Chapter 85 Duck Eggs
He and the others only now knew the name of the new food made by Xu Qingmeng.
He picked one up and took a bite. "It's delicious. The glutinous rice is soft and sticky. There's some minced meat on it, which is full of meat flavor. It also has the sweetness of bamboo shoots and the fragrance of mushrooms. It's really delicious."
“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.”
Everyone had a simple breakfast. The workers at the dock were almost here, so Xu Qingmeng and the others went about their business.
"Meng Niang, your steamed buns are so delicious. I guess there won't be enough to sell with so many of them, right?"
"Mom, there are so many, aren't they enough to sell? There are more than 200 of them! Don't we have buns and pies?"
"Anyway, I don't think it will be enough to sell. Whenever you launch a new product, it will definitely sell out. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. The siomai will definitely sell out first."
After a while, the workers came one after another.
He and Xinting were busy in the front hall, while Xu Qingmeng, Sister Tang and Aunt Li were busy in the kitchen.
"Come on, come in and sit down. We made a new dish today, bamboo shoot and mushroom steamed buns. Would you like to try it?"
"Really? There are new varieties so soon? But I haven't heard it clearly yet. What is this bamboo shoot diced?"
"Bamboo shoot and mushroom siu mai. This is made with glutinous rice, minced meat, diced bamboo shoots and minced mushrooms. It's wrapped and steamed. It tastes and looks different from steamed buns, but the taste is great and the size is big. Do you want to try it?"
"Okay, I believe in Madam Gu's cooking skills, so I'll have a bowl of spicy soup and two steamed buns."
"Give us two to try, too."
"Okay, right away."
"Xinting, serve the soup."
"Okay!"
"Here, have your siomai while it's hot."
"Aunt, what is that? Why haven't I seen it before?"
"You mean that? That's a new delicacy made by our Meng Niang. Would you like to try it? It's three cents each."
"Okay, they look about the same size as the meat buns, so give us two."
"Okay, I'll bring it to you right away."
After He left, a few people saw that the people at the next table had already started eating, so they got curious and asked, "How is the food? Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious. There's plenty of glutinous rice, minced meat, diced bamboo shoots and diced mushrooms. When you take a bite, your mouth is full of meaty flavor. It's only three cents a piece, worth it!"
"That's for sure. I know that the Gu family sells things with a clear conscience. I just want to know what Shaomai tastes like."
Before he could finish his words, He came over with steamed buns.
"Come on, try it."
"Yeah, it's good. We don't usually eat this glutinous rice. I didn't expect to eat it here, and it's so delicious."
"Yes, yes! Madam Gu's craftsmanship is truly amazing."
"It's good to be liked by everyone, so eat slowly!"
Gradually, more and more people came, and He had no time to chat with the guests.
Indeed, just as He said, the steamed dumplings were selling particularly fast today. When the customers heard that Gu's Restaurant had launched a new product, they all decisively chose the steamed dumplings. Even the usually popular braised pork buns were selling less.
Not until the steamed dumplings were sold out did everything else slowly return to normal.
Gu Yunyi came back from outside only after the busy morning market was over.
Xu Qingmeng came out of the kitchen and asked, "Why did it take so long? You've only just come back now. Have you had breakfast?"
"It's okay, don't worry, just do your thing, I'll eat something and then go take a rest."
Although Gu Yunyi's attitude remained cold, fortunately he spoke to Xu Qingmeng.
Gu Yunyi drank a bowl of soy milk, ate two steamed buns, and went to rest.
After resting for a while, Xu Qingmeng prepared to go to the market to buy some vegetables for lunch.
Not long after walking around, I saw a couple coming to the roadside. They had just taken off their shoulder poles and put down the duck eggs they had picked in the basket.
He started shouting, "Selling duck eggs, big and fresh duck eggs, all raised at home."
Duck eggs?
Xu Qingmeng has been here for so long, and she can see people selling eggs everywhere, but she has almost never seen anyone selling duck eggs, so she has never thought of using duck eggs to cook.
When Yi saw it, he thought of salted duck eggs, which were big and oily. They were delicious when eaten with porridge in the morning.
"How much do you sell these duck eggs?"
"Sister, do you want a big one or a small one? These are from the ducks you raise. The big ones are one penny each, and the small ones are two pennies for three."
Xu Qingmeng didn't expect that the duck eggs here were so cheap.
"How many big ones do you have? How many small ones? Can you have 150 big ones?"
It takes some time to pickle duck eggs, so Xu Qingmeng thought of pickling more at one time. The big ones can be sold, and the small ones can have the yolks taken out and kept for making egg yolk pastries.
She is confident in her skills, but she is afraid that she will not pickle enough and there will not be enough to sell.
When the couple selling duck eggs heard this, they subconsciously looked at each other. It was obvious that they had not expected that someone would buy so many at once.
"Girl, do you need so much?"
Someone nearby who knew Xu Qingmeng said, "This is Madam Gu from the Gu Family Restaurant. Since she dared to ask, she must want it."
"Oh, okay. We are just worried that the girls will buy them and it will be difficult to store them. We are really sorry. We are short-sighted. There are about 180 large ones and 120 small ones here."
"Okay, I want all of them, but I don't know if you can help me deliver them to the Gu Family Restaurant on East Street. If you still have some, you can send me another 200 large duck eggs in four days."
"Of course that's no problem. Don't worry, I'll send it to you right away and I guarantee that none of it will be damaged."
When the couple heard that she wanted it all and could get more later, they were so happy. It was just a matter of walking a few more steps. As long as they could make money, how could they not be willing?
"Boss, look, I'm buying so many duck eggs at once, can you give me a discount?"
After all, it will be sold later, so Xu Qingmeng certainly wants to save as much cost as possible. Little by little, it adds up to a lot. Don’t just think of it as a little bit at a time. Over every month, little by little, you can save a lot of money.
"Here...here, okay, this time we raised them all ourselves. There are nearly 180 big ones, so we'll count them as yours. The small ones will also be counted as yours, making a total of 120. We're also making a small profit. In previous years, we lost money every year and never made any money."
The couple was also worried. Xu Qingmeng didn't want the eggs anymore, and the elderly in the family was sick and was waiting for them to sell the eggs and buy medicine. If no one bought them, they didn't know if the elderly in the family could survive.
(End of this chapter)
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