Tian Nier was cheerful and thanked Xia Ruzheng, saying, "Big sister, you've come so far with me. It's really hard work for you!"
Xia Ruzheng said: "Fortunately, we found it in the end, otherwise our efforts would have been in vain."
Tian Nier took Xia Ruzheng to her place, eager to try new things.
It was the first time that Xia Ruzheng came to the place where Tian Nier and her husband lived.
It turned out that Tian Nier's residence was quite far from the intersection. Every time she set up and closed her stall, she had to walk a long way and transport so many things. She was much more tired than herself.
Xia Ruzheng felt deeply guilty.
Tian Nier said: "Don't despise my simple place. This house is not expensive, that's why we rent it."
Tian Nier had been to Xia Ruzheng's place and knew that the conditions there were good. She was also very calm about the fact that her situation was not as good as Xia Ruzheng's.
Xia Ruzheng sighed at her generosity and said, "When you make money, you can move to a better house."
Tian Nier said: "Of course!"
The yard is very simple and the house looks shabby. Think about the road we just came from, it is all dirt roads and winding. There are no steps on the uphill part, but blocks of stones. If they want to set up a stall, they have to carry such a heavy load and walk on unstable stones. If it rains, it will be too dangerous.
The room was also quite simple, the walls were not painted, the room looked a little dark, and there were not many things in it. The most common things were various winnowing baskets used to make buns.
"The house is a bit messy and we are too lazy to clean it up. We use it every day anyway."
Xia Ruzheng said: "It's okay, let's wash our hands and faces first, then I'll teach you how to do it."
Buckwheat buns and the like are fine, but they don’t know how to make steamed dumplings.
"Well, let's hurry up and make it. You still have to go home and cook for your wife!"
Xia Ruzheng asked Tian Nier to be responsible for rolling out the dough. After all, she was from the north and was better at making dough than himself, who was from the south. Xia Ruzheng soaked the glutinous rice, cooked it, and then fried it in a pan. After frying, he wrapped it into dumpling wrappers and steamed it.
The most important thing about siomai is that the rice inside must be delicious.
Shaomai are easier to cook than buns. After a while, Xia Ruzheng opened the cage, took out a Shaomai, and shared it with Tian Nier, saying, "How is it?"
Tian Nier said: "It's okay, but I'm still used to eating noodles. You southerners may like this more."
Xia Ruzheng said, "That's easy. Give me two later and I'll take them back for Grandma Liu and the others to try. They're authentic southerners."
"Of course."
Xia Ruzheng was quite satisfied with the shaomai this time. He also told Tian Nier a few tips for making fried soy sauce rice and said, "These shaomai shouldn't be too big. If they are too big, they will easily fall apart. So you can sell them for a few for ten cents each. When the time comes, the children can just eat one, and the rest can be given to the parents. For the young and strong, if one or two isn't enough, you can buy a few more."
Tian Nier said: "This is a really good idea."
Then, Xia Ruzheng watched Tian Nier make buckwheat buns and corn steamed buns. The corn steamed buns were indeed good, but they were not sweet enough. I guess the shop that was doing a booming business also added sugar.
Tian Nier had a higher opinion of buckwheat steamed buns and corn steamed buns. It turned out that she still preferred northern food.
This time, Xia Ruzheng met Tian Nier's man Tian Dazhuang. He was indeed a tall Shandong man with ordinary looks, but he was obviously a good worker.
Tian Dazhuang was not very enthusiastic about Xia Ruzheng. Xia Ruzheng went home with the buckwheat buns, corn steamed bread and steamed dumplings given by Tian Nier. Xia Ruzheng felt like he had taken advantage of Tian Nier.
Xia Ruzheng was more nervous about the launch of the new product than Tian Nier. She had only made a suggestion, but it was Tian Nier who put in the money and effort. If the product didn't sell well, it would still be Tian Nier who would suffer the loss. Tian Nier was such an honest person, and Xia Ruzheng really couldn't bear to see her suffer.
The next morning, Xia Ruzheng couldn't help but look at Tian Nier from time to time, but she was a little far away, so Xia Ruzheng couldn't see clearly. He just felt that the customer flow was about the same as before, with no big difference.
After waiting anxiously for the stall to close, Xia Ruzheng couldn't wait to run over and ask.
"How are they? How are they selling?"
Tian Nier knew she was interested in those new things, so she didn't hide it and said with a smile, "Not bad, right? Because it's a new thing, we didn't dare to make too many. We only made twenty of each, but they were all sold out. We thought we could make a few more to see if those people would come back to buy tomorrow."
Xia Ruzheng understood that it was still uncertain what the first day would be like.
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