Chapter 69: Busy Shop Serving Rice Noodle Rolls
Since childhood, Zhao Lan had anorexia due to his poor spleen and stomach, and had no interest in any food. In order to get him to eat more, Princess Jin tried every possible means. She searched the Dayin Dynasty for all kinds of novel foods, and made different dishes every day. Not only did she fail to get him to eat more, but sometimes she even made him vomit.
Princess Jin was so anxious! What if this kid starved himself to death if he didn't eat?
It was not until Aunt Xu served the pickled fish with its pungent smell that Zhao Lan took the initiative to pick up the chopsticks for the first time. To this day, he still remembers the spicy taste that hit his lips and tongue. It made him eat a small bowl of rice for the first time and finally feel full.
However, without comparison, there is no good or bad.
The sauerkraut fish he had at Su's house today, in addition to being spicy and numbing, also had a fresh aroma that made him salivate. He sat down on the meal, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. The fish was tender, spicy and numbing, the sour soup was appetizing, and it was so delicious that he couldn't stop eating.
Looking at the cold pickled fish on the table, Zhao Lan curled his lips and stood up, "Mother, I'm tired after a day's work. I'm going back to have a rest. Enjoy your meal." As he spoke, he had already stepped out of the dining room.
Princess Jin called out to her youngest son but failed to stop him. "This child..." She asked the eldest maid to ask Shuang Rui, "See what Lan'er ate today. If he didn't eat anything, prepare a midnight snack quickly."
"Yes, princess."
After leaving the main courtyard, Zhao Lan did not return to his own courtyard, but asked Santai to prepare the carriage.
"Where are you going, young master?"
"Meet Mr. Shen."
When Santai heard that the young master wanted to meet Mr. Shen, his eyes lit up with joy, "I will prepare right away." This meant that the young master was willing to take over the task assigned by the prince.
On an early summer night, a bright moon hangs high in the sky, and its bright light shines on the earth, as if sprinkling a layer of silver light on the earth. A breeze blows, and the willows on the street are gently swayed by the wind, gentle and quiet.
An ordinary small house stands quietly in the night, the moonlight and the light overflowing from the window blend into one color, hazy.
Hua Ping was lying on the chair, Mr. Shen urged him several times, "Why don't you go to the construction site?"
"The door is locked, what are you afraid of?"
Mr. Shen found it funny that a carefully trained talent was called by a young lady to go to the construction site. "I'm afraid your monthly salary is not enough to pay for the materials for the young lady."
"How could that be?" Hua Ping glared in dissatisfaction.
"Why not?" Mr. Shen sighed. "The emperor is old, and the princes are competing for the throne. In order not to take sides, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin pretends that the Prince of Jin's Mansion is still in charge of the investigation. In fact, leaving the investigation to the young master is no different from giving up. In the future, the monthly salary..."
"No way!" Hua Ping lost his composure and jumped up, "The young master should have his own property to be able to pay our monthly salary!" That was twenty taels, plus the extra money he made from running errands in the market, which allowed him to hang out in the teahouse every day. Now it's all gone?
Mr. Shen gave a look that showed his understanding.
"Ah, I really have to earn money to support myself!"
Mr. Shen's silence was considered as his acquiescence.
ah!
What a good life for him! Hua Ping was just wondering how many errands he would have to run to spend every day in the teahouse when there was a noise outside the door and a hidden guard sent a secret signal.
Mr. Shen and Hua Ping understood at the same time and looked at each other in surprise, "Why is the young master here?"
They both left the room to greet him.
As the weather gets hotter, decorating the shop becomes more difficult.
On the surface, Shu Tong is the steward of the Su family. Su Yanli is on duty and is busy, so Shu Tong has to run all the errands. In fact, Shu Tong is just an errand boy, and the servant who follows him - his little master Su Er Niang - is the real manager.
On the one hand, Su Ruojin did have experience as he had installed several shops in his previous life. On the other hand, this time he followed Uncle Shu Tong and taught him step by step and supervised him. Next time, if there is another shop, Uncle Shu Tong will be able to handle it on his own.
People always need to be cultivated.
While busy setting up the shop, Dong's mother brought back customer feedback, "Second Madam, many customers asked if there are any new foods?"
Of course there are, but many small shops only sell the same breakfast all their lives, so what should they do?
Generally there are only two results. One is that there is nothing fancy, the customer base is small, and the client can only make ends meet. The other is that although there is nothing fancy either, the taste is made to the extreme and becomes a specialty breakfast that cannot be replaced by others. The client opens shops all over the place, makes a fortune every day and becomes a big boss.
Su Ruojin didn't want to be the first type. As for the second type, it was extremely difficult to achieve it as the right time, right place and right people were all essential. At present, she couldn't do it, so she could only use a variety of food to attract the public and make more money!
"superior."
Mother Dong asked, "What?"
Su Ruojin smiled mysteriously, "I won't tell you yet."
What she wanted to make was a traditional southern snack in later generations - rice rolls.
There are many types of rice noodle rolls, mainly two types: one is the Bula rice noodle roll, which is mainly for tasting the filling inside. Most of its rice noodle roll paste is made of glutinous rice flour and added with wheat flour;
The other type is the drawer-style rice noodle rolls, which are made from pure rice paste. You can taste the rice noodle rolls themselves and the sauce!
All Su Ruojin has to do is make the rice noodle rolls. She washes the rice noodles, spreads a thin layer of rice flour paste in a special thin-skinned basin, cracks an egg and scrapes it a few times with chopsticks, then adds a little fried diced lean meat, chopped green onions, etc., puts the thin-skinned basin into boiling water, shakes it gently until the surface bubbles and is pushed into long strips, then poured with sauce.
The skin is white, the yolk is egg, the green onion is green, and it is wrapped in meat and topped with sauce. It is delicious and nutritious, and you will love it once you have eaten it.
Everyone in the Su family loves to eat. Su Sanlang even yelled, "Sister, why didn't you think of it earlier and tell me to eat less!"
Su Ruojin: ...The brat actually blamed her!
However, rice rolls are indeed delicious and are Su Ruojin's favorite. She ate two or three servings before she felt satisfied.
Mother Dong seemed to be thinking about something, and thought that the Su family had a hard time in the past two years and had no money to buy ingredients. On the other hand, Mrs. Xu had always been eyeing the Su family with a covetous eye. Whenever Second Lady came up with a new dish, she would always find a way to get it. Although there was no seasoning - MSG - in each recipe, no matter whether it was roasting, grilling, or stewing, Second Lady either had a good grasp of the heat, or the sauce and ingredients were well matched, in short, it was delicious. Even if Mrs. Xu learned it, she would definitely not be able to cook like Second Lady.
Sure enough, the rice rolls that were recognized by all the Su family members were sold out as soon as they were put on the market. The next morning, some people were afraid that they would not be able to get any, so they lined up in front of the stall early. The government officials found it strange, wondering why everyone was getting up so early to go on duty.
Su Ruojin didn't know. Even if she knew, she wouldn't dare to say that a small breakfast stall could make court officials get up early to go to work. She didn't have that ability.
The breakfast shop was installed smoothly. It was not until mid-June when it was about to be completed that Su Ruojin realized a problem. Mrs. Xu, who had always wanted to grab food and occupy the shop, had never come to make trouble once.
Prince Jin’s Mansion dealt with the Xu family?
(End of this chapter)
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