Chapter 13: Decision to Add Someone
But only Cheng Yingzhen knew that her daughter had been sitting next to the husband and learning to read at the age of three. She had read all the books on food, geography, and magazines on the husband's bookshelf, and she got several recipes from books.
Her daughter was smart, so she was relieved to let her be the head of the family. But seeing her daughter working so hard, she, as a mother, felt bad. It was all because of her poor health! For a moment, Cheng Yingzhen felt mixed emotions.
Legend has it that the earliest xiaolongbao originated in the Northern Song Dynasty and was the number one delicacy in Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, Su Ruojin has been in Dayin for six years and has seen many breakfast shops, but has never seen any one selling xiaolongbao.
The characteristic of xiaolongbao is that it has a thin skin and juicy fillings. The satisfying taste is so delicious when you take a bite. Everyone who has eaten it loves it.
Let’s talk about siomai, also known as siomai, which is a noodle snack made by wrapping stuffing in hot dough and steaming it in a steamer. It is shaped like a pomegranate, with a thin skin and lots of stuffing. It is soft, glutinous, salty and fragrant, suitable for all ages.
The first basket was made by Su Ruojin herself. She fermented high-quality white flour into the skin, selected pork leg meat as the stuffing, used hen soup, boiled it with pork skin, and then made skin jelly and mixed it into the stuffing.
Pinch out dough pieces of equal size and rub oil on their surface. This will make the dumplings taste better. When wrapping the dumplings, be sure to pull them upwards so that the skin is thin and tastes better.
The steamed dumplings are cute and small, very attractive. When you poke the dough with the tip of chopsticks, the soup will come out slippery. The thin dough, thick soup and tender meat filling are extremely tempting.
After taking a sip, Su Ruojin looked up. This was the taste. It had been so long since she had tasted this delicacy from her previous life. She was so excited that she almost cried.
Under the oil lamp, everyone was stunned to see her eating with such enthusiasm.
Su Sanlang was the youngest and was the first one who couldn't hold back. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the steamed bun on the table and put it into his mouth. Su Ruojin was so scared that she quickly picked up the small plate and waited, "Blow it...slow down..."
It was really hot when he touched it. Although Su Sanlang was young, he was not stupid. He blew on it several times until it was no longer hot, and then he bit it...
"Just take a deep breath first... yes... just like that..."
Under everyone's nervous and expectant gazes, Su Sanlang finally finished eating one steamed dumpling.
Su Yanli was the first to ask, speaking softly and smiling: "How is it?"
Su Sanlang smacked his lips, "It's delicious. I want to eat more."
Everyone relaxed suddenly and laughed: "Haha..."
Su Ruojin was small and not strong enough, so she only made ten. Except for Cheng Yingzhen and Su Sanlang, the others each had one, which made them feel very dissatisfied.
"I would have not eaten it if I had known. I want to eat but there is nothing to eat. It feels so uncomfortable to be left hanging." Shu Tong expressed everyone's thoughts.
Su Ruojin pursed her lips and smiled: "Uncle Shutong, Aunt Dong, the rest depends on you two."
The two of them immediately promised that they would live up to the Second Lady's expectations.
Three days later, the two small steamers bought from the grocery store were finally brought back. During these three days, Su Ruojin taught the two the craft step by step. In the end, she gave a very good pot to her neighbors so that they could have a taste. When someone asked about it, they all said that this was a recipe that Cheng Yingzhen came up with.
Why give it to the neighbor? On the one hand, there is an old saying that good neighbors are better than treasures. Second, the recipe was also passed on to people around. It was information that Cheng Yingzhen had figured out. She took out the recipe to do business in order to prepare a dowry for her daughter, which had nothing to do with Su Yanli.
What? Preparing a dowry so early. She’s only six years old. This is too exaggerated!
It is not an exaggeration at all. In ancient times, especially in wealthy families like the Song Dynasty, people would start preparing dowries for their daughters as soon as they were born. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a ten-mile red makeup.
For the sake of Su Yanli's career, Su Ruojin tried his best to be as thorough as possible and would never hold his father back.
If the food business is good, you will be very busy.
