The next day after breakfast, Chen Chen and his companions went to the mountain to train as usual, but this time he asked his servants to bring tools, ready to go to the West Mountain to dig black ginseng.
When the training reached noon, Chen Chen asked Li Mo to take everyone back to the mountain for dinner. The construction on the mountain had to be completed as soon as possible so that the chickens and ducks at home could be raised on the mountain earlier.
Chen Chen only left Wen Ye and Wen Feng with him, and planned to go dig black ginseng after lunch.
After having a quick bite to eat on the mountain, Chen Chen and He Jinshu took the two of them to the place they had visited yesterday.
"Just start digging," Chen Chen pointed to the area of antler mushrooms and said to Wen Ye and the others, "It's probably two or three meters deep. Dig first. If you see a hole, that should be it."
"Yes, He Fulang." Wen Ye and Wen Feng said in unison, and then they picked up the shovel and started digging.
After digging for about an incense stick of time, the two saw a small hole, so they hurriedly called Chen Chen to come and see if it was this.
Upon hearing this, Chen Chen jumped into the pit and dug open the hole. Then he saw several black ginseng inside, one of which was as big as a fist.
Seeing such a large black ginseng, Chen Zhen reached in with joy and took it out. Then he said to He Jinshu who was standing on the pit with a happy face: "Ashu, look, what a big black ginseng."
When He Jinshu heard this, he squatted down and looked at the black thing in Chen Chen's hand, thinking: No wonder it is called Wuling Ginseng, it turns out to be so black.
He extended his hand to Chen Chen and said, "Come up, and let Wen Ye and the others bring up the rest."
Seeing this, Chen Chen grabbed He Jinshu's hand and jumped out of the pit. Then, he said to He Jinshu happily, "Grandpa and grandma have always had poor sleep quality, haven't they? I'll make soup with this for them when the time comes. It will definitely be effective."
He Jinshu helped him remove the grass debris that had stuck to his hair because he had just lowered his head, and said to Chen Chen with a faint smile: "Okay, grandpa and grandma will definitely be very happy."
After digging out this nest of black ginseng, Chen Chen directed Wen Ye and Wen Feng to dig out the black ginseng in another area before returning home.
Today we harvested more than ten black ginsengs. The largest one was as big as a fist, and the smallest one was the size of an egg. After slicing and drying these, they will be enough for them to eat for a while.
It was past 3:00 PM when He Jinshu returned home. After a quick wash, he went to the village chief's office. Chen Zhen didn't go with him because he had to make chicken mushroom oil at home. It would have been the same if He Jinshu had gone alone anyway.
Wenye and Wenfeng drove a horse-drawn carriage to deliver the earthworm manure from their home to the mountain. Because the carriage was for carrying people, it certainly could not hold earthworm manure. Therefore, Chen Chen asked Wenye and the others to harness the horses to the cart and use the cart to pull the earthworm manure to the mountain.
I left some of the mushrooms I picked yesterday for the children in the mountains, and brought the rest back. To prevent them from spoiling, I hung them together with the bamboo baskets in the well.
Chen Zhen picked out the chicken mushrooms to make chicken mushroom oil later, and kept the rest to eat cold or make soup.
When He Jinshu came back from the village chief, Chen Chen was stirring the chicken mushroom oil in the kitchen. The production of chicken mushroom oil requires slow cooking over low heat, so it needs to be stirred from time to time to avoid burning.
Seeing He Jinshu coming back, Chen Chen asked, "What did the village chief say to you?"
He Jinshu looked at the chicken mushrooms in the pot and then said, "Discuss with me the price of vinegar and the profit sharing."
Because Mo Yuexuan's cold dishes have been selling very well in the past half month, many people have heard about the seasoning vinegar. After a little inquiry, they naturally found out that Wujia Village was selling this kind of vinegar.
Also, because it rained a few days ago, which delayed everyone's arrival, as soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival was over, the other two restaurants in the town also came to buy vinegar.
The rise of a new thing will inevitably cause wealthy families to scramble to buy it, so many wealthy families in the town want to buy some vinegar from the restaurant and take it home. After all, it is impossible to eat in the restaurant every day, but they want to eat food made with vinegar, so they have to buy it home and cook it themselves.
Because Wujia Village has not yet opened a shop in the town, it can only be sold through restaurants for the time being. In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, it is very necessary to unify the selling price.
As the saying goes, one pound of grain makes three pounds of vinegar, and the vinegar brewed in Wujia Village has a similar ratio.
The price of millet in Dongliguo is 5 wen per pound. In addition to millet, the most important raw material for making vinegar is Daqu.
The Daqu used for brewing vinegar in the first month was purchased from Shenjia Village, and after that they could make it themselves, so they only needed to calculate the cost of the materials for brewing Daqu.
Daqu is made by fermenting wheat and peas. The price of wheat is 10 wen per pound, and peas are usually grown at home.
Adding the time cost and labor cost, the total cost of one pound of vinegar is about 9 cents.
Of course, the cost of these materials is calculated based on market prices. Later, the villagers can grow these materials themselves, and the cost will be reduced a lot.
So Village Chief Wu discussed with He Jinshu and decided that no matter who sold it, the price would be uniformly set at 15 wen per catty. Of course, this only applies to vinegar packaged in ordinary ceramic jars. If it is packaged in porcelain jars, the price would be 20 wen per catty.
After hearing this, Chen Zhen asked, "What about the profit sharing? Didn't they say one point per quarter?"
"The village chief said that he received almost 10 taels of silver from yesterday's order, plus the 10 or so taels of silver from Mo Yuexuan before, the total amount he received was almost 20 taels of silver. He felt that the villagers had been working for almost half a month, so he wanted to give each family 100 coins first to reassure everyone." He Jinshu said.
Chen Chen nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "We'll give it to them in a couple of days. After what happened yesterday, there will definitely be a lot of people who will be swayed. After they withdraw, we will give them our share of the profits. It will definitely make them envious to death."
After hearing this, He Jinshu couldn't help but raised his hand and pinched Chen Zhen's earlobe, then smiled faintly and said: "A Zhen is really smart, I told the village chief the same thing."
After that, he added: "As for our family's share, I have already told the village chief. I will keep a record of it first and give it to you later."
"Okay." Chen Chen nodded and said that their family was not short of money, so there was no need to be so anxious to get the share.
"When will this be ready?" He Jinshu asked. He could already smell the fragrance and it looked delicious.
"It still needs to simmer for another stick of incense. Ah Shu, go read a book first. I will use this to cook for you in the evening." Chen Chen said as he stirred the pot.
He Jinshu nodded and said okay after hearing this, then reached out and touched Chen Zhen's head, then walked out of the kitchen and went to the study next door. He hadn't read for two days, and it was indeed time to go read.
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