Since the necessary items were purchased, everyone began to spread the word in the villages again.

Zhao is the most free and free among the several people, and the rape at home has also been planted. After thinking about it, there was nothing to do at home, so I ran back to my parents' house and explained the situation to my father, brother and sister-in-law.

Originally, Zhao's sister-in-law Xu was very afraid that Zhao would run back to her parents' house for help because she couldn't get by, and when the second elder of the family felt sorry for her daughter, she was widowed at a young age, and she might take out her own money to help.

Therefore, she has always been lukewarm to Zhao.

Now, she's going to start making mats! Contracting banquets will naturally have income, and if there is income, they will naturally not reach out to their parents. So, as soon as she heard that it was just to help with propaganda, she was the first to support the whole family, and when she caught people in the village, she said that this enthusiastic energy really impressed her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and her good impression of her was raised to a higher level.

The other people all need to plant rape at home, because the rapeseed that was sprinkled before has grown and needs to be planted. The ground is basically turned over, just waiting for the rape to grow.

Maybe it's because I remember the matter of making noodles, everyone is very fast when they grow rapeseed, but in a few days, they are all planted, and they meet from time to time to share the latest new dishes, or where to hear the experience, just waiting for the business to come to the door.

On this day, because he was idle, Ye Feng began to think about things that he hadn't thought about a few days ago, and he always felt that something was missing. However, when I totaled it, I found that the purchased items were all available, and there was really nothing missing.

It wasn't until Ye cut vegetables and cooked at noon that he reacted.

Originally, it had always been Chen Jixing's business to burn the fire, but it happened that he wanted to go to the thatched house, and Ye Feng automatically picked it up. At this time, Ye was chopping vegetables.

Listening to the sound of the kitchen knife coming into contact with the slate, Ye Feng suddenly remembered that there were still a few good cutting boards missing!

Ye Fengyin asked, "Sister, is everyone chopping board made of this kind of stone for chopping vegetables now?" ”

Hearing this, Ye Shi said with some curiosity: "Yes, everyone uses this, is there a cutting board that is not made of stone?" ”

It seems that the cutting boards of this era were all made of stone.

Cutting boards made of stone naturally have advantages, for example, they are strong, durable, and cheap, and raw materials are available everywhere. However, as a country cook, a cutting board made of stone is not suitable, after all, it is too bulky.

As long as he thought about it, every time he went to other villages to cook, he needed to move hundreds of catties of cutting boards around, and Ye Feng felt a headache.

It seems that it is time to launch a new cutting board.

Ye Feng said: "Sister, this stone cutting board is too heavy, and it is not convenient to move it around." Or let's make a few wooden cutting boards, which are light and clean, and easy to move around."

No matter how you wash the stone cutting board, it will be black, and if you cut bones or something on it, it is easy to cut out stone debris, and the food will be rustling, which will affect the taste.

In this regard, Ye Shi disagreed, and refused without thinking about it: "A cutting board made of wood? That thing is just good-looking, but it doesn't work at all, and it cracks after a few uses, and it's not as good as a stone. ”

Yip's concern is not unreasonable, not all wood is suitable for cutting boards. And most wooden cutting boards are easy to drop slag and absorb water, so in the end they are indeed not as good as stone.

However, Ye Feng knows that such as ginkgo, camphor, clam and oak are all very good raw materials for cutting boards.

If you really want to make it, it's definitely better than making stone.

Therefore, when Chen Jixing came back from the thatched house, Ye Feng asked, "Brother-in-law, is there camphor wood in the back mountain?" ”

Chen Jixing thought that Ye Feng wanted to build something, because he said: "Yes, yes, but it is very difficult to find." And this camphor wood grows slowly, and the stools and tables made of it have no insects, so everyone has cut down the neighborhood. What are you looking for it for? ”

Ye Feng explained carefully again and talked about the benefits of wooden cutting boards. As a result, Chen Jixing, like Ye, was not interested.

But Ye Feng's next words made him a little moved: "Brother-in-law, I'm idle now anyway, and there is no business for the time being, why don't we call thousands of mountains to go into the mountains tomorrow?" If we can find a camphor tree, we will cut one down and make it into a cutting board to sell at the market. If you can exchange it for silver, it's the best, you can't change it, it's convenient for us to take it ourselves to make a mat, these stone cutting boards are too heavy, and it's very inconvenient to move around. ”

Chen Jixing thought about it, anyway, there was nothing to lose.

And he was a little moved by what Ye Feng said, the reason why he was not interested in it before was because he didn't expect that he could get it to the county for money.

