Make a lot of money!I got rich in the year of famine

Chapter 5 The First Pot of Gold
"Sister, we can't escape when things happen. We can only rely on ourselves. Don't be afraid. If you have a place to live and ten acres of wasteland, you won't starve to death. And look how beautiful the scenery is here. In another month, the weather will It’s warm, it must be as beautiful as a fairyland.”

Shen Hui was not interested, "No matter how beautiful it is, it can't be eaten as a meal. What shall we eat? And there is no quilt or clothes..."

Shen Qing's confidence continued, "I'm going to go into the mountains later, find some valuable herbs to sell, exchange them for money, hire a few people, plow the land, dry it in the sun and then burn it to make fertilizer."

"This season we will plant sweet potatoes first, and I don't know where to buy sweet potato seeds, or grow beans, or corn..."

"It's best to feed chickens and ducks by chopping sweet potatoes and vines, and it's also good to feed chickens by drying and grinding corn."

"Pull out another piece of land to make a vegetable garden, make it bigger, and grow some vegetables in spring. As long as there are some, we will plant them. If we can't finish them, we will dry them in the sun and save them for hot pots in winter."

"Renovate the yard again, build a chicken coop, a duck coop, raise many chickens and ducks, and it is best to raise two more pigs."

"Oh, by the way, the kitchen must be repaired spaciously, with windows on two sides, able to exhaust oily fumes, and cook freshly. From now on, you will be responsible for cooking, feeding the chickens and ducks, and leaving the outside affairs to me."

"When I earn money, I will prepare a generous dowry for you. When the Yang family comes to propose marriage, we will hold a wedding banquet in a splendid manner and show it to my mother..."

She talked for a long time, but the surrounding was very quiet. When she turned her head, Shen Hui leaned on her shoulder and fell asleep at some point.

Early the next morning, Huolin brought breakfast, which was still wild vegetable soup, but with a little corn added, so it was porridge after all.

You have to eat well in the morning to be able to work hard, and you can eat whatever you want for dinner. Anyway, as long as you fall asleep, you can forget about being hungry.

Cao Dahai had to catch up with the ox cart early in the morning and was leaving, so he had to go back and bring food and bedding.

Before leaving, he told the two nieces.

"You two must not run around. The wild beasts in the mountains have been hungry all winter. Now is the time to go down the mountain to look for food. You two have such thin arms and legs that you can't run away. Also, I will send a message later and ask my aunt to come over." Stay with you, she doesn’t know about your mother yet, if she found out, I’m afraid she’ll cry to death too.”

Shen Hui shook her head and said, "Uncle, don't tell my aunt about this beforehand. Her house is also in a hurry. After we settle down, we will pick her up for a while."

Shen Qing also agreed.

There are three brothers and sisters in the Cao family, Cao Dahai is the eldest, her mother Cao Xiuniang is the second, and there is an aunt at the bottom. The three brothers and sisters have a very good relationship.

When Mrs. Cao was still alive, my aunt would often visit her home, and they naturally liked her aunt very much.

Shen Qing spent the whole morning walking around.

A hundred meters upstream of the creek, near the foot of the mountain, is a small pool with crystal clear bottom and small fish. Further up is the mountain wall.

She discovered a small plant growing in the shade of the rocks, which seemed to be... "Dendrobium?"

She picked a plant and went back to ask Huo Lin, but he shook his head, expressing that he did not recognize it.

Shen Qingdao: "This is Dendrobium, a precious medicinal material, how could you not recognize it?"

Huo Lin looked innocent, "There are many plants and trees in the mountains, I only recognize Gastrodia elata and Ganoderma lucidum, are these very valuable?"

"Of course it's worth it..." The premise is that the local pharmacy recognizes it, otherwise it's useless to say more.

She said: "I'll go pick some first, and when my uncle comes, let him take it to the town to inquire about the price. It's best if it can be sold for money, and it's okay if it can't be sold."

