Nongmen Rice Flower Fragrance

Chapter 14 Silver
The next day, early in the morning, a clerk from Pinxiang Pavilion drove a carriage to Li's house.Naturally, it was here to pull the sour bamboo shoots, and there were several very large wooden basins on the carriage, which the guy said were used to put the sour bamboo shoots.Li Xin fished out the sour bamboo shoots from the jar. In fact, it would be good for her if you don't give the bamboo shoot juice from the jar to others.This time I pulled a lot, and directly pulled half of the sour bamboo shoots at home.

After the buddy left, Li Xin took the two brothers Wen Bo and Wen Hao to dig bamboo shoots, shelled the fresh bamboo shoots, cleaned them and put them into the original bamboo shoot juice. The child will become sour.

In the afternoon, Uncle Zhang returned to the village with some jars.The family that burns jars also sells big jars on weekdays, but if no one makes a special order, they burn less and it is not very easy to sell.Uncle Zhang then brought back all the people's stock, and ordered a lot more. He put down a deposit first, and said that if a batch was burned, he would go to pull a batch.

Because the Li family is close to the mountain, the two families still decided to pickle the sour bamboo shoots here.It was agreed that the two families would work together and the profits would be shared equally.After pulling back the jars, Li Xin and Aunt Zhang washed the jars at home, and Uncle Zhang took Wen Hao up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots.Li Xin also specially explained that the growth is very good, and the straight shoots should be left to let them grow into bamboo, and they cannot be dug back.And those bamboo shoots that grow sideways are dug back, because some of the bamboo shoots that grow sideways cannot grow into bamboo healthily, but they are the best if they are eaten.Because that kind of bamboo shoots are not divided into sections, and they are all solid in the heart. That kind of bamboo shoots don't look too big, but they are very heavy.

The two families worked together and soon pickled a lot of bamboo shoots.When it was first pickled, it was placed in the yard to bask in the sun. At night, Uncle Zhang put all the jars in the thatched hut in the backyard of Li Xin's house.Although the thatched hut is simple and crude, it can at least provide shelter from the wind and rain, and the area is also large enough to hold a lot of jars.

In April, there are very few bamboo shoots in the mountains. Those bamboo shoots that came out early have grown very tall. If the outermost shoot leaves are shed, they will really become tall bamboos.The bamboo shoots that grow after April are not very good. The bamboo shoots at this time are not suitable for growing bamboo, so the Li family and the Zhang family dug up all the bamboo shoots that grow.But even if they are all dug back, there are very few people, and there are not many people who are dragged to Pinxiang Pavilion in the next few days.

This time is hot, so the consumption of sour bamboo shoots has increased instead. Shopkeeper Sun hoped that Li Xin would sell as many sour bamboo shoots as possible, but Li Xin had no choice, so he explained to shopkeeper Sun, Naturally, the shopkeeper had no choice but to give up.After taking away the last batch of sour bamboo shoots from the house, Li Xin went to Pinxiang Pavilion to settle the bill.There are a total of more than 100 taels of silver, and the odds are considered as the money for buying the jar earlier. As for the labor of the two families, they are all done by their own people, so there is no labor cost, so after two months of hard work, the Li family and The Zhang family each divided 50 taels of silver.

Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang have never seen so much money at once in most of their lives, and they stayed for a long time when they took the money.

"I didn't expect there to be so much money!" Aunt Zhang was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses, but she still looked unbelievable.How could she have imagined that the bamboo shoots that no one wanted could be sold for so much money, looking at the money in her hand, she just felt like a dream.Every year, I worked so hard to grow the grain for the previous year, and after paying the tax, it was almost enough for the family to eat.Even if there is a little surplus grain, it can’t be sold for much money, and it’s not warm in the hands yet!The mother-in-law's illness also consumed it.

"It's good to have earned money, but we have been busy for so many days!" Li Xin was also very happy to have earned so much money.With more and more money in the family, life will be better in the future.It's not that you want to live a luxurious life, at least let the family eat well and dress warmly!With this money, the family's house can be taken care of.

"This isn't busy work! It's very relaxing every day. It's much easier than tossing in the fields all day. Besides, you can see the white money! If you just rely on working in the fields, I'm afraid I won't be able to earn this money in my whole life." Aunt Zhang touched the money in her hand and sighed.

"There will definitely be ways to make money in the future. As long as we work hard, life will definitely get better day by day."

Suddenly, Uncle Zhang said: "That's right. But I'm afraid this sour bamboo shoots can only earn this amount of money. We have been digging bamboo shoots for so many days. Someone saw it. And the guy from Pinxiang Pavilion drove a carriage every day, which was quite eye-catching. A few days ago, someone in the village asked us about it. But I don’t know how to say it. Sister Xin, you have to think about it too."

Li Xin was not surprised by this kind of thing.Although they live in a remote place, they still belong to the village!It is not surprising that it is occasionally seen by people in the village.And they always dig bamboo shoots that no one wants, people who see it must feel strange!At first I thought it was strange, but I definitely didn't take it seriously, but as time went on, I definitely had to think about it.Besides, that guy drove a carriage to her house every day, but this matter was eye-catching.This carriage is rare in the whole town, let alone the small village of Osmanthus Town, some of them have never seen a carriage in their entire lives.

When the guy came driving the carriage, there would always be some children chasing him, and it was hard not to be conspicuous.But she originally only wanted to do this kind of business for this year, after all, it's not unusual after a long time.Sour bamboo shoots are actually not difficult to make, as long as you think carefully, you can quickly imitate them.The wisdom of the ancients is definitely not to be underestimated.The reason why she was able to do this business was not because she was smart, but because she had the influence of thousands of years of Chinese history.Standing on the shoulders of the ancients, modern people can also invent many things on that basis.

"Anyway, we won't be digging bamboo shoots in the next few days, and those who like to inquire will definitely stop. Don't worry about Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang. If anyone still asks, just say that they dig because there is no food at home. I came here to eat, and I dig a lot because I want to make dried bamboo shoots to eat in winter. As for the sour bamboo shoots, I can’t hide it, but let’s not talk about it now! I think, find a suitable time to talk to the village Take a long breath and see what he says."

"It's good that sister Xin has an idea. I was also asked by several people, and I don't know what to do for a while." Uncle Zhang said with a simple and honest face.He is a simple and honest person, the last thing he knows is lying, every time he is asked, he can't speak directly, so he always hesitates.After all, sister Xin came up with the idea of ​​sour bamboo shoots, and she kindly led their family to make them. He couldn't help but tell the story outside without getting sister Xin's consent. (Thanks for your support!)
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