There are no vegetables in winter, and all I eat is cabbage and radish. Fortunately, there are pickled radishes made by Grandma Dong, which are delicious and go well with rice.
Xu Zhiyi had thought about using his supernatural powers to grow vegetables, but he hadn't thought of a reasonable reason to tell Pei Yan.
Although they were dating now and it had only been a short while, Xu Zhiyi did not want Pei Yan to know that she had special abilities.
Having seen the fickle nature of human beings in the last days, she didn't want to test him with this kind of thing, so she left herself a way out.
No matter how sweet love is, you still have to stay sober when you need to.
One day she suddenly remembered that the only fresh vegetable that can be eaten in winter is bean sprouts.
Pei Yan's family didn't have any soybeans, so Xu Zhiyi went to someone he knew and looked for Mrs. Zhou.
Xu Zhiyi went to the village and saw almost no one along the way. However, he could occasionally hear voices in someone's house.
There are not many entertainment activities for the villagers in winter, and by the spring of the following year, many families will have pregnant women.
This is because most families have three or four children.
When Xu Zhiyi arrived at Mrs. Zhou's house, she knocked on the door and waited for a long time before she heard some movement in the yard.
"Who is it?" Mrs. Zhou's voice came from inside.
"Mrs. Zhou, I'm Xu Zhiyi."
Mrs. Zhou opened the door with a puzzled look on her face. "Xu Zhiqing, come in quickly. What are you doing here?"
"Mrs. Zhou, do you have any soybeans at home? I want to exchange some." After Xu Zhiyi entered the yard, he stated his purpose straight away.
"Yes, yes. It's in the woodshed. Come in and sit for a while. It's too cold outside. I'll get it for you right away."
Mrs. Zhou agreed repeatedly, saying that the soybeans were distributed by the villagers before, and every household had some.
She was the main worker in her family, and her share was not much, just one sack.
"Xu Zhiqing, take a look, is this enough?" Mrs. Zhou directly filled out half of the sack.
The golden soybeans are mostly plump, and only a few are shriveled.
"Sure, Mrs. Zhou. How much are the soybeans?" Xu Zhiyi gave the money in a simple and straightforward manner.
"No, no. Xu Zhiqing, you've helped me so much, you can eat these for free."
Mrs. Zhou waved her hand to refuse and sincerely wanted to thank Xu Zhiyi.
"One thing at a time, you've put in the work before, so you deserve to be paid. You can't refuse to accept the money."
Xu Zhiyi had a determined expression. She couldn't feel at ease holding so much food for her widowed and orphaned family.
"Then, Xu Zhiyi, just give me one dollar." Mrs. Zhou casually said a number.
Xu Zhiyi took the bag and could feel the heaviness in her hand, so she took out three yuan and gave it to her.
Mrs. Zhou refused too many times and finally only accepted two dollars.
Mrs. Zhou's enthusiasm really made Xu Zhiyi a little overwhelmed. He made up his mind to tell her the method after her bean sprouts grew.
After Xu Zhiyi returned to the wooden house, he took out two kilograms of soybeans and soaked them in water.
After soaking overnight, pick out the shriveled and bad beans and choose the soybeans with full grains, which are easier to germinate.
Pei Yan washed the straw he brought back from the field and made it into a thick meadow.
Place a layer of wet sand on the bottom of the wooden box, then a layer of wet cloth, and then spread the soaked soybeans evenly on the cloth.
Then it was covered tightly with grass, so that no light could get in.
Xu Zhiyi was worried that the weather would be too cold and the seeds would not germinate easily, so he put a few stones under the wooden box.
Put the red-hot charcoal underneath and the temperature will be higher.
Eight days later, Xu Zhiyi uncovered the meadow and discovered that the bean sprouts had grown as long as his palm.
"Ayan, the bean sprouts have grown." Xu Zhiyi ran to Pei's house, and Pei Yan was doing carpentry work.
"Grandma Dong, why don't you go and take a look?"
It just so happens that I can ask Grandma Dong to come to my place today, so I can use the bean sprouts grown here to cook.
"Grandma, let's go and take a look." Pei Yan put down the wedge in her hand and patted the wood chips off her body.
"Okay. Then I'll go with you."
Zida knew that the two were dating, and everything was clear. Grandma Dong was even happier to see Xu Zhiyi.
She kept telling Pei Yan not to bully Xu Zhiyi. If she found out, she should ask Grandma to take charge.
The bean sprouts grew really well. Pei Yan stir-fried meat with bean sprouts at noon. The crispy bean sprouts tasted good with rice.
Grandma Dong alone ate a lot.
"Ayan, you said bean sprouts are a fresh vegetable. Can we take them to the city to sell?"
Xu Zhiyi suddenly remembered that no one would grow bean sprouts at this time.
Even if they sell it for a while and someone figures it out later, they won't lose money.
"Sure. What do you want to do?" Pei Yan naturally agreed.
Speculation and profiteering, well! That’s his strong point.
Then we can first harvest some soybeans and mung beans in the village and store them in the kitchen.
"Okay. My woodshed over there will do."
"That's fine! Let's get started. I'll collect the beans, and you go find the wooden boxes."
Xu Zhiyi arranged the tasks and everyone started to get busy.
Xu Zhiyi was not familiar with the villagers, so he went to find Aunt Wang.
"Aunt Wang, I want to mix some soybeans or mung beans. Could you please find some that are suitable and help me change them?"
"Okay, how much do you want?"
"First, exchange it for 100 kilograms, according to the grain purchase price in the city."
Xu Zhiyi believes that according to the regular price, one pound of beans can produce six pounds of bean sprouts, so there is profit no matter what.
"Zhiyi, why do you need so many beans?" Aunt Wang was a little surprised.
"Aunt Wang, just go ahead and find some honest families. I want to make some food and send some back to my relatives."
These days speculation and profiteering are illegal, and everyone is in danger, so we still have to be careful.
"That's good. No problem, I'll take care of it." Aunt Wang believed Xu Zhiyi's words and agreed readily.
The grain station charged a price of 15 to 20 cents, and Xu Zhiyi simply calculated it at 20 cents. Xu Zhiyi gave Aunt Wang 22 yuan, and the extra 2 yuan was labor fee.
Aunt Wang refused to accept it.
"Aunt Wang, please take the trouble to select good beans. The beans are plump and not too rotten."
Xu Zhiyi insisted that she accept the money so that she would do her best.
"Okay, don't worry, I will definitely keep it for you." Aunt Wang could earn two dollars by doing a little job, so she naturally did her best.
"When it gets dark tomorrow, I'll ask my husband Baoguo to send it to you."
"Okay. Please take care of it, Aunt Wang."
Xu Zhiyi had finished the negotiation, but on the way back he met a strange man at another fork in the road.
The man was carrying a sack, looking around with a shifty look, and walked away in a panic.
Xu Zhiyi rarely interacted with other people in the village, and vaguely felt that this person looked familiar.
I didn’t think about it for a while, and without thinking too much about it, I went back.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
