"That's it." Shen Ling faced the aunt again and said, "If I give the aunt five kilograms of fresh sweet potatoes, do you think you can get this kilogram of vermicelli?"
"In that case, I would rather spend these fifteen cents to buy it with you."
As soon as these words came out, everyone around them understood the truth behind them.
That’s right! Regardless of the quality of the raw materials, this method is the most rare thing when people make this thing. Just like tofu, who in Songling Town doesn’t know that it is made of soybeans? How cheap are these beans? I can give them to you. One hundred pounds, can you make one or two?
Can't? Then why are you so nagging?
The boos around her made the lady blush with shame. She hid her face and was about to run away, but who knew that Zhuang Keqing held her back.
"What are you going to do? What if I don't buy it?!" the aunt shouted again.
Zhuang Keqing is no longer angry now.
She pulled the lady over with a smile, stuffed a small handful of sweet potato vermicelli into her hand, and said, "You have never tasted this, so you definitely don't know its benefits. I will give you some so you can go back and try it."
How could the aunt think that she had said such unpleasant words, and that this girl could still give her such an expensive thing?
But Zhuang Keqing no longer cared about her, and only said to the onlookers: "I will give these sweet potato fans to everyone today as a reward for taking care of my tofu business."
"Everyone, go back. You can stew, boil, make soup, and stir-fry. I want to try it out and give you feedback when I come back next time."
As she spoke, she took out all the fans she had prepared, divided them into small handfuls with Shen Ling, and gave them to the onlookers around her.
No one expected to watch the excitement and get a free sample, but they didn't react in time. It wasn't until someone picked up the fan that they finally understood.
The little girl is not lying, she is really giving it away!
Zhuang Keqing's stall was immediately surrounded by a tight crowd. Whether it was people coming to buy tofu or watching the fun, they were all trying to get the sweet potato vermicelli.
This time she brought not many fans, only five kilograms. She had just given two kilograms to the Zhao family, and now the three kilograms were divided up in one go.
Those who didn't get it cried out that it was a pity. In the end, they had no choice but to buy some soy products to top up their supplies.
The hawkers who set up stalls next door were all stunned. They thought this girl was crazy. Fifteen cents a pound was just given away for free. Not everyone was in small business, and she didn't either. Feeling distressed?
Zhuang Keqing really doesn't feel bad.
Just by doing this, the topic of her sweet potato fans has become hot again. Just like how Mr. Zhao made her tofu and dried tofu in the first place, now Songling Town will spread the news about her giving away fans for free regardless of past grudges. Come.
People in future generations know that as long as the topic becomes popular, everything will be easy to handle. Now as long as she waits for it to ferment for a while, she is not afraid that she will not be able to sell fans!
Because of the delivery of rice noodles, there were more people buying tofu. Even before the morning was over, all their goods were sold out.
The young couple collected the rattan baskets and wooden boxes, took the mule cart and left.
"Aling, do you want to read a book again today?" Zhuang Keqing was in a good mood.
She was the one who got into trouble before. The price of fans is indeed a bit high, and it may not be easy to sell around Erlizi Village, but it is different in Songling Town. People in the town are willing to spend money on food and drink, as long as the taste is good, it doesn't matter. It’s not like I couldn’t part with this fifteen cents.
Besides, hasn’t she gone to the food stall yet?
Shen Ling turned his head and glanced at the happy girl, with a beautiful curve at the corner of his mouth, "Well, let's go and have a look."
The two of them didn't waste time eating at the food stalls. They only bought a few vegetable and meat buns on the road, took some water with them, and went directly to the bookstore in Zhendong.
The shopkeeper was still as enthusiastic as ever. When he saw Shen Ling coming over, he directly greeted him and let him read as he pleased. Then he went to do his own business and didn't mind at all his behavior of reading.
That's natural.
Shen Ling had helped copy a book of "Collected Annotations" a few days ago. Both the speed and the quality were better than the scholars the shopkeeper had found. And later he only accepted the cost of pen, ink and paper, and no longer asked for compensation. He only said Just allow him to read.
How could the shopkeeper disagree? Later, he sold three or four more copies of "Collected Annotations", and the shop alone made a net profit of two to three taels of silver. With this amount, Shen Ling stayed in his shop to read. , he is happy to do so.
"Aling, you just read here and I'll go outside and look for you again in the afternoon."