Even if Su Ruojin wanted to help, she was only six years old and had a strong body, so she couldn't help. Shu Tong and Dong's mother were busy from morning to night. They made money, but they didn't get any rest and were very tired.
Su Ruojin treats these two people as family members and they will live with the Su family for the rest of their lives.
No, we need more help at home.
At noon, Cheng Yingzhen took her child out to bask in the sun. Su Ruojin told her mother about her idea, "Mom, what do you think?"
Cheng Yingzhen looked at her daughter who was talking to her while drying the quilt, and immediately nodded in agreement, "It's better to buy two."
purchase?
Just as he was about to discuss with his mother what age should be the appropriate age for hiring a woman, Su Ruojin was almost surprised to lose her composure when she heard this.
She comes from a modern society where everyone is equal. Both corporate and private employment are based on employment, and human trafficking is illegal.
Besides, when Su Ruojin opened her eyes, Shu Tong and Mother Dong were already in the Su family, and Su Cheng and the others did not treat them as slaves. For so long, Su Ruojin did not realize that these two were bought by Su Yanli and were slaves.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Yingzhen noticed the change in her daughter's expression while looking after her son.
"Mom, what if we hire someone?"
Cheng Yingzhen immediately shook her head: "Not appropriate."
"Why?" Su Ruojin had asked about it and found out that there were many hired workers in this era.
The sun moved. Cheng Yingzhen held her son and leaned to one side to prevent the light from piercing the child's eyes. She tucked in the corner of the quilt and smiled. "Have you forgotten that when we cook at home, what if the hired people steal the recipes?"
"How about a contract?"
Cheng Yingzhen shook her head again: "If people's hearts can be agreed upon, then there will be no conflicts of interest, bad masters and evil slaves."
That's true. Not to mention the feudal dynasties ruled by man, even in the modern society ruled by law, where everything is signed by contract, there are still many people who lack a sense of contract and lawsuits are everywhere. What's more, in ancient times when everything was scarce.
Do you really want to buy someone? Su Ruojin still couldn't get over it.
Seeing her daughter hesitate, Cheng Yingzhen reminded her again: "Someone took your recipe and set up a stall or restaurant. Your business suffered. Wouldn't you be sad?"
Su Ruojin was not afraid of someone stealing her recipes. These foods were traditional delicacies and not hers alone. She was not afraid of others using them to set up stalls or open restaurants. The world is so big, as long as they don't open stalls or restaurants next to her house to steal her business, it would be fine.
But what if she meets someone who learns the recipe and opens a stall or restaurant next to her house? This is not sad, it is annoying.
Taking a deep breath and preparing herself mentally, Su Ruojin had to adapt herself to the situation in the Dayin Dynasty.
"Mom, what do you mean, one for the stall and one for the house?"
"Yeah." Cheng Yingzhen said, "Not only Shutong and Dong's mother are tired, but you also have to do a lot, inside and outside, either washing pots and dishes or sweeping the floor, and you also have to go out to buy things frequently. It would be hard to keep going without the two of you."
Su Ruojin really didn't consider the issue of housework. Her idea was to buy a woman to take over Shu Tongshu's job and free up Shu Tongshu.
Why should we take the books off the stall? On the one hand, this kind of breakfast stall is more suitable for women. On the other hand, if we want to turn the breakfast stall into a breakfast shop, it will be difficult to expand the stall into a shop without a flexible and proactive person.
After thinking about it, Su Ruojin felt that her mother was right. Since she was going to buy one and two, she would just buy them both. Although her heart was that of an adult, her body was indeed that of a six-year-old. If she exhausted herself, not to mention making money to support the family, she would probably have to rely on Su Yanli and his wife to support her!
Once she had prepared herself mentally, Su Ruojin acted quickly. When business was not busy, she asked Shu Tong to take her to the pawnshop to buy people.
We have also agreed on the age of the people we want to buy, one is 17 or 18, and the other is in his 30s or 40s.
Young women have taken over Mother Dong's current job, helping out at the stall. Women in their thirties and forties are doing the job that Mother Dong used to do - housework. No matter whether they are young or old, they have to be honest and quick with their hands and feet.
(End of this chapter)
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