When Pei Yuezhi saw the door open, she handed over the three sets of clothes like a treasure: "Don't wear them yet, try on the new clothes I bought for you!"
Liu Yuanyuan took the clothes and immediately became excited: "Wow! What beautiful clothes! Did you buy them at the mall?"
"Yes, it's a new task. I need to improve the conditions at home. I'll just give everyone a few sets of clothes, and the task will be completed. Here's yours, go try it on!"
"Several outfits for each person! Are they expensive? And there are shoes too." Liu Yuanyuan looked at the three outfits and two pairs of shoes in front of her.
Pei Yuezhi smiled mysteriously: "These cost a total of eight taels of silver."
"Eight taels!" Liu Yuanyuan exclaimed in surprise.
Pei Yuezhi was startled: "Oh, don't get excited. We don't have that much money. I used a free meal card and have a few hairpins. Let's split it."
Hearing that it didn't cost any money, Liu Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death! I didn't even realize we didn't have that much money. It gave me quite a fright. But this dress is really beautiful. I'll try it on first!"
The system is indeed very reliable. These clothes fit perfectly. It's true that clothes make the man. Liu Yuanyuan is already very beautiful, but she looks even more beautiful, exquisite and lovely, in these pretty clothes.
Liu Yuanyuan carefully put the set of nice clothes and shoes into the closet.
Her cautious manner amused Pei Yuezhi: "Look at you, you'll buy even better things when your business does well in the future."
"This set is for Grandma Liu, and there are two pairs of shoes. Give them to her separately, otherwise she won't accept them. The same goes for these three children. I'll give them the set they usually wear first."
"Yueyue, you're so thoughtful, I love you so much~" Liu Yuanyuan gave her a bear hug.
Pei Yuezhi was hugged with a look of disgust on her face.
No one knows how Liu Yuanyuan persuaded Granny Liu to accept the clothes, but Granny Liu was all smiles when she saw Pei Yuezhi, and she worked with more energy than usual, even though she was usually quick and efficient at her work.
The three children were overjoyed to receive their new clothes, as if it were New Year's Day. Fan Mu immediately hugged Pei Yuezhi and kissed her several times.
The two little boys happily hugged the clothes to their arms.
Today I'm only making one stew, so I don't need to steam rice at home. The three pots at the restaurant are more than enough.
Yesterday's preparations were all done, so today we can start cooking. With more people, it's easier to get things done, and we prepared all the ingredients without much effort.
First, stew the pork ribs. This needs to be stewed for a long time so that the ribs can absorb more flavor and become more tender.
The green beans in this dish need to be stir-fried first, otherwise they won't be tender and flavorful when stewed.
Heat plenty of oil in a pan and stir-fry the green beans until they turn a bright green color. Then remove them from the pan and set them aside.
The remaining oil is perfect for stir-frying the ribs. Add scallions, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, and ribs to the pot and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add some thirteen-spice powder, salt, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce, and continue to stir-fry until the sauce is fragrant. Finally, add boiling water.
Simmer over medium heat for forty minutes, and then Pei Yuezhi starts stir-frying the other dishes.
Without adding oil, dry-fry the chili peppers in the pan until they soften slightly and have some black spots on them. Then, remove them from the pan and set them aside.
Heat a little oil in a pan, add ginger and garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add the pork belly to the pan and stir-fry over high heat to render out excess oil.
There's so much meat, it's going to be a real hassle to stir-fry it!
Once the pork belly, ginger, and garlic are golden brown, Pei Yuezhi begins to season the dish. She adds light and dark soy sauce, stir-fries it until it has a savory aroma, then adds chili peppers, stir-fries it evenly, adds oyster sauce and a little sugar to enhance the flavor, and finally adds salt and MSG. After stir-frying it evenly, it's ready to serve.
Stir-fry a cabbage and shredded potatoes, and then you can start operating.
The potato shreds are prepared the same way as before: heat the oil, sauté the garlic and chili until fragrant, add the potato shreds, stir-fry over high heat, add salt and MSG, and just before serving, drizzle some vinegar along the edge of the pan, stir-fry evenly and serve.
The ribs are almost done now, so you can add the green beans. Simmer for another ten minutes after adding the green beans.
Stir-frying cabbage also requires a sauce: a little vinegar, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, and a suitable amount of salt.
Heat the oil and fry a few peppercorns until they become fragrant and change color, then remove them from the oil.
Then sauté the garlic and chili until fragrant, and then add the cabbage.
Stir-fry over high heat for a few minutes until the cabbage turns green and softens. Then, pour the sauce from the bowl along the edge of the wok, stir-fry a few times, and remove from heat.
The ribs should be ready by now. People who cook often have a good grasp of timing.
Pei Yuezhi opened the pot lid, and the whole kitchen smelled delicious. Liu Yuanyuan, who was tending the fire, was immediately drawn over.
"It smells so good! This is my favorite food!" Liu Yuanyuan secretly peeked over at the ribs in the pot.
"I'll save a plate for later. I made more than yesterday, so I'll add some more sauce and reduce it."
Reduce the broth slightly, sprinkle with a generous amount of freshly cooked garlic, and it's ready to serve.
Each dish can be made into about fifty servings. Yesterday, many people wanted to eat but there weren't enough left. Today, there will probably still be a shortage.
Having made a lot of dough yesterday, Pei Yuezhi thought for a moment and decided to add a braised noodle dish with green pepper and egg sauce.
Before the fire went out, Pei Yuezhi quickly made another sauce, but this one didn't come in a bowl, since it wouldn't get cold anyway.
"Auntie, let's add some hand-pulled noodles today. You can roll them into a flatbread first, and then we'll cut them into noodles when someone orders them."
Grandma Liu answered readily, "No problem. When did you knead this dough? I didn't see you kneading it."
"I got up early today."
Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan worked together to carry the vegetable basin over, while Grandma Liu began washing the pot and boiling water, preparing to fill the bucket with water and roll out the dough.
Several customers were already seated in the shop, and when they saw Pei Yuezhi come out, they all rushed to squeeze towards the counter.
"Boss lady, your dishes smell amazing! I could smell the kitchen aroma from the lobby. I didn't get to eat any yesterday, so please give me a serving today!"
"That's right. I arrived late yesterday, and when there were only a few left, it was practically a fight over them."
"At least you got to eat some!"
Pei Yuezhi picked up a spoon and plate, and said with a smile, "Today's dishes are different: braised pork ribs with green beans, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and stir-fried cabbage. Unfortunately, our vegetable bowls are not big enough, so we added green pepper and egg noodles for fear of not having enough boxed lunches. If you like noodles, you can try it. It's eight coins for a big bowl."
"It's different every day, the landlady really goes to a lot of trouble."
"Yes, they have noodles today. I love noodles the most, I'll have a bowl!"
"The noodles have to be cooked fresh. If you all want noodles, I'll cook them all together."
Liu Yuanyuan helped serve the rice, while Pei Yuezhi efficiently served everyone the dishes.
"These ribs smell so good! And these green beans are so delicious!"
Those who got their food first ate with great relish, while those who hadn't gotten their turn kept staring at the food bowls, practically itching to get it, afraid that the food would run out.
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