The first steamed bun business came the next afternoon.
After the guests left, Wu Caifeng hesitated and said, "Juan, are two pairs of steamed buns too much..."
It always feels like a waste of firewood to make a fire just for two pairs of steamed buns.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, you can steam a few more. We haven't eaten steamed buns for a long time anyway. We can fry steamed bun slices, and the skin is crispy. Dad has looked thinner these days. Pack them for him. He can eat them when he's hungry in the fields... 1 yuan is an income after all."
The impact of the typhoon has passed, but her father still has to stay in the fields, and will be doing so for the next few months. He will be even busier when the autumn harvest comes. Although the harvest is not good this year, he can't just leave it to fate.
Although two pairs of steamed buns only cost 1 yuan, everything is difficult at the beginning. Maybe more people will buy steamed buns in the future.
When I was making cold noodles, I was also thinking about selling sesame cakes as well, but it was not as convenient as steamed buns. You can steam several steamed buns in a basket, but sesame cakes are better to be cooked one by one. Also, sesame cakes don’t taste good when they are cold, but steamed buns still taste good when heated up.
Wu Caifeng: "I was thinking in the wrong way. You're only concerned with making money. You really should give your father some nourishment. If he doesn't eat more, he'll become too skinny."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, it's not like I'm not a human being. Dad used to eat too much and was criticized every day. Now he is losing weight, but it is really hard. Mom, please pay more attention to Dad's health. He is really busy and needs to eat well and drink well."
Wu Caifeng: "I understand, Juan, how many layers do you want to steam tomorrow?"
Xu Xiangjuan has a plan: "Tomorrow the customers will buy steamed buns that can be steamed in one layer for about five, so let's steam four layers."
When Wu Caifeng heard the number, she felt it was not worth it: "20 is too many. It won't keep them in the hot weather."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, we'll move the steamer outside tomorrow when the customers are about to arrive. We'll load it up for the customers then. Maybe someone passing by will buy one to take home. Even if they don't, we can eat it ourselves. Dad can eat a pair of steamed buns in one meal."
The customer who bought the steamed buns said he would pick them up tomorrow morning. Xu Xiangjuan planned to prepare breakfast for the older and younger children tomorrow morning and steam the steamed buns at the same time.
Although there aren't many people around here, there will definitely be people passing by. When the time comes, they can just move the steamer out. It doesn't matter if no one sees or buys it, but it would be the best if someone buys it.
The big paper bags for steamed buns had actually been prepared a long time ago, but no one bought them, so they were rarely used. One bag could only hold a pair of steamed buns.
Wu Caifeng: "That's right. Then steam four layers. If you can't sell them, you can eat them at home. Your dad can eat five or six layers a day with pickles."
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Zhou Chengning held a bowl of porridge in his hand and watched his wife kneading dough. He asked, "Juan, are we having steamed buns tonight? It's a big ball of dough. We need to make a lot."
His wife had prepared lunch for him at noon, so why was he making steamed buns at this time?
Xu Xiangjuan thought she had mentioned the matter of selling steamed buns to her husband, but it seemed she hadn't. She explained, "A customer bought two pairs of steamed buns, so I made a few more. If I can't sell them, I'll eat them myself."
"Mom, I want steamed buns." Gua Gua had just got up and heard her mother talking about steamed buns when she arrived in the kitchen. She quickly made an appointment for a steamed bun as she wanted to take it to kindergarten.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Guagua, go brush your teeth and wash your face first."
Niu Niu's soft voice: "Mom, Dad, Sister."
Now he can not only call mom, but also dad, grandma and sister. He can match names with people. Normally, he can't speak normally, just ah ah, wu wu, and um.
When his parents and sister started talking, he wanted to talk too.
"Hey." Guagua responded when she heard Niu Niu calling her.
It was Guagua herself who taught Niu Niu to call her sister. Fortunately, Niu Niu is her younger brother and not particularly stupid.
Miaomiao and Xixi are older than her, but she is also an older sister, and Niu Niu will be her errand boy from now on.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Isn't it time to go? Why aren't you going yet?"
Guagua: "Mom, Niu Niu is calling me sister, of course I want to."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Stop crying, go brush your teeth quickly, and go to kindergarten. Don't keep dad waiting for you."
Procrastination is not a good thing, and being late is not a good thing.
Guagua: "I used to have Sister Xixi to accompany me. Now Sister Xixi is in elementary school, and I am the first one to come to kindergarten."
Zhou Chengning and Wang Qing are teachers. Their working hours are earlier than the time the children go to kindergarten. They also have to pick up and drop off the children, so naturally they have to take the children to kindergarten earlier.
So when the two children went to kindergarten it was really early, and the kindergarten teacher had just come to work.
It would be fine if Miaomiao was in kindergarten, she could go look for Sister Xixi with Miaomiao, but Miaomiao was not there, so she went alone.
Even though the elementary school is right next to the kindergarten, the loneliness of a person is something that parents cannot understand.
Xu Xiangjuan really couldn't understand the loneliness of the kindergarten children, so she asked Gua Gua to brush his teeth and wash his face quickly.
Xu Xiangjuan: "You definitely won't be able to eat the steamed buns that are just out of the oven. You can eat them in the evening."
She thought it would be impossible to sell out, and Aning and Guagua could both have some.
"Okay, Juan... Guagua, go wash your face and brush your teeth. The water is ready for you. Don't keep Dad waiting too long." Zhou Chengning urged Guagua.
He had already finished his second bowl of porridge and had planned to call his daughter after finishing it, but his daughter got up by herself, which was the best thing.
Guagua had no choice but to brush her teeth and wash her face. When she took the small towel to wipe her face, she did not forget to tell Niu Niu that she could wash her face by herself. Niu Niu would only let his parents help him wash his face.
