Chapter 17 Noodle stew
The most important thing is that the girl was already perfect, and now she even knows medical skills...
Even more perfect!
Stars appeared in Ai Cao's eyes again.
Ren Jianbai's eyes also lit up at this moment.
This girl turned out to be the owner of Su Ji.
She is able to run such a prosperous shop and she was able to respond quickly to emergencies. I think she must be smart and capable. She also knows medical skills and does not take credit for herself. I think she is a kind-hearted, gentle and virtuous person.
More importantly, this girl had an outstanding temperament and beautiful appearance. Although not as beautiful as the ones described in books as being as beautiful as the moon and flowers, she was not much worse.
I just don't know if this girl is betrothed to someone...
Su Ji was even more lively than before, and almost everyone had a smile on their face.
Of course, Shen Cang and Meng Dahai are exceptions.
The two people looked grim at this moment, as if they had lost their parents.
"Brother..." Meng Dahai hesitated, "Should we still do it?"
"Can we still fight?" Shen Cang rolled his eyes at Meng Dahai. "It's already like this. If we fight again, I'm afraid no one will stand up for us. Besides, didn't you hear what that Su girl said just now? She knows medical skills!"
When the time comes, everything will be revealed once you take his pulse!
No matter how real the vomiting of blood is, it will be useless! I am afraid that if I fail to extort money, I will be beaten. If I am unlucky, I may be sent to the government office! Meng Dahai also understood this. He lowered his head, and raised it again after a moment, "Well, today's meal..."
You have to pay.
"Nonsense!" Shen Cang said impatiently, "Eat quickly!"
Anyway, he was penniless and couldn't come up with any money even if he was beaten to death. He could only rely on Shen Cang to find a solution.
Shen Cang also searched his body to collect enough money for the meal. After the meal, he paid Su Ji and hurried away with Meng Dahai. - In the following days, the news that Su Yujin had saved people against all odds and was generous gradually spread throughout Qinghe County.
Anyone who had eaten at Su's that day would tell others vividly about Su Yujin's heroic appearance that day and encourage others to go to Su's for dinner.
Those who did not eat at Su Ji that day, after hearing about what happened that day, felt that Su Yujin was a beautiful, kind-hearted and cheerful person, and they had a strong liking for her. They were willing to go to Su Ji for meals on weekdays.
As a result, Su Ji became even more lively than before.
The amount of silver coins piled up in Su Yujin's dressing table increased day by day.
By the end of July, when the heat was beginning to subside, Su Ji started serving new food again.
To be precise, it's new noodle stews - traditional diced pork, chicken stewed with bamboo shoots, and assorted wild mushrooms.
The diced meat is made from pork belly, the meat pieces are large and cooked with sauce, giving it a rich and fragrant flavor.
The bamboo shoots are stewed with chicken pieces. The stewing time is long enough that even the dry bamboo shoots are stewed until they are soft. The chicken pieces are also tender and boneless. The fragrance is overflowing when you take a bite.
Assorted mountain mushrooms are made with a broth made from a variety of dried mushrooms, dried black fungus, dried day lily, etc. The broth is delicious and fresh. In the increasingly cool weather, eating a bowl of noodles with a strong mushroom aroma is simply satisfying.
With the noodle soup, Su Ji’s business has naturally reached a new level.
However, due to the booming business, Su Ji once again faced a shortage of staff.
Su Yujin bought four more assistants from the pawnshop. They were all young girls about the same age as Shuangye and Qingkui. They were also hardworking and efficient. They were named Bitao, Luhe, Jingui and Xuerong respectively.
At this point, Su Ji had seven permanent waiters, including Feng. Two people at the wonton stall, two people at the noodle and stewed food stalls, one person at the red oil cold noodles stall, and two people in charge of serving food and cleaning.
Mother Liu and Ai Cao would get up early in the morning to help prepare the ingredients, and then come over during the busiest time of noon to take a look around and see if there were any questions or if they could help.
The overall division of labor is reasonable and Su Ji's internal operations are orderly.
It can be said that at this time, Su Ji had the appearance that a restaurant should have.
Su Yujin, who came to the store for an "inspection" at noon, expressed her satisfaction. She asked Mother Liu to stay in Su's and keep an eye on it, while she took Ai Cao to pick up the mold that had been customized a few days ago.
In early August, with Mid-Autumn Festival around the corner, mooncakes need to be made.
Two mooncake molds were customized, one with the word "Mid-Autumn" engraved in the center of a lotus pattern, and the other with the word "Reunion" engraved in the center of auspicious cloud pattern. According to Su Yujin's request, the mooncake molds were made much smaller than the ordinary mooncake molds sold outside.
After all, mooncakes represent reunion, so it is better not to cut them into pieces. It is better for each person to eat one. A small piece is just the right portion and you won’t feel sick of it.
The mold was very delicately made and the handle was easy to use. Su Yujin paid the money and went to buy green beans, red beans, soybeans and other ingredients. Seeing someone selling eggs on the street, she bought a dozen more.
After arriving home, Su Yujin started to get busy.
First process the beans.
Sift and pick out various beans, preparing to make bean paste tomorrow.
Then, Su Yujin asked Ai Cao to take out half a can of salt and pour it into a deep, flat-bottomed round plate.
Use an egg to press small pits in the thick salt, then crack the egg and use your fingers to split the eggshell into two halves. Use the two eggshells as two small containers to quickly pour the salt back and forth, allowing it to flow smoothly into the empty bowl, leaving only the round, intact egg yolk, and pour it into the salt pit.
The plate was not small, and Su Yujin cracked about ten of them before stopping. She then sprinkled a thick layer of salt on the egg yolks, making sure that the salt completely covered the yolks, and then washed her hands.
"Put the egg yolk in a cool place, cover it with a lid, and bring it out at this time tomorrow to see how it's marinated."
Ai Cao agreed and hurried to clean up the mess. Then he looked at the bowl full of egg whites and asked, "Girl, are you going to save these egg whites and fry them for dinner?"
"Hmm." Su Yujin thought for a moment, "Soak some black fungus and ask Mama Liu to make black fungus fried with egg white tonight. Make more and bring a plate to the shop."
Egg white is pure white. If it is stir-fried without vegetables, it will inevitably be unappetizing. But if it is paired with black fungus, the color will set off the dish and it will look better.
"Yes, girl." Ai Cao agreed.
The next day, Su Yujin instructed Ai Cao and Mama Liu to make bean paste.
All kinds of beans are soaked in clean water in the second half of the night for two hours, then put into a pot, add water and white sugar, boil over high heat, simmer over low heat, and after they are cooked through, use a stone mortar to pound them into a soft bean paste.
By the time the various red bean pastes were almost done, Su Yujin's mooncake puff pastry was also almost ready.
Pinch the dough into small pieces, roll it into thick round cakes, put red bean paste or mung bean paste filling in it, wrap the skin, knead it into round balls, and press it into the mooncake mold.
(End of this chapter)
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