In Li Xiu's kitchen, a stove was burning vigorously, making the room warm. Li Xiu struggled to carry a large wooden basin, which contained half a basin of well water. Then he took off the kettle on the stove, poured the hot water into the basin, and stirred it with his hands from time to time until he felt that the temperature of the water was about the same as the room temperature, and then put down the kettle, picked up the scoop and carefully scattered the warm water in the basin in a water tank on the ground.

It was a very common thing to have a water tank in the kitchen, but the water tank in Li Xiu's kitchen was a bit special. Once there was no water in the water tank, but it was filled with sand. There seemed to be something under the sand, but it was not visible for the time being. Moreover, the entire water tank was mounted on two benches, and there was a basin under it. When Li Xiu poured water on it, the water flowed through the heavy sand to the bottom of the tank, and then flowed along a hole at the bottom to the basin below.

Li Xiu was very careful when pouring water, and tried to pour all parts of the water tank. After a basin of water was finished, he poured out the water in the basin below, carefully checked a water tank and stove, and then left with confidence. In the next few days, Li Xiu came in from time to time to add fuel to the stove, so that the room was kept at a relatively high temperature.

After four days, the surface of the sand in the water tank had raised one small protrusion after another. When he stroked the sand above, the white and tender buds below were exposed. The yellow and tender cotyledons on the top were still covered with green-clothed meridians, which were very common in later generations.

"Haha, it's really successful!" Li Xiu looked at the mung bean sprouts under the sand and couldn't help laughing loudly. A few days ago, when he was at Liu Lao Jia, he saw the soybeans sprouted on the ground, and finally thought of a way to make money with small investment and quick results, that is, to make bean sprouts. He was worried that the Tang Dynasty had already appeared, but after asking Liu, he realized that there were no bean sprouts in the vegetable market in winter, at least not in Chang'an City, which further strengthened Li Xiu's determination.

In fact, what Li Xiu didn't know was that bean sprouts appeared very early, but like the fate of many foods, they were just used as a medicinal material at the beginning. It was not until the Song Dynasty that they began to be used as a food, especially in winter vegetables, and no one thought of using bean sprouts to cook in the early Tang Dynasty.

Bean sprouts are not difficult to make. The key is to maintain the temperature and water them regularly. In his previous life, Li Xiu's wife was worried that the bean sprouts bought on the market were unsafe, so she spawned bean sprouts at home. Anyway, there is no need to worry about the temperature of the heating at home in winter. You only need to water every four or five hours. Li Xiu remembers it after seeing him a few times.

Now Li Xiu took out the bean sprouts from the sand. When he made bean sprouts before, he sprinkled a layer of beans and covered with sand. Therefore, the bean sprouts in the entire water tank were very high, and finally filled with several large bamboo baskets. However, he found that the container of the water tank was not easy to remove the bean sprouts. It would be much easier if it was replaced with a wooden barrel that could be removed from the bottom. This is a way to improve it, and you can wait until later.

After taking out the bean sprouts, Li Xiu found some unsatisfactory aspects, such as the bean sprouts on the upper layer are longer, and the bean sprouts on the middle and lower layers are shorter, which looks a bit uneven, but this does not affect the consumption of bean sprouts. In addition, the reason why he chose to make mung bean sprouts is that the mung bean sprouts taste fresh, unlike the soybean sprouts that have a bean smell, which is easier to accept in terms of taste. After all, the emergence of a new food must require the recognition of others. Secondly, he also likes to eat mung bean sprouts. Since they are all making bean sprouts, he naturally has to choose one he likes.

It was already night, but Li Xiu still went out excitedly, holding a large bowl of mung bean sprouts in his hand. He wanted to bring his invention to Boss Liu to see. It would be best to ask them to take the bean sprouts to try in Chang'an City to see if they could sell at a high price. Although he felt that for the Chang'an nobles who rarely saw vegetables throughout the winter, bean sprouts could definitely attract their pursuit, but after all, they also needed factual tests, so he was a little nervous at this time.

