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Looking at the red peppers piled up on the ground as high as a hill, Lin Dashan felt a little unbelievable. The peppers are too rich. He only planted a dozen or so in his family, and he picked dozens of catties in just two days. It should grow back intermittently.

Gu Qiu was also quite surprised when he saw so many peppers. When he first bought pepper seedlings, the boss told him that although the pepper seedlings were a bit more expensive, the yield of peppers was very high, and the taste was very rich. He was skeptical at the time, but now he completely believes Its output is high, but you have to wait until you eat it to know whether it is spicy or not.

There was a bumper harvest of peppers. At noon, Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er cooked a table full of peppers.

Stir-fried pork with chili, shredded hot and sour potatoes, shredded kelp in cold salad, spicy cabbage, and a pot of hot and sour fish soup. Everyone's face was flushed and sweat broke out from the tip of their noses.

Lin Yu'er also likes spicy food, but she can't eat spicy food very well. After eating a few mouthfuls of food, she has to drink saliva to wash away the spicy taste. After eating a meal, she doesn't know how much water she drank.

Gu Qiu saw this picture and planned to cook a non-spicy dish again, but was stopped by Lin Yuer: "Although it is very spicy, it is also very enjoyable."

Lin Yuer's words spoke out everyone's aspirations.

"The taste of this chili is really good. Remember to save some to plant this year, and plant it next year." Lin Dashan took a big mouthful of chili fried meat.

Gu Qiu nodded, of course such good chili seeds should be kept.

Dozens of catties of peppers are definitely not enough to eat fresh, and there are too many dried peppers.Gu Qiu stared at the red chili peppers and wanted to make chili sauce. Most people here like to dry the chili peppers and make them into oily hot peppers. Although it is delicious, Gu Qiu thinks the taste is too monotonous, so he prefers it. chili sauce.

After discussing with Lin Yu'er, they did what they said, and the two immediately picked up the peppers.

Wash the peppers in water, put them in a bamboo plaque to dry, and then start chopping.

The work of chopping chili peppers is really too much to suffer. Not long after chopping, my hands are numb and painful, my eyes are hot and red, and tears can't be restrained from streaming down.

"Why don't we take a break, I really can't take it anymore." Lin Yu'er said pitifully, who couldn't take it anymore.

Hearing this, Gu Qiu immediately put down the knife in his hand, he wanted to stop a long time ago: "I thought the same way, it's really killing me."

The two quickly fetched a basin of cold water and soaked their hands in it for more than half an hour before the tingling pain gradually disappeared.

"Shall we continue to make chili sauce?" Lin Yu'er didn't want to continue at this time.

Gu Qiu looked at the chopped peppers, and suddenly thought that when his father made chili sauce, he steamed the peppers first, and the steamed peppers should be better.

After thinking about it, Gu Qiu said to Lin Yu'er: "I remember that when my dad made chili sauce, he steamed it first. I'll go and steam the chili. You can soak it for a while."

After the pepper is steamed, it becomes soft, and it will not splash when chopped, and the eyes are much better.Gu Qiu dug out the gloves he wore in winter again from the box. Although wearing gloves was stuffy, it was better than being scorched by chili peppers.

Seeing Gu Qiu chopping peppers, Lin Yu'er naturally wouldn't just sit aside and watch. He also imitated Gu Qiu and took out gloves and put them on. Although he still got hot, the situation improved a lot.

Struggling to finish chopping the pepper, the two chopped some minced garlic.

"Finally, it's finally done. Next, just mix them together and add some seasoning." Lin Yu'er said with relief.

"No, it needs to be fired." Gu Qiu's words shattered Lin Yu'er's beautiful fantasy.

Seeing Lin Yuer's ravaged look, Gu Qiu smiled and said, "Let me fry the chili peppers, please help me light the fire."

Lin Yuer lit a fire, Gu Qiu poured some oil into the pot and heated it up, added a little sugar and a little vinegar, and then poured the minced chili powder into it, the room was immediately filled with a choking smell. Fortunately, Lin Yuer had opened the kitchen doors and windows to let the air in, otherwise it would have been miserable.

Gu Qiu couldn't help coughing, covered his nose with one hand, added some salt and stir-fried with the other hand, and finally poured in the minced garlic, and boiled it for a few more minutes on low heat.

A large pot of red chili sauce makes people look appetizing. Gu Qiu ordered a little with chopsticks. After tasting it, it tasted very good and very fragrant. Perhaps because the chili peppers were steamed, the resulting sauce tasted soft and waxy. , there is no jerky feeling, and the taste is always richer after adding vinegar.

Lin Yu'er also ordered a little bit, tasted it, nodded and sighed, "The suffering is not in vain."

I ate noodles for dinner.Gu Qiu packed half a plate of hot sauce and put it on the table. Those who like spicy food can add a little more at their own discretion.

After finishing the meal, Lin Dashan saw that there was no usual chili oil on the table, but a pile of bright red chili sauce, which not only smelled delicious, so he picked a little and mixed it with the noodles, and his eyes lit up when he ate it Yes, the taste is very good, with a bit of garlic, which makes the original noodles even more delicious.

