Farmer's Ruyi Manor

Chapter 81
"It's all for you, mother, don't worry."

"That's good, I'll toss the bayberry by myself. Is there any sugar in my mother's house?" Xiaohua suddenly remembered that dried bayberry needs sugar and salt. She knew there was some salt at home, but she had never bought sugar.

"No, there is no such precious thing at home." Jing Niang felt that her daughter was very strange, why would she ask such a question.That candy costs 25 Wen per catty, how can you afford it?

"Um, there's no sugar, how can I make dried red bayberry? Mother, do you know where I can buy it? It's the closest place to our Chengjiakeng." Now I don't know if it's too late to buy sugar.

"It's Huangcun recently. There is a market at the end of the month. You can buy it."

No way, the nearest place is Huangcun, and I have to go to grandma's house tomorrow, so what about Yangmei, I can't wait that long.Xiaohua thought about it for a long time, and struggled for a long time. She can't let her grandma do it, and the family has no money now. How could her mother and grandma let her spend money to buy sugar? They say that the family still owes her 5 taels of debt.Forget it, if it really doesn't work, then we can sell it to Shopkeeper Liu together.

Just as Xiao Hua was about to take a nap, the familiar sound of a carriage stopping came from outside the yard.

"Xiao Hua, the shopkeeper and I are here, come out quickly." The summer in the south is hot, and the Dragon Boat Festival is about to be over. This hot day, Xiao Hua is feeling uncomfortable. There is no air conditioner, and this guy wants to stick out his tongue. Come to breathe.

"Oh, here we come." The guy came out of the house slowly, looked up at the burning sun, and the heat rushed towards him.Fortunately, Uncle Wang and Brother Rong Hua covered the roof with two thick layers of pine branches, so that the house is not so hot.

"Please do it in the house." After calling the two to sit down, they hurriedly poured two bowls of cold water.

Er Shuan and shopkeeper Liu braved the hot weather to come to Chengjiakeng to get the goods. Shopkeeper Liu himself could not come, but I don’t know why the young boss told him that he must go in person after seeing Xiao Hua in the town. Xiao Huana can't find anyone else, and has to report to him every two months.Of course, these little flowers don't know about it, if they know about it, they will definitely blow their hair.

After Shopkeeper Liu and Er Shuan sat down, they loosened up with their hands, and after drinking another bowl of cold water, they felt that their foreheads were not so hot and their eyes were not so dark.

At this time, Jingniang had already soaked the bayberry in salt water according to Xiaohua's request, then washed it with clean water and served it up.

"Shopkeeper Liu, let's talk about the bamboo shoots first. I have some fresh fruits here. You can try them first. If you think it's good, let's talk about it." Jing Niang followed Xiaohua's instructions, and after bringing out the bowl of bayberry, Sit down directly.

"Well, I don't know what's wrong with the weather. It wasn't that hot yesterday, but it's too hot today. Not bad, it's delicious. Are you planning to sell it to me?" Shopkeeper Liu complained about the weather while casually Picking up a red bayberry and putting it in his mouth, his eyes lit up.

Er Shuan saw that the shopkeeper didn't move, so he was embarrassed to do it. Now that the shopkeeper was eating, he said it was delicious. Looking at the bright red bayberry, he quickly picked up one and took a bite: "It's delicious, It's delicious, shopkeeper, I've never eaten such a delicious fruit, and I don't know what it's called?"

Shopkeeper Liu also looked at Jingniang with puzzled eyes. Seeing this situation, Xiaohua knew what Shopkeeper Liu meant, so she said, "This one is called bayberry. It quenches thirst and promotes body fluids, and it is also good for digestion. When you are thirsty in summer , It’s the best to eat. But it’s not advisable to eat too much, because it’s easy to get angry.” Xiaohua told the advantages and disadvantages of Yangmei, and then looked at the attitude of shopkeeper Liu.

"Um, this fruit is thirst quenching, it's really delicious, but I don't know how much you have here, and how do you plan to sell it? And how do you store it?" Shopkeeper Liu knew that this food is not only delicious, but also fresh, so he I have never seen it in the town or in Qingzhou City.Judging by the color and taste, the big families in the town and city will definitely buy it.Those people have money and try to find something new in everything.

"I don't want to sell you how expensive this is. It's 30 Wen per catty. What do you think? At present, only my family has it. Unless there is an ice cellar, it won't last long. Even with branches, sprinkle a little more water every day, and it can last for about 5 days. , the weather is too hot, but it can be kept in the ice cellar for about a month."

"We have an ice cellar in Yuelai Restaurant. See if the price can be cheaper." Shopkeeper Liu looked at the freshness of the food, but he didn't expect the shelf life to be so short. Fortunately, Yuelai Restaurant has an ice cellar. It also takes 3 hours to go to Qingzhou City.At that time, buy it back and put it in the ice cellar, and then send a basket to the owner.If the owner approves, it won't be too late to launch it.

"Shopkeeper Liu, aren't you embarrassing me? You see, this thing is rare now. It not only looks good, but also tastes delicious. You also know the truth that rare things are more expensive. It doesn't cost 50 coins." Xiaohua originally said to Jing Niang negotiated 20 Wen per catty, but when she thought that she couldn't make red bayberries and didn't know where her future income would be, she panicked.The family still needs to buy cattle. The paddy fields were voluntarily contributed by the village chief’s uncle’s cattle. Now her family really has no money to pay the rent.Not frying more now, when will it be fried.

"Well, if this is the case, 30 Wen is 30 Wen. I will take as many as you have in your family. In addition, you need 200 catties for dried bamboo shoots, and 50 catties each for sour bamboo shoots and hot and sour bamboo shoots." Shopkeeper Liu thinks that the price is expensive. A little bit, but fortunately, I can accept it. To paraphrase what Xiaohua said just now, rare things are more expensive.

"Shopkeeper Liu, dried bamboo shoots, now I can only provide you with 50 catties each time. In addition, sour bamboo shoots and hot and sour bamboo shoots, if I open a urn, I can't keep it for too long. A urn is 100 catties. If you want it, you Just take two big urns back. But when you come over next time, you have to return the urns to me.” Pickled things in summer are not easy to preserve and must be kept in a cool place.

Xiaohua's family has now borrowed two big urns from Aunt Wang's house, and two from the village chief's cousin's house.I collected a lot before, so I also made 2 large urns, 2 medium urns and 6 small urns. The 2 medium urns were sold out last time, and the small ones were left for home use. Can sell big.

"Okay, how about next time I come here, I'll send you two new ones. After I open this one, I'll put it in the ice cellar. It should be fine. Can we have more dried bamboo shoots? And how many catties of red bayberry are there? "

During the conversation between Xiaohua and shopkeeper Liu, Xiaohua winked at her mother, and Jingniang immediately understood what Xiaohua meant, and went out to borrow her name.

"I can't give more dried bamboo shoots. 200 catties of sour bamboo shoots cost 2400 Wen, and 50 catties of dried bamboo shoots cost 350 Wen. As for bayberry, you may have to wait a bit. My mother will borrow it." at a disadvantage.

A quarter of an hour later.

"Mother, you take a break first, shopkeeper Liu and the others are not in a hurry, don't tire yourself out, you are a big sun." Xiaohua wanted to find something to fan Jingniang, but when she looked around, there was no such thing as a fan , can't help but feel a little discouraged.

(End of this chapter)