Chapter 233 Comfortable
Shen Chengzhou and the others quickly entered the yard, put down the backpack, and pushed the cart in.
Once you enter the yard, the fragrance becomes even stronger.
Cui brushed the dirt off her body and said, "I don't know what kind of breakfast my daughter made, it smells so good."
Chen Chengzhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Go wash your hands first, and then I'll help my daughter."
Cui said, "Actually, a simple breakfast is enough. We also need to make cold noodles for lunch."
Cui was also worried about tiring Shen Yueyao.
Shen Yueyao and Ye had just finished making the preserved egg and lean meat porridge when they heard noises in the yard.
Ye looked outside and said, "Dad and Mom are back."
Shen Yueyao naturally heard the voice, and said with a smile: "You're back just in time, it's time to have breakfast."
As she spoke, Shen Yueyao opened the lid of the pot, took the bowl over, and scooped out bowl after bowl of porridge.
This way you can eat porridge with fried pancakes.
The meal was ready, so she didn't need to light the fire anymore. She cleaned up the stove and said, "I'll go wake up Dabao, Erbao, and Xuanxuan for breakfast."
"Um."
Ye woke up the three little ones and fetched water for them to wash their faces.
Dabao said, "Aunt, I can wash it myself."
Erbao squatted down, put his hands in the basin to wash, and said, "Aunt, I can wash myself too."
Ye couldn't help but sigh in her heart again. Her younger sister was really good at teaching children. Dabao and Erbao were so sensible and obedient at the age of three or four.
Ye was thinking about the birthdays of Dabao and Erbao, and felt that the two babies were about to turn four years old.
After Ye took the three little ones to wash up, she asked them to sit at the dining table.
Shen Yueyao had already served breakfast and placed it on the dining table.
The three little ones were well-educated. They would not pick up their chopsticks to eat unless their elders came to the table to eat.
After Shen Chengzhou and the others washed their hands and entered the house, they saw breakfast on the table.
Cui said, "Yao Niang, breakfast smells so good. What delicious food did you make?"
Shen Yueyao explained: "It's fried pancakes. Dad, Mom, and Third Brother, you can all try it later. If it tastes good, Third Sister-in-law can make it in the future. I taught her the method."
Shen Shaochen looked at the breakfast on the table and said, "It smells delicious and looks appetizing. It must be delicious."
"I'm hungry too."
After working hard early in the morning, Shen Shaochen felt hungry.
He felt like he could eat a lot.
Shen Yueyao asked everyone to sit down and said, "Dad and Mom, why are you getting nutrient soil so early in the morning?"
Cui explained: "I'm just anxious to plant strawberries as soon as possible so that I can eat them sooner."
In fact, Shen Yueyao planted strawberries in the space. Strawberries grow fast in the space because of the spiritual energy of the soil. The yield is high and the taste is sweeter.
So Shen Yueyao doesn't have to worry about not having enough strawberries.
As long as the strawberries in the space are grown, there will be enough for the whole family to eat.
If you grow strawberries outside, they will take more than three months to mature.
But if there is spiritual energy to nourish it in the space, it will mature in about two months.
Then I can make strawberry cakes for my eldest and second child.
They can eat it on their birthdays.
Even if she didn't use strawberries, Shen Yueyao could use other things to make cakes for the two treasures.
Shen Yueyao said: "Now that we have the nutrient soil, we can plant strawberries in the afternoon. After breakfast, let's make cold noodles first."
Cui sat down, picked up her chopsticks, and nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, let's make cold noodles."
"It's July 1st already, and the weather is going to get hotter. It's not so bad in the morning, but it gets really hot by noon. Eating some cold noodles sounds refreshing and cool."
Everyone was hungry, so they sat down and started eating.
Shen Chengzhou took a bite of the cake and nodded continuously: “Not bad, the cake is really delicious when it is made like this.”
After eating a few bites, Shen Shaochen felt less hungry and sighed, "My sister is really good at cooking. Everything can become delicious in her hands."
“It’s delicious. Really delicious.”
Looking at Shen Shaochen's appearance, Shen Yueyao couldn't help but smile and said, "Third brother, you must be hungry after working all morning."
Shen Shaochen shook his head and said, “That’s not the case, sister, the breakfast you made is delicious.”
Ye smiled and said, "Little sister, he doesn't usually eat so voraciously. It's because the food you cook is delicious that he eats like this. Even I think the fried cakes are very fragrant and I can't help but eat them with relish."
The breakfast was so delicious that she didn't care about being polite and just wanted to eat with big mouthfuls.
Don't care about any noise you make while eating.
Cui and Shen Chengzhou kept nodding their heads, the fried pancakes tasted delicious.
Drink a bowl of century egg and lean meat porridge, and you will have a very filling and delicious breakfast.
After eating and clearing away the dishes, Shen Yueyao began to teach everyone how to make cold noodles.
The whole family worked together to make cold noodles.
