Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 219 Red Mountain Chili Pepper

"Old Lin, look at this flower, isn't it quite special?"

Lin Yuan, a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, put on his reading glasses and examined the flowers carefully. Finally, he affirmed, "That's right, it's exactly the same as the flowers you gave me before. The effect is really good. I even processed some of the flowers you brought that day, and they are much more effective than usual when used for making tea or medicine."

"This is incredible! How did the owner grow these?"

Yuan Qing was also amazed, "Who can argue with that? I never expected to discover something so amazing."

"I feel like we should ask the boss how they cultivated it. Neither of us are agricultural majors, otherwise the people in the agricultural college would be even more enthusiastic right now."

Lin Yuan nodded, "That's for sure. If the medicinal effects can be exerted directly on the finished flower, the results must be excellent."

However, he still had some doubts. "These flowers are amazing. I feel like this crop is incredible. Look, the forsythia has a very good effect in clearing heat and detoxifying. If this doesn't work, I should really call those guys from the agricultural college to go and take a look."

"I think so too. How about this, I'll go and notify them directly, and then we'll just ask for the boss's address and go take a look."

"Okay, go and inform them, we'll go over and take a look together."

Xia Shiyu was unaware that her flowers had already garnered attention from researchers, who would soon be seeking her out.

Now, besides looking at the flowers at home, she can start pressing rapeseed oil.

To extract rapeseed oil, you have to wait for the rapeseed flowers to wither and the rapeseed to form oilseeds.

The rapeseed flowers in the field have all withered, and the yellow blossoms have been buried in the soil by the wind, turning into nutrients for next year's planting.

Once these rapeseed seeds have matured, they need to be harvested and then dried.

Today, Xia Shiyu took a sickle and went up to harvest rapeseed with her family.

Xia Shiyu also called two helpers, the couple next door, Aunt Wang and her husband.

After all, people who have been at home for a few days still need two days to recover.

"These rapeseeds are easy to harvest, and they look quite plump. They'll definitely be very fragrant when they're pressed into rapeseed oil."

Aunt Wang looked at the lush green rapeseed in front of her, the seeds large and plump, as if they could burst out if squeezed.

Grandma chuckled and chimed in, "Yes, there's less pollution here, so the rapeseed oil will definitely be fragrant and delicious."

"That's right, now we'll have good oil to eat at home."

Aunt Wang was also tempted by this and couldn't help but say, "Xiao Yu, if you make a lot of this oil, could you sell some to me? I'd love to try this fragrant rapeseed oil; it would definitely taste delicious in cold dishes."

Xia Shiyu nodded, "Sure, Aunt Wang, we can't sell the excess oil, but we can give you a little bit of the less. We'll let you know when the oil is ready."

"That's wonderful!" Aunt Wang said with a smile after receiving the confirmation. She continued cutting rapeseed.

The group worked tirelessly cutting rapeseed, and finally finished harvesting it all after two days.

Xia Shiyu rubbed his lower back. Although the rapeseed plants were tall, he still had to bend down to harvest them.

Bending over for two consecutive days still made her a little tired. Fortunately, the health of the family members has improved now that they are eating vegetables from the fairy tale world. Otherwise, the elders would have had back pain before.

In the past, her family was exhausted during harvest season, and she often helped them apply medicated plasters. Now, they don't need to anymore, and their health is much better than before.

Xia Lihua looked at the rapeseed in front of him with great enthusiasm, "After these rapeseed seeds are dried, we'll take them directly to the workshop in town to press the oil."

Yu Juan nodded, "Okay, we'll use fresh oil from now on. Scallion pancakes fried in fresh oil will definitely taste better than before."

Xia Shiyu ruffled the rapeseed to make sure they had the largest possible surface area to be heated, since the sunlight wasn't as strong as in the summer and they needed to be exposed to the sun for a while longer.

While waiting, Xia Shiyu entered the fairy tale world again. This time, she was going to find chili seeds, which are the soul of their city's cuisine. Adding a little chili oil to noodles or dishes makes all the difference in taste.

Upon entering the condiment workshop, the first thing Xia Shiyu saw was a pile of yellow chili peppers standing there.

She stepped forward to greet him, "Hello, Grandpa Yellow Chili."

"Hmm?" Huang Lajiao heard the sound, leaned on her cane, and looked up.

