After listening to these words, Xu Qinyu gradually formed a general idea in her mind.

The crew members on these fleets are all men. They mostly do not cook when they are on the boat and mostly eat cakes and the like. They must want to eat something greasy, and these wontons and buns are indeed not greasy enough. She bought a pair of large and small intestines and pork stomach yesterday for only thirty cents. Even if the pork stall owner sells it to her at a normal price in the future, it will only be two cents per pound. Pork offal is cheap, but it tastes great when processed and salted well. She can also salt some vegetarian dishes and make some cakes. The salted fat intestines and pork stomach can be cut and put into the cakes together with some vegetarian salted dishes. It is both greasy and delicious.

Pig offal is cheap, but it is oily and filling, and tastes good.

Many modern people like to eat halogenated sausage, at least she likes it very much.

This kind of food is a kind of meat-filled steamed bun.

There are many kinds of meat buns, including donkey hotpot, pork buns, baked buns with salted pork, etc. There are also various kinds of rolls. In fact, they are all similar. It all depends on how they taste.

In fact, there is also meat-stuffed buns here, called pork buns. They are steamed buns, more like steamed bread. After being cut open, two pieces of salted pork belly are stuffed inside. They are sold for five cents each.

There is nothing we can do about it. White flour and pork belly are both very expensive, so the selling price is naturally high.

A set of pig intestines weighs about 10 jin. After the large intestines are halved, only 30-40 jin is left. But she doesn't scrape off a lot of fat inside, because these people eat oil and water. In this case, after the large and small intestines are halved, there is probably half a jin left. The ones she bought are probably about 60-70 jin...

But if you want to set up a stall, you need a cart and a stove. The pots at home are not enough, so it’s best to buy an iron pot. You also need a bigger clay pot. You also need a bigger stove. The clay pot is used for braising. After braising, you can directly move it and the stove onto the cart and push it to the dock to sell...

Xu Qinyu walked towards Osmanthus Lane while thinking.

This would require several more taels of silver to buy a cart, a stove, a cast-iron pot, and a clay pot, so I would definitely have to go back and discuss this with my family first.

Not only that, you also have to buy spices, which are expensive.

I definitely can't afford pepper, but the prices of other local spices are about the same as Sichuan pepper, so I have to buy them all. I also need rock sugar, which is expensive, about the same as these spices. It will cost me several taels of silver, but these spices can be bought by kilogram and can last for a long time.

It was already 9:00 p.m. when we returned to Osmanthus Alley, and it was almost time for every household to have breakfast.

The snow in the yard and on the roof had been cleared, probably by her cheap husband.

Mrs. Wen was coaxing Sister Feng and Brother Yuan, but Pei Jianing didn't see it, so she should still be staying in the room.

Xu Qinyu went back to the room and took a look. Sure enough, Ning Jie'er was lying on the bed again, staring at the beams of the house in a daze.

Xu Qinyu was somewhat helpless and shouted, "Sister Ning, come out. We have something to discuss at home."

Pei Jianing wanted to ask what this had to do with her, but she didn't say it. Fourth sister-in-law was even more unlucky than her. She had nothing to do with their family, but because of Xu Qinhui, the third daughter of the Xu family, Fourth Brother's wife became Fourth sister-in-law. She knew that it must be Xu Qinhui who was behind the new emperor's edict. She had seen Xu Qinhui shyly paying respects to the new emperor, who was still the second prince, in the palace, with seductive eyes.

Pei Jianing disliked Xu Qinhui very much, and she also concluded that it was Xu Qinhui who caused Xu Qinyu, the second daughter of the Marquis of Dechang Mansion, to become her fourth sister-in-law and be exiled with her.

Thinking of this, Pei Jianing sighed, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.

When everyone arrived at the main hall, Xu Qinyu told everyone about her plan, and then said, "There are a lot of things to buy and make, plus spices, so I'm sure I'll have to spend most of the remaining money on hand."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wen became worried, "Yuniang, it's not that mother doesn't allow you to do it, but is this business really easy? The pig offal you mentioned smells really bad. I heard that even the people in the village don't eat it very much. Many times butchers who can't sell it will take it back to feed their own dogs." Not to mention the nobles in the capital, they would frown when they heard the word "offal" and would never eat this stuff.

"Don't worry, mom." Xu Qinyu said, "It's guaranteed to be delicious, just like the fish I cook. I think this business can be done, at least until the spring." It's not that she will stop doing it in the spring, but that she has more choices. She doesn't have to just make meat buns, she can make the stall bigger, and she doesn't even have to set up the stall at the pier all the time. The pier does have a lot of customers, but there are also many customers on East Street and West Street, and they are all wealthy people who are willing to spend money on it.

