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Chapter 8 Bean Sprouts

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Oh... The big dog and Ergou may have had such delicious noodles for a long time. The two of them held chopsticks and pulled the noodles into their mouths. Erxiang on one side kept winking and wanted their two sons to eat better. But no matter how Erxiang wins at their two eyes, Big dog and Ergou still ate the noodles in the bowl with no life.

This made Nika very embarrassed.

However, Aunt Wang, who was on the other side, smiled after seeing Erxiang's scene and said, "I'm a half-baby, and Big Dog and Ergou are the ones who grow up. They have never had enough food. They finally had a meal of noodles, but they look a little worse, so they should be.

Erxiang, you didn’t see my second wife. Last night he and my Xiaoxue ate eight bowls of rice together...!"

After saying that, Aunt Wang laughed, and Erxiang on the side relieved her embarrassment a little. However, at this time, Erxiang also looked at Aunt Wang in confusion and asked, "Auntie... Why did your family suddenly have so much food?"

Erxiang asked this because the original Zhu family had always been poor, because they had no land for foreign households. Aunt Wang relied on washing clothes for others, while Zhu Erbao made a living by chopping firewood and selling firewood.

This is a village. To be honest, washing clothes and firewood really won’t make much money. The Zhu family is in a miserable state, but now that there is suddenly so much food, it is normal for Erxiang to be confused.

After listening to Erxiang's question, Aunt Wang didn't hide it from Erxiang, and told him about the fish that Zhu Lang and Zhu Erbao caught yesterday. Hearing that Zhu Lang and Zhu Erbao could fish under the ice, and also caught a lot of fish, and bought 2,500 cents. Erxiang was amazed and praised Zhu Lang for his cleverness, which was much better than his own big dog and Ergou.

I will definitely be able to take the exam for a scholar in the future.

Aunt Wang smiled at this time, but she did not take the blame. Instead, she became interested in the big dog who had just killed a bowl of noodles and said, "Brother Zhu family... You can fish under the ice, so why not continue catching it? If you continue catching it, Ergou and I can also help. Moreover, when I was wandering around the village yesterday, many people wanted to buy fresh fish to eat.

This pork is too heavy and the mutton is too expensive. Many families want to eat a meal of fresh fish for the New Year...!"

After saying the big dog, Zhu Lang nodded. He also knew that the Chinese New Year was coming soon. Many people wanted to have a good New Year and wanted to eat fish, which meant that there was surplus every year. However, in this winter, Zhu Lang had frozen the ice yesterday. Fortunately, he didn't catch a cold. If he caught a cold in this ancient times, it would be more harmful than good.

So Zhu Langjin did not continue to go fishing, but now with the help of the two brothers Dagou and Ergou, this under-ice fishing can really be done tomorrow. If Dagou and Ergou accompany him, after catching the fish tomorrow and selling it for money, Dagou and Ergou can also go to Mr. Chen's place to pay back the money.

At this time, Zhu Lang smiled: "Big Dog...you are right... Then, tomorrow morning, Dagou, you come to my house with Ergou, and tomorrow morning we will go to the largest and most biased lake at the foot of Qingshan to catch big fish.

After the catch, we will go to Dangtu County to sell these fish. By the way, you will also drag your cart on...!"

"Okay...!" Dagou and Ergou were also straightforward. They were very happy when they heard Zhu Lang's words. You must know that their eyes had long been fixed on the new cotton jacket on Zhu Lang's body, and they were so jealous of the new cotton jacket on Zhu Lang's body. Now Zhu Lang takes them to fish. If they can make money, they will definitely buy the new cotton jacket for them.

In fact, the brothers are very honest. They are not trying to help Zhu Lang fish, but they are not trying to get a piece of Zhu Lang. Their two brothers think more about Zhu Lang making money by selling fish, and they can buy something for their two brothers. This is enough. The other two brothers are not greedy at all.

After a while, Erxiang was about to take Dagou and Ergou home. Aunt Wang asked Zhu Erbao to bring rice, noodles, oil, fish, pork, and malt sugar to the cart. At first, Erxiang didn't want it, but at this time, Aunt Wang looked up and said that if Erxiang didn't want it, the two families would not have sex in the future.

Erxiang then took the thing away. After seeing Erxiang accept the thing, Aunt Wang happily held Erxiang's hand and said, "That's right, we are a family. In the future, Big Dog Ergou will help Xiaolang fish, and our families will have a better life."

"Yes..." Erxiang nodded repeatedly... Then Erxiang left with her two sons with a smile. Zhu Erbao also pushed the cart with things and followed Erxiang to deliver things.

After Zhu Erbao left, Aunt Wang took out the soybeans in the bag and looked at it and said with a smile: "Erxiang is a person who is interested. Look... the soybeans given to our family are the largest and the fullest."

"Yo... it's really good..." Zhu Lang smiled and walked up to the side and took the soybeans in his hand and said with a smile: "Each one is full, Aunt Erxiang is intent..."

After saying that, Zhu Lang put down the soybeans. Suddenly, Zhu Lang thought that if he used these soybeans to spread some soybean sprouts, it would be good to stir-fry them during the Chinese New Year. Although there are green vegetables, big radish, and big cabbage in the winter of the Ming Dynasty, they are not refreshing enough.

In the past, Zhu Lang’s favorite thing was to eat soybean sprouts at home. The operation was very simple. One pound of soybeans could produce eight to twelve kilograms of bean sprouts. As long as you give two or three pounds of soybeans, one of them would be enough to eat.

Thinking of this, Zhu Lang took the soybeans again and said, "Grandma, it's a bit too much for all these soybeans to make tofu. Why not give me two pounds, and I'll use soybeans to make bean sprouts."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Lang's casual words shocked Aunt Wang and Wang Xue on the side.

"What...!" Aunt Wang and Wang Xue made a sound in horror, and then Wang Xue said: "Brother, you can produce bean sprouts. Oh my god, bean sprouts are expensive nowadays. A pound of soybeans costs 20 cents, and a pound of bean sprouts costs 20 cents, and the supply is still in short supply."

"What... Twenty cents per pound are still in short supply..." Zhu Lang was stunned. Didn't this bean sprouts become common for a long time? How could there be such a profit?

Bean sprouts should have existed in the Song Dynasty. The historical basis is the record of "Dream of Tokyo" in the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, "wet green beans, small beans, and wheat in magnetic vessels, soak them in water, sprout for several inches, and tie them with red and blue wisps, which is called "seeding and reproduction."

Zhu Lang once read this passage when he was studying, so he didn't think bean sprouts were of any precious value.

But Zhu Lang forgot one thing, that is the spread of ancient times... Although there are records in ancient times, it does not mean that this thing has been popularized, just like stirrups and horseshoes. In fact, stirrups and horseshoes, they appeared in tomb paintings during the Tang Dynasty, but stirrups and horseshoes were not popular.

Just like this bean sprout, although it was recorded in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was not popularized. The technology of soybean sprouts has always been spreading on a small scale. For the sake of profit, if everyone will sprout, then the profits of making money will be less. Only a small number of people have the technology can make the most profit.
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