Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Lan will put the clothes...
It took 10 days for Lan to finish making all the clothes. She asked her daughter Fangcao to deliver them to the Su family. After Chen gave the remaining silver to Fangcao, she also specially packed a bag of mooncakes made by her daughter for Fangcao.
Fangcao felt a little embarrassed, so she put down her clothes and ran away.
Chen called out twice but to no avail, so she could only watch them leave. Finally, she had to wait for a while until Su Li's freshly baked mooncakes came out, and then she packed a bag each and sent them to Lan, Lu, and her sister Mo.
"How can this be possible?" Mrs. Lu looked at the mooncakes wrapped in oil paper and refused to accept them.
"Try the homemade ones." Seeing that no one wanted to buy them, Chen placed a bag of mooncakes on the table beside her.
When she heard that it was made by Su Li, Mrs. Lu's eyes lit up instantly. The food cooked by the fifth girl was so delicious, so the mooncakes must be delicious too.
So after refusing several times, Mrs. Lu felt embarrassed to accept the mooncake.
After Chen left, Lu opened a package directly. Inside were four mooncakes of different styles, some in flower patterns, some round, and some square and diamond shapes. Lu used her hands to split half of the flower-shaped mooncake, put it in her mouth and took a light bite. The rich fragrance of roses instantly filled her entire mouth, with a slightly sweet taste, neither greasy nor oily.
It’s actually a cake made of roses?
It was the first time for Mrs. Lu to eat this kind of mooncake. She usually ate mooncakes made of five nuts or jujube paste, but this was the first time she ate mooncakes made of fresh flowers. Not to mention it was quite delicious. The fragrance of flowers filled her mouth as soon as she took a bite. The crust was also soft and sweet. It was very delicious. Mrs. Lu swallowed half of the mooncake in two or three bites, and then she looked at the other few mooncakes with curiosity in her eyes.
If she hadn't been thinking about her son and husband, Mrs. Lu would have wanted to break it open right away to see what flavor was left.
What a pity. Mrs. Lu wrapped up the mooncakes and put them away, waiting to eat them after the rest of the family came back.
Lan from next door also received mooncakes from Chen, but unlike Lu, she did not think much of the mooncakes sent by Chen, especially when she heard that they were made by her youngest daughter. She did not take it seriously at all. After all, she was not short of that little money. If she wanted to eat some snacks, she could just go to the county to buy them.
In the end, Lan casually placed the package of mooncakes on the table and thanked her politely. It was not until her husband came back hungry and took out the mooncakes to fill his stomach that he discovered the difference between the mooncakes.
"Xi Niang, where did you buy this mooncake? It's quite delicious. Why don't we buy some mooncakes from this shop when we go back to your parents' home?"
Lan brought the food to the table. Seeing her husband, who usually didn't like snacks, say this, she was suspicious. Could the mooncakes Chen sent be so delicious? She looked over and was stunned when she saw the half-opened mooncake.
It was made so delicately and looked even better than the mooncakes she bought at the county pastry shop.
She picked up a piece and took a bite. It was actually lotus seed paste? There seemed to be egg yolk in it, and the taste was unexpectedly delicious.
The lotus seed paste is delicate and sweet with a fresh fragrance, while the egg yolk oil is moist and salty, with a soft and glutinous texture but not too sweet. The combination of the two makes people linger in the aftertaste.
Lan was stunned, with complicated emotions welling up in her heart, and her words became a little bit sharp.
"This is made by the Su family themselves. Where can I buy it?"
But after saying this, Lan thought again that the Su family seemed to be in the food business, so since they made the food, they must be selling it. But since she had already said it, she didn't say anything more.
Zeng Lao Da knew that his wife had been making clothes for the Su family recently. Hearing this, he felt a little regretful and said, "Forget it then."
He thought that his mother-in-law, who was so picky, would definitely like this mooncake, but he didn't expect it was not for sale?
Mrs. Lan, who was standing by, said nothing, but she was also concerned about what her husband said. She wondered if she could ask her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lu, later. "Yes."
I didn't wait too long and went to ask early the next morning.
"Yes, they are sold, 2 cents each. The ones with lotus seed paste, egg yolk and ham are more expensive, 3 cents each." As Lu said this, she sighed in her heart, wondering why others can make money. Such a small mooncake is sold at such a high price.
"So expensive?" It was almost the same price as the snack shop in the county.
"That's right." Mrs. Lu still remembered that this was her first reaction yesterday when she heard her husband Zeng Laoer talking about the price of mooncakes sold by the Su family. She immediately regretted why she ate them as soon as she got them. If she had known, she should have kept them and given them as gifts later.
The two sisters-in-law looked at each other and seemed to have the same feelings.
However, both families are considered to be well-off in the village. Although the mooncakes at two cents each are a bit expensive, the taste is indeed good. Moreover, since you are going to buy them both, why not buy them at the Su family? Maybe you can get a cheaper price for the sake of your neighbors?
The two discussed it and came to the Su family together.
Su family,
At this time, Su Li was baking mooncakes in the backyard, while Su Hong was cooking meals to sell in the kitchen. These days, Su Hong had completely learned how to cook those two dishes, and also learned some new dishes, all of which were taught by Su Li.
Su Li originally thought that after her elder sister learned how to cook, she would ask her grandfather to build a stove, and the two of them would be able to cook more, so that they could set up a stall in the county without any delay.
