Chapter 115: Delicate and Soft (Part 2)
Jiang Zhiluo first went to check on the soybeans that had been cooked in the morning. The sun was shining brightly now, and the yard was a little warm. Jiang Zhiluo took them out and placed them in a warm environment to ferment.
This needs to ferment for about three days before proceeding to the next step.
Afterwards, Jiang Zhiluo looked at the snow reds drying in the sun.
At this time, the snow mustard greens had become a little soft.
“Once it softens, you can steam and dry it.”
Next, Jiang Zhiluo wanted to boil a pot of water, so she went to the yard to get firewood.
When she saw the firewood chopped into pieces for easy burning, her expression changed and she couldn't help but think of Cui Hejin.
Cui Hejin knew that they needed firewood every day, so sometimes when he came back from school early, he would go to the mountains to chop firewood.
Or I would go to the mountains to chop firewood early in the morning.
He would also chop all the chopped firewood to make it easier for her and her mother to make fire.
There was never a shortage of firewood at home because Cui Hejin had prepared it in advance.
Jiang Zhiluo suppressed the surging emotions in her heart, took some firewood back to the kitchen, and started a fire.
After the pot boils, Jiang Zhiluo puts the softened snow mustard greens into the boiling water and scalds them for a while.
After a while, quickly fish it out, put it in a large jar and seal it.
Let it sit like this overnight, and then you can hang it on the clothesline in the yard to dry the next day.
When it is almost dried, you can steam and dry it three times, and then the pickled mustard greens will be ready.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at the snow mustard greens, her mind full of the taste of pickled mustard greens.
Such as preserved vegetable braised pork, preserved vegetable pot cake, preserved vegetable steamed pork ribs, preserved vegetable braised pork, etc.
Just thinking about it made Jiang Zhiluo feel hungry.
When Madam Cui came back, she saw Jiang Zhiluo busy at work and said hurriedly, "Zhiluo, I can do some of the work. Didn't I tell you to take a rest?"
When Mrs. Cui went to the back to check on the construction of the house, Jiang Zhiluo was still taking a nap.
Why are you busy again?
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Mom, I've rested a lot, so it's a good time to do something."
"Once the pickled mustard greens are ready, we can make the pickled mustard greens pot cakes."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Cui was also very happy. "Today we have earned more than 1,800 coins, almost two taels of silver."
"After deducting the wages for everyone, there's still more than one or two taels of silver left a day."
The leek box business was not very good some time ago. On a good day, we could only make six or seven hundred coins, which was not enough to pay everyone's wages.
Mrs. Cui was also anxious and worried.
Who would have thought that Zhiluo still had a solution.
"This is more profitable than selling leek boxes."
"But after deducting the meat and flour we use, we still make a lot of money."
I bought so much thin noodles from an old lady some time ago that I won’t have to buy noodles for a while.
When buying meat, since Zhiluo and Lin Zhuzhu have a business partnership, Lin Zhuzhu always asks for a cheaper price.
Thinking about how good business was in the morning, Mrs. Cui felt relieved.
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Indeed, we will start the Guokui business next. Once the pickled mustard greens are ready, we can make the pickled mustard greens Guokui."
Old Madam Cui didn't know anything about pickled mustard greens, but Zhiluo had been talking about it these past few days, so she started looking forward to it too.
I don’t know how delicious it will be.
"Yeah, Mom is also looking forward to making the preserved vegetable pot cake."
As if thinking of something, he said, "I'll go to the back and see everyone talking about tomorrow's market. I'm wondering if we should go to Yangliu Village to sell pot cakes."
"Yangliu Village is very big. During market time, villagers from nearby villages would come there to attend the market. It's really lively."
"If there are so many people, they will buy food, right?"
"When I went over, they were still discussing what was going on. They were saying that some women were going to the market tomorrow after taking their wages home."
"Maybe I'll buy some food."
Mrs. Cui just thought that the Yangliu Village market was big. Such a big market would be crowded and lively, and perhaps there would be many people buying things.
However, Mrs. Cui knew that she had no experience in doing business, so it was better for her to listen to Zhiluo's advice.
"The village market?"
Jiang Zhiluo also remembers the scenes of going to the market in Yangliu Village with her parents and younger brothers and sisters.
The market was indeed very large, with many people setting up stalls and many people visiting the market.
Many villagers from far away villages will go to the market. Even if they don’t buy anything, they will just stroll around and look around, just like playing.
But people only go to the market during the slack season.
During the busy farming season, fewer people go to the market.
As soon as the twelfth lunar month begins, during the New Year period, there are always a lot of people attending the market in Yangliu Village.
More than half of the people in a village go to the market to buy New Year's goods.
It was really lively at that time.
Recalling those scenes, Jiang Zhiluo also smiled.
"Mom, let's go to the market in Yangliu Village and set up a stall tomorrow."
When Mrs. Cui heard Zhiluo agreed, she was very happy and said, "Should we make more Guokui tomorrow?"
Jiang Zhiluo thought for a moment and said, "For farmers, even an extra penny is still money. They'd rather spend every penny they have. But there are also those who are well-off and willing to spend money on food."
"I thought, there are still some chives in the yard, let's cut some chives and make chive boxes and pot cakes tomorrow."
Fortunately, the small food cart her father made was not small. It had an iron plate and a small pot, so she could fry the leek cakes and the pot cake at the same time.
"Those who want to buy something cheap can buy leek boxes. They are three cents each and everyone should be willing to spend money. Those who want to eat something with a meaty flavor can buy pot cakes."
Mrs. Cui's expression changed and she said, "Indeed, that's good."
Now Mrs. Cui is also keen on doing business and making money.
I feel so happy every day when I come back and count the copper coins I earned.
"Then I'll go cut the leeks, pick them clean, wash them, and prepare everything I need so I don't get too busy early tomorrow morning."
Jiang Zhiluo prepared to knead the dough and let it rise, and also washed the mushrooms, green onions and ginger.
After finishing, she saw that it was getting late, so she prepared to cook dinner.
For dinner, she cooked a dish of leeks and eggs and made mushroom and meatball soup.
In fact, Jiang Zhiluo wanted to eat dumplings and wontons.
But I'm busy with a lot of things right now and don't have time to make dumplings or wontons.
Just when he was busy, Cui Hejin came home.
Jiang Zhiluo had just finished cooking and washed her hands. When she looked up, she saw Cui Hejin coming back. She gave him a soft smile and said, "You're back!"
Cui Hejin looked at Jiang Zhiluo deeply, then gently grabbed her hand and pulled her into the room.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Zhiluo was confused and was pulled into the house by Cui Hejin.
Cui Hejin closed the door, turned around and looked at Jiang Zhiluo carefully, reached out to tidy her hair, and then touched her neck with his fingers.
“Hmm…”
His fingers were as cool as jade, and Jiang Zhiluo's body trembled slightly, not knowing why.
Looking up at Cui Hejin, I felt that his eyes were somewhat dangerous.
Jiang Zhiluo only felt that at this moment there was a dark vortex surging in his eyes, as if it wanted to swallow her.
Her heart trembled, she gently tugged at his sleeve, and said softly, "Husband, what's wrong with you?"
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