The carriage stopped outside Shiweitian. When I looked inside, I saw that it was full of people, and some people were still queuing outside.

Shitou grimaced: "Daughter-in-law, what should we do? There is no room?"

"Then don't eat it. Maybe it's not as delicious as the one you made."

"Then what to eat?"

"Is there a place that sells roast duck?"

"It doesn't seem like there are. We don't have many ducks here."

“Then try the local snacks.”

Shitou thought for a while, "I have read in a book that a famous snack in Jeju City is called sticky bean buns. It is made of sorghum noodles on the outside and red bean filling on the inside. I imagine it should be good."

"Okay, just eat it!"

Along the way, Shitou asked around and the three of them enjoyed the scenery of Fucheng.

Zhuang Dashan chuckled: "The Fucheng is better than the county town. The houses are stylish, the streets are spacious and clean, and there are more people."

"Of course, what if it's Fucheng?"

Bai's Sticky Bean Bun Shop arrived, and the carriage stopped at an out-of-the-way place on the side of the shop.

A short, ordinary-looking little woman stood at the door.

"You three, do you want to eat steamed buns?"

"Um,"

"We have soup and porridge here. Would you like to try them? They are also delicious."

"Three bowls of soup, ten steamed buns, if not enough, I'll ask for more,"

“Good class,”

The woman took out a floor table and three benches from inside.

"Do it outside, in the open."

When the soup and sticky bean buns were served, Qin Yue almost failed.

Hot and sour soup paired with Northeastern sticky bean buns is really a wonderful combination.

After cleaning her hands, Qin Yue picked up one and ate it. Well, it tasted good. There was a lot of sugar in it. She tasted the soup and it was okay. Finally, it lived up to the reputation of Jeju's famous food.

The father and son also ate well. They had big appetites. Qin Yue only ate two and let them eat the rest.

The buns were small, so the two of them were not full, so they ordered ten more, poured a large bowl of soup into them, and then burped.

"Checkout!"

The little woman came over with a smile and said, "The buns are ten cents each. You guys eat twenty of them, two hundred cents, and a bowl of soup is ten cents, a total of 230 cents."

Shitou curled his lips: "It's not cheap!"

"Cheap stuff doesn't mean good stuff, and good stuff doesn't come cheap. This steamed stuffed bun shop uses plenty of ingredients. It's a famous Jeju food, and it's worth the price."

"Well, it's just too expensive, and most people can't afford it."

The little woman was startled: "If you can't afford it, you can buy one to try. You can't let me lose money, right? Sugar is so expensive."

Shi Shi was a little embarrassed, he was so mean-mouthed!

After paying the money, the three of them returned to the car and bought everything they needed to buy. It was still early, so Suoxing walked around the entire Jeju City.

During this season, there are many people selling lotus pods, pushing wooden wheel carts and setting them up on the street.

Shitou stopped the car and asked the old man on the roadside: "How did you sell it?"

The old man held out two fingers: "One penny and one lotus pod."

Shitou frowned. The old man thought he thought it was too expensive, so he quickly said: "I want more, two for one penny."

He reached out and picked up one, pinched it, and looked at it: "The lotus seeds are not small and grow very well. Why are they sold so cheaply?"

The old man sighed, his eye circles turning red:

"Our village has lived near Mingyue Lake for generations. There are countless lotus ponds, large and small. People in the surrounding villages also make a living by raising lotus roots just like us."

"I heard that the price of dried lotus seeds is very high. As long as the lotus roots are stored properly in winter, there is no need to worry about selling them."

"The words are like this. Lotus seeds used to be fifty cents per catty, but now no one comes to collect them. Even if there are one or two, the price is very low, almost free. We have no choice, so we push the cart and come Sold in Fucheng.”

"I just said, why are there people selling lotus pods everywhere here? That's why."

"Do you have any lotus roots? Let's buy some."

"No, not until next month. Now is the season for lotus seeds."

