Chapter 5 Money-making schemes
The winter sun is rising higher and higher, but it still can't completely dispel the cool air of last night, and the cool breeze blows on the face and hurts. Since waking up and having no food other than the bowl of gruel last night, Chu Ze felt empty in his stomach, "Mother, is there anything to eat in the kitchen?" Chu Ze whispered to Chu Mu.
"Yes, my mother will give it to you" Chu Mu said and walked into the kitchen, and brought out a bowl of noodles after a while. Guanzhong people like pasta, not only noodles, pastries, dough, steamed buns, etc. are common on the table of Guanzhong people.
Looking at the bowl of noodles in his hand, there is no trace of oil flowers in the white noodles, and there is no trace of green, and the Guanzhong oily noodles eaten in later generations are completely different. Although he was very hungry, Chu Ze also ate very slowly, although he lived in the army in his previous life, Chu Ze was really particular about eating, except for eating compressed biscuits when he went out on a mission, when he was at the base, Chu Ze often made his own food to eat, as a senior foodie, Chu Ze used his vacation to go to an orient to learn cooking during college. Although his cooking skills are not comparable to those of chefs in five-star hotels, if Chu Ze opens a restaurant by himself, I believe that business can also be very good.
Chu Ze ate the noodles in the bowl, thinking in his heart about how to go in the future, the thirty usury that his brother owed, although he fell into the trap, he couldn't help but pay it back. Gao Zhe's family, as a distant relative of Gao Shilian's uncle, the eldest grandson's empress, if he really didn't repay the thirty usury, I believe that Gao Zhe had the means to kill his family, and he didn't have to take responsibility. Thinking of Chu Ze, he envied the novel he saw at the starting point in his leisure time in his previous life, the protagonist traveled to the Tang Dynasty to face the air, and the tiger body shook all parties and bowed to the heroes, and it was a trivial matter to raise his hand to get promoted and make a fortune. At present, as a member of the vast crossing army, it is a miserable mix!
"Alas, money, money, how can I make money", as a person who has lived for two lifetimes, Chu Ze worried about money for the first time, in his previous life in the army, all expenses were taken care of by the army, and there were allowances and subsidies every month, so I didn't have to worry about money at all, but I didn't expect that the first problem I faced when I crossed over to Datang was that I had no money. I believe that I can support my family by opening a restaurant with my cooking skills, but obviously there is no start-up capital in front of me, winemaking? It seems that a lot of food is needed, and it is impossible to do it in front of you. "How can I make money?" Because of thinking about the problem, Chu Ze's brows unconsciously twisted together.
Chu Mu, who was next to her, saw Chu Ze's expression and asked with concern, "What's wrong with Ze'er?" Feeling unwell? ”
Chu's mother's voice interrupted Chu Ze's thinking, "It's okay mother, the child's body is fine, and if the child thinks about some things again, he will be distracted unconsciously, and Mother Lao is worried." ”
"It's okay, it's cold outside, Ze'er is just fine, let's go to the house to rest after eating." Saying that, Chu Mu took the bowl in Chu Ze's hand.
"Hey, good mother, let's go back." Feeling Chu's mother's care, Chu Ze also turned around and walked back to the house. I searched around to find a stool to sit on, but I searched the whole room and found no stool, only to see a low object that resembled the Maza of the later generations. According to the historical knowledge learned in school in later generations, Chu Ze knew that this was the stool of the Tang Dynasty, the stool of the Tang Dynasty had no backrest, and it was called the stool in the folk, which was originally used to step on the horse and get on the sedan chair, so it was also called the stool and the sedan chair. Among the folk names, there is also a "martial stool", because people who practice martial arts sit like a bell and do not need to rely on anything, so it is named, and it is called a stool in today's Datang.
Chu Ze tried to sit down, his knees went directly to his stomach, his upper body and lower body were in a ball, sitting was simply sinful, sitting for a long time could easily lead to poor blood circulation, and after eating, his whole body was constricted, squeezing his stomach, which made him even more uncomfortable. Chu Ze, who is familiar with history, naturally knows that chairs with backrests did not begin to appear until the time of Emperor Tang Ming, and Emperor Tang Ming obviously didn't know where it was at this time. "It seems that inventing a chair is also a money-making business, but there are obviously no tools in front of me, and there must be no silver taels to buy at home, alas, I have to think of a way to make money with simple operation."
Chu Ze, who was thinking about it, saw Chu Mu coming from the back room with a bag, and he didn't know what the bag contained, and it seemed to be quite heavy.
"I don't know what the mother is holding in her hand and needs the child's help?" Chu Ze casually asked Chu Mu.
Chu Ze's body is just right, how could Chu Mu let him help waved her hand and refused, "This is a bean, take advantage of today's good weather, take it out to dry, and keep it for next year to make seeds, you can rest, my mother can do it herself." With that, he took the bag and walked out of the house.