In the evening of the next day, Cao Dahai drove an ox cart, and his son, 15-year-old Cao Yong, came with him.

Cao Dahai brought a lot of things, and the cart was full.

Two half-new beddings, an iron pot, a few sets of bowls and chopsticks, half a bag of corn, half a bag of mixed noodles, and half a pound of coarse salt.

Cao Yong brought down another bamboo basket, which contained a piece of bacon, and the remaining half of the basket was winter cured vegetables.

Put the whole plant in a jar and marinate it. When eating, take it out, clean it, chop it into pieces and stir-fry until it is fragrant and serve it with rice.

With so many good things, Huo Lin's eyes were straightened, and his mouth was drooling.

After moving the things, Cao Yong went to kowtow to Mrs. Cao.

Shen Qing helped her sister prepare dinner, still in the Huo family kitchen.

First boil a pot of thick corn porridge, and then make fried bacon with pickled vegetables.

The bacon is fat and thin, the fat is refined to produce oil, and then the thin one is put in and stir-fried. Add water and simmer for a while, and then add pickles. You don’t even need to put salt, just cook and serve.

Not only with food, but also with wine.

While there was still light, Cao Dahai took his son and Ni to build a house.

After working for an hour, Cao Dahai wiped his sweat and said: "Tomorrow morning, I will clean up the kitchen and repair the courtyard wall. Once the courtyard wall is built, we can install the courtyard gate so that we can feel at ease at night."

"Uncle, take a break and drink some water!" Shen Qing carried the teapot and tea bowl, and came over to bring them water.

Cao Yong chuckled, "I'm just thirsty, Wan'er, so I haven't poured a bowl for my cousin yet."

Shen Qing also laughed, "That's not just a matter of one sentence, cousin, please drink some water!"

Every time Cao Yong sees her, he likes to tease her, and the relationship between the two is also very good.

Cao Yong looked at her bright and beautiful face and almost drank the wine into his nose, choking and coughing.

Cao Dahai knew it well, and scolded with a smile: "You idiot, you really don't look like my son."

Shen Qing said: "Uncle, what you said is wrong. No matter who is asked to read it, my cousin is simply a replica of you, like a god."

Cao Dahai said with a smile: "Like Guixiang, it's just that his brain is not flexible. He was asked to learn to be a carpenter. After a year, he didn't know what he learned. He built a square table for his family during the Chinese New Year. The four legs are not the same length. Your aunt can only find something to cushion, do you think he is stupid?"

Cao Yong was shy and embarrassed, "Father, why are you poking my sore spot again? I only learned it for a year, so it's good if I can make it. Wan'er, when I have time, I will also make furniture for you. Anyway, Master always asks me to practice my hands."

Shen Qing's eyes lit up, "That's great. There is nothing in this house and everything needs to be purchased, but I don't have the money to pay you now."

"Look what you said, can I ask you for money now? When you get rich in the future, just don't forget about my cousin."

"Speaking of getting rich, uncle, when you return, help me go to the pharmacy and ask how much these can be sold for." Shen Qing took out a cloth bag, which contained dried dendrobium.

Picked dendrobium should be processed as soon as possible, the more rare species of wild dendrobium, the more cumbersome the processing process.

Drying, stripping leaf sheaths, winding strips, drying...

She, Shen Hui, and Huo Lin worked overtime to simplify some procedures and use charcoal fire to complete it in one day.

It's rough, but it's done its best.

In the end, I only got about half a catty.

"Is this herbal medicine?" Cao Dahai expressed disbelief, "Where did you pick it?"

Shen Qingdao: "It's just upstream of the brook. I heard it from a walking doctor, and I've also seen the sketch he gave."

"But..." Cao Dahai couldn't bear to hit his niece.

Cao Yong took it over and said cheerfully, "What's the problem? I just happen to be going back to town the day after tomorrow. There is a medicine shop next door to my master's house. I'll just ask for it for you."

(End of this chapter)