Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 107 Return to the Village

Chunni and her group separated when they arrived at the county town. Chunni wanted to go to the restaurant, while the others returned to the village. Fortunately, everyone returned with a lot of goods.

Chunni also bought gifts for Shuhua and her sister and Qianjin, all of which were the latest styles of clothes, and they were all very happy.

Who doesn't like to be coquettish, especially young girls and boys.

"Go ahead. Go inside and change your clothes." Li Shufen didn't look like a chef at all. Instead, she had an expression that said, "I have gossip but I won't tell it."

Seeing this, Chunni quickly asked him to change and walked over to Li Shufen to ask her to tell her the gossip.

Li Shufen leaned on Chunni's shoulder and whispered: "Mrs. Yang came to ask for leave for Qianjin today, saying that she wants him to go back for a blind date tomorrow!"

Chunni was also happy when she heard it. Seeing Qianjin wearing new clothes, she also teased: "Ah, Qianjin is also a handsome young man of 20 years old. He looks so energetic in this outfit. I guarantee that the future nephew's wife will not be able to take her eyes away and will fall in love with him at first sight tomorrow."

Qianjin is no longer the shy young man he was when he first arrived. He said, "Thank you, Aunt Jiyan. I promise to bring you a beautiful and capable nephew-in-law tomorrow!"

"It seems that Qianjin has high standards and won't accept anything that is not pretty!" Everyone laughed.

Chunni looked at the account book and found that the business was still good during her absence, so she planned to let Li Shufen be the head chef in the future. She would help out if she was too busy.

She wanted to free her hands so she could do more meaningful things, like researching new recipes, farming, or growing mushrooms.

Chunni went to the village to find a girl named Yang Xiaochan to help in the store. Yes, that person is Qiu Guo's best friend. She already has a boyfriend and plans to get married next year.

Chunni and Yang Bangming also looked around for a new store, but they didn't see a suitable one for a while.

Chunni simply stayed in the village for a few days and plunged into the land! She planned to find the most economic crops that are most suitable for the soil of Lion Mountain. She did not have enough money to contract a large area of ​​forest and could not plant fruit trees in a continuous area, so she could only continue to learn how to grow mushrooms. This was a practical solution in the short term.

Of course, she would never forget the book "Treatise on Febrile Diseases". The fist-sized scar on her stomach was a painful lesson learned from not studying hard.

In fact, the climate of Lion Mountain is humid and cool, with a suitable temperature. There is a large area of ​​humus and sandy loam on the mountain. This type of soil is rich in organic matter, has good drainage and strong water retention. It is a good choice to grow Gastrodia elata in this environment. But because of the household contract responsibility system, this matter is not easy to deal with. The reason is very simple. Food is the foundation of human survival. Farmers who have had enough of the big pot meal do not want to use the land to grow medicinal herbs that are not suitable for food or clothing. They just want to have enough food now. Some people want to suggest that it is better to contract the land of farmers. Plant whatever you want! No, you think too simply. People contracted the land to you, what do they eat! Most of them have never left the village in their lives and do not have the courage to go to the city to work and make a living.

The golden age for migrant workers to work in cities has not yet arrived, and the older generation’s mindset cannot be changed in a short period of time.

At this time, land is the lifeblood of farmers!

Chunni shook her head and decided to wait a few years before talking about Gastrodia elata.

Peaches, oranges, cherries, grapes, exotic flowers... Chunni went through these fruits over and over in her mind, selecting the most suitable economic fruits at the moment.

Chunni's eyes finally fell on the tangerine tree. Every household in the village planted one or two tangerine trees to satisfy their cravings. But eating too many tangerines can easily cause internal heat, so as long as every family has enough to eat, no one would be willing to plant more tangerine trees.

The taste is not really good. But the red tangerine peel is perfect for making tangerine peel! The red tangerine fruit is large, the peel is orange-red, and the aroma is strong. The sun-dried red tangerine peel is bright in color, mellow in taste, and has certain medicinal value.

As long as they can be sold for money, the villagers don't mind planting a few more trees in front of or behind their houses, or even in the vegetable garden.

When the conditions are right in the future, we can also graft them. Pomelos, ponkan, and pomelo... can all grow from the red mandarin orange tree!

Chunni was planting tangerine trees behind the house that day when she unexpectedly saw Yang Ersao.

Ever since Qianjin came to Chunni's shop to help, Yang Ersao has been particularly enthusiastic every time she sees Chunni. She was surprised to see Chunni planting tangerine trees, and raised her eyebrows and asked: "Chunni, don't you have two tangerine trees in your front yard? Why are you still planting them? Let me tell you! These tangerines are a bit sour, and eating too much will cause internal heat. Last year, I ate too much when peeling tangerines, and I had several blisters in my mouth. That was very uncomfortable."

Mrs. Yang was also kind-hearted. She was worried that Chunni was too young to plant too many red tangerine trees and that the fruits would be inedible. "If you want to eat fruit, I have abacus pears at home. They are quite sweet. You can go dig a small tree and plant it. You can eat it in two years."

Chunni raised the corners of her mouth and replied: "Second sister-in-law, have you forgotten the orange peels I collected last year? These red oranges are very useful."

Mrs. Yang became interested. She put the basket aside and helped Chunni dig the soil. She said mysteriously, "I've wanted to ask for a long time. Your family harvested a lot of orange peels last year. Our ancestors have been growing this thing, how come we didn't know there are other uses for it. Those shameless people sold all the orange peels in our home to your family! When your parents passed away, those people kept complaining outside, saying that you would give your younger brother and sister-in-law away in two years! They usually ignore you, but run away as fast as the wind when something happens. When your restaurant collects rabbits, they ran the fastest. When they heard that your family collected orange peels, they sent piles of them. Some of the shameless ones even took some from relatives and friends to send to your family. Tell me, are these people shameless and thick-skinned?"

As the central figure among the gossipy women in Lion Rock, Yang Ersao is extremely talkative and can't stop once she starts talking.

"I also saw the method in a book, using red tangerine peel to make dried tangerine peel. You know dried tangerine peel, there's an old saying that goes, one ounce of dried tangerine peel is worth one ounce of gold. Dried tangerine peel is a traditional Chinese medicine with many benefits."

Mrs. Yang thought for a moment, she was too embarrassed to ask Chunni how to make tangerine peel, so she stared at her and asked: "So, Chunni, are you still harvesting red tangerine peel this year?" Her eyes were sharp, not missing any expression of Chunni!

Chunni smiled. Of course, the longer the tangerine peel is stored, the better. Anyway, she had some spare money, so it would be nice to save more.

"Of course I will! If you have it, I will take it."

Mrs. Yang was delighted. Hey, this is another way to make money!

She happily helped Chunni plant the trees and then went home.

"Second sister-in-law, aren't you going to the fields?" Chunni asked.

Mrs. Yang walked briskly. When she heard Chunni asking her, she replied loudly: "I'm going back to plant some red orange trees." She didn't even look back.

Chunni laughed.

Mrs. Yang is still as anxious as ever!

Yang Ersao not only planted tangerine trees herself, but also mobilized her clansmen to plant them.

"Once you plant this tree, you don't need to take care of it at all. It will bloom and bear fruit. At the end of the year, you can sell the harvest and use the money to buy a few pounds of meat for a snack."

This makes sense. The trend of planting red mandarin orange trees has emerged in Shizishan and even in nearby villages and towns.

This was something Chunni had not expected. Chunni had already put the tangerine peel aside, as she was happily waiting for the village to install electric lights!