Reborn Ugly Girl Farming to Support the Family

When Fang Xiucai saw her come in, he smiled and waved, "Come here, Xiaoman girl. This is the good friend I told you about. Just call him Uncle Cao."

Zheng Xiaoman first respectfully called him Master Fang, then turned his gaze to Cao Jun and called him Uncle Cao obediently.

Cao Jun also looked at the girl in front of him with clear eyes. The girl was in her early teens and still had some baby fat on her face, which was typical of children.

Although she is still young, it can be seen that she will be a pretty girl when she grows up.

Cao Jun was a little skeptical. Could it be that the scenery here was particularly beautiful?

Otherwise, how could there be so many children with good looks and temperament in such a small mountain village.

Zheng Xiaoman sat down on the stool opposite them and spoke first, "Uncle Cao, are you here today for the ice-making recipe?"

Cao Jun collected his thoughts and said, "Yes, a few days ago I heard Cheng Ru say that you have a recipe for making ice, so I came here to take a look.

To be honest, I own quite a few shops in the north and south, and I make money by transporting scarce goods between the south and the north.

For example, fruits in the south and furs in the north.

We have our own ice cellar, but the consumption of ice is too high in the summer, and we often cannot replenish ice on the road, so the losses are relatively large.

If the recipe here satisfies me, money will not be a problem."

Zheng Xiaoman listened carefully to what the other party said. When she learned that the other party was actually running a north-south shop, she couldn't help but feel a little moved.

In this day and age, those who can open shops and engage in transportation between the north and the south are all capable people.

After all, there are many bandits who rob people on the road nowadays. Can they transport such a large amount of goods under their control and ensure the safety of their own personnel? Is that an ordinary person?

Zheng Xiaoman had more confidence in this deal. She thought for a moment and said, "I can show you how we make ice first, and then we can talk about what happens next."

Cao Jun smiled and nodded, "Okay."

Zheng Xiaoman asked her father to help her get a basin of water. After the water was brought over, she took out the saltpeter powder that had been ground into powder from her arms. Outsiders could not tell what it was.

Under the watchful eyes of Fang Xiucai and Cao Jun, she slowly poured the powder from the paper bag into the basin with one hand, and stirred the basin with a wooden stick with the other hand.

In just a short while, the top layer of water in the basin began to freeze into ice.

When they saw the layer of broken ice appear, Cao Jun and Fang Xiucai couldn't help but stand up.

Cao Jun opened his mouth in shock, unable to believe what he saw.

He was sure that when the basin of water was brought in just now, there was not a bit of ice in it.

In just such a short period of time, ice actually formed in the basin.

He thought he had seen many magical things during his travels, but the scene before him still surprised him.

If Zheng Xiaoman knew his thoughts, he would definitely say that this is the charm of physics.

Even Mr. Fang's eyes flickered slightly. He considered himself well-read and knowledgeable.

However, it was impossible to tell what the powder in this girl's hand was that could freeze water so quickly.

Zheng Xiaoman put the paper with residual powder on it back on his body, and then waited for the water in the basin to completely freeze into ice.

Seeing that she stopped, Fang Xiucai and Cao Jun sat down again, but their eyes never left the wooden basin on the table.

The room was quiet for a while, until Zhou Chunfeng came in and said that it was time to eat, and then the two of them came back to their senses.

At this time, most of the water in the basin had frozen into ice, and Cao Jun no longer had any doubts about her recipe.

At the same time, his heart was burning with joy. This method was really useful.

If he had this recipe, he would no longer have to worry about the transportation of fruits and food in summer.

In this way, his losses on the road could be reduced by at least 70 percent.

Zheng Dashan said with a smile: "Let's eat first and talk after dinner."

Although Cao Jun was very excited, he didn't mind spending some time on it.

Once all the dishes were served, everyone sat down and started eating.

Only then did Cao Jun meet all four children in the family. He had to say that each of these children looked very good.

It was the first time Chun Ya met Cao Jun, and her big eyes couldn't help but look at him.

The little girl had such an adorable look on her face that even a grown man like him couldn't resist her lovely look.

Cao Jun knew that there were children in this family, so he prepared some gifts when he came.

He took out three small gifts from his purse. The one for Lixia was the same as the one for his brother, a jade pendant.

The one given to Zheng Xiaoman was a white jade orchid hairpin, and the one given to Chun Ya was a gold bracelet with a bell.

As soon as he took out the gift, Zheng Dashan and Zhou Chunfeng were stunned.

This is a gift of gold and jade, how much money would it be worth?

Zheng Dashan quickly waved his hands to refuse, "No, no, this gift is too expensive. How can we little kids accept such an expensive gift from you?"

Cao Jun smiled indifferently, "These are just some small things, not worth much. As an uncle, I can't come to your house empty-handed for the first time."

Zheng Dashan thought, this is not worth much money? These things are enough to buy their house.

Seeing that they still didn't want to accept it, Cao Jun could only look at Fang Xiucai.

Mr. Fang said with a smile: "Take it, take it. This is a token of his kindness. It has nothing to do with money. If you don't take it, his kindness will not be given away."

"Well...well, I'll thank you on behalf of the children." Zheng Dashan hesitated for a while, but finally accepted it.

Zheng Xiaoman and a few others took the gifts and thanked him.

Zhou Chunfeng hurriedly greeted, "Everyone, eat first. Please try our cooking and see if it suits your taste."

Zheng Dashan also said: "Yes, everyone, let's eat, let's eat."

Cao Jun didn't hesitate and picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks.

The fish tastes sweet and sour, the surface is crispy, but the meat is delicate and tender, with the unique fragrance of wild fish.

He savored the fish in his mouth carefully; it was sweet and sour, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and cooked to the perfect temperature.

No wonder his good friend said the food here is as good as that of the imperial kitchen. Now he finally understands.

He couldn't wait to pick up the second dish, braised pork trotters.

Then came the third course, and the fourth course.

He also tasted that the dishes were cooked by two different people and the taste was obviously different.

He looked at Zheng Xiaoman and asked directly, "Girl, did you make this fish, pig's trotters, and fish ball soup?"

Zheng Xiaoman smiled and nodded, "Yes, I made these three dishes. Are they to your taste?"

"Hahaha, not bad, very good, I like it very much. I didn't expect that you are so young, but your cooking skills are so sophisticated.

You have a great grasp of both the timing and the taste.

I have eaten a lot of good food, but I have to praise your cooking skills, which really amazed me."

Zheng Xiaoman thought to herself, she had been a chef for more than ten years in her previous life, and a lot of spiritual spring water was added to these dishes, so it would be strange if they didn’t taste good.