"Beans", known as "meat of the field" and "green milk", are one of the most respected foods among nutritionists among hundreds of natural foods. Originated in China when the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor has been planted, the pre-Qin period of the name of beans is generally used "Shu", "bean" character in the beginning does not have the meaning of "Shu", its oracle bone glyph, shaped like a high foot plate, or covered, was used as a ritual vessel. In the "Sayings", it is emphasized that "beans, ancient carnivorous utensils also." In "Poetry, Daya, and Shengmin", there is "Prosperous in Beans, and Beans in Deng." It means to rely on grain to put beans in a bean tray and put bean trays on it to make offerings. After the Qin and Han dynasties, the word "bean" gradually replaced the word "shu". In the Sui and Tang dynasties, soybean oil extraction and soybean cake feed began, but at this time, people did not pay attention to soybeans, and they planted them slightly, which was also used as feed for livestock.
Thinking of these, Chu Ze suddenly had an idea, "You can use beans to make money, bean sprouts, tofu, tofu skin and other soy products and even the popular artifact spicy strips can also be tried to be made, God help me!" Thinking of this, Chu Ze said to Chu's mother, "Mother, wait a minute." Then he walked to Chu Mu and took the bag in Chu Mu's hand.
"What's wrong, Ze'er?" Chu Mu looked at Chu Ze puzzled.
Chu Ze looked at the beans in his hand, one by one, the grains were full, it was the middle of winter, if the history was not wrong, there were very few vegetables to eat in the Tang Dynasty in this season, take these beans to make bean sprouts, take them to the market to sell, they will definitely be able to sell at a good price, and the money has fallen, Chu Ze is happy in his heart. He didn't raise his head, and said happily to Chu's mother, "Mother, don't take these beans to dry them first, the child is useful." ”
"What can these beans be used for, they are usually fed to horses." Chu Ze's words, Chu Mu was even more puzzled.
"Mother, with these beans, the usury owed by the eldest brother will be settled."
Chu Mu raised her hand again and touched Chu Ze's brows, "I don't have a fever, why are you confused?" When Chu Qing comes back, he has to ask him to invite Hu Langzhong over, and let Hu Langzhong take a good look at this child, but don't be stupid." Chu Mu whispered.
Hearing Chu's mother's words, Chu Ze's face turned red, and he smiled awkwardly, "Mother, the child is not stupid, these beans are really useful." ”
"Then give it to you, it's not worth much anyway, let you go and tinker," Chu Mu walked outside, just muttering in a low voice, "I have to hurry up and ask Hu Langzhong to come over and take a look." ”
Listening to Chu Mu's whispered muttering, Chu Ze's face turned even redder......
Holding the beans in his hand, Chu Ze thought about the steps of sprouting beans in his previous life, water, soybeans, containers, although the steps are simple, just where to find a container for beans?
Chu Ze stood up, searched in the room, looked around and didn't find a suitable container, walked to the kitchen and saw a water tank next to the stove, grinning, "I thought of a solution, the big water tank sends bean sprouts, beautiful drops, beautiful drops." Chu Ze let out his trademark smirk.
I tried to move the water tank, and I felt that my body was still weak now, and it couldn't be compared with the body of my previous life, and it was only because of the situation at the time that my body suddenly exploded. "Alas, I'll have to exercise more in the future." Scoop out the water from the water tank until only half a tank of water remains, and then try to move it.
In the yard, Chu's mother happened to see Chu Ze carrying the water tank, and she wondered even more that Ze'er wouldn't go to the kitchen before, what was wrong today, and she was still carrying a water tank, "Ze'er, what are you moving that water tank for?" ”
Chu Ze put the water tank in the yard and gasped, "Mother, the child uses this water tank to make bean sprouts, and then our family will be able to earn money?" ”
"Bean sprouts? What sprouts? ”
"Then the mother will know, and the loan shark that the brother owes will count on this?"
Mother Chu's heart was even more determined, and she waited for Chu Qing to come back and invite Hu Langzhong to come to the house.
Regardless of Chu's mother's idea of inviting Hu Langzhong to come to the house to treat Chu Ze, Chu Ze took out the water in the water tank and scooped it out again, went back to the room and found two pieces of coarse cloth, washed them, laid them on the bottom of the tank, poured some beans, the water in the water tank just passed the beans, took another piece of coarse cloth and covered it, and turned around and found a piece of wood in the yard to cover it, and took two stones to cover it.
"It's done, there will be sprouts in a few days" Looking at the fruits of his labor in front of him, Chu Ze grinned and smirked, but there is no container for the remaining beans, forget it, wait for my brother to come back, let my brother go out and borrow a few large vats.
Looking at Chu Ze, who was busy on the side, Chu's mother had the heart to step forward to help, but she didn't know where to start, she rubbed her two hands back and forth, and muttered in a low voice, "In the old days, the child is stupid, stupid, what to do, what to do?" ”
Hearing Chu's mother's whispered voice, Chu Ze's little face turned red and smiled at Chu's mother, "Mother, don't worry, the child is not stupid, after five days, the mother will know the use of these beans, and I bother my mother to help carry this water tank into the room."
Chu Ze's firm tone temporarily dispelled the idea of Chu Mu inviting Hu Langzhong to come to see the illness, thinking, "I will clear Hu Langzhong in a few days." He also stood up and helped Chu Ze carry the water tank into the room.
After all this, Chu Ze squatted on the steps of the door and basked in the sun, and Chu Ze didn't want to sit on the stool anymore, it was too uncomfortable.