When it comes to exchanging money, he is more positive than anyone else, and he still believes in Ye Feng's vision.

So, after thinking about it, I agreed.

In the afternoon, Ye Feng ran to Chen Qianshan's house and said what he thought. Chen Qianshan also thought it was feasible, and he had nothing to do at home anyway, so he agreed.

Early in the morning of the second day, Chen Jixing and Chen Qianshan carried the borrowed big knife, Ye Feng carried the basket on his back, and several people entered the mountain with expectations.

Because it was winter, there was a mist in the forest. Chen Jixing is a good hand at knowing the way, and he has been walking deep into the mountains with the two of them. There was no good timber in the nearby forest, and most of it was cut down by the villagers.

Because of the fog and the fact that the light in the forest was not very good, Ye Feng couldn't find the plants he wanted, so he only followed the two wholeheartedly, for fear of falling behind.

While walking, Ye Feng asked with a fluke mentality: "Brother-in-law, apart from camphor wood, do we have ginkgo or clam wood here?" ”

As a result, both of them were confused, apparently not knowing what ginkgo or clam wood was. It seems that I have to try my luck and find camphor wood.

As the sun rose, the fog in the forest cleared, and the vision suddenly widened a lot. Chen Jixing and Qianshan were busy looking for camphor trees, distinguishing them among a pile of trees, while Ye Feng looked east and west, looking for what he wanted.

"You all come here, come and see, this is Zhangmu." Chen Jixing suddenly shouted excitedly.

Ye Feng was very excited, and hurriedly ran over, followed by Qianshan. When he walked in, Ye Feng found that this was just a small camphor tree, only the thickness of the bowl mouth, and it grew very tall straight.

Through careful identification, Ye Feng felt that he also knew Zhangmu now. But in the end, it was a little unfamiliar, so I laboriously broke a branch down and held it in my hand for comparison.

The three of them continued to walk deeper into the forest.

Gradually, Ye Feng found that the road was not as easy as when he came.

Although most of the trees have lost their leaves and the vines have withered, it is also a hassle to be entangled, and it often takes half a day to clean up. Stepping on the thick fallen leaves on the ground, Ye Feng suddenly remembered that it was time for him to take time to go to the rhododendron forest and shape the tree he needed.

As he walked, Ye Feng's gaze fixed on an unknown tree. The tree seemed to have been struck by lightning, or had been eaten too badly, and the branch that was sticking out horizontally was obviously withered and covered with moss.

And on top of these mosses, the things that made Ye Feng's heart grow there.

If you are not mistaken, it is dendrobium, dendrobium.

However, this medicine is not so magical in Ye Feng's heart, and he is not a doctor, what he sees is naturally not the medicinal value, but its beauty.

That's right, dendrobium is actually a kind of orchid, and it is called Lin Lan in many places.

This name sounds prosaic, but Chinese medicine regards Dendrobium as a treasure, so it is more often called Dendrobium orchid, immortal grass and so on.

These are not important to Ye Feng, Ye Feng's surprise is because after the dendrobium blooms like an orchid, it is as elegant as an orchid, delicate and lovely, and the flowers are bright in color and fragrant in smell.

This flower is ornamental in the hands of ordinary people, but in the hearts of those who practice medicine, it can not only be watched, but also cured and saved, and it is still alive, and it can be taken as needed, which is simply more convenient.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, etc." Ye Feng shouted loudly. He was stunned, and Chen Jixing had already walked forward dozens of steps.

Hearing Ye Feng shouting, Chen Jixing hurriedly retreated, he thought that something had happened to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng saw Chen Jixing coming, so he said, "Brother-in-law, Qianshan, do you see the flower on that tree?" It's a very precious flower, can you find a way to get it down? ”

Ye Feng didn't want to say more, but Chen Jixing understood what he meant, looking at his excited appearance, this flower must be of high value.

With the help of Chen Qianshan, Chen Jixing successfully climbed the dead branch and took out the dendrobium. At Ye Feng's request, Chen Jixing pulled out a lot of moss by the way, and carefully put all of them into Ye Feng's back basket.

Chen Qianshan didn't know that Ye Feng could garden, and he didn't know that this flower could be sold for money, so he didn't care. In his opinion, it is only right to find camphor wood as soon as possible and make it into a cutting board to exchange for silver.

Ye Feng, who got Dendrobium, was in a very good mood, originally came to find Zhangmu, but he didn't expect to find Dendrobium first, which was also an unexpected gain.

The three of them continued to march deep into the forest.

The trees were significantly smaller before, but now they are mostly towering trees, and even though it's winter, there are a lot of evergreen trees here, so the light is starting to dim again.

