There's another way to make chive and egg pancakes, which Lin Yan plans to try sometime. Knead the dough and pinch it into small balls. Then, add chives and scrambled eggs as the filling. Flatten the small balls and wrap the filling around them like dumplings. Finally, gently press the dumplings to make them thinner and larger, frying until both sides are golden brown.
Lin Yan felt that it was delicious no matter how it was cooked. Oh, and there were also tofu-stuffed buns. It had been a long time since I had eaten them. The last time I had them was before I got married. After I got married, even though there was a lot of tofu at home, Lin Yan never thought of making tofu-stuffed buns.
Feeling a little greedy just thinking about it, Lin Yan decided to do it tomorrow night.
The next morning, Lin Yan woke up early and went to the vegetable garden to pick a basket of chives. He washed them, chopped half of them, and mixed them with seasoning, eggs, and flour. He would go to the shop and cook them directly. He would take the remaining half to the shop and mix more if it was not enough.
Yu Ge'er also went to the shop today. Feng Xiu Niang had something to do at home, so she gave Yu Ge'er a few days off. Yu Ge'er put the handkerchief and needlework in his saddle bag, planning to embroider the handkerchief when he had free time.
Although he didn't sell many, he was full of confidence and embroidered handkerchiefs whenever he had free time. At first, he embroidered several patterns on one handkerchief as practice. As his skills improved, he gradually embroidered one pattern on each handkerchief. After the embroidery was completed, Feng Xiu Niang took them to the embroidery shop to sell.
For a beginner like Yuger, the embroidery patterns are simple and not very exquisite, and can only be sold for two cents per piece. However, Yuger did not despise it. He thought that after practicing his skills, he would be able to embroider exquisite and complex patterns in time.
Arriving at the shop, Lin Yan asked Zhao Shiyun to come inside to help while he fry the pancakes at the door. The chive and egg pancakes were fragrant, and as soon as they were poured into the pan, the aroma burst forth with a sizzling sound. Lin Yan methodically poured a few more spoonfuls of batter, and the pan was enough to make four pancakes.
The first pancake can be turned over. Lin Yan slowly uses a small spatula to open it and then turn it over.
"It smells so good, little boss, what are you doing?"
"This is a leek and egg pancake, two cents each, would you like one?" This leek pancake is bigger than the pumpkin pancake and contains eggs, so it is one cent more expensive.
"Okay, one."
Those who had not eaten breakfast were attracted by the aroma. Looking at the big and golden leek pancakes spread out by Lin Yan at the door of the shop, they immediately started to open one or two of them.
The pancakes were too dry, so they needed something to drink. Several bowls of soy milk were sold immediately. Before long, the batter in the bowl was almost gone, so Lin Yan went back to the kitchen to mix another bowl and continued making pancakes.
Yu Ge'er was embroidering a handkerchief while collecting money. He felt like someone was watching him. He looked up and saw an aunt sitting at a table against the wall. Next to her was a young man about seventeen or eighteen and a dark-skinned man. Yu Ge'er frowned, not knowing who was looking at him, so he simply lowered his head and continued embroidering the handkerchief.
"Brother, why do you always look at others?" Under the table, Yang Tao kicked his brother and told him not to be so rude.
Yang Xu withdrew his gaze, did not answer, and started eating the leek pancake in big mouthfuls.
Aunt Yang told them to eat quickly because they had to go to the market to sell chickens and ducks later.
Yu Ge'er didn't take this little thing seriously and forgot about it. Just then someone came to pay the bill, and Yu Ge'er put down his handkerchief and stood up to collect the coins.
At 9:00 PM, Lin Yan had finished making both of the batter he'd prepared. The chive and egg pancakes were sold out, and Lin Yan was overjoyed. He hadn't expected such good sales on the first day. Zhao Shiyun took the bowls he was holding to the backyard to wash them. Widow Liu and Brother Yue had already started preparing lunch. They had been working at the shop for a month, so it was time to pay them. Lin Yan had already counted their wages last night and was waiting to give them to them after work ended today.
Zhao Shiyun washed the basin, said hello to Lin Yan, and prepared to go out to keep the appointment.
It was still the tea stall from a few days ago. Zhao Shiyun saw Pao Xian sitting there from afar.
"Brother Liu, I'm sorry, I'm late." Zhao Shiyun said with a hint of apology.
This idler is called Liu Yong, much older than Zhao Shiyun, so it is not wrong to call him Brother Liu.
"No, I arrived early. Mr. Zhao, please take a seat."
The two sat opposite each other. Liu Yong poured a cup of tea for Zhao Shiyun before getting down to business.
"I have found out what you asked me to find out."
Zhao Shiyun put down the teacup, looked around, and then leaned closer to listen to what Liu Yong continued to say.
"The owner of Lingyaju passed away a few years ago, and his son-in-law originally took over. However, he wasn't cut out for business, so he relied on regular customers for support. Unfortunately, his son-in-law developed a gambling addiction a few months ago."
"What? Gambling addiction?" Zhao Shiyun asked in surprise.
"Yes, Boss Liu lost many of his accumulated customers to his son-in-law because he arbitrarily raised prices and sold inferior goods as good ones, just to make money for gambling. As a result, he eventually owed the gambling house a hundred taels of silver. He closed the shop and planned to sell it, but his location is so-so, so no one is buying it yet."
"One hundred taels..." Zhao Shiyun took a breath of cold air. It would take several lifetimes to earn that much money.
"What about his wife?"
"His wife ran away!" Liu Yong got excited when he talked about this. "This son-in-law ruined the shop. His wife, Liu, saw that he was becoming less and less promising, so she ran away with a businessman last month. This son-in-law couldn't pay the gambling house back, and no one wanted the shop, so he was hiding all day long."
Zhao Shiyun sighed. His second uncle was having such a hard time. Could he be up to something bad? Was he planning to start a riot and destroy the shop? Then, they'd pay him money to settle the matter? Zhao Shiyun couldn't think of much at the moment. He planned to go home and tell his family and discuss it together.
Liu Yong continued, "Mr. Zhao, these gamblers are crazy. If you have any entanglement with them, you must be more careful."
Zhao Shiyun thanked Liu Yong, paid the balance of one hundred yuan, and returned to the shop with a heavy heart.
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