He saw it was Xia Shiyu and asked gently, "It's you, young lady. What brings you here this time?"

Xia Shiyu nodded, "I did come here because I have something to discuss with you."

Yellow Chili Pepper thought for a moment, "Looking for me? Do you want chili seeds?"

"That's right," Xia Shiyu nodded frantically; this was exactly why she had come.

Yellow Chili, leaning on his cane, said to her, "Oh, that's easy. Our chili family is very large. No matter what kind of seeds you want, we can find them here. But the rule is the same as last time: you have to help us with some work first."

"Sure, I can do any kind of work."

It's not surprising that Xia Shiyu was prepared for this.

"Okay, then I'll have someone take you there."

"Red 66, Red 67, Red 68, come here."

Yellow Chili shouted into the distance, and three chilies immediately jumped over. Xia Shiyu looked at them and felt that they were the three naughty ones from last time, but he was not sure because these red chilies all looked exactly the same.

The three little firecrackers ran back and asked, "Grandpa Huang, what do you need us for?"

Yellow Chili said to them, "Take her to the workshop."

The three little peppers looked at Xia Shiyu and recognized her as the person who came last time, so they nodded and said, "Okay, okay, we'll take her over right away."

Xia Shiyu followed the three chili peppers away. Red 66 was the most talkative of them, chattering away to Xia Shiyu as it walked away.

"Your main task later is to pick the chilies and help make chili powder."

"Okay," Xia Shiyu nodded. She was very familiar with picking chili peppers. She had picked them when her family used to grow a lot of chili peppers to sell. As long as the quantity was not large, it was easy.

As they approached the chili field, Hongbao said to her, "You're in charge of picking the chilies that are less hot. Once you've picked them, just use a cart to deliver them to the workshop."

Xia Shiyu was stunned for a moment when she looked at the chili field in front of her, because the chilies here were different from what she had imagined.

It belongs to the Rainbow Chili Peppers area, and the plants are quite tall, almost reaching her chest. The peppers they produce are about the size of a fist or the length of a banana, so they are probably a special variety.

However, this will make picking the chili peppers a little easier.

[Ding, protection mode activated. The host will be immune to chili pepper properties.]

Xia Shiyu had just been about to pick chili peppers when she heard the system's voice.

She realized that this must be the system's protection function, so she wouldn't have to worry about using harsh methods.

"Okay, thank you, system." Xia Shiyu said, then picked up the cart and went to pick chili peppers.

A colorful chili pepper was hanging on the chili pepper tree. I had seen bell peppers before, but the most common ones were yellow. Now there were not only yellow ones, but also purple, orange, blue and black ones.

The blue and black ones looked the strangest; she couldn't even imagine what they would taste like.

But let's not worry about the taste for now; it's good enough to have achieved what we have now.

Xia Shiyu picked them one after another, and because they were quite large, she quickly filled a cart.

After picking all the fruit, we pushed the cart to the workshop.

She pushed the cart to the workshop, and when she arrived, she found that they were processing chili peppers.

When the three chili peppers saw her coming, they instructed him to put them into the machine so they could be ground into chili powder.

"Just put everything in here."

"Okay," Xia Shiyu replied, and began to put the chili peppers inside.

Once everything was assembled, the machine started operating, and Xia Shiyu soon saw the delicate chili peppers being packed into the box.

Similarly, the chili powder was also colorful, with various colors piled together, making her mistakenly think she had come to a soybean specialty section.

Hong67 looked at her and said, "You just need to be in charge of repackaging these chili powders into the corresponding bags."

"Okay," Xia Shiyu said, and began to move the chili powder to the corresponding packaging bag and put it in.

Because the colors are also corresponding, it's relatively easy overall.

Seeing how efficiently Xia Shiyu worked, the three chili peppers went about their own business. Although they were mischievous, they still had to do their jobs.

After Xia Shiyu finished packaging all the chili powder and checked it, he nodded and said, "Okay, you've completed your task for today. I'll go call Grandpa Huang over."

Xia Shiyu stood still and waited, looking at the various chili-producing facilities. Chili powder was everywhere. Luckily, she had put a layer of protection on her hands, otherwise her hands would definitely be burning and she would be sneezing non-stop.

