Chapter 34: Chili Peppers
The soil under Shen Yueyao's feet loosened and she fell down in an instant.
Of course she was calm.
She looked at a tree that was sticking out from the hillside, and the moment she fell, she reached out and grabbed the trunk.
But her body was a bit heavy, and as soon as she grabbed it, the branch began to shake.
In addition, the soil was soft, so the tree roots were pulled out directly.
Looking at the figure falling again, Shen Yueyao's expression changed.
Of course, it wasn't because he was scared, but because he realized that her body was too fat and too heavy.
I have been controlling my diet these days, cooking and being busy doing activities every day, and eating less at night, but I have only lost a little weight.
The main thing is to cleanse the body of impurities and toxins.
I didn’t have money to buy medicine at the pharmacy before.
Fortunately, the medicinal herbs she had just dug could be soaked in water and drunk, which could help remove mild toxins from her body, allowing her to lose weight quickly.
There are also three kinds of medicinal herbs that can be used to make medicine for Old Lady Meng to drink, which is good for her eyes.
Shen Yueyao took out a dagger at this time and directly inserted it into the stone wall below, using the force to move upwards.
But at this moment, she suddenly saw the green plants in the valley.
She had good eyesight and immediately realized what it was.
"Could it be that they found the chili pepper?"
Shen Yueyao was so excited at the thought of finding chili peppers.
Her eyes brightened.
You have to know that from her childhood memories and the information she learned after traveling through time, there are no chili peppers here.
All food is not spicy.
But when cooking or making soup, sometimes adding some chili peppers will make the taste more delicious.
Moreover, some dishes have chili peppers, which make the taste particularly different and go well with rice.
When eating hot pot or barbecue, adding chili powder will make the taste even more different.
It’s not like Shen Yueyao hadn’t thought about opening a hot pot restaurant before.
However, the initial investment cost of opening a hot pot restaurant is too high. Not to mention the expensive shop, even the rent for a month costs at least two taels of silver. Then there are so many ingredients, and there are no induction cookers in this era. To open a hot pot restaurant, you can only use firewood to cook in a big pot, which requires renovating and modifying the flue, which is also troublesome.
So opening a hot pot restaurant is unrealistic.
I can only do small business at first.
But with the chili pepper, Shen Yueyao had a new idea in her mind.
The thought of the delicious meat sauce made her feel hungry.
Shen Yueyao was thinking about this with a dagger hanging on the stone wall at the foot of the hill. She looked so excited that she completely forgot about everything else.
At this time, Su Erya was terrified on the hillside.
"Aunt, Aunt, how are you, Aunt..."
Su Erya's voice was filled with tears.
Su Erya was frightened when Shen Yueyao fell like this.
Not only was Su Erya terrified, her face turned pale. She was afraid that Third Aunt...
Thinking about how her parents passed away when she was two years old, Su Erya's body trembled.
Her mind was blank at this moment, leaving only self-blame and fear.
She even thought about jumping.
Shen Yueyao heard the little girl's cry and looked up and said, "Er Ya, I'm fine, don't be afraid, I'm picking something downstairs and will come up later."
"Third Aunt, is it really you?"
"It's me, don't cry, I'll be upstairs in a moment." Shen Yueyao realized that the little girl was frightened, and she wanted to pick the peppers and go up quickly.
Shen Yueyao used a dagger to walk down the wall.
When she was almost at the bottom of the valley, she jumped down and landed steadily on the ground.
Then start picking peppers quickly.
Soon, a basket full of fruits was picked.
I don’t know why there are so many peppers growing here. Maybe it has something to do with the environment in the valley.
It's not very cold here.
When the backpack was full, she put more into the space.
With these peppers, you can save pepper seeds or grow some peppers in your yard yourself.
Anyway, food tastes much better with chili peppers.
When going up, Shen Yueyao first used her mind to put the peppers in the backpack into the space, so that her body weight would be lighter.
