Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 83 Mushrooms
In October, Zhixin sent Wenchang and Wenxuan to the town, and they were in the same school as Wenhan.The master's two sons are scholars, and they are preparing to take the provincial examination at home, so they are also helping to teach in the school.Those who are younger are taken care of by their brothers.

Suddenly the four brothers lived and ate at Huixin's place, Jinghui was too young, even with Jingya's help, Huixin was still a little busy.Jinghan can't go to help this year either, she has to look at those logs on the mountain.Huixin discussed with Qingnian, and decided to find a maid at home, since Qingnian earns a lot anyway, so it's perfectly fine to hire someone.Sooner or later, Jingya is already [-] and will be thirteen soon, how can she stay at home for a few years, and besides, she can't always help Huixin, can she?

Qingnian asked someone to help find a woman who came back, but this woman was pitiful, the old man died, and he was kicked out by his son.It happened to come to Tao's house, and it was considered a place to settle down.This woman's surname is Guan, and she is really a good cook outside her family. The food she cooks is much better than Xue's and Zhu's.Huixin was very satisfied with this old woman, so Jingya could be more relaxed, and it happened that the aunt and nephew could still do some sewing when they were free.

Mushrooms began to grow on Jinghan's fungus trees, which made Jinghan very happy.Staying in those two houses every day, watching the little mushrooms grow little by little, Jinghan felt a sense of accomplishment.

Five days later, the first batch of mushrooms had almost grown. Jinghan picked all the mushrooms, which weighed about twenty catties.They were all put into a basket, which was wrapped with a quilt. Jinghan planned to send it to the Baiweilou in the town for a try first, to see how it was.

Zhixin put the basket on the cart, then covered it with a quilt, and then drove the carriage away.When he arrived at Baiweilou, Steward Sun was really surprised when he saw the fresh mushrooms. "Oh my god, am I right? It's unbelievable to see such fresh yellow elm mushrooms this winter. Brother Xu, did you make this?" Steward Sun looked at the mushrooms in front of him. , the yellow cap, the snow-white stalk, and the fresh appearance make people happy when they see it.

Zhixin smiled, "It's because the children at home are idle and have nothing to do, and I didn't expect mushrooms to come out. This is the first batch, and we are also regular customers. I just wanted to ask Manager Sun if you want mushrooms in your restaurant." ? There aren’t many vegetables in winter, so it’s pretty much the same if you think about it.” Elm yellow mushrooms are fresh in summer, let alone winter.

Steward Sun nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, how can I not? Wait a minute, I'll discuss it with the owner, and then we'll talk about the price." Steward Sun hurried out.After a while, Steward Sun came back again, "Brother, I discussed with the owner. Your item is a rare item. In this way, it will not be easy for you to send it here in winter. I will give you 35 Wen per catty. Do you think it will work?" ?”

Thinking of getting such a high price, Zhixin hurriedly agreed. "Okay, of course it's fine, it's even more expensive than meat." 35 Wen per catty, this price is really not cheap. "Sun Guanshi, we are also acquaintances. Don't pay too much just to take care of us. You will not be able to explain it when the time comes."

Steward Sun burst out laughing upon hearing this. "Brother Xu, we have been dating for two years now, and I still like your honesty. Don't worry, there are many rich people in the town. Where are you? They can afford it. You have to give me mushrooms every few days? Don’t let the interval be too long. If possible, you’d better send me mushrooms every other day, about [-] catties a time. What do you think? I'm afraid you don't have that much. If you have a lot of mushrooms, then send more. Our owner not only has a restaurant, but also a shop that sells vegetables. If there are many mushrooms, we will send them over. I promise not It will make you suffer.”

Zhixin and Jinghan had thought about it when they were at home, and mushrooms were coming out of those logs one after another.Looking at it like this, twenty catties every other day is still no problem.Zhixin nodded in agreement. "Sure, I thought it should be fine, so it's settled. I'll send it here the day after tomorrow."

Now that the two parties had reached a consensus, Steward Sun asked someone to weigh the mushrooms, which weighed 22 catties, and gave Zhixin 770 cash.Zhixin was also thinking about his family, so he hurried back to the venue without further delay.

Back home, Zhixin gave Jinghan the money for selling the mushrooms, and then told the price of the mushrooms.Jinghan didn't expect that the mushroom could be sold for such a good price, so she was a little dazed for a while.Jinghan thought for a while, and felt that every other day was about twenty catties.In these two houses, less than half of the wood has sprouted mushrooms, and some mushroom sprouts have just begun to emerge.After a while, twenty catties a day is possible. "Daddy, Manager Sun's request is fine, so let's do as he said for the time being." It can sell for more than 700 taels in two days, and nearly ten taels of silver in a month.In the middle of winter, most people just stay at home, but they still make money at home, which is not bad.

