Wei Xiaoyu has a round face and is not tall, but she has a good temperament. She wears a lot of gold jewelry and looks very wealthy.
Su Yan asked in confusion, "Did Aunt Wei want to see me about something?"
Wei Xiaoyu said happily, "Yes! Didn't your brother bring me a few mooncakes this morning? I thought they were pretty good. I was wondering if you had any left, and if you could sell me ten? Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and my family has a lot of gifts to give away. We're tired of the same mooncakes we used to give each year, and they don't taste as good as yours."
After saying that, she added, "Don't worry, I won't be stingy with the price, but you can't rip off Aunt Wei."
Su Yan's brain paused for a few seconds, then she said with a wry smile, "Aunt Wei, I'm sorry, we don't have that many mooncakes left. We've saved a few for our family."
She never expected that giving away mooncakes would turn into business; was God trying to find a way for her to make money?
But she only has two hands and feet, how could she possibly manage?
Upon hearing this answer, Wei Xiaoyu immediately said anxiously, "Then can we order a custom-made one? Can I pay a little more? Aunt Wei has many connections in Lan City, so the best gifts will definitely be good in both appearance and taste. For the sake of our neighborly relationship, please help me out. I'll buy the gift box myself, you just need to make it, okay?"
"Well... the main problem is that I don't have an oven at home," Su Yan said, looking troubled.
One serving of mooncakes contains six, so ten servings would make sixty mooncakes.
Nearly half of the ones she made yesterday were damaged because they didn't look good and cracked.
"Don't worry about the oven. I'll have someone send one back from Lanzhou for you. We happen to have one at home, but nobody cooks much, so it's just sitting there collecting dust. You can't refuse me now, can you?" Wei Xiaoyu said happily.
She genuinely thought Su Yan's mooncakes tasted good, not greasy at all, and left a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth. Even the most famous pastry shops in Lan City couldn't match the taste of hers.
What else could Su Yan say?
Helplessly, he said, "Sure, when do you need it? I need to see if I'm free; I have to go to Beijing the day after tomorrow."
Wei Xiaoyu: "How about a couple of days before Mid-Autumn Festival? I'll come from Lanzhou to pick it up then. The oven and gift box should arrive today. What do you think?"
"Okay!" Su Yan agreed.
She'll be in Beijing for no more than a week, and she can get back to work right away.
Besides, they've already prepared everything, so it wouldn't be appropriate for her to refuse when she has the time.
Wei Xiaoyu's smile widened instantly as she tentatively asked, "So, what kind of flavors do you like? Can I choose?"
"Besides the most basic five-nut red bean paste and salted egg yolk filling, I can also make more than a dozen other kinds, such as coconut, snow skin, pork floss, black sesame, fresh flowers, fruit, etc. Anyway, I can make savory, sweet, fruit, and flower flavors. See which one you like." Su Yan listed them one by one.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a major festival, and she knows how to cook all the traditional foods associated with each major festival. She studied food extensively in her past life, so there are almost no dishes she can't cook.
Wei Xiaoyu was dumbfounded and said blankly, "This is the first time I've ever heard of mooncakes having so many flavors. Xiao Su, don't lie to me. Won't the fruit and flower flavored mooncakes look weird?"
"It's not that strange, it's a matter of personal taste, everyone's taste is different." Su Yan suggested, "If you're worried that the taste won't suit you, then just make the most basic flavors."
Upon hearing that there were so many different flavors of mooncakes, Wei Xiaoyu was immediately conflicted.
She hesitated for a long time before making a decision.
"Then I'll have twelve servings. Eight servings will be red bean paste, salted egg yolk, and mixed nuts. For the remaining four servings, please make them according to your recommended flavors. Is that alright?"
Su Yan thought for a moment, "Then let's make it snow skin with fresh flowers and pork floss, plus red bean paste, mixed nuts and salted egg yolk, for a total of six flavors. Each box contains six different flavors, so everyone can try them."
Wei Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Great job! Xiao Su, you're so smart!"
"As you know, the mooncakes I make are filled with plenty of filling, so the price will be a little higher, three yuan each. Is that acceptable?"
Actually, she thinks three yuan is too cheap. In her past life, someone wanted to buy her mooncakes, but she wouldn't have made them for a thousand yuan each. At this price, she's enjoying her craftsmanship and satisfying her own taste buds.
Three yuan each... twelve servings would cost 216 yuan.
Although it was almost half the price of the most famous pastry shop in Lan City, the taste was much better.
Wei Xiaoyu didn't hesitate, "No problem, I'll pay a deposit of 100 yuan first, and pay the balance when I pick up the goods, is that okay?"
“Of course.” Su Yan smiled.
Making mooncakes can earn her over two hundred yuan, and she earned back almost half of the money she would have spent renting the hilltop.
With the two mountain peaks and the rental fee of one hundred yuan, she estimated that she would have to spend about four hundred yuan more.
“Since you can make so many different flavors of mooncakes, I’d say you should just sell them during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I guarantee you’ll make a fortune,” Wei Xiaoyu suggested.
Upon hearing this, Su Yan shook her head and said, "The mooncakes I make are expensive, and ordinary people simply can't afford them. They're only suitable for custom orders like yours. Otherwise, if I make too many, I won't be able to sell them, and if I sell them too cheaply, I'll lose money."
Wei Xiaoyu thought about it and realized it made sense. The average wage in town was only a little over thirty, and Su Yan's mooncakes were more expensive than meat.
"Okay, I'll bring the oven and the box over later. You can go ahead and do your work."
After Wei Xiaoyu left, Su Yan immediately took a shower. After showering, she washed the mud off the ginseng, dried it with a tissue, put it in a box, and hid it in the wardrobe.
She planned to wait for Tang Li to return and then have him estimate the age and value of the ginseng before storing it at Baicaotang.
It might not be safe to keep it at home.
Aren't those people from the Su family still eyeing her covetously?
What if she goes to Beijing and they try something underhanded while she's not home?
She decided to just hand over her university acceptance letter to Tang Li and leave it there, just to be on the safe side.
Su Yan lay on the bed, lost in thought, and eventually fell asleep.
She slept very soundly until Su Lei knocked on her door.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Sis! Get up quickly, a new neighbor has moved in across the street. She's bringing fruit to see you."
Su Yan opened her eyes; it was pitch black outside.
After a few seconds, she immediately sat up in bed, her voice hoarse, "What time is it?"
"Sis, it's seven o'clock. Grandma and the others probably won't be back tonight," Su Lei said. "I was hungry earlier, so I ate two mooncakes."
Su Yan got out of bed to open the door, patted his little head and said, "Go downstairs and pour them some tea."
"good."
Su Yan quickly changed her clothes and went downstairs.
I looked up when I was halfway down.
Sure enough, the people who came were Tao Yue and Grandma Tao, and there was a pile of exquisite fruit on the table.
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