Chapter 3 The First Pot of Gold in Selling Flower Mushrooms
Qiao moved forward and chopped a small piece of meat into fine pieces. He scooped a spoonful of butter from the earthen pot, sautéed the onion, ginger and garlic, added the meat, stir-fried it, added water, and finally added salt and soy sauce to adjust the color.
After the meat sauce is ready, put it on the clay stove and simmer over low heat. Knead the dough into a ball, use a large rolling pin to roll it into a pancake, like folding a fan, fold it repeatedly, and finally use the knife to cut it into shreds and sprinkle some
Bean noodles are anti-stick.
Under the boiling water, the noodles are like whitebait, looming in the pot. Roll them a few times, put them in the well water to cool, put them in a big bowl, and pour the meat soup on them.
It has a smooth texture and a fresh, salty aroma that makes you want to swallow it all on your tongue.
When Qiao Jinling ate this bowl of noodles again, she truly felt that she was really back. The tongue cannot lie.
She pulled at the edge of the bowl and slurped it up. She quickly finished the bowl of noodles, not even the soup was left.
"Dad, the noodles are so delicious!"
Qiao Jinling's little mouth was shiny, she was extremely satisfied. Then she noticed that there was only a bowl of soup in front of her father, with cornmeal steamed buns soaked in it, broken into pieces, and the naan floating on the soup.
She blamed herself for being careless. She only cared about eating happily and didn't notice that her father didn't eat any noodles at all.
"It's okay. Lingling has eaten. Dad is happy even if he doesn't eat anything."
"Dad, our family will definitely make a lot of money in the future!"
"I believe that Lingling is our little lucky star. Qiao Jinling, isn't she just shining like gold and very effective?"
Qiao stepped forward and picked up his daughter, rubbing her little face with his beard. The two of them were happy for different reasons, one was to survive the disaster, and the other was to reunite after a long separation.
No one could be seen in the room at all, so Sun Huifang kept scratching a match and lighting the remaining candles from last night.
The flame of the candle danced, melted a bunch of wax, and then dripped the hot wax onto the Eight Immortals table, poked the butt of the candle, and held it in place for a while, and the candle stood firm.
"Wax is so expensive now, 2 cents a piece, and kerosene is only 3.5 cents per pound. Let it burn for a while, then put it out quickly and light a kerosene lamp."
Sun Huifang started talking and got up to look for a lamp. That thing was resistant to burning, but it made people's noses and eyes black.
Not even willing to give up more kerosene, Sun Huifang gave her daughter a simple scrub and washed her feet before throwing her on the bed. Life was poor, but she couldn't be lazy.
Everything is in order.
"Go forward, come in quickly, tuck the mosquito net, be careful to let mosquitoes in and eat your daughter!"
Sun Huifang turned on the flashlight and half-bent her body to look for traces of mosquitoes. Her figure was illuminated by the light and became distorted, sometimes getting bigger and sometimes smaller.
After swatting three mosquitoes to death with satisfaction, Sun Huifang lay down with the big cattail leaf fan blowing every now and then. Qiao Jinling thought that without air conditioning, she would not be able to sleep on such a hot day. Unexpectedly, with her parents here that night, she could sleep well.
Extremely solid.
She didn't know how long she had slept, but she vaguely heard her parents talking in low voices.
"Go forward, you go up the mountain to pick mushrooms. Be careful. It just rained yesterday and the mountains are slippery."
"I know, wife, I've said it eight hundred times. It's so verbose."
"Bah! If you are a beggar, I won't bother to care about you. By the way, do you want to ask Mrs. Han to exorcise this child from evil spirits? He kept mumbling about single dogs, social animals, and eating dirt all night, which scared me to death!"
Qiao Jinling got up and muttered: "Dad, I want to go mushroom picking with you."
She was still afraid that something might happen to her father, so she had to stay by her side to feel at ease.
"Don't be afraid, Lingling. Dad will be careful. You eat first. Dad will come back after picking the mushrooms and take you to sell the mushrooms. Be obedient."
Joe stepped forward and said comfortingly.
"Well, okay, I'll be waiting for you. You'll definitely take me there."
Qiao Jinling wished she could tie herself to her father's belt, fearing that in the blink of an eye, her father would disappear again.
