Chapter 114: Novel Food

After two days, it was calm, Guan Ming didn't say yes or disagree, but Guan Wu went to Xing'er's mother's house again, although the person was wooden, but after Xing'er's mention, he also knew that he was going to stammer's future Yue's house. "Ya-Wen * Yan + Love $ First @ Hair"

Li Xin has been busy preparing ingredients for the past two days, and she has made up her mind to go to Yuanguang Temple to sell food when she is cold, which is not much more expensive, and she may be able to make a small profit.

Guan Wen knew her plan and didn't stop it, but said: "It's cold now, beware of the cold outside at night, wear more clothes when the time comes, and go to my aunt's house to rest for the night at night." ”

Li Xin nodded and said, "You don't have to worry, I'll go with Ah Mei, and your two cousins also said that they would come to help when the time comes." And there were a lot of people in Yuanguang Temple at that time, and I was busy, so it wouldn't be cold. ”

Guan Wen took her hand and instructed: "Pay more attention to your safety." ”

"Yes." Li Xin tugged at the jacket on his body, wrapped his neck around his neck and sighed and said, "Now we can make our own decisions about family affairs, but the source of money is still a big problem." Open source and reduce expenditure, you have to put it in the first place. I borrowed so much money from outside, and I always have to pay it back, maybe we will have a hard time in the past two years haha. ”

Guan Wen smiled, hugged her waist and said, "With such a good daughter-in-law as you, why worry about the family not being able to prosper?" Money can be earned slowly, and I'm not too weak to move, and now that my injuries are almost healed, I can do what I can. ”

Li Xin nodded, "Then we'll try that kind of food later, and see if it's delicious." ”

"Okay."

Ah Mei hugged a small amount of sun-dried corn kernels and asked Li Xin curiously, "Sister-in-law uses this to eat?" ”

"Well, let's try it, and you can taste it later, and see if it suits your taste. If you like it, then this thing should be more popular as well. ”

Ah Mei listened to it, "Sister-in-law, what is it?" ”

"Make it for you and show you, and I'll talk about it when you eat it."

Li Xin sold a pass, took the small dried corn kernels in Ah Mei's hand and took out the thick-bottomed small pot, first heated the small pot, then poured oil and wiped the bottom of the pot, and then poured the dried corn kernels and heated them evenly, stirred them with chopsticks for a while, and then covered the pot and shook it from time to time, and when he heard the sound of popping flowers in the pot, he opened the lid and added sugar, and then continued to shake.

After a while, I heard the sound of "crackling" in the pot one after another.

Ah Mei looked at Li Xin's movements with straight eyes, and Guan Wen also asked curiously, "This ...... Will the pot explode? ”

"No, the bottom of the pot is thick."

Li Xin kept moving, and when he heard the sound of popping flowers inside, he removed the small pot from the heat, opened the lid, and a rich smell of popcorn came to his nose.

"It smells so good!" Ah Mei cheered in surprise, looked at Li Xin eagerly and asked, "Sister-in-law, can you eat it like this?" ”

"Yes." Li Xin smiled, poured out the popcorn in the pot and put it in the prepared basin and looked down, there were still a lot of unexploded corn kernels left at the bottom of the pot.

Or stir unevenly.

Li Xin sighed and motioned for Ah Mei to taste it. Ah Mei couldn't wait to reach out and put one in her mouth to chew, and said happily on her face: "Sister-in-law, it's delicious!" Sweet! ”

And he couldn't stop taking it.

Guan Wen saw that Ah Mei was happy to eat, and also tasted one, but frowned and said: "It's sweet and tired, but a girl like Ah Mei should like to eat it." "Ya-Wen * Yan + Love $ First @ Fa"

After the corn kernels burst out, there was a big pot, Li Xin thought for a while and said, "Sister, you pack some and send them to Sister Xing'er and Sister Yinhuan, and see what they are to say and the two dolls that are older than Xiaokang and Sister Xing'er." If they also like to eat, we can sell this kind of food that day. ”

"Okay, I'll go." Ah Mei grabbed a handful of stuffed mouths and went to get a clean cloth and wrapped two packs, and didn't forget to leave a little for Li Xin.

"Sister-in-law, you can eat it too......"

"Hmm."

Li Xin took two of them and ate them, but he already knew in his heart that this taste was not as good as modern times.

In modern times, there are condiments such as cream butter and new popcorn machines that can be heated evenly, and popcorn can be made in a variety of flavors. But this kind of popcorn in ancient times can only make people taste it. She used to eat popcorn before, and she didn't feel much about the sweet popcorn now.

If only there was butter, ghee, and the simplest popcorn machine.

