Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

"Ah Zheng, try it, how does it taste?" Qiao Mo stuffed a piece into his mouth, and looked at the fruits of his hard work happily, thinking silently.

Eight catties of peanuts yielded nearly five catties of peanuts, two catties of maltose, two catties of white sugar, plus egg white and water, and without the heat, these peanut nougats weighed at least nine catties.Although there are a little more peanuts, it is much better than the rough peanut candy in the town.

White granulated sugar has been produced in large quantities since this dynasty, and it costs fifty Wen per catty, and one hundred Wen per catty.Maltose cost fifteen Wen a catty, and it cost thirty Wen.Shelled peanuts cost six cents a catty, and eight catties cost 48 cents.Eggs cost one penny, and four are four pennies.In addition, firewood, manpower, etc. have to be counted, at least 190 renminbi, and the average cost price of a catty of peanut candy is 21 renminbi.

Lin Zheng was a little surprised after tasting the peanut candy: "It's very crispy and sweet, much more delicious than the peanut candy sold outside."

Qiao Mo said, "I also think I'm doing better. I'll sell it in the county town in two days. It will definitely sell well."

Once again, Lin Zheng saw how "powerful" he was, and felt that it was all right if he didn't farm the land, and it might be more profitable to set up a shop and do business than farming the land.

Qiao Mo cut the oiled paper into three or four quarters of paper, so that it would be convenient to wrap peanut candy and sell it. While eating a piece, he took a clean plate and hit it with 20 yuan, and said, "Ah Zheng, give it to Li Grandma, send some."

"En." Lin Zheng raised his hand to take it, and was about to leave when he was stopped again.

"Ah Zheng, father's house...send some too."

It's not that Qiao Mo is reluctant to part with things, but that he is bored when he thinks of Mrs. Lin, but after thinking about it, Apa Lin is Ah Zheng's father after all, regardless of others.Furthermore, although the two families have separated, it does not mean that the blood relationship has been severed. With new things, how can we only care about the neighbors and ignore the father?

Lin Zheng frowned, and simply put down the plate. Seeing that he was puzzled, he said, "It's better not to give it away, and to go to the county town to sell peanut candies without making a fuss. I'll send some home after the Chinese New Year. To avoid trouble."

Qiao Mo was taken aback for a moment, and then understood what he meant.

Isn't it true, if Mrs. Lin or some people with ulterior motives learn that he made peanut candy, can they resist asking?If he can't guarantee it, he will have some thoughts, and it's hard to say whether he will still be able to do a small business by then.

Qiao Mo spread the half-sheet of large oiled paper that had been covered with peanut candy in a pottery basin, put the peanut candy inside, took the matching pottery lid and covered it tightly.Although the pot was scraped clean, the syrup was very sticky and it was not easy to wash. Soak it in water first, and the two sat in the kitchen talking.

Qiao Mo habitually talked to Lin Zheng about his plans: "I did a rough calculation just now, and the cost price of a catty of peanut candy is about 21 Wen, so if I sell it for 81 Wen a catty, I can only earn [-] Wen. "

Qiao Mo was talking about net profit.

"Ah Mo is more capable than me." Putting aside the doubts, Lin Zhengzheng really thought he was amazing, if he hadn't looked at him curiously at the beginning, he wouldn't have gotten such a good wife.

"I will do some tricky things, and it will be up to you to plant the land next year." Qiao Mo is very clear about his own weight, no matter how hard he is willing to endure, he will not be able to bear the wind and the sun every day.

A busy morning is over.

Lin Zheng got up to wash the pot and prepared to make lunch.Qiao Mo's arms were really tired from stirring the syrup earlier, so he didn't take over and turned to light the fire.He's still thinking about something.It's not worthwhile to go to the county for a few catties of peanut candies, and you have to pay city fees, booth fees, and even commercial taxes. Why don't you see what else you can get and sell them together.

After absent-mindedly eating lunch, I finally had an idea, but I had to prepare dumplings for the evening in the afternoon, so I didn't have time to do anything else.

In the evening, after eating pork and cabbage dumplings, I tossed and turned in bed unable to fall asleep.

"Don't think about it, I have something to do tomorrow."

Lin Zhengzao could see what was on his mind, and it was funny to see him worrying about it now.As soon as he stretched out his arms, he wrapped the man in his arms, breathed lightly and was close at hand, remembering his blushing face during the day, and the suppressed thoughts earlier emerged, so he tentatively hugged him closer, seeing that he didn't object , and then turned upside down.

Although the two are newly married, their intercourse is not frequent.At the beginning, Lin Zheng was considerate, afraid that his body would not be able to bear it, and Qiao Mo was not a proactive person, and Lin Zheng was afraid that he would be reckless, so it gradually became a pattern, with an interval of three or four days between each session.But every time the next morning, Qiao Mo would definitely not get up for a long time.

