A Blessed Daughter

  Chapter 20 Dried Sweet Potatoes and Sweet Potato Chips

  Yun said with a smile: "Mrs. Xie is overrated. This child has suffered a lot in recent years. I don't ask her to be excellent. I just hope that she can live in peace and stability in the future."

   After a few people greeted each other, seeing that everyone had arrived, the magistrate's wife announced the departure.

The position when starting out is also very particular, Mrs. Xie and Ms. Xie are at the front, followed by Mrs. Yun, Wei Ruo, and Wei Qingwan, then Mrs. Qian and Ms. Qian, and then the county magistrate, chief secretary and others. The wife of a well-known local family in Xingshan County.

  Among the wives, according to the rank of their husbands, the Yun family is the highest. The county magistrate is the seventh rank, and Wei Mingting is the sixth rank.

  But Wei Mingting's current situation is well known to everyone, and the Xie family is in the limelight, so it is Mrs. Xie who is at the forefront.

  Because the purpose of today's trip is to pray for blessings, sincerity is the most important thing, so at the suggestion of Mrs. Zhixian, everyone walked up the mountain and walked up the 999 steps from the foot of the mountain to the front of the temple.

  Wei Ruo followed Yun's, neither fast nor slow, she could go as fast as the others, and when the others stopped to rest, she also stopped to rest.

   Try not to stand out, not to be outstanding, not to be conspicuous and not to cause trouble.

  The fastest walker was Xie Ying, striding forward, leaving behind the others by at least 20 or 30 steps, Madam Xie couldn't even shout.

  The rest of the people are not walking fast, and they have to stop and take a rest after walking for a while.

   It took more than half an hour to stop and go like this, and finally everyone came to the gate of Fahua Temple.

  Abbot has brought a group of disciples to greet him at the door.

   After exchanging a few words with the abbot, everyone entered the temple.

  Because the magistrate’s wife had already agreed with the presiding abbot that Fahua Temple does not accept other pilgrims today, but only their female relatives, so the temple is very empty and no one disturbs them.

  After entering the main hall, everyone began to burn incense and kneel down.

   Wei Ruo mixed in the crowd and also lit a stick of incense.

  After kneeling on the futon and listening to the scriptures, half a day passed.

  At noon, everyone should stay in the temple to eat vegetarian food.

   While waiting for the fast meal, everyone sat in the fasting hall and drank the tea provided by the temple.

  Climbing the nine hundred and ninety-nine steps exhausted my energy, and it was noon again, so everyone was a little hungry.

  But Fahua Temple has a strict fasting time, and meals must be served at noon. Naturally, everyone can't break the rules and can only wait in the fasting hall.

  At this time, Wei Ruo took out the dried sweet potatoes she had prepared and distributed them to everyone for a taste.

  Seeing what Wei Ruo took out, all the female relatives showed curious and puzzled expressions, because they had never seen this thing before.

   After seeing what Wei Ruo took out, Yun couldn't help becoming nervous.

  She originally thought that Wei Ruo brought common pastries, but now everyone is really hungry, so it's okay for her to share the pastries with everyone.

   It turned out that the things she took out were unknown to everyone, and they couldn't help worrying.

   It was too late for Yun to stop Wei Ruo, and everything was in the hands of the wives and ladies.

  Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Ruo and then at the things she took out, feeling as puzzled as the others. But she didn't make a sound, she sat beside Yun Shi, quietly watching everyone's reaction.

   "Miss Wei, what is this?" Madam Qian was the first to ask.

   "This is called dried sweet potato, and it is made from a plant called sweet potato." Wei Ruo patiently explained.

   "Sweet potato? What crop is that?"

   "It's a new crop, which was accidentally brought by a merchant ship from Nanyang. It has already been planted in Huzhou Prefecture, and many farmers there have already started planting it."

   "Is there such a thing?" Madam Qian looked at the red brick-colored, crystal-clear dried sweet potatoes in her hand, with doubts in surprise.

  The other female relatives were equally curious.

  Wei Ruo took a piece of dried sweet potato and ate it in front of everyone.

  With Wei Ruo taking the lead, Madam Qian also took a tentative sip.

  Dried sweet potatoes are crystal clear, soft and sweet. Although there are no complicated cooking methods, they retain the unique taste of sweet potatoes.

   Seeing this, other people also began to try the new type of "pastry" brought by Wei Ruo.

   "It tastes good." Madam Qian praised.

   Immediately afterwards, other female family members also issued the same praise.

   "I have another snack made from sweet potatoes, try it too."

  Wei Ruo took out another brocade bag from the food box, opened the drawstring on it, and let the female relatives see the contents clearly.

This is sweet potato chips. After peeling and steaming the sweet potatoes, mash them into mashed potatoes, add cooked sesame seeds and mix well, then spread it on the mold with a thin layer, then put it in the sun for a few days, and wait for it to dry. Finally, cut into small pieces to obtain sweet potato chips whose shape and mouthfeel are exactly like potato chips.

  The former is soft, glutinous and sweet, while the latter is very crispy, and the teeth are broken when touched lightly, but the fragrance is stronger.

   "Is this also made of the sweet potato you just mentioned?" Mrs. Xie asked curiously.

   "Yes, it's made from sweet potatoes, but the method of making it is different." Wei Ruo explained.

  After the introduction, Wei Ruo distributed the sweet potato chips to everyone for tasting.

  With the experience of dried sweet potatoes, everyone did not hesitate this time, and tasted it after getting it.

   "This tastes pretty good too." Mrs. Qian commented.

   "I like this better, it's fragrant and crunchy." Xie Ying, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, expressing her love for sweet potato chips.

  Mrs. Xie smiled: "My Yingying seldom says what kind of food she likes, and Ms. Wei's sweet potato chips really suit my Yingying's appetite."

  With Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Xie's words, other female relatives also praised Wei Ruo's two sweet potato products.

   And their approval is exactly what Wei Ruo wants.

  Her sweet potatoes have been planted and will be sold locally when they are ripe.

   To sell something that has not been seen in a place, you must first do a good job of marketing and do a good job in the market foundation.

  Wei Ruo brought dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips for everyone to eat today, for this purpose.

  As long as these ladies representing the noble class in Xingshan County approve this kind of food, there will be no market for her sweet potatoes when they hit the market.

  Yun's hanging heart also fell with the praise of everyone.

  Wei Qingwan felt a little uncomfortable, and she didn't know how to describe this feeling. She just felt that something was stuck in her chest, making her a little out of breath.

  While chatting and laughing, the monks from the temple delivered the fasting meal. After everyone had the fasting meal together, several wives went to the hall to chant scriptures and pray for blessings with the abbot.

  Because the chanting process is very boring, only the wives are arranged, and the girls walk around the temple by themselves.

  After half a day of restraint, I was finally free to move around, and a few people I knew formed a group to find a place to play.

  Wei Ruo planned to find a corner by himself, Wei Qingwan followed, "Where does sister want to go?"

   Sweet potato is another name for sweet potato.

   I would make sweet potato chips at home when I was a child, but now I do less.

   Finally, please recommend tickets~

  (end of this chapter)