After traveling through time, she still led the villagers to make money as a county magistrate

As a Sichuan chef, Li's mother also likes to eat chili peppers. After she came here, she crossed mountains and rivers and tried every possible means to find the chili peppers. Finally, she accidentally found them on a mountain.

She and Li Jing's father also met because of chili peppers, but later they had a falling out and she ended up running away with a ball.

In order to cut off contact with that person, she put on makeup every day to change her appearance and stopped eating chili peppers.

Even a strong woman will unconsciously have misty eyes when she recalls her sad experiences.

Li Jing saw that his mother didn't respond, tears welled up in his eyes, and he asked worriedly, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Mother Li raised her hand to wipe away her tears. "No...it's okay. It just stung my eyes."

"It seems that Aunt Li is also a person with a story," Gu Niannian thought

Li Jing thought his mother was really crying because of the spiciness, "I'll get some water for you to wash, don't rub it with your hands."

Just as he was about to leave, Gu Niannian grabbed his arm and said, "Take Aunt Li back to her room to rest, and then get some water!"

"Oh, okay... okay." Although Li Jing didn't know why Gu Niannian asked him to take his mother to the room to rest, he still did as he was told.

Gu Niannian picked up a piece of crispy pork belly, dipped it in chili powder, and put it in her mouth, although it only tasted salty and spicy.

But fortunately, the pigs raised here are not raised on feed, so there is no pig smell. Even with these two smells, they are delicious enough.

Gu Niannian narrowed her eyes again because of the delicious food.

Seeing that Gu Niannian was eating so enthusiastically, as if she wanted to swallow her tongue, everyone picked up a piece of crispy pork belly and dipped it in chili powder.

Gu Niannian kindly reminded, "You can dip it in it, but not too much. If it gets too spicy, I won't be responsible!"

Everyone just took a little bit obediently, except Xu Yingfeng who refused to believe it.

Thinking that the county magistrate had dipped so little just now and it was so delicious, wouldn’t it be even more delicious if he dipped more?

Xu Yingfeng put the pork belly dipped in chili powder into his mouth, and before he started chewing, he choked and coughed. Tears also came out of his eyes.

Seeing him like this, everyone shook off some of the chili powder on the pork belly and put it in their mouths with their eyes closed.

My eyes, which were originally closed, opened wider. "It tasted a little spicy at first, but why do I want to eat more and more?"

It probably wasn’t because they hadn’t eaten meat for a long time. They ate the pork belly without chili powder. In comparison, this spicy one was more flavorful.

Xu Yingfeng, who was standing by, finally recovered after drinking several sips of water. His lips and eyes were slightly red. "It's so spicy!"

Gu Niannian put her hands behind her back and said, "If you don't listen to me, you will suffer the consequences..."

Xu Minghao handed Xu Yingfeng a piece of pork belly dipped in just a little bit of chili powder, "Yingfeng, eat it, it's delicious."

Xu Yingfeng was so frightened that he kept shaking his head, "Take it away, are you trying to kill me with this spicy food?"

"I only dipped a little bit, don't worry, it's definitely not spicy," Xu Minghao patted his chest and assured

"Look, they and I have eaten it all, it's fine."

Xu Yingfeng looked around and saw that no one was crying like him due to the spicy food. He took the piece of meat with a doubtful look and put it into his mouth to chew. "Hmm... delicious. This pork belly is already roasted crispy, and the chili powder makes it even more flavorful."

Pork belly is not a rare thing for Xu Yingfeng. She can eat it every now and then whenever she wants, but this cooking method and the spices are unheard of and unseen before.

If you sell this, there will be no shortage of buyers.

The little brain immediately brightened up, "Sir, where can I buy this chili powder?"

Gu Niannian shook her head in a serious manner and said, "There's nothing to sell outside."

Gu Niannian originally bought this chili powder because she thought the food here would be extremely light, so she dried the already red chilies at home and ground them into powder.

If it has no taste, just sprinkle some on the dishes. But she was too busy these days and she forgot about it.

Secondly, she didn't expect that although the food cooked by Li's mother did not contain chili peppers, it also stimulated the aroma of the food itself and was unexpectedly delicious.

