Chapter 59 Spring Nourishing Gift Package
Xia Wu guessed that Wang Yuexia might need something from her.
I just didn’t expect Wang Yuexia to be so patient.
The wasteland on the mountain was opened up, and after the milk vetch seeds were sown, a light rain fell, and the milk vetch in the field began to sprout.
The pond is fuller than before, and the weeds by the pond are lush green, as if soaked by rain.
The three buffaloes in Mr. Yang Si's family graze by the pond when they have nothing to do, leisurely and peacefully.
In late March, the apricot flowers faded and the fruits began to bear. Xia Wu found a sun apricot tree and counted them. There were at least hundreds of small fruits, which made people feel warm.
She is like a wealthy landlord, and this hill is her treasure. She feels uncomfortable if she doesn't go up to take a look at it every day.
The chickens, ducks and geese I bought just after the Chinese New Year have been raised at home for more than a month. They have gradually shed their tender young feathers and have become a little bigger.
The leftover leaves from the organic vegetable packages were not wasted. They were either fed to rabbits or chopped up and mixed with steamed rice to feed chickens, ducks and geese. They were full and grew fast.
Xia Wu had not yet created a resting place for chickens, ducks and geese on the hilltop he had enclosed with wolfberries, raspberries and sea buckthorn. He was afraid that too many of these little guys would die, so he did not release them there for the time being.
The raspberries and sea buckthorns are in bloom, and the long fence has a color other than green. Every day, bees and butterflies fly up and down, diligently collecting nectar. It is estimated that Xia Wu will be able to see the fruits soon.
There is no sign of wolfberry blooming for the time being, but the old leaves are falling off and new buds are growing, and the tender ones can be pinched out.
Liu Guizhen read from somewhere that wolfberry leaves can be eaten to nourish the liver, improve eyesight, and nourish the spleen and stomach, so she asked Xia Wu to pick some when he went up the mountain to try.
Xia Wu carried the basket up the mountain, walked around the mountain, picked some wild celery, and picked half a basket of young wolfberry leaves from the fence.
When she returned home in the evening, Liu Guizhen processed the wolfberry leaves into wolfberry sprout egg pancakes. She blanched the wolfberry sprouts and chopped them into pieces, then mixed them with egg liquid, flour and salt into a paste, and fried them slowly in a frying pan over low heat.
After frying, the pancake is golden and crispy on the outside and soft and delicious on the inside, just like eating spring into your stomach.
Grandpa Yang liked it very much and explained to Xia Wu the many benefits of wolfberry, including wolfberry sprouts and wolfberry. There are many benefits, and the most important thing is that it is affordable and most ordinary people can afford it.
Finally, the old man came to the conclusion: "There's a lot of open space on the mountain. You can plant more, dry it, and sell it as medicinal herbs."
Xia Wu nodded. Her mountain had not been completely fenced off yet. She didn't have money, but she would plant wolfberries when she had money.
Wolfberry has thorns, can prevent thieves and has economic value, what a great thing.
After eating goji berry sprouts for several days in a row, Xia Wu suddenly realized that this thing could also be sold in vegetable bags.
In fact, there are many wild vegetables near Yanggou Village. Yang Guofeng once asked him whether city people eat wild vegetables. City people definitely do, but most wild vegetables have not been domesticated, and their taste and nutritional value may not be as high as vegetables. Many people eat wild vegetables, which is somewhat like recalling the bitter past and thinking of the sweet future.
Some wild vegetables may cause allergies if eaten too much.
It is better to be safe than sorry. Out of caution, Xia Wu did not plan to recruit wild vegetables.
However, wolfberry sprouts are different from wild vegetables. Her family has been eating them for several days in a row. It is hard to say whether the ingredients have the effect of clearing the liver and improving eyesight. After all, Xia Wu is not nearsighted. It just tastes good.
There are not so many seasonal vegetables in March, and there are only a few kinds over and over again. Adding some wolfberry sprouts can also make it fresh.
So the elderly people under Xia Wu had another task, which was to pick young wolfberry leaves at the foot of Yantou Mountain and pack them into bags. Xia Wu also thoughtfully put in a small card with a recipe.
Pack the organic vegetables tightly and they will reach the hands of those in need within a few days.
Tian Xiao took the bus for an hour to get home. It was Friday, and the bus traffic was even heavier than usual. With office workers getting off work, students finishing school, and elderly people out for a stroll, it was incredibly busy.
However, Tian Xiao was still very happy when he thought about having two days of rest.
First, he went to the express delivery station near the community to pick up the express delivery. After returning home with a lot of packages, Tian Xiao threw the express delivery on the ground. The first thing he did was to unbutton the package with his backhand, releasing his nature.
Only after changing into loose and old pajamas did Tian Xiao finally have the mind to sit cross-legged at the entrance and open the express delivery.
