Chapter 8 Chapter 8 White Jade Steamed Cake.
Perhaps because no one was interested in buying her steamed buns, even Ji Zhu, who was a little shy and wanted to stick to her all the time, tilted her head and quietly asked passers-by,
"My dear, would you like to buy some steamed buns? My sister makes them delicious."
“No, no.”
Seeing this, Ji Xu touched Ji Zhu's head and gave his steamed bun a new name, White Jade Steamed Bun.
Start selling again,
"White Jade Steamed Buns, come here! Soft and plump white jade steamed buns."
She walked along the street, hawking her wares slowly and steadily, but her clear voice was loud enough for people to hear in the bustling city.
Soon a woman asked curiously, "White Jade Steamed Cake? Never heard of it."
"My white jade steamed cakes are different from others. They are soft and sweet. Madam, please try them. If you like them, buy them."
As Ji Xu spoke, he tore off a piece of it and let her taste it through the clean linen.
The woman felt touched to see how generous she was in giving the food for tasting.
When I took it, I thought to myself, this steamed bun is as white as jade, no wonder it is called white jade steamed bun.
As soon as I tasted it, my eyes lit up. I had never eaten such a soft steamed bun!
The women's clothing is still fine cloth, and they are not those who lack food and clothing.
"Give me five!"
Ji Xu's white jade steamed cakes were sold for one penny each. She didn't add any honey to this food, relying solely on the sweetness of the fermented flour, so the selling price was lower.
For example, the rice dumplings made with both honey and lard cost two cents each, and she could use this to earn some money with her new skill.
In order to avoid touching the fruits with his hands, Ji Xu brought a pair of freshly sharpened chopsticks. Upon hearing what she said, he picked up five fruits and put them into the woman's basket, and collected five coins.
Continue to hawk.
"White Jade Steamed Cake, soft and sweet, try it before buying."
With the new name, more people asked about it.
"This white jade steamed cake is special. It bounces back when you pinch it!" someone exclaimed after buying it.
"It's not like the ones I make at home, which are so hard they can smash a clay pot!"
"Girl, give me two more!" Some people come back as repeat customers before they even leave the city.
More and more people gathered around Ji Xu. She asked Ji Zhu to hold her clothes tightly and said with a smile:
"It would be a shame if someone got stepped on, so please line up and come one by one, it will be faster."
Although everyone was pushing and shoving each other, they finally formed a line.
"This is the first time I've eaten such soft noodles."
"Take it back and let Grandmother try it. She only has five teeth, so she can still chew it."
Some people at the back of the line heard what others were talking about and looked at what they were holding, wishing it would be their turn soon.
Seeing this, some children also pulled their parents to line up, saying, "I want to eat white jade steamed cakes too!"
Ji Xu's two baskets of steamed buns were quickly sold out, and in the end each person could only buy one, otherwise he would not be able to take care of the people at the back of the line.
Every time she sold one, she would announce the remaining quantity to avoid wasting people's time queuing.
Some latecomers counted the number of people in the queue and were discouraged when they saw that they couldn’t even buy a piece. They wondered what this soft white jade steamed cake tasted like.
"Deng Lang, I've asked around, and the little girl will be selling at the market tomorrow."
After hearing this news, those who had stopped there left with peace of mind.
"Just right, there's only one left."
The last person in the team was Ji Zhi, the second daughter of the Jin family. She was holding four bamboo brooms in her arms, and her face with a flattering smile tilted out from behind the brooms.
"Cousin, it's me."
"Azhi?" Ji Xu recognized him.
In the original body's memory, compared to Ji Yuan's arrogance, Ji Zhi was the one who always had a smile on her face. She was twelve years old this year, three years younger than Ji Xu.
"There is only one left anyway, so just give it to me to eat." Ji Zhi swallowed his saliva and said.
"If you're hungry, take this half and eat it."
She used it for tasting, and there was still half of it left. As for the complete one, she wanted to make money from it by selling it.
Ji Zhi didn't mind and started eating it. She was sent by Jin to sell brooms. She had been selling since early morning. She had only eaten porridge when she came and was very hungry.
As soon as he ate, his eyes lit up and he quickly called Ji Xu.
"Cousin, I'll buy the last one!"