This time is the same, what to do to make money is not as important as sleeping.

It wasn't until the end of the hour that Qiao Mo slowly got up.

When Lin Zheng heard the commotion, he brought wash water, prepared things to clean his teeth and mouth, went to the kitchen to take out the reserved breakfast and set it up, and then went to load the two logs he had cut a few days ago into the cart.After explaining to Qiao Mo, he drove to Carpenter Wang's house at the head of the village.

Lin Zheng was going to ask Carpenter Wang to build a car, so he didn't have to borrow someone else's all the time, which was inconvenient when he was busy.What's more, if the peanut candy is easy to sell, I'm afraid that there will be many days in the city in the future, and it will be easier to have my own car.

When Qiao Mo came to the kitchen after washing up, he couldn't help smiling when he saw the breakfast on the table.

After eating, half a bag of flour, a bowl of white sesame seeds, a bag of white sugar, and a dozen or so red dates have already been placed on the long board that serves as a front panel dish.Needless to say, these things were all prepared by Lin Zheng for him, he still said it last night, and Lin Zheng kept it in mind.These dozen or so red dates should be the happy fruit when they got married, if they hadn't been left behind, I'm afraid it would be really hard to find them again.

Qiao Mo plans to make the simplest Shaqima, which is sweet and soft, or fried food, it should be popular.

Wash the dried red dates first, drain the water, and cut into shreds for later use.

Scooped about two catties of noodles from the noodle bag, took five eggs and beat them into the flour, kneaded them into a dough, covered it with a cloth and let it rest for a while.After about a quarter of an hour, the dough was taken out and rolled into slices on the chopping board, cut into slightly thick noodles, and all the noodles were cut into finger lengths down the middle.

After washing my hands, I put the oil on the fire, and I poured more oil in order to fry well.

I threw the noodles in to test the temperature, and then poured all the noodles down. Unexpectedly, the noodles swelled so much that it overflowed the entire cauldron.Qiao Mo was taken aback. While busy turning over the shovel, he rejoiced that the firewood pots in the countryside were big enough.He has never done Shaqima, but only knows the simplest method. Fortunately, there is not too much flour made today, otherwise it must be overflowing.

Hearing the sizzling sound of the noodles, and seeing the faint golden color, he hurriedly scooped them up with a colander.

He swiftly put away the remaining oil at the bottom of the pot, wiped it with a cloth, cleaned it again, and lit the fire again.Pour four taels of white sugar, add water, and stir constantly with a wooden spoon to make syrup.When the sugar starts to bubble, pull it with a wooden spoon and it will start to shred, then throw in the fried noodles, as well as the spare red dates and white sesame seeds and stir quickly, and at the same time remove the fire from the bottom of the pot.

When setting the shape, you need a deeper and larger tray, but you can't find it after searching the house, so Qiao Mo had to use a basin instead.

Brush some oil on the bottom of the basin, pour the stirred noodles into it, press it slightly, and repair the corners.Let it cool for a while, then cut it into pieces with a knife.

"What is this?" Lin Zheng's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"Scared me to death." Qiao Mo didn't notice at all, he was really scared, and stared at him complainingly, then took a deep breath, and said with a smile: "It's so delicious! This is... dipped in sugar!"

The name Shaqima is quite strange. If you ask what it means, it is difficult to answer.Anyway, Shaqima in Manchu means dog milk dipped in sugar, and the name dipped in sugar sounds good.

There were more and more questions in Lin Zheng's mind. What kind of family background and experience could make him understand so much?

Qiao Mo didn't pay attention to Lin Zheng's strange look, and while waiting for the sugar to cool down, he began to calculate the cost.

Flour is more expensive than rice. It costs 36 Wen per catty and [-] Wen per catty.Four taels of white granulated sugar costs [-] renminbi, five eggs [-] renminbi, half a bowl of white sesame seeds, a dozen red dates, plus some labor costs and oil used, the cost price is about [-] renminbi.The dipping sugar made is estimated to weigh four catties, and one catty equals twenty renminbi, which is actually close to the cost price of peanut candy.

In the end, Qiao Mo decided to sell it at 35 Wen a catty, since this is rare after all.

Right now, Qiao Mo is so confident that he doesn't even think about what to do if he can't sell it.

The cold Shaqima is not easy to cut, it is easy to break, and once broken, it will lose its shape.Qiao Mo specially asked Lin Zheng to hold the knife. Except for the first two pieces that were broken due to poor grasp of strength, the latter cut was very good.Qiao Mo happily wrapped it in oiled paper, waiting to go to the county seat tomorrow.