It's spring now, and she bought good-quality and affordable spring clothes online, as well as daily necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo...
Although it is sold in every supermarket outside, it is cheaper online. In addition, express delivery is well developed nowadays, so it is more convenient than going out to buy it in a physical store.
As for some people online who often say how the real economy is affected and that everyone will be doomed if this continues, Tian Xiao feels a little anxious when he hears it, but quickly puts it out of his mind.
What a joke! No matter how much it affects her, it is not something she should think about as a corporate slave earning just over 4,000 yuan a month.
After opening the foam box and seeing the shipping address, Tian Xiaoqing couldn't help but smile. She was looking forward to what kind of dish would be inside the box.
The organic vegetables she bought from Xia Xia’s micro store arrived.
This is her third purchase this month.
To be honest, a vegetable package of 69 yuan was still a little expensive for her, but the news during the 315 period caused panic among the people, which made Tian Xiao feel that she would be doomed if she didn't treat herself better. It just so happened that Xia Xia launched some organic vegetable package.
On impulse, she bought one.
Tian Xiao doesn't cook much usually, so since he had bought everything, he decided to bring his own lunch. He also ordered lunch boxes and other tools, and accidentally spent two or three hundred yuan.
I feel so sorry for her.
However, after receiving Xia Xia's vegetable package, that feeling of heartache disappeared immediately.
Each serving of vegetables was clean and neatly arranged, with a country feel. They were still fresh when delivered to her, and the tender and juicy colors made people feel good just by looking at them.
On the day the vegetable package arrived, Tian Xiao made himself a pack of egg noodles, added a handful of vegetables and beat a free-range egg. The egg noodles that he usually got tired of seemed to have been reborn and tasted even better.
Following Xia Xia's instructions, Tian Xiao preserved the vegetable packages and bought enough vegetables to eat for a week. During that week, she looked forward to going home from get off work every day, thinking about what she could do to improve the taste.
The temperature in the spring market starts to rise in March. People who are too hot cannot eat, especially greasy food, which easily reminds people of safety issues such as gutter oil.
After eating homemade meals at home for a week, Tian Xiao felt much better both physically and mentally.
So after finishing the meal, I ordered a second portion.
This is her third repurchase.
Not every vegetable package you buy has exactly the same contents. Sometimes new vegetables are added. As for what new varieties are added, Xia Xia said that they will be added as soon as any vegetables in the village are ripe.
So what vegetables ripened while she was at work this time?
"Lettuce is a well-cooked vegetable. Chives are perfect to eat with eggs. Chicken greens are delicious with noodles. What is this?" Tian Xiao took out bags of vegetables one by one. Finally, there were vegetables that she didn't recognize and had never eaten before.
It was labeled, "Goji Berry Sprouts?"
How to eat?
When she had cleared away all the vegetables and eggs, she found the recipe card at the very bottom, along with a small white bottle labeled: "Honey."
It weighs about 15 grams
The recipe card prints four or five ways to eat wolfberry sprouts.
In addition to being fried, wolfberry sprouts can also be used to soak in water, cook porridge, make steamed buns, etc.
Tian Xiao was afraid of trouble, so he decided to try it out tonight and make the wolfberry egg pancake.
Monday, strong winds.
At this time every year, strong winds blow in the spring market, and the pollen, catkins and other impurities blown into people's noses. Coupled with the dry weather, many people suffer from allergic rhinitis.
Many people on the bus wore masks, but they still couldn't stop coughing and sneezing, and the sounds continued until they reached the office.
After a busy morning, it was finally lunch time. Tian Xiao took out his lunch box and heated it in the company's microwave. While it was heating, he went to the water dispenser to boil water.
A female colleague approached, blowing her nose, and mumbled, "Xiaotian, you brought your own lunch again today."
Tian Xiao smiled and said, "Yeah, I don't want to eat outside, so I just bring my own food."
"That's great. I'm so sick of eating out. I don't know what to eat every day, and it's not healthy. I feel like you look much better since you brought your own food."
"Is there?" Tian Xiao subconsciously touched her face, but she didn't feel anything.
"Yes, the food I cook is definitely healthier than the food outside."
"That's right."
When the water boiled, Tian Xiao put the washed wolfberry sprouts into the cup, took out a bag of individually packaged dried chrysanthemums and put them in, added boiling water, and covered the cup.
The female colleague came over curiously and asked: "What are you doing?"
Tian Xiao answered truthfully: "I've been drinking this wolfberry bud and chrysanthemum tea for two days and it feels quite suitable for spring. Would you like to try it?"
"Okay, I haven't heard that wolfberry sprouts can be used to make tea. Do they have any effect?"
Tian Xiao smiled, gave her a few wolfberry sprouts, and gave her the remaining dried chrysanthemums. "It seems to relieve spring dryness and is good for the eyes, too."
