Chapter 484

Actually, the breed chickens raised by Sister-in-law Wang's family are also chubby, but because they are either digging for bugs in the fields or eating some vegetable leaves and grass roots every day, they can barely be called local eggs.

The price is sold a little cheaper than real local eggs, and it's quite popular.

Of course, people in the village doing business always have some hesitation. After pushing back and forth for a while, Wu Lan finally gave the money.

Sister-in-law Wang was quite embarrassed: "You're actually taking the money..."

"Take it, take it."

Wu Lan is used to doing business now and is much more straightforward than before. Before leaving, she heard Sister-in-law Wang couldn't help but inquire:

"Wu Lan, how much did your family buy the peach trees for? The boss contracted the orchard, can you break even this year?"

"I have a few trees on the hill to the east. I'm thinking if it doesn't work, I'll plant some fruit trees too... but I'm afraid I can't afford to toss, and the fruit is hard to sell."

How much per tree?

Wu Lan remembers this very clearly. Saying it now, she felt she was crazy at the time:

"80 yuan per tree! We bought three-year or five-year-old seedlings that could bear fruit that year. Anyway, it wasn't cheap! Later, plus land reclamation and planting—I remember you went to plant trees too, right?"

Sister-in-law Wang nodded: She went. Looking at the bare branches in early spring, and then seeing them full of fruit the next week... There were two bosses who contracted the orchard without even needing to sell them in the market, which is why she was tempted.

It's just that the two bosses contracted the orchard and said they wouldn't leave even one fruit, so they didn't have the nerve to taste them...

Otherwise, she would know what variety sells so well!

And on this side, except for not telling the price of the peaches, Wu Lan helped analyze everything else one by one.

"That requires hiring people. If you plant slowly by yourself, the seedlings won't last that long... If the seedling recovery is delayed, it will definitely affect fruit bearing."

Anyway, a lot of money was spent!

"Plus management, fertilization, and setting up protective nets, a lot of money was spent. The contract price is okay... "

She didn't have the nerve to say 50 yuan a jin, so she could only say vaguely: "The price is a bit higher than the market price. The harvest is good this year, so we can break even and even made some profit."

"What kind of fruit seedlings do you want? I'll ask Tan Tan to give you that boss's phone number later, and you can inquire?"

Sister-in-law Wang pondered for a moment: "Not in a hurry... You spent a lot of capital... How much does an excavator cost per day on the mountain? Four or five hundred must be needed, right?"

"That's for sure!"

Wu Lan felt heartache when thinking of this money: "For such a large hill, not to mention how much effort it takes to cut down trees. Just for those tree roots, if you dig them manually, a few people might not be able to dig them out in a day... You need an excavator."

"They also have rotating heads for direct crushing. It's expensive, but much faster."

Hearing this, Sister-in-law Wang couldn't help but want to back out.

Not to mention whether she can break even after planting trees, just reclaiming the wasteland requires a lot of money!

How much money have they saved in their lifetime? They have to save it for their son to buy a house in the city—nowadays, if you don't have a house in the city, you can't even marry a wife.

At this moment, she couldn't help but look at Wu Lan with envy:

"It's still your family's Tan Tan who is promising, getting into a good university and working in the provincial capital... You said you didn't earn much money. If you didn't earn much money, how could you have the capital to hire excavators and reclaim the wasteland?"

Hearing this, Wu Lan didn't know what to say.

She knew this was the village's speculation about their family.

After all, no one would think that the initial income started from wild vegetables at 20 yuan a jin...

Thinking and thinking, she could only say dryly: "The child works hard, she really didn't earn much money..."

Sister-in-law Wang laughed: "I know you didn't earn much! I'm not borrowing money from you, why are you panicking?"

Everyone in the village knows now that their Song family is tossing the wasteland, and they already owe the village one or two million before doing anything!

Wu Lan:...

She carried the basket back with words on her lips but didn't say them.

Back home, the hot water in the pot was already boiling.

Qiao Qiao took the eggs and quickly brushed them with a small brush. Having had the experience of brushing duck eggs, his movements today were fast and meticulous.

Then he started another pot of cold water and put the eggs in the pot together.

This time, the eggs don't need to be boiled too well. Soon, one by one, the reddish-pink and white eggs were scooped up by Seventh Cousin, placed in the water pool on the side, first rinsed with cold water, and then soaked.

And on this side, sprinkle salt in the boiling water:

"Qiao Qiao, remember, sprinkling salt is not just for seasoning, it can also prevent the unboiled egg liquid from leaking out later."

Then there are Sichuan peppercorns, fennel, tea leaves—

"These tea leaves aren't stir-fried, and I don't know if they will be fragrant enough later. But if it works like this, the taste will only be better after stir-frying."

"Let's try it today."

Seventh Cousin said while pondering: "Actually, these old leaves are just right. You can't use the tender buds to boil tea eggs. The taste is too light, and it won't be fragrant when it absorbs the flavor. You have to use this kind that is resistant to brewing and has a heavy taste."

After the water in the pot had been boiling for a while, pour in some soy sauce: "Okay, take a soup spoon and knock all the eggshells, knock them evenly—the shells are broken, so it's easy to absorb the flavor when put in."

"Okay!"

Cooking is also about light and heavy. Qiao Qiao only experimented twice and was already able to grasp the appropriate strength.

At this moment, holding a large iron spoon and knocking, the kitchen was full of crisp sounds.

After Qiao Qiao lifted the stew pot from the stove and placed it on the stove on the side, the eggs could be put in.

"Okay! Stew it. If you are in a hurry, you can taste it at noon. If you are not in a hurry, wait until the evening. It should be more flavorful in the evening."

Qiao Qiao thought for a moment: "Can I put in a few eggs from home?"

Seventh Cousin was happy: "For family members to eat, what can't you put in? Use a net bag to separate them. When they are almost boiled, scoop them up and knock them."

Qiao Qiao was instantly happy!

Then, his gaze turned around the kitchen—

"Roast duck, where is it roasted?"

Seventh Cousin:...

That's right, the kitchen hasn't built a separate smoking and roasting platform for him yet! And hanging racks, need to set up a few!

With this group of big eaters at home, how can it be enough without preparing more.

Seventh Cousin raised his voice: "Sancheng, if you have nothing to do in the afternoon, build another platform in the kitchen! By the way, partition another area."

Regarding the big matter of eating, everyone in the family values it highly. Song Sancheng agreed immediately: "Okay! I'll go pull some cement bricks in the afternoon."

Those that weren't used up when building the house are still piled up in the back!

Song Sancheng even couldn't help but ponder: "Does our family need to dig another cellar? Otherwise, when we harvest sweet potatoes and radishes in autumn and winter, where will we put them?"

The sand pile behind the house is getting smaller and smaller, and we can't bury many radishes in winter!