Sweet potatoes taste better and yield more per acre! More importantly, she hasn't seen any sweet potatoes on the market yet, which means that sweet potatoes haven't reached Dasheng yet! This is a big business opportunity, and we need to proceed slowly.
Of course, when asked by Wu Chunhua, he nodded seriously and said,
"Sister-in-law, there's nothing wrong with that. We'll go ask about how to grow yams later!"
First, plant beans and corn to prepare the land! As for sweet potatoes, we still need to buy some sandy soil to plant them, because in her mind, sweet potatoes grown in sandy soil taste the best.
"Uh-huh."
Several women worked together to clean up the pig offal, and it was dinnertime by then.
Besides a bunch of pig intestines, this offal also includes pig stomach and pig lungs. Pig lungs are good for clearing heat and relieving lung congestion, making them perfect for soup or making "husband and wife lung slices" (a Sichuan dish). Since the weather is cold now, soup is the most comforting. As for the pig stomach, I don't plan to cook it. Azhi said she'll make pepper pig stomach chicken when her father comes back!
"Child, how do you know your father will definitely hunt a pheasant?!" Well, not only Ah Zhi believed it, but her daughter and the other two boys also firmly believed it!
Especially the eldest son, when he heard that Uncle Qingshan was going hunting while he had to attend classes with Scholar He for a whole day, felt incredibly tormented! He just didn't say it out loud!
Of course, Qin San Niang, as the mother, saw all of this, but so what? Child, you're still young, let's recharge first!
Stir-fried pork intestines, pork lung and radish soup, pickled vegetables, and stir-fried cabbage with sliced meat, plus freshly steamed mixed flour buns!
The pig lungs need to be cleaned by pouring water through the pulmonary tube until they swell and turn white. Before blanching, add a bowl of egg liquid, then blanch the whole thing in the pot. This will ensure the pig lungs are tender and smooth. It's really delicious!
Fatty felt that ever since she joined Da Wa and the others, the quality of their food had skyrocketed, making it impossible for her to lose weight!
However, she has given up on losing weight. Perhaps it is precisely because she has fat on her body that she is as strong as an ox, and it is precisely because she is as strong as an ox that she can help Aunt San's family with chores! Besides, her mother said that food should not be wasted, and Fatty will never let a single grain of rice go to waste!
Before the soup was even ready, Qin San Niang sent Da Wa to deliver a bowl of pig lung soup to Wang Gui Xiang's house as a way of thanking her for the yams she had given her that afternoon.
Smelling the rich aroma of the meat broth, Wang Guixiang resisted her drooling and declined several times, but in the end, she couldn't bear to see the longing look in her daughter's eyes. "Then thank you, Da Wa! And please thank your mother for me!"
After saying that, she asked her husband to find a soup bowl and poured a large bowl of meat soup into it, so that she could return the bowl to the other person!
Bowls were precious items. Well-off families might have one bowl per person, while poorer families might not even have enough. So what did they do? The children and men would eat first, and then the women would have their turn! They would take turns eating!
Da Wa took the bowl, declined Wang Guixiang's offer to stay for dinner, and quickly turned back home. He thought to himself, "I'm waiting to go back and have a good meal!" Remembering the pile of meat and vegetables he'd seen on the stove earlier, he quickened his pace even further!
The group sat around the table.
"Sister-in-law, Hongying, what do you think of what I told you? If you've thought it through, let's start doing it and earn enough money for the winter first!"
When they were cleaning up the water in the afternoon, Qin San Niang had already told them about making earmuffs and gloves. Her embroidery skills were poor, so it was impossible for her to do any embroidery, and she could barely manage needlework. Fortunately, she had a clear understanding of her own abilities. She planned to provide the materials, and then the other two would do the work, with the payment split equally.
Wu Chunhua was naturally quite happy. She could earn some money during the off-season so that she would have enough to build a house next year. Even if it was just a thatched house, it would still cost money!
As for Liao Hongying, she now has some free time, so she naturally agreed.
Seeing her nod, He Yingyuan felt a little uncomfortable. His wife used to be at his beck and call, but now she was in charge. Times had really changed!
He glanced sideways at Qin San Niang, who was grinning broadly. Perhaps it was due to being influenced by what she saw and heard? Or perhaps she was influenced by the company she was in?
Qin San Niang didn't care about his gaze; she was determined to become a wealthy landlord!
However, as a person who lives a life of compromise, Qin San Niang deeply understands the essence of the way of compromise: it's better to share happiness than to enjoy it alone; the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind; how can one stand out alone on the road to wealth and prosperity! Everyone must benefit from it!
Besides, she earns her own money. As for those fabrics, they are all old fabrics that have been stored in the supermarket warehouse for years. If she doesn't use them, they will probably be scrapped soon!
After the meal, Qin San Niang took out a bolt of floral fabric and a large bundle of kapok from her own chest. She said the floral fabric was something she had bought before, and the kapok was leftover from making cotton-padded jackets and coats on the way.
"Third Sister, this fabric is wonderful! It feels so smooth and delicate, it's even better than cotton!" Wu Chunhua carefully touched it, wondering where Third Sister had bought the fabric. Perhaps she had bought too many things and couldn't remember.
"Yes, and the pattern is beautiful! I don't know how it was dyed; I've never seen such neatly dyed floral fabric before. Honestly, I almost don't want to cut it up!" Liao Hongying exclaimed after seeing the fabric, unable to hide her delight. However, she was more knowledgeable; this wasn't cotton, it was silk!
The floral fabric that Qin San Niang took out was a light yellow background with light pink and blue flowers embroidered on it. It looked very elegant and would be very popular with young ladies or wealthy women if used to make earmuffs and gloves!
She firmly believed that the easiest money to make came from children and women! This was an undeniable truth in any era!
As for men, they also need earmuffs and gloves. You can choose blue cotton fabric embroidered with plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, chrysanthemums, etc. It's nothing more than pretentious stuff, you know!
However, if more embroidery is added, the cost will be higher, and naturally the price will also increase!
In this era, labor is worthless, but Qin San Niang, a time traveler, doesn't think so. On the contrary, she believes that embroidery, as an intangible cultural heritage, was priceless in her time! A simple hand-embroidered Hanfu could fetch four figures!
"Third Sister, come and tell us, what do these gloves or earmuffs look like? And what are those gloves? They sound like clothes for the hands?"
"Hongying, don't worry, let me draw a few designs for earmuffs and gloves first, and you'll understand at a glance!"
Qin San Niang got up, went to the child's room to find yellow hemp paper and a pen, sat down at the dining table, and began to ponder!
Thinking about the ear warmer styles I've seen before, they're mostly peach-shaped. I could make them into a peach shape that's wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, and hang them on my ears with straps, which would make the simplest ear warmers.
Ear warmers, also known as ear covers, can be made in the style of Lei Feng hats, but they are troublesome to make, and the winters in the south are not icy and snowy, so they are a bit of a waste!
The ear warmers she designed are small and exquisite, flexible to wear, and portable. They don't take up much space or weight, making them the perfect choice for strolling and playing in ancient times!
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