Chapter 116 Trying to Make Guokui
Xu gave Su Tai a thumbs up and teased, "You are smart. If Ayi were alone, he wouldn't think so much. Since you all have your own ideas, I won't advise you."
Since Xu said so, Chen Zhuang naturally shut up. Things changed not long after the four of them left.
Su Tai hurriedly drove the puppies into their kennel and returned to the bedroom with her neck shrunk.
The next day, when she woke up, she only heard the sound of rain outside. She quickly got up and walked out of the room, and said to Chen Yi happily: "It's true that a good rain knows when to fall. It comes at the right time. We have nothing to do today. Please help me clean the oven. I will make some Guokui for you to try. If you like it, I will take it out and sell it."
The so-called Guokui is made by fermenting flour, adding stuffing, and then putting in various spices, pressing it into a thin large round cake, and sticking it to the inner wall of the oven. The method is not special, and is similar to the sesame cakes sold in the town. However, she can go to the seed store to buy fennel and other spice seeds and fry the spices herself, which is definitely unique in their place.
She just didn't believe that anyone could resist the spiced pot cake.
Su Tai did what she said. While Chen Yi was out working, she immediately went to Mu Shikong and bought some spice seeds at the seed store. Then she went to the vegetable store to buy pickled mustard greens, fresh mushrooms, onions, ginger, garlic, etc.
When she came to the kitchen with a bunch of stuff, Shen Yi had already packed up the oven and was burning firewood.
She hurriedly kneaded the dough and prepared the filling. This time she planned to make three flavors, one was a scallion-flavored pot cake, one was a preserved vegetable and lean meat pot cake, and the other was a sweet one with maltose.
When a husband and wife work together, work becomes less tiring.
While Su Tai was busy, Shen Yi was there to help her and learn seriously at the same time. He got the hang of it in just a short while.
When making pancakes, Shen Yi didn't dare let her get close to the oven, so he did it himself.
Soon, the first batch of pot cakes came out of the oven, and the aroma could be smelled three miles away.
Su Tai didn't care about the heat and tore off a small piece of preserved vegetable and pork stew to taste it carefully. She squinted her eyes in surprise and said, "It's delicious! It's so delicious! It's so fragrant!"
As she said that, she tore off another piece and fed it to Shen Yi, looking at him expectantly, "How is it?"
Shen Yi nodded wildly, "It smells really good! It smells better than steamed buns and sesame cakes!"
Su Tai was happy, "If you put the pot cakes on the boat, can you sell them?"
Shen Yi thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and said: "It should be able to be sold, but I don't know how much it can be sold for. But I can go to Daxun River to sell it in the streets for a while. Anyway, it takes time to wait for people."
"Okay! Then it's settled. Let's make some and sell them first." Su Tai was full of fighting spirit. She tried the other two flavors of sesame cakes and felt that the sweet ones were too monotonous.
It just so happened that there were still a lot of peanuts left at home from last year, so I fried them, crushed the fried peanuts, and mixed them with crushed maltose. The taste was instantly different.
But if this happens, the price will naturally go up.
Fortunately, a pot cake is thin and looks big, but it actually doesn’t have much ingredients.
The two discussed it and decided to sell thin-noodle pot-cakes with meat filling and sweet taste for three cents each, and green onion-flavored ones for two cents each. Coarse-noodle pot-cakes with meat filling and sweet taste for two cents each, and green onion-flavored ones for one cent.
The rain stopped that afternoon, but the sky was still gloomy, so Shen Yi took the opportunity to call for help and launch the boat.
After a day or two of this, people in the nearby villages will know that they can cross the river and start receiving guests.
The couple has been busy these past two days.
Su Tai made a lot more pot cakes, picked out four pieces of medium-thick cotton cloth and four pieces of thin cotton cloth for summer use, and went back to her parents' home with Chen Yi.
The spring ploughing in Dongmen Village had just ended. The villagers were sitting at the entrance of the village chatting and looking at the passers-by. When they saw Su Tai coming back with the man, they all came forward to say hello.
Mrs. Tao was there too, and she immediately told Su Tai about Su Yu, "Your cousin gave birth to a big fat boy two days ago, which made Su Sheng very happy. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law even worshipped them. Now that you are back, go and see them. They will definitely be happy!"
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll come over and sit with you later." Su Tai responded crisply.
Tao's smile grew even brighter.
When Chen Yi brought Su Tai in, they found that the whole family was still working, but they were just cleaning the cowshed, sheepfold and chicken coop next door.
Shen Yi hurriedly put the pot cakes he brought into the main room and invited them in to try them.
Su Chunlin led the family to wash their hands. When they saw the pot cakes in the main hall, they were all surprised and asked, "What is this?"
"Dad, this is the pot cake we made. We plan to sell it on the boat. You can try it and see if it tastes good." Su Tai looked at them expectantly.
When everyone heard that they were planning to do a business, they didn't dare to delay at all. Everyone took one and started to bite it.
Su Zhan took only one bite and his eyes widened. "Sister, brother-in-law! This is so delicious! I also got some meat and vegetables. How much do you plan to sell this pancake for?"
"You're eating a pot cake with thin noodles and braised pork with preserved vegetables, three cents each." Shen Yi replied.
Su Zhan nodded repeatedly, "For fine noodles, this price is not expensive. I will definitely buy from you often in the future."
"Mine seems different." Ruan Xiaoyu looked at the one in her hand and then at Su Zhan's.
Su Zhan took a closer look and handed his over, "Try mine, it smells better."
Ruan Xiaoyu didn't bother to be polite with him. She took a big bite and tasted it carefully. Then she exclaimed, "I think this pork with preserved vegetables tastes better than mine."
Su Tai covered her mouth and chuckled, "You are eating the onion flavored one, which only has some onions and salt. How can it be compared with the one with meat? This one is worth two cents."
Ruan Xiaoyu smiled shyly and said, "Although it can't be compared with meat, it's also delicious."
"Then you can try my sweet one." Han broke her own one into two pieces and gave them to them.
After tasting it, they both nodded at the same time.
While they were talking, Su Chunlin and Su Ming beside them were silent.
Han came to her senses and found that the two had eaten four pot cakes. She immediately collected the rest and said, "It's a waste of good things to let you make them like this! Leave some for Xiaoyu and ask them if they like it."
Su Tai said hurriedly, "Mom, I heard that my cousin gave birth. I just happened to bring back some materials. I'll go with you later."
"Is it cotton?"
Su Tai nodded.
Han was getting happier. "She likes cotton now. She said that this material is very good for making diapers for children. It can also absorb sweat when worn on the body. It's really a compliment. The only drawback is that the material is too thick. It's still wearable now, but it will be troublesome when it gets hot in a while."
"What I brought back this time is the thin one." Su Tai said.
Han couldn't sit still anymore. She went with Su Tai to look at the materials and immediately took her to see Su Yu.
As soon as the two entered the yard, they heard a baby crying.
Huang came out with a basin of hot water. When she saw them, she smiled like a chrysanthemum. "Hey! Xiaotai is back! Why did you bring so many things?"
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