Just when Ye Feng was not sure if the tree was a red bean, he heard Chen Qianshan shouting: "Come and see, is this tree a camphor tree?" ”

There was excitement in his voice, and he was a little out of tune.

Chen Jixing and Ye Feng hurriedly ran over, Chen Jixing touched the trunk, Ye Feng took the broken branch in his hand and compared it carefully, what is this not camphor wood? The most important thing is that there is not just one, but several, all of which are the size of clay pots, which are very suitable for cutting boards.

After all, the strength of several people was weak, and after discussing it, they chose the smallest of them and began to cut them. It's too big to cut off, and it can't be lifted back.

Cutting down trees is really hard work, after all, the tools are so bad. Chen Jixing and Chen Qianshan took turns to cut for a while, and the wound was less than half. Fortunately, both of them were used to farm work, and after resting for a while, they began to chop again.

When the wound was large enough, the three of them kicked in opposite directions, and the tree slowly fell down.

Chen Jixing continued to cut the junction between the stump and the tree, while Chen Qianshan began to cut the branches. After a while, the whole tree was bare.

The two of them leaned down, moved the tree over their shoulders, and began to walk back.

It wasn't until mid-afternoon that the three returned home.

Ye Shi saw that the meal had passed, and several people, especially Chen Qianshan, were covered in sweat, so they strongly invited him to stay for lunch. Chen Qianshan didn't refuse, after all, he had to make a cutting board after lunch.

After a brief lunch, Chen Jixing went to Da Niu's house to borrow a big saw, thought about it, and called Da Niu's father over.

The big cow father's name is Chen Jiwan, and he makes money by doing some carpentry in his spare time. Because the craftsmanship is not particularly good, there are not many things that can be done, resulting in not many jobs, and can barely support a large family.

I heard that Chen Jixing wanted to use camphor wood to make a cutting board, and I thought it was very rare.

I've seen a cutting board made of stone, but I've never seen a board made of wood. However, as a carpenter, he obviously knew the texture of camphor wood, so he did not say anything against it, and poured cold water on a few people.

When he arrived at Chen Jixing's house, he saw the camphor tree in the yard. I have to say that this camphor tree is really good, it can be seen from the fracture that the wood is delicate, and the age of the tree is not short, so it is very good to use it as a wardrobe.

As for making a cutting board, I really don't know.

"Brother Chen, what are you going to do here?" Chen Jiwan asked.

In fact, Chen Jixing didn't know, and Chen Qianshan didn't know either, after all, this was proposed by Ye Feng.

Ye Feng saw Chen Jixing looking at him, in fact, he also had some lack of confidence in his heart, these were really beyond his professional scope. But thinking about his experience in the vegetable market, he suddenly felt that it should not be a problem.

In his previous life, Ye Feng once went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and saw a very strange cutting board.

The house also sells pork, and at the very edge of the market, the cutting board is a natural stump, and the trunk of the tree has naturally been cut down, but the stump is half a man high. The boss smoothed the upper part of the stump and used it as a cutting board. When Ye Feng went, the bottom of the stump was actually sprouting.

After thinking about the approximate thickness and comparing the stone cutting board at home, Ye Feng said: "Let's first sawn down the tree one by one according to this thickness, and then use a planer to plane both sides flattened." ”

As for the follow-up, it's even simpler, and now experienced housewives know how to keep the cutting board from cracking.

When Chen Jiwan heard it, this was too simple, didn't it just look like a stone chopping board, it was not difficult for him at all. So, let Chen Jixing and Chen Qianshan work together, and Chen Jiwan began to make a wooden chopping board for this time and space.

Several people are willing to contribute, and now they are also members or family members of Yaya Township Kitchen, so they will naturally not be lazy. In just half an hour, a tree was sawn into twenty cutting boards of various sizes. After doing this, Chen Jiwan then used a planer to plane both sides of the cutting board.

It took more than an hour, and Chen Jiwan really planed and polished all the twenty cutting boards.

Looking at these freshly baked cutting boards, light and exuding a woody fragrance, Ye Shi was the first to feel that this cutting board was destined to be sold.

"This is going to be sold, what if it cracks and grows wood?" Chen Jiwan thought that this was just for use as a village kitchen.

Ye Feng stepped forward and said, "Of course, it can't be used yet, I have a way to make these cutting boards never crack." ”

However, before doing this final process, it is still necessary to discuss how the cutting board will be sold, and how the silver will be divided after it is sold.

