On April 14, one day before the market, the four brothers of the Li family were busy weeding, watering, and cleaning the livestock huts in the morning. Situ Yan carried the basket into the mountain, and after lunch, she did not force the four of them to sleep as usual, but called everyone into the stove room.

"Brothers, I want to make some mugwort, no one has ever made this food in Xinchang County, and it can be sold at a good price while it is fresh."

"Little Wu, what is Ai Guo?"

"What about this mugwort, that is, to plant dim sum, but it is very seasonal, and it can only be sold in the days before the Dragon Boat Festival, and after this period of time, tender wormwood is not easy to find, and you can't sell it."

"It's good to make dim sum, our dim sum is delicious and easy to sell. The people in the county love to eat it! ”

"I think it's the second brother, you like to eat, right?" Saburo joked to Jiro.

"I love to eat, don't you? You don't like to eat dim sum made by Xiao Wu? Erlang didn't let the part stare and replied.

"Who said I don't like to eat, but I'm not as greedy as my second brother." San Lang couldn't get angry, and hurriedly defended.

Seeing that the two of them were arguing louder and louder, Situ Yan hurriedly interjected, "Brothers, don't fight, if you don't work, you won't be able to do it today." ”

"The second and third don't make trouble." Li Dalang slapped each other, and the two quieted down, this is the first time Situ Yan has seen the four brothers make awkward trouble, this family lives together, it is inevitable that they will stumble with each other, as long as they don't hurt the harmony, it's normal to have a small fight.

Situ Yan saw that the two of them were quiet, so she divided the four of them, especially Erlang and Sanlang together.

First pour the steamed glutinous rice into the stone mortar (said to be a stone mortar, in fact, it is a big stone with a pit, or Situ Yan found it when he entered the mountain a few days ago, and asked Li Dalang to carry it back), found a wooden stick to make a wooden pestle and crushed the japonica rice, into a viscous rice ball, one person used a wooden pestle to spring japonica rice, scooped until the rice became viscous; The other person turns the japonica rice and moistens the wooden pestle and japonica rice with water from time to time to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the stone mortar or the wooden pestle. This kind of thing has to be done by two people together, and it can't be done without tacit understanding, so Erlang and Saburo did it for a while, and the anger in their hearts disappeared. is a brother, blushing fast, white faster. There is no need for Situ Yan to persuade them, the two of them are talking and laughing.

This spring rice is a hard work, four people take turns to do it, wait for the rice to start to become sticky, add the pounded wormwood, and then use a wooden pestle to crush and fuse, the rice dough into a uniform green, this bag of mugwort green kueh is done.

When a few people were cooking green kueh, Situ Yan began to prepare the stuffing on the side, cut the meat and wild vegetables into minced shapes, put them in a pot and fry them, and then add minced green onions and seasonings to the filling.

Wait for the green kueh to be in good spring, knead it into strips, knead it into a single agent, flatten and knead it into a bowl shape, pack the mixed filling into a seal and wrap it tightly, and then steam it in the drawer, and the mugwort fruit is ready. When it came out of the pot, the mugwort fragrance was sandwiched with the fragrance of rice, and even Situ Yan couldn't help it and took a few deep breaths. took the chopsticks and first clamped one for Li Dalang, and then ate it with the bowl.

"It smells so good." In her previous life, Situ Yan's favorite snack was mugwort, but the current conditions are limited, and the filling is not as rich as in her previous life, but even so, she feels very fragrant.

Li Erlang couldn't stop eating, Li Erlang was a little anxious to eat, and bit his tongue, which made several people laugh.

"Although Xiao Wu's thing is delicious, glutinous rice and meat can be used, which is very expensive. We're selling too expensive, I'm afraid no one will buy it? But if it's sold cheaply, can't you make any money? Li Dalang refused to eat one more, this snack was too expensive, he was reluctant, seeing that Li Dalang didn't eat it, Erlang refused to eat it.

Situ Yan didn't persuade her, if she couldn't sell it, it would be the same if she gave it to her brothers to eat, "Big brother, this thing is not expensive in the market, let's sell it for 20 wen each, try it!" If it's not good to sell, let's talk about it. "Excluding the cost, if you can sell it, you can make 1,500 yuan for 100 pieces.

"I'm afraid it's a little expensive, and no customers are willing to buy it?" This time, not only Li Dalang felt expensive, but even Erlang was worried.

"We don't do too much, just make a hundred first. If it's good to sell, make more, and if it's not good, don't do it. The rest of us keep it for our own food, and we don't waste food after all, so that my brothers don't have to worry about it anymore, right? Situ Yan felt that this rich man liked to eat something fresh, but he couldn't do it, so he got a burden to go back to the merchant and sell it at the door of a big family.

