1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

I was still thinking of making a lot of money from Konjac, but now it seems a bit hopeless.

"Brother-in-law, come and eat too. If you don't eat it now, it will get cold soon. The konjac will not taste good if it becomes hard." Qin Huaiguo called Chen Xiao in the house.

Chen Xiao just made a small bowl of konjac noodles, and most of it was eaten by the three of them in just a short while.

Hearing this, an idea flashed through Chen Xiao's mind.

The konjac has just been taken out of the pot. Is it because the temperature is too high that the konjac is a little soft?

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao hurried to the kitchen.

"Huai Ru, how much konjac soup is left?" Chen Xiao asked.

"There's still a little left. I specially left it for you to eat." Qin Huairu said, pointing to some konjac noodles at the bottom of the basin.

"Don't eat these yet. Try them after they cool down."

Chen Xiao walked towards Qin Huairu, reached out and touched the konjac soup, and it was still a little hot.

Then he took the basin outside. It was still a bit cold in March, and even at night the water in the pool would condense into a thin layer of ice.

Putting it outside in the wind can cool down the konjac faster.

After waiting for about half an hour, the konjac soup had completely cooled down.

Chen Xiao reached out and took one out and put it in his mouth to taste. The taste was indeed much crisper and more refreshing than before.

But it is still far from the real konjac taste.

This recipe needs to be improved!!!

Qin Huairu, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw Chen Xiao's worried look.

She came to Chen Xiao, sat next to her in front of the door, put her little head on Chen Xiao's shoulder, and spoke softly.

"Chen Xiao, that thing called Konjac is already delicious. I see you're still not satisfied. Are you having any problems?"

"If you have any troubles, you can tell me, maybe I can help you a little."

Chen Xiao glanced at Qin Huairu from the side and stroked her long hair.

“It’s true that I encountered some trouble.”

"Although the konjac you guys are eating is delicious, it still tastes very different from what I've had before."

"The ones I used to eat were chewy and refreshing, but the ones I made now are a bit soft and sticky, like eating rice."

"Oh, I see. Is it because it's not chewy enough?"

Qin Huairu reached out and took out another konjac from the bowl, put it in her mouth and tasted it. It was indeed much more chewy than before.

Qin Huairu held her chin and thought for a while.

"Chen Xiao, didn't you just let the konjac cool down naturally? It tastes much chewier than when it was fresh out of the pot."

"How about you cool it down with cold water? Maybe it'll become even more chewy."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao suddenly understood.

Excited, she hugged Qin Huairu and pecked her hard on the face several times.

"I really love you, Huairu."

Chen Xiao got up and ran to the kitchen, lit the fire and put the remaining unprocessed konjac noodles in the pot.

Qin Huairu was pecked a few times by Chen Xiao unexpectedly, and her pretty face turned red immediately.

Fortunately, my parents and Huaiguo didn’t see it, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

In the house, Chen Xiao was sitting at the stove cooking konjac.

Before traveling through time, he saw videos online about how to make konjac noodles, and they basically used the frozen konjac strips that people buy.

In addition, the fact that it has just cooled down can increase the chewy texture.

At this point, Chen Xiao was certain that he could definitely replicate the konjac flavor by simply placing the konjac in cold water and freezing it outside overnight!

After cooking for an hour, Chen Xiao took out all the konjac pieces from the pot. This time he did not use a cutting knife immediately, but fetched a bucket of ice water from the yard and poured all the cooked konjac into it.

In order to make konjac soup, Chen Xiao has to stay at Qin Huairu's house again today.

After finishing all the work, Chen Xiao came to the yard.

At this time, Zhang Cuilan and Qin Tieniu were packing the bamboo baskets.

They planned to go to the back mountain to dig herbs in the afternoon.

Chen Xiao stepped forward to stop them.

"Uncle, are you planning to go to the back mountain to dig herbs?"

"Yes, I am planning to go to the back mountain to dig herbs. I am sitting idle at home anyway, so I might as well dig some herbs and sell them for some money," Zhang Cuilan said.

"Aunt, how about this? You and uncle help me dig konjac. I won't let you work in vain. I'll buy it for 2 cents per pound!"

“How much???” Zhang Cuilan was shocked.

"Two cents a pound for buying konjac? Chen Xiao, how many pounds of konjac do you want? Forget the money, your uncle and I will go dig for you this afternoon!"

Chen Xiao took out a five-yuan note from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Cuilan.

"Aunt, I'm going to need a lot of konjac in the future. I'll probably need several hundred kilograms a day, or even more. I can't let you work for nothing. Take this money first, and consider it my reward for your hard work!"

Seeing that Zhang Cuilan was a little embarrassed to accept it, Chen Xiao glanced at Qin Huairu.

"Huai Ru, come here and try to persuade him."

"Mom, just accept it. Didn't you hear Chen Xiao say that he will probably need several hundred kilograms every day in the future? Do you and Dad will have to work in vain every day?" Qin Huairu said, pulling Zhang Cuilan's arm.

"But......"

"This is too much money..." Zhang Cuilan was still a little embarrassed to take it.

"Mom, you'd better take it quickly."

Qin Huairu took the banknote from Zhang Cuilan's hand and stuffed it into her pocket.

Zhang Cuilan couldn't continue to refuse, so she smiled awkwardly and went out with Qin Tieniu to dig konjac.

After the two left, Qin Huaiguo asked from the side.

"Brother-in-law, how about I go and call Qin Dazhuang over now?"

"No need. I don't think we'll need that many people at the beginning. Let's do it when we get busy."

Chen Xiao just thought for a while and realized that there was no need to recruit so many people since the business had not started yet.

A konjac head weighs at least several kilograms, so it should be no problem for Qin Huairu's parents to dig dozens of them a day.

About 100 pounds should be enough for current use.

The three of them were bored at home, so Qin Huairu and Qin Huaiguo took Chen Xiao for a walk around the village and got to know the neighbors.

Qinjia Village is not big, with only dozens of households, but everyone in the village is related by blood.

It can be said that the whole village supports one family when it is in trouble.

Until sunset, all the neighbors in Qinjia Village, including those in the village, had been visited by the three of them.

Chen Xiao also got to know a lot of uncles and grandpas because of this.

However, Qin Jingru in the original drama did not encounter this.

Qin Jingru was still a child at that time, and Chen Xiao was too embarrassed to ask Qin Huairu.

arrive home.

At this time, there was a large pile of konjac placed in the yard. These were all dug out by Qin Tieniu and his wife in an afternoon.

At a glance, it weighs at least 200 kilograms.

I really don’t know how two people carried back so much konjac.

After dinner, Chen Xiao and Qin Huairu lay down on the bed to sleep.

I originally wanted to take advantage of the beautiful scenery and do some more fun.

Qin Huairu refused repeatedly.

He said the soundproofing at home is not good and his parents might hear it.

However, Chen Xiao already had his own method, which was to teach Qin Huairu an experience she had never had before!