Chapter 543: Caught Li Xiaoran I s Eye
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The things sent by the Shu family were commonplace, but these things caught Li Xiaoran’s eye.
Just like that, Luo Cheng accepted the thank-you gift from the Shu family.
Of course, Luo Cheng also asked Shu Huan and the others to have a meal together as well.
Although it was a casual meal, it was also very sumptuous.
When Shu Ruyue heard that Li Xiaoran had accepted the things sent by Fifth Uncle, she was also happy.
During lunch, Shu Ruyue ate an extra bowl of rice because of her good mood.
After dinner, Shu Huan didn’t stay much longer. After reminding Shu Ruyue about some things, he bid farewell to his clansmen.
After sending off her family, Shu Ruyue came to find Li Xiaoran.
“Xiaoran, thank you for your help!”
Li Xiaoran smiled when she heard Shu Ruyue’s words.
“There’s no need for formalities between us! Besides, I’ve accepted so many good things from your family!”
Seeing that Li Xiaoran really liked these things, Shu Ruyue couldn’t help but ask, “Other people like gold, silver, and jewelry, but you like food instead?!”
“I have gold, silver, and jewelry! I can earn money with my own hands. On the other hand, I lack these ingredients! Look at these purple potatoes. The output isn’t as high as red-skinned potatoes, but the color of these potatoes is very special and they can be sold for a little more money when made into dishes,” Li Xiaoran explained with a smile.
“Also, there are peanuts and purple corn. There’s more anthocyanin in it, so it’s more nutritious. Naturally, they’re much rarer than ordinary peanuts and corn. In the past, I couldn’t eat them even if I wanted to. Now that they’re offered to me, I naturally have to accept them!” As Li Xiaoran spoke, she pushed aside the peanut sh.e.l.l and revealed the peanuts with purple patterns inside.
After peeling a few peanuts in a row, Li Xiaoran realized that the peanuts were very full.
These peanuts had probably just been dug out of the ground and were the most suitable for cooking.
Li Xiaoran suddenly had some thoughts and looked at Shu Ruyue. “Ruyue, does the Shu family want to do business to earn money?”
Shu Ruyue was stunned for a moment.
Weren’t they talking about food just now? Why did the topic suddenly change to earning money?
“I don’t know. I’ll have to ask! Xiaoran, do you have any good ways to earn money?”
“What good idea can I possibly have? It’s just a gift! As the saying goes, that which is rare is dear. The food sent by the Shu family is very rare. I wonder what the output is. If there are a little more, we can sell them directly and the price will naturally be higher. If the output is very small, we can cooperate with restaurants. Or if the Shu family has a restaurant, we can use it to make special dishes!” Li Xiaoran voiced her thoughts.
Shu Ruyue nodded when she heard Li Xiaoran’s words.
“Alright, I’ll send another letter back later and ask my family!”
After Li Xiaoran thought about it for a moment, she said, “By the way, when you write back, ask if the Shu family can sell some seeds to me! Don’t worry, I’ll bring these seeds back and plant them in Sichuan. I’ll eat them myself. They won’t be sold for profit!”
Shu Ruyue nodded and remembered Li Xiaoran’s words.
After that, Li Xiaoran washed the peanuts and cooked them.
The corn was also boiled in the pot.
As for the red-skinned potatoes and purple-skinned potatoes, Li Xiaoran made a table full of potatoe dishes with them.
There were fried potatoes, wolf fang potatoes, sour and spicy shredded potatoes, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, shredded potatoes, salad potato slices, roasted pork ribs with potatoes…
At dinner, other than the mung bean porridge and fresh cuc.u.mbers, there were various potatoes, boiled peanuts, and boiled corn.
Looking at the table full of dishes, the group was dumbfounded.
Luo Cheng said when he saw these dishes, “Xiaoran! Our family doesn’t lack money. Why can’t you bear to cook more meat?”
Li Xiaoran said with a smile, “You gorge on fish and meat every day. Haven’t you gotten sick of them yet? Eat something different today! I guarantee you’ll like it!”
In the end, Luo Cheng could only sit down gloomily and start eating.
Even Luo Cheng compromised, so the others had no choice but to sit down gloomily as well.
First, they grabbed a handful of boiled peanuts to eat. As they ate the peanuts, they realized the peanuts tasted very delicious!
Then, the group ate boiled corn…
Li Xiaoran ignored the changing expressions on these people’s faces and focused on eating instead.
These boiled peanuts were simply delicious! After some cinnamon octagonal pepper and dried chili were added, the fragrance immediately wafted out. This purple corn had a natural delicious taste that was much better than that of the corn she used to eat in the modern world.
These were all pure natural goodies!
Eating such delicious food made her feel blissful.
In addition, the potatoes that were made in different ways were also delicious.
It had to be said that she really loved carbs!
In the modern era of Earth, people ate too much fish and meat, and the food became more and more processed.
A long-term processed food diet caused more and more people to become obese.
Li Xiaoran gained weight easily, so she could only limit her intake of carbohydrates.
However, Li Xiaoran loved carbs, so she was in pain every time she went on a diet.
Now, she had transmigrated to this time and s.p.a.ce, and the lifestyle wasn’t as good as that of the modern world, so Li Xiaoran wasn’t afraid of eating too many carbs.
She could gorge on these carbs to her heart’s content.
After the others realized how delicious the food was, they began to gorge on the food.
Their reluctant expressions from just now turned into that of greed and relish.
When Li Xiaoran saw the people eating from their bowls, she couldn’t help but laugh.
As expected, carbs brought people joy!
As Luo Cheng ate, he noticed that Li Xiaoran was secretly laughing, so he was immediately puzzled.
Could it be that Li Xiaoran liked to eat this very much, so much so that she was secretly laughing while eating?
Compared to the satisfied Li Xiaoran, Ma Baoshan was quite miserable.
As a young master of the Ma family, he usually didn’t have to worry about daily necessities, so he didn’t expect to be bullied by dogs one day.
Look at the ragged clothes, he thought to himself, “Were these clothes really for humans?”
And why was this shabby mat so p.r.i.c.kly?
What made Ma Baoshan the most depressed was that he didn’t know how to beg for food!
The surrounding beggars could more or less beg for some food.. Only he had nothing to eat!