Chapter 84 Shaomai
Mrs. Huang has quite a few subordinates, and she herself loves sweets, so she has some channels to get some ingredients, so naturally she is more adept at making these things.
After discussion, Mrs. Huang was willing to split it 4:6, and Xu Qingmeng was willing to split it 6.
Xu Qingmeng declined outright. Although craftsmanship is of utmost importance, running a business is not easy. Moreover, surviving in an old dim sum shop requires a lot of effort.
In the end, the two decided on a fifty-fifty split, but Mrs. Huang gave the sign to Xu Qingmeng.
Xu Qingmeng was a bad namer, and had originally thought of simply ordering Xu's Dim Sum. But just as he opened his mouth, he saw that Madam Huang's expression changed slightly.
She hesitated: "If I call Xu Ji, will your mother-in-law have any ideas?"
"I don't think so." Xu Qingmeng said hesitantly, but when he put himself in He's shoes, he felt that He might really overthink it.
Finally, the two of them discussed it for a while and decided on the name: Jinxiu Xuan.
After the discussion, they had someone write a deed, and the two of them signed and sealed it. They also made an appointment to go to the street the next afternoon to choose a shop and discuss decoration, etc.
In the evening, Mrs. Huang invited them to dinner, which they ate in the front yard. Gu Yunyi and Huang Boyang also came. It was said that County Magistrate Huang had official business to attend to and did not return.
Huang Boyang would say some funny things at the dinner table. When he heard that the two of them were already interested in the pastry shop, he immediately asked about it in detail.
He was quite interested and carefully gave them some suggestions and points that needed attention.
Gu Yunyi was a little confused. After all, when Xu Qingmeng mentioned it yesterday, he was still thinking of refusing.
However, he did not show it, fully practicing the principle of not talking while eating. Apart from politely responding to a few words from Mrs. Huang, he basically never spoke on his own initiative.
After dinner, Gu Yunyi and Huang Boyang hurried to the yamen.
Madam Huang looked at Xu Qingmeng jokingly: "Did Meng Niang kick Mr. Gu out of the room last night? Let's see today..."
Faced with Mrs. Huang's words, Xu Qingmeng had no way to explain. She couldn't say that she hid a pair of scissors under her pillow and was discovered by her husband, which made him unhappy today!
She could only lower her head and chuckle, looking embarrassed.
Mrs. Huang thought that they had been married for not long, so she laughed and didn't ask any more questions.
The two talked for a long time, and seeing that Gu Yunyi and the other man had not returned yet, Xu Qingmeng stood up and said goodbye.
The Gu family restaurant here has been completely renovated and will be ready to reopen tomorrow.
Xu Qingmeng plans to make a new dish.
Before Xu Qingmeng went back, he went to Shen's Grocery Store and asked Shen Jinwen to deliver fifty kilograms of glutinous rice in the evening.
There was not much useful stuff left, so I bought some more and then went back.
As soon as Xu Qingmeng arrived, Shen Ji's waiter had already delivered the purchased items to Gu's house.
Xu Qingmeng soaked the glutinous rice in a basin and went to rest, but Gu Yunyi had not returned yet.
Thinking it might be related to Liu Shengming, Xu Qingmeng was always worried and tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
Gu Yunyi and she originally wanted to avoid the dispute between County Magistrate Huang and County Lieutenant Liu.
Lord Huang and his men did not bother them anymore, but the Liu family was obviously unwilling to let them go. In the end, Master Liu threatened them with his future, which definitely brought out Gu Yunyi's inherent temper.
Why.
The next morning, Xu Qingmeng got up early and looked at the empty bamboo bed. It was obvious that Gu Yunyi had not returned all night.
Xu Qingmeng was afraid that He would worry, so she didn't show it on her face.
Xu Qingmeng asked He to clean the soaked glutinous rice, while Aunt Li and Sister-in-law Tang were grinding soy milk.
"Meng Niang, are you preparing to make new food?"
"Yes, Auntie, please help you and Sister Tang to grind more soy milk."
Xu Qingmeng walked towards the room while talking. The weather was still a little cold, so she went back and got a coat to put on.
"Hey, it's okay, just be careful when you're working on your own."
Xu Qingmeng put on another piece of clothing and returned to the kitchen. Aunt Li had already washed the glutinous rice.
"Mom, please help me chop some more meat."
"Okay, I'll chop it for you right away."
He washed the pork belly with warm water, cut it into thin slices and started chopping it.
Xu Qingmeng took two steamers, spread cotton cloth in the steamers, spread the glutinous rice that had been soaked in water and washed clean on the cotton cloth, covered it with a lid, and put it in a large pot to steam.
It takes some time to steam the glutinous rice. He was already chopping the meat filling. Xu Qingmeng took a basin, added flour to water and eggs, kneaded it into a smooth dough and set it aside to rise.
At this time, He had already chopped the meat filling, and she helped Xu Qingmeng cut the blanched bamboo shoots into small dices. The two of them also cut some diced mushrooms and put them aside for later use.
"Mom, I see the glutinous rice is already cooked. Please take it out and clean the muslin cloth. We will need it later."
After Xu Qingmeng finished speaking, he lit a pan with oil, put the chopped meat into the pan and stir-fried it. After the color changed, he added diced bamboo shoots and diced mushrooms and stir-fried them evenly. Then he added appropriate amounts of soy sauce, salt and sugar for seasoning.
After stir-frying the meat filling in the pot evenly, Xu Qingmeng turned off the fire, poured in the steamed glutinous rice, and mixed the two evenly.
She picked up the dough, kneaded it, and divided it into small pieces. Thinking that the workers had big appetites, she rolled it into large round slices so that the dumplings would be bigger after being wrapped.
After rolling out the dough, she picked up the chopsticks, picked up the glutinous rice and meat filling and spread it flat on the dough.
Put a little glutinous rice and meat filling in the middle of the dough, and then pinch the edges of the dough into a wavy shape.
After closing the edges, not only does the shape look good, but the dough is also filled with glutinous rice. This way, when you eat the closed edge, you will not just eat dry dough. Finally, reshape it and tighten the waist, and the beautiful and delicious steamed buns are ready.
Xinting was making dumplings, Mrs. Tang was more skillful, Aunt Li was lighting the fire nearby, and He had finished her work, so she and Mrs. Tang helped Xu Qingmeng make steamed buns.
"Meng Niang, why is mine a little different from yours?"
Xu Qingmeng took a look at the steamed buns in He's hand and knew the reason.
"Mom, you put too much glutinous rice and meat filling in the middle. Put a little less."
"Okay, well, it would be a shame to throw this away, let's steam it together later and keep it for myself."
Mrs. Tang is really good at eating. I have learned everything just by watching.
Soon, the three of them finished wrapping the four steamer baskets of siu mai. After finishing all this, He went to the front hall to get busy.
It’s almost time for the workers to go to work, so they steam the buns and siu mai together to avoid any delay.
The steamed dumplings in the pot were ready, so Xu Qingmeng took out the whole steamer.
"Okay, this is the new food I'm going to sell, bamboo shoot diced steamed buns, you all can try it."
"Diced bamboo shoots and shaomai? The name sounds novel, it must be delicious."
(End of this chapter)
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