Chapter 31: Bean sprout and braised large intestine buns. How did he get his scar? ...
The grandmother felt so sorry for the marinade that she didn't dare stay in the kitchen any longer. She was afraid that if she continued watching, her heart would not be able to bear it.
Qiu Xuan was busy picking ingredients for the marinade and didn't notice her mother-in-law's expression at all. She didn't take her mother-in-law's expression seriously when she saw her leave.
When the pig intestines were cooked, she took them out and rinsed them with cold water to dry.
During this free time, she heated up some oil in a wok and poured all the marinade ingredients she had just selected into the pot, stirring until they were fragrant. To suppress the fishy smell, Qiu Xuan added a few chilies.
What’s left is to braise the pig intestines, which is much simpler. Qiu Xuan pours the dried pig intestines back into the pot and mixes them with the fried marinade, then adds hot water.
Qiu Xuan cooked this pot of braised pork intestines for more than an hour, and she soaked it for an entire afternoon to make it more flavorful.
It wasn't until evening that she took out the intestines.
The clan mother looked at the pot of greasy pig intestines and couldn't imagine what was so delicious about them. Could they be more delicious than meat?
However, she only thought about these words in her heart and did not say them out loud.
Qiu Xuan was busy running around. She took bean sprouts and chili peppers, cut them into sections and threw them into the pot to stir-fry, then poured in the chopped pig intestines.
She originally wanted to make steamed buns with green peppers and pork intestines, but unfortunately there were no green peppers here, so she had no choice but to use chili peppers and bean sprouts instead.
Afraid that they wouldn't be used to it, Qiu Xuan only steamed one basket of food at first.
In the evening, several people sat around the table, all staring blankly.
After all, they know that the stuffing of the buns is made from brine...
"Try it, it's really delicious!" Seeing that they didn't move, Qiu Yu picked up one and stuffed it directly into Zong Xiao's hand.
She looked at Zong Xiao expectantly, leaving him no reason to refuse.
"Is it delicious?" Qiu Yu asked with a smile when she saw him take a bite.
It’s soft and chewy, the bean sprouts are refreshing, and the pig intestines have a spicy braised aroma!
"Delicious." Zong Xiao's eyes lit up and he nodded at the others, "It's indeed delicious. It's different from the buns I've had before."
Hearing him say this, Zong Anji, who was frowning, also picked up a bun and tasted it.
After eating half of it, his brows relaxed and he agreed with a smile: "You know what, this bun is really delicious. It doesn't taste like offal at all."
There were seven buns, and not a single one was left. Everyone went from being afraid to try at first to wanting to steam another pot.
"Let's sell these buns at a higher price tomorrow." Qiu Xuan did some calculations. Although the large intestine is cheap, the marinade is expensive, so the buns cannot be sold at a low price.
The clan mother also thought the buns were not bad, but when she heard the price was going to go up, she waved her hands and said, "Meat buns are only three cents, how come these buns made with offal are more expensive than meat ones?"
Qiu Yu patiently explained, "Mom, think about it, those braised offal in town are not cheap at all, but why are there so many people buying them?"
"Why?"
"Of course it's because some people like to eat them." Qiu Xuan pointed at the buns and said to everyone, "Think about it, there are no large intestine stuffed buns for sale in town, right?"
That’s true. With that much money, who wouldn’t buy meat?
Qiu Xuan raised her little face and smiled, "So our buns are the only ones in town. If those who love braised large intestine knew that we have large intestine buns, wouldn't they buy some to try?"
Several people were completely convinced by Qiu Xuan's words. Yes, their buns are unique, so what if they are a little more expensive!
The next morning, several members of the Zong family worked hard to wrap all the remaining fillings in the pot into buns. They steamed four steamers in total, making a total of twenty-eight buns.
In addition, the grandmother also baked a lot of spring pancakes and asked them to take them to the town to sell.
After all, the grandmother was still worried that the large intestine buns would not sell.
"Listen to mother, then the four of us will go down the mountain." Qiu Xuan sat on the mule cart holding Huai Xue and waved to the clan mother in front of the door.
The clan mother said worriedly, "Go ahead. It's okay if you can't sell all the goods. Just come back early."