Taking advantage of the fact that several people were there, Ye Feng said: "In this way, it is my brother-in-law and Qianshan who cut down the trees, and it is the big cow father who does the carpentry work, and I deal with the cutting board without cracking." If we can sell the silver, let's divide it equally, what do you think? Of course, if it can't be sold, let's use it to be a village cook, and we won't lose anything. ”

Naturally, there was no objection from several people.

Chen Jixing and Chen Qianshan discussed it and decided to take Chen Jiwan to cut down trees the next day. Anyway, there are saws, and there are many people, so it won't be a loss to cut a few more trees and come back. Even if you can't make a cutting board, it's good to use it to make a wardrobe or a table and chair.

The next day, a few people went to yesterday's forest with tools, cut down all the remaining ten camphor trees, and carried them back one by one. Chen Jiwan made these trees into chopping boards.

After all the two hundred and twenty cutting boards were ready, Ye Feng bought salt with his own money and boiled it into extremely concentrated brine to process these cutting boards.

Its practical vegetable oil soaking effect is better, but vegetable oil is not cheap, and it is cheaper than salt. After it was dealt with, Ye Feng finally touched a layer of oil very rarely, which could be regarded as an extra layer of protection.

Oil, salt, all kinds of kitchen utensils, not counting labor, the preliminary preparation of the village kitchen has already spent some silver, and now it is waiting for someone to invite.

After the cutting board was completely dealt with and some flaws were dealt with, Ye Feng took ten cutting boards with Chen Qianshan and Da Niu to try their luck at the market.

Last night, Chen Qianshan and Ye Feng discussed the pricing of this cutting board together. First of all, this is camphor wood, and there is only a forest in the back mountain of Chenjia Village near here, so even if everyone knows that it is camphor wood, it is difficult to find it. Even if you find it, you don't know what to do with it so that it doesn't crack.

Secondly, if an average-sized camphor tree is made into a small wardrobe, it will cost about five taels of silver, and of course, it must include the price of carpentry work. Now that one tree has been made into twenty, then one is counted as two hundred and fifty wen. These are not counting the cost of manual salting, oil, etc.

After thinking about it, Ye Feng and Chen Qianshan's final price was five hundred Wen.

went to the bazaar, the three of them divided into two ways, Chen Qianshan went to the bazaar to sell, Ye Feng took the big cow to the major restaurants to sell, and by the way, he asked how much money it would cost to ask a chef to make a banquet here.

Bringing a big cow is also regarded as a person from a family, supervising each other, after all, the money obtained must be divided equally. Ye Feng felt that it was better to be careful when it came to silver, so as not to hurt the harmony.

In addition, Ye Feng's strength is small, and it is a little difficult to hold a cutting board. It's good that people are big bulls, and they don't have anything to do with two. The remaining seven, Chen Qianshan put them in the market.

First of all, Chen Qianshan's side, as soon as the chopping board came out, there were aunts who kept coming up to inquire about the price. Indeed, this is much more beautiful than a stone cutting board, clean and clean, and has a fragrance.

However, as soon as I asked the price, it cost 500 Wen, so I shook my head and left. Five hundred wen is half a tael of silver, and it is too expensive to buy a cutting board.

Chen Qianshan is a clever guy, and he opened his throat and shouted: "Uncles and aunts, noble people, This cutting board is not made of ordinary wood, and I can't say what this wood is called, but the wood is delicate and has a natural aroma, and it will not grow insects when used as a wardrobe." And my family has ancestral secret recipes, secret treatments, these cutting boards will never crack. I live in Chenjia Village in front of me, and if you buy it back, if it cracks, we will return it for you. ”

As soon as Chen Qianshan explained, sure enough, some of those who were too expensive began to be moved, this cutting board looked really beautiful, and it was said that it would not drop scum. If it really doesn't crack, it's not expensive to use it for more than ten years.

So, I saw a neatly dressed aunt come over, and said while taking out the money: "If it is slag or cracking, I will return it." ”

Chen Qianshan hurriedly said: "Absolutely not." If it's slag or cracking, just bring it, and I'll sell cutting boards here from now on. ”

After taking the copper coin, Chen Qianshan only felt very beautiful in his heart. It was the first time in his life that he had made money.

On the other side, Ye Feng and Da Niu chose a restaurant that seemed to have a good business and walked in.