When it comes to cooking, she knows all kinds of food, including the eight major cuisines, thousands of snacks, and both traditional and casual dishes. There is nothing she doesn't know how to cook.

She is extremely familiar with the interactions between ingredients, the matching of ingredients, the control of heat, and the ratio of seasonings and ingredients. Her talent in cooking is probably almost that of a genius.

Thinking about the fish cooked by my daughter-in-law, there was really nothing wrong with it and it was very delicious.

Seeing that Wen was hesitant, Xu Qinyu understood that she wanted to use up the last money in the family. In Wen's eyes, this was a gamble with great risks.

After thinking about it, Wen finally agreed. The food in the house was enough to last for a month. Even if Yu Niang squandered the remaining money, she could earn some money by making embroidery and washing clothes for others this month, which could support the family.

Pei Weixuan also said in a calm voice, "Okay."

Even they, who were used to eating the delicacies in the palace, could not find any fault with the food she cooked.

Even the food she cooked was more delicious than the delicacies in the palace. The tongue could not deceive people.

Xu Qinyu looked at Pei Jianing expectantly again, "What do you think, Sister Ning?"

Pei Jianing nodded without saying anything.

After the whole family agreed, Xu Qinyu prepared to go out. She planned to go to Xia's house first and borrow the donkey cart from Xia's wife. She would buy a larger clay pot to brines meat later. The clay pot has good heat preservation and slow heat dissipation, which is most suitable for simmering over a low fire. She already had an iron pot at home, so she didn't plan to buy another one for the time being. Ironware is too expensive. She also needed to buy a few clay pots, which she didn't have at home, so that she could make bean paste and pickled vegetables in the future. She also needed to find a carpenter to make a small cart, as well as a wooden basin and barrel.

As soon as she left the main room, Pei Weixuan stood up and followed her.

Xu Qinyu turned around, a little puzzled, "Fourth brother, you don't have to follow me, I can go out by myself, you can have a good rest at home."

My cheap husband is weak, so I don’t dare let him follow me outside.

Pei Weixuan glanced at her and asked, "Can Yu Niang catch the car?"

He actually knew that she was planning to go to the Xia family to borrow a donkey cart first.

Xu Qinyu suddenly realized that she really didn't know how to rush and had never rushed before.

In the end, of course, Pei Weixuan went with her to the Xia family. When Mrs. Wu heard that she was going to do some work at the wharf, she was very supportive and told her which carpenter had good craftsmanship. When she learned that she used offal, radish, cabbage and eggs to cook, she told her, "Young lady, you can go to the nearby village to buy eggs and radish and turnip when you have time. Eggs in the town cost one penny each, but they are much cheaper in the village, two for one penny. Radishes and turnips are also cheaper than in the town."

This can also save costs. In fact, we can also add winter bamboo shoots, but winter bamboo shoots are only available on the mountain. With such heavy snow, it is not convenient for Xu Qinyu to go to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots.

Each of her meat buns is served with a fried egg, which makes the taste richer and more delicious.

She was somewhat tempted. In fact, although the offal was cheap, the spices used to salt them were expensive, so the cost was really not low. However, it was snowing heavily and it was inconvenient for her to run to the village. She decided to wait and see.

After borrowing a donkey cart, Pei Weixuan took Xu Qinyu to the carpenter's shop first. Xu Qinyu communicated with the carpenter for a long time. The cart she wanted was the common cart used to set up stalls in modern times. The whole structure was a large wooden cabinet, with the top serving as a chopping board, and the wooden boards on the side could be removed to house a stove and a casserole for ingredients. There was also room for storing things and other sundries under the wooden cabinet. There was also a shed on top of the wooden cabinet, covered with oilcloth, and the shed extended a little to provide shelter from the wind and rain, so that the cart would not be exposed to the rain, killing two birds with one stone.

The carpenter also praised Xu Qinyu for her clever idea and was very excited to make such a cart as soon as possible.

Such a cart is not cheap. The carpenter is responsible for making the wheels and oilcloth, so it costs about one or two taels of silver to make it.

Xu Qinyu paid a deposit of one or two taels of silver, then got on the donkey cart and went with Pei Weixuan to buy other things.

She also opened an umbrella and sat behind her cheap husband who was driving a donkey cart. The umbrella had to take care of two people, so half of her shoulder was against her cheap husband's back, and she excitedly told him about the things she wanted to buy.

Pei Weixuan was sitting in the front, rushing to catch the car, with the girl leaning against his shoulder from behind. She had a very nice smell on her body, not powdery, but very light and natural.

She excitedly told him what she was going to buy next, and for some reason, his originally stiff back slowly relaxed a little.

