Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

But at this time Qiu Geer also smiled and said: "I can't blame Shui Lian for being jealous, Qiao Geer is really outstanding, that aura, it doesn't look like us country people at first glance. Now it's not just us in Shanglin Village, other villages mentioned In our place, we all know that there is a beauty named Xiao Qiao in our village, and many people want to come and see for themselves."

The word "beauty" made Qiao Mo's body tremble, and his face turned green.

"Brother Qiao, are you shy?" Seeing that his expression was wrong, Li Xue thought it was embarrassment, so she made fun of him.

However, Grandma Li saw two points, and it was immediately obvious that the spread of this reputation was not a good thing, who knew if it would attract some malicious people.

"Okay, okay, don't talk about this, if anyone asks about Xiao Qiao, don't say a few words." Aunt Li stopped talking, and said a few words to comfort Qiao Mo: "Don't be afraid, at least you are married, it's okay My son. Our village is not easy to provoke, isn’t Lin Qing from your clan an official outside? Ordinary people dare not provoke him.”

Lin Qing?

"Where is he an official? What kind of official?" Qiao Mo had never heard of it.

"Hmm...it seems to be in a place called Yu County." It seems that Grandma Li is not very clear.

Yu County?Qiao Mo searched through his memory, but he couldn't find the place name, and Grandma Li didn't know it, so it must be a small county far away.Even though Lin Qing is a county magistrate, he is not in the mainland after all, so he doesn't have much power, let alone come here.

The next few people gossiped, and Qiao Mo asked Grandma Li for advice on making shoes.

"It's not easy to make shoes." Aunt Li smiled and told him, "First of all, there must be a shoe pattern. Go back and find a piece of paper, measure your and Ah Zheng's feet on the paper, and cut out the shoe shape. Next, the soles are to be made. The soles are very particular. If this process is not done well, then the shoes will not be easy to wear. The soles are made after the soles are finished. .After finishing all the above, sew on the uppers that have been cut, and then fill them with things to support them, and then they can be worn.”

Qiao Mo's head got dizzy when he heard it, and all his previous thoughts of wanting to learn suddenly flew away.

Aunt Li saw his flinching, and glared at him: "Are you scared before you do it? Don't be in a hurry, just take it one step at a time, do it twice and get used to it. No one is born with it."

Qiao Mo smiled dryly, planning to go directly to buy a pair of shoes to wear, at worst it would cost a few extra dollars.

Seeing that the shoes could not be made, he simply went home early to prepare five-spice powder.

So he asked Grandma Li, "Does Grandma Li have a son?"

"Yes, do you want to use it? I'll ask Axue to bring it for you."

There are two plots of land behind Grandma Li’s house, one for growing vegetables and the other for several kinds of spices. Every year, Grandma Li needs an ingredient package, so there are scorpions at home.Ordinary people's zippers are not so particular, and the materials are ordinary, mainly for practicality.

After Li Xue brought the weight, Qiao Mo saw that it was packed in an ordinary wooden box, which contained the beams, pans, and weights tightly, and there was a lock on the wooden box, like a small suitcase .Qiao Mo thought it was quite interesting, so he looked at it carefully for a while.

When he got home, Lin Zheng hadn't come back yet, so Qiao Mo stuffed the fabric into the box, and went into the kitchen with the box.

The spices I bought last time haven't been used up yet, so I took them out and weighed them one by one, but I can still add some.Originally, there were several recipes for five-spice powder, each with a different taste, but he has limited spices in his hand, so he can only mix one kind at present.He plans to buy some spices first and take them to a shop in the county to explore the way. If the order can be negotiated, he can buy spices freely.

This is just to make some small money. After all, spices are not cheap. The most profitable way is to open a spice planting base.

Once the big expenses of raw materials are solved, it will be quick to make money.But having said that, just like making soap, glass mirrors and other things, if he wants to make it big, he can't do it alone, he must find a reliable investor with funds and background to partner.

Qiao Mo had no choice but to cancel his grand plan again, and honestly fiddle with the small business in front of him.

He is just a villager with no money and no background, if one day someone takes a fancy to his five-spice powder, he probably won't want to cooperate with him, but will buy his prescription directly.What if he was unwilling at that time?No matter how hard he struggled, it was nothing more than selling Fangzi for a few taels of silver.

When I think about it, I get frustrated, and I don't think so much.

