Although he was very curious about what happened to King Jing and them in the mountains, Li Xiaonuan remembered Wei Yu's warning, and obediently stayed in the village and called on the whole village to plant chili peppers.

In the square in front of the ancestral hall in Jiuzhou Village, Li Xiaonuan stood in the middle of the crowd and struggled to explain: "I know that everyone doesn't want to believe me. But I just want to say that anyone who is willing to take risks with the Li family today, if the Li family has the opportunity to introduce new crops in the future, they will give priority to those people. ”

As he spoke, Li Xiaonuan pointed to the chili seeds and chili seedlings in front of him, and continued: "Because all I got was chili seeds, I couldn't take out the whole chili pepper to show you." Here are a few pepper seedlings, let's see if you want to plant them in the vegetable patch, or at the foot of the ground. ”

"I don't ask you to have a variety of varieties, because there is not much chance that a new variety will be sold if it is not available yet. Moreover, the taste of this chili pepper is quite magical. People who have never eaten it will not have the idea of eating it a second time after eating it for the first time. Therefore, whether you want to plant or not depends on your own wishes. ”

As soon as Li Xiaonuan finished speaking, many families turned around and left. As he walked, he complained: "Since this is such a thing, why are they embarrassed to ask the whole village to plant together." I really don't know if this family is too big, or if they just lack heart. ”

"It's just that I know it's not a good thing, and I also took that effort to get Li Zheng to come forward with the patriarch. If you want me to say, there is no one in the Li family who can take care of things. If it were me, I would definitely not let a daughter like Li Xiaonuan, who has been withdrawn twice, come out to speak. ”

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The people who should leave are almost gone, and Li Xiaonuan spoke again: "Okay, these people who stay must be people who are interested in chili peppers." Since you want to know the taste of chili peppers, then I will satisfy you. ”

As she spoke, Li Xiaonuan took out a small packet of dried chili peppers from a bag of chili seeds, and those dried chili peppers were cut into sections. This was an unexpected surprise she got when she untied the pepper seed sack.

She took out a handful and let those people circulate it: "Chili peppers, as the name suggests, are spicy." But it's different from the spicy taste of ginger. You can break a little and taste it, but don't be greedy. After all, it's not a good experience to try chili for the first time. ”

Among those people, there are really a few bold ones, who break the chili pepper and send it to their mouths. In the beginning, I didn't feel it at all. But as the chili peel melts and stirs in your mouth, the spiciness comes out.

Fortunately, many people can still tolerate the spiciness. Only a few people couldn't stand the spicy heat of burning their mouths, so they hurriedly looked for water. Seeing this scene, those who did not taste the chili pepper secretly rejoiced.

After tasting the peppers that were not stir-fried, I walked to several more houses. Li Xiaonuan saw that there were fewer people, and she was also satisfied. After all, leading the whole village to grow chili peppers was the original idea, and it was very unrealistic. If something really happens, the Li family will be miserable at that time.

If there are fewer people, then stir-fry a few dishes with chili peppers for everyone to taste. Li Xiaonuan's most common cooking is sauerkraut fish. I didn't have chili peppers before, so no matter how I made them, I felt that they had a bad taste. Now, she can make an authentic sauerkraut fish.

In addition to sauerkraut fish, there is also a dish of spicy tofu and a dish of kung pao chicken. For this chicken, Li Xiaonuan specially asked Xiaoyang to buy three chickens and come back. Because of the spiciness of the dried chilies, these two dishes are quite successful.

As soon as the food was served, those who stayed behind couldn't help but sniff. Li Xiaonuan beckoned everyone to sit around the table and taste the dishes and chopsticks. Everyone looked at the dishes on the table with all the colors and aromas, and they were a little afraid to do it.

Xiaoyang didn't care, because Li Xiaonuan had made these dishes at home before, and the Li family was very familiar with the spicy taste in the past few days, and the more they ate, the more delicious they felt. At home, only the old lady is not used to spicy dishes. Even Xiaojun now likes to eat dishes made of chili peppers, and urges Li Xiaonuan to plant chili peppers every day.

I saw Xiaoyang raising chopsticks, and he ate with relish. Although it was a bit of a mouthful, he did eat deliciously. Those who had tasted dried chili peppers before also ate them.

As soon as the food was eaten, those people could no longer stop using their chopsticks. Although it is a mouthful of water. When the others saw this, they boldly stepped forward to eat the vegetables, and this time they ate it, and they tasted it.

By the time everyone stopped snorting, there were only plates left on the table. Li Xiaonuan asked everyone to drink some cool and spicy. When they all stopped shouting spicy, Li Xiaonuan served the same dish again. Only this time, Li Xiaonuan didn't put chili peppers.

As soon as everyone heard that these dishes were the same method, but they didn't put the chili peppers, they all tasted them with their hands. After tasting it, some people think that it tastes better without chili peppers, but that is only a minority.

In the end, the nine families who stayed all said that they would follow Li Xiaonuan to plant chili peppers. Of course, Li Zheng said before that he would take the lead in planting. Therefore, the families who are willing to plant chili peppers, plus Aunt Zhou's family, are not young and old. There are as many as 15 households in total.

It was not easy to promote the chili pepper, and Li Xiaonuan was a little happy. While chatting with Li Zheng and them, she accidentally told her plan for the paradise. At first, Li Zheng, like everyone else, really felt that Li Xiaonuan was daydreaming.

When I listened to her talk more and more deeply, Li Zheng finally heard the taste. He curiously asked Li Xiaonuan what other plans he had. Several clan elders on the other side also stopped chatting and pricked up their ears to listen.

"Well, that's all for now. I've been busy with chili lately and haven't been able to plan any further. But I think the ancestral hall, land temple, mountain temple and river temple in the old Zhou Village can be used. Li Xiaonuan said while thinking.

When the patriarch heard this, he asked, "What are you going to do with those temples?" ”

Li Xiaonuan thought for a while and said, "The temple, it must have its effect, and the village will build it." After all these years, those who come to the temple to pray must have fulfilled their wishes. If those things are exaggerated and passed on. So, will there be fewer people who come to the temple to pray in the future? ”

Li Zheng asked with a straight face: "Do we want to collect sesame oil money like Wutong Temple?" ”

Li Xiaonuan shook her head and said, "That's not necessary. Think about it, we are not a serious temple, how can we be qualified to ask people for sesame oil money. But to worship different gods, there must be different methods. ”

The elders of the other clans asked, "What is the different method?" ”

Li Xiaonuan pondered for a while, and then said blindly: "For example, let's worship the land temple, in addition to worshipping vulgar things such as chickens, ducks and fish. We can also build a field or land that can be cultivated next to the idol of the father of the land. Everyone who comes to pray has to go and plough it. But every time you plough it you have to pay for money. ”

"For example, when worshipping the river temple, you can also let them buy some fresh river fish or turtles and turtles in the temple, and take them to the river to release them, so as to show their sincerity in praying."

Hearing Li Xiaonuan give these two examples, the minds of everyone present were opened. Everyone brainstormed and came up with a lot of good ideas. (To be continued.) )