Peasant woman

Chapter 40

The next day, Xu Cao packed up and took Mrs. Xu to the town.Miao Miao was placed in Xu's house, and Erya Sanya helped to take care of her.She packed more than ten catties of potatoes in a bamboo basket and brought them with her.

After following Mrs. Li to the town, Xu Cao still decided to find the Lefeng Restaurant, at least he had a cooperation experience once.

Pulling Mrs. Li to Lefeng Restaurant, the little girl immediately leaned over, "Little lady, Madam, are you here for dinner?"

Xu Cao chuckled, "I'm here to look for the shopkeeper of your restaurant, is he here?"

When Xu Cao asked this question, Xiao Er seemed to remember Xu Cao's arrival, and said with a quick smile, "So it's a young lady, my shopkeeper is here, just wait a moment, I'll go and call my shopkeeper to come out."

Xiaoer quickly called the shopkeeper to come out, it was the same person last time.The shopkeeper was stunned when he saw Xu Cao, "Little lady, why are you looking for this old man?"

"Shopkeeper, I want to buy something for you here, would you like to have a look?"

"Eat?"

Xu Cao smiled and nodded.

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Since the little lady gave the secret recipe of Thirteen Fragrances and the recipe for enema last time, the business of the restaurant is booming, and the taste of the dishes has become more varied.I don't know what the little lady brought here this time.

Seeing Xu Caocong take out a round object from the basket, the shopkeeper was a little curious, pointing to it and asked: "Little lady, what kind of food is this? I've never seen it before."

Xu Cao hurriedly said: "Shopkeeper, this thing is called potatoes. I planted it myself. I can guarantee that no one in the whole of Wutang has grown this thing except me. This thing tastes good. It's just an ordinary dish. It's better than me. Rare. There are many ways to cook, such as hot and sour potato shreds, dry-stir-fried potato shreds, spicy cumin potatoes, home-made potato cakes, and this thing can be stewed with any meat. The taste is very good. The most important thing is , now this item is rare. I can guarantee that this item will only be sold to the shopkeeper’s family, how about it?”

The shopkeeper was a little moved.

Xu Cao seemed to have thought of something, and said, "However, shopkeeper, if this thing germinates and turns into green skin, it must not be eaten, it will be poisoned to death."

The shopkeeper's face changed when he heard this, "You can eat dead people's food, I don't think so."

"Shopkeeper, you can't kill people if you eat it. I mean you can't eat it if it germinates. You can store it well. It can be stored for at least a few months without germination. This is not a problem. And food poisoning is very common. , It’s not the only thing that can eat dead people. If you eat dog meat and eat mung beans on weekdays, you will be poisoned. If you eat turtle and amaranth, you will also be poisoned. If you eat carp and licorice, you will also be poisoned. And other Vegetables may also contain certain toxins."

What she said is true, some vegetables contain toxins, but it is rare to eat dead people.Things like unripe tomatoes, fresh daylilies, rotten ginger, autumn lentils and bean pods all contain certain toxins and should only be eaten after being exposed to high temperatures.

The shopkeeper was a little hesitant, apparently he didn't understand what Xu Cao said.Even Mrs. Li on the side was confused, and didn't understand what her girl was talking about.

Seeing the shopkeeper like this, Xu Cao said, "Don't worry, shopkeeper, as long as you don't continue to cook with your conscience after this thing sprouts, you will definitely not eat dead people."

"Hey, what are you talking about, little lady!"

Xu Cao chuckled, "The shopkeeper will lend you the kitchen, so I can use these potatoes to make some food. Are you thinking about it?"

The shopkeeper thought about it and nodded in agreement.

It's only the end of the day, and if there are no guests who have eaten, the kitchen will be unused.Xu Cao walked in with Li Shi and closed the kitchen door.

Only then did Mrs. Li let out a sigh of relief, "Big girl, can you really sell this thing? I think it's hanging."

Xu Cao said: "Mother, no matter whether it succeeds or not, we have to try, right?"

With the help of Mrs. Li, Xu Cao quickly made a few dishes, hot and sour potato shreds, stir-fried potato shreds, there happened to be stewed pork hind legs in the kitchen, Xu Cao chopped some and made stewed pork fried potato chips , She tasted every dish, and it tasted very good.She is a little more careful than she usually cooks at home, and the taste is naturally good.

Mrs. Li also took a sip, and said with emotion: "Da Ya, your level is no worse than the cooks in this restaurant."

Xu Cao pursed her lips and walked out with a few dishes.Xu Cao took a sip in front of the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper just tasted it, couldn't help but nodded, and praised: "Little lady is very skilled, comparable to our chefs. However, this Things really don’t eat people to death, do they?”

