Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chen Dafu has been working on the wishing dining car at home these days, forgetting to eat and sleep. Every time he finishes a part, he marvels at how the wishing person's brain works and how he came up with such a design. He is looking forward to the final product.

Xuyuan would come to check on the progress every few days and point out what needed to be changed. This went on for a week.

After seven whole days, I looked at the not very big dining car in front of me. Only the front position was not ready, and the rest were almost ready. The shelf was not assembled yet, but it would not be difficult to assemble it. The structure had been built, so I just had to assemble it.

"Dad, did you really make this? It looks really nice." Chen Biyun exclaimed, she touched it, walked around the car body, and couldn't let it go.

"You've been staring at it all day. If I didn't do it, then who did it?" Chen Dafu looked at his daughter unhappily, his two dark eyes open, and said tiredly.

"Dad, didn't you say there's no rush to make a wish? Why are you working so hard? You're even working on it with a torch at night." Chen Biyun felt very distressed when she saw this.

"It's okay. I also wanted to finish it quickly and see what I can make. This is really good. My father is very satisfied." Chen Dafu felt that his craftsmanship had improved a little bit, and some other ideas came to his mind. He was very grateful for Xu Yuan's guidance.

"Dad, since we are almost done, why don't you go in and rest for a while?"

"It's almost done. I'll go take a rest after I'm done. You can talk to Xu Yuan later." Chen Dafu said as he continued to work.

Xu Yuan was very busy at home at this time. The peanuts that he asked the two big men to deliver last time arrived at Fumanlou on time. When Xu Yuan sent Yazi to Fumanlou, the goods had already arrived. The old lady also had a good memory and still remembered this. She called Manager Hu to settle the bill and would deduct the money from Yazi's money when the time came.

Soon after Liu Zhushan's bamboo sticks and bamboo tray were delivered, Manager Hu continued to do his work.

Not long after they left, Xu Yuan finally arrived with Dahua. He was delighted to see the things piled at the back door.

"Make a wish, what's in this sack? Let's discuss whether this Fu Man Lou can be used."

Hu Zhanggui was very smart. He asked Xu Yuan with a smile on his face and did not forget to call his assistants to help move the goods.

"Yes, but I have to sign another contract."

"Well, I have to ask my boss for permission. Of course, I think there will be no problem. We have been working together for such a long time, and I, Hu Zhanggui, have never cheated you. You can rest assured."

"But the boss is not here right now. Can you please tell me first? I will use money to buy it this time." Hu Zhanggui was so curious. He had already come here, so how could he let go of the duck he had already caught?

As expected of a businessman, he is really good at doing business.

Xuyuan is not a fool, why not make money if you have the chance?

"Come on, come in and talk." Hu Zhanggui called Xu Yuan in and ordered the men to move all the things piled on the ground to Xu Yuan's cart, and to bring Dahua in at the same time.

Seeing that Hu Zhanggui was also sincere, Xu Yuan stopped being ambiguous.

"These are ground beans sent from Chunyang City. I call them peanuts." Xu Yuan pointed at the sack that was brought over and placed at his feet.

"Peanut, that's a nice name."

Xu Yuan took out a peanut and peeled off the shell directly, so that Manager Hu could see what the fruit inside looked like.

"So that's what it is. It looks like it has quite little meat."

"Then how do you plan to sell these?" How could he not buy such rare things? Shopkeeper Hu really wanted to pull those two big men back to discuss a cooperation.

"Eight cents a pound, how about that? Is this price acceptable?"

"Eight cents, that's a bit expensive, right? We have been cooperating for so long, how about one cent cheaper?" Shopkeeper Hu asked Xu Yuan nervously. Don't offend the God of Wealth. If he doesn't agree, then eight cents is fine. He can raise the price of vegetables and make a profit then.

Making a wish actually raised the price, to see if Manager Hu had any room for negotiation, which was really beyond people's expectations.

Xu Yuan pretended to be embarrassed, thought for a while, and nodded. "Since we have been cooperating for so long, I will give you a discount. Seven cents is seven cents, but I am not going to sell all of them to you. I have some needs for them myself, so I can only sell you two bags."

Shopkeeper Hu looked at the amount in a sack and thought it was quite a lot, so he agreed. After all, he wanted to use it to test the waters before considering whether to tell his boss or not.

"After all, there is no contract signed, so I can only tell you the simplest cooking method."

Hu Zhanggui said he understood and motioned for Xu Yuan to continue.

"This dish is called boiled peanuts. The specific method is to wash the mud off the outer shell, put it in a pot with cold water and boil it. When it is almost done, just add a spoonful of salt."

“When you eat it, just peel off the outer shell.”

"Is it that simple?" Shopkeeper Hu felt that Xu Yuan was bluffing and asked.

"Yes, the simplest." In fact, there is no need to make a wish. If Chef Yang and Chef Wang understood peanuts, they would definitely be able to invent new dishes.

As for making a contract, aren't there other ways to cook peanuts? Fried peanuts are a great dish to go with wine. That's why people here haven't discovered this thing.

Oh, it turns out that this kind of thing is not grown here. It seems that the people in Chunyang City are quite visionary and discovered this crop first.

If sugar is added, peanut crisps can be made, right? Unfortunately, in this era, the most available sugar for the poor is maltose, which is a food made from fermented rice and millet. Making a wish looks like maltose.

The sugar bought from the grocery store is very expensive, and I cannot afford it even if I make a wish.

Let alone honey, which is the most precious of all treasures. It seems that this peanut crisp cannot be made at the moment. We need to find crops that can be used to make sugar.

If it is to be made into peanut oil, this amount is totally not enough, and the most important thing is that the only oil mill in the county has closed down and no one knows where the people have gone.

The rapeseed oil that the rich can eat is all transported from Chunyang City. It is all rapeseed oil, and these poor people have nothing to do with it. They can only buy the fat from the butcher stalls and squeeze the oil out, and live frugally.

Xu Yuan thinks that if peanuts can be widely grown, the price of rapeseed oil will definitely not be outrageously high, so everyone can afford the oil.

"Manager Hu, why doesn't anyone grow rapeseed here? Fu Man Lou uses rapeseed oil."

"How is that possible? Rapeseed oil is so expensive, and some of it is made from lard. Why don't they plant it? No one is harvesting it. Ever since Old Guo left the oil mill, the oil mill has been abandoned. No one is working there. Old Guo was a loner, rarely interacting with others, and he didn't leave any apprentices or sons to inherit the business. It's such a pity."

"Chunyang City is so far away from us, and the crops grown there are better than ours. Why should they harvest what we grow? It's just asking for trouble."

Shopkeeper Hu spoke earnestly, expressing great regret.

I really hope that oil mill will reopen.