"That's great, it's perfect for office workers like us."
The meal was heated up, and Tian Xiao returned to her workstation with the meal and water. She felt the tea was almost brewed, so she left it for a while until the water temperature was around 50 or 60 degrees. Then she took out the small white bottle and squeezed some honey into the teacup.
There were two more things in Xia Xia's vegetable bag this time, one was wolfberry sprouts, and the other was a small white bottle of honey. There was not much honey, at most a dozen milliliters, but it tasted great.
During the break, Tian Xiao made wolfberry bud, chrysanthemum and honey tea according to the recipe. After drinking a cup, she felt her throat was much moisturized. It happened to be windy today, and the honey could only be drunk for one more day, so she brought it.
She squeezed some honey for herself and also squeezed some for the female colleague she had just met.
Then enjoy your lunch and tea.
"Hey, Xiao Ma, is your rhinitis better?"
"No, I'm almost dying!"
"But I heard you haven't sneezed or coughed all afternoon!"
"Hey, now that you mention it, it seems to be true!"
"What medicine did you take that works so well? Please recommend it to me. My son can hardly go to school these days."
"I didn't take any medicine. I was still feeling uncomfortable this morning. Oh, I remembered that Xiaotian gave me some wolfberry sprouts this morning. I soaked them in water with chrysanthemums and drank them. After drinking them, my nose felt better and I feel much better now!"
Tian Xiao was suddenly called out, and looked up in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Xiaotian! How come wolfberry sprouts are so effective? Where did you know this folk remedy?"
It took Tian Xiao a while to understand the whole story, and he said with a smile: "It's just ordinary wolfberry sprouts, it shouldn't be that magical."
"Impossible! This rhinitis is an old problem of mine. In the past, it would last for several months in the spring."
They also wanted wolfberry sprouts, but Tian Xiao had eaten them all. Helplessly, Tian Xiao could only tell them that the wolfberry sprouts were bought online, but the shop only sold organic vegetable packages and not wolfberry sprouts alone.
Tian Xiao shared the link to the WeChat store with his colleagues, and unsurprisingly, they were surprised. "What kind of vegetable is this? It's so expensive!? 69 for 6 jin, that's 10 yuan per jin!"
"Hey, being single is good. You can be so kind to yourself!"
The two colleagues looked at it for a long time but were reluctant to place an order. It was not easy for them to support their families. Spending this money to buy a few pounds of vegetables would not be enough for two meals, and it would be almost as much as eating meat.
Besides, Tian Xiao also told them that there was only a small amount of wolfberry sprouts in a vegetable package, which made it even less cost-effective.
In fact, it was not just them who discovered the wonderful uses of wolfberry sprouts and honey. Many netizens who bought vegetable packages had tasted the sweetness. Someone asked Xia Wu in the group if it was possible to sell wolfberry sprouts or honey separately.
Although spring is a good season, it is easy to get dry throat and body. This is the good time for nourishing the liver and improving eyesight as stated in traditional Chinese medicine. Many people feel thirsty at night and always feel that their nasal cavity is like a desert.
If it is more serious, you will have rhinitis, and if it is mild, you will always feel discomfort in your throat.
After drinking the tea soaked with wolfberry sprouts and chrysanthemums, the dry throat condition was greatly improved. Combined with the honey water prepared by Xia Wu, the effect can be said to be immediate.
The wolfberry trees are in the budding period, so selling wolfberry buds alone is not a big problem, just like selling loquat leaves, but honey...
Xia Wu took stock of the honey stored at home, and it seemed that there was quite a lot.
She specially ordered a batch of bear honey jars that can only hold 100 ml online, and decided to give some benefits to her fans by launching a nourishing gift package for spring.
Each nourishing gift pack contains an 80ml can of fruit honey, a 200g portion of wolfberry sprouts, a portion of loquat leaves, and a few local eggs.
The final price is still 69 per piece.
80 ml of honey weighs at most 50 grams, and it can be drunk for a while if soaked in water. If the amount is too much, it will be difficult to price it according to the price of local honey, and Xia Wu does not have that much stock.
Country eggs can be used to make frangipani, which also has the effect of reducing internal heat and clearing away heat. This was the idea given by Mr. Yang.
When Tian Xiaoyi found out that there was a new product in the WeChat store, he immediately recommended it to his colleagues and placed an order for one himself.
One account can only place one order, no more than one.
As for whether colleagues will still refuse to buy it because it is too expensive, that is their own business.
Xia Wu didn't plan to sell wolfberry sprouts for too long. Just like loquats, wolfberries can pluck out dense new sprouts, but they cannot be pruned excessively, otherwise it will affect flowering and fruiting.
On the contrary it is not beautiful.
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