The books in the bookstore were all in classical Chinese, and Zhuang Keqing couldn't bear to read them. She felt dizzy just reading them, so she told Shen Ling that she wanted to go shopping by herself.
Shen Ling knew she was bored, so he nodded and said he understood, and let her go, just remember to come here earlier.
Zhuang Keqing parked the mule cart at the corner outside the bookstore and asked the clerk to look after it, while he walked along the street and walked around the shops one by one.
She was still concerned about the effective use of the sweet potato residue, so she planned to take a look on the street to see if she could get some inspiration.
Songling Town is a small town in the east of Nanzi County. It is not far from the county seat. It is only two days away by car, so it is quite lively. There is almost everything in the town, and it can be said that even though it is small, it has all the necessary features.
Zhuang Keqing went shopping with her family, but unfortunately she was in the east part of the town now. The east part of the town was mostly filled with daily necessities and not much food. She thought about it, turned around and walked to the west part of the town. There were more grocery stores over there, such as sugar, sauce, etc. Desserts are always a must-have to give yourself some inspiration.
The west part of the town is much more lively than the east part of the town. In addition to the residents of the town, there are also some people who come from the villages and towns below to sell goods. The road is suddenly crowded.
Zhuang Keqing didn't mind. She wanted to observe more, so no matter what was in front of her, she would go up and take a look.
But things often don’t go according to one’s wishes.
After coming out of a grocery store again, she looked back and shook her head in disappointment. This was the last store on this street, but there was still some sugar, sauce, and vinegar in it. There was no use for sweet potato residue. Could it be that the land of martial arts can really only be used as feed?
Zhuang Keqing raised his head and glanced at the sun high in the sky, thinking that Shen Ling was still waiting for him. Although he felt a little disappointed, he still suppressed his mood and turned around and walked towards the east of Zhendong.
"Brother Liu, next time I will be the host and go to the Haoke Restaurant for a drink. I heard that there is a new kind of fruit stuffed wine there, which is the most refreshing and intoxicating."
"Is it really so rare? Then I'll thank Brother Liu first."
While walking on the road, two men dressed as scholars passed by Zhuang Keqing, talking about the recent new wines in Haokelou.
Fruit stuffing?
Drinking?
liquor?!
Zhuang Keqing suddenly caught the tail of a spiritual light.
yes!
Make wine!
Why didn't she think of it before?
Potato dregs are steamed, mixed with distiller's yeast and fermented. As long as there is starch and sugar in it, wine can be produced!
Try it! Go back and try it now!
Zhuang Keqing turned around and walked to the grocery store. When he entered the store, he asked the shopkeeper if he had any koji for sale.
"I'm just an ordinary grocery store, how come I sell Jiuqu? Little girl, don't ask questions, you'll hurt me."
The shopkeeper looked at the girl in front of the counter speechlessly, thinking that the girl really didn't understand anything, so he just asked nonsense.
Zhuang Keqing didn't know why, "Shopkeeper, please tell me more clearly, where should I buy the koji?"
The shopkeeper saw that she really didn't understand, so he stopped being embarrassed and just said, "You should go to the government-run Qufang to buy it. It's just that Songling Town is too small and there is no Qufang."
"Then what should we do..."
Zhuang Keqing was immediately discouraged. Even if she got the koji now and brewed the wine, it would take at least ten and a half days, and the village chief didn't know if she could catch up.
"Shopkeeper, do you sell wine here?"
"Yes, yes. How are you doing?"
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper didn't expect that the girl would no longer bother about the wine. Instead, she asked him if he had any wine for sale, and he immediately became alarmed.
"How do you price this wine? Can you show it to me?"
"Three hundred cents per catty, why, do you want to buy it? It won't be easy for you to see if you don't buy it."
Seeing the cautiousness of the shopkeeper's answer, Zhuang Keqing laughed out loud, "How about I buy four taels of wine?" She took out the copper coins and spread them directly on the counter, "You must believe this, right?"
When the shopkeeper saw the money, he didn't have anything else to think about. He immediately turned around and came. Seeing that the girl didn't bring a container, he put it in a bamboo tube.
Zhuang Keqing took the wine, opened the lid and smelled it.
It has a light alcoholic flavor, which is very different from the distilled liquor of later generations, but it is not much different from glutinous rice wine.
"Uncle shopkeeper, if I can provide you with better wine than this, can you help me buy some wine koji when you purchase it?"