Shitou turned around and looked at Qin Yue: "Daughter-in-law, let's buy all these?"

Qin Yue knew that he had relented and wanted to help them, but there was really not much room in the car. She glanced at the old man.

"How to sell peeled lotus seeds?"

"You really want it, twenty cents per catty." "Go and call all the lotus sellers in the city and peel them off on the spot. I want as much as I want."

The old man stood up in shock: "Really?"

Qin Yue turned her hand and a silver ingot appeared: "This can't be fake."

"Hey, hey, just wait, I'll call them right away."

Shitou smiled sheepishly at Qin Yue: "Daughter-in-law, I seem to have caused trouble for you again?"

"No, this counts as helping them. It doesn't cause trouble. We won't suffer any loss. It's the same thing if we go back and dry the lotus seeds and sell them when the price is high."

"What about lotus root?"

Qin Yue glared at him: "You won't let me take their lotus roots, right?"

"Hehe, if you can, take it."

"Do you know how much that is?"

"Daughter-in-law, please come up with something. They are the breadwinners of the family. They only have one season of lotus roots a year. They are not as good as us. We have two crops a year. If we can't sell them for money, they won't have anything to eat or drink."

Qin Yue's chest bulged with anger. She rolled her eyes and looked at the sky, thinking about how to make lotus roots.

The first one is made into lotus root starch, which can be stored for a long time.

The second one is to make rock sugar glutinous rice lotus root and sell it to the villagers for resale.

The third method is to use dense ingredients to make side dishes and let the villagers sell them.

Now she was busy again. Just as she was wandering, the old man came back and looked at the street again.

Well, the cart takes up a whole street, and the cart is covered with lotus pods.

Shitou ordered, "Peel it. Once you've peeled it, weigh each cart and help peel it together. It'll go faster."

"There are many more at home, do you want any more?"

Shitou turned around and looked at Qin Yue, and she nodded helplessly.

"Yes, but you have to peel it off yourself and send it to my home. It can be wet or dry. The price for the wet one is still the same. I can give you twenty cents for the dry one."

"Forty cents per pound?"

"Yes, if you are willing, send it to Weiyuan County, Shanshui Village, the banker at the end of the village, and take whatever you have."

"Do you want to harvest the lotus root?"

"Okay, how much do you usually sell?"

"Five cents a catty."

Qin Yue took a deep breath: "Okay, I won't pressure you. I'll just treat it as paying the shipping fee. Five cents per catty will be delivered to my home. You can have as much as you want. If you can't deliver it all at one time, you can deliver it every other day."

All the lotus root sellers had smiles on their faces.

"Great, great, our lotus seeds and lotus roots can finally be sold."

The old man looked at Qin Yue excitedly, "Thank you, you saved several people in our village."

As he was about to kneel down, Qin Yue quickly asked the stone to help him up.

"Of course, if someone pays a high price, you can sell it to them."

"No, no, we'd rather sell to you."

An hour later, the lotus seeds were all peeled, and the total amount was 120 kilograms, worth two or four coins.

Shitou paid the bill and carried the lotus seeds to the car.

The old man still chased after him uneasily and confirmed again: "Send it to Weiyuan County, Shanshui Village, right?"

"Yes, follow the official road and keep going north. It's more than 100 miles away. You'll know if you ask around."

"Hey, hey, we'll send him over when we get back."

Qin Yue suddenly thought of something: "My family makes pickles and soybean paste. If you are interested, you can sell some. It just so happens that you don't need to drive back empty. Both of you can make money."

"Pickles? Miso?"

"Yes."

"Is it the pickles and bean paste that are famous throughout Jeju?"

"Hey, you've heard of it."

"That's right, it's just too far away. We've only heard of it here, never seen it, let alone tasted it."

"Well, as long as you go, I'll treat you to taste it for free."

"That's great. I heard that many people sell it and make money."

Qin Yue smiled: "You can try it."

Shitou drove the car away, and the old man knelt down in the direction of the car, followed closely by the others.


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