Chapter 41 Lychee Steamed Buns
Upon hearing this, Xie Hua was instinctively startled.
He quickly looked up, and the sensible servant beside him also looked up and counted with his young master.
"...Forty-five, forty-six, young master, this is wonderful news! You happen to be number 46! We can have another one!"
After counting them, the servant hurriedly congratulated the young master with a beaming smile.
Xie Hua's emotions rarely showed, and a smile even appeared on his face.
He thought to himself:
Luckily, I bought this good spot!
That's right, Young Master Xie is Young Master Xie after all; he was born with a big appetite for money.
While they were tasting the tofu for the first time and finding it quite delicious, the others were still rushing to the back of the queue. Meanwhile, Young Master Xie's personal servant had already spotted a good spot, paid a small fee, and bought a seat for Young Master Xie.
Fortunately, this position is within the top 50.
Of course, while Xie Hua is fortunate, there are also those who are unfortunate.
Yes, it's that big guy who queued up twice before.
At that moment, they were number 57 or 8 in line.
Having spent a long time navigating the complexities of society, he immediately understood the female boss's implied refusal upon hearing Jiang Zhi's words.
Besides feeling annoyed, I also had some doubts.
How did this female boss figure out that he and many others behind him were queuing up twice?
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How did Jiang Zhi figure it out?
Jiang Zhi saw it with her own eyes.
If Jiang Zhi knew what the Han was thinking, she would definitely roll her eyes.
As a seasoned food vlogger, remembering people is the most basic skill.
For Jiang Zhi, no matter how busy she is, she always has to remember things like what customers like to eat, what they don't like to eat, and what they call their food.
So even when she's so busy she feels like she could take off, Jiang Zhi will still look up and glance at the customers' faces so she can recognize them next time.
So when that big man took the initiative to line up a second time, Jiang Zhi, who had come up with all sorts of ingenious ways to prevent scalpers in her previous life, was unusually speechless.
No, it's just that simple!
However, even with such a simple method, Jiang Zhi did not intend for it to work.
Just then, noticing that there wasn't much tofu left in the basket, she started limiting the quantity again with a smile.
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While selling like this, Jiang Zhi was already starting to think about what to sell tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow I won't have to carry her food cart anymore; I can sell it in front of her house, which has finally been repaired and tidied up.
Of course, it's also possible to make larger-scale products.
When she pushed her cart out to sell tofu, she had already reminded Yan Mo to knead the dough at home. She was to get up early and, if there was time, make some buns and steam them. If there wasn't enough time, she could just knead the dough into steamed buns and steam them as usual.
This is barely convenient.
Then grind some more soybeans and make some hot soy milk.
But to be honest, Jiang Zhi was not satisfied with this.
So, during her breaks from frying tofu, with nothing else to do, she not only kept track of the customers' faces but also pondered things repeatedly.
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By the time Xie Hua got to Jiang Zhi's table, it was already the last pot.
Jiang Zhi also prepared to pack up her things, and after selling this batch, she would push the cart back home.
At this moment, the pampered young master suddenly coughed twice, trying to attract the female boss's attention.
Jiang Zhi indeed looked over.
Then he met a pair of piercing eyes and a pair of tightly pursed lips.
The servant boy beside him tried to ease the young master's worries and share his burdens, which he found difficult to express:
"Boss, my young master would like to ask what we'll be selling in the future, and whether we can customize some items?"
Jiang Zhi was initially a little resentful towards the person buying the goods for her, thinking that it would be better to give her the money that the person in line earned. But when she heard this, her resentment and displeasure disappeared.
She barely managed to suppress the smile that was about to spill from her lips, but her eyes still sparkled as she looked at the young master.
"Young master, what would you like to eat in the future?"
"You just said you wanted to make breakfast?"
Xie Hua raised her head slightly, a little shyly, as if afraid the person opposite her would see the faint blush on her face.
"So, what do you sell? Do you have porridge?"
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Jiang Zhi's eyes lit up immediately; she had finally thought of something easy to make that could fill the vacancies in the stall.
Porridge!
Chinese porridge culture has been popular for a very long time. Jiang Zhi recalls that the method of making porridge was already mentioned in the legends of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, and there are various legends about porridge in different dietary therapies and medical treatments. Therefore, even in this fictional dynasty, porridge has been prepared in many different ways.
However, according to Jiang Zhi, it can be roughly divided into two categories: savory porridge and sweet porridge.
However, Jiang Zhi was a little troubled as to which one to choose.
There's no way around it, she loves both sweet and savory porridge the same.
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Finally, after much hesitation, Jiang Zhi made up her mind:
If I see anything on the way that can be added to the porridge, then tomorrow's porridge will be decided. If I don't see anything on the way, then—
Why not just take the remaining red beans from home, mix them with some rock sugar, and let Jiang Zhilai casually show off her skills!
While thinking this to herself, she casually made a perfunctory remark to the embarrassed young master, saying something like, "I'll definitely give you a surprise!"
She quickly sent the young master home, then pushed her cart and hurried home herself.
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The tofu here is selling like hotcakes, and over there...
Yan Mo was busy chopping vegetables, mixing fillings, kneading dough, and tidying up the kitchen. She was incredibly busy.
Therefore, when Jiang Zhi finally returned in the dining car, she was still a little incredulous.
"No, you mean, in this short time, you chopped and mixed the filling, prepared the dough, and even tidied up the kitchen... You managed to do all that in just a short time?"
Jiang Zhi stared in disbelief, even a little dazed, at Yan Mo, who had finally caught his breath and wiped his sweat.
There was no way around it. Although Jiang Zhi usually considered herself a diligent cook, she dared not say that she could finish so much work in less than an hour.
Yan Mo, who had just raised his head, only smiled shyly and said:
"Young Master Jiang, besides the meat-filled buns I've tentatively come up with, what else will we sell tomorrow?"
Jiang Zhi then brought in a stool from outside. After hearing this, she sat down on the stool with a smile, her eyes sparkling, and said to Yan Mo.
"Sister Yan, this is what I'm thinking: besides your specialty shepherd's purse soup, could you please get up early in the morning to grind some beans and make some soy milk?"
Then I'll cook some porridge, steam some cakes, and finally make some fancy steamed buns!
"These will definitely attract customers!"
Upon hearing Jiang Zhi's words, Yan Mo naturally realized that his little boss already had a plan in mind.
She smiled and agreed, then got up to tidy up the rest of the things. Following Jiang Zhi's instructions, she ground some rice flour, let it sit, made some more things, said goodbye to Jiang Zhi, and prepared to go to sleep so she could get up early the next morning.
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Jiang Zhi's plan was to make something special, which was none other than the lychee steamed buns that were quite popular in the Song Dynasty at the same time!
Before opening, Jiang Zhi made a point of checking out other breakfast shops. She knew exactly what they sold, whether it was white steamed buns or mung bean cakes...
This lychee steamed bun hasn't been invented yet, at least not in this city!
She's now benefiting from the good fortune of her past life, thanks to the help of the person who invented this!
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Author's Note: I didn't make the list again this week [noob][noob][noob], so I plan to update three times a week. I've set a word count: one update today, one update on Saturday, and one update on Monday!
The word count might be strictly controlled later, otherwise we might not be able to get on the last good list. So the extra chapters for 200, 250, and 300 favorites might not be available on the spot, but I will make sure that the manuscript is saved.
Once the clip is up, I will definitely finish updating after the VIP chapters are released! Thank you everyone!
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