Xiaolongbao said, "Because I love eating xiaolongbao the most, and my sister loves eating it the most."
Countless black lines slid down Cheng Xiao Kui's forehead. She had seen people name their children casually, but she had never seen anyone name them this casually. Luckily, the two children had never eaten sweet and sour pork ribs or braised pork knuckle...
She said, "I'll let you eat xiaolongbao until you're sick of it!"
She has absolute confidence in her potato chips; she's going to make a fortune the day after tomorrow!
Her thinking was exceptionally clear: in an era where even eating is a problem, the only way to earn money from people's meager savings is by selling food!
She moved closer to Cheng Xiao Kui and asked her to tell her a story.
She had always been quite afraid of Cheng Xiao Kui, except for today.
Cheng Xiao Kui pouted. She couldn't tell stories. She said, "How about I sing you a song? I'll sing to lull you to sleep."
The two little ones who had been giving her the cold shoulder were now beaming with joy, like two adorable little rabbits.
The two children nodded vigorously, eager to hear Cheng Xiao Kui sing.
Cheng Xiao Kui lay beside him, gently patting his back, and sang, "If one day I become very rich, my first choice is not to travel around the world, but to lie in the world's biggest and softest sofa, eat and sleep, wake up and eat again, and live out a year like that."
If one day I become very rich, I can keep everyone by my side, and we can eat, drink, and chat happily every day without worrying about tomorrow or separation…
She'd always loved Mao Mao's songs, but she never imagined that even after the book traveled to this era, she'd still be broke...
Xiao Long Bao and Du Du were so engrossed in listening that they kept pestering Cheng Xiao Kui to sing the song over and over again.
Lin Qiuru listened carefully to the sounds outside. She reminded Cheng Xiaokui, "Alright, stop singing! If anyone hears this, it'll be a huge mistake. How can you possibly want money?! The poorer you are, the more honorable you are!"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Mom, things will be different from now on. The country will encourage people to get rich! Our family will be among the first to get rich!"
Lin Qiuru said, "No matter whether we can become rich or not... I will treat you like my daughter. If you don't remarry, Xiaolongbao will take care of you in your old age and see you off when you die."
Cheng Xiao Kui was grateful for Lin Qiu Ru's kindness, but it was a pity that the original owner was a suicidal person, otherwise she wouldn't have eaten so many soybeans that she died.
She was so tired, and she wasn't used to this new era, that she fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.
When she woke up, she was woken up by Xiaolongbao.
He cupped his face in his hands, and his warm breath tickled Cheng Xiao Kui's cheeks.
She saw Cheng Xiao Kui open her eyes slightly and say, "Xiao Kui, it's time to make potato chips, the potato chips you said!"
Cheng Xiao Kui rubbed her eyes and sat up. She said, "It's time to make potato chips, time to make money! I'll wash my face, then we'll get to work!"
She got up, dressed, and went to the yard to wash up. There was no washbasin stand at home, so she had to draw water from the well in the yard to wash up. She squatted in the yard to wash up, and she couldn't waste the water, so she stored it in a basin to water the vegetable garden.
While washing up, she recalled how to make potato chips. If she could fry them, that would be best; if not, she could only bake them, but the initial steps were still the same.
After washing her face, she went to the kitchen, took out half a bag of potatoes, and peeled them.
As for slicing, she really couldn't do that. She asked Lin Qiuru to slice it, and to slice it into thin, even pieces.
Lin Qiuru is truly a skilled worker; perhaps people of this era cherish food all the more.
Lin Qiuru's potato slices looked as if they had been shaved with a grater.
Cheng Xiao Kui soaked the potato slices in a large aluminum basin. Soaking the potato slices is a crucial step in making delicious potato chips, as it helps to extract the starch.
The starch extracted from soaking can also be used to make potato starch!
She spread a layer of oil on the hot plate, and after the potatoes were soaked, she took the potato slices out and arranged them one by one.
To her, each potato slice was like a coin!
She hummed, "Get rich, I'll get rich!" and heated the stove with a bundle of firewood.
Right now, everything is being done by trial and error, including temperature and time.
She tested the air temperature in front of the oven door with her hand, and when she felt the temperature was about right, she opened the oven door, scooped out the ash inside, put the iron plate covered with potato chips inside, and closed the oven door.
However, the operation was more difficult than she had imagined, and the first batch of potato slices turned into charcoal.
She shortened the time for the second batch, but the potato chips weren't crispy enough.
After four attempts, she finally baked the crispy potato chips she wanted.
She handed the potato chips to Xiaolongbao and Lin Qiuru to eat.
After eating one xiaolongbao (soup dumpling), I couldn't resist reaching out my little paws to grab the remaining potato chips on the hot plate.
They didn't care that it was hot; they had never eaten anything this delicious before.
Lin Qiuru ate slowly, taking small bites at a time. Even though it was only a thin slice, she ate several bites.
She couldn't help but smack her lips and say, "Xiao Kui, this stuff is so delicious!"
Is this a potato? How come it tastes like this after you put it in the oven for a while?
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Mom, we haven't added any seasonings yet. It would taste even better if we sprinkled on some chili powder, cumin powder, salt, or sugar. Do we have any of these seasonings at home?"
Lin Qiuru said, "We don't have such precious things as white sugar, but we do have chili powder and salt."
She found out the salt and chili powder and gave them to Cheng Xiao Kui.
Cheng Xiao Kui sprinkled chili powder and salt on the potato chips, and sure enough, they tasted better.
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