Li Yi looked at the houses that the residents lived in. There were both good and bad houses.
There were also houses with cracks in the mud walls. The outside was smeared with mud, and the color was different.
Obviously, these houses were dangerous. If they continued to live there, it would be heavy snow or heavy rain, and they would be easily overwhelmed.
Guo Ziyi shook his head. It was too bad.
Compared to the Li Family Zhuangzi, it was much worse. The Li Family Zhuangzi … …
When he thought of the Li Family Zhuangzi, Guo Ziyi sighed. Why did he have to compare himself to the Li Family Zhuangzi?
"Are you Li Dongzhu?"
When the ambulance was about to arrive at the courtyard of another house, a 14 or 15 year old boy looked at Li Yi and asked.
He had a basket on his arm and a bamboo basket on his back.
"I am Li Yi." Li Yi nodded and replied. The ambulance stopped.
"Do you want to buy walnuts, chestnuts, and kiwis?" The boy took two steps forward and showed Li Yi the things in his basket.
In the basket, there were small kiwis. In the basket behind him, there were big balls with burrs and small green balls.
Li Yi knew that the big balls contained chestnuts and the small ones contained walnuts.
The kiwis were not the big ones that Li Yi used to eat. They were smaller.
The chestnuts and walnuts were wrapped in the outer skin, and he could not see what was inside.
Li Yi jumped out of the ambulance and took out a kiwis from the basket. He peeled them with his hands and asked: "Are they easy to sell?"
"Kiwis are sold everywhere. They cannot be sold at a high price, and they cannot be kept for long.
Walnuts are hard to eat, and there are people who come to buy them. The price is not as high as the price in Chang 'an.
Chestnuts can be kept for a longer time. You can eat chestnuts as rice all year round. You can go to the mountains to pick them and leave more money for your family. "
The boy looked at Li Yi peeling the kiwis and putting down the basket. Apparently, he had just come down from the mountains and was covered in dew.
"Have you ever thought of drying kiwis? They can be kept for a long time. You can use sulfur to smoke them.
Walnuts can be stored for a long time. If you want to open them, you can use something like a guillotine. There is no need to smash them.
Chestnut, Chestnut, I don't know if all the people in your county are of one mind. Are they willing to gather the money to buy the iron pot?
If you want, you can take the chestnuts to Chang 'an to sell every day. "
As Li Yi spoke, he peeled the kiwi and took a bite. It was sour and not so sweet. Obviously, it was not fully ripe yet. In order to preserve it for a few more days, he ate it.
The young man stood there, carefully observing Li Yi.
"Can you make money?" When Li Yi finished eating the kiwi, the young man asked with hope in his eyes.
Li Yi nodded. "Yes, but you'll need a big iron pot with charred or coals underneath."
"Li Dongzhu, wait a moment." The teenager put down the things and ran away.
"Li Dongzhu, do you cook chestnuts in a big pot?" Guo Ziyi asked the question in his heart.
He felt that it was the same if he cooked it normally. Would it taste better if he cooked it in a big iron pot?
"Stir-fry." Li Yi smiled and took a walnut. There was still a green skin on the outside. He weighed it twice.
"Officer Guo, look, this walnut has a green skin now. Just bury it in the ground and cook it. Then the outer skin will be easy to peel.
But how can you extract the walnut kernels from the inside as much as possible? This thing with a flat mouth like a guillotine can be pressed out.
If you want to take it out completely, it's best to take it out when it's wet. The kernels inside are not dry.
The dry kernels can be soaked, boiled, steamed, and pressed. The kernels inside are still very intact. "
Li Yi threw the walnut back into the basket and taught Guo Ziyi how to extract the kernels.
Now, the walnuts in Lantian County were not paper walnuts. They were very hard, second only to the wild walnuts in the Northeast.
The wild walnuts in the Northeast were simply not edible. Using a hammer, it took a lot of effort to break them open. The meat inside was embedded in the shell and then used a needle to pry it open.
But if it was cooked and pressed with a machine, it could still be extracted intact.
Guo Ziyi listened and learned. Li Dongzhu was full of knowledge.
"If the chestnuts are stir-fried, should I peel them and stir-fry them?" Guo Ziyi thought of eating.
"Stir-Fry them together with the shell. See if the shell is easy to break or not. If the shell is not easy to break, I'll make a small cut manually."
Li Yi took out a big thorn ball from the basket. The ball was already open.
Li Yi broke it and took out a few chestnuts. He observed: "It looks like it needs to be cut open. It will take a little effort."
"Li Dongzhu, how do you want to cut it? Let me do it. "Guo Ziyi took out a small knife from his waist.
Li Yi threw one over: "Cut it horizontally. You can peel it after stir-frying."
Guo Ziyi caught it in his hand and cut it open. The skin was about to break. "Is it like this?"
"Yes, after cutting it like this, steaming is also fine. But there's a lot of moisture and it's not as good as stir-frying."
Li Yi threw the chestnuts in his hand into the basket and turned to wash his hands in the car.
When he came out, the young man ran back with a large group of youths behind him.
"There, Li Dongzhu is there." The young man shouted as he ran.
A group of people ran over and surrounded the car and Li Yi. They were all panting.
Some of them had wounds on their hands and were squeezing blood out with their other hand.
From their clothes, they should be a group of people who went to the mountains to pick kiwis, walnuts and chestnuts.
"Wait a minute." Li Yi said to the group. He turned and went into the car to get a basin of water and another basin of water.
There were also soap and hand towels placed at the side.
First, use this basin of water to wash your hands and face. Then, use the other basin of water to wash again. Those who were injured did not need to be afraid.
Hearing that there was soap to use, the youths surrounded the basin and washed their hands and carefully wiped the soap.
After washing, Li Yi took out some alcohol. "Those who are injured, come over. It hurts. Bear with it."
The one who pinched his hand first offered some money. Li Yi dipped a cotton ball in alcohol and wiped his hand. The young man was stunned and took a deep breath. It hurt.
"Are you going to pool money together to buy a big iron pot? I don't think it's enough. "
When Li Yi talked about business, the young man did not feel the pain anymore. He just wanted to make money.
"We can ask for more from the family. It will be enough." The young man from before looked like he wanted to take a gamble.
"There's no need to ask for more from the family. How about this, I'll lend you money to buy the pot. Interest of one cent will double after a hundred days."
Li Yi gave a high interest of one cent, one cent, one percent.
Based on 365 days a year, borrowing a pot would yield a profit of three pots and sixty-five cents.
The interest would compound. In a year, it would be thirty-seven point eight times. In a hundred days, it would be one point seven times.
When the youths heard that the interest of one cent would double after a hundred days, they hesitated.
"Let's do it. Does Li Dongzhu lack an iron pot? He must have a way to let us earn back the money. "
The young man from before clenched his fist and agreed.
"Yes, Li Dongzhu does not lack money. He just wants to let us know that there are some things that we have to pay the price for."
"We are willing. Li Dongzhu, we don't want money. Lend us a pot and we will return you two pots."
"We want to make money. We believe in Li Dongzhu."
The youths spoke one after another. They all thought that Li Yi would not cheat them of their money. They did not have enough money to be cheated by Li Yi.
Li Yi smiled and asked, "What will you do after you make a lot of money according to the method I taught you?"
"I want to build a house … No, I want to build a new house. I want to bring more people with me to make money." The young man spoke his thoughts.
"What about you?" Li Yi looked at the others.
"Us too." Several youths shouted at the same time.
"Good, remember what you said today. If you don't do it after making money, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Li Yi said solemnly to the youths.
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