"I'm too lazy to tell you!" Chen Dajuan rolled her eyes, "You have made this jelly, and you will work in the fields for me tomorrow, do you know?"
Li Ping'an nodded quickly. Although business was important, land reclamation was also a top priority. He certainly couldn't stay out of it all the time. "I will go back later and teach Cao Ya the art of making jelly as soon as possible. When we are reclaiming land, they can also be at home." Get started with proficiency.”
Li Pingan had told Cao Ya and the others the art of making new food. Li Erlin and Chen Dajuan had no objection to this. Besides, Li Pingan not only taught Cao Ya but also taught others who wanted to learn.
This business may be successful, but if it is successful, their family still has a business of making tofu, and their family is too busy for such a small number of people. It is better to teach them that everyone can make money and still think about their good deeds. .
In the past, every family in Xiaochen Village had a lot of fields. They didn't have enough to eat, but they didn't go hungry either. It was really hard for them to make tofu, so not many people were jealous. But at this time, other people's families have had their last meal and don't know where their next meal will be. If only their family is doing well, there is no guarantee.
The important thing is that Li Erlin and Chen Dajuan don't think that those who are used to digging in the fields can do business as well as Li Ping'an.
Thinking that Zhang Xiaoshan and Cao Ya had arranged for Zhang Xiaoshan and Cao Ya to go up the mountain to collect firewood when they left, and there would be nothing to do when they went back, so Li Ping'an stayed.
Since the land was being reclaimed from abandoned farmland, there wasn't much to do. It was just clearing away the weeds, plowing the land, and digging canals to divert water. It was all hard work.
Li Ping'an hoeed for an hour, and his waist couldn't bear it. Unfortunately, he was still a child. As we all know, children have no waists, so he could only grit his teeth and persist in working. In the end, he couldn't stand it any longer, so he threw the hoe away. Sitting on the ridge of the field, he looked hotly at the uncle not far away who was turning the cow over.
There is only one cow in Zhutao Village, and it must be given priority to those who do not have strong labor in the family. It is not known how long it will take for his family to wait for it.
"It would be nice if we could have a few more cows." After muttering, Li Ping'an remembered something and quickly looked at Li Erlin, "Dad, when we make money, let's buy a donkey."
Donkeys can not only plow fields, but can also pull carts and grind mills. He has long wanted to buy one to grind and make tofu, but his parents have always disagreed, thinking that there is no need to spend the money and use himself as a donkey.
Li Erlin glanced at Li Ping'an, then at the scalper that his sister-in-law was handling, and said, "If your jelly can earn enough to buy a donkey, just buy it."
"Really?" Li Ping'an didn't expect that his father actually agreed after mentioning it casually. He felt like he had been given a shot of blood. If he hadn't been so tired, he would have wanted to pick up the hoe and continue working.
"Isn't that true? You'd better make money first."
"I will definitely make money!"
Li Ping'an is full of confidence. Selling jelly is not the only way to make money. Maybe one day he will be able to pick up a century-old ginseng and become rich?
As long as the parents let go.
As soon as he felt cheerful, and he didn't know if it was an illusion, his physical fatigue was relieved a lot, and he felt that his physical strength was recovering very quickly. After a while, Li Ping'an felt that he was good again and continued to work.
It wasn't until he saw Zhang Xiaoshan and Cao Ya coming down from the mountain carrying firewood from a distance that he took Fugui home, and asked Cao Ya to go home and get the pot. They had to do it themselves. There is no craftsmanship. You can learn it just by watching it.
He drove away the little ones who were playing at home and had unfinished ideas. Although Li Ping'an never thought of keeping the secret of making jelly, he couldn't let them see how it was done. They were too young and couldn't keep their mouths shut and could easily reveal it. When he went out, he didn't want anyone to know how to make jelly.
This time, Li Pingan did not do it himself, but gave Caoya and the others verbal guidance so that they could feel the production process and remember the steps. However, he still had to do it himself when adding rice milk. He needed to experiment to determine how much rice milk to add to make the jelly more successful.
This is not the first time he has conducted such an experiment. When making tofu, he also experimented many times on the key step of ordering tofu.
When these two pots of jelly were made, they looked better than the first one, but they were still far from the successful product in his mind. However, compared to competing tofu, he needs to make it at least at the same level as what is on the market. The jelly is a fresh food in Mingxia County, so even if it is not very successful, it is not a big problem.
"Big pot, I want to eat jelly!" Xiao Ruyi saw the right moment and came over with her wooden bowl in her arms.
Li Ping'an couldn't help laughing, "You still want to eat? There is no brown sugar water this time!"
"Ah?" Xiao Ruyi was very surprised. She looked around and found that there was no brown sugar water. She couldn't help but sigh, "What should I do?"
"It's delicious even without the brown sugar water. Do you want to try it?"
"Yes!" Xiao Ruyi handed the bowl to Li Ping'an. As long as it tastes good, she can make do without brown sugar water.
Li Ping'an filled half a bowl for Xiao Ruyi. He didn't dare to fill more. She was still young and it would be useless to eat too much. Moreover, the sun was going down and it would not be long before she could finish the meal. Xiao Ruyi had eaten too much now. Wait. If I can't eat rice porridge, my mother will definitely scold me.
Zhang Xiaoshan watched Li Ping install the jelly and suddenly laughed: "I think the jelly is a bit like the flesh on Xiao Ruyi's face before, soft and bouncy."
"Ruyi, Brother Xiaoshan said he would eat your meat." Li Ping'an said in anger.
Xiao Ruyi covered her cheeks with her hands and shook her head wildly, "There is no flesh, there is no flesh on my face!"
Li Ping'an expressed his understanding, "Zhang Xiaoshan, did you hear that Ruyi means that you can go hunting when you have time? If she eats more meat, she will grow fleshy."
Xiao Ruyi stopped shaking her head instantly and widened her eyes. Did I mean this?
Zhang Xiaoshan: "Yes, I'm too talkative. I'll have to drag you up the mountain when I'm free later."
Li Ping'an ignored him, and while feeding Ruyi, he asked Fugui to fill half the bowls for Jixiang and Xinglong, and asked Caoya and the others to try what they made by themselves. Let the rest of the people who are working in the fields come back and give them a taste.
After the few little ones finished eating, he drove them away again, then called Zhang Xiaoshan, Cao Ya and the six little ones to the side, and whispered: "That's it for today, I will go to work in the fields tomorrow." , you can continue to pull the jelly grass, remember the process and how much water to put in, just follow this, you have done the previous steps, and ask me to come back to add rice milk when the time comes, and wait until I figure out how much rice milk to put in. Then, I’ll let you do it from beginning to end.”
Seeing Caoya and Liu Xiaozhi nodding, he added: "Although the jelly is a fresh dish here, it doesn't matter if it's not well made, but before selling it, we can make it as good as we can. After all, we Whether it is picking jelly grass or grinding rice jelly, it cannot be hidden from other people's ears and eyes. They can always know that it is used to make jelly. It's okay if they can't figure out how to make it. If you know how to make it, then it depends on who can do it. Better."
Cao Ya thought Li Ping'an was reminding them to be conservative about how to make jelly, so she quickly promised that she would never reveal anything and would keep an eye on the six little ones. She could swear poison.
Li Pingan smiled noncommittally, then called Cao Ya aside alone, "You still have something with me. Since you have all moved into your new house, I will ask my mother to send it to you later."
He was also very stressed when the box of silver ingots was left here. It would be better to return it to its original owner as soon as possible.