Without beating around the bush, Ye Feng asked directly: "Shopkeeper, let me inquire about something, we need to hold a banquet recently, if you ask your cook to help, how much money will you need?" ”

The shopkeeper saw that there was a business coming to the door, and he didn't take it big, anyway, there were many cooks in the store, and sending one out didn't affect anything, because he said: "Usually it's fifteen taels, but now you can see it, it's about to be the New Year, and the business is good, so it costs seventeen taels." ”

Ye Feng said: "It's so expensive, can it be cheaper." ”

The shopkeeper smiled, "This little brother, it can't be cheaper, I don't believe you to ask, the restaurants around here are all at this price." ”

Ye Feng didn't want to invite a cook, so naturally he wouldn't be disappointed, anyway, he inquired about the market, and he could be regarded as having achieved his goal, because he said: "Shopkeeper, you make a stone cutting board, you might as well try my family's ancestral wooden cutting board, which is made using ancestral secret methods, and it can't be kept with slag and won't crack." ”

Listening to Ye Feng's words, the shopkeeper was really interested, and took the cutting board in Ye Feng's hand and looked at it carefully.

Indeed, this cutting board looks beautiful, atmospheric, and has a fragrance, if it really does not crack, no slag, it is indeed to have one. Just yesterday, a guest also ate a piece of slag that fell from the cutting board, which made him very embarrassed, and finally lost money and paid for the meal.

The shopkeeper said, "What if the slag falls off or cracks?" ”

Ye Feng had already thought about it, and replied without hesitation: "If it is slag or cracking within a year, we accept returns." We set up a stall in the market, and our family lives in Chenjia Village, so we can find it at any time. ”

I asked the price again, and the shopkeeper thought about it, the business was really good during this time, if this cutting board was really so easy to use, but I would earn it back by selling a few more dishes, so I said happily: "I want all three." ”

Da Niu hurriedly put the cutting board on the shopkeeper's table.

After taking the silver, Ye Feng and Da Niu went to the market to find Chen Qianshan.

I thought that it would be difficult for Chen Qianshan to sell here, after all, the consumption power of the villagers here is naturally not as good as that of the restaurant.

But what he didn't expect was that Chen Qianshan was actually sold out, and he was counting the silver there, smiling stupidly. It seems that what he has in his hand is not silver, but a big girl.

Seeing that the two of them were also sold out, Chen Qianshan said excitedly: "You have also sold it." If you want me to say let's hurry back and get ready, and come tomorrow, there are still a few aunts who haven't bought it today. ”

Today he took out ten cutting boards and sold them for five taels of silver. After thinking about it, Ye Feng made the decision and divided it equally among the four parts.

Da Niu and Chen Qianshan both got the silver they earned for the first time, and it was still more than one or two, they were very excited, and they had already begun to calculate how much the cutting board at home could sell.

After taking the money, Ye Feng went directly to the horse butcher's stall and bought a pound and a half of fat and lean pork, and a few big stick bones. Chen Qianshan thought about it and bought half a catty.

Da Niu didn't buy it, he knew that his eldest brother needed silver to get married.

After returning to the village, they went back to their homes.

After listening to Ye Feng's experience today, Chen Jixing said excitedly: "This business is really done, we are just doing our best, a cutting board can be sold for five hundred wen, so these two hundred cutting boards can be sold for one hundred taels of silver?" ”

When he said this number, he didn't even notice it, and he shivered a little. Ye Feng said that the twenty cutting boards will be given to each family, and the rest will be used as village cooks, which is not only convenient, but also a kind of publicity.

Instead, Ye Feng said: "Brother-in-law, we are just making some hard-earned money. First of all, there are fewer and fewer camphor trees, and it is very difficult to find, so it is one thing whether you can find them next time. The second is that this cutting board is really not difficult, and it is estimated that some people will start to imitate it after a while. When the time comes, there will be more people doing it, and the price will naturally come down. ”

Chen Jixing thought about it, it was indeed as Ye Feng said. So he wondered if he would continue to go into the mountain again with a few people one day.

In the evening, Chen Qianshan and Da Niu Daddy, who got the money, couldn't wait for Chen Jixing to come to the door, and the two took the initiative to come to the door.

They were both equally excited, and they had the same thoughts, wanting to go into the mountains to look for camphor trees before everyone started to cut down trees.

As soon as they were over, several people thought it was okay, and they entered the mountain again.

As a result, I went for a few days in a row, and nothing was gained.

Ye Feng didn't follow, and it was useless for him to go.

This time, several people obviously went to Zhangmu, and his foot strength really couldn't keep up. So I found a good location at home and planted dendrobium with nutrient soil. Finally, I found a shady but sunny forest and placed the moss close to the back mountain.

At that time, the potted plants of dendrobium need a lot of moss.

Over the next few days, the men worked together to sell another 100 cutting boards.

In this way, the family divided more than ten taels of silver on average. With this silver, Chen Jixing felt that he walked lightly.

Ye Feng kept the more than one or two silver for himself, which was called the start-up capital.