Chapter 139: Trying Everything Will Only Hurt You
Su Wan picked several baskets of camellia flowers on the mountain. The fragrance of camellia flowers is very pleasant. Girls who carry this fragrance on their bodies feel very classy.
Camellia can be used with goat milk, and the smell will not become strange, but will be more pleasant after being neutralized.
After returning home, half of the petals are used to distill floral dew, and the other half are used to make floral oil.
Yang Qingqing followed Su Wan on the mountain, talking and laughing, enjoying the scenery, and seemed to be in a much better mood.
While picking camellias, she found a very strange plant on the ground.
A short little tree with long, pointed, green fruits on it, the skin of which shines in the sunlight.
"Wanwan, come and take a look at this thing. It looks so weird. Is it edible?"
Su Wan heard Yang Qingqing calling him, so he walked towards her.
"What's wrong?"
"Wanwan, look at these wild fruits. They look so strange. I don't know if they are edible."
Yang Qingqing pointed at the wild fruit on the ground, and Su Wan's eyes shone with gold, thinking that he had found a treasure.
"chili!"
Su Wan looked at the peppers in surprise and said.
"Wanwan, do you know this thing?" Yang Qingqing didn't even know what this was, but Su Wan knew it.
"Well, this is used when cooking. It's very delicious. You may not have tried it yet, but those who like it will love it."
Su Wan briefly explained to her that spicy food was not popular in Jin Country, so no one grew chili peppers, and no one knew that chili peppers could be used for cooking.
These wild green and red peppers can all be collected and the seeds can be kept to grow peppers.
If this resource is mastered, it will be a great help to my fourth brother in opening a restaurant in the future.
"Let's take all of these back."
But Su Wan didn't have any extra space for the peppers, but he didn't want to squeeze the flowers, so the two of them only picked a few.
I can only go up the mountain again later and pick all these peppers.
After returning home, Su Wan showed the green and red peppers he found to Su Yun immediately.
"Fourth brother, I found something good."
"What good stuff? Let me see what it is." Su Yun was studying his sauce and preparing to make another jar. When he heard Su Wan say that there was something good, he instantly became excited.
When I came over, I saw that Su Wan had put a bunch of unfamiliar fruits on the table. Some were red, some were green, and some were long and pointed.
"What is this?"
"Chili, stir-fry is always delicious, I'm sure you like it."
As soon as Su Wan mentioned cooking, Su Yun's eyes suddenly lit up.
"It's edible, right?" He simply picked up a red pepper, rubbed it on his body, and then took a bite.
Su Wan saw through his intention and quickly stopped him:
"Fourth brother, don't..."
But it was too late. Su Yun was already chewing. When the spicy taste came up, Su Yun instantly felt like a volcano erupting in his heart, and his face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Ah~ What is this? Su Wan, are you teasing me?" He kept fanning his mouth with his hands.
Su Wan laughed unkindly, the kind that laughed out loud:
"Hahaha, Fourth Brother, trying everything will only hurt you."
They quickly poured water for Su Yun, and he drank several glasses in one breath. Upon hearing the noise, everyone in the Su family came to join in the fun.
Seeing how spicy Su Yun was, everyone laughed unkindly.
Fortunately, he only took a small bite and drank a few glasses of water and the sting stopped, but he was so spicy that tears came out.
Even people who can eat spicy food cannot stand eating raw chili peppers.
"Su Wan, what on earth is this?"
Su Yun felt that he trusted her too much, so he ate it without hesitation.
"Chili peppers need to be fried before they can be eaten. How can you eat them directly? Why are you so anxious? I haven't even finished my sentence yet."
Su Wan didn't do it on purpose. He just stuffed the words into his mouth without listening to the other person finish speaking.
At this time, the second brother Su Mu came over, picked up a red pepper, looked at it carefully, and then smelled it:
"The book says this ingredient can dispel dampness and cold and is non-toxic, but it doesn't mention it can be used for cooking."
This is recorded in the old man’s book. It is called spicy fruit because it makes your mouth and throat spicy after eating it.
In this era, the term "spicy" exists, but it is generally used to describe strong liquor.
"Chili peppers can be used as medicine and can also be used in cooking. People who love spicy food like it very much, but people who don't like it can't accept it." Su Wan explained.
"Then I definitely don't like it." Su Yun made a conclusion directly before the aftereffects had worn off.
"Fourth brother, don't rush to say you don't like it. Try it after it's cooked."
Who would like to eat it raw? She loves spicy food so much, she can't accept eating it raw.
"Since Wanwan said it's delicious, then it must be delicious. Let's try it tonight!"
Su Chen is very supportive and he is now Su Wan's number one supporter.
Upon hearing this, Su Wan gave his third brother a bright smile.
"I'll show you my skills tonight. There's still a lot on the mountain. If you're free, come with me to pick some. This stir-fry is truly amazing. When you open a restaurant in the future, it'll be a unique dish that no other restaurant has. We'll save the seeds for planting."
Su Wan was still thinking about the field of peppers on the mountain, and she wouldn't feel at ease until she picked them.
Su Yun had nothing to do, so he nodded and agreed to go with Su Wan.
Besides, Su Wan has said so. It concerns his restaurant and is unique to him. How can he not participate?
He was the first to rush forward, fearless.
"Wanwan, I'm going too!" Su Yi smiled at her with curved eyebrows.
"Okay~"
So the three siblings went back up the mountain, and Su's mother washed all the camellias that Su Wan brought back at home, because she said they were going to be used to make soap, and anything used on the body must be clean.
My aunt and Yang Qingqing were not idle either, helping her wash.
The peppers from the mountain, both red and green, weighed about 70 to 80 kilograms.
Red peppers can be dried and then ground into powder for storage.
Just keep some for seeds, and keep the green peppers for stir-frying or making chopped peppers.
In the evening, Su Wan used green and red peppers to stir-fry pork with peppers. It is a very classic dish. Paired with Su Yun's soy sauce for coloring, the pork belly was less fat and more lean, and it was very delicious with rice.
It can also be used to make stir-fried chicken or other meats, depending on how it is prepared.
When the dish was served, no one dared to pick up their chopsticks, after all, they had never tried it before, but it smelled really delicious.
Su Yun, who had suffered a loss in the afternoon, swallowed his saliva. The feeling made him a little afraid to take action.
Su Wan took the lead and started mixing it into the rice. The color looked delicious.
Then Su Chen, who came to support the meal, joined in eating, as did Su Mu. He knew that this thing was not poisonous and had medicinal value, so there was nothing wrong with eating it.
But after eating, both of them showed a look of surprise. After the peppers were fried, they seemed not so spicy, but greatly improved the taste of the dish.
This hint of spiciness is the most classic and it whets people's appetite.
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