With her father and son both fully occupied, Cheng Ruyi herself was naturally not idle either. After thinking it over, she realized that the most reliable path was to follow in the footsteps of her predecessors who had traveled through time: selling snacks.
Although it is indeed a routine, selling snacks is really suitable for people starting a business with little capital and background. Moreover, their family has natural advantages. First, they have a fixed shop, saving on rent or stall fees. Second, she has a magic touch; as long as she adds ingredients, anything she makes will taste delicious.
Since it's sold in their own shop, they're doing business with the neighborhood, so they can't sell anything too fancy. The food has to be inexpensive, delicious, and a little innovative, making breakfast snacks the best choice!
The breakfasts of the people in Huaishan County are relatively simple, mainly consisting of steamed cakes, baked cakes, and soup cakes. Steamed cakes are similar to modern steamed buns and mantou, while soup cakes are made of noodles. Other options include various porridges and snacks. In short, there aren't many different kinds of food.
For a period of time, Cheng Ruyi was very enthusiastic about following various food bloggers to make food. She made a lot of Chinese and Western dishes, snacks and desserts. Among them, the simple and delicious but slightly skillful one is egg pancake.
With three days left before the lockdown is lifted, Ruyi plans to use this time to make some similar foods to see how they perform. Once she has prepared them, she can start selling them directly!
In addition to selling snacks, Ruyi also plans to sell rabbits.
The first litter of eight rabbits has all been eaten, and the second litter of ten rabbits has almost reached adulthood in the past few days. Although this litter is relatively small, it is estimated that they will reach about ten pounds in a few more days.
They couldn't possibly eat ten rabbits themselves. They've been eating rabbit meat all these days because they had no other choice. Now that the lockdown is about to be lifted, it's only natural that they should eat a variety of meats for a balanced diet.
Moreover, the third litter of rabbits has already been born, and there are eight healthy babies. Based on the previous pattern, Zhuifeng will probably be pregnant with her fourth litter soon.
Based on observations over the past two months, the Chasing Wind Rabbit currently gives birth to approximately two litters per month, with each litter containing eight to ten rabbits. This means that there are nearly twenty rabbits per month.
To be honest, Ruyi was actually quite reluctant to sell it. This Wind Chaser Rabbit was a spirit beast, and even if it wasn't worth a fortune, it shouldn't be sold at the price of an ordinary mortal rabbit. It was a huge loss!
So she plans to buy a few ordinary rabbits and crossbreed them with the Wind Chaser rabbits. This way, she can expand her breeding scale and sell the hybrid rabbits without feeling too bad. As for the purebred rabbits, she will keep them for herself.
Since we've already bought rabbits to raise, why not buy a few more chickens to raise as well?
Now, Caiyu and Sujin can provide the Cheng family with four eggs every day, totaling eight eggs. If they accumulate over time, it will become a small fortune.
Since using the elixir to raise chickens is so effective, why not raise more?
Speaking of these days, the Cheng family's bean sprout business has not stopped. The bean sprouts have received unanimous praise from the neighbors and have a stable customer base. However, there are not many soybeans left. The original fifty catties have been almost used up. However, they have brought back more than ten catties recently. This amount can last for about a month. So if they want to continue selling bean sprouts, they will have to replenish some soybeans after the lockdown is lifted.
Let's leave it at that for now. Selling furniture, rabbits, snacks, and bean sprouts together should be enough to keep the Cheng family busy. Let's try it for a few months and see how it goes. We'll decide whether to expand or switch to other things later.
After Ruyi told her family about her plans, everyone expressed their support. After experiencing these past few months, everyone felt a sense of crisis to some extent, and who wouldn't want to do something that can make money?
Cheng Yan and Cheng Yunping continued to be in charge of the furniture shop, while Lin Xiaoman had to stay home to take care of the children, so the snack stall could only be managed by her and Xu Cui.
Cheng Yun'an and Cheng Yunle aren't completely idle; after all, there are many things to take care of at home, and they can handle these logistical tasks.
Although the two daughters can't sell snacks, they can definitely learn the production process. After learning, they can also help with some preliminary preparations. After all, more people mean more strength.
Cheng Ruyi stood in front of the stove and thought for a moment. After several months of consumption, nearly two-thirds of the more than 100 catties of white flour had been used. She had bought more mixed grains on each of the three grain purchases, so there were only about 30 to 40 catties of white flour left. One catty of flour could make about ten egg pancakes. Although she didn't know how many pancakes she could sell each day, she felt that the amount of white flour was enough for now.
Use one pound of flour and three grams of salt. Add hot water at around 60 degrees Celsius to the dough, adding it in batches while kneading to prevent scalding your hands. This is called semi-scalded dough, which retains the softness of scalded dough and the chewiness of cold dough. If the dough is too hard, the flatbread will easily break when it puffs up. After kneading the dough until smooth, divide it into ten small dough balls. Shape each small dough ball into a round bun shape, cover it, and let it rest for 15 minutes.
While the dough is resting, you can make the oil paste. The oil paste is simply flour and oil mixed together. Be careful not to make it too runny; a slightly thicker consistency is better.
After the dough has rested, take out a small dough ball, flatten it, and roll it out with a rolling pin. Then spread the oil paste in the middle, leaving the four sides open. Fold the four sides over and gently pat out any air bubbles. Finally, fold it into a square like folding a blanket. The most important thing here is to seal the opening well, otherwise the air will escape and the pancake will not puff up.
After it's done, brush it with a layer of oil, cover it, and let it rest for another 15 minutes. Alternatively, you can freeze it in a well overnight.
Take out the rested dough and carefully roll it out, making sure to leave a little space around the edges and don't roll it all the way to the bottom. Heat the pan, add a little oil, and then you can put the dough into the pan to start frying.
When frying, be careful to flip it over to ensure even heating on both sides. As it heats up, the pancake will gradually puff up and grow bigger.
At this point, you can use chopsticks to poke the hole, pour in the beaten egg, then flip it over. Once the sealed egg is cooked, you can gently lift the pancake and let the egg mixture flow to all the corners. Continue flipping it over until the egg mixture inside is fully cooked, then it's ready to be taken out of the pan.
The cooked pancake looks translucent and soft, and it tastes good even without any sauce. The thin pancake is filled with eggs, and one bite is very satisfying.
Ruyi tried making three egg pancakes, three scallion pancakes, and three rabbit and vegetable rolls. Unsurprisingly, they received praise from her family, who all expressed great confidence in these snacks.
"Hmm, not bad. These pastries are delicious and fresh. I think they will definitely sell well. But Ruyi, what are your plans regarding the price?" Cheng Yan was most concerned about some practical issues, as pricing is very important for the sales volume of goods.
Cheng Ruyi had already thought it through. "Before the lockdown, eggs here cost two coins each. With the increase in prices and labor costs, my initial price for egg pancakes is six coins each, or two for ten coins. Scallion pancakes are four coins each, or three for ten coins. As for the rabbit meat and vegetable rolls... we won't sell them for now!"
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