Pei Yichen glanced at his mother and put down the purslane in his hand: "This isn't for the rabbits. My cousin said this is called purslane, it's a kind of wild vegetable, and it's delicious when dried and stir-fried."
After listening, Chen Fang glanced at the purslane again. Pei Yatou said it was delicious, so it must taste good. She made a note of it and would pick some when she saw it later.
Pei Yao poured all the dried and fresh chili peppers into the cellar at the back.
Looking at the cellar floor piled high with various kudzu roots and chili peppers, I thought that one day when I had time, I would ask Liu Yu to come and help me build a shelf-like unit to store them inside.
This way, we can store more things.
Chen Fang took the chili seedlings from Xiao Xuan'er and asked Pei Yao if she wanted to plant them.
“Yes, Aunt, it’s going to be planted on the small slope outside the yard,” Pei Yao replied to Chen Fang while cleaning the purslane she had just brought back.
"Okay, I'll go plant them." Chen Fang took the seedlings and went out.
Seeing that he and Pei Yichen were sorting through such a large pile of purslane, Yunniang put down her things and wanted to come and help.
Pei Yao quickly pulled her away: "Oh, Mother, just relax and make your clothes. My cousin and I will finish them in a little while."
"Are you sure you don't need any help?" Yunniang was still worried; there was such a large pile.
Pei Yao refused firmly: "Really, there's no need."
"Alright then, I'll go back to what I'm doing." Seeing that she insisted, Yunniang went to do her own thing.
Pei Yao sat back down and continued cleaning the purslane. The purslane growing next to the puddle was very clean and easy to clean. She just needed to remove any weeds that she had accidentally brought with her.
The sun had already set, so the purslane couldn't be dried anymore. Pei Yao took the prepared purslane inside and put it in the cellar.
Then I went to wash up. Tomorrow they won't have enough snails, so they won't be setting up a stall. They just need to deliver some prepared spicy snails to Deyun Restaurant.
For deliveries, there's no need for so many people to go together. Chen Fang only needs to go with Niu Qingshan to collect the final payment and deliver the goods.
Everyone else can stay home and rest for a day.
Tomorrow is the first time delivering goods to Deyun Restaurant, and Pei Yao originally wanted to go with her, but the tide will be low at around 9 a.m. tomorrow. Pei Yao plans to wait until the tide goes out to go to Black Bay and pick up some seaweed.
Let's look into drying kelp.
I'll also get some shredded kelp and try selling it at my stall later to see how the market is for spicy shredded kelp.
That would be great if kelp strips were also popular.
Because kelp strips are easier to store than spicy snails, and most importantly, unlike snails, kelp is not fresh and cannot be eaten overnight. This kelp can be prepared the night before and stored in the cellar, and it can be sold directly the next day without any problem.
If seaweed sells well, then the market for seaweed will not be limited to just this small area of town.
Dried kelp can be sold to more distant places.
Therefore, Pei Yao had to choose between two options: staying at home. However, Pei Yao was still confident in Chen Fang's business acumen.
After washing up, the Pei family was exhausted from the day and went to sleep early.
Although Pei Yao didn't have to set up her stall the next day, her biological clock still made her wake up very early.
Having already woken up, Pei Yao didn't linger in bed and quickly got out.
Yunniang and Chen Fang had already prepared dozens of kilograms of spicy snails, and also packed sea urchins and scallops.
Chen Fang was eating breakfast. After breakfast, she would go with Niu Qingshan to deliver goods to Deyun Restaurant.
Seeing Pei Yao come out, he greeted her, "Yao girl, you're awake. Come and have something to eat with us."
Pei Yao yawned and walked over: "I'll go wash my face first, Auntie, you guys eat first."
After saying that, he took a willow branch and went to the well to fetch water to wash up.
The cool well water splashed on my face in the morning, instantly waking me up from my yawns.
Before long, Pei Yichen and Pei Xuan rubbed their eyes and got up, still sleepy.
The family ate a simple seafood porridge together; the shrimp in the porridge were leftovers from yesterday.
This seafood porridge was also taught to Yunniang by Pei Yao last night. The porridge made with fresh shrimp was sweet and delicious.
After they finished eating, Niu Qingshan's car arrived. He came over to help carry the two large buckets containing snails onto the car, while the others carried the smaller buckets.
As she was leaving, Pei Yao called out to Niu Qingshan, "Brother Qingshan, do you know how much soy sauce costs in town?"
Niu Qingshan thought for a moment and replied, "A pound of soy sauce costs fifty coins."
He had once gone shopping with Uncle Qian when he was working as a helper at Deyun Restaurant, and the price was as expensive as oil.
Pei Yao was also shocked by the price, but after thinking about it, she understood. These days, not everyone knows how to make soy sauce, and it's not like her time when you could just search online and find hundreds of video or text tutorials from food bloggers to learn from.
Back then, anyone who knew how to make soy sauce had a skill to rely on, and since soy sauce was made from grains, it was even more expensive.
She thought for a moment and then asked, "What about the price of soybeans?"
"Twenty-five coins a pound."
When Pei Yao heard this, she thought it was a great business opportunity, much more profitable than selling soy sauce directly. She had previously tried making more than ten pounds of soy sauce from two pounds of soybeans at home.
But making soy sauce requires yeast, so he asked, "Brother Qingshan, is there any yeast for sale in this town?"
Niu Qingshan looked completely bewildered upon hearing this: "What is wine yeast?"
Pei Yao was initially shocked. Didn't they recognize the yeast?
Then it dawned on him that making wine was a lucrative business these days, and no one would tell others about it, so it was normal for Niu Qingshan, who had never been involved in winemaking, not to know what yeast was.
Pei Yao had no choice but to give up. She thought about how to make wine yeast and had a general idea of the process, but she wasn't sure if she could succeed.
She asked Chen Fang to go to the grain store and buy some soybeans, wheat bran, and flour when she returned.
"Okay, is it just two pounds of soybeans? Do you want to bring more?" Chen Fang asked, worried that she might not have enough.
Pei Yao shook her head: "That's enough."
Pei Yao had only done it once before when she made a video tutorial, and it had been so long that she wasn't confident she could do it successfully, so she thought she would buy a small amount to try it out first.
"Xuan'er, is there any candy you'd like to eat?" Chen Fang looked at the little girl's chubby face.
Xuan'er nodded, and her little mouth, as sweet as honey, said, "Auntie, Xuan'er wants to eat candied hawthorns again today. Thank you, Auntie. You're the best."
"Okay, I'll bring it to you when I get back." Chen Fang said, pinching the little girl's chubby cheeks.
Children are cutest at this age; they won't be as cute when they get older, like Pei Yichen.
Chen Fang glanced at her son...
Pei Yichen felt Chen Fang's unfriendly gaze and looked up at his mother: "Mother, why are you looking at me like that? I want to eat candied hawthorns too..."
Chen Fang: "I understand..."
Pei Yichen looked at his mother's slightly impatient tone and was puzzled. Had he offended her again?
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