Farming and reading lady

It feels chewy and should be about the same, but Gu Xixian wanted to be further sure, so he opened his mouth and took a bite. The egg skin was as elastic as jelly, but the inside was yellow. It was a great success.

"What's going on?" the old man asked anxiously.

Gu Xixian nodded: "It's done, perfect."

The old man also wanted to howl "Awoo", their family's rare thing, finally got it. Seeing his granddaughter smacking her lips, he didn't think twice and cracked one for himself. The eggs cost one penny each, and their family could still afford them. Seeing this, Gu Lieqi also cracked one and stuffed it into his mouth. A special slightly spicy taste filled his senses. It seemed a bit pungent at first, but after swallowing it, he felt a cool and refreshing feeling. He instantly fell in love with this taste.

Unlike his son who devoured the food, the old man smacked the food in his mouth and savored it carefully. Then he asked, "Xian, how much do you want for this?"

"One tael of silver for two, what do you think?" Gu Xixian set a price that she felt was appropriate based on the principle that things are valuable because they are rare. It's not that she didn't know the value of one tael of silver, but she was going after the rich. What did the rich covet? Wasn't it the word "rare"?

The father and son paused as they stretched out their hands to the jar. So, they had just eaten a tael of silver together? Was there any blood seeping out of their hearts?

Gu Liqi swallowed hard and said, "Xian, isn't this price too high?"

"No, that's it, no bargaining." Seeing the two's reaction, Gu Xixian made a decision in her heart. Although her family is now well-fed and well-clothed, she has also seen the hardships of beggars in ancient times. She doesn't have any big ambitions, but she wants to do something for them. And to do this, she needs to have enough wealth.

The old man believed that his granddaughter must have her reasons, while Gu Lieqi thought that it was an instruction from the old immortal to his daughter. In short, the two of them naturally accepted the fact that the value of the egg skyrocketed after being pickled, but they never thought that the price might not be acceptable.

Ripe Songhua eggs cannot be sealed anymore. Gu Xixian directed the two men to take the eggs out of the jar and place them one by one on the floor of the cellar. By the time the three men had placed the eggs in the two jars, nearly half an hour had passed. The old man tightly held a Songhua egg in his hand and directed his youngest son to cover the entrance of the cellar again. He also decided to hold a family meeting that night. While sending his son to call people, the grandfather and grandson had whispered to each other that except for Gu Xixian, a little kid, all the others in the meeting were adults in the family.

The family sat around the round table in the room of the old man. Except for the three people involved, everyone stared at the round mud lump in the middle of the round table. They didn't know why the old man called them here. However, some thoughts flashed through the old man's mind, but disappeared in an instant.

The old man coughed and cleared his throat, trying to sound as calm as possible: "I have come up with another way to make money. Whether it will work or not is another matter.

Since this may require the whole family to be mobilized (he just learned this term), I will first talk about the division of profits.”

When they heard the way to make money, everyone's eyes suddenly brightened up. They all sat up straight and listened attentively.

"The idea belongs to us, and we'll take the lion's share, 50%. The remaining 50% will be divided 4:4 according to the ratio of the two houses. Do you have any objection?" Although they didn't know how much the 50% profit would be, what objection could anyone have? This was all for the benefit of the little boy.

The old man glanced at the eldest son and his wife, the second son and his wife, and the third son and his wife. Seeing that they were all nodding their heads, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Dad, you're not talking about the mud lump on the table, are you?" Gu Lao couldn't help but speak.

The old man glared at him and said, "Can you talk? What is a mud lump? This is a gold lump, do you know?"

"Brother, this is really a gold nugget, worth one or two taels of silver each." The old man expressed his dissatisfaction, but was frightened speechless by the words of the third brother. Of course, there were other people who were also frightened, and their mouths were opened so wide that a winnowing basket could fit in.

“This, what is this…what…is this…so valuable…valuable?” Even the usually silent and insignificant second uncle spoke with a stutter.

The old man picked up the preserved egg on the table, tapped off the shell like a treasure, and then showed the finished product to everyone one by one: "This is a magical and rare thing, something that we in Daling Kingdom have never had. It is said that it is a secret method passed down from outer space, which was obtained by our Xian and taught to the third brother..." Then, it was Gu Liqi's turn to tell the old man about the immortal grandfather again.

All the daughters-in-law in the family put their hands together and muttered something to the air.

Gu Xixian was impressed in her heart that her old man was really a master at creating an atmosphere. Look, the status of this Songhuadan instantly became more noble.

The meeting ended perfectly with everyone tasting the rare delicacies.

The next day, the old man went to the town market. This time, he brought his third son and a little granddaughter with him. He brought his third son to broaden his horizons, and brought his granddaughter to give himself more confidence. The old man always felt that with his little granddaughter around, he would feel more at ease.

In the side room of the well-known Mingyue Pavilion, Manager Guo looked at the basket of green-skinned duck eggs on the table with a puzzled look: "Old man, is this the rare thing you mentioned? Forgive my poor eyesight, I really can't see what's so rare about it?"

The old man smiled and said nothing. Instead, he picked up an egg, placed it on the edge of the table, and gently turned it in circles, tapping it slowly. The mud on the outside had long been wiped clean. That was the secret of the egg, so how could it be exposed?

Shopkeeper Guo watched patiently, wanting to know what kind of lawsuit this old man could sell. As the eggshell peeled off, Shopkeeper Guo's eyes suddenly lit up...

"Old man, this is..."

"This egg is called Songhua, which means green pine in the frost." The old man slowed down his tone and said word by word: "This method was also accidentally discovered by our third son. Shopkeeper Guo is knowledgeable, but have you heard of the name of this egg in our Daling country?"

Shopkeeper Guo shook his head, thinking that although Mingyue Pavilion had branches all over the country, his boss still had hundreds of stores under his name, but he had never heard of this name.

"Grandpa, this is indeed a rare delicacy. I wonder what price you would like to offer it for?" Whether it tastes good or not is secondary. The fact that it is rare is also a gimmick. Shopkeeper Guo knows this very well.

The old man smiled and said, "Manager Guo, please listen patiently to the introduction of this item, and then we can talk about the price."

Shopkeeper Guo raised his hand quickly: "Please continue."

The old man nodded and continued, "This thing is not only a food, it also has certain medicinal value. It is said that the benefactor of our third son's method said that 'pine flowers are spicy, astringent, sweet and salty, can relieve heat, sober up, remove large intestine fire, treat diarrhea, can disperse and astringe, and can treat eye pain, toothache, tinnitus and dizziness'."

Shopkeeper Guo frowned. This smell doesn't sound very good.

The old man didn't take it to heart, but continued, "This thing can be eaten raw, mixed with cold food, fried, steamed, cooked into soup, sweet or salty, eaten alone or with other foods. It has a variety of flavors and ways of eating. Shopkeeper Guo can take two to try first."

Inwardly, Shopkeeper Guo complained that the old man was a bit stingy. He told him so many ways to eat it, but he only let him try two. But he didn't show it on his face. He told the waiter to bring sugar and soy sauce respectively, and he would eat it raw. (Sugar and soy sauce were already available in this era)

At the old man's suggestion, he first took a bite of it dipped in sugar, savored it slowly, then rinsed his mouth with tea, and then took another one dipped in soy sauce to eat... As the old man said, different ways of eating have different tastes, but each has its own unique taste, which can only be experienced by eating. Shopkeeper Guo is sure that if the boss is here, he will definitely not miss this thing.