Chapter 376: Capital Arrangements
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "I have nothing to do this afternoon, so I'll teach you how to make glutinous rice balls."
"Okay, okay."
Everyone became excited.
Everyone likes to cook with Shen Yueyao. That feeling is very fulfilling and makes people feel full of anticipation.
Seeing everyone's excitement, Shen Yueyao couldn't help but smile.
Just treat it as a game anyway.
Everyone was very happy because they were thinking about cooking delicious food with Shen Yueyao in the afternoon. They couldn't help but eat more during the meal.
After lunch and packing up, everyone started preparing to make Yuanxiao.
It’s just a matter of making some dumplings to teach you how to make various fillings.
Especially the method of making salted egg yolk.
In this way, the third and fourth brothers' shops can both sell their special rice dumplings.
As if she had thought of something, Shen Yueyao said, "Oh right, Third Brother and Fourth Brother, you can advertise and promote your products in advance. You can put up a notice at the door of the store, telling everyone that we'll be open on the 15th of the first lunar month and that we'll be selling special glutinous rice dumplings. You can tell us what flavors they are, and you can put up advertising paper at the door with pictures of glutinous rice dumplings on them..."
"The outer skin of the glutinous rice dumplings doesn't have to be white or glutinous rice color. It can also be other colors, such as rhubarb rice dumplings..."
Shen Shaojing said: "I understand, sister, people will come to the restaurant to eat if they find it novel, which will naturally boost the sales of the hot pot in the restaurant..."
"Many people are illiterate, so I will hire some people to spread the message among the crowd."
Promotional methods, Shen Shaojing will.
Shen Shaochen said: “Then learn from Fourth Brother.”
"No problem, I'll help you hire some people to promote it. But there will be a lot of people that day, so we still need to prepare some extra ingredients to avoid running out of them."
Every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the town and county town will be very lively. Ordinary farmers will come out to stroll around and look at the lanterns. Even if they don’t buy anything, they will want to feel the festive atmosphere.
You can also come out to see lanterns, dragon and lion dances and other performances.
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "It's a holiday, so we can add to the fun by holding a raffle and setting up some prizes to get everyone excited to participate. On holidays like this, people usually bring their children with them, so we can set up some gifts that children will like, such as stuffed animals, small toys, exquisite snacks, lollipops, etc. Everyone will like it very much."
Shen Shaojing clapped his hands and said, "Yes, this is a good idea."
Shen Yueyao said a lot. She and Su Xueyi stayed at home with Dabao and Erbao for a day, and went home after having breakfast the next day.
After the ninth day of the first lunar month, there are fewer people visiting relatives on the streets.
From the first to the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, if you walk on the street, you can see many ox carts going out and people walking on the street with baskets.
Everyone was wearing new clothes and had smiles on their faces.
Some of them go to the same village, and they walk together on the road, talking and chatting together, so it’s not boring.
Shen Yueyao couldn't help laughing when she saw the atmosphere in the first month of the year.
She could truly feel the slow pace here. Everyone was walking leisurely during the first month of the year, and it looked quite relaxing.
Many people would stay at their relatives' homes to pay New Year's greetings all day and would only come back in the afternoon.
In the blink of an eye, it is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also a very important festival here, it is the Lantern Festival.
There will be a lantern market in the town with many stalls and lantern riddle guessing activities, which is very lively.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shen Yueyao and her family also went to the town to join in the fun, to celebrate the festival and feel the festive atmosphere.
So on this day, we all went out to play together.
When Su Xueyi was walking with Shen Yueyao, she saw another beautiful lantern.
Because you have to guess the riddles to get them.
Su Xueyi participated in the event and guessed riddles.
Of course, the lantern fell into Su Xueyi's hands.
Su Xueyi handed the lantern to Shen Yueyao.
Shen Yueyao's eyes lit up and she asked, "How do you know I like it?"
Su Xueyi smiled and said softly, "I can tell from the look in your eyes."
The two have been together for a long time, and Su Xueyi has a certain understanding of Shen Yueyao.
