coobybook Chapter 355 Dried Sweet Potatoes
Chapter 355 Dried Sweet Potatoes
"They were all like crazy, rushing straight to the sweet potato noodles. There were so many people buying sweet potato noodles that the most people bought a hundred handfuls!" The servant swallowed.
"The owners of the grain store went to the street to persuade the people, saying all kinds of good and bad things to them, but the people ignored us. They only had sweet potato noodles in their eyes, and they all went to the sweet potato shop on East Street!" The servant lowered his head, not daring to look at the master's face.
"Okay, you go down." Lord Long waved his hand impatiently and glanced coldly at the panicked servant, scaring the servant so much that he quickly retreated.
Lord Long then waved to Butler Long who was standing in the corner, "Come here." His voice was low and majestic.
Butler Long hurriedly bent his body and walked over carefully. He looked like a frightened quail, and every step he took was cautious.
"Come closer and listen." Long Ye's voice was very low, revealing a sense of mystery.
Butler Long quickly put his ear closer and heard Master Long whisper a few words.
"Oh."
Butler Long responded with a look of sudden realization on his face, and then nodded, as if he understood Master Long's intention.
Futian Village
"Xiuying, this recipe is so simple!" said a sister-in-law, her eyes wide open, her face full of surprise. She seemed to be unable to believe that such a seemingly ordinary method could produce delicious food.
"Yeah, just cut the sweet potatoes into strips and dry them." Xiuying smiled. "This is called dried sweet potatoes. Everyone make some and bring them to the store to try when they're delivered." Xiuying said as she skillfully cut the sweet potato strips. "If everyone likes it, we'll make more in the future."
"Okay, Xiuying has more ideas!" An honest uncle gave a thumbs up and said with admiration.
"The sweet potato noodles in our village are selling better and better. I believe that these dried sweet potatoes will also be a hit!" A young daughter-in-law took over the conversation, her tone full of anticipation.
"Yes! These dried sweet potatoes are easy to carry. You can take some with you when you go out and eat them easily." A white-haired grandmother nodded. "From now on, when you visit relatives and friends, bring our dried sweet potatoes with you. It will be so prestigious!"
Tian Guilan was standing by with Cuihua, watching these people talking and laughing with a somewhat indifferent expression.
Tian Guilan crossed her arms over her chest, frowned slightly, and muttered softly, "I just like to mess around when I have nothing to do. I cut the sweet potatoes into pieces and dry them. I'm so bored!" Tian Guilan curled her lips with a look of disdain.
"Tian Guilan, these dried sweet potatoes are delicious! Your family has a good harvest of sweet potatoes. Make some and sell them in the store." Mrs. Sun said with a smile.
Tian Guilan was about to refuse, but she was thinking: Who the hell is she, Tian Guilan? Is she someone who can make and sell dried sweet potatoes? Wouldn't it be better to keep them for myself? Tian Guilan straightened her back and was about to speak.
At this time, Cuihua stood beside Tian Guilan holding the rabbit, gently pulled the corner of her clothes, and whispered: "Mom, let's do something too." Cuihua looked at Tian Guilan with anticipation on her face.
Tian Guilan's expression changed, then she put on a fake smile and said, "Okay, I'll make it when we get home. I'll save some for Cuihua to eat, and sell some. I'll use the money to buy cloth for Cuihua to make new clothes."
Tian Guilan touched Cuihua's head, and a trace of imperceptible disgust flashed in her eyes.
Mrs. Li looked at the departing backs of Tian Guilan and her new bride Cuihua, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said thoughtfully: "Tian Guilan is quite nice to her new daughter-in-law." As Mrs. Li spoke, she shook her head slightly, as if she still couldn't believe it.
Mrs. Sun also came over and nodded repeatedly in response, "Yes! Yesterday I saw Tian Guilan taking Cuihua to the fields. She did all the heavy work by herself and didn't let Cuihua interfere at all."
Aunt Li continued, "Tian Guilan probably doesn't have a daughter, so she treats her daughter-in-law as her own daughter, which is why she cares so much about her."
At this moment, the village doctor Aunt Wu walked over slowly, curled her lips and said, "That's not necessarily true. Have you ever seen Tian Guilan truly be kind to anyone?" There was a hint of doubt on Aunt Wu's face, and her eyes seemed to have seen through everything.
After hearing what Aunt Wu said, everyone fell into deep thought and no one spoke for a while.
The people in the village worked busily for several days and soon made several large boxes of dried sweet potatoes.
It has been three days since I received the letter from the capital. Time is tight and I cannot delay the delivery.
Today was finally the day to deliver the sweet potato flour and dried sweet potatoes. Xiuying's two sturdy ox carts were loaded with sweet potato flour, which was packed in large sacks and piled up like a small mountain.
On the side, a donkey with shiny fur was pulling several large boxes of dried sweet potatoes. The boxes were firmly fixed to the donkey cart to prevent it from shaking on the road.
This time when Xiuying went to the provincial capital, she did not wear men's clothes. Instead, she carefully found several sets of coarse cloth clothes. She first took out a set of light blue clothes, shook it gently, with satisfaction in her eyes, and then walked to the second brother Shiliu.
"Shi Liu, come and put on this set." Xiuying said with a smile, handing the clothes to Shi Liu. Shi Liu took the clothes, her face filled with joy, and ran happily to change clothes.
Then, Xiuying picked out a light yellow dress and walked over to the third daughter, Guihua. "Guihua, this one is for you. It will look great on you," Xiuying said gently.
Then, Xiuying picked up a pink dress and came to the fourth child, Lamei. "Lamei, this is yours, try it on quickly." Lamei smiled sweetly and took the dress.
Xiuying sat quietly in the chair, frowning slightly, thinking that she had dressed her daughters in fine cotton clothes when she went to the city before, but this time she could only change them into coarse cotton clothes.
It's not that she doesn't want her daughters to dress decently, but the world is not peaceful nowadays, and she is afraid that her daughters will dress too well. If there are bad people with bad intentions on the street, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Xiuying shuddered and secretly warned herself to be careful and protect her daughters. She stood up, walked to the kitchen, and took out some charcoal ash from the stove.
"Mom, I want to go too! Mom, take me to the city to play!" Little Sixth and Little Seventh shouted as they hurried over with their short legs, their little hands tightly holding the corner of Xiuying's clothes and shaking them constantly.
The two little girls had rosy cheeks, their eyes were full of desire and expectation, their little mouths were pouting, and they looked pitiful.
Xiuying caressed her two daughters' heads lovingly and said softly, "Be good and listen. Mother knows you've been in the village for too long and are bored."
Xiuying had a gentle smile on her face and her eyes were full of love. She gently pulled the two little girls to her side.