The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

Although it was the first time that Village Chief Zheng heard the words "buffer" and "development", he could roughly guess what they meant based on the context. After a little thought, he understood what Xu Yingtao meant.

This is to allow everyone to disperse to various towns and villages to do business.

This way, the interests of each party will not conflict, which is indeed a good idea.

But then new problems arise.

Now that it is approaching September, it is gradually getting a little cooler in the mornings and evenings. Although jelly is delicious, I am afraid it will be difficult to sell once the weather gets cold.

Village chief Zheng expressed his concerns.

Xu Yingtao: "Grandpa, don't worry. By October at the latest, the mountains will produce a lot of good things that can be exchanged for money."

The Zheng family was stunned.

As everything withers in autumn, the resources provided by the mountains and forests will gradually decrease. They never knew that there would be good things in the deep mountains after October.

Do you want to take all the strong men in the village into the mountains to hunt?

Xu Yingtao smiled and explained: "That's not the case. I think everyone already knows that I collect ghost buns just to make jelly."

Zhao had an expression that said, "As expected."

Mrs. Zhou was a little anxious: "You kid, I told you last time that the recipe can't be told to others carelessly, why don't you remember it?"

Xu Yingtao smiled: "Grandma only told me not to tell anyone, but she didn't tell me not to tell my family."

Everyone in the Zheng family was stunned at first, and then they all laughed and agreed, accepting the marriage.

Mrs. Zhou's eyes were full of kindness, and she patted the back of her hand helplessly.

Xu Yingtao rubbed the place where she was slapped and laughed, "To be honest, ghost buns can only be used to make ice jelly, and the raw material for green jelly is stinking yellow vitex leaves."

The Zheng family was completely stunned.

Zhao was so surprised that she choked on her saliva and her face turned red from coughing.

They never dreamed that the stinking yellow broom that was grown all over the mountains and ignored by everyone could actually be used to make jelly.

Xu Yingtao glanced at Zhao with guilt and continued, "The mountains and forests are vast, and there are many good things like ghost buns and stinking yellow broom. As long as we pick them and process them, we won't have to worry about not making money."

If the Zheng family had never seen the two kinds of jelly, they would never believe her "big talk", but because they have eaten and sold them before, they are now convinced.

In this case, they just need to follow orders from now on.

Xu Yingtao continued, "In two days, we need to prepare jelly for at least ten families. We alone cannot handle it. I was wondering if one of the two aunts could stay to help?"

"Why not?" Mrs. Zhou said, "The second son and his wife will go to set up a stall, and the eldest son's wife and I will go with you to help you."

This is exactly what Xu Yingtao hoped for.

After spending a few days together, she observed that Zhao was cheerful and outgoing, making her best suited for dealing with guests, while Zhou was introverted, careful and steady, making her more suitable for doing practical work.

Xiao Zhou was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard her mother-in-law's arrangement, she immediately felt relieved. What's more, after the novelty wore off, she preferred to stay at home and work rather than do business.

At this time, Village Chief Zheng said, "Yingtao, what are you going to do with the remaining 20 or 30 households?"

When Mrs. Zhou learned that Xu Yingtao wanted to cooperate with Feng the tofu maker to set up a workshop, she hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

"I'm not trying to discourage you, but that old man is a stubborn person. He is very careful about his tofu-making skills and even his own son is on guard against them. Not to mention hiring him, even if he is asked to make one more plate of tofu every day, he will pretend to be stubborn and refuse to agree. This matter is most likely to fail."

The Zheng family also agreed with this and nodded silently.

In the past, if a family wanted to hold a banquet, they had to notify the Feng family at least half a month in advance and say a lot of nice things during that time, otherwise Feng the tofu maker would really not make the food.

But the tofu he made was tastier than that made anywhere else, and he was the only family in the nearby village that knew how to make tofu, so everyone had to accept it with a pinch of their nose.

After listening to Mrs. Zhou's ramblings, Xu Yingtao smiled and said, "Don't worry, grandma. I'll just go and ask. If he really disagrees, it won't have much of an impact."

The reason why Feng the tofu maker dares to show off is that he relies on his skill in making tofu, but it just so happens that she also has this skill.

In theory, she could have bypassed the Feng family and set up her own soy product workshop, but this would not only make her enemies with the Feng family, but would also go against her goal of common prosperity and unity.

Nanxi Village is different from other villages. Most of the villagers are scattered residents who have fled here at different times. There is no natural force formed by clans like in other villages. On weekdays, everyone lives their own life behind closed doors.

If you want to lead the whole village to achieve a well-off life, unity is the top priority.

But if the Feng family really doesn't want to work together, she won't force them, after all, everyone has their own aspirations.

Village Chief Zheng heard the urgency in her tone and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Cherry, why does it have to be tofu?"

Although tofu is delicious and it is okay to eat it for three or five meals, it is indeed annoying if you eat it for every meal.

But he didn't believe that Xi Yingtao hadn't considered this. Since she wanted to build a tofu workshop, she must have other plans.

Xu Yingtao did not hide her plan and told it directly.

The reason why she focused on soybeans is because soybeans are a treasure.

It can be used to make tofu, dried tofu, and bean skin, as well as bean paste, fermented black beans, and fermented tofu. Even the bean dregs can be made into feed and can be piled into organic fertilizer.

Especially here, every household grows soybeans, and the thing they have the most is beans, so there is no need to worry about supply interruption all year round.

However, fermented soy products require the addition of a large amount of salt, which is not within her consideration at this stage.

She doesn’t plan to retail the rest of the soy products, but instead process them directly into a snack that has conquered millions of people but is definitely not available in this time and space - spicy strips!

As for what spicy strips are, Xu Yingtao does not intend to explain in detail. After all, people cannot imagine things they have never seen. After the finished product is made in a few days, they will know.

Therefore, she only briefly mentioned that seasoned soy products not only have a longer shelf life, but the price can also be at least ten times higher.

The Zheng family was all stunned.

Except for tofu, they had never seen or eaten the rest, but that didn't stop them from thinking Xu Yingtao was really amazing!

Since Xu Yingtao said so, Mrs. Zhou naturally promised to accompany her for a walk tomorrow to prevent her from being bullied by Feng the Tofu Maker.

As an experienced farmer, Village Chief Zheng cares most about grain yields, so his focus naturally falls on fertilizers.

Although Xu Yingtao only mentioned that bean dregs can fertilize the soil in passing, he was so excited that he couldn't help asking, "Yingtao, how can bean dregs fertilize the soil? Can you tell me in detail?"