Chapter 181: Preparing Dried Yam
Shuiqing looked at Qin Yilin's excited expression, and her guess became even more intense.
So happy, what could be the happy event?
Entering the tea room, Qin Yilin knew that there was no one there, so he pulled Shuiqing and asked with sparkling eyes: "Shuiqing, what is the white block in your ribs? Do you know?"
Shuiqing's heart skipped a beat.
Of course she knew that it was yam bought from the mall. Yam is good for the human body. She would buy some from time to time to stew ribs or stir-fry fungus, and the family would eat together.
She also bought a book on yam planting and confirmed that the climate and soil in Guangning Prefecture are suitable for yam growth, which means there may be some here.
She also thought of an excuse: it was dug from the back mountain.
However, none of this could be known to Qin Yilin.
She blinked her eyes and pretended to be surprised and ignorant and asked back: "I don't know, do you want to know?
We dug it in the back mountain. After peeling it, it was snow-white and beautiful. We fed it to chickens and found that it was fine, so our family started to eat it. It's quite delicious, isn't it?"
Qin Yilin had an expression of knowing everything, and explained happily: "This is also a kind of medicinal material. It is called yam in the medicine shop. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and lungs, strengthening the kidneys and replenishing essence;
It can not only treat lung deficiency and cough, but also kidney deficiency and spermatorrhea. Just think about these two effects alone, its price will not be low!"
Shui Qing showed a shocked expression at the right time, and then asked: "How much can it sell for?"
Part of the shock was pretended, but more of it was sincere.
She now has a lot of balance in the shopping mall, first earned by mushrooms and chicken head rice, and then by fish maw.
Isin maw is expensive, but it is rare. Mushrooms are the most reliable source, and it can also benefit the villagers of Shanshui Village.
The only bad thing is that the money from the mall has not been cashed out this year - Polygonum multiflorum is harvested in autumn, and it is a precious medicinal material. The large quantity is conspicuous, and it has been sold out since November.
We can only wait until autumn this year to sell the ones from the back mountain openly.
The brushes have been sold many times, but they are also done secretly. After all, they are not made by her own skills, and she feels guilty.
So, what Shuiqing wants most now is something that can be cashed out!
And it can be cashed out openly!
Seeing Shuiqing's interest, Qin Yilin said everything she knew: "Fresh yam can be used to make medicinal food and cakes, and can be sold to wealthy families, but fresh yam has a disadvantage, it is not durable. It takes more than an hour for our Shanshui Village to Guangning Prefecture, not to mention outside.
And there are only a few rich families in Guangning Prefecture, and only a few people who can buy it, so we still need to process it and sell it to the pharmacy."
Shuiqing listened quietly.
She knew that medicinal materials needed to be processed. After processing, yam will be dried yam, right?
Can it be dried in the sun?
"The processed yam can also be made into cakes and medicinal food, Jinling" Qin Yilin paused, coughed, and then said: "The wealthy families in other prefectures love it very much. There are many people buying it, and the medicine shops buy more, so the price goes up accordingly.
In fact, the price of fresh yam is also very good, which can be 100 to 200 wen per catty, and the processed one is more than 400 wen per catty. Don't think that more than 400 wen per catty is much more expensive, because it takes five or six catties of fresh yam to produce one catty of dried yam!"
Shui Qing keenly noticed that Qin Yilin and Jinling were related.
It was unnatural to mention it, and she deliberately avoided it.
But everyone has their own secrets, doesn't she? There is no need to explore it, just live a good life now.
She concluded: "It is cost-effective to sell fresh when the quantity is small, but not when the quantity is large. It will rot quickly in hot weather and long time. There are few people buying in the prefecture, so there is no time at all."
Qin Yilin likes to talk to smart people, which saves worry!
No need to explain repeatedly, just understand at a glance.
"Yes, so if there is less in your back mountain, sell fresh ones. If there is more, I will teach you how to prepare them."
Shuiqing must learn how to prepare them.
The amount of production in the back mountain is still determined by the mall.
Besides, she has read the book on yam cultivation. The climate and temperature of Shanshui Village are suitable for planting. Later, she can buy seeds and plant a large number of them, and then sell them openly in the future!
She looked at Qin Yilin and asked happily: "Do you peel and slice them and dry them? If it rains, you have to dry them?"
Qin Yilin smiled and said: "That's fine, but if you don't dry them in time, they will turn black easily. If you don't dry them well, they will turn yellow easily. If they don't look good, they won't sell at a high price.
There are also unscrupulous people who use sulfur to smoke yam to make it white and look good. Don't do it. The shopkeepers of those smoked medicine shops can see it at a glance, and you won't get any good results."
Shuiqing was thinking that, let alone here, there are many unscrupulous people in China who use medicine to smoke!
This is what she hated the most. She bought it to eat for health, but ended up eating a bunch of bad things. How can her body be healthy?
She promised: "Don't worry, I will never use medicine to fumigate!"
As a family of medicinal materials, Qin Yilin has a deep-rooted insistence on the quality of medicinal materials. After hearing Shui Qing's guarantee, he taught carefully and meticulously: "First, use straw or pumpkin leaves to clean the yam. In fact, pumpkin leaves are the best because they are hairy and can be brushed very clean.
Then cut it into small pieces and steam it in a pot for half an incense stick of time. Too short will make it raw and too long will make it too rotten. Both are not allowed.
After cooling, peel it, cut it into slices and dry it in the sun. Generally, it will take four or five days.
The yam prepared in this way will not turn black or yellow, but will be snow-white and delicate, with excellent appearance. The skin touched when peeling will not be itchy and painful."
The preparation of medicinal materials is originally a unique skill, which is not easily passed on.
But isn't cooking the same? Shuiqing taught her to cook without reservation, so she was willing to teach Shuiqing how to prepare Chinese yam.
People are mutually beneficial.
Shuiqing just knew why the medicinal materials had to be prepared!
The traditional method is troublesome, but it is pure and natural, pollution-free, and good for the body.
If you want to open up the market and not be affected by the length of the journey or the weather, it is necessary to prepare the medicinal materials.
Thinking of the whole mountain of Polygonum multiflorum, and looking at Qin Yilin in front of her, Shuiqing had an idea in her mind.
She knew that the inheritance of craftsmanship was very strict. Generally, in a family or master-apprentice relationship, Qin Yilin taught her Chinese yam very well, and she couldn't be too greedy.
However, she could cooperate with Qin Yilin.
She provided the medicinal materials, and the Ding family prepared them. The two families were in a cooperative relationship, and the money from the sales was divided according to the proportion. Qin Yilin should know more about this than she did.
If they were too busy, they could also ask the women in the village to help. The two families would not be tired, and the women in the village could also increase their income.
The more Shuiqing thought about it, the more she felt it was feasible.
Qin Yilin looked at Shuiqing with eyes as bright as stars, and she always felt that something was going to happen?
Shuiqing wouldn't cheat her, right?...Looking back on it many years later, she just wanted to cry!
Her happy and comfortable days were gone from this moment on.