Transmigrating with a Five Million Dollar Retirement Life

Chapter 140 Cassava

After finalizing the deal on the dried tofu, Song Jiaojiao bought a lot of earthenware jars and large vats for brewing wine. The kiwis at home would soon be ripe, which would be perfect for making jam and preserves.

Thinking that the sweet potatoes in the soil were almost all harvested, it was time to make arrangements for the potatoes as well, which would be ready for harvest next spring. Song Jiaojiao thought that potatoes could be used to make many delicious dishes, and her favorite was crispy potato, which was fried until crispy on the outside and soft and powdery on the inside.

Song Jiaojiao's mouth watered just thinking about it.

After finishing his business, the village chief came to pick up Song Jiaojiao. When the two returned home, Song Jiaojiao found the carriage in the yard, which meant that Mu Qing had returned.

Sure enough, upon entering the main room, they saw Mu Qing and Bai Shuqin waiting for Song Jiaojiao inside.

"Mu Qing, you're back. Did anything happen this time?" Song Jiaojiao asked, looking at Mu Qing inside the house.

"No, Mother, you have no idea how well the lotus root starch we brought sold. Just like you requested, the white fungus was limited to thirty servings a day, and it was all pre-ordered by wealthy families long ago."

Mu Qing recounted the things she had done during the day, recalling the scenes she had witnessed, and her face still couldn't hide her excitement.

Of course they'd sell well. Lotus root starch and white fungus are expensive items, usually available but priceless. They're mostly found in prefectural cities, so it's rare to find them in a small county town. If it weren't for the limited sales, they'd probably sell out in three days.

"It's good that you're alright. Lotus root powder is good for beauty and skin care, and it's rare to find in the county town. Plus, we don't grow lotus roots here, so it's naturally easy to sell."

"Yes, there's one more thing, Mother. This is a banknote from Banrixianhe Pastry Shop. It's their profit share for this quarter. And there's also a letter from Uncle Liu to you."

Mu Qing took out the letter and the silver notes. It was a thick stack of silver notes, and she didn't know how many were divided up.

Song Jiaojiao first opened the letter.

"Sister Song, how have you been lately?"

I had my subordinates tally up the profits of Banrixian over the past three months, which amounted to approximately 20 taels. The main reason for this is that Banrixian is currently operating around Nanning County, and I believe that it will be able to expand to the Great Jin Kingdom next year.

According to the 50/50 split, you'll have 100,000 taels. Ever since the pastry shop started selling cream cakes, business has more than doubled. The pastry chefs have also developed many new types of pastries, which have been very well received.

Over the past three months, the total profit of pastry shops nationwide has reached 750,000 taels, with 20% accounting for 150,000 taels. Remember to research more new products; we're all in the same boat now…”

Song Jiaojiao looked at the two pages of paper in her hand, which were densely covered with writing, and only picked out the important parts to read.

She hadn't expected to receive so much in just one quarter. Looking at the silver notes in her hand, each worth ten thousand taels, she counted them and found there were exactly 25.

I'm rich!!!

Song Jiaojiao felt she could retire early.

Song Jiaojiao's smile never faded after receiving the silver notes, and she didn't even listen to Mu Qing talking to her.

"Mother, Mother!" Mu Qing couldn't help but raise her voice and call out to Song Jiaojiao loudly.

Song Jiaojiao was startled when she came to her senses.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?!"

"Mother, I'd like to say that my eldest brother had the Sifang Escort Agency bring back quite a lot of things this time, and they're all stored in the storeroom. Would you like to go and take a look?"

Thinking that she hadn't seen her elder brother for a long time, Mu Qing asked the people at the escort agency and learned that her elder brother might not be coming back for the New Year this year.

"Hefan brought things back. Has Hefan returned?"

Song Jiaojiao then remembered her eldest son, whom she had completely forgotten.

"No, the people from the escort agency said that the mountains in the north are blocked by heavy snow at this time of year, and they will not be able to return until the snow melts next spring."

Mu Qing felt a little sad, thinking that her older brother would probably have to spend the New Year alone away from home this year.

“Oh, right. I forgot, Hervan mentioned it in his letter last time.”

Seeing Mu Qing's obviously crumbling face, Song Jiaojiao comforted her, "It's okay. He Fan has his own career to pursue. No one stays at home forever. As more and more Banrixian branches open, Mu Qing, you may need to travel all over the country."

Hearing Song Jiaojiao's words, Mu Qing hadn't reacted yet. "Me? Mother, I'm afraid I can't. The farthest place I've ever been is Tong'an County."

Mu Qing quickly waved her hands and shook her head, completely unable to believe that she could do it.

“It’s okay, we’ll take it slow. We need someone to teach us about the new products, and this is our own business, so we have to see how the business is doing.”

Song Jiaojiao laughed and said that she didn't think it was a big deal at all, but she forgot how much of an impact this was on Mu Qing, who was born and raised there.

"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. I'm going to go see what Hefan brought back."

After saying that, Song Jiaojiao went to check the storeroom. This time she only brought three bags of things. Song Jiaojiao rummaged through them and found that most of them were seeds. Some of them she recognized, and some she didn't.

Song Jiaojiao planted all the unfamiliar seeds in her space, and at the bottom she found a cloth bag with a unique fragrance.

Song Jiaojiao opened the cloth bag, and the fragrance became even stronger.

Isn't this cumin?!

Song Jiaojiao never expected that the seasoning she had been searching for for so long would actually appear like this.

Great! With cumin, we can use it with barbecue seasoning and make barbecue. But considering we only have one sheep at home, I guess I'll have to go to the county to see if there's a place that sells lambs.

There's no mutton, but plenty of rabbit meat.

Spicy rabbit meat and cold-served rabbit can finally be served.

Song Jiaojiao hummed a little tune in a good mood and planted all the cumin in the space.

Song Jiaojiao continued searching and found sweet potatoes, also known as jicama. These can be eaten as fruit or stir-fried, both of which are good choices. However, thinking that the villagers probably wouldn't grow them, Song Jiaojiao decided to plant them all in her space herself.

When the last bag was poured out, it turned out to contain two kinds of crops that looked like sweet potatoes.

Song Jiaojiao held one of the yellow-looking fruits, split it in two, revealing the slightly yellow flesh inside.

It's snow lotus fruit. This is great! Song Jiaojiao loves to eat it, but she can only eat it as a fruit. It's not bad though.

Another crop, even darker in color than sweet potatoes, was one that Song Jiaojiao couldn't break apart; she finally had to use a machete to open it.

It's snow-white inside, with a thick skin, looking very much like kudzu root, but also resembling a sweet potato.

Song Jiaojiao quickly turned her head, trying to recall if she had ever seen such a thing in her previous life.

After thinking for a while, something suddenly came to mind.

Could it be cassava? It is said that raw cassava contains a slight toxin, which is eliminated after cooking. Cooked cassava has a soft and sticky texture, unlike sweet potatoes which are powdery.

With that in mind, Song Jiaojiao decided to take a few to try and see if it was as she thought.

If it really is cassava, then the taro balls can be made, and many other snacks can also be made, such as the chewy bowl-shaped rice cake, which also needs its participation.

When used to make dumplings, the final dumpling wrappers are crystal clear.