Xue's mother had never seen this kind of thing before, and even if she had seen it, she would not use it to cook.
But after Xue Huan's skillful hands, these all became delicious.
So when Xue Huan brought back the red pepper, which looked poisonous, Xue's mother and the others were already very calm, and were even looking forward to what dish she could make with it.
They would know by nightfall.
Xue Huan made a dish of boiled pork slices with chili peppers.
"Eat slowly, this dish is a bit spicy and you may not be used to it." She reminded everyone in advance.
Without her saying anything, everyone felt the smell was a bit stimulating, but out of trust in her cooking skills, everyone still dared to try it.
Xue Yao was the first to grab something. The moment the meat entered his mouth, the spicy taste exploded in his mouth. This was too stimulating for someone who was eating spicy food for the first time!
But the more I eat, the more addicted I become. The spicier it gets, the stronger it gets, and I simply can't stop.
Except for Xue Jun who needed to avoid certain foods, everyone else ate happily.
Even Xue's mother, who usually eats light food, couldn't help but taste several slices.
Xue Jun was so greedy just looking at it that he kept glancing at the bowl of boiled pork slices. Xue Huan couldn't bear it and gave her a suggestion: "Put the pork slices in tea and rinse them before eating. Although the taste will be much lighter, at least you can still taste it."
Xue Jun tried it according to her instructions, but was still so spicy that he stuck out his tongue.
The little face turned red from the spiciness.
The others couldn't help but laugh.
The peppers had found their way, and the next day Xue Huan moved the pepper tree, which had grown into a small tree, out of the space, carried it home and planted it in the backyard.
Then, she would "develop" a spicy dish every two days.
Ten days later, Xue Huan felt that the time was almost ripe, so she gathered her family together and told them that she wanted to build a vegetable garden specifically for growing peppers.
Logically speaking, since she knows all kinds of dishes, she should open a small restaurant, but she doesn't plan to do so. Firstly, she likes cooking well, but she doesn't want to be reduced to a cooking tool and rely on this to make money all day long. That would be too tiring. In comparison, she prefers to research new dishes.
Occasionally sharing the dishes you have developed with family and friends and enjoying the delicious food with them is the right way to be a gourmet.
Secondly, they have no foundation, and if they rashly enter the restaurant circle to grab business in the market, they may offend someone or encounter thugs who want to collect protection fees, which would be disastrous.
What? Those local hooligans wouldn't dare mess with her restaurant because of the captain Guan Yue? Guan Yue wasn't her relative, so it was impossible for her to bother him every time she encountered trouble.
So after comprehensive consideration, she decided to build a vegetable garden to sell vegetables, which would be more low-key and less conspicuous.
However, to Xue's mother and the others, she said, "Although our family is a hunter family, we can't do this for long now that Dad is gone. We still need to find a long-term legitimate livelihood. After much thought, I decided that instead of growing vegetables, I should grow the chili peppers I accidentally discovered in the mountains. No one else has discovered this vegetable yet, so if we sell it, no one will compete with us. Also, you've all tasted the dishes I made with chili peppers. They're all delicious, right?"
Xue Yao had the highest tolerance for spicy food, and nodded heavily upon hearing this.
"So there's no need to worry about the sales of the chili peppers. What do you think, Mom?"
Xue's mother: "Since you have thought it through, then go ahead and do it. I support you."
Xue Yao and Xue Jun also expressed their support for their sister.
As for Pei Ji, he never objected to Xue Huan's words.
That's how it was settled.
The family discussed some details, and the next day Xue Huan went to the county town and bought the swamp a few miles north of Shanghe Village.
The swamp faces Shangyang Lake, the largest lake in Fengchi County, to the east, a small wild forest to the west, and a low mountain to the north. She bought the forest and the low mountain together, with a total area of several hectares.
The swamp is overgrown with water plants and large areas of reeds. It is a habitat for creatures such as wild ducks. Villagers often go there to pick wild duck eggs and reed sticks. It is a purely wild area and cannot create any economic value for the county.
So when Zhang Zhubu heard that Xue Huan wanted to buy this piece of land, he was quite happy and sold it to her at an extremely low price, which could be said to be half selling and half giving it away.
After buying land, giving favors, treating people to meals, and other operations, Xue Huan spent less than one hundred taels of silver in total.
When she got the title deed, she looked at it again and again and was very excited.
Guan Yue couldn't help but laugh at her behavior. "What are you going to do with that piece of land? It's all swampy, there's not even a piece of low-quality farmland."
Xue Huan blinked at him and said mysteriously, "You'll know when the time comes."
What's wrong with swamps? Swamps can also be turned into treasures.
After returning to the village, Xue Huan carried a few gift boxes and went to the village chief's house with Pei Ji to tell him about her land purchase.
"Grandpa, I'd like to hire someone in the village to help me fill in the swamp so I can use it for farming. I'd be grateful if you could help me advertise it in the village. The salary is 30 wen a day, including breakfast and lunch. The applicant must be between 16 and 40 years old. If anyone is interested, please come to my house tomorrow morning at 8:00 to sign up."
When the village chief heard this, he thought it was a good thing!
Thirty cents a day, with two meals included. Where can I find such a job?
He agreed immediately, "No problem, I will make sure to notify every household in the village."
After leaving the village chief's house, Xue Huan asked Pei Ji to go back first, and she went to Aunt Pang's house again.
She also planned to choose the people to cook for the workers from the women in the village, but she didn't know the women in the village very well, so she planned to ask Aunt Fat for help.
"I'd like to ask Auntie Pang to recommend a few aunties in the village who are good at cooking. Bring them here tomorrow. I'll take a look at them and keep three of them. They'll then be under your care. Your wages will be the same as those men's, thirty cents a day, and the others will be twenty cents a day."
Auntie Fatty had not expected such a good thing to come to her. Her round face flushed with joy, and she immediately patted her chest and said, "Of course, I'll bring the person over to you tomorrow to show him."
"Thank you for your concern, Auntie."
"Why bother? I'm so happy." Aunt Pang smiled and sent her out the door. After watching her walk away, she didn't go back to the house, but went straight to the house of someone she knew.
The news that Xue Laoer's family bought the swamp south of the village and was going to hire someone to fill it up soon spread in the village.
The villagers were very excited and talked about it.
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