She ate two and stopped eating, and Ah Mei cleaned up and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go to Sister Xing'er's house." ”

"Go ahead."

Ah Mei went out, and Li Xin asked Guan Wen: "Are you still eating?" ”

"Nope." Guan Wen smiled: "You women like to eat this kind of thing." ”

"That's not it, anyway, most of the people who visit the temple fair are women, but I don't have to worry about no one buying them." Li Xin replied, took popcorn to the hall, and Lao Guan was sitting smoking a dry cigarette.

"Grandpa, you come and try this, see if it tastes good."

Li Xin brought it to Lao Guan and motioned him to eat, Lao Guan was first fascinated by the taste, sniffed and twisted one and pinched it, and muttered: "Ah Wen's daughter-in-law, it's hard." ”

"Grandpa put it in his mouth, and it will be soft after a while, so let grandpa taste it."

Li Xin smiled, and only then did Lao Guan nod and put it in his mouth, pressed it with his tongue, and squinted his eyes slightly, "Sweet." ”

"It's sweet." Li Xin said: "Grandpa doesn't want to chew it, just spit it out." ”

However, Li Xin felt that he could still eat it if it was soft, so he asked Guan Wen to pour water for Lao Guantou, "Grandpa can drink some water if he thinks it's dry." ”

After eating a few pieces, Lao Guan asked Li Xin, "What is this?" ”

"Popcorn." Li Xin said with a smile: "Ming'er Xiaohantian, I want to go to Yuanguang Temple to do some small business and make some money, if this food is good, I will get this." ”

Lao Guan nodded, "Sweet, children like to eat it." ”

Li Xin smiled: "Does grandpa like to eat?" ”

Lao Guan puffed out his eyes, "Grandpa is not a child!" ”

Li Xin and Guan Wen laughed, and they didn't poke the old juncture, just watched him twist the popcorn in his mouth one by one.

At noon, Ah Mei came back, her face was flushed and she was very excited, and when she came back, she pulled Li Xin and said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!" Sister Xing'er, they all said it was delicious! ”

Li Xin smiled: "Really? Well-off, they also like to eat? ”

"I like it." Ah Mei nodded, "At first, I thought it was hard, and the child couldn't bite it, but it melted after a while, and Xiaokang also ate a few pieces, and in the end, Sister Xing'er was afraid that Xiaokang would choke and didn't allow him to eat it." ”

He also said: "I also sent it to Sister Yinhuan, Sister Yinhuan loves to eat it very much." ”

Li Xin knew that this popcorn still had business opportunities, and it was novel. However, if others know the method, I am afraid that someone will soon imitate it, and even make it more elaborate than her, Li Xin thinks it is better to make a special popcorn machine, the simplest one, with a lid in the shape of a pot, one side can be turned up, and a wire used for stirring is inserted in the middle, so that it can also be heated evenly. As for the fire, it can't be burned much with charcoal.

If you want to order it in time, Li Xin hurriedly found a pen and paper and drew a few top views, side views, front views, and internal transparent structure drawings to Guan Wen, and asked Guan Wen to find a blacksmith to do it, and he had to tell the blacksmith that he couldn't pass it on.

Although Guan Wen was puzzled, he still took the picture and looked at it, nodded and went.

Li Xin instructed him: "This thing is not very complicated, besides, I have already drawn it in detail, if I rush to work, I will get it tomorrow if it is enough to do it in one day, and you can discuss it with the blacksmith more on the price." ”

Guan Wen naturally nodded, thought about it and hesitated: "...... your third uncle over there"

"Don't go to his house, his things are not good, and the asking price is expensive, so I don't bother to have such a friendship with them."

Li Xin said lightly.

Since the last time she fell out with her third aunt, Li Xin decided to keep a distance from the family. The third uncle is still a businessman in the end, and it is not good to talk about favors when doing business, she understands this truth, there are many favors, and she can't figure it out.

So Guan Wen and Li Xin were busy, Guan Wen went to the town to find a blacksmith to cook things, and Li Xin prepared dried corn kernels, oil, sugar, and other raw materials.

The next morning was fine, and she was still trying to figure out where to get the cream and butter.

The cream is said to be separated by stirring the milk constantly, and it can be sold for money when it is made alone. Butter is a bit of a hassle. But if popcorn is added with this kind of fat, the taste is absolutely unique, and others can't imitate it if they want to, which is a process in it.

Butter is sold very little here in Yizhou because people don't like it very much. This was introduced from the Mongolian steppe, and although it encouraged ethnic integration and internal and external development, and also traded with Mongolia, Yizhou was still a little farther away, and did not care much about the various foods introduced from Mongolia.