The proportion of five-spice powder used to marinate meat was not very accurate last time, and the ground powder was also rough. This time he specially cleaned a stone mortar in the yard and used it to pound the powder.This stone mortar was originally used to pound rice. Although it has been dirty for many years, the inner wall is very smooth.

After washing, carefully wipe the water stains with a clean cloth and dry in the sun.

According to the formula, we weighed four cents anise, one cent six cumin, three cents six pepper, one cent two tangerine peel, one cent dried ginger, ground them into fine powder and mixed them together. It became five-spice powder.This one weighs one, two, one and four cents.

I found a clean porcelain bowl, put the five-spice powder in it, and covered it tightly with a plate.It would be good to put this thing in a porcelain bottle and clay pot, but there is no such small thing at home, so I can only look for it to see if there is paper, and wrap it in paper.

Here comes the question again, if it is sold and others ask the price, how much should it be?

It was still early to make five-spice powder. Qiao Mo was bored, so he moved a chair and sat in the yard to bask in the sun.

Today is the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and the market in the town has become more lively since the twelfth lunar month. He plans to wait for the next big market to go to the county to sell the five-spice powder.As for the price of the five-spice powder...the cost of the five spices has to be calculated one by one, and the added value on this basis is the price of the five-spice powder.

At that time, several kinds of spices were purchased at the same time. I don’t remember the specific amount of the unit price, but the approximate price can be estimated.Considering the price of spices, it is not grounded. Before the promotion of five-spice powder, the price cannot be too close to the people.In this way, an approximate price can be estimated.

When Lin Zheng comes back, we can discuss it together.

Qiao Mo is used to holding a book in his hand in his spare time, thinking that there is one in the space, he puts his consciousness into it.

Some of the books in the space belonged to him, and some belonged to his mother.My mother and father are childhood sweethearts, with only high school education, but they like to read books. Most of them include Xu Zhimo, Zhu Ziqing's poetry anthology and essays, and Lu Xun's anthology. In addition, there are books such as sweater knitting, paper flower making, and one hundred recipes for home cooking. .The last one Qiao Mo took out was "Bamboo Weaving".

At first, it was roughly flipped, and gradually became interesting.

Ancient bamboo weaving is very mature, but they are not the hometown of bamboo forests, and bamboo is rare.This book is full of pictures and texts, and explains in detail how to make various bamboo products. The first ones are all kinds of common items in daily life, and the latter ones are more delicate, which makes people like it after reading.

Qiao Mo raised his eyes and looked at the mountains not far away. Although it wasn't like the mountains and bamboo forests in Sichuan, there must be one or two in this mountain.Bamboo grows in clumps, and if you find a place, it will be a large area. It is also easy to plant, and bamboo always grows very fast.This bamboo weaving was really a good job in ancient times, and it was not too eye-catching.

The crux of the problem is that he himself is definitely not the material. Lin Zheng's words...

How should I get this book out?

In the final analysis, should we be completely open and honest with Lin Zheng?After hesitating for a while, I decided to wait a little longer. Anyway, I am not in a hurry to do bamboo weaving business for the time being.

"Amo!"

Qiao Mo looked up and saw that it was Lin Zheng who had returned.

Quickly put the book back in the space, went up to meet him, and helped Lin Zheng unload the bundled firewood from his back.The sun was fine these two days, the snow was melting, the road surface was muddy, and it was even more difficult to walk in the mountains. The firewood brought back was also wet, and so much was bundled, and the weight was unusual. Thanks to Lin Zheng's strength, he was able to carry it back.

He took a cloth towel to wipe Lin Zheng's sweat, and complained, "What are you doing so much? It's heavy, and the road is not easy to walk. What if you sprain your foot and hurt yourself? No matter what, you can't take it." The body is not serious."

"It's not heavy. I'm used to the road. It's fine." Lin Zheng smiled, put the cloth towel back in his hand, took advantage of the situation to untie the rope from the firewood, and spread out the branches and firewood in the yard to dry.

"It's good that you know it yourself." Qiao Mo stopped talking, went to the kitchen to scoop up a bowl of boiling water that was still warm in the small pot, and took it out: "Take a rest and drink some water."

Lin Zheng stopped his hands, took the bowl and drank.

Qiao Mo brought the five-spice powder that he had made before, and showed him the plate on it: "Look, how is it?"

"What?" Lin Zheng didn't understand what he meant for a moment.

"This is the five-spice powder I made, what do you think of selling it for money?" Qiao Mo's eyes were slightly smug.