Xu Cao smiled, went to the kitchen and brought out two bowls of rice.I didn't eat much in the morning, and I walked for an hour, so I was already hungry.Mrs. Li also stared at the plate of stewed pork and fried potato chips, drooling, and saw that the shopkeeper did not stop her, so she picked up another bowl of rice and ate it.

The portion of the dish is not much, and the three dishes were eaten up quickly.Xu Cao hiccupped unsatisfactorily.She is reluctant to put oil in cooking on weekdays, but now in a restaurant, she is naturally willing, and the taste is naturally very good.

Only then did the shopkeeper change his mind, but he was still a little worried about the poisonous potatoes that Xu Cao said.

Xu Cao said: "Shopkeeper, as long as the potatoes don't germinate and the skin doesn't turn blue, you don't have to worry about it at all. As you can see, there's nothing wrong with my mother and I eating so much. If you don't want it, forget it." , I'd better go somewhere else." After saying that, Xu Cao wanted to get up and leave.

The shopkeeper hurriedly stopped him, "Little lady, don't worry, I'm just talking. Don't worry, I trust you, but how do you sell these potatoes? How many do you have at home? I'll take them all."

Xu Cao said with a smile: "There are not many of these things. There are some left at home. If the shopkeeper wants it, I can buy it for you in batches. But if you put this thing in the kitchen, remember to keep it out of the sun, or it will easily germinate. "

The shopkeeper nodded, "What the lady said is true, the old man has remembered it. Let's talk about the price now, shall we?"

The final price was several times higher than that of other vegetables, and a little cheaper than pork. It was sold to the shopkeeper at a price of twelve cents per catty.However, Xu Cao made an agreement with the shopkeeper that this year the shopkeeper can't grow potatoes, and next year he can do whatever he wants. If the shopkeeper can do it, he will give him the few potato recipes just now.

The shopkeeper agreed after thinking about it, and he also knew what the little lady was worried about, nothing more than worrying about him secretly planting this stuff.At present, he still has no plans. The most important thing is to take advantage of this period of time to improve the restaurant's reputation.

On the way back, did Mrs. Li come to her senses? After walking for a long time, she pulled Xu Cao and said, "Dear girl, you just planted this three-cent land thing, how much money can you sell now?"

Xu Cao smiled, "Mother, I keep a hundred catties of potatoes for myself, and the rest can be sold for ten taels of silver."

"What? Ten taels of silver?" Li's eyes widened, "You can sell ten taels of silver if you only planted three cents of the land?" Everything can be sold for ten taels of silver.

"Yeah, but mother, this thing can earn some money now, and it will be worthless when there are more people who grow it in the future. You didn't agree to let you grow it with me at the beginning, but now you regret it?"

Li Shigui's intestines are almost green, "No, I feel so sorry for my old lady. It's not too late now, is it?"

Xu Cao said with a smile: "Our two families are now planting it. It won't be too late. We will spread this thing in the village next year. This potato is easy to grow and the harvest is good, and it is easy to fill your stomach. Planting more is good. of."

Mrs. Li complained, "Can't we grow it ourselves? Why do we have to let the people in the village grow it together next year?"

Of course Xu Cao knows that monopoly can make money, but can it be monopolized?First of all, this thing will germinate, and once it germinates, others will know how to plant it. Instead of letting others discover how to plant it and blame them, it is better to tell everyone about it earlier, so that we can plant it together.And if they are the only ones who make money by planting it themselves, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the villagers, which is not a good situation.

Mrs. Li also knew this reason, so she didn't say anything more.On the way, Xu Cao told Mrs. Li not to talk nonsense about what happened this time.Mrs. Li nodded hurriedly, "I save it, it's up to you to say that!"

After returning to the village, Xu Cao stored all the remaining potatoes in the cellar.The cellar has already been dug.

On the second day, Xu Cao sent about [-] catties of potatoes to the shopkeeper of the restaurant, and the shopkeeper paid Xu Cao [-] Wen.

Xu Cao has left over 100 catties of potatoes. These [-] catties of potatoes are enough for her and Li's to plant. These potatoes are directly dried in the yard by Xu Cao, so they can germinate quickly.

The family has two mu of land, one mu of which is planted with millet, and the remaining one mu of which is planted with some vegetables and potatoes.Xu Cao harvested all the vegetables in the field, leaving only two parts of the land to grow vegetables.

The fields have been busy these past few days, Fugui didn't go hunting in the mountains, and was busy plowing the fields.Li's side also plowed an acre of land.

The potatoes had almost germinated. Xu Cao cut the hundreds of catties of potatoes into pieces, wrapped them in plant ash and planted them piece by piece.After planting [-]% of the land at home, I went to help Mrs. Li.It was the first time that Mrs. Li planted this thing, and she was still a little apprehensive, always afraid that all her energy would be wasted and she would not make any money in the end.

Xu Cao persuaded: "Mother, don't worry, even if we can't sell it, we can keep it for ourselves, right?"

(End of this chapter)