Chapter 887 - 194: Undermining the Enemy’s Foundations_4
Cabbages and radishes are essential winter vegetables for peasant families, and everyone would grow some to last through the winter. Although they don’t grow as much as professional vegetable farmers, combining what each family grows—a few heads of cabbage here and there—adds up to quite an amount.
Many people expressed that they were willing to contribute a few cabbages for the winter.
"One head is not too little, ten is not too many!"
This interaction made the atmosphere even more lively.
Pei Qin saw that the people were neither resistant nor overthinking it and said that this year’s preparations involved more ingredients than needed; since there wouldn’t be spicy pickled cabbage to make, extras like the hard-to-buy chili peppers and apples would be distributed to everyone.
Sun Tiezhu called for helpers and, along with Sun Quanliang and others who knew how to make spicy pickled cabbage, went to various villages and towns to teach people how to make it, exchanging their knowledge for a few heads of cabbage in return.
Feng Shouxing, unable to stop the spread, watched as Grandma Feng fainted again and Fang Hui’s wrist swelled up like a steamed bun. Grinding his teeth, he pulled his donkey cart and headed straight for the county town. The rest of his family were at the noodle restaurant in the county town, and he needed to discuss this issue urgently. Also, it was imperative to recover the silver owed to them by Boss Wu!
Many in Taiping Town, having nothing to do, were mobilized for action.
In just one day, they brought back three large carts of cabbages and radishes. Pei Qin insisted that they pay a fair price for the vegetables and refused to take them for free.
The news spread to Yuanyang County that very day, and by the next morning, people were demonstrating how to make spicy pickled cabbage and radish on the streets, complete with ingredients. Bystanders crowded around, making it impassable. The people were abuzz, saying that if they couldn’t do it, they might as well give up completely—everyone would learn and it would be convenient in the future! Those who didn’t want to bother could simply pay for it, allowing others who learned the technique to make some salt money for themselves!