Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

But seeing Lin Xiangxiang curled up in Brother Ye's arms, her face full of fear, no one was willing to put any more pressure on this little girl.

Sun Wan stepped forward and looked at the Ye brothers and sisters with a firm gaze: "Now that we are together, we are family. How can family members force each other?"

After thinking for a moment, she suggested, "I've seen Miss Ye's pine nuts. Besides some extra seasonings, they're mainly stir-fried. Why don't we try making them ourselves?"

"Pine nuts and melon seeds sound similar. They're both stir-fried, so perhaps they're prepared similarly?"

Everyone's consolation and Sun Wan's sincere eyes made Brother Ye's nose sore.

His eyes were red, and he turned his head away a little awkwardly, trying hard to hold back his tears. Finally, he looked up and said with a smile: "Okay!"

"I'll light the fire, and we'll start frying and see if we can succeed."

After arranging Lin Xiangxiang, everyone lit the stove in the yard, cleaned the big pot, and placed it on the stove.

Zhu Xiuqin peeled the pine nuts and carefully put two handfuls into the pot.

The fire was kept at a low temperature throughout, and Sun Wan stir-fried them carefully, fearing that the tiny pine nuts would burn.

Fortunately, the pine nuts are more resistant to frying than expected.

Soon, a familiar smell wafted from the pot.

Impatient Zhu Xiuqin couldn't wait to taste two, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes! That's the taste!"

Everyone tried it and nodded repeatedly: "Although it's not as good as Miss Ye's craftsmanship, it's still fragrant enough, even more fragrant than melon seeds and peanuts!"

Seeing such feedback from everyone, Sun Wan felt more confident.

She tasted two and felt that the heat was a little overcooked, so she quickly took out the roasted pine nuts and spread them in a basket to cool.

Then, Sun Wan asked Zhu Xiuqin to add half a pot of pine nuts and stir-fry slowly.

Soon, the second pot was ready.

Everyone tasted it again and praised it highly: "It's even better than the first time!"

Sun Wan's confidence doubled.

The beginning is the hardest, but now that you have started, the rest will be much smoother.

The women took turns holding the shovels and turning the pine nuts in the pot, while the men were busy chopping the firewood into small pieces and ensuring the fire was gentle so as not to burn the pine nuts too much.

This busyness continued until late at night.

But no one complained of being tired. Everyone stared at the iron pot working diligently, with anticipation glimmering in their eyes.

Even though it was late at night, I had only finished frying and brought back one-third of the pine nuts.

The people of Darong Village rested casually for the night, and got up at dawn, loaded the roasted pine nuts into the car, and set off for Qingshui Town.

They set out early in the morning, but Sun Wan and her group did not arrive in Qingshui Town until noon.

After all, the cargo they carried was not light, and the journey was quite far.

Fortunately, they had a sturdy cart and two strong horses, and their Xinghua Village was relatively not far from Qingshui Town.

One can imagine how difficult it is for other more remote villages to come to the town to trade.

Having a reliable car is really essential.

As soon as a thought flashed through Sun Wan's mind, she was interrupted by the shouting of a neighboring vendor.

"Backpacks for sale! Take a look if you're passing by! They're homemade, sturdy and durable!"

The deep and loud hawking voices quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers.

Sun Wan also took a look.

Those backpacks were indeed finely woven, with white and dense bamboo strips, and you could tell at a glance that they were sturdy and durable.

Unfortunately, I was short of money and had no choice but to leave.

Accompanying Sun Wan on this trip are Chi Niangzi, who is knowledgeable and good at business, Su Rongze, who is strong, and Kou Zhong, who came because of Lin Xiangxiang.

Sun Wan always felt a bit of pity for Lin Xiangxiang, who also possessed a mysterious space.

In addition, Lin Xiangxiang discovered a cooking method for pine nuts and found garlic sprouts growing in the cellar, which made Sun Wan believe that Lin Xiangxiang's illness was not incurable.

So he decided to bring her to the town. If the pine nuts could be exchanged for money, he would take Lin Xiangxiang to see a doctor in the town.

Speaking of Lin Xiangxiang, the three brothers of the Ye family were moved again in front of Sun Wan.

As the team moved forward, the number of stalls around them gradually increased, and the hawking sounds intertwined with pedestrians and vehicles, forcing several people to get out of the vehicles and walk. Su Rongze led the horse slowly through the streets.

Unfortunately, because we arrived a little late, the good seats were all taken.

With no other options, they set up a stall and placed their straw baskets in a remote place.

Since there was no scale, Third Brother Ye took the initiative to contribute his own money. So as soon as the stall was set up, Madam Chi quickly went to a nearby grocery store to buy a scale.

This is an integral part of business.

“Crispy fried pine nuts, hot seller!”

“Try before you buy, no money if you’re not satisfied!”

Everything was ready, and everyone followed Madam Chi's instructions and started shouting.

As soon as the word "free" was uttered, it immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd.

Aunt Chi was very cheerful. She brought a small basket full of pine nuts and enthusiastically invited everyone to taste them one by one.

After everyone tasted it, Sun Wan and the others waited eagerly for feedback.

"It tastes really good. How much do you think it costs?" someone asked.

Aunt Chi secretly swallowed her saliva, her heart pounding, but she remained calm on the surface: "Eighty copper coins per pound!"

"Eighty cents! You're robbing me!" the woman who asked the price immediately shouted. Aunt Chi, however, remained calm and replied, "Auntie, look at this thing. How delicate and light it is!"

"A jin is a substantial amount. Besides, these days, a dan of brown rice costs 150 wen!"

"Our pine nuts are a treasure among mountain products. Eating them will make you strong and healthy. They are suitable for people of all ages and have many benefits!" In fact, Aunt Chi didn't know how magical these pine nuts were, but since it was a business, she had to promote them in such a professional manner.

The price she quoted left room for bargaining.

Sure enough, after hearing this, the old lady's expression was slightly moved.

However, the old lady still raised three fingers unwillingly: "Thirty cents, anyway, it doesn't mean any more!"

"Oh, Auntie, you're bargaining too hard! The lowest price is seventy-five, and it can't go any lower!"

This tug-of-war lasted for a quarter of an hour, and was finally sold at sixty-six coins per catty.

When weighing, the old lady was still worried and stood on tiptoe to check, and insisted that Aunt Chi give her a small backpack as well.

Aunt Chi gave a wry smile and finally compromised: "Okay, okay, in honor of my grand opening, I'll give you a backpack!"

The old lady nodded with satisfaction and left with three pounds of pine nuts.

Aunt Chi turned around and met everyone's admiring eyes: "Aunt Chi, you really have a way!"

Sun Wan was also filled with surprise. She stared at the pine nuts and whispered, "I thought thirty coins per pound was the best they could get."

After all, the cost of these pine nuts is almost zero. You just need to pick them up in the mountains and burn them with fire.

Now it can be sold for sixty-six coins per pound!

Aunt Chi smiled suddenly, and her dimples appeared: "This place is very different from our hometown."

"Like that backpack. Back home it's worth a couple of copper coins at most, but here I can sell six!"

"Of course, their quality is better, but the price is also three times higher."

Aunt Chi looked around and said, "People here are much better off than we are back home."