Chapter 230: All Business Opportunities
When Ye heard this, she was slightly startled, and then she seemed to understand something, and her eyes lit up with dazzling brilliance, "Sister, have you researched a new delicacy?"
Shen Shaochen's expression also changed, and he said, "Sister, is there any difference between cold noodles and cold noodles?"
Shen Shaochen pondered the name of this Liangpi and couldn't help wondering what kind of food it was.
Looking at the smile on his sister's face, Shen Shaochen felt that this must be a good thing.
Even Shen Chengzhou and Cui Shi didn’t care about drinking milk tea, and looked at Shen Yueyao with expectant eyes.
Shen Yueyao looked at everyone's expressions, her eyes smiling as she softly explained, "Liangpi is different from cold noodles, and the taste is completely different. It's delicious anyway, and it's refreshing in the summer. Even if you don't feel like eating, a few bites of Liangpi will make you want to eat more."
"I'm thinking of making cold noodles for lunch tomorrow, so I'll teach my third brother and his wife how to make it. If you think it's good, you can use it in the noodle shop later."
"The noodle shop retains its signature noodles, and can add different foods according to the different seasons, such as cold noodles in the summer and mutton soup in the winter."
Cui nodded continuously and said, "Yes, yes, we need to preserve our signature dishes while also introducing new ones."
"For example, when we go to a restaurant to eat, most of the time we go there because of the signboard, but the restaurant constantly has new dishes, which can attract people to try fresh food."
Ye naturally understood that if the cold noodles were good, the business would be very popular if they were promoted in the store.
Of course, she has firm confidence in her sister's cooking skills and believes that any food made by her sister will be delicious.
So at this moment, Ye's heart was also full of anticipation.
She looked at Shen Yueyao excitedly, stepped forward and held her hand, her face full of gratitude, "Sister, I don't know how to thank you."
"Business is booming now, all thanks to the ideas you provided."
Ye knew in her heart that if it weren't for Shen Yueyao's help, her noodle shop would not be able to continue running.
Now, not only is the noodle shop doing good business, but he can also open a shop with his younger brothers and sisters.
Now that her younger siblings were earning money and living a better life, she, as their elder sister, no longer had to worry about them.
She has to thank Shen Yueyao for all this.
Shen Yueyao smiled and patted Ye's hand and said, "Third sister-in-law, why are you still being polite to me? We are all family, so we don't need to say those polite words."
Shen Yueyao treats Ye well because Ye is a good person and is very filial to her parents.
She was not in Xinghua Village on weekdays, and she felt more at ease knowing that Ye and her third brother were taking care of her parents.
"Yes, don't say those words."
Shen Yueyao took out the building blocks and picture books and gave them to Xuanxuan. Xuanxuan was very happy and said sweetly, "Thank you, Auntie."
"Our Xuanxuan is so well-behaved and polite."
"Xuanxuan needs to read books and learn to read well, understand?"
Xuanxuan nodded vigorously, "Yeah."
He held the picture book very carefully, as if he cherished it very much.
Seeing him like this, Shen Yueyao was amused.
"Let your two brothers play with you tomorrow, and you will know how to play with blocks."
In fact, building blocks are not only toys for children, but also can exercise thinking ability.
Shen Yueyao also gave the facial cream she made to her mother and third sister-in-law.
"These are two boxes of basic facial creams I just made. They're for hydrating and moisturizing the skin, and can also be used as hand scrubs to keep hands from getting rough. These creams aren't scented, so they don't have much of a smell, but they're just as good. I'm going to add a scent and get the packaging right so I can raise the price."
Ye smiled and said, "My sister's stuff is much better than what's on the market. When I went to the capital before, the ordinary rouge and powder shops cost several taels of silver a box, and I heard people said they weren't very effective."
"A few customers came to the noodle shop a while ago. They looked like they were traveling merchants. Their hands were rough and cracked. They said the facial cream they were using wasn't working."
Shen Yueyao said: "That's because there's nothing useful added to the facial cream. I made this cream for winter use to prevent my hands from freezing and cracking."
"It has medicinal herbs added to it, so the cost is higher. It's certainly not comparable to the facial creams that cost a few taels of silver on the market."
"But I still need to study the ingredients carefully and improve them later. I'll send some to mother and my third sister-in-law."
Ye quickly waved her hand and said, "Sister, these are enough to last for a long time, don't waste them."
