Pei Yuezhi, who had been preoccupied with the system tasks, was listless when she got home.
Although there was no time limit for this mission, it still indirectly conveyed a certain message.
That is, we are really too poor now, and selling pancakes is relatively simple, but it doesn't earn much, so we still have to sell something to make money.
Now they carry baskets to sell pancakes. Without charcoal, they can't set up a stall, so the variety of goods they can sell is extremely limited.
However, Pei Yuezhi did not plan to set up a charcoal fire stall. Instead, she planned to save some money and rent a small shop directly. This would save her the trouble of carrying pots back and forth, and she could sell more things.
If you want to save money, you can't be afraid of being tired or troublesome. Besides selling meat pies, you also need to think of another food that is easier to make.
She was so engrossed in her thoughts in her room that she even forgot to cook. It wasn't until Liu Yuanyuan knocked on the door and called her to eat that Pei Yuezhi remembered that she had forgotten to cook.
Feeling a little embarrassed, I went to the courtyard. The children were all seated, and Liu Yuanyuan was serving dishes.
It was just two simple stir-fried dishes: scrambled eggs with scallions and stir-fried shredded potatoes, along with a small plate of pickled potatoes. The main dish was thin porridge.
Liu Yuanyuan scratched her head a little embarrassedly: "I saw you hadn't come out of the room for a while, so I thought you were asleep. I cooked for myself. There were only a few small potatoes and pickled vegetables left in the house, and the rice was almost gone. Just make do with this."
Pei Yuezhi knew that Liu Yuanyuan was worried about her, so she repeatedly said that it was very good and really nice.
The meal was quite pleasant.
It was time to work in the evening again. Grandma Liu didn't come for dinner tonight, but she still helped out.
The others skillfully finished their work, leaving only Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan.
"Yuanyuan, I think we should add some vegetarian food. Although meat is popular, it's always more expensive. What do you think of vegetarian tofu buns?"
"Tofu buns! I think your tofu buns are especially delicious! The kind that's translucent with oil! They should be very popular, cheap and tasty." Liu Yuanyuan agreed wholeheartedly.
Without further ado, I went straight to the mall and bought three catties of tofu and half a catty of vermicelli. I soaked the vermicelli in water as soon as I got it, and after thinking for a moment, I also bought five packs of pickled vegetables, spending a total of fifteen coins.
It's hard to explain why there's yeast in the seasoning gift pack, but it just happens to save some money.
Pei Yuezhi added 15 grams of yeast to three catties of flour. There was no kitchen scale here, but she could take out the amount by thought when she needed to, which was convenient and quick.
Add a little white sugar to promote fermentation, and a little lard to make the steamed buns white and shiny.
After mixing the lard well, you can add water. Room temperature water is fine. Add a little over 1.5 pounds of water in small amounts several times.
It was getting late and a bit chilly tonight, and we still had to start a fire, so Pei Yuezhi put the basin next to the pot where it was warmer and the dough would ferment faster.
Next, cut the tofu into small cubes, boil a pot of water, and blanch the tofu for three minutes to remove the beany smell.
After draining the water, add plenty of chopped green onions. By this time, the glass noodles should no longer be hard in the center. Chop them up and put them into the tofu bowl.
Pei Yuezhi personally likes to add pickled mustard greens to this bun; they're crunchy and delicious. She chops them up and puts them in the bowl as well.
This tofu bun, to be precise, is a Mapo tofu bun. Although it's not authentic Mapo tofu, it's fragrant, spicy, and very delicious.
Pei Yuezhi asked Liu Yuanyuan to get some chili powder, but Liu Yuanyuan rummaged through drawers and cabinets looking for it, muttering to herself that she clearly remembered having chili powder at home, but she couldn't find it whenever she was looking for something.
"Yuanyuan, I've heated the oil, have you found it yet?"
"Did you run out of chili powder? There's none left!"
"Impossible! If I find it, I'll kill you." Pei Yuezhi walked over and casually picked up the container of chili powder from a pile of jars. "What's this?!"
Liu Yuanyuan exclaimed in surprise, "How come you came out as soon as you arrived? There really wasn't any here just now!"
Pei Yuezhi chuckled and patted her on the shoulder.
Add a few extra spoonfuls of chili powder, and appropriate amounts of chicken bouillon, MSG, white pepper powder, thirteen-spice powder, and Sichuan peppercorn powder. Also add appropriate amounts of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
Pour hot oil over the ingredients to release their aroma, then stir well.
Looking at the noodles, they realized they still needed to cook for a while, and the two of them asked each other in unison if they wanted to eat something.
The result, of course, is to eat. Late-night snacks bring joy, especially after finishing work, when a delicious late-night snack is enjoyed.
Two packets of instant noodles, cooked until slightly firm, with ham and a fried egg, smelled amazing.
Slurp slurp.
After finishing eating, the dough had risen enough, so Pei Yuezhi put everything back into her spatial storage. She had been busy late into the night.
I hadn't originally planned to make two kinds of food, so I prepared the same number of pancakes as yesterday. On a whim, I also prepared filling for forty steamed buns.
There will be lots of things to sell tomorrow.
It's okay, just get up early tomorrow!
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Pei Yuezhi had just gotten up when Liu Yuanyuan and her mother-in-law arrived early as well. When they learned that forty more buns had been added at the last minute, Liu's mother-in-law was also very surprised.
I was a little surprised, but I also thought it was normal. After all, Pei Yuezhi's food was delicious, and she could sell more if she made more.
Grandma Liu is a master at making steamed buns, so today Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan are the ones making pancakes and flatbreads.
Forty steamed buns weren't enough, so they were quickly made. Grandma Liu came over to help, and Pei Yuezhi could finally relax and prepare breakfast.
There was a lot of stuff, but thankfully all three of them were getting more and more skilled, so they finished quickly.
Today, as usual, each person should set aside twelve pancakes, and the rest should be packed away.
When the two arrived in town, they had just put down their baskets when they were surrounded by a crowd of people. The meat pies were so popular that people were scrambling to buy them.
A sharp-eyed person spotted a large, plump, white bun glistening with red oil under a corner of the cotton cloth and quickly asked, "Are there buns today? Why does it look so red with oil?"
Pei Yuezhi explained, "I made something new today, spicy tofu buns, two coins each, but they're a bit spicy."
"Then I'll have one to try. I've never had a tofu-filled bun before."
After handing over the steamed buns, Pei Yuezhi was still a little nervous. She hadn't tasted the buns yet, only the filling, which tasted pretty good. She wondered if everyone would like them.
"Mmm! These buns smell delicious! They're a little spicy, but they're so fragrant! The vegetarian filling tastes even better than the meat filling!"
Upon hearing this, the people nearby quickly bought some to try as well.
As expected, the steamed buns received rave reviews.
"The glass noodles inside are delicious, and the pickled vegetables are good too. They don't have the smell of pickled vegetables at all, and they're even crunchy when you chew them."
The new product was cheap and delicious, and it was quickly sold out. The meat patty was as popular as ever, and even became available through personal shoppers.
Someone bought more than a dozen tickets at once, saying that their friend couldn't go out and they were buying them on their behalf.
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