After rebirth, she just wants to farm

Chapter 13 Perilla Sauce

They turned their attention to Meng Qingning again. It was obvious that Meng Qingning had become the backbone of the family.

"Sister-in-law, you already knew this?" Lu Qinan asked.

Meng Qingning put down the hoe in her hand, nodded and replied, "If the third aunt knows about our stall, others can also know. The things in the river belong to the whole village, and everyone wants to make money, so naturally this fish will become Scarce goods."

This is no wonder for others. The world is difficult nowadays, and no one wants to find a way out.

This is the truth, but the family still feels a little uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, we have enough fish." Meng Qingning explained, "I will only sell these fish balls once or twice. When we have money, we will change the business."

They couldn't be happier after listening to the comforting words.

They are now poor and have nothing. How can it be so easy to change their business?
"Sister-in-law, when you asked us to dig the fish pond, did you already think that it would turn out like this?" Lu Qinan's eyebrows almost knitted together.

Meng Qingning helped her smooth her eyebrows after a while, and said half-jokingly, "They don't have the formula. Even if they can make it, they can't replace us, and there are many things I can make."

Lu Qinan then thought about it, his sister-in-law knew so many things, how could those people still stare at them all day long?

In this way, the second room's life returned to peace.

Except from time to time, people will come to inquire about the recipe of fish balls, or just ask them how much money they made that day.

When Wang dealt with these matters, she felt a little embarrassed at first, but later she became more and more comfortable.

If you can't find any useful information, fewer people will come.

Unable to catch fish in the river, Lu Qiyu could only follow them to dig wild vegetables, but his expression was somewhat reluctant.

April and May are just the time when wild vegetables appear. At this time, there are actually more wild vegetables in the fields and they are more tender.

During the war, wild vegetables also became extremely valuable.

They had no land and couldn't pick in other people's fields, so they had to go up the mountain to try their luck.

At this time, the farming work in the fields has begun, and there are many fewer people going up the mountain.

Meng Qingning wanted to try her luck to see if there were bracken or something, but instead of finding bracken, she discovered a large area of ​​perilla.

People here don't seem to eat this very much, so they all eat it in slices.

I suddenly had an idea in my heart.

"Sister-in-law, can you eat this?" Since he couldn't catch fish, Lu Qiyu was worried that they wouldn't be able to do business, so he was not interested in anything he did.

Meng Qingning put a lot of perilla into her basket and looked at him with a smile, "This thing is not only edible, but can also be sold at a good price."

Perilla can not only be used as medicine, it is also a vegetable and can also be used as a spice. When I was a child, my grandmother often picked perilla and boiled the leaves into paste. The stems can be fried and eaten, made into soup, and can be dried and stored in the winter. Eat again.

In ancient times, there were few seasonings and the taste of the dishes was relatively simple. She planned to boil some perilla sauce and add a little when cooking, which would add a lot of flavor.

Of course, it's not just for food, buying and selling is the most important thing, but the sales of this thing is a problem.

The town is full of farmers. They want to fill their stomachs as much as possible, and they will definitely not spend money to buy these things.

When they heard that they could make money, their eyes lit up a lot.

I don't know since when, they firmly believed in Meng Qingning's words.

They quickly got ahead of Meng Qingning and picked back a large piece of perilla. Before noon, a large piece of perilla was wiped out by them.

When Wang returned home and saw them carrying two baskets of grass on their backs, she was also puzzled.

"What are you doing gathering so much grass?"

Lu Qinan rushed to answer, "Sister-in-law said that this thing can be made delicious and sold for a big price." The two children are more interested in making money than anyone else.

Meng Qingning gave them a brief introduction to the uses of perilla, and then began to make the sauce. She planned to make a jar first for her family to try.

After all, making sauce consumes oil, which is a scarce commodity for them nowadays.

You have to let everyone see the value of this thing before they can feel at ease.

She first separated all the perilla stems and leaves, soaked them in salt for a while, then washed them and put them in the sun to dry.

She also bought the ginger and garlic at home last time, and there is still a little bit left.

After all the ingredients were prepared, we started to cook the sauce. At first, everyone was just curious, but when the aroma came out later, they became excited.

It turns out this stuff can be made really delicious.

When taking it out of the pot, Meng Qingning added some more salt to the sauce so that it would last longer.

When it was ready, it was already noon. In order to let everyone eat fresh perilla sauce, she directly caught a fish and made braised fish with perilla sauce.

Seeing that there was leftover tofu from last time, I used fresh perilla leaves to make perilla stewed tofu.

Smelling the fragrant food, the whole family's eyes widened. They would usually dislike feeding this kind of grass to pigs, but they didn't expect Meng Qingning to use it to make a table of delicious food.

"Is this really made of those leaves?" Lu Zhengting also knew for the first time that this kind of grass had a name, and found it a bit incredible.

"This thing is full of treasures." In fact, she doesn't eat perilla very much in her hometown, because her grandmother was married from another place, and in her hometown, perilla is a very good vegetable.

She also learned all her craftsmanship from her grandma.

In the blink of an eye, she had been here for a while. The only thing she missed after coming here was that she was gone. During the holidays, no one would offer incense sticks to the old lady.

I can't help but feel a little sad when I think of this.

Perhaps sensing something was wrong with her mood, Lu Qiyu leaned her little head over and looked at his cute little face. Meng Qingning couldn't help but smile.

Things that were missing in the previous life seemed to be filled in all of a sudden.

The little guy also thoughtfully gave her a piece of fish.

"This thing is really magical. Just put a spoon in it when cooking, and the whole dish will be several times more delicious than before." This was the first time Wang had seen such a magical thing, and she was full of praise for the perilla sauce.

Meng Qingning slowly gathered her thoughts and asked, "Dad, is the county seat far from here?"

Perilla sauce is best used to stew things with a strong fishy smell, especially seafood. It has a good effect of removing fishy smell and increasing freshness.

But there are very few people here who can afford seafood and meat.

So to sell this thing, they'd better go to the county seat.

Lu Zhengting only went there once with the old man. He only remembered that it was very far away and it took them nearly a day to get there.

so far?

Meng Qingning was inevitably a little disappointed, and it was difficult for her to go to a town with her physical strength, let alone the county seat.

It seems that we have to think of other ways.

She told her family about her plan. Lu Zhengting and Wang also felt that the county seat was too far away and it was inconvenient for them to come and go.

Meng Qingning had no choice but to put away this idea for the time being and focus on the fish ball business first.

(End of this chapter)