She waited for a while and then saw Huang Lajiao come over. She looked old and frail, but she was actually quite agile.

He walked over and glanced around casually before asking Xia Shiyu, "Little girl, what kind of chili peppers do you want? I have all kinds."

Xia Shiyu thought for a moment, "I want two types, one that's very spicy and the other that's fragrant and spicy."

"Oh, then," Huang Lajiao hadn't finished speaking when the three little chilies next to him jumped out.

Hong66 started shouting, "If you want it spicy enough, come find us! Our Hongshan chili family is the spiciest!"

"Red Mountain Chili Pepper?" Xia Shiyu asked curiously, because this was a chili pepper variety that did not exist in reality, so she couldn't help but be curious.

Yellow Chili nudged Red 66 with her cane, saying, "You talk too much. I haven't even spoken to you yet."

Then he turned to Xia Shiyu and explained, "Those three little guys are indeed the same kind of chili peppers as Hongshan peppers. Their spiciness is quite famous in our area, and they are often used as an attack method. Before, when they fought with the lazy birds that were stealing food, their chili peppers were so spicy that the birds could lie on the ground and not get up."

"I see," Xia Shiyu said, a little curious.

Seeing her like this, Huang Lajiao told her to come with him to the warehouse.

"You can pick and try anything you like once you get to the warehouse."

"Okay," Xia Shiyu said, and followed them to the warehouse.

When they arrived at the warehouse, they found it indeed filled with different baskets, each covered with a lid and labeled with the names of various chili peppers.

"Hongshan chili pepper, Xiangyu chili pepper, bursting chili pepper..."

A series of names appeared before Xia Shiyu, but he didn't recognize any of them.

She was waiting for Huang Lajiao to introduce her to someone.

Huang Jiaoqi stepped forward and opened the lid, saying, "You can try it yourself and then decide which chili you want."

"These are all spicy, quite spicy, while the ones on the side are more fragrant."

"Okay," Xia Shiyu said, looking at the chili peppers in front of her. She gently picked up a small piece with her fingers and decided to try them one by one.

However, she stopped after only two tries because some of the chilies were just too spicy; they were practically going to make her feel like she was in heaven.

She was so spicy that she was looking for water everywhere. Luckily, the spiciness in the fairy tale world wasn't enough to send her to the hospital, or maybe there was some kind of system protection mode in place.

Once she found a suitable water source, she took a sip to relieve the spiciness before she could continue searching for chili peppers.

She immediately ruled out several extremely spicy chilies. She likes spicy food, but she thinks that people can't handle anything too spicy.

She chose those with a milder spiciness, including the Hongshan chili pepper.

It was Hong66 who recommended it to her, saying, "This is one of the milder ones in our family, so the spiciness isn't as extreme."

Xia Shiyu glanced at it, cautiously tasted it, and her eyes lit up as soon as she tasted the chili powder.

This is a spiciness with rich layers. It's not just a simple, unpleasant spiciness, nor is it just ordinary saltiness. It starts off a bit bland, but then the spiciness comes on and becomes rich and mellow without irritating the throat or causing a sore throat.

But it transforms into a warm sensation that reaches the stomach. Xia Shiyu's forehead broke out in a fine sweat from the spiciness, but more than anything, it was a stimulating and addictive spiciness.

She nodded frantically, "This is really good, I'll take this one."

Seeing how satisfied she was, the three members of Red 66 became even more proud.

"I told you our family's chili peppers are the best, the most suited to your human tastes."

"Taking our seeds back will definitely be a worthwhile investment."

"That's it"

Xia Shiyu smiled as she looked at the three peppers, explained the situation to Huang Lajiao, and then started looking for spicy peppers. Finally, she settled on one: the bay leaf pepper.

The leaves of this chili pepper have a unique aroma, and the chili powder smells incredibly fragrant. It's a little less spicy, but still very delicious.

She thought it was a good idea to buy this spicy chili pepper; many people who like spicy food would probably love it, and it's also a good choice for people in the family who can't handle too much spice.

After Xia Shiyu made her decision, she informed Huang Lajiao.

"Hello, I'll take these two types of chili peppers."

"Okay, okay," Huang Lajiao chuckled and agreed to the request, handing her the two types of chili seeds.

Xia Shiyu happily accepted it; getting another type of seed was wonderful!