Qiu Xuan and the others hadn't been down the mountain for some time, and they never expected to run into a small temple fair today.
The streets are bustling with people, and there are many people setting up stalls, selling all kinds of things. In addition to breakfast, there are more things that children like to eat.
Sugar figures, sugar paintings, sugar dumplings, whatever children like, you can find one by walking five steps.
"Let's sell our things first, and then go shopping together." Qiu Xuan didn't dare to take Huai Xue shopping alone. After all, the security here was far worse than they had imagined. There were so many people here today, and if someone got lost, there would be nowhere to look for them.
Zong Xiao tied the mule cart under a big tree and agreed, "There are a lot of people here today, so the goods should sell quickly. Third brother, go around and do some hawking."
"Okay." Zong Anji picked up a basket of large intestine buns and walked straight forward with the crowd.
He was smart and didn't hawk his wares on the street. Instead, he went to a shop selling braised offal.
When he saw people coming to buy steamed buns, he would go up to them and introduce his buns.
"Big intestine buns?" The person who came was just a servant. When he heard that someone was selling big intestine buns, he couldn't help but take a closer look.
Zong Anji introduced: "Of course, this braised offal is just as delicious as this braised large intestine bun. Look at this basket, it's sizzling with oil."
Zong Anji opened a small lid for him to see what was inside.
The servant was indeed tempted and asked, "How much is it?"
"Four copper coins." Zong Anji was afraid he would find it too expensive, so he praised his own large intestine buns several times, "This is the only one in town. No one else sells it except me. Besides, the large intestine is braised, so the price is not expensive."
The servant was originally from a wealthy family, and four copper coins were not much money at all. However, he was not sure whether the food was delicious or not, so he only took out eight copper coins and bought two first.
Seeing this, other people also followed suit and bought some, but they only bought one to try it out.
After a while, there was only one bun left in the basket of buns that Zong Anji brought out.
He was just about to go back to the mule cart to get some more when he heard a voice calling from behind, "Little brother, please stay."
Zong Anji turned his head and saw that the person who came was the owner of the braised offal shop.
Are they going to beat him up? After all, he's selling things in front of someone else's stall...
Zong Anji had already thought of his escape route, but then he saw the man take out four copper coins and said to him, "I'll buy this last one."
"Buy my buns?" Zong Anji was a little surprised.
"Can't you sell it to me?" The shopkeeper was a kind-looking man. He had been observing Zong Anji for a while and saw that this kid was just selling buns and nothing else, so he came out to take a look.
After all, he had never eaten braised large intestine buns.
Zong Anji thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I have quite a few more. If you want, I can send them to you."
The shopkeeper didn't respond. "Let me buy some to try first."
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In front of the stall, Qiu Xuan was spreading meat sauce on spring rolls.
It was a good decision to bring spring rolls today. She sold six in just a short while. The price was not expensive, just four cents, like other stalls in town.
"Girl, give me two more, and put more sauce on them." An old lady bit the spring pancake in her hand and muttered, "How did you make the sauce? It smells so good."
The fried sauce is her exclusive secret recipe, how can she tell that?
"Well, it's just an ordinary sauce. Maybe it smells better because there's more meat in it." Qiu Xuan wrapped the spring roll in leaves and handed it to the old lady.
"Oh, I'll go home and try it myself."
Qiu Xuan smiled as she sent the guests away, then looked down at the small half jar of meat sauce.
Try selling sauce? But she gave up the idea as soon as it came to her mind. If she sold the sauce, who knows, someone might copy them, and then other businesses would be difficult to do.
Just as I was thinking about it, a person suddenly jumped out from the crowd.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Zong Xiao asked with a frown.
Zong Anji poured all the copper coins into his cloth bag and said excitedly, "I've sold them all. Give me the remaining buns quickly."
"So fast?" Qiu Yu saw that his basket was empty and was curious about how he sold it.
After listening to his hawking process, Qiu Xuan felt that he was lucky to be able to come back alive.
"How can you sell in front of someone else's shop? You're stealing their business." Qiu Xuan was worried about him going alone, so she said, "I'll go with you to take a look and then apologize to the owner."
"I'll go with you." Zong Xiao was even more worried about the two of them... After all, Zong Anji was really unreliable.
Qiu Yu: "No need, we'll be back soon."
