[Red Chamber] Xiuyan is a little Shennong

After buying the essence and rouge, Miss Qin San happily went to pick strawberries. Can strawberries also be made into rouge?Miss Qin San looked at the bright red strawberries and couldn't help thinking that Xing Xiuyan's hands seemed to be very clever.

Mrs. Qin brought her two granddaughters to pick a lot of strawberries. They are the masters, so they don't need to carry strawberries. They have maids to help them carry strawberries.

When they went back, they brought back a large basket of strawberries and bought sixty catties of strawberries.There are quite a few people in the Qin family, just the master, and each person will share two or three catties, and if relatives give some, they will be gone.

However, the strawberries in Xing Xiuyan's strawberry field are more than these catties. Xing Xiuyan has to pick strawberries and send them to the county town to sell, and then see if there is anyone who wholesales strawberries.

Fortunately, the uncle of the Xu family knew that there were people who bought fruits in large quantities, and it happened that Xing Xiuyan's strawberries were big, which was also good.

"It's a pity that it's far away from the capital, otherwise, I'd send it to the capital for sale." Seeing those big strawberries, the uncle of the Xu family couldn't help but sigh, "Now it's time to send them to Fucheng."

The price of fruit in the capital is high, but not so high in Fucheng, but it is not much lower.

The uncle of the Xu family thought that Xing Xiuyan could really grow strawberries. He didn't think his son had such great ability. If his son had the ability, their family would have grown strawberries long ago.The nutrient solution prepared by Xing Xiuyan is really good, so uncle Xu wants to grow some.

"There are ramets of strawberries, and my uncle's house can also grow some." Xing Xiuyan looked at the large piece of strawberries, thinking about making some strawberry jam later.

"The family doesn't have so many lands." Uncle Xu said.

"You have also seen that these strawberries are big and easy to sell." Xing Xiuyan said, "We don't need to grow them, but we still have to ensure the production of food. Planting some strawberries is also for the family to have other income."

People in ancient times were unlikely to grow fruits at will. Fruits were not a necessity, and food was the most important thing.

It is a pity that Xing Xiuyan did not study hybrid rice, nor did he put hybrid rice seeds in the space.She used to look at which kind of millet was delicious. The yield of delicious millet was low and the price was high, so she planted the millet with low yield.

Then it is not easy for her to take out the rice seeds with low yield, and it is not easy to study hybrid rice.It depends on whether someone is willing to contribute and whether someone has done research.

It stands to reason that if Xing Xiuyan researches hybrid rice and saves more people, he can earn more merit.Earning more merit is also conducive to cultivation.

But Xing Xiuyan knew that she couldn't hold her breath, and couldn't study hybrid rice for more than ten years. She liked those flowers and plants, and those melons and fruits.For the sake of merit, it is inappropriate to force yourself too much, so what she wants to do is to unite with other people to study together. This kind of subject cannot be studied by one person, what is needed is a team.

Xing Xiuyan wrote all she knew about hybrid rice in a book, printed a few more books, and sent them to bookstores to see if anyone would study them.

Saving people is not an easy task. It's not that Xing Xiuyan doesn't want to save people, but she knows how deep she is and how strong she is.If she doesn't study rice, it doesn't mean she can't save those who are starving. Sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes can all be planted.

Mrs. Qin got a book about hybrid rice, and he sent someone to the capital to give it to his friends.His friend likes to study rice, and he also does things related to agriculture. He often goes to Huangzhuang to study those things. He thinks this book should be useful to his friend.

In Jinling, Xue Biao saw big strawberries outside, so he bought some and took them home.

Xue Biao's parents had died, Mrs. Xue took Xue Pan and Xue Baochai to Beijing, leaving the second wife in Jinling.The Xue family had already separated, and the second house didn't have as much property as the big house, but it was considered wealthy, with several shops and a Zhuangzi in his hand.

"Sister." Xue Biao went to see Xue Baoqin with a basket of strawberries.

"Brother went out?" Xue Baoqin's voice was a little nervous. Her brother fell a while ago, and she felt that he had lost his mind.Don't look at the elder brother who looks normal now, but sometimes the elder brother behaves very strangely and feels inexplicably lost.

Xue Baoqin was worried that something would happen to her brother, so she asked the servants to watch over her brother and follow him.She didn't want to prevent her brother from going out, but she was afraid that he would go out alone, or that he would have an accident outside.

"Yeah." Xue Biao nodded, "Strawberry."

After Xue Biao lost his mind, he often dreamed that there was a beautiful little girl planting flowers in the dream.In the dream, he wanted to go forward to pull the little girl, but he couldn't touch it.

After waking up from the dream, Xue Biao felt very disappointed, and sometimes wondered if he would go out more often, would he meet that girl.But he knew it was a dream, and dreams were different from reality.

Today, when Xue Biao went out, he saw someone selling strawberries on the street, and he bought them when he saw how big the strawberries were.

"Does brother like to eat?" Xue Baoqin asked, "Let's eat after washing."

Xue Baoqin ordered the servants, but she didn't blame Xue Biao's servants for not following Xue Biao.After her brother lost his mind, sometimes he was naive, and sometimes he ran very fast, which made her very helpless.

Xue Baoqin didn't think about going to Beijing with Xue Biao so soon, they were still observing their filial piety, so it was not suitable to go to Beijing at this time.Even if they go to Beijing, it is not easy for them to live with them in Rongguo Mansion.

