Pei Yuezhi found it amusing to see Liu Yuanyuan speaking to her son with such pride; Yuanyuan adapted to the situation very quickly.
"Yuanyuan, if we go to town to sell these savory pancakes, do you think we can make money?" Pei Yuezhi asked, watching them eat with such satisfaction.
"Yueyue, your pancake is sure to be a huge hit!" Liu Yuanyuan said excitedly to Pei Yuezhi.
Indeed, although it is a fictional world, the seasonings and cooking methods are certainly inferior to those of modern times, let alone in this small town and village.
Let's try setting up a stall with savory pancakes first to see how much customers come in and how much they spend.
"I think we can give it a try first, let's do it tomorrow, we'll set up a stall in town first thing tomorrow morning."
Pei Yuezhi was very confident in her cooking skills; she could make a name for herself even in modern times, let alone in an ancient town where there wasn't much delicious food.
After dinner, Liu Yuanyuan volunteered to wash the dishes, and the three children went to play in the yard. Pei Yuezhi was mentally planning how to purchase raw materials and set up her stall.
She was lost in thought when the system suddenly made a sound that startled her.
"Ding, the task has been triggered. Fifty successful sales have been completed. Time limit: three days. Task reward: System Shop."
The quest has been triggered! The system shop sounds like a great reward, but I wonder what they sell.
"System, what does the store sell?" Pei Yuezhi asked curiously.
"The mall has a wide variety of goods, and you can buy modern items at prices lower than in reality, which can be purchased with silver."
It can also buy modern items, which is a huge advantage. If you buy them with real money, you don't have to earn system currency. How thoughtful.
Most importantly, I have my own seasoning gift pack, which I don't know when I'll run out of. I was thinking of asking the system if there are any tasks that reward seasoning, but now I don't have to do tasks to get seasoning.
This task involves selling fifty items, which sounds like a lot, but thankfully it can be completed within three days.
This savory pancake can be made from about one and a half pounds of flour. It will be cut into three pieces and sold for 5 coins each.
It sounds like a high price, but the baked flatbreads you buy outside also cost two coins each, and each flatbread isn't very big. A serving of savory flatbread is more than two flatbreads.
With its novel flavor, Pei Yuezhi was confident in her skills and expected many people to buy the cakes.
"Yuanyuan, stop sweeping for now. I've already thought about setting up a stall."
Pei Yuezhi pulled Liu Yuanyuan to sit down, poured her a glass of water, and continued, "I'm going to make three pancakes with one pound of flour. Each pancake will weigh a little over half a pound. How about five coins per pancake?"
"Five coins? I've read the novel. Isn't that price too high?" Liu Yuanyuan asked with some concern.
“I only set the price at 5 coins because I considered that this is an ancient town. Think about it, besides the cost of flour, there are onions, garlic, and a lot of seasonings. This gift pack will eventually run out. Plus, savory pancakes are not like baked or flatbreads, which you can just pick up with your hands. The ingredients for wrapping the pancakes also contribute to the cost,” Pei Yuezhi explained.
Liu Yuanyuan suddenly realized: "That's right, and this pancake weighs half a pound, which is about the same weight as two pancakes you buy outside."
"Wait a minute! You said you'd run out of your seasoning gift pack, what are you going to do then?" Liu Yuanyuan suddenly thought.
Pei Yuezhi replied, "That's exactly what I wanted to tell you. I've triggered a new quest. After selling items fifty times, I can unlock the system shop. It says the prices are cheap and you can buy anything there."
"Ah! That's great! I was a little sad about time travel, but now not only are you by my side, but I can also buy things from the modern world!" Liu Yuanyuan was a little excited.
After leaving Liu Yuanyuan to take care of the three children at home, Pei Yuezhi got up and went to the village's grain store. The village was a small but complete place, with not only a butcher shop, but also a grain shop and a general store. It was just that the scale was small and the goods were not complete and the quantity was small.
I bought ten catties of coarse flour and a bunch of lotus leaves at the general store, spending a total of 65 coins. I originally wanted to buy oil paper, but it was too expensive.
When she got home, Liu Yuanyuan and the other three were not home. After putting down her things, she went to the front yard.
Sure enough, the three children were playing in the yard. When they saw Pei Yuezhi coming over, they all greeted her.
Pei Yuezhi touched each of their heads and went into the house to find Liu Yuanyuan. As soon as she entered, she saw Liu Yuanyuan rummaging through the drawers and cabinets, and there were several large baskets and hampers on the floor.
"What are you doing? Are you tearing down the house?" Pei Yuezhi quickly went over and took the large bag that Liu Yuanyuan had pulled out.
After handing over the large bag, Liu Yuanyuan said, "You're going to set up a stall tomorrow, right? I found you a few baskets and some cotton cloth to put the cakes in, so you don't have to find them yourself. I'll find them for you first."
"So thoughtful. It just so happens that I only have a few small baskets made by my husband, and they're all used for miscellaneous items, so they're not very clean." Pei Yuezhi squatted on the ground, arranging the baskets with great satisfaction.
“These all belong to my child’s father. He goes to town to sell tea, and these are all used to pack tea. They’re clean; they just need a quick rinse.” Liu Yuanyuan looked on, hoping for praise.
Pei Yuezhi quickly praised, "Thanks to Yuanyuan, you are my pillar of support. I really can't do without you."
Liu Yuanyuan said with a proud look, "That's right."
The next day, Pei Yuezhi got up very early. It was her first day setting up her stall, so she didn't dare to make too much. Although she only made thirty portions, it was still a full ten pounds of noodles.
Actually, she was a little hesitant to make so many noodles. Although she was confident in her cooking skills, she had some doubts about how well people would accept them.
It was the two children who encouraged her. They said that even they would be willing to save their pocket money to buy a savory pancake. They believed that if word got out that it tasted great, it would definitely sell out.
Weigh out each of the prepared cakes, wrap them in lotus leaves, put them in a basket on your back, and cover them with a cotton cloth. There are so many, it's quite strenuous to carry them.
After dropping the two children off at the front yard, Pei Yuezhi left with her basket on her back.
This village is called Lotus Village, named after a large lotus pond in the village. Not far away is Qingquan Town. There are oxcarts at the entrance of the village, costing one coin per person.
Pei Yuezhi naturally couldn't walk to town, so she hurried and managed to catch the oxcart just as it was about to depart.
Several older women on the bus were curious about Pei Yuezhi. They wondered why this woman from the Fan family, who rarely left her home, had gone to town today.
"Xiuyuan's wife, are you going to town to buy things?" The original owner's husband's cousin-in-law was also in the car. She was straightforward and couldn't hold back her words, so she asked out of curiosity.
Xiu Yuan was the original owner's deceased husband. His parents died early, and his relatives were all villagers with average means, so no one wanted to take care of him.
This person is quite promising. A child who is not even ten years old went to town to learn from a well-known local carpenter. He walked to town by himself every day and lived alone at night.
These relatives knew that the child was sensible, so they would often bring him food.
This cousin's family was the one that had taken the best care of Fan Xiuyuan before.
So Pei Yuezhi replied with a smile, "Oh, it's my cousin-in-law. I made some pancakes and want to take them to town to sell. Whether I earn a lot or a little, it's better than staying at home all the time."
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