By looking at the changes in her expression, you can probably guess what she is thinking.
When Shen Yueyao looked up at Su Xueyi's expression and met his doting and gentle eyes, she couldn't help but feel moved.
People watch lanterns and eat Yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Shen Yueyao didn't make Yuanxiao at home.
I wanted to bring everyone out to eat Yuanxiao and feel the festive atmosphere.
The whole street in the town was brightly lit.
Shen Yueyao felt that ancient people were really enthusiastic about festivals.
The streets were full of people, shoulder to shoulder, talking and laughing.
The entire long street is filled with red lanterns, making the night as bright as day.
There are also various magic tricks and acrobatics performed on the streets, which is more lively than the ancient times described in TV dramas.
Many people like to join in the fun and go to watch. After watching the wonderful performance, they will clap and respond with a "good!"
Many people carried children on their shoulders. The children held windmills in their hands, some held candied haws, and some held other food. They ate while watching and giggling.
If there is something interesting, Shen Yueyao and Su Xueyi will pick up Dabao and Erbao for them to see.
There are also various delicious foods at the food stalls along the way.
They bought and ate as they went.
Su Erya said, "Fortunately, I didn't eat dinner last night, otherwise I wouldn't have the appetite to eat so much."
Shen Yueyao had never expected that there were so many varieties of food at the roadside stalls.
She had never discovered so many delicious foods when she visited the town before. At that time, she really felt that the food culture was backward.
But probably many people saw business opportunities in food and were willing to prepare some snacks and set up stalls to sell them. Farmers now had money and better conditions, so they were also willing to go out and buy some food, which in turn promoted the business of snack stalls.
Seeing that there is business to be done and money to be made, everyone is willing to think more about food and set up stalls.
In the past, many people would probably set up stalls to sell snacks, but few would buy them.
Many people stopped setting up food stalls when they saw that no one was buying their food.
Madam Meng said, "Last year during the Lantern Festival, there weren't so many food stalls on the streets. This year, there are so many, and we haven't seen many of the things before."
As they were talking, they walked to a stall.
"Sister, you're selling vegetable cakes. How do they taste?"
The old woman smiled and said, "I guarantee it's delicious. I learned how to make it from my mother, who learned how to make it from her mother. It's a recipe passed down from our ancestors. It's delicious and not expensive, only three cents a piece."
Seeing that Madam Meng and the others wanted to eat it, Shen Yueyao bought one for each of them to try.
Madam Meng said, "I'm just asking. There's no need to buy so much."
Shen Yueyao naturally knew what Madam Meng was thinking. She said, "Mom, don't worry. Just eat whatever you want. It's the Lantern Festival. We came out to have fun and eat."
“These food stalls may not be open on weekdays.”
The old woman smiled and said, "This is my first time trying this too. I've been thinking about doing something before, but it was my son and daughter-in-law who encouraged me to give it a try."
After Shen Yueyao and the others ate it, they found that it was really delicious.
The vegetables inside are just ordinary cabbage and radish, the taste is good after seasoning, and the outer dough is also very crispy.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, “Auntie, this vegetable cake is delicious.”
Mrs. Meng and the others nodded, saying it was indeed delicious.
When the old woman heard the customer say the vegetable cakes were delicious, she smiled and said a little awkwardly, "As long as they are delicious."
She didn't expect that there would be so many people today and business would be so good.
In this way, they ate and played until they felt full.
Shen Yueyao said: "Don't eat too much, we still have to eat Yuanxiao dumplings later."
Su Daya said, "Aunt San, I saw many tables in front of many stalls, all selling glutinous rice balls."
Some people sell glutinous rice balls by setting up a small stall and specializing in cooking glutinous rice balls. There are several small tables in front of the stall, and there are stools next to the small tables.
Many people sit on a mat and order a bowl of glutinous rice balls.
Because there are so many people during the Lantern Festival, many shops on the street have launched glutinous rice balls.
Shen Yueyao thought, if this were in Xiliu Town, she could go to her third and fourth brothers' shops to eat dumplings.