She took out some money from her pocket and whispered, "Don't tell my mother about my purchase of white jade steamed cakes."
Ji Xu agreed, as she and Jin had nothing to talk about.
With two dou of flour, she made eighty steamed buns. Excluding three for tasting, she sold them for a total of seventy-seven coins.
A little more than yesterday. Ji Xu wanted to buy some rapeseed to plant. He wanted to buy it yesterday, but he didn't have enough money.
There are many vegetable vendors on the roadside, shouting their wares all the way.
She found a shop selling rapeseed. The old woman, her hands full of wrinkles, was watering some fresh vegetables.
"Grandma, what kind of rapeseed are these?"
The old woman was mute and couldn't shout, so her business was slow. When people asked her about her products, she would quickly open her cloth bag and point to the rapeseed seeds at a corresponding rapeseed seedling growing on the ground.
In order, they are cabbage seeds, celery seeds, radish seeds, and rapeseed seeds. These should be the seeds stored at home last year, and they can be planted at this time of year.
Ji Xu asked for some of each, and the old woman helped her pack them with leaves. She asked for a reasonable price of five cents.
When I was paying, I saw that she was selling garlic, so I asked:
"Grandma, what's the price of garlic?"
There were probably three pounds of garlic in the old woman's pocket. The garlic cloves were large and plump in shape. They were good garlic whether for eating or growing.
Garlic is rare nowadays, and only the salt shops in Chang'an City sell it. They all claim that their garlic was brought back from the Western Regions by Marquis Bowang, and they charge a high price. Most people still don't know how to use garlic as a seasoning.
Ji Xu didn't expect this to be sold, and was very surprised.
The old woman only just learned that this was called garlic. She had dug up three or five plants in the mountains years ago, brought them home and tried to grow them in the soil. She only knew that the white flesh inside was a bit spicy, so she would occasionally put some in soup.
She made a one sign.
Ji Xu thought it was one coin per piece, but he didn't expect the old woman to pick up the entire cloth bag and indicate that he could take all the money in the bag for one coin.
Ji Xu thought about it and counted out five coins.
The old woman did not expect that this "garlic" that no one was interested in would be sold for five cents, but she was also happy and gave her a piece of ginger.
The ginger tuber was plump and had many buds. Ji Xu thanked him and took it, thinking that he could plant this ginger when he got back.
She left the vegetable vendor's place and took Ji Zhu to the meat stall.
This time, before he even got close, Butcher Li waved and said, "Girl, do you want to buy some meat?"
Ji Xu also wanted to buy some fat to refine oil. The fat he refined yesterday would not last long, so he thought he would buy some more to refine and store when he had money.
"Yes, give me a pound of fat."
As the thick-waisted and round-armed butcher Li was cutting and weighing the fat, he said to her, "I saw those white jade steamed buns in someone's hand. Are they from your family?"
Butcher Li handed her the fat skewered with grass and asked, "If you come back to sell steamed buns tomorrow, could you please save some for me? I want twenty!"
He just wanted to buy it, but he had to queue up, and after a long time, no one was there to take care of the stall.
"My old grandfather always wants to eat soft and mushy things. I want to buy him some soft steamed buns to dip in goat's milk."
This is not difficult, she is planning to make more to sell tomorrow, Ji Xu agreed,
"Okay, you're taking care of my business."
Butcher Li smiled cheerfully and saw that she was looking at a rib. He introduced it to her.
"There's not much rib meat here, and the price is reasonable. You can get one for five cents."
This is a prime steak, which is more expensive than meat and fat in later generations. Ji Xu had a recipe in mind, "Give me two."
One pound of fat and two ribs cost a total of twenty-five cents.
Butcher Li picked up his knife and cut a small piece of lean meat for her, thinking about what she had done for him.
To prepare these spare ribs, Ji Xu stopped by a salt shop and spent five cents to buy some Sichuan peppercorns, sesame seeds, and sesame seeds, intending to use them to make pepper and salt powder. Spices were expensive in those days, so he bought a small handful for five cents and estimated that grinding it in the stone mortar at home would be enough to make three meals a day.
Finally, I didn’t forget to add half a bushel of flour and thirty coins from the grain store, which is essential for making steamed buns.
After shopping and returning home, I only had seven coins left.
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