northernbook Chapter 97 Yuan
Chapter 97 Yuan
Xia Shiyu thought for a moment and said, "Ten yuan a pound, that's a bit pricey. Aunt, do you think we should order less?"
She had checked the wholesale price online beforehand, and the radishes were about 3.4 yuan per jin (500g). She doubled the price and sold them, but the price was still a bit expensive.
Auntie heard that it was indeed a bit expensive. Actually, she knew that the radishes were worth the price, but it would cost 200 yuan a day. However, considering that her daughter-in-law and son had come home for a visit, she still bought them. Anyway, they only eat them from time to time, and eating healthily is the most important thing.
She gritted her teeth and said, "I'll keep it at 20 jin."
"Okay." Xia Shiyu finished speaking and started weighing them. However, since they were relatives, she gave them a few extra. It wasn't much, but it was still a nice bonus.
My aunt saw it but didn't say anything. After all, we're relatives, so we'd give each other something practical when we exchanged gifts.
She happily handed over the two hundred yuan, saying, "Thank you so much, Xiaoyu. Come to my house to play sometime. I'm really too busy to leave right now, otherwise I wouldn't have stayed for dinner today."
"Alright, then you should go back soon if you're busy, Auntie." Xia Shiyu said as she saw her out.
Soon I watched as my aunt drove away in her tricycle.
Auntie went off in a flurry and returned in just as quickly, and more than an hour had passed. Ji Lan was astonished when she saw this.
"Mom, why are you back so early? I just plugged in the rice cooker."
My aunt stopped the car and started looking for two bowls to put the radishes in. "Oh, I was thinking of you all, so I quickly bought the vegetables and came back."
"If it weren't for the fact that I can't drive a tricycle, I would have gone myself."
Ji Lan stepped forward to help pack the radishes. Looking at the white and tender radishes in front of her, a thought flashed through her mind, but it passed by too quickly to be taken seriously.
"Oh, it's okay. You guys rarely come back to rest at home. I'll do it. It's close to home anyway."
After Ji Lan and Xia Lang got married, they stayed in the city to work and live, only returning home occasionally on weekends.
Having finally returned, she couldn't bear to let them suffer.
After the two of them finished cooking the dishes together, Xia Lang and his father returned.
Xia's mother stepped forward and said, "Everyone's back now. Come on, sit down and eat. These are radishes I just brought back from Xiao Yu's house."
As she spoke, she brought the radish to the table. It wasn't anything special; it was just a simple radish and pork rib soup.
"Alright, the children are back just in time. Xiao Lan, you all eat more later. This is a new dish that Xiao Yu planted. If you hadn't come back, we would have had to wait a few more days to eat it."
"Okay, Dad," Ji Lan agreed. They had only recently learned how good Xia Shiyu was at growing vegetables. They had eaten the vegetables that Xia's mother sent a few times in the city, and they had been longing for them ever since.
Including this time when she came back, she also wanted to buy more groceries to take back with her, and maybe send some to her parents as well.
Xia's mother happily replied, "Yes, yes, I bought 20 jin of radishes, which is quite a lot. You can take some of them directly to the city. Xia Lang has a car, so you can even go and buy some more if necessary."
Xia Lang nodded, "Okay, Mom and Dad, we know. There's enough food for us for now."
The family chatted for a while before starting to eat.
The first thing everyone reached for with their chopsticks was the bowl of radishes. Ji Lan picked up a piece of snow-white radish and took a bite with anticipation. She felt as if she were floating on clouds, and her whole body felt light and airy.
The people around them felt the same way.
Xia Lang couldn't help but exclaim, "It smells so good, it tastes so good! If I had known Xiao Yu had this skill, I should have come back to farm sooner."
Hearing this, Xia's parents, who were also quite pleased with themselves, couldn't help but flick their son on the forehead. "How can you talk like that? Xiao Yu is so amazing precisely because he has read so many books."
Xia Lang scratched his head. "Oh, I know, I was just joking."
Ji Lan found her husband's behavior somewhat amusing, and reached out to put a piece of radish into his bowl. "Eat up, eating won't shut you up."
Xia Lang immediately stopped patting his head and grinned foolishly, "Hehe, my wife still loves me the most."
Xia's parents felt too ashamed to look at his foolish appearance, so they decided to let him eat radishes instead.
The family didn't eat any other dishes today. Xia's mother had expected this situation, so she only stewed a large pot of radishes and steamed a pot of rice. She didn't need to worry about the other dishes.
Sure enough, the whole pot of radishes was eaten clean, not even a drop of soup was left, only a few bones remained.
Looking at the empty pressure cooker, Xia's mother couldn't help but sigh, "You know, these radishes are so delicious. After eating the radishes Xiaoyu grew, it feels like all the radishes in our house can only be used to feed the pigs. Or if that doesn't work, I'll make them into dried radishes and use them to eat with porridge in the summer."
Xia's father nodded, "Fortunately, we didn't plant many this year, so it's good to use them to make dried radishes."
Upon hearing Xia's parents' words, Ji Lan immediately understood what her sudden inspiration had been.
She sat up abruptly, "Dad! Mom!"
Xia's mother was startled by her agitated appearance. "What's wrong, Xiaolan?"
Ji Lan couldn't contain her excitement and asked, "Mom, do you remember that my mom's family used to run a pickled mustard tuber factory?"
Xia's mother was taken aback for a moment before realizing what she meant. "Oh, my in-laws' mothers are right. What does that have to do with anything?"
Seeing that his mother hadn't reacted yet, Xia Lang interrupted, "Mom, have you forgotten that Xiao Lan's parents' pickled vegetable factory can also make dried radish?"
After hearing this, Xia's mother slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Oh, now that you mention it, I understand!"
"Xiao Lan, do you want to talk to Xiao Yu about the radish supply? We can take some to your mother-in-law's family to make dried radish."
“Yes, yes,” Ji Lan nodded.
Her hometown is a famous pickled mustard tuber production area. Her parents both work in a well-known pickled mustard tuber branch factory, and her mother is the deputy manager of the factory.
However, in recent years, the economic situation has been poor, and with the continuous increase of similar industries, she heard from her mother that the factory's economic performance was very poor.
If this continues, we might have to lay off most of our workers or go bankrupt.
However, neither of these situations is what her mother wants to see.
Most of the laid-off workers were local residents, some even related to the family, perhaps from the same village. If the business goes bankrupt, it will be even more troublesome, as they will lose their jobs.
But now, Ji Lan's eyes were burning with desire as she looked at the radish in front of her. Perhaps this radish was a good starting point!