RPAGF Chapter 261 Gardenia fruit, natural pigment
Chapter 261 Gardenia fruit, natural pigment
Chapter 261 Gardenia Fruit, Natural Pigment
"Fourth Uncle, our specialty is savory pancakes. Vegetable pancakes are just for variety. Everyone's taste is different. What we think is delicious, others may not. And what we think is not delicious, others may like."
Shen Qianchuan suddenly realized, "I understand. Everyone has different tastes. If we offer more variety, we can attract more customers."
Shui Sheng laughed and praised, "Well, here comes another good business idea. Whether we can get rich depends on you two brothers... no, it depends on Xiao Tang. Our whole family of eight or nine people relies on Xiao Tang's brilliant ideas."
Lin Qingchuan said proudly, "That's right. If it weren't for Xiaotang, we would still be stuck in the village, tending to those few acres of land and relying on the crops in the fields to make a living."
Forget about saving money to live a good life, whether we even have enough to eat is another matter!
Everyone praised Lin Qingchuan and Liu for being blessed with a good daughter, and they also gave Lin Xiaotang a lot of compliments.
Xiaoyu was upset when everyone praised her parents and sister but not her. In the end, everyone smiled and praised her for being well-behaved.
Lin Xiaotang felt that her fourth uncle had almost finished making the savory pancakes, so she started teaching him how to cook porridge.
However, millet was too expensive at that time, so she bought a small amount of millet. Rice was much cheaper, so she bought a lot of rice. When cooking porridge, she could put more rice in and mix in a couple of handfuls of millet, which would also make it look nicer.
She suddenly remembered the gardenia fruit she used when making millet porridge.
It is a Chinese medicine that tastes bitter and is cold in nature. It clears heat and cools the blood, lowers blood pressure and soothes the stomach, and also has the effect of preventing hepatitis.
You can use them to make tea. Just put three or four in a bowl of boiling water and let it soak overnight. The water will turn reddish-orange. When cooking porridge, pour the boiling water into the pot, and the whole pot of porridge will turn golden yellow. It can be called a natural pigment.
Healthy and visually appealing!
I just don't know if you can buy it here!
Lin Xiaotang immediately pulled her fourth uncle out of the house to inquire at the herbal medicine shop.
After asking around, they could only find a few in one herbal medicine shop.
Even the shopkeeper of the herbal medicine shop had forgotten the origin of those gardenia fruits; he only remembered them after Lin Xiaotang described them to him.
Lin Xiaotang initially felt a little regretful, but then her heart suddenly started pounding faster. She became excited and thought to herself, "Isn't this a business opportunity?"
Nobody here knows about gardenia fruit or its effects. If only they could cultivate seeds and plant them on a large scale.
Wouldn't that mean we're going to get rich?
Lin Xiaotang suppressed her excitement and smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Shopkeeper, how much is this?"
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "Alas, I've forgotten where this came from. If you really want it, give me twenty coins."
Twenty cents?
If you were to buy just a few gardenias, it would be a bit expensive, but they have a greater use, so twenty coins is already a very cheap price!
She immediately took out a string of copper coins, counted out twenty, and handed them to the shopkeeper.
"Hey, shopkeeper, count them."
The shopkeeper could tell at a glance whether it was enough, and he casually put the copper coins into the money box inside the counter.
Seeing Lin Xiaotang's happy face, as if she had found some treasure, he was very puzzled and couldn't help but ask.
"Little girl, why are you so fond of these gardenia fruits? Do you even know what their effects are?"
It's quite laughable that a shopkeeper in a herbal medicine store would ask a young girl about the effects of a few unfamiliar dried fruits. However, there's nothing shameful about asking questions, so he just asked casually, as if he was just trying his luck.
Lin Xiaotang tucked several gardenias into her bosom, as if afraid the shopkeeper would snatch them away.
She smiled, her eyes clear and bright, radiating confidence.
"For cooking porridge, to add color."
The shopkeeper raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "This stuff can add color to porridge, so it's not a medicinal herb, is it?"
He asked for twenty coins, and this little girl actually agreed so readily. Just now he thought this little girl was quite clever, but suddenly he felt that this little girl was definitely not very bright.
Stupid people have too much money!
How much does a pot of porridge cost?
Spending twenty coins on coloring is really not worth it!
He glanced up at Shen Qianchuan, who had come with Lin Xiaotang without saying a word, and thought to himself that this young man didn't even care about the child.
However, he opened the shop to sell medicinal herbs in order to make money, and since people were willing to buy from him, he couldn't say much.
Only after the uncle and nephew left the herbal medicine shop did Shen Qianchuan speak up to ask questions.
"Xiao Tang, you dragged your fourth uncle out in such a hurry just to buy this? There are only a few of these, and you spent twenty coins on them. Could we make a pot of porridge and sell it for twenty coins?"
Lin Xiaotang could no longer contain her joy. She chuckled and said, "Fourth Uncle, guess what new way I've thought of to make money?"
Shen Qianchuan was slightly taken aback, his face full of doubt.
"What way to make money?" He rolled his eyes, somewhat uncertainly asking, "Could it be that the way to make money you're talking about is these gardenias?"
"Mmm!" Lin Xiaotang nodded vigorously, giving a deep nod.
"Fourth Uncle, don't underestimate these gardenias. Soak two in a bowl of water overnight, and you can make a pot of golden porridge."
This is not only a natural pigment, but also a very good medicinal herb, and it's very expensive!
Shen Qianchuan was stunned for a moment, quite surprised, "How do you know all this?"
"Cough cough..."
Lin Xiaotang was so happy that she couldn't control herself and became a little carried away.
After all, there wasn't a single doctor in the entire Guihua Village, and none of the family members knew anything about medicinal herbs. She was only seven years old; it was impossible for her to know more than a pharmacy owner.
Ugh... how am I going to get through this?
She thought for a moment and said, "I overheard the storyteller telling it by chance. People all thought it was just the storyteller making things up, but I don't think so. After all, it's not easy to fabricate something out of thin air."
Shen Qianchuan was skeptical, but he nodded and said, "That's true. Most storytellers are knowledgeable about everything from astronomy to geography, so it's normal for them to know more than ordinary people. But you, girl, seem to know quite a lot. You lead a large family in business, braving wind and rain. How do you have time to listen to those things?"
Lin Xiaotang didn't want to discuss this matter with her fourth uncle anymore. After all, this was just something she made up, and the more she said, the more mistakes she would make. If she didn't say anything, she wouldn't make any mistakes.
She immediately grabbed her fourth uncle and said in a coquettish tone, "Oh, fourth uncle, I ate too many savory pancakes and I'm a little thirsty. Let's go back quickly."
The uncle and nephew walked home, and along the way, Lin Xiaotang told her fourth uncle about her planting plan.
Shen Qianchuan was so excited after hearing this that he was like he had struck it rich. He said, "Xiao Tang, your fourth uncle supports you. Let's not make tea or cook porridge anymore, let's grow it. You said this thing can be grown not only from seeds but also by cuttings, so it will definitely be faster to cultivate."
"That's right. Within three years, we'll definitely be able to plant it on a large scale. At that time, we'll find a reputable doctor to study its medicinal value. As long as the news that gardenia fruit has medicinal value can spread, we'll definitely make a fortune!"
To be honest, large-scale cultivation of medicinal herbs is much more profitable than selling food!
However, for now, we need to slowly accumulate capital before we can buy large tracts of land, hire people to plant, manage, and harvest the crops...