He had eaten chili sauce before, but it definitely didn't taste like this.

Seeing the expression on Lin Dashan's face, Lin Yu'er smiled and said, "It's delicious, Gu Qiu and I spent an afternoon making it."

Lin Dashan nodded, and added half a spoonful of hot sauce to the noodles.

"This hot sauce is really delicious. It's even better than any I've eaten before. It's very fragrant. How do you make it?" He Zhengping asked after taking a sip of the noodle soup.

Gu Qiu recounted the process of making peppers in the afternoon.

He Zhengping nodded: "The chili sauce we make here is usually made by chopping chili and garlic, adding salt and soup, stirring and fermenting. The one we ate today was fried in oil, so it is very fragrant, and the chili is first Steamed, the resulting sauce is very delicate, and the addition of vinegar is also a reason.”

Gu Qiu nodded after hearing this, and tentatively asked, "Do you think this chili sauce is easy to sell?"

"I think it should be possible." Lin Dashan nodded seriously,

"I think it's good too." He Zhengping nodded, "I have a friend who opened a grocery store in the county town, and the business is pretty good. I think it's much more convenient to sell these hot sauces in his store. What do you think?"

"That's the best. It's definitely not so convenient for us to sell it." Gu Qiu thought it was very good.

Lin Dashan went to buy some small jars, packed the peppers in small jars, and sealed them with oil paper for easy sale.

As for the price, Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er discussed it and decided to sell it for ten cents a can, but He Zhengping raised the price to twelve cents a can.

"Could it be too expensive, what if we can't sell it?" Lin Yu'er asked worriedly.

"Most people in the county are relatively well-off, and they are willing to spend money on shopping. It doesn't matter if it is more expensive, and good things have to be sold at a higher price. If it is the same price as the general price, how can it reflect the difference." He Zhengping explained.

"Zhengping has done big business, and he is right about these things." Gu Qiu trusted He Zhengping when it came to doing business.

Surprisingly, the business of chili sauce was indeed very good. In just three days, thirty or so cans were sold out, and the grocery store owner even asked He Zhengping to send some more.

They earned more than 600 yuan without any capital, which made Lin Yuer and Gu Qiu taste the sweetness. They used all the chili peppers left at home, and bought dozens of catties of chili peppers from the village to make chili sauce , and this time, in addition to the ordinary hot sauce, they also made a kind of chili sauce with minced meat, which tastes more delicious, and the price is a bit more expensive. It costs fifteen yuan, and it still sells very well in the store.

Although chopping peppers almost swelled their hands, Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er felt that it didn't matter at all.But when Lin Dashan saw the scene of them chopping peppers, he never let them chop peppers again, and took over the job himself.

The chili sauce business has been until the production period of chili peppers has passed two days before giving up.The two of them did the math, and they actually made nearly two bucks just by selling chili sauce.Unsatisfied, they agreed that next year they will grow more peppers to make hot sauce for sale.

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Days passed, and the time to harvest the wheat was getting closer, and Lin Dashan had already polished his sickle to a shine.

Gu Qiu was also a little anxious: "Dashan, it's almost time, why hasn't everyone started harvesting the wheat yet?"

"At this time, the crops are different every day, and everyone in the village is waiting. After all, one day is longer, and this year's harvest will be a little bit more. Everyone is reluctant to cut it earlier. Waiting for one day is one day. But the time is about the same, let's start tomorrow. "Lin Dashan carefully explained to Gu Qiu.

The next day, Lin Dashan took Gu Qiu, Lin Yu'er, and Gu Dong to the fields to harvest wheat. Doctor He also grew wheat at home, and Doctor He and He Zhengping also wanted to harvest their own land.As for He Xiaotian, he had no choice but to be entrusted to Zhang Xiaoyun to take care of him. Zhang Xiaoyun's family's land had been rented out, so there was no need to rush to reclaim the land at this time.

As if it was contagious, the Lin family started harvesting the wheat, and everyone went to the fields to harvest the wheat one after another.The entire Jiangjia Village seemed to be mobilized, even four or five-year-old children were picking wheat ears with a basket.

June is the hottest time of day, and the scorching sun hangs brightly in the sky, making people oily from the sun.Lin Dashan, Gu Qiu, and the others bent over and waved their sickles desperately. They didn't even have time to drink, and the skin on their mouths turned up.

At this time, I don't have much energy to cook well. Lin Dashan bought dried noodles before and came back. He threw the noodles into the water and boiled them. He blanched two handfuls of green vegetables and mixed them with a spoonful of spicy sauce. The meal was finished in one meal.

Fortunately, his family has little land, so after two days of hard work, all the wheat in the field was harvested.

Doing heavy work under the sun on a hot day, and eating spicy food, both Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er had blisters in their mouths, which made Lin Dashan feel so distressed. He picked some heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs from the mountain and fried them every day. Two people drink.

However, Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er were not coddled people. After resting for a long time, they continued to help Lin Dashan dry the wheat, and took the grain out of the bed.

Looking at the golden and plump wheat filling one basket after another, Gu Qiu felt that no matter how tired he was, he would not be afraid.