Niu Niu had no idea of fighting back, after all, he didn't quite understand what he was saying.
After the adult and the child left, Xu Xiangjuan's steamed bun was still awake.
Wu Caifeng came over at half past eight and asked about the steamed buns: "Juan, how are the steamed buns? What can I do for you?"
Xu Xiangjuan was already steaming buns. When she saw her mother coming over, she said, "Mom, the buns are almost done. The guests will be here around nine o'clock. We'll move the steamer out later. Mom, there's nothing to do right now. Have you had breakfast? If not, have a bowl of porridge. I just made it this morning."
Wu Caifeng: "Yes, of course I didn't eat. Your father went out early in the morning, and I had to make breakfast for him."
Now, except for lunch prepared by my daughter, we cook breakfast and dinner at home.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Okay then... By the way, Mom, put the paper bag of steamed buns under the cabinet. Order 15 and we will put them outside when the time comes."
Wu Caifeng went to find a paper bag: "This paper bag is so big, how much does one cost?"
The bottom layer of the cabinet was dry and the paper bags were not damp. There were big and small paper bags. The big ones were for steamed buns and the small ones were used to hold egg pancakes.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, the small ones are two for one cent, and the big ones are one for one cent. They are neither cheap nor expensive."
Wu Caifeng calculated in her mind: "Not expensive, fortunately, this bag looks nice."
Each candy costs one cent in the shop. Although this paper bag does not contain candy and cannot be eaten, it still looks quite affordable.
My daughter bought a lot of things, but she didn't ask about the other things except the vegetables. She only asked about the prices when she remembered to do so. She felt good if she could accept it.
When the steamed buns were moved out, the customer who wanted steamed buns yesterday did not come, but Miaomiao's grandparents happened to come back with a hoe.
Miaomiao is only three or four years old. Her grandparents are not very old, in their forties or fifties, younger than her parents and can still work in the fields.
Miaomiao's grandmother: "Caifeng, Juan, are you going to sell breakfast?"
Wu Caifeng: "We are not selling breakfast. Yesterday a customer wanted to buy steamed buns. We don't sell steamed buns very often. We only make them when someone wants to buy them. Now we have an appointment to pick them up in the morning. Come quickly. We will move the steamer outside."
Miaomiao's grandmother: "Are there any more steamed buns left? How much are they?"
"Thirty cents each, fifty cents a pair, and there are plenty." Xu Xiangjuan said as she opened a layer at random, and white steam quickly came out.
The steamed bun is about the size of an adult man’s hand, white and plump, and looks soft.
"Give us a pair." Miaomiao's grandmother thought the steamed buns should be good when she looked at them. Their hoe broke in the morning and they were going home to get a new one. Their yard was close to here and they happened to pass by and saw the steamer. She asked a few questions and after that wanted to buy one.
Buy a pair of steamed buns and leave one for your granddaughter. If your spouse doesn’t have enough to eat at noon because he or she is working, you can use the steamed buns as a snack.
"Okay, I'll put it on right away." Wu Caifeng quickly put a pair of steamed buns on, feeling that things were going well.
After Miaomiao's grandparents left, she said with a smile, "It's a good start. We sold a pair of steamed buns right after they came out of the steamer. Don't worry. Don't remove the steamer when you sell cold noodles in the afternoon. Maybe the customers who buy cold noodles will buy a pair of steamed buns as well."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, you're right. Let's put the buns aside first. Maybe someone will buy them in the afternoon."
Wu Caifeng and Xu Xiangjuan waited for a while until the customer who wanted to buy steamed buns yesterday came over.
"This steamed bun looks good. Can you sell it anytime?"
Xu Xiangjuan filled two bags of steamed buns and handed them over: "We have to arrange this one day in advance. We don't sell them normally because not many people buy them."
After all, the profit from steamed buns is not that high.
The guest tore off small pieces of the steamed buns from one of the bags to eat, and put the rest into the basket: "Today is my grandson's birthday, and he asked for meat buns. Meat buns are expensive, and not easy to buy. No one in the village or town sells them. If you hadn't given me steamed buns on the first day, I wouldn't have come to buy them if I hadn't tasted them. These steamed buns are sweet, soft and delicious.
My grandson is a greedy person. He won’t ask for meat buns if there are delicious foods. I just came back from the market. Vegetables are expensive now. I was planning to buy half a pound of meat, but the price of meat has gone up. So forget it. I won’t buy it. ”
"Auntie, the storm is over, and everyone is losing money, so you have to sell a little more... Meat buns are really hard to sell, especially recently, everyone is having a hard time. I can't sell more than a few bowls of cold noodles a day, let alone meat buns. No one will buy them... I won't sell cold noodles when the weather is cold, and I'll prepare to sell something else."
"Why is this cold noodle being sold out so soon?" It's already September, and the weather isn't exactly hot, but it's pretty cool.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Liangpi is delicious in hot weather, but no one eats it in winter."
"We're not selling cold noodles. You'll miss the taste of cold noodles for a while. Bring a bowl to buy cold noodles tomorrow. I just came back from the market and didn't bring a bowl... And pack me a pair of steamed buns."
You have to buy these steamed buns in advance. Since a lot of them have been steamed, buy a few more to take home.
Six pairs of steamed buns were sold in the morning. Wu Caifeng said, "From now on, I will believe everything you say."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, don't believe everything I say. Don't listen to my nonsense."
I sold eight pairs of steamed buns in a day, and sales were not as good in the afternoon.
Xu Xiangjuan asked her mother to take one pair away, and she left one pair for Aning, Guagua and Niu Niu to eat.
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