Mrs. Xue is related to the second wife of Rongguo Mansion and the second grandmother Lian of Dafang, but the second wife of Xue's family is not related to them.If the relationship is far away, even if you can go, it is not easy to stay for so long.

Therefore, Xue Baoqin didn't think about bringing Xue Biao to the capital for the time being.

"Okay." Xue Biao is not too naive, he reads the ledger very quickly, and the accuracy is also high, so there is no need for others to mention it.

In Rongguo Mansion, Wang Xifeng already knew that Ruyi Pavilion was selling rose essence and other flower essences. Those essences were one or two taels of silver a bottle, and there were also prices of ten taels, which were specially made.

According to Ruyi Pavilion, not everyone's essence can be sold at a high price, it depends on which master made it.

Wang Xifeng used the rose essence sent by Xing Xiuyan, which was applied on her hands before, so that Mrs. Xing would know that she had used it, so as not to embarrass Mrs. Xing.Unexpectedly, this essence turned out to be a good thing, which made Wang Xifeng feel a little pity, because it had been applied to her hands before.

"It's not a waste, the left and right are your hands." Hearing Wang Xifeng's regretful words, Ping'er smiled and said, "It would be a pity if it was painted on the hands of a servant."

"You are the only one who can talk." Wang Xifeng looked down at the back of her hand, and felt that the skin on the back of her hand was indeed much better. "It seems that Uncle Xing's family has indeed found a job, which is good."

Wang Xifeng was not worried that Xing Zhong and his wife brought people to the capital. In fact, there were people from the Xing family in the capital.It's just Xing's younger siblings. Xing's eldest sister is already married, and the younger ones are not yet married.

The younger brother in the capital is a compatriot with the Xing family, while Xing Zhong, who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, was born to the original wife of Xing's father.

"If you can find a job to make a living, you won't have to..." Wang Xifeng looked at the food on the table. If he could live on his own, who would want to live with others.

The Qin family in the next door was gone, and Wang Xifeng went to help for a month.

Wang Xifeng thought of the Qin family again. The Qin family was not as good as the Ningguo Mansion. The Qin family's illness was strange, but who would say it.No one said that when the Qin family is gone, it will be gone.

With Lin Daiyu and Lin Ruhai gone, I'm afraid that Lin Daiyu's life in Rongguo Mansion will be different in the future.There is a big difference between a father who is an official and an orphan who has no father or mother.

For people like Xing Xiuyan whose parents are alive and poor, if they come to live with them, they are worse than Lin Daiyu.That's normal, Lin Daiyu's status is already high.

The strawberries in the strawberry field grow very well and have many fruits.

Xing Xiuyan made jam from unattractive strawberries, and sold the good ones first.

The pastry shop also sells strawberries, and some customers saw them and bought them.

Strawberries worth five cents a catty are so big, and the fruit has a lot of water, there are not so many strawberries per catty.

"Are there any smaller ones?" Some people still want to buy smaller ones, thinking about buying smaller ones, there will be a lot of them, so that they can be distributed to the children at home.

"Yes." Xing's mother said, "The small ones over there may not be as good-looking, and they are also a penny cheaper."

As for the uglier ones, they are cheaper, and those whose family background is not so rich, just buy those ugly strawberries.

Xing Xiuyan sent some strawberries to Patriarch Xing, and some to Granny Xu and the others.It is impossible for her to send all her relatives there. If that is the case, she will not be able to make money.

If there are relatives who come to buy, they will grab two or three more and give them to relatives, that is.In ancient times, clan relations were emphasized. If each relative sold one or two pennies at a lower price, it would not be worthwhile. It would be to send two or three strawberries.

Strawberry jam can be stored for a long time. Xing Xiuyan made some strawberry jam and put it in the pastry shop, planning to make strawberry cakes.

Early in the morning, Xing Xiuyan got up, and Mrs. Xu Dabiao also brought strawberries from the field.Xing Xiuyan asked her elder sister-in-law to wash the strawberries, while she beat the egg whites. There were no ovens in ancient times, but earth-style ovens made of clay and bricks.

Xing Xiuyan didn't think about baking cakes, she just made steamed cakes and strawberry mille-feuille.

"The layered ones, and the white ones, look good." Seeing the finished strawberry thousand layers, Mrs. Xu felt that the pastry was delicious.

"Taste." Xing Xiuyan cut a piece for Mrs. Xu and Xu's cousin, and sent it to Xing's mother and Xing's father.

Afterwards, Xing Xiuyan put out the strawberry mille-feuille and strawberry shortcake, and changed the sign on the outside, adding patterns of strawberry mille-feuille and strawberry shortcake.

"Why is this so expensive?" Someone asked the price, and when they learned that it cost two pennies, they thought it was very expensive, one-fifth of the price of meat.The pastries made of fresh flowers cost at least one penny, and the style is also good-looking, but the thousand-layer cakes and small cakes cost two pennies a piece.

"It's made of eggs." Xing Xiuyan explained, "It also has fine white flour, plus strawberries, special vegetable oil, and honey, all of which cost money. It was originally more expensive, but it has just been sold, with fresh patterns , sell it cheaply for two days, let everyone have a taste."

"It tastes good, and the price increase makes us ponder whether to buy it or not." Someone said with a smile. He often comes to buy pastries and knows that the pastries in this store are very good.He got engaged some time ago, and he just bought pastries to please his fiancée, "Here's a piece."

The man was reluctant to eat by himself, so he wanted to bring it to his fiancee.