However, it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival. Su Li thought about it and decided to put the stall in the county on hold for the time being. She could first make a batch of mooncakes and sell them in the county. Although mooncakes are time-consuming to make, the profit is still quite good. Moreover, there are seasonal restrictions and they can only be sold for about a month at most. So Su Li was busy making mooncakes first.
Su Li didn’t make many flavors of mooncakes this time, including the classic five-nut flavor, lotus seed paste and egg yolk flavor, as well as rose flavor and jujube paste flavor.
These are the flavors that people like to eat nowadays. At first, Su Li tried to make a batch, not many, only more than 20. She originally planned to sell them in the county, but they were sold out one by one at the dock, even faster than the meals. Later, she increased the number to about 50, and they were also sold out quickly.
Among them, there were several people, such as Lin Xueyu who often came to buy food, Wen Xueyu who had bought food from Su Li before, as well as Aunt Shen and the lady selling drinks next to them, who also came specifically to order mooncakes in gift boxes. Among them, Lin Xueyu asked for 6 boxes, and Wen Xueyu asked for the most, 8 boxes.
So Su Li has been baking mooncakes like crazy at home these two days, and left the rest of the work to her elder sister, fourth sister and mother.
When Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lan arrived, Su Li had just finished baking a batch of dumplings and asked her mother to bring it to the front.
"We arrived just in time." Mrs. Lu said with a smile as she looked at the freshly baked mooncakes that Mrs. Chen was holding.
Chen's relationship with Lu has become better due to their frequent visits. Seeing the two of them coming, she smiled and said, "Why are you here? Come on, come in and sit down."
"We are just tempted by your mooncakes, so we want to come here to see if there is anything to eat. If there is, we will come in. If not, we will leave." Mrs. Lu joked.
Chen knew it was a joke, so she followed suit, "Others don't have it, but you and Madam Lan definitely do."
"That's great." Mrs. Lu said as she led Mrs. Lan in.
Seeing that the two had such a good relationship, Lan couldn't help feeling a little strange. In fact, she had been curious since Lu brought people to ask her for help in making clothes. As far as she knew, her sister-in-law was not someone who would be willing to help just anyone, and not everyone was pleasing to her. She didn't expect that this lady from a military household could be valued so much by her.
However, Lan only thought about it in his heart and remained calm on the surface.
"Come, try it. This is the mooncake baked yesterday. Try it and see how it tastes." Chen took out a mooncake from the colander in the shade of the yard, cut it in half and handed it to the two of them.
This is a rare item and can be sold for silver, so the Lu and Lan families didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"That's so embarrassing, haha." Mrs. Lu laughed, but still reached out to take it.
The same goes for Lan.
This mooncake is Yunnan ham flavored. The two took a small bite of the mooncake. It was salty and fragrant. The aroma of the ham and the crust were perfectly blended together. The saltiness was just right. The more you chewed, the more fragrant it became. Originally, Mrs. Lu was thinking of just buying the rose flavored mooncake, but after eating the salty one, she felt that the Yunnan ham flavored one was also delicious, and she was a little conflicted for a while.
The same goes for Lan. She usually likes to eat sweet mooncakes the most, but she didn’t expect that the salty ones are also delicious.
"I didn't expect that the mooncakes with Yunnan ham flavor are so good!" Mrs. Lu praised.
Lan nodded in agreement.
“It’s really good.”
Chen thought to herself, "Of course!" She also thought her daughter was too smart. She had never thought she could make such a difficult mooncake, and she could make it look so good and taste so good, even better than the ones sold in the county.
During this period, many people who have eaten her mooncakes have come to her specifically to buy more.
"I just wonder if it will be cheaper if I buy more?" Mrs. Lu said as she told Mrs. Lan that she and Mrs. Lan planned to buy two boxes each as gifts.
"We are all neighbors, why are you saying all this? If you want it, just charge 2 wen each. If you want a box, add 20 wen more." Chen and Su Li went to the county together to choose this box. The cost was 20 wen, and she didn't quote a higher price.
Originally, the box Su Li was made with the idea of Grandpa Su making it, which would save a lot of costs, but after making a sample, it was found that it was still far from the original.
All I can say is that Old Man Su is quite good at making tables and stools, but he has not learned any specialized skills after all, so he is still not very good at carving patterns and painting. He has to find a professional carpenter to do it, so the price is naturally higher.
Mrs. Lu, who was standing by, was overjoyed when she heard that the price could be reduced by one cent. "Okay, then I'll take two yuan for each flavor. I don't need the boxes, I still have some at home!"
After saying that, Mrs. Lu asked Mrs. Lan who was standing next to her.
"How about you, sister-in-law?"
Lan: "Me too."
But she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, thinking that the Chen family was petty and mean. They said it was a good deal, but in fact, if they only wanted the sweet taste, wouldn't that mean it was not a good deal?
"Can I see the box?"
"Okay." Chen went to take out the box. It was just an ordinary carved box. The wood was not good, but it was not bad either.
Lan: "Then I want two boxes."
"Okay." After saying that, Chen said,
"It depends on when you want it. I'll send it to your home in advance."
So Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lan each told the date, gave the silver, chatted for a while, and then left.
After everyone left, Chen went to the backyard to help Su Li put the mooncake filling in.
"Mom, was Aunt Lu here just now?" Although Su Li didn't see anyone, she heard the voice.
"Yes, that's right." Chen didn't understand why it was so impressive, but she just thought it was Su Li asking casually out of curiosity.
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