Shen Yueyao said: "We have a morning, if we work together, we can make a lot of cold noodles. We can use two large pots and steam them together. This way we can make a lot of cold noodles, and we can take out some to promote them in the noodle shop."
Ye's expression changed and she said, "Sister is really thoughtful."
She was only thinking about having lunch and then promoting it in the noodle shop after making it.
Shen Shaochen said: "It's just that we have to do a lot at once. Sister, are you tired? It seems that you have not been idle since you came back, and you have been busy all the time."
Shen Shaochen felt a little guilty.
As an older brother, he should be nice to his sister, but now he makes his sister work hard for them.
Shen Yueyao looked at her fourth brother's expression and smiled, "Cooking is not a physical job, it's not tiring at all, and you, Dad and Mom, are here to help."
"Since we have to do it anyway, we might as well do more and master the steps and methods."
"You and your sister-in-law can do it later."
"Let's talk about cold noodles. We can limit the sales at first. It's July now anyway, and July, August, and September are the best months to eat cold noodles. If we limit the sales, it will also help the noodle shop business."
"If people want to eat cold noodles, they'll have to go to the noodle shop early. If they can't buy cold noodles, they'll eat noodles in the noodle shop. Cold noodles exist to attract customers. The more limited the sales, the more the noodle shop can improve its status..."
Shen Yueyao told her parents, third brother and third sister-in-law about the benefits of limited sales of cold noodles.
Shen Yueyao explained it in great detail, so they naturally understood.
Ye said, "Little sister, I understand. Liangpi is like the signature dish of a noodle shop, and scarcity makes things more valuable. This way, people will like to eat Liangpi more. Later on, we can make more according to the demand, and limit the number of servings per day. It's like the signature pastry shop in town, Rose Pastry, which sells a limited number of products every day. Because of this, there are always long queues."
Cui also knew that the pastry shop in their town was like this.
"Yes, that's why people buy less other cakes and more rose cakes, for fear that they'll be sold out if they buy them too late."
Shen Yueyao said, "Because other cakes are available at any time, but this rose cake may not be available. It's all about understanding people's psychology and playing psychological warfare."
"The noodle shop business can also be promoted this way, but the premise is that there is no such thing as cold noodles on the market. If cold noodles are available everywhere, it will not be possible to promote them in this way."
Shen Shaochen and Ye Shi both nodded continuously.
They understand this.
The whole family worked together, even the eldest and second child helped to wash the carrots.
Shen Yueyao looked at them and said, "Take your brother to play with building blocks. If I need you to help with work, I'll call you."
Dabao said, "Tell a story to your brother."
Shen Yueyao encouraged them, "Yes, you can tell your brother the story of Journey to the West. You have memorized everything your mother told you, but your brother doesn't know it. You can tell him the story."
Dabao and Erbao both nodded, and they took Xuanxuan to play with building blocks nearby.
Shen Yueyao made cold noodles with her parents, third brother and his wife.
After working for more than two hours, Shen Yueyao looked at the sun and felt that it was almost half past ten in the morning.
"The cold noodles are ready, mix them with seasoning."
Ye and Shen Shaochen were so shocked by the appearance of Liangpi that they were speechless.
They only knew that noodles could be made from flour, but they didn't expect that cold noodles could be made using this method.
It looks smooth and transparent.
"It must be very chewy, a completely different feeling from noodles."
Ye Chengzhou and Cui had never seen such a practice before.
Shen Yueyao looked at their shocked expressions and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that there are still more delicious foods in the technological age.
In fact, this ancient era was still a bit backward. Ordinary people were more concerned about making sure they had enough food and clothing, so they naturally wouldn't think about studying how to eat well.
Everyone must first eat their fill before they can delve into eating well.
The cuisine of the technological age is also the wisdom condensed by mankind in the historical trend.
If it weren't for the memories of that world, Shen Yueyao wouldn't be able to make cold noodles.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Mom and Dad, mix these vegetables with seasonings and it tastes best when eaten with bread or roujiamo."
Ye came back to her senses and quickly followed Shen Yueyao to learn how to mix the seasonings.
After mixing several bowls, everyone eats first.
Shen Shaochen couldn't wait to take a bite and praised it repeatedly, "It's delicious, so delicious, cool and smooth, not hot or cold, just right, um, delicious..."
After taking a bite, Ye said excitedly, "Little sister, if we sell this cold noodle in our store, it will definitely be a big hit."
Ye has been making noodles for many years and has some understanding of his customers. He knows what kind of food people like to eat.
This kind of cold noodles is not so delicious, the key is that it is best eaten in summer.
The weather is so hot and they have been sweating after working all morning. Eating a bowl of cold noodles can fill them up and relieve the heat.
Shen Chengzhou and Cui ate silently, not bothering to talk.
This cold noodle is really delicious. You can make and eat more of it in the summer.
After the meal, it was almost noon, and Ye and Shen Shaochen prepared to take the extra cold noodles to the store to sell.