Qiu Xuan asked Zong Anji to lead the way, and the two of them carried the remaining steamers to the shop they had just been to.
As soon as they arrived, they saw the guy who had been waiting outside the door for a long time walking towards them.
"Our boss invites you two to the backyard and says he has something to tell you." The waiter spoke politely.
Qiu Xuan thought that since the shopkeeper brought them into the shop in front of everyone, he probably didn't want to beat them. Since he didn't beat them, the thing he wanted to talk about must be related to the buns.
"That's troublesome." Qiu Yun was not at all nervous and followed the waiter directly to the backyard.
In the courtyard, the shopkeeper who had just bought buns had already tasted the large intestine buns, and they were indeed more delicious than he had imagined.
The shopkeeper has been selling braised food for many years, but he has never thought of using braised food to make dumplings. After eating it today, he really wanted to ask who came up with this good idea.
But he didn't expect that the person who came was a girl.
Waiter: "Boss, everyone is here."
Shopkeeper Feng raised his hand and gestured, "Please take a seat, both of you."
Shopkeeper Feng looked at Qiu Yun and felt that this girl was extraordinary. "These buns were her idea."
"That's right," Qiu Xuan said apologetically, "This is my first time selling in town. I didn't expect to end up in front of your shop. I'm really sorry."
"That's fine." Shopkeeper Feng didn't mind. He was curious about the buns. "I wonder how the young lady came up with this idea of putting large intestines in buns."
"Anything can be used as stuffing." Qiu Xuan looked at the steamer and said calmly, "To be honest, shopkeeper, we only make a living by selling buns. Most of the buns in town are meat buns and vegetarian buns, so we wanted to make something different, just in case someone likes it."
Shopkeeper Feng burst into laughter. This girl was indeed interesting and smart.
"These buns are really good. How about I do business with you?"
"You say."
"If you're willing, you can sell the buns to our shop in the future, but the price in our shop will naturally be higher than yours."
Qiu Xuan understood that this was where she was purchasing goods.
"We can't make that many buns, at most thirty a day."
"Okay." Shopkeeper Feng was a straightforward man. Seeing that she agreed, he asked someone to bring pen and paper to write a document.
Fortunately, Zong Anji could still recognize a few words, and when he saw that the document was in good condition, he pressed his fingerprints on it.
After the people left, the waiter asked in confusion, "Boss, we have that bun filling, why do you have to buy hers?"
The shopkeeper picked up the buns Qiu Xuan had left behind and took a nibble. "The taste is different. It would be tedious and time-consuming for us to research her fillings. It would be better to just buy them directly. It would be a pure profit-making business."
"Speaking of which." The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes and smiled, "This girl is quite creative. Now that she can make large intestine buns, she might be able to make even more novel buns in the future."
On the street, Zong Anji was still a little dazed. He couldn't believe that not only were all those buns sold, but they even became a business.
"Second sister-in-law, this can't be fake. Why did they buy our buns and want to do business with us?"
Qiu Xuan saw things more clearly than he did. "Everyone's in it for the sake of making money. We sell buns to him, and we make money. He sells our buns at a higher price, and we also make money."
"Then why don't we sell them separately?"
"Their shop already sells braised pork, so it's easy for them to sell braised pork buns. If they really do that, do you think our buns will still be easy to sell in the future?"
Zong Anji understood!
After getting the money, the two of them thought about returning to the stall to tell Zong Xiao the good news.
Unexpectedly, before he had walked ten meters, Zong Anji was attracted by a circus stall.
I saw a man leading a wolfhound through a fire ring.
Qiu Xuan stopped and looked at him for a few seconds.
This performance looks easy, but it is not. Animals are afraid of fire, so getting them to bravely walk through the fire ring is really not easy, and it must have taken a lot of effort.
Just as Qiu Xuan was watching in a trance, the wolfhound that had escaped from the fire circle suddenly turned back, pounced directly on the man, and scratched his face with its claws.
Screams were heard and people around dodged in all directions.
Qiu Xuan looked at the man lying in a pool of blood, and suddenly thought of Zong Xiao in her mind.
Could it be that the scar on his face was also caused by a wolf?
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The author has something to say: This is a fictional story!!! So some food appears. [Cat head]
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