The third reason is that she wanted to teach them how to grow peppers. As a unique agricultural product in Qingshan County, there would be no need to worry about sales, which could increase farmers' income.

"This is a big pot meal for more than a hundred people, and it's so delicious. If it's just for a few people, wouldn't it be even better? No wonder Li Jing goes home to eat every day, it turns out there is a hidden chef at home."

Xu Yingfeng did not give up and asked, "Then where does this powder come from?"

He just didn't believe that this thing could fall from the sky and hit an adult on the head.

Gu Niannian originally wanted to use this opportunity to promote peppers as an agricultural product. Since Xu Yingfeng insisted so much, she didn't hide it anymore.

Gu Niannian, "You want it?"

Xu Yingfeng nodded vigorously, "Of course."

Gu Niannian raised her voice again, "Does anyone else want this chili powder?"

Most people raised their hands and said, "Sir, I want it."

Except for those few people who really couldn't eat any peppers, when everyone heard the county magistrate ask this, they thought he was going to give them some, and the rest of them raised their hands and said, "Sir, I want some."

Gu Niannian smiled cunningly and said, "I don't have it ready-made. If you want it, you have to grow it yourself."

"This also grew in the fields?" Xu Yingfeng looked surprised.

Gu Niannian, "That's natural. Which of the fruits and vegetables we eat doesn't grow in the fields?"

"Sir, could you tell me how to grow those seeds?"

Gu Niannian, "Have you finished reading that book?"

"The planting method is on the next few pages. It's not difficult. You can study it on your own."

There was a rustling sound of flipping pages, and Gu Niannian wrote the planting process very clearly.

For some of the things they didn't understand, I even drew pictures of the different growth stages of peppers.

Xu Yingfeng muttered quietly, "I have the planting method, but where do the seeds come from?"

"I have sent someone to get the seeds. Please wait for a moment." Gu Niannian seemed to hear him muttering softly.

Xu Minghao flipped a few pages forward. "There are also methods for growing sugarcane here."

He asked doubtfully, "Sir, this sugarcane is grown in our village, but it is not tasty."

Gu Niannian smiled and said, "If you plant it according to my method above, it will definitely be sweet."

Xu Minghao was skeptical, "Then I'll go back and try it."

Sugarcane is not tasty, so Xu Minghao's family in Qingshui Township planted some. Although it is not sweet, Xu Minghao still finds it tasty when chewing it. There is still a lot of land at home, so he split an acre of land to plant some.

Other villages have limited farmland and feel that the useless sugarcane is a waste, so they basically use it to grow rice.

Villagers in other townships had also tasted it, and they felt it was a waste to grow sugarcane that could only be chewed to quench thirst, so they also gave up growing sugarcane.

……

Gu Niannian walked to Li's mother's door with the remaining pork belly and chili powder.

"May I come inside?"

"Sir, please come in."

Gu Niannian pushed the door open and walked in. "Auntie, are your eyes better?"

Mother Li still had a good impression of Gu Niannian and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, I'm much better now."

Gu Niannian put the meat and chili powder on the table and asked, "Want to try it?"

Mother Li picked up a piece of meat and dipped it in chili powder. "Okay, Jing'er, you try it too."

Li Jing also obediently picked up a piece and dipped it in some chili powder like his mother did, and put it in his mouth. "Ahem... ahem, it's delicious," Li Jing said while coughing.

The two people beside him laughed and said, "Eat slowly."

Mother Li seemed to be talking to herself, "I haven't eaten this in a long time, and it still tastes the same."

Gu Niannian was really curious about the mystery surrounding Li's mother. "Auntie, how did you make this crispy pork belly?"

Mother Li stroked her hair and said, "I researched it myself. I'm an old woman and I was bored at home, so I just thought about it by myself."

Gu Niannian pulled a stool and sat down, "I have a business that I would like to cooperate with you on."

Mother Li said, "Aren't we all business people? How can we talk about business with an old woman like me who knows nothing?"

Gu Niannian poured herself a cup of tea and said, "Home is home, and I am me, different."

Mrs. Li was a smart person. She knew that Gu Niannian was no fool either, so she asked directly, "How do we cooperate?"