It can probably make more than fifty bowls of cold noodles.
Ye asked, "Little sister, how much is a bowl of this cold noodle?"
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "Twenty-five coins a bowl."
"We have two stores, so we can have 25 bowls in each store, which is just right. We're selling in limited quantities, so we don't have to worry about not being able to sell out. If lunch doesn't sell out, there's always evening. There's always someone who wants to try it."
Ye and Shen Shaochen understood.
A bowl of noodles costs only a little over ten cents, and a bowl of cold noodles costs twenty-five cents. Some people are reluctant to spend money on them, while naturally some people are willing to spend money on them.
Some of the customers who come to the restaurant to eat are willing to spend money on food, while others are more frugal.
When business is good, more than 200 people come to eat there every day.
There will definitely be no problem selling twenty-five bowls.
Ye and Shen Shaochen drove an ox cart and took the cold noodles to the store to sell.
Shen Yueyao and her parents sat under a big tree in the yard to enjoy the cool air.
Shen Yueyao felt that the summer in the village was not like the summer under the high-rise buildings in the technological age. Although the weather here was hot, the wind was cool.
There is a cool breeze blowing, making your whole body feel comfortable.
Shen Yueyao was fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan in her hand, feeling quite comfortable.
"Mom and Dad, let's digest the food and get some jam and canned food."
"Yes, I put the jar in well water. It will taste good when it's cold."
The well water was the water that Shen Chengzhou drew from the well early in the morning.
There is no dedicated well at home, so we have to fetch water from the village well every day.
The water just drawn from the well is very cold. Scoop a basin of it and put it in the cellar and put it in the jars. It is just enough to keep the canned food in the jars cool.
Didn't taste hot.
There was no summer at that time, so people stored things, mostly in cellars.
However, the cellar is not an ice cellar. It can only be said that the temperature is colder than on the ground, but it cannot be compared with the refrigerators in the technological age.
Cui thought about it and prepared to get the canned food.
Just then, Wang from the front street arrived.
"Sister Cui, Brother Shen, you're at home."
When Cui saw Wang coming, she said enthusiastically, "Oh, Sister Wang, you're here. Come in quickly."
Wang was holding a small cloth bag with four goose eggs in it. She said, "Sister Cui, these are goose eggs laid by our own geese. Don't be disgusted."
Many families in the village live in poverty and cannot afford anything good.
Wang thought about it and took out the goose eggs from home.
Few families in the village raise geese, so goose eggs are also precious.
Wang couldn't bear to eat it herself, so she brought it over.
"Sister Wang, you come here now, what are you going to get?"
"Sister Cui, there's nothing good at home, please don't despise it."
Cui didn't want it, but Wang insisted on giving it to her.
Yes, yes, Shen Yueyao has witnessed the enthusiasm of the villagers.
There was no choice but for Cui to accept it. She naturally knew that Wang was there to get the leeks and enoki mushrooms.
Cui hurriedly took Wang to cut leeks and taught her how to grow leeks.
They also gave Wang some enoki mushrooms and told her how to grow them when she got home.
"These enoki mushrooms can be used to make soup or stir-fry. They can be fried with leeks, meat, or eggs. They can also be used to make dumplings or leek pancakes. If there's anything you don't know how to make, just come to me and I'll teach you."
Wang was so moved that she was speechless. "Sister Cui, thank you."
"Don't be polite, we are from the same village."
Cui felt that her life had improved and that she could help the villagers, which gave her a sense of accomplishment.
The other side
Ye first went to another noodle shop, which was run by her younger brother and sister.
His sister-in-law was pregnant and her belly was big, so she was sitting in the kitchen busy making noodles.
His younger brother cooked noodles with duck blood and vermicelli.
Although the weather was hot, the noodle shop was doing good business and by noon, all the tables in the shop were full.
Seeing Ye coming, Ye's brother Ye Beichuan excitedly said, "Sister!"
Seeing her brother's sweaty clothes, Ye felt a little distressed. "Can you handle it? Are you tired?"
Ye Beichuan wiped his face with the wet towel on his shoulder, which made him feel a little cooler. He smiled and said, "Sister, I don't feel hot, nor do I feel tired."
Ye Beichuan had a smile on his face and looked quite happy.
"Where's Qiu Niang?"
Ye Beichuan said: "Qiuniang is making noodles inside."
After hearing this, Ye went into the kitchen to take a look.
Ye Beichuan’s wife is Yang Nianqiu. She doesn’t talk much but works diligently and efficiently.
She sat in front of the panel and worked, and with a pull of her hands, noodles came out.
Very fast.
Ye still remembers that when Nianqiu first came to the Ye family and followed her to learn how to make noodles, his movements were clumsy and slow, but now he can make noodles so quickly.
She had a big belly and her face was a little red, but she didn't feel hot. She just quietly and seriously made the noodles in her hands with a gentle smile on her face.
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