Her sister has already given her a lot of good things, how can she have the nerve to ask for anything more.
This is a large box of cream, which lasts a long time.
She had never dared to even think about such a thing before. It was so expensive that she couldn't afford it.
Who would have thought that she could use facial cream now.
What woman doesn't love beauty? It's just that the conditions didn't allow it before, so she naturally didn't dare to think about these face-protecting things.
But now it's different.
She felt very proud to have such a great sister.
Ye held the box of facial cream carefully, and was reluctant to let it go.
Cui said, "That's right, Yao Niang. We don't lack anything at home. The lipstick you gave me is only for use when I go out. I don't need it on weekdays. The lipstick can be used for a long time, so you can come back whenever you want. You don't need to bring anything with you, okay!"
Shen Yueyao explained: "Mom, lipstick comes in different shades. I'll research a new shade later and give it to you and my third sister-in-law."
"Shade?"
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, “Yes, they are just different colors.”
"Isn't lipstick red? Why does it come in different colors?"
Shen Yueyao felt that she couldn't explain this in detail to her mother and third sister-in-law, "I'll make different shades of lipstick later, and you'll understand."
As she was speaking, Cui seemed to have thought of something and clapped her hands, saying, "Oh, I almost forgot. There are a lot of apricots on our apricot tree. Some are ripe. I picked them two days ago and was thinking of sending them to you."
If ripe apricots are not picked, they will fall off the tree automatically after staying on the tree for a long time.
So Cui would pick some.
As she spoke, Cui went to the next room to get some apricots.
She went to the next room and soon came out with a basket of apricots.
"Our apricots are very sweet. I'll wash them and you and Dabao and Erbao can try some later."
As she spoke, Cui hurriedly scooped water into the basin to wash, and after washing a plate, she quickly let Shen Yueyao eat.
"Here, this one is sweet."
Cui took one and handed it to Shen Yueyao to eat.
Shen Yueyao took it and took a bite, her expression changed and she said, “Hmm, very sweet.”
When Cui heard her daughter say it was sweet, she smiled happily and quickly gave it to Dabao and Erbao to eat.
"Come, Dabao and Erbao, have some apricots."
The eldest and second babies also find it sweet.
Shen Yueyao looked at her father, mother, and third brother and sister-in-law Xuanxuan and said, "Father and mother, you should eat too."
Chen Chengzhou said: "My daughter, just eat it. Your mother, your third brother and his wife have all eaten it. We have so many apricots at home that we can't finish them every year."
"When you go back, you can pick some to take back and eat."
Shen Yueyao looked towards the yard and the street. The apricot tree in their family was very big and there were many apricots on it.
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and asked, "Mom and Dad, there are many apricot trees in our village, and there are many apricots. Can everyone eat them all?"
"We can't finish eating them all. We have so many apricot trees in Xinghua Village. Not only does every household in the village have an apricot tree, but there are also many apricot trees on the mountain behind us. Every year, we can't finish eating all the apricots. We usually give some to relatives, and the rest is wasted."
"These apricots are not easy to store."
"If I go to town and sell them, I won't get much. The main reason is that there are a lot of apricots around here, and every family in the village also grows a few apricot trees, so they're not worth much."
"Normally, villagers are reluctant to spend money to buy these things to eat. If they want to eat them, they will go and plant one."
"It's just this time of year when we eat something new."
Cui was talking while washing apricots.
Shen Yueyao's expression changed and she said, "Mom, apricots can actually be used to make apricot jam, canned apricots, dried apricots, and other things."
"Canned apricots can be stored for a longer time. After they are made, they can be stored in the cellar and can be taken out and eaten whenever they are needed. Dried apricots can be stored for even longer, for several months."
When Ye and Cui heard what Shen Yueyao said, they all became excited.
"We've never heard of this jam or canned fruit before, but we've heard of nuts. There are dried fruit shops in other places that sell some dried fruits."
They all looked at Shen Yueyao seriously, feeling vaguely that this was a good thing.
If apricots can really be stored in other ways, they can be kept for a longer time and we can eat apricots in autumn, right?
There are not many snacks in autumn, but if you have some delicious food made with apricots in autumn, you can take it out and share it with the whole family.
Shen Yueyao said, "Dad and Mom, haven't you heard of canned fruit?"
Shen Chengzhou and Cui thought about it carefully. They had never heard of canned fruit in the capital before.