By walking through the uneven field paths under the dim candlelight of the lanterns, it was only about seven or eight o'clock in the evening. However, there was no entertainment at night in this era, and poor families were unwilling to consume lamp oil, so most people fell asleep early. When Li Xiu came to Lijiazhuang, the whole village was already quiet, and only the local dogs who were watching the house barked a few times.

Li Xiu patted the door post of Mr. Liu and shouted a few times. It was estimated that Mr. Liu inside did not fall asleep. He quickly ran out of the room wearing clothes. When he saw Li Xiu outside, he said in surprise: "Master, why are you here so late?"

"Uncle Liu, I succeeded!" Li Xiu finally had the opportunity to share his joy with others.

"What did it succeed?" Boss Liu had not figured out the situation at this time, but he still opened the door and invited Li Xiu in.

"Look at this!" Li Xiu brought the big bowl in front of Boss Liu and approached the lantern so that he could see the bean sprouts clearly.

"This... is this bean sprout?" Boss Liu was also surprised to see the bean sprouts in the bowl. He had planted the land for so many years, so he naturally recognized the bean sprouts at a glance. He also remembered that Li Xiu had asked him about the bean sprouts before, which made him vaguely understand something?

"That's right, it's bean sprouts, and this is also a kind of vegetable. If we take it to the vegetable market and sell it, there should be many people buying it. With this business, our farm will not have to worry about lack of food in winter!" Li Xiu said excitedly again.

"But... but can be eaten by bean sprouts?" Boss Liu said in disbelief. Although he had planted beans for many New Years, he had never eaten bean sprouts. After all, for farmers, a bean sprout is a crop. Even if one dies, it will make him feel distressed for a long time, let alone take it to the kitchen to cook.

"Of course it can be eaten, and the taste is very good. Uncle Liu, please call the men from several other families in the village. Let's discuss how to do this bean sprout business!" Li Xiu showed a confident look at this time. Although he was not sure whether the bean sprouts were popular at the beginning, if he didn't even have confidence, Boss Liu and the others would probably have no confidence.

Boss Liu respected Li Xiu very much, so he agreed without thinking about it, turned around and went out to call other people. After a while, the men from the other four families also came in dresses. The five families in the village were actually considered family members, two of which were Liu's younger brother-in-law, and the other two were Liu's brother-in-law, with the surname Zhang, one was Zhang Feng and the other was Zhang Shou. You can tell the family of the village by the name.

In fact, when Li Xiu's mother handed over the farm to Liu Boss, the tenant also asked him to find him, so Liu Boss naturally had to treat his relatives preferentially. Moreover, whether his two younger brothers or his two brothers, they were honest merchants. These people were the oldest, the highest prestige, and it was convenient for him to manage.

Several men from the village house gathered in the yard of Mr. Liu. Because it was dark and cold, Mr. Liu set up a fire in the yard. Li Xiu sat in the middle and explained it with the bean sprouts, and then asked them to circulate it. Everyone also tasted the taste of the bean sprouts. Although it was raw, it was not unpalatable.

"Master, the bean sprouts taste quite delicious, but I just don't know if they want to buy them. After all, no one has eaten this thing before." At this time, a middle-aged man sitting on Li Xiu's right hand spoke. This man looked very distinctive, and the most eye was that one big and the other looked a little funny. This man was the second brother of Liu Lao Dayan. Because his smaller eye looked normal, the other eye was larger than an ordinary person, so he had the nickname of Big Eyes. Even the younger generation called him "Uncle Big Eyes".

"Uncle Big-eyed is thoughtful. Our bean sprouts are a new vegetable. If you want others to quickly open the market, you naturally need a means of promotion..." Li Xiu was stunned when he said this. He actually had an occupational disease and told all the words of meetings for employees in later generations. He completely forgot that this was the early Tang Dynasty, and the people Liu and others in front of him were not their own employees. Now they all looked at him blankly because they couldn't understand what "market, sales" meant in Li Xiu's words.
Chapter completed!