Chapter 269 Selling Various Vegetables
Although Rong'er is too gentle and lacks authority, she is making rapid progress and will soon be able to take control of the classroom.
The Heihe Village Female Teachers' School is now back on track, and parents who had some doubts in their hearts are now completely relieved.
It is mid-June now, and the villagers of Heihe Village have been grinning from ear to ear every day. Why?
Because the twenty kinds of vegetables planted before have grown up, this is the highlight of Heihe Village!
The first batch of fruits such as peppers, cucumbers, eggplants, and green beans are ready to be picked.
The villagers have eaten green leafy vegetables such as Shanghai green, Chinese cabbage, and lettuce many times.
Tomatoes are also hanging on the branches, but because they have to ripen naturally, it will take some time before they can be picked.
The potatoes and carrots that were planted earlier can also be dug up.
Heihe Village’s vegetable promotion ambassador, Yang Shanchang, came here at the invitation of Zhao Xingjian.
"Brother Zhao, I've been very busy lately. If you don't have something that can wow me..."
Looking at the table full of dishes he had never seen before, Yang Shanchang paused.
His voice was distorted with excitement. "Is this also a novelty from Wild Bear Ridge, just like the strawberries?"
On that day, Yang Shanchang left Heihe Village by holding on to the wall.
"I'm too full today to walk around," Yang Shanchang burped. "But I can guarantee that customers will come to us tomorrow!"
"Okay, it just so happens that the village needs time to make some preparations." Zhao Xingjian said.
After Yang Shanchang left, the village head rang the gong to call the whole village together.
"Master Xiaojiu has instructed us that if we want to maintain long-term business, we must serve every customer well. We can no longer make buyers stand or squat to do business with us like before!"
"Village head, what do you need us to do?" The villagers were ready to go.
The village head gave an order, "Go to the ancestral hall and move the wood. Set up a shed next to the city wall to provide a place for the buyers to rest!"
"good!"
"Men, move the wood. Women, go home and get your tools. Everyone, gather outside the village!"
The villagers spontaneously assigned tasks, as if they were injected with chicken blood.
All the men, women, young and old in the village came out to build a spacious wooden shed outside the city wall and put tables, chairs and benches in it as a temporary resting place for customers.
There is also a stove built in the shed.
Before dawn the next day, the villagers of Heihe Village went to the fields to pick all the vegetables they could, carried them into the wooden shed in loads, and sorted them out.
Then, the women took out some of each vegetable, washed and cut them, put them in a vegetable basket, and placed it next to the stove.
Ye Yanping and others came out carrying the commonly used seasonings and cooking tools at home.
"Yuniang, you will have to work hard today!" said the villagers.
Yunniang was a little embarrassed. "It's okay. I'm very happy to be able to contribute to the village."
Yunniang's cooking skills are recognized as good, so today she is responsible for explaining the cooking methods of these emerging vegetables to the buyers, and even practicing on the spot when necessary.
However, she usually cooks in her own kitchen, and today she was a little timid about having to cook in front of many strangers.
She didn't sleep well last night.
"Don't be afraid." Rong'er saw her worry. "No matter how many people are standing around, just pretend they don't exist. Just treat it like your own kitchen!"
"Okay!" Yunniang nodded.
Rong'er is so young and can be a female teacher. She is Xiao Jiu'er's mother, so she should do her best!
The villagers hurriedly ate breakfast, then boiled a large pot of tea and waited quietly for the buyers to arrive.
In the morning, the first customers arrived.
This group of people are old customers, the owners of restaurants in the town.
They heard the headmaster's passionate sharing early in the morning and drove over directly.
Many of them originally came for the potatoes and carrots. After all, the ones they bought before had been used up long ago, and diners had been thinking about these two ingredients.
But after seeing so many neatly arranged vegetables in different colors, I couldn't walk anymore.
"Are these the ingredients that Shanzhang Yang ate yesterday?"
"Yes," the villagers replied.
"How do you know these things are edible?"
"Of course they can! Everyone in our village has tried it, and it's delicious!"
The shopkeepers were full of admiration. "I heard that your fruits and vegetables are all grown in Wild Bear Ridge. Aren't you afraid of getting poisoned if you eat them?"
The villagers remained calm and composed, saying, "Our ancestors have tasted all kinds of poisons, so we know whether they are poisonous or not."
Shopkeeper Yang of Baixiangju pointed at the long, thick purple eggplant with some disdain and said, "Can you eat this weird, shiny stick-like thing?"
"Of course it's edible, it's called eggplant!" The villagers looked as if they were used to it.
"I can show you how to cook fried eggplant." Yunniang took the initiative to invite.
"You have people cooking on site?" The shop owners were very surprised.
The village head said, "It's mainly to make everyone feel more assured when buying. This woman who cooks is the one that Yang Shanchang always praises for her good cooking skills."
“It turned out to be her!”
The shopkeepers were attracted over there.
"For this dish of fried eggplant, you need plenty of oil." Yunniang poured oil into the red-hot pot.
When the oil is hot, pour the eggplant in and fry it.
"After the eggplant is fried until soft, remove it from the pan and drain the oil. Leave a little oil in the pan and add the seasonings you prepared earlier and stir-fry until fragrant..."
"Wait, what are those red and green circles in your seasoning?" asked the shopkeepers.
"This is the hot chili pepper I'm introducing to you today. I'm sure you'll never forget its flavor after trying it."
Yunniang was quick and skillful, and the eggplants were ready in no time.
In order to highlight the taste of chili peppers, Yunniang made two flavors of eggplant.
One is with chili pepper, and the other is without chili pepper.
"Now, please try the eggplant without chili peppers."
The shopkeepers picked up their chopsticks, picked up a piece and put it in their mouths, nodding and praising: "Soft, glutinous, salty and fragrant, this eggplant is so delicious!"
After taking one bite, I couldn’t stop and finished the whole plate of eggplant very quickly.
"Now please try it with chili peppers." Yunniang said.
"Will the taste be different if I add this chili pepper?"
The shopkeepers stretched their chopsticks towards the second plate with doubts. As soon as they put the eggplant in their mouths, they felt a spicy taste bursting in their mouths.
“This taste…”
The shopkeepers who had tasted all the delicious food were also stunned.
“There is such a magical taste in the world!”
“It doesn’t have the astringency and numbness of Sichuan peppercorns, but the spicy flavor is more mellow and overbearing!”
Not only in Dayu Dynasty, but also in the surrounding countries, there is no ingredient like chili pepper, so this taste directly hits the hearts of the shopkeepers.
Liu, the shopkeeper of Baixiangju, burst into laughter. "Are there immortals living in Heihe Village? How on earth did you find such wonderful ingredients?"
"Oh my god! Once this flavor is released, I guarantee it will be all the rage!"
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