Farmer’s Stepmother’s Skillful Farming

Chapter 49 Popping Corn

Su Mulan simply said goodbye, then shouldered the bamboo basket and walked away.

However, he did not leave the market, but walked slowly forward along the street where the market was set up.

Since you want to find other ways to make a living besides selling dried sweet potatoes, you have to carefully observe the market demand.

With this mentality, Su Mulan only walked slowly and strolled around slowly. Her eyes looked back and forth, carefully observing the various stalls in the market and the various shops in the town. The clothes of people coming and going reflect their consumption needs and levels.

Just strolling around like this, Su Mulan herself felt a little wilted.

The marketing knowledge in the previous life and the electronic product industry in which I was engaged cannot be used here at all. In this era where there is no shortage of labor, the most indispensable thing is craftsmen. If you want to expand a profitable business, you still have to It's really not an easy task.

After thinking about it, Su Mulan felt that she could only sell one more snack.

Product diversification can not only increase sales, but also improve risk resistance. In addition, dried sweet potatoes are currently selling well. We can also follow this wave of sales and launch new products. It can be said that it is the most appropriate measure at present.

 Just, what kind of snacks to make is also a big problem.

Su Mulan frowned and walked forward thoughtfully. As he walked, he was attracted by a stall in front of him.

Around here, there are people selling eggs, duck eggs, live chickens and ducks, or various kinds of rice, noodles and grains. What caught Su Mulan's attention was also a small stall selling sticks.

The seller is a woman about the same age as her. The clothes she wears have patches of different sizes, but the clothes are washed very clean and there is no dirt. Her hair is pinned up with a bamboo chopstick. Not even a hair out of place.

And what she sells are stick grains, which are picked up very cleanly and placed in baskets, piled up like a hill with high peaks.

And the stick particles are different from ordinary ones. They are much smaller in size, but their gloss is higher. They glow brightly under the sun.

Su Mulan stared at the stick particles for a long time, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

This is…

 Exploding corn!

This corn theory originated in Mexico. If we look at the true history, records show that it was introduced to local cultivation during the Ming Dynasty. However, because of the low yield and weak resistance, the planting area was even smaller.

I didn’t expect that in such a non-existent dynasty, there would be such corn.

 If this is the case...

Su Mulan raised the corners of her mouth and squatted down overjoyed. She picked up the corn kernels with her hands and confirmed that it was indeed the popcorn corn. Then she raised her head and asked the woman, "How can I sell these corn kernels?"

The woman didn't seem to expect that someone would ask her about the grain of the stick, and she hurriedly responded, "One penny, two catties...and a half!"

That last half seemed to be said through gritted teeth.

 Obviously, her sticks are not easy to sell.

Seeing that Su Mulan seemed hesitant, the woman hurriedly said, "One penny and two and a half catties are already very cheap. Other people's sticks cost one penny and two catties."

"What's the use of being cheap? The grains of your stick are so small. It's not good at first glance. The flour is not ground fine enough, so it doesn't taste good."

　　Before Su Mulan could reply, someone next to him had already interjected.

Hey, do you guys know what popcorn is used for?

 (End of this chapter)