Chapter 26 Steamed Bun
In the blink of an eye, it was the sixteenth place and the shop opened.
Li Shiji!
This name was chosen by Li Qiniang, and it was a brain-free restaurant in the old Beijing before was called Li Shiji.
Back then, Dad Li opened three Li Shiji, but later only the one that was dowed to Li Qiniang. Now Li Qiniang doesn’t know if the shop is still there.
I heard that during war, officials would tear down the houses in the city and use bricks to repair the city walls. I don’t know if it is true.
Yan Xuehuai thought this name was very good, easy to remember and recite, and anyone who knew literacy could recognize it.
The day before the opening, Yan Xuehuai asked Li Qiniang to steam a few large pots of buns, and the shops on Huichang Street delivered a few buns from house to house.
The buns are packed in a small basket, and the basket is customized from Sun Sheng and uses the cheapest corn crust.
The Great Wei Dynasty called corn a marina, which was passed down by a monk during the Taizong period, hence the name. Nowadays, the Great Wei Dynasty's marina is very common, but Yan Xuehuai is still the first serving of the marina in weaving baskets with marina peels.
She doesn't know how to make it up, and Sun Sheng found someone to make it up, and it will be done with one try. It's easier than willow branches, but this thing is not strong and cannot be touched by water. It will break after a few times of use.
Yan Xuehuai used squid to weave baskets to save money.
Two pork and green onion buns, two mushrooms and green vegetables buns, and two bean paste buns.
Six buns were packed in a basket that was not good, and they were pasted with red paper with the words "Li Shi Ji" written on it. Each shop gave a copy, which was a move between the neighbors and a promotion for the new store.
On the first day of opening, Yu Min came over early in the morning, brought two fish, dying, and holding on to her last breath.
"This is from my stall. I didn't spend any money, so don't be polite!"
Only then did Yan Xuehuai realize that Yu Min's mother sells fish, and her surname is Yu. The famous fish woman on Shuncheng Street is her.
"You're here just right, help me set off firecrackers."
The sound of firecrackers crackled, and red shavings spilled all over the floor. Yu Min was in a hurry to leave after setting off the firecrackers. Yan Xuehuai handed him a basket of buns and asked him to take them back for his mother to taste.
When the neighbors heard the news, they came to congratulate one after another. They ate other people's buns yesterday and always had to say a few auspicious words today.
When I saw the buns coming out of the pot, it was steaming hot. I remembered the taste I had eaten yesterday. The buns that Li Qiniang got up before dawn were sold out. In less than half an hour, they were all sold out.
I only bought buns, but no one wanted to cook.
No neighbors came over again. A young man in a long gown trotted over with sweat on his face and asked, "Do you still have buns?"
"The buns are gone, come in and sit down, home-cooked side dishes, freshly fried."
The young man in the long gown shook his head: "I rushed back to the yamen and wanted to buy a few buns to eat. If you don't have one, just buy sesame cakes and pick up meat to save trouble."
Looking at his back, Yan Xuehuai was stunned and patted her head. She seemed to have ignored something.
Huichang Street cannot be regarded as the most prosperous place in Xinjing City, and it may be ranked second and third.
After the imperial city was enclosed, Huichang Street was the closest street to the imperial city. After transformation, it became the most lively place in Xinjing.
The yamen at all levels of the capital established in the Great Wei Dynasty were either in the imperial city or close to the imperial city.
What is this? This is a business opportunity.
After working hard for most of the day, I had no other business except selling buns.
Li Qiniang's spatula was lying there quietly.
In the evening, Huang Bo came, ordered two side dishes, and ordered another bowl of chicken soup wontons.
After taking a few bites, he raised his thumbs up: "Sister Li, your skills are really good. I didn't expect you to make the taste of the north so well."
Li Qiniang felt a little embarrassed: "When my father was young, he traveled around the world and could cook both the North and South dishes, so I learned some of them."
Yan Xuehuai wrapped a casserole containing chicken soup wontons in a big handkerchief, and was about to go out. He smiled and said, "My grandfather is a famous chef, and my mother is a family-born craft."
When Huang Bo entered the door, he didn't see Yan Xuehuai. Seeing her talking to him on his own initiative, he quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand and stood up: "Hello Miss Li."
Yan Xuehuai burst into laughter, and this person called her Miss Li.
"Hello, Mr. Huang."
"Don't call me Shaodong. Miss Li is like Sister Li, call me Abo." Huang Bo subconsciously stretched the robe on his body, but in fact there was not even a wrinkle on the robe.
"That's not OK. You are older than me. I'll call you Brother Huang. Brother Huang, eat slowly and see you back."
Yan Xuehuai smiled and walked towards the door while talking.
"Okay, okay, you're busy, you're busy."
Huang Bo sat down, scooped up a wonton and put it in his mouth. He added water chestnuts to the meat filling. It was crispy and refreshing. This is the way to eat it in the south. Like that little girl, she spoke the official words like Wu Dong's soft words, and it was so nice.
Yan Xuehuai went to deliver food to Mrs. Ye. When she saw Mo Yu, she apologized first: "I'm so sorry. The shop opened on the first day of today. At noon, my mother and I were too busy. We finally sat down to have dinner in the afternoon. Then I remembered that we didn't deliver food to Mrs. Ye was so anxious that I scolded me. Aunt Mo Yu, don't worry, I promise tomorrow that I will definitely bring it here for dinner."
Mo Yu then remembered that today was sixteen, and hurriedly said, "You don't have to run here in the future. I'm fine anyway, I'll go over to pick it up at noon."
"We will give this meal to you that night."
Yan Xuehuai couldn't ask for anything, so she said a few more words of politeness and agreed half-rejected and half-spoken.
When she left, Old Lady Ye came out from behind the screen, snorted, and said to Mo Yu: "You are just a honest person. That little girl's words are full of tricks, just waiting for you to jump."
Mo Yu was stunned. What kind of pitfalls? How good is there? The little girl is really and sensible. The old lady has a temper, alas.
When he returned to Huichang Street, Huang Bo had already left. Li Qiniang was packing the dishes. When she saw her daughter coming back, she said with pain: "I'll go to see you off tomorrow night. It's not safe for you to be so late."
"I agreed with Aunt Mo Yu today that she will come here to get it at noon and we will deliver it to you in the evening."
Li Qiniang was stunned: "Subscribe from us at noon?"
Before, she heard Yan Xuehuai's intention, Mrs. Ye only ordered the evening ones, so why did she deliver them for the first time? Even lunch?
"Well, the food you cook is delicious, Mrs. Ye loves it."
Yan Xuehuai smiled so harmlessly that people and animals were all over the world.
The mother and daughter sat in front of the shiny table, and their shadows were reflected on the table.
After a day of fatigue, I was so rare that I could sit down and have a meal.
Li Qiniang smiled and said, "On the first day of opening, today's business is pretty good."
The 100 taels I secretly brought out were now eight taels left. I collected five taels from Mrs. Ye yesterday, and today I sold buns and Huang Bo’s table. It was not a cost. I earned one or three cents throughout the day.
The mother and daughter’s current cash is 14 taels and 3 cents.
This is still far from getting rich.
Yan Xuehuai remembers that a rich man once said in his previous life that young people should set small goals for themselves.
Her current small goal is to buy a house belonging to them, mother and daughter in the new capital. Even if it is a small courtyard that you enter, it may not be a good location, but in every corner.
Chapter completed!