I made 120 mugwort fruits in the afternoon, kept 20 at home for the four brothers to eat as snacks, and put 100 in a basket to sell tomorrow. And the incense pieces made by Aunt Fu are filled with insect repellent incense, with "peace" wind, there are 50 of them, because they are made of silk, silk, and satin, and embroidered with flowers and yarns, so a piece of incense costs 45 Wen, Situ Yan has calculated the cost, 50 in addition to the wages for the aunts, can earn 1250 Wen.

On April 15, the big market day in Xinchang County, Situ Yan and Li Dalang got up before dawn, had some breakfast, and fed the pigs and chickens first, and then loaded their things and drove the mule cart into the county seat. Situ Yan thought that there were a lot of things to sell this time, and the pickles and salted eggs were not loaded, only mugwort and incense pieces were loaded. In addition, two bundles of firewood were loaded, and the Wang steward in the county school these days was also very dedicated, and the waste paper collected was twice as much as a year ago, of course, Situ Yan also sent some snacks and snacks to this person.

After setting up the things in the dim sum market and the embroidery market, Saburo and Shiro shouted and opened it. At first, there were more people asking and fewer people buying, but when the people who ate became repeat customers, business improved. When Situ Yan came out of the bookstore to copy the book, and saw the four brothers waiting at the door of the shop, he knew that the things were very easy to sell, and the faces of the four people were smiling, and the 2,250 yuan was earned.

I went to the embroidery shop and exchanged the patterns for silver coins and cloth heads, and then went to buy some glutinous rice, black noodles, bud grain noodles and meat, and then drove the mule cart back to Lijia Village.

A few people had a simple lunch, and the four brothers went down to the field to get busy. Situ Yan first kept the accounts, counted the silver coins, and then went to the backyard and pinched the head of the sunflower, which had to bear three to five flower heads on a pole, and only one could be left, otherwise when it came to the autumn harvest, not only the flower plate would be small, but also the sunflower seeds would be all empty shells.

In the evening, the family sat around the kang table, talking about selling things today, and they were very excited, "Xiao Wu, today's mugwort is selling well, no one bought it at the beginning, I and my eldest brother were in a hurry, but then the people who bought came back to buy it for the second time, and the more they bought, the more they bought, and then they were not enough to sell, some of them didn't buy, and asked me when to sell them again?" ”

"Well, I am also easy to sell this incense piece, I heard that it can repel mosquitoes and insects and keep it safe, one person can buy several, and they all say that they keep the Dragon Boat Festival as a gift!" Looking at what Shiro said, Saburo was not to be outdone, as if he was afraid of being compared to Shiro.

"If you sell well, you won't work in vain, these things won't sell for long, and it won't be easy to sell in May, so let's do more if we can sell them at this time."

With this experience, several people thought it was good, so they discussed making 300 mugwort fruits in the next market. There is no way to have more incense pieces, this is not something that Situ Yan can decide, it depends on whether a few aunts can be busy. In fact, there is no need for Situ Yan to urge at all, several aunts think that this thing can make money, and they are all busy working day and night. Playing the rope is faster than sewing, so the rope is made more than the incense bag, this Situ Yan doesn't care, the extra yarn is sold separately, although the price is lower than 15 Wen a, but some people buy it to make a fan pendant or use it as a rope tie. Anyway, she can't lose if she is not tired.

After reading a book in the evening, Situ Yan tied a piece of incense containing snake repellent insects to Li Dalang and Li Erlang's bodies, and put some food and drink in the basket, and then sent the two out to guard the fields in the field.

"Xiao Wu, this thing can be sold for silver, isn't it bad to give me this?" At first, Erlang and Dalang refused to ask for it.

"Brother, this thing repells mosquitoes, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and there are more and more mosquitoes, and I have added some special herbs to it, which can also repel snakes. Besides, no matter how expensive things are, they are not as expensive as the bodies of my brothers, and if my brothers don't tie them, I'm going to be angry! ”

Da Lang and Erlang heard that their little sister said that they were expensive, and they didn't dare to speak again with a red face, but their hearts were as sweet as eating honey. When the two were sent away, Situ Yan also tied an incense piece to San Lang and Shiro's bodies, she herself often went into the mountains, so she had already tied one on her body, she was not afraid of snakes, maybe it was good to have less trouble, but it was usually hidden under the hem of her clothes and it was not easy for people to find out.

After April 15, there was no need to boil coarse salt at night, there was no salt brine in the salt well, and this pit was not suitable for storing water, so Situ Yan asked Li Dalang to fill in the pit.

After getting free, Situ Yan started to make underwear again, the weather was hot and sweaty, and the four brothers of the Li family only had two sets of underwear to change.

Li Dalang has long been accustomed to wearing underwear, and he feels good after using it for a long time, at least a few people sleep together, and there is no smell of sweat, and there is a fragrant smell of soap horns in the house every day. And the peeling and itchy places on the body before were all healed without taking medicine.

Of course, these Situ Yan knew early on, but she did a physical examination for several people every month. also boiled some tonic medicine for unknown reasons, and the bodies of the four of them were much better than when she first arrived in Lijia Village.