Pei Weixuan sighed slightly.

Soon, the two went to buy spices again.

Xu Qinyu had bought dogwood, pepper and star anise before, and bought four other spices, spending four taels of silver.

This is her best-tasting broth recipe that uses the least spices.

The people here braise pork with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and rock sugar, and at most add some dogwood. She would definitely not be so casual.

Originally, she also needed pepper and two other spices, but these three were not produced locally. They were brought back from other countries by caravans and were ridiculously expensive. Anyway, she couldn't afford them for her small business.

I also bought two bags of old rock sugar, which cost me two taels of silver. The prices of granulated sugar, rock sugar and brown sugar are the same. Rock sugar is needed to add salt, so you can't save on that.

Other large clay pots, clay jars, wooden barrels and basins, as well as a large stove were also bought.

I also bought a lot of oil paper. I will use it to wrap the meat buns.

She hadn't bought much radish, cabbage and eggs before, so she bought a lot more as the weather was cold and the prices were cheaper.

After counting, he found that he only had one or two taels of silver left in his hand. He also had to pay half a tael of silver for the cart, which meant that he only had half a tael left in his hand.

Fortunately, we had bought a lot of food before, so we didn’t have to worry about food and drink at home, and we didn’t have to spend money for the time being.

After thinking about it, they spent nearly twenty taels of silver to settle down. Xu Qinyu couldn't help but smack her lips. She was also a skilled and courageous person. She thought that if the people at the dock thought her meat sandwich was too expensive, she would push it to the East Street and West Street to sell it. She would then leave the lid of the casserole open, and the smell of the salinated intestines would be so disgusting that she didn't believe that no one would buy it.

Her meat bun is priced at eight cents each, which is a bit expensive.

Because a pound of white flour costs eleven cents, it can only make seven pancakes. She doesn't steam the buns, so the dough cannot be fermented. She can only let the dough rest for a quarter of an hour. The pancakes made in this way have a crispy and chewy crust and a soft inside. The ingredients are substantial and you will be full after eating them.

Her roujiamo is bigger than ordinary pork buns.

The dough used for ordinary pork steamed buns is a flat steamed bun, and one pound of white flour can steam into more than ten or twenty of them.

Her roujiamo cannot use pork belly as it is too expensive. The cost of the brine is a bit high, so there would be no profit if pork belly is used. Moreover, the fat intestines she brine has enough oil and water, so there is no need for pork belly. She just adds fat intestines and pork tripe, salted radishes and cabbage, and a fried egg. It is full of stuffing and topped with a little topping. It tastes oily but not greasy, fragrant and satisfying.

After returning home, Pei Weixuan went to return the donkey cart.

The cart will take two days to make, but luckily the weather is cold and the ingredients can be stored. It is icy and snowy outside, so the ingredients she bought can be stored for a few days without any problem.

After returning home, Xu Qinyu washed all the clay pots, ceramic jars, wooden basins and barrels that she had bought with hot water.

In the afternoon, she also steamed a pot of egg cake.

Egg cake is also easy to make. Add melted rock sugar and flour to the eggs, mix with a little bit of water, choose a small clay pot, brush some oil on the bottom, pour the beaten egg liquid in and steam it.

After steaming, take it out of the casserole and turn it upside down on the chopping board. A plump and fluffy egg cake is ready.

The steamed egg cake tastes sweet, fragrant and smooth, but it’s a pity that there is no milk or goat milk. It would taste better if some milk was added.

Feng Ge'er and Yan Jie'er especially liked this cake. Xu Qinyu and the others each took a bite and gave the rest to the two children. She also left a piece for Shao Ge'er.

After steaming the egg custard, Xu Qinyu spent the whole afternoon making some fish balls. For dinner, she had fish head and tofu stew, which she also added fish balls and cabbage to. She cooked it on a small stove over low heat. The clay pot was bubbling with fragrant hot steam. The whole family sat around the stove and ate the hot pot over the fire.

Shao Ge'er's portion was also taken back home by Zhuzi.

Seeing such a heartwarming scene, Wen didn't know why his eyes felt a little sore and his heart ached terribly.

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Two days passed in a flash, and Xu Qinyu took some time to push the custom-made cart back. The carpenter did a really good job. The cart was very stable and solid to push, and it did not shake at all when walking on the snow. The tarpaulin awning was also very strong and could block all the rain and snow.

After pushing the cart back and having dinner in the evening, Xu Qinyu started to get busy.

Of course, you have to halve the fat intestines and pork tripe first.

There was only one pork belly, not a lot.

She cleaned the intestines, small intestines and pig stomachs in the morning.