When you are almost up, put the peppers back into the backpack.
Fortunately, the hillside is not very high. If it were a cliff, it would be really dangerous.
This body was fat and a little weak, and it took Shen Yueyao a lot of effort to climb up.
Everyone was a little out of breath at this time.
Su Erya ran over and hugged Shen Yueyao, sobbing, "Aunt, I was scared to death, I was scared to death, luckily you are okay, wuwu..."
Seeing the little girl's frightened look, Shen Yueyao looked down at her.
This is still a child, and in this technological age, he is probably still in elementary school.
It is also the age when children are protected by their parents.
But in this era, she has to be treated as an adult, learn things and do work.
But this is the way it is in this era. If girls learn more skills, they can also have the capital to make a living.
That's why Shen Yueyao asked Su Erya to work and learn things.
Being too pampered and spoiled will also harm her.
For example, Su Daya.
Therefore, Shen Yueyao did not spoil Su Erya on weekdays.
But looking at her at this moment, Shen Yueyao felt soft in the heart.
I feel like the little girl is just like my own sister.
She patted her back gently and said, "Okay, it's okay, right?"
"I just went down and picked some good stuff. Look, these are peppers."
Shen Yueyao took out chili peppers to divert Su Erya's attention.
Su Erya looked at the red thing, a little dazed, "Aunt, is this called chili? Is it a seasoning?"
Anyway, Su Erya has never seen it.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, “Yes, it can be used as a seasoning for cooking, but it’s not all seasoning. When I get back, I can make chili meat sauce for you.”
Shen Yueyao thought that eating chili meat sauce with steamed buns was really delicious.
I remember that in that world, there was a period of time when she was particularly obsessed with chili sauce.
When eating, take a bite of the soft and sweet steamed bun, spread the chili meat sauce on it, and put it in your mouth. It is so delicious.
This way you can eat two big steamed buns in one meal.
These days, after setting up a stall in the town, Shen Yueyao would also go shopping and learn about the market, and she discovered a problem.
That is, their Beiliu Town is actually quite large, and there are many people opening shops and setting up stalls to do business.
Some shops or businesses also hire assistants to work, but these people are reluctant to eat anything at noon and at most bring some dry food.
It’s better now that the weather is warmer, and eating dry food is not too difficult.
But in winter, the dry food at noon will become cold and hard, and it will make your throat burn when you eat it.
In summer, dry food may have gone bad by the time you take it out at noon.
One or two days when she came back late, she happened to see some people gathered in an open-air place, eating and talking. Some were eating hard steamed buns with water, and some were eating homemade pickled vegetables, all of which looked tasteless.
That look made it seem as if eating was just a task, just to avoid being hungry.
There are also some people who set up stalls to sell things in the market. If they cannot sell anything in the morning, they will continue to stay at the stall. Some stay there for the whole day, but they are reluctant to buy food. Some eat some dry food, and some don’t even bring any dry food and just go hungry.
Go hungry all day and eat when you get home.
In fact, it is mainly dry food that is eaten dry. It is difficult to swallow anything without it.
It would be better if there were vegetables, but few people bring vegetables. There are restaurants in the town, but you can't get anything good for just a few cents.
Even noodles from a noodle shop cost more than ten cents a bowl.
Shen Yueyao feels that eating delicious food is actually a kind of enjoyment.
If you look forward to a delicious lunch after breakfast and look forward to a delicious dinner after lunch, you will be happier and your days will feel full of anticipation and hope.
There are some restaurants and hotels in the town, but people's spending levels are different.
Rich people will naturally eat better.
But those who go to work in the town, or set up stalls in the market, can't bear to eat at noon before selling all their goods, so they continue to set up stalls in the afternoon.
If there is chili meat sauce, and it is cheap and can be eaten with rice, I guess many people will buy it.
When you start a small business, your market positioning should be lower.
So Shen Yueyao already had the recipe for chili sauce in mind.
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