which would make a lot of money.
Their village is very close to the town, right next to it, so it is convenient for them to set up stalls and sell things in the town.
Besides, their village is very big and there is a market every five days, so it is convenient to sell things at the market.
Anyway, when Cui and Shen Chengzhou discussed it, they were so excited about how popular strawberries were and how good the strawberry business was that they couldn't sit still.
When they got up in the morning, Shen Shaochen and Ye also got up.
If Ye hadn't been busy feeding the chickens and ducks and making breakfast, she would have followed them to get the nutrient soil.
They pushed a small cart, put the big frame on it, and each of them carried a backpack and went out to get things.
They went to get leaf mold, river sand, peat soil and other soils.
Get it back as Shen Yueyao said.
I came back with three full backpacks and a large basket.
The villagers work from sunrise to sunset.
As soon as the sun rises and the rooster crows, everyone gets up.
Every household started to light a fire and cook. As soon as the sun rose from the east, its sunlight shone over the village.
Smoke began to rise from the chimneys above the village.
Some people raise ducks and drive them to the pond or river early in the morning, letting them stay in the water all day. In the evening, the ducks will automatically return home.
In fact, Shen Yueyao was amazed when she saw such a scene before. She didn't expect that ducks could remember the way and knew which way to go home at night and which road to turn.
When the villagers were herding ducks, they saw Cui and the others and greeted them warmly.
"Brother Shen and Sister Cui, where did you go so early in the morning?"
Cui smiled and said, "I went to get some soil and came back to plant something."
"You must be growing good things. I heard that the enoki mushrooms and leeks you grow are delicious. Everyone in the village is envious. Sister Chai also said that the enoki mushrooms you gave me are delicious when used in soups and dishes, and that the leeks you planted can be eaten in a month."
The woman lived in the front street of the village and had little contact with Cui and the others.
So when I knew that Cui gave leeks and enoki mushrooms to her neighbors, I couldn't help but envy them, but I was too embarrassed to ask for them.
Cui said enthusiastically, "Hey, what's the big deal? Sister, if you want to grow these things, just come to my house and get some. I'll teach you how to grow them. But after the enoki mushrooms and chives grow, just return them in their original weight."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang was so excited that she couldn't believe it. She hurriedly said, "Oh, Sister Cui, thank you so much, thank you so much."
Wang couldn't stop laughing.
"People in our village have been saying lately that Sister Cui, you are kind-hearted and have been so good to everyone in our village."
"Sister Cui, Brother Shen, if you need any help in the future, just give me a shout."
Cui also responded with a smile: "Okay, I won't be polite then."
"Don't be polite, we are from the same village..."
After talking for a while, Cui and Shen Chengzhou walked back.
When we meet villagers, we will say a few words to each other and say hello.
In fact, at first, Shen Chengzhou and Cui were not used to living in the village.
But over the years, we have become accustomed to the lifestyle in the village. We greet each other whenever we see each other.
Soon they arrived at the door of their home, and before they even entered the house, they could smell the rich aroma of food.
“It smells so good!”
Shen Shaochen sniffed hard and felt that the fragrance was really strong.
As soon as Cui and Shen Chengzhou smelled the food, they both felt hungry.
I was just thinking about making soil before and didn’t feel hungry, but now the smell has aroused my appetite.
Shen Chengzhou said with a smile: "My daughter must have made something delicious."
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