Fruit is a precious thing. We can’t even eat enough of it on a daily basis, so how can we make it into canned food?
Shen Chengzhou shook his head and said, "Daughter, we have never heard of canned fruit."
In fact, just hearing the words "canned fruit", they don't know what it is.
Shen Yueyao said, "It's very simple to make canned food. It's still early. I'll make some canned food in a while. You can see how to make it by watching."
“After making canned apricots, we can sell them.”
"If the sales are good, I plan to collect apricots from the village and sell them in cans."
"You can also make it into jam and sell it. It's all fresh food."
Cui said, "My daughter, I will help you. In the summer, we all go to bed very late. We have nothing to do anyway, so why not get busy?"
Cui couldn't wait to know what canned apricots and apricot jam were.
Ye also became excited and couldn't wait to help.
Everyone stared at Shen Yueyao and waited to take action together.
Shen Yueyao thought that she couldn't stay in Xinghua Village for long, so she might as well make the most of the time to teach her family how to cook more things.
"Okay, let's make canned apricots first."
Shen Yueyao knew that there were no glass bottles in this era. She thought for a moment and said, "Let's find a few clean jars first, and then prepare rock sugar, granulated sugar, and salt."
In the past, there might not be sugar at home.
But now that conditions are better, Cui will also buy some rock sugar and sugar as a backup.
Because Yao Niang sometimes likes to add sugar when cooking.
She used to think that salt should be added to all dishes, but after eating the food cooked by her daughter, she realized that sugar can also be added to some dishes.
For example, braised pork with sugar and rock sugar tastes delicious.
So these things are also ready-made.
Ye knew where the jars were kept, so she hurried to get them.
Shen Yueyao sat at the table, peeling and pitting apricots with a knife.
"So, peel all the apricots, cut them in half, and remove the pits..."
"Everything is peeled, put in a bowl, and pickled with sugar at home..."
There was no plastic wrap in this era, so after making it, Shen Yueyao sealed it with a clean, airtight cloth and marinated it.
It takes one stick of incense to marinate.
"It will take a while to pickle, so we can make the jam first. Chop the peeled apricots into smaller pieces, but not too small."
Shen Yueyao said so, and Ye did it.
She got out a clean charcuterie board and cut the apricots on it.
In fact, in the past, Cui and Ye didn’t have to pay so much attention to cooking.
But Shen Yueyao said that the chopping board and the board for cutting cooked food cannot be used together.
Anyway, they don't understand any reason, they just know that it's right to listen to Yao Niang.
Ye’s knife skills are very good, which is also learned from making noodles every day.
Soon, a large pile of apricots were cut.
Shen Yueyao then put water and rock sugar in the pot.
"We'll need to light a fire and cook it later."
Shen Shaochen hurried to the yard to get the chopped firewood, and then lit a fire in the stove.
After the fire is lit, start burning it.
Shen Yueyao stirred it with a spoon, “Burn the fire like this to melt the rock sugar.”
Cui and Ye watched and learned seriously from the side.
Cui said, "If this is done, can we sell it in the store?"
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Of course, if these apricots are not eaten, they will be wasted. If they are canned and made into jam, they can be sold in the store. When merchants come to the vermicelli workshop to buy vermicelli, we can also sell them canned apricots and apricot jam."
"This food is delicious and fresh. Merchants naturally know that it has business opportunities. Even if they don't buy a lot at first, they will buy some and try to sell it."
“If the results are good, they will come back to order more.”
"Besides, if we sell these things in the store, people who like to eat them will come to the store to buy them, which will invisibly increase the number of customers in the store and help the business."
"You can't buy this kind of stuff anywhere else, so if you want to buy it, you have to go to the store, which also serves as an advertisement for the noodle shop."
Cui and Ye can now understand what the advertisement means.
"If they sell well, I can collect the apricots to make canned goods and jam."
Shen Yueyao felt that these were all business opportunities.
Ye sighed and admired in her heart. She really didn't know what was going on in her sister's brain and how she knew so much about business.
They can learn a lot from listening a little.
Shen Shaochen said: “Sister, this thing is made with sugar, so the cost may be higher.”
Cui sighed, "Sugar on the market is a bit expensive."
Shen Yueyao said: "If we have sugarcane, we can also make sugar."
Upon hearing this, the whole family was shocked.
Cui Shi suspected she had misheard, "Girl, what did you just say? Did you say we can make candy?"
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