It turned out that it was Uncle Cai who sent Shi's father and Shi Jiang to the county. When he heard the two of them chatting about finding someone to help with the work in the fields, he immediately became interested.
Shi's father cared so much for his daughter that he would not let her go to work in the fields.
In addition, when he came back from the county, Uncle Cai really saw it and his father bought a lot of things.
Looking at the appearance of Shi's family, it doesn't look like they are short of money.
There were five sons in his family. The one who was most powerful was short of money.
If you can help Shi's family with work, you can earn a little bit.
After all, the fourth child is already eighteen this year and has not yet married a wife!
The fifth child is almost fifteen. If he could get married, he would have done so long ago.
Now I haven’t found a wife for my two sons. Isn’t it because the family is short of money?
As long as you have money, you won't have to worry about not having enough money to build a house for your two sons and marry a wife.
Shi's mother was stunned. After all, Shi's father had always been in charge of things in the field.
However, now that Shi's father was copying books, he didn't know anything about going to the ground. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer Sister Cai.
"Ahem, we really need help over there. I didn't expect that Mrs. Cai would be so well-informed. However, our family has just arrived here and we don't have much money. If your family is willing, take all the fields from my family.
If you want to loosen the soil, I will give you twenty cash."
In Shi's father's opinion, this price was very low.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Cai nodded and agreed without hesitation, and her face was even full of joy.
From the perspective of farmers like them, Shi's family of three only had three acres of land. There was a lot of land in the village, but it was not fertile, so even Shi Jianglizheng was included in the farmland.
If her five sons were to work on these three acres of pine land, they could finish it in most of a day.
This twenty cents is not low for her.
Both parties felt it was a good deal, so the matter was settled directly.
However, after Mrs. Cai left, Shi's father suddenly felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
My wife has already spent enough money, so she can’t afford to have to pay for help.
If I copy a few more books these days, I will be able to earn more money for copying books.
Shi's mother also felt that the money at home was not worth spending. If she could quickly embroider these handkerchiefs and exchange them for money, she would at least be able to exchange them for some money.
After all, she secretly hid this long dress and finally kept it.
The other good clothes had long been pawned during the exile and exchanged for the broken fifty taels of silver notes.
Now in a small place like An County, if you go to pawn such a good long dress, you will definitely not be able to pawn it for a high price.
It's better to split it up like this, cut the inner layer into handkerchiefs, embroider them and sell them. You can sell them for a lot of money just with this material.
As for the outer layer, ignore the removed threads, modify it slightly, and add a layer of cotton lining to the inside, and you can make a skirt for your daughter that looks very good on the outside.
My daughter is now thirteen years old. If she wants to see other people in a few years, she will have to have something she can wear out!
The couple had a good meal, copying books and doing embroidery.
When Jiang was left, she cleverly washed the dishes and chopsticks, and then went to see the sweet potatoes she had raised in the room.
The sweet potato has absorbed enough water, and on the exposed half, green sprouts have begun to appear in many places.
But the half immersed in the water grew white roots.
Shi Jiang took the sweet potatoes and ran to find his father, who was thinking of copying more books.
I heard my daughter say that I wanted to try planting the soil lumps again in the field behind the yard. I thought that they didn't have time to spend with my daughter and it must be very boring to be alone, so I nodded and agreed.
Moreover, he was also curious about what would happen if the lumps of soil were planted in the ground.
Let your daughter test it first and make notes. If it works best, then the lumps in her room will have the best place to go.
If it doesn't work, then at least my daughter's erroneous experiment will save me from taking a detour.
Seeing Shi's father agree, Shi Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.
She was afraid that her father would not agree, and without her parents' support, it would be very difficult for her to grow these sweet potatoes.
There was no legitimate reason to take out the contents of the purse at that time. After all, she still had so many good things in her purse waiting for her favor!
Shi Jiang happily took the sweet potato to the backyard. Shi's mother closed the thread in her hand, and then gave Shi's father a rollicking look.
"Just spoil her!"
But Shi's father sighed and said to Shi's mother: "My child has followed us all the way from the capital to come here, and she is not in good health. There is not even a little sister or maid here to talk to, so we have to let her do what she wants.
That's right, it's not a big deal, otherwise if you get sick from boredom, you and I will still be worried."
After hearing what Shi's father said, Shi's mother pursed her lips, knowing that what Shi's father said made sense, so she said nothing more.
On the third day, dark yellow fungi began to grow on the beans, and the ginger was taken out to dry in the sun to become soy sauce.
Then put these sauces into the jar, add salt, ginger, etc., and stir evenly. Turn the jar again the next day, and then stir it every other day.
Wait until all the salt has melted, then put the soy sauce embryo into the jar. Leave a certain space at the mouth of the jar and cover it with a lid. Then seal the mouth of the jar with yellow mud to prevent it from being eroded by air and rainwater.
Move these finished jars containing soybean paste to the sun to dry, and let them dry for about a month and a half, and they are almost complete.
During this month and a half, in addition to her parents trying to make money, she also had to think of ways to earn some money first.
Therefore, she mixed the flour at home with boiling water to make hot noodles, then added a little cold water and kneaded it repeatedly, then let it rest for a while before use.
Pour some oil into the pot, stir-fry some bean sprouts, mushrooms, soaked fungus, and mugwort stalks. Add some salt, MSG, and sesame oil. Mix well and set aside.
Then knead the risen dough into small pieces, flatten it and brush the surface with a layer of sesame oil, sprinkle a thin layer of flour, stack the two pieces of dough facing each other, and then roll it into a cake.
Brush a layer of oil on the pan, put the pancake in and cook until both sides are cooked, then take it out of the pan. After tearing it apart, it becomes two spring pancakes. When selling, put the fried vegetables into the pancake and roll it up.
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In fact, it is best to bake this kind of dough in a flat iron pan. It will be heated evenly and the round pieces of dough will be smooth.
However, I will first make some in the iron pot at home and give it to my parents to try. If it tastes good, I will sell it.
When you earn money, you can order this kind of flat-bottomed iron pot.
The cost of a piece of this kind of vegetable spring cake is estimated to be less than a penny. You can grow the vegetables at home. Just this kind of vegetable spring cake costs three cents a piece, and if you add an egg, it costs five cents a piece.