Jinghan gave the money to Mrs. Chen, but Mrs. Chen didn't want it, "Jinghan, our family has already paid off the famine. At the beginning, it was said that the money should be put together, that is to pay off the famine, and now there is no need .From now on, keep the money each earns for yourself. From now on, we just need to give me the money for selling sticks and ginseng, and you will keep the rest yourself.”

"Grandma, our family hasn't bought a house yet. Besides, don't we need to buy land? All of these need money. I'm a child. What do you use the money for? Grandma, just take it and treat it as a way to help me release the land. Is it okay? Look at me, can I keep the money? Then I have to lose it?" Jing Han pushed the money in front of Chen with a smile.Now is not the time to save up for yourself.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Chen took the money. Anyway, it belonged to this family, so she didn't go outside. "Okay, then I'll leave it for you. When you want to do something in the future, come to me and ask for money. I see, you will have to poke around a lot of things in the future, and you will have to spend money when the time comes. "

Jing Han nodded after hearing this, but it's not a big deal, she has just figured out how to grow this yellow elm mushroom, and she will try other mushrooms in the future.Some of these materials really need money to buy them.

From then on, Jinghan led Jingwan to look at the mushrooms in the two houses.Jing Wan has been learning from Jing Han, and she learns very hard.Gradually, Jinghan saw that she was learning well, so the two sisters were in charge of a house, so it would be more convenient.

The output of mushrooms has also gradually increased from 35 catties every other day to [-] catties and [-] catties.The sales at Baiweilou are very good, and Manager Sun has been urging for the goods.This person is strange, sometimes in summer, a dozen coins may be too expensive, but in winter, he wants to eat even fifty coins.And the less it is, the more he treats it as a good thing.Frying a plate of yellow elm mushrooms costs two catties, and twenty catties is about ten plates. As far as the business of Baiweilou is concerned, even if you line up to grab it, you may not be able to get your turn.And the more this is the case, the more people want to eat it.

In the end, twenty catties of mushrooms could be produced a day, so I sent them to the town every day.Later, it was Zhiming who sent it off, and Zhixin had to go hunting in the mountains.Zhiming is ultimately inferior to Zhixin in this respect.Every time Zhixin goes up the mountain, he can also hunt some prey back. Sometimes, he takes them to the town to sell together, and sometimes he keeps some for his own home to eat, and of course, he also sends some to Huixin.This winter, everyone has not been idle. Zhixin and his brother still have to collect firewood when they have time. There are so many places to burn fire. How can there be less firewood?

The days are getting better this year, so of course Mrs. Chen wants to get some delicious food.People in the Northeast love to pack some sticky bean buns or sticky fire spoons in winter. The sticky fire spoons have to grind water, which is inconvenient.Unlike sticky bean buns, which use flour that can be touched directly from rhubarb rice, Chen decided to make sticky bean buns this year.

The Xu family hadn't made buns for several years, and everyone was naturally very happy when they heard that they wanted to make sticky bean buns.Zhixin scooped [-] catties of rhubarb rice from home, and then went to the mill in the town to push it out.

This morning, Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Zhu poured the rhubarb rice noodles into two large basins, warmed the noodles with warm water, and put them there to wake up.After more than an hour, this side moved, and the curtain on the big basin was pushed up.When Mrs. Chen saw this, she agreed to make sticky bean buns.

Mrs. Xue had boiled a lot of red beans in the pot long ago, and now they were too mushy. Mrs. Xue put the red beans into a pot and let it cool down.

When Mrs. Chen said that it was ready to make buns, Mrs. Xue brought the small bean pots to the kang, and everyone started making sticky bean buns together.Under the sticky bean buns, it is generally necessary to pad some tree leaves or the like, otherwise it is easy to stick to the drawer cloth.Mrs. Chen found some corn husks, washed them with water, and put them under them.After wrapping a curtain, Mrs. Xue went to steam it in a pot. The sticky bean buns would be ready in about three quarters of an hour after boiling.

The first pot of steaming sticky bean buns came out, and Mrs. Xue shared one for everyone.Holding the hot sticky bean buns, taking a bite, the soft and glutinous taste is really endless aftertaste.There is no need to cook at noon, just eat sticky bean buns, sticky things are very anti-hunger.Northeast people generally like to eat sticky food. Sometimes when they go up the mountain, they will carry some sticky bean buns or sticky fire spoons in their arms, and eat these when they are hungry.

Everyone said it was delicious, so the first pot was eaten like this.What is steamed next will be taken outside and frozen.When you want to eat it, just take it back and put it in the pot to heat it up.Having this in winter will save a lot of trouble.

(End of this chapter)