If you want to buy butter, it can only be sold in the kind of big grocery store, and she can't make it. One is that there is no milk, and the other is that the time is too tight to make it. In addition, the extraction rate of extracted butter is relatively low, and if you do it yourself, it will be worth the loss.

Li Xin plans to set up a stall tomorrow to see if there is any butter for sale, if there is, buy it and sell it, and the price of popcorn can be raised again. If not, then you can only do it with the existing condiments.

Lao Guan was idle and had nothing to do to ask Li Xin to find him a job to do, Li Xin smiled and said, "What does grandpa want to do?" ”

"What do you have to do, let me do it." Old Guan sat on the threshold of the hall, "I'm in a panic." ”

Li Xin thought, setting up a stall needs a cart, originally wanted to wait for Guan Wen to come back and let him do it, this job is easier, now that grandpa doesn't want to be idle, let grandpa do it.

He compared the appearance of the cart with the old juncture, who listened very carefully, and asked Li Xin from time to time what to do with the empty hole, what to put so wide here, how long the push handle should be, and whether the wheels below should be single or double.

Li Xin listened to his questions carefully, and told him one by one, and he started to do it at the old juncture, and it seemed that he was very skilled.

"Grandpa used to learn carpentry from a carpenter." Ah Mei whispered to Li Xin: "The eldest brother can also do carpentry work, and he was taught by his grandfather, but I think the eldest brother's craftsmanship is still not as good as that of his grandfather." My grandfather hadn't done carpentry work in years, so I thought he was rusty. ”

How can you look rusty when you start working at an old juncture? Li Xin was also very happy to see that his eyes were shining a little because of the carpentry work.

Early the next morning, Li Xin got up and packed up the things she wanted to bring to the town, and Ah Mei also collected other needlework she had done to take to sell.

The cart made at the old juncture is still a little bit finished, and according to Li Xin, the cart made is really simple and generous. There is a table at the bottom of the cart to put a small stove to burn the fire, and there is an empty circle on it, and there is an empty space left on the right, and the front and left and right are also blocked with wood //.com no pop-up window and no advertising //. It is also made a cabinet to put money, so as not to be unable to find it when you get it.

The cart handlebars are also sturdy. On the right side is a wooden wheel, and on the left is a piece of wood that can be wrenched up and down. If you want to stop, you can just put down the piece of wood, which is very convenient.

Yesterday, the old juncture was in good spirits, and he went to bed very late, and he got up early this morning to quickly complete the process, and muttered to Li Xin: "This car is good, this car is so ......."

It is estimated that it is the first time to do such a design of the car, and the old man also noticed the benefits of this cart, praised it vigorously, and always said that Li Xin was smart or something.

Li Xin was a little surprised, tried the cart, felt that it was very suitable for his heart, and hurriedly let Guan Wen hug the makeshift stove, just facing the opening on it.

"Can we get the pot when we get to town?"

"Yes, the blacksmith said that it didn't take much work, and we were in a hurry to get it, and we could get it tomorrow."

"That's good", Li Xin sighed: "Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." ”

He also asked Ah Mei to put away the wrapping paper that would be used at that time.

These papers were made by Li Xin and Ah Mei last night, folding the paper into a cone, pasting it with paste, and then flattening it, stacking them one by one, and looking very high.

Ah Mei hugged the paper over, and Li Xin put the paper bags into the cloth at the mouth of the pocket, and the knot tied at the mouth of the cloth was tied to the cart.

At noon, the family of four finished eating, and Li Xin and Ah Mei were going to the town. Guan Wen and Lao Guan didn't go, Guan Wen didn't go hunting in the mountains and forests anymore, and naturally there was no prey to sell.

Li Xin pushed the car away, and Erhei also came up to follow her. After driving it a few times, Erhei still had to keep up, and Li Xin was helpless, so he could only let it follow.

Guan Wen sent them to the entrance of the village, carefully explained the location of the blacksmith shop to Li Xin, and repeatedly told Li Xin to be careful, which made Ah Mei chuckle.

"What's not worrying about big brother?" Ah Mei was ashamed of him: "Didn't my sister-in-law say it, the eldest cousin and the second cousin will come to help, and no one can bully the sister-in-law." ”

"I'm afraid you'll cause trouble to your sister-in-law." Guan Wen taught Ah Mei seriously: "Don't make trouble for your sister-in-law, you have to have a little face when you help on the side." ”

Ah Mei pouted and stabbed Li Xin's waist with her hand: "Sister-in-law, the eldest brother said as if I was doing me a favor." ”

"Ah Mei is the most well-behaved, how can she help." Li Xin glared at Guan Wen: "Go back quickly, grandpa is home alone." ”

"Whoa." Guan Wen agreed, and said, "I'll come back tomorrow." ”

"Got it." Li Xin said.