vrcanaries Chapter 968 Little Lantern
Chapter 968 Little Lantern
She said nothing and walked forward to take a closer look.
The shopkeeper saw her staring at it and said with a smile, "I got this by chance from a friend. It blooms white flowers and bears green fruit, which then turn red, like little lanterns hanging on tree branches. It's very pretty, but it's a pity that this is the first year and I'm not familiar with its habits, so I can't get it to bear fruit at this time. Otherwise, it would have sold very well. We call it little lanterns."
Zhou Guo pursed his lips. This thing, oh my, this thing is chili pepper! !
He couldn't help but glance at the shopkeeper and asked, "Will you sell this to me, shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "These two pots were given to me by a friend. They are not for sale. If there are any extra pots next year, I can give them to you equally."
Zhou Guo added: "I won't sell this potted plant, but the fruit must have produced seeds. Sell me some of the seeds."
It would be difficult for the shopkeeper to refuse.
You are such a big customer. You have sold 80 strings of cash worth of wintersweets to me, but you refuse to sell them to me when I ask you for potted plants. Then I ask you for some seeds, so you can’t refuse to sell them to me, right?
It's not something precious.
The shopkeeper said, "I haven't planted this kind of seeds before, and I don't know if they can grow. If you want them, I won't charge you any money. I'll just give you a few. They're not precious things. Once they're set, they can produce a lot of them."
Zhou Guo said: "You still have to pay the money. You can decide how much you want. I won't take advantage of you."
"No, no, the key point is that I have never sold this thing before, and it's just a seed. It didn't take much effort. Just take it." The shopkeeper waved his hand and winked at the young man following behind him.
The young man went there quickly.
Zhou Guo didn't intend to take advantage. Since the shopkeeper didn't want to charge him, he decided to buy a few more pots of flowers. The peonies and chrysanthemums were planted in the greenhouse and were about to bloom. He estimated that these flowers would not bloom well if he took them back.
Wintersweet camellia is still the best. You don’t need to take care of it at this time, so just buy an extra pot.
A pot of wintersweet, a pot of camellia, two pots of daffodils, and a pot of spring orchid, totaling more than ninety taels.
The shopkeeper smiled happily, took a paper bag from the waiter, handed it to Zhou Guo and said, "Sir, inside are the seeds of the red fruit I collected. Although the flowers are not fragrant and not very attractive, the red fruit is good, and has a good meaning."
Zhou Guo took it, opened the paper package, and saw that it was really pepper seeds. A smile appeared in his eyes, and he said to the shopkeeper: "Thank you."
The shopkeeper waved his hand and said, "No thanks, no thanks. I should be the one thanking you. I'll have someone deliver these things to your house."
Zhou Guo nodded, told his home address, put the paper bag in his arms, and went out with the seasoning bag.
The shopkeeper was generous and gave me a big oil paper bag. If these seeds were picked, they would be enough to plant more than one acre of land, which would be enough for our family's consumption next year.
It will be ready for sale next year, and if used to make braised duck, the duck business will definitely be taken to a higher level.
In fact, at her level, it doesn’t matter whether La Jiao can make money or not. The reason why she is so excited is for the sake of her mouth.
There is a huge difference between spicy and non-spicy!
Having gotten such a good thing, she didn't want to wander around the street anymore and went back to the yard carrying the seasoning packet.
When she walked back slowly, all the flowers had been moved to the yard and the flower delivery drivers had gone back.
The old man had also returned. When he saw her, he said, "You're finally back. Why didn't you come back with these things?"
He pointed to several pots of flowers placed under the corridor.
Zhou Guo was in a very good mood at the moment, and said with a smile: "Master, I brought you a good thing this time. With this thing, I can make you a lot of delicious food. The taste of these braised ducks will be even better. I guarantee that you will want to eat more after eating them and won't be able to stop."
The old man looked at what she was holding and asked, "Did you buy some good seasoning? Is there such a good thing in this small county?"
Er Pang couldn't help but ask: "Master, what kind of good stuff is it? Have we seen it?"
Because they knew many things that could be used as seasonings for the dish braised duck, Zhou Guo would sometimes make a list and ask them to buy them. As far as I can remember, I have never seen her speak so highly of any seasoning.
Several people in the yard were looking at the large oil-paper bags in her hands.
Zhou Guo said, "Just wait. It's hard to explain it to you now. I got a packet of seeds from the shopkeeper of this flower shop. I bought a lot of things, and it was the shopkeeper who gave it to me."
After hearing this, the old man lost interest. "It's still seeds, so they can only be used next year?"
Zhou Guo nodded. "We'll be able to eat it in May or June next year. This thing is the soul of braised duck."
The old man was still very excited. He had never seen Zhou Guo love any seasoning so much.
Zhou Guo put the seasoning packet into the kitchen and the seeds into the room. When he came out, he found that none of the thirty ducks were there.
There is still a yard, and I don’t know how long it will take to pluck all the hair.
She rolled up her sleeves and said, "You guys pull it out first, I'll go cook."
All the firewood, rice, oil, salt and vegetables have been bought.
Erpang quickly stood up and said, "Master, let me do it. I'll cook."
The old man stood up and said, "I'll go ahead and pluck your feathers. Young people have sharp eyes, but I'm old and my eyes are not very good. I can't see the smaller feathers and can't pluck them cleanly."
He lit the fire while Zhou Guo washed the rice and cooked it, then put the rice into the pot and prepared the dishes.
It just so happened that we had a duck, so we chopped off the head, feet, and wings, put the internal organs aside, chopped the meat into small pieces, and made young ginger duck, two pieces, in a large bowl.
Erpang also killed a chicken, and she used a casserole to cook a large pot of chicken soup. There were also some pine mushrooms in the car that they had picked up on the road, so they threw a few of them in and simmered them slowly over charcoal fire.
I also made a dish of Dongpo pork and a fish, and marinated a big pot of duck and vegetables, and stir-fried some cabbage.
Five dishes and one soup, served from dawn to dusk.
In the yard, Erpang and his friends had already lit several lamps.
Zhou Guo walked out and saw that they were lowering their heads, their eyes almost sticking up, and said, "Call it a day, and hire someone to do it tomorrow!"
As soon as these words were spoken, several people immediately stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this job is not laborious, it is tiring and requires patience, which they do not have.
After they finished trimming the ducks in their hands and cleaned up the floor, they went into the kitchen.
Dashu stretched his waist. He had worked hard all day and was much more tired than Dapang and Xiaoshu who had only worked for a short time!
Erpang walked into the kitchen and said, "Master, let me do it."
Zhou Guo swung the spatula and scooped out the last dish of stir-fried cabbage. He said, "I'm done. Bring the food from the stove into the house, set out the dishes and chopsticks, and get ready to eat."
Several people began to set the table and serve the dishes.
They were all home-cooked dishes, of course they couldn't compare with the food in restaurants, but they hadn't had decent home-cooked meals for a long time.