Qiao looked forward at his serious daughter, suddenly moved, and his heart was full of love.
After breakfast, Qiao Xiangqian came back, carrying a bulging nylon bag, her hair wet with morning dew, and shouted excitedly: "Huifang, Lingling, look at the mushrooms I picked, wow! Our Lingling is the little one."
Lucky star, the area she saw was full of mushrooms."
Flower mushrooms are very common in the local area. They don't look good-looking and have web-like cracks on them, but their meat is thick and plump and has a strong fragrance. People in the city love this delicious bite.
Qiao went forward and simply took a few bites of rice before heading into the city. What he sold was fresh. Mushrooms were afraid of heat. They could still sell them at a good price while the morning fog was still lingering.
Beiheyan Village is on the edge of Huangling Town, but it is closer to Anqing City. It can be reached in less than an hour by bicycle. The road used to be bumpy and difficult to walk. If it were left now, it would not even take half an hour.
Qiao Jinling was sitting across the beam of the car. This was her first time entering the city after her rebirth. Qiao Xiangqian wanted to sell near the farmer's market.
"Dad, let's go sell it near the family compound."
"Family home? Why?"
"Just listen to me~"
"Okay, Dad, listen to Lingling."
This large family building belongs to several units, including the post office, rural credit cooperative, agricultural bureau, animal husbandry bureau, leather shoe factory, etc. Aunts coming and going carrying vegetable baskets are preparing to buy groceries.
"I'm selling mushrooms~"
Qiao squatted forward in front of the nylon bag and shouted dryly. He passed by a few aunties, glanced at them, and left without even asking the price.
Qiao Jinling thought to herself: "What a stupid dad I am. He didn't even bring out the mushrooms. Who would buy them?"
She took out the needle and white cotton thread from the small cloth bag, which she had taken from home before leaving. With her nimble little hands, she threaded the mushrooms one by one, and in a short time she had strung a dozen skewers.
The plump and thick big flower mushrooms were spinning around like small wind chimes. I could hear Qiao Jinling's milky voice shouting: "I'm selling wild flower mushrooms. The fresh and watery flower mushrooms were just picked from the mountain and are still stained with water drops."
Here you go."
Her shout immediately attracted a fat aunt.
"Hey, these mushrooms are really good. How do you sell them?"
"Hello grandma, it's 5 cents a bunch."
"It's a bit expensive. There are only a few mushrooms here, and 50 cents can buy a lot of vegetables."
The fat aunt curled her lips without taking her eyes off the flower mushroom. Her little grandson was very picky and would eat a few bites of whatever he cooked. He was as skinny as a monkey. Her daughter-in-law thought she didn't know how to raise a child.
"Grandma, these are wild flower mushrooms. They are rare. Fry them with more oil. They are more fragrant than meat."
"We all say in our village that small flower mushrooms are a treasure in the mountains. Eat one and they will be beautiful and delicate. Eat two and you will learn well. Eat them every day and you will live to old age."
Qiao Jinling was very articulate and had a sweet mouth, which made the fat aunt smile with joy.
"You're so cute with your little mouth. Come on, give me a few."
The fat aunt counted out 1 yuan from the handkerchief, handed it to Qiao Qianqian, and said: "Young man, you have raised a lucky daughter, and you will enjoy the blessings in the future."
Qiao Xiangqian couldn't believe it, he got just one dollar?!
Also, when did my daughter become so eloquent?
"Dad, we sold it! Are you happy?"
Qiao Jinling held her head high and smiled like a flower. As long as her father is happy, she is happy.
"Happy! Lingling is awesome!"
With the first order, the rest went much smoother. Within a short time, the mushrooms were almost sold out. Several aunts felt regretful when they heard the news that they were late and didn’t buy any.
"Grandma, we will come again tomorrow, we will pick fresh wild mushrooms early in the morning."
Qiao Jinling said quickly. She didn't know if there were mushrooms in the forest, but she couldn't let the customers get away.
The father and daughter counted some scraps and 45 bunches of mushrooms, and sold them for 22 yuan and 50 cents early in the morning.
"Come on, Lingling, daddy will buy you a new pair of sandals."
Qiao Xiangqian wanted to buy so many things that he wished he could buy them all for his wife and daughter!