HLnovel Chapter 56 The Focus of Making Money
Chapter 56 The Focus of Making Money
"You can coat it in egg liquid and fry it, just like the mulberry leaves I made last time. You can also eat it cold, scrambled eggs, fried meat, or fried eggs. You can also use it as a dip..."
Zhou Mingshu thought for a while and continued, "It can also be used to make mint candies and mint cakes."
The three of them were secretly surprised to hear her say this. They didn't expect that mint could be eaten in so many ways. They were really ignorant before and only knew how to farm and work every day, wasting such a good resource.
"Aunt, mother, aunt, there are many ways to eat mint. Think about it and try to make more. Oh, by the way, aunt, you are pregnant now, so you should eat less of these things or even not eat them at all."
Feng nodded. These things were both wild vegetables and medicinal herbs. She really shouldn't eat too much of them. It would be bad if they were harmful to pregnant women. Fortunately, she was always careful about it.
On the other hand, Old Mrs. Zhou was taking care of her two sons.
"These are the mushrooms I picked up in the mountains today. They are still in buds and are of good quality. You can carry them on your backs and send them to your aunt's house tomorrow morning."
Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan quickly agreed and told her that San Ya was going to her aunt's house for dinner. Isn't this a coincidence?
Old Mrs. Zhou smiled, took some dried mint and put it into the backpack, and made tea for the girl to drink.
Zhou Mingshu returned to the room and took a look at the filtered mugwort juice. It was green and pleasing to the eye.
After leaving it alone for most of the day, it still hasn't completely solidified because there is too much of it, so it looks like it will need another night.
The juice of the gardenia flowers on the side has completely solidified in the basin. Now everything is ready, waiting for the porcelain vase.
After cleaning up, Zhou Mingqin and Zhou Mingqi came to her room and listened to her arrangements for tomorrow's work.
Tomorrow we need to prepare the materials for the rich version of the anti-itching ointment. The first thing we need to do is pick honeysuckle. This can be done by Mrs. Zhou.
The weight of the formula is the same as before, it is one to one, and the process is the same, except that honeysuckle is added and the oil is replaced.
The three sisters stayed in the room, listening to her talk about what she had learned that day, remembering as much as they could.
"San Ya, although you went to town for serious business, I feel uncomfortable when you are not at home."
Zhou Mingqi curled her lips. Among so many children in the family, San Ya understood her the best. She was always scolded when she was with her elder sister and brother, and he was unreliable when she was with Xiao Jie.
Zhou Mingshu smiled when he heard this and took her hand. "Isn't there a big sister at home? There are so many things to do at home. Do you still have time to be sentimental?"
"Not really, my elder sister is usually too serious..."
"Hehe, bear with it for a while. I will be back after studying in town for three months. By then, we will know more words and be able to read books. Don't those scholars say that 'Books contain beautiful women and golden houses'? We will be busy in the future."
Zhou Mingqin was watching her younger sister from the side. She didn't think she was too serious. She didn't know why Erya felt this way. It seemed that she would have to have a heart-to-heart talk with her later.
She also went through this age, the little girl had nothing to do and loved to daydream all day long.
After seeing Zhou Mingqin and Zhou Mingqi off, Zhou Mingshu kicked off his shoes and got into bed.
There were no oil lamps in the house, and even if the moonlight was bright, there would be no entertainment activities in that era.
Once this batch of goods is sold, I believe the pressure at home will not be so great.
Thinking of the two kinds of ointment juices in the house, Zhou Mingshu frowned. The mugwort ointment can be sold for several months, but the gardenia only blooms for about two months, and there are not so many gardenia flowers on the mountain for them to pick.
There are indeed many fragrant wild flowers on the mountain, but they are not large fields of flowers, and the quantity required for her to make ointment is not enough.
Therefore, the focus of making money cannot be placed only on making ointments!
After making two more batches, the gardenia's flowering period will be over, so she can put the development plan of laundry soap on the agenda.
Zhou Mingshu turned over and placed the back of her hand on her face. She felt her forehead was a little itchy. She raised her hand to scratch it and accidentally rubbed off the scab on her forehead.
Zhou Mingshu sat up with a somersault and looked at the scab on his hand. He felt a little scared. Since the scab didn't fall off naturally, would it leave a scar?
She touched it with her fingertips and felt that the skin was not as mottled as she had imagined. Only then did she feel relieved and applied some growth factor on it.
Wait and see after a while. If it doesn’t work, try some scar removal medicine.
In the morning, Zhou Mingshu went to his aunt's house with Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan, and delivered the mushrooms and mint first.
After meeting her, Old Mrs. Chen repeated her invitation to dinner at her home. Zhou Mingshu quickly nodded in agreement, indicating that he already remembered the way and she didn't need to pick him up.
Seeing that her sister's granddaughter was so obedient and well-behaved, Old Lady Chen was very eager to find a wife for her son.
As they were busy at work, several people left in a hurry without saying a few words. Old Mrs. Chen did not stay long either. Anyway, she could see him whenever she wanted since they were very close.
Zhou Mingshu had been busy in Baicaotang for most of the day. Just before noon, Madam Xu asked her to go to her aunt's house. If she went earlier, they could talk more and have a good rest.
She understood Mrs. Xu's good intentions, washed her hands and face, and went over.
Old Mrs. Chen prepared lunch very early, and her son Xiaofan was cooking in front of the stove.
Seeing someone coming to the door, his thick eyebrows and eyes were immediately stained with smiles, "Mom, my eldest niece is here, hahaha."
It was the first time Zhou Mingshu met Chen Fan. Perhaps because of their blood relationship, she didn't feel strange towards him at all. She called out sweetly, "Uncle Xiaofan~"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Mingshu felt that this name was very interesting, just like calling him "little sweet potato".
"Hey, Sanya, how come you're here so soon? I wanted to ask your uncle Xiaofan to pick you up. Come and sit for a while. The food in the pot will be ready soon."
"Aunt, Aunt Xu missed me and asked me to finish work early. I came here as soon as I got off work."
"Haha, good. Eat some of the freshly washed apricots on the table to whet your appetite. You should eat more later. You look so thin. I wanted to bring two pounds of meat today, but you sent me mushrooms early in the morning. So I changed my mind and made chicken stewed with mushrooms. It smells good."
"Hey, Auntie's cooking is very good. I smelled the fragrance in the alley and followed it into the door."
Chen Fan went out of the door, and soon a man followed him. The man's steps were a little unsteady and not very fast. It turned out that Uncle Xiaofan went out to call someone.
When she saw her turn her head to look at the person who came, Mrs. Chen realized that San Ya had never met her husband.
"San Ya, this is your uncle. He likes to go out and wander around when he has nothing to do. He doesn't come back until it's time to eat."
When Old Master Chen saw San Ya, he said something like "Aunt, I don't know what you said is good", while his hands were moving non-stop, he took out a handful of melon seeds and dried fruits from his chest and handed them to her.
"Thank you, uncle." Zhou Mingshu held the food in both hands and started eating it bit by bit.