"Let me cook it. Doesn't this red bean paste taste just like red bean cake? It smells especially sweet."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law took the spatula and stirred the red bean paste in the pot.

"Yes, it is very sweet. I'm a little torn between making a bigger or smaller bun. Can you give me some advice later?"

Wei Yuyan herself doesn't like sweets, and she doesn't know whether other people prefer big or small ones.

"good".

Fifteen minutes later, the red bean paste was cooked, and the two of them started making red bean paste rolls.

"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, look, roll the dough into a large rectangle with even thickness, and then spread the red bean paste on it."

Scrape the paste evenly with a knife. The paste should be even and not too thin, otherwise it won't be sweet.

After spreading the red bean paste, pick up one end and start rolling. Don't rush when rolling; roll tightly as you go.

This way, the red bean paste rolls won't fall apart after steaming. Be careful not to spread red bean paste on the edges, otherwise they won't roll tightly.

After rolling it up, gently press it flat with your palm, and then you can start cutting. Today, we'll cut the large one and the small one in half.

Wei Yuyan cut twenty-two small red bean paste rolls and fifteen large red bean paste rolls.

"Is that all? Can we start steaming now?"

Sister-in-law Xiuhua looked at the various sizes of dough pieces on the cutting board.

"Finally, press it down with chopsticks, like this."

Wei Yuyan took out a chopstick, pressed and pinched the middle of the dough, and the red bean paste roll was finished.

"I'll give it a try."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua happily took the chopsticks and began to press the food. Sister-in-law Xiuhua's hands were very skillful, and she pressed the food very well, even more beautifully than Wei Yuyan.

"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, you have truly surpassed your teacher."

Wei Yuyan couldn't help but praise her.

"Huh, what blue?"

Xiuhua's sister-in-law didn't understand what this meant.

"The student surpasses the teacher" means that what I taught you, you learned and did even better than I did.

Wei Yuyan explained.

"So that's how it is, sister-in-law. Have you been to school? You can even say these kinds of sentences."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law felt that Wei Yuyan was different from her and smarter than her, probably because she had been to school.

"Yes, I did attend, but my family's fortunes declined afterward, so I stopped attending."

Wei Yuyan forced herself to admit that she had done it, otherwise it would be difficult to explain that she was literate and good at accounting.

"I really envy you, you can read, unlike me, I'm completely illiterate."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law is now thinking that if she has a child, she must send him to school.

"It's a good thing you didn't go to school..."

"ah?".

"If you had gone to school, would Brother Zhang still be able to marry you? Brother Zhang would definitely have remained a bachelor."

Wei Yuyan couldn't help but tease the two of them.

"Yes, you're right, maybe this is fate."

When Xiuhua heard Wei Yuyan say that, she immediately understood.

"I'll start the fire and prepare to steam it."

Wei Yuyan lit the fire and prepared to steam the flower rolls for lunch.

A little over fifteen minutes later, the red bean paste rolls were ready.

"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, come on, you have the big one, and I'll have the small one."

Wei Yuyan wasn't hungry and couldn't eat much.

"It's a little hot, but it smells very good. Mmm, it tastes really good, especially sweet."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua took a bite.

"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, come and eat something delicious."

Wei Yuyan picked out two small ones for the children to try.

"Sister-in-law, what is this? It's so beautiful, just like a flower."

Qianqian picked up the red bean paste roll but couldn't bear to eat it.

"Sweet".

Xiao Lei took a big bite.

"If we were to sell them, do you think it's better to have a bigger one or a smaller one?"

After eating the red bean paste roll in her bowl, Wei Yuyan began to ask for everyone's opinions.

"I think it's more appropriate to sell smaller ones, for example, since I've already eaten breakfast."

"I don't want to eat such a big red bean roll again. But if it's a small one, I'll want to buy it and eat it."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua said that she was really full.

"I think the smaller one is prettier, sister-in-law."

Qianqian took a small bite, still a little reluctant to finish it. The red bean paste roll looked especially delicate and beautiful.

"Hmm, the smaller one looks better."

Xiao Lei is speaking from a straight male perspective.

"I didn't expect you all to like small red bean paste rolls. Okay then, we'll sell small red bean paste rolls."

"Sister-in-law, two wooden buckets can hold more than two hundred buns, but they can't hold that many red bean rolls, can they?"

Xiuhua's sister-in-law took this into consideration.

"Pack them in baskets first. We won't prepare too many. We'll prepare ninety this time. If they sell out, we'll double the price for the Dragon Boat Festival."

Wei Yuyan thought that she might have to sell the steamed buns separately on the Dragon Boat Festival, and using baskets would be more convenient.

"Okay, have you bought the red beans and white sugar?"

Xiuhua's sister-in-law put down her bowl.

"I haven't bought them yet. Tell Brother Zhang to buy an extra pound of red beans tomorrow. Here's the money."

Wei Yuyan took out another five coins, not wanting to buy too many at once, lest something unexpected happen.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law took the money and got up to leave.

"Wait a minute, Sister Xiuhua, take some red bean rolls back with you. We can't eat all of these dozens."

Wei Yuyan picked out eight large ones and ten small ones, since she didn't like eating anything too sweet anyway.

The children have small appetites and can't eat too much. The weather is hot now, so it can't be left out for too long.

"You don't need so much, keep it for yourselves."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua looked at a large bowl of red bean rolls.

"That's enough, really, just consider it helping out. In this kind of weather, unlike winter, it will spoil if left for a few days."

Wei Yuyan handed the item to Sister-in-law Xiuhua and pushed her away.

"Sister-in-law, shall we have this for lunch?"

Xiao Lei suddenly asked.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Wei Yuyan poured herself a bowl of water and drank it.

"Can I give one to Little Fatty?"

Xiao Lei knew that Xiao Pang didn't have to go to school today, so he wanted to share the delicious red bean paste rolls with Xiao Pang.

"Okay, take one big one and one small one. If you don't want to come back for lunch, you can take them out to eat too."

Wei Yuyan found a clean handkerchief, put two red bean paste rolls in it, and handed two small red bean paste rolls to Xiao Lei.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, but I won't be back for lunch."

Xiao Lei happily took it and ran out. Wei Yuyan thought Xiao Lei looked even happier than if he had eaten meat.

"Go..."

Before Wei Yuyan could finish speaking, Xiao Lei had already disappeared.

"Sister-in-law, I'm going to catch butterflies at the door."

Recently, butterflies have appeared, and Qianqian likes to catch butterflies or pick flowers every day.

"Go ahead, but be careful not to stray too far from home, it could be dangerous."

Wei Yuyan was most worried about the innocent Qianqian.

"Okay, sister-in-law."

Seeing that the children had all gone out, Wei Yuyan went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, mainly chili peppers.

Having just eaten something sweet, Wei Yuyan now craves something spicy, so she stir-fried three eggs with chili peppers, and also stir-fried an eggplant and green beans.

"Qianqian, let's eat."

Wei Yuyan arrived at the door and, sure enough, saw Qianqian waiting patiently, but it seemed she hadn't caught the butterfly yet.