However, some shops in their town also offer glutinous rice balls.
Shen Yueyao looked at the brightly lit lights of the largest restaurant and said, "Let's go to the restaurant to eat. From the window seat on the second floor, you can see the scenery of the entire town."
I've been walking around for a long time, so I decided to sit down and take a break.
When Shen Yueyao and the others entered the restaurant, the owner, who was greeting the guests, looked at them and his eyes lit up with excitement.
"Oh, it's Mr. Su, Mrs. Su, you two! Our restaurant is truly a great place to be with us. Come on, follow me up to the second floor. There's a private room with the best seating."
The shopkeeper was so excited that he wanted to lead Shen Yueyao and the others to the second floor.
Shen Yueyao asked, "You know us?"
Shen Yueyao doesn't know this shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Madam Su, you are a distinguished person. How could you know us? But Madam Su, you are a celebrity here. Many of the things in my shop are imported from you, so of course you know us."
"And thanks to the preserved eggs and potatoes you made, Madam Su, our restaurant business is better than ever."
Su Xueyi thought that his Yao Niang was indeed very famous.
Everyone in the provincial government knows about it.
Not to mention the town.
Shen Yueyao and the others were naturally arranged in the best private room.
The private room is spacious and elegant. Sitting in the room, you can see the night view outside the window.
You can also see lanterns hanging in front of each store.
They can have a panoramic view of the bustling scene in the town.
They had almost finished their snacks, so naturally they each ordered a bowl of glutinous rice balls.
While eating the dumplings and enjoying the sweet taste, everyone couldn't help but smile.
Until very late, the whole street was still bustling with activity.
But everyone had almost finished shopping, so they took a carriage home to rest.
However, in the middle of the night, the air became a little cold and heavy snow began to fall.
Fortunately, the weather cleared up the next day.
On the 17th day of the first lunar month, the workshop officially opened for business and everyone in the workshop went into work.
Everything in the workshop was proceeding in an orderly manner, so Shen Yueyao didn't have to worry about it.
However, Shen Yueyao also began to prepare things for Su Xueyi to go to Beijing for the exam.
According to the schedule, the Spring Examination will be held in March.
But they are a bit far away from the capital, so they have to set off early and find a place to stay in the capital.
Shen Yueyao called Fan Quan back from Zhuangzi.
He gave him some banknotes and explained some things to him, saying, "Fan Quan, take the banknotes and hire Han Yunzheng's escort agency to escort you to the capital. You should buy a two-story house in the inner city of the capital. The location should be good, there should be a well in the courtyard, and there should be no problems with the neighbors..."
Shen Yueyao explained everything to Fan Quan one by one.
Fan Quan nodded seriously. He felt a little excited when listening to the young lady's words, and he also understood that the Su family was likely to return to the capital.
Otherwise, the Third Young Master's wife would not have allowed him to buy a house in the capital's inner court in advance.
You should know that houses in the inner city of Beijing are very expensive.
Especially, I have to buy a two-story one as the young lady said, not to mention the price.
But he didn't expect that the young lady was so wealthy that she would directly give him so many banknotes.
There will naturally be no problem using those two-story houses bought in the inner courtyard.
Chen Yueyao said: "Fan Quan, you are familiar with the capital, and you know where it is more convenient to buy a house. You don't have to worry about where you need money..."
"Yes, Master, I will definitely take care of this matter."
Shen Yueyao said, "The escort agency run by Han Yunzheng is quite good and trustworthy. We feel more at ease with them escorting you to the capital. After you buy a house in the capital, you can buy some things and live there. We will also go to the capital later."
Shen Yueyao planned to accompany Su Xueyi to the capital this time to take care of Su Xueyi while she was taking the imperial examination, otherwise she would not be at ease.
After all, the capital is a bit far away, and the Su family seems to have some grudges with some people in the capital.
Otherwise, the Su family would not have been exiled like that.
After all, she would feel more at ease if she went with Su Xueyi.
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