Xi Hongdou saw that Aunt Xi had a toothache and couldn't eat hard, so he used the existing ingredients to make a simple chiffon cake. She has read tutorials on the Internet, and she is usually willing to research some special snacks or something by herself. Now I can't go home by jumping into the river, so I have to live a good life here.

Aunt Xi saw the steamed cake brought to her, and asked, "What kind of dumpling is this?" ”

Xi Hongdou said: "Steamed cake, my mother can also eat it." ”

Aunt Xi looked at it, the steamed cake was egg yolk, a layer of soft puff pastry on the surface, and it was steaming, the taste in the air was sweet, and there was a layer of hand-made red bean paste in the middle, and the color looked very bright. Curiously, she poked a small pit with her fingers, and the pit soon bulged again, and it felt very soft. Pinch a piece and put it in your mouth, this steamed cake seems to melt in your mouth, and the mouth is full of raw and sweet taste.

Aunt Xi eats happily, the steamed cake is not toothless at all, and she can't stop eating it with milk, she has never eaten anything more fragrant than this!

"I'm drooling when I see it!" Xi's second sister-in-law was uncomfortable, and she also wanted to take a bite and taste what it tasted like. But Xi Hongdou did so little, which was only enough for Aunt Xi alone, which made her scratch her heart and liver. Looking back at the others, even Daddy Xi stared at Aunt Xi's bowl, which shows that everyone is greedy.

Two days later, Aunt Xi came over to ask Xi Hongdou if he wanted something, and there was a big market in the county.

"You can catch the market tomorrow, and when our things are sold, I will give you something you like!" Aunt Xi said.

When Xi Hongdou heard this, he asked, "What do we sell?" ”

"It's my own agricultural goods and dry goods in the water." Aunt Xi said: "It is estimated that it will be sold out in one morning." "The people of the Xi family are also diligent, although farming is hard, but they don't have to worry about eating and drinking for a year.

Xi Hongdou thought about it and asked, "Does my mother think the cake I made can be sold?" ”

Aunt Xi was stunned for a moment, and then slapped her thigh: "You can also sell it, your cake is even finer than what is sold in the city, it is definitely easy to sell!" But that thing doesn't seem to be easy to do, right? ”

"As long as you can sell it!" Xi Hongdou said, although the two sisters-in-law are good to themselves, it can still be seen from the memory of the original owner, because of everyone's preference, the two sisters-in-law actually muttered in their hearts. If she doesn't do something practical, I'm afraid everyone will be awkward in the future.

Xi Hongdou said to do it, and there was a lot of work in the kitchen, and there were more materials, but it was not easy to beat the egg whites, and at this time, I especially missed the electric whisk.

The original finished product should have used milk, but the village was full of ploughing cows, and there were no cows, so Xi Hongdou directly omitted the milk step.

According to the characteristics of local pastries, they are all relatively crispy, dry and hard varieties, and the materials are mostly coarse grains to enhance the fragrance, and too many particles make the taste a lot of residue. And her pastries are soft and dense, even after a simple castration recipe, relying on this feature can definitely beat most of the pastries on the market.

Everything is ready, Xi Hongdou did not go directly to the pot to steam, and only started steaming when the day was almost dawn, and the steamed cake was still steaming when I finally rushed to the market!

Xi's second sister-in-law helped carry it, and the fragrance could not be concealed.

"Hey, hey, this is too fragrant, I'm really afraid I'll eat it all before I get to the place!" Xi's second sister-in-law said with a smile, Xi Hongdou has only made five or six catties.

Xi Hongdou also smiled: "If your sister-in-law likes it, I'll make it for my sister-in-law when you go home, and I'll make sure it's enough!" ”

Sister-in-law Xi felt that Xi Hongdou had changed a little, she didn't like to talk very much before, and people were shy and quiet a lot, but now she loves to talk and laugh, and she is much more enthusiastic about their two sisters-in-law.

Aunt Xi found a place and put everything on the table, a big bag of dried fish and shrimp, and her own food has not yet been lowered, but there are a lot of melons, fruits, pears and peaches in the yard, and they are full of them all at once.

"Girl, how much money is it for you to sell this cake?" Aunt Xi asked, I haven't bought it before and I don't know how to bargain!

Xi Hongdou thought about the price of egg white noodles, and finally estimated the price, so he said the number.

"A piece of three cents, a pound of fifteen cents? Can this sell well?! When Aunt Xi heard this price, she felt a little abrupt, she could buy three steamed buns for three yuan.

Xi Hongdou said: "Sell it first, and then reduce the price if it doesn't work!" ”

When Xi's second sister-in-law heard this, she hurriedly said: "If you really say that you can't sell it, you must not be blind, I will clean up as many as you want!" ”

Aunt Xi glared, and the second daughter-in-law also had a heart for eating.

One morning, a lot of people came to inquire. Although the appearance is excellent, but after all, everyone has never seen this thing, and there are not many people who really buy it, and it is a trial of two pieces of money, and most people are more willing to spend less money to buy dry biscuits to satisfy their hunger.

The street suddenly became lively at this time, Xi Hongdou looked over, and Aunt Xi said: "It seems that the Wu steward of the Xiao family is here!" ”

The vendors of the whole street were active, and they all followed Steward Wu to sell their own things.

The fresh melons and fruits that Steward Wu likes are bought in baskets, just like not spending money!

"The Xiao family is really not bad at buying things!" Xi Hongdou muttered, and then took his steamed cake and sent it forward.

Chief Steward Wu was very upset that these vendors were "chasing and intercepting" and wanted to hurry up and buy quickly, but suddenly he smelled a fragrance, and his footsteps stopped.

"You're a cake seller?!" Chief Steward Wu glanced at Xi Hongdou, and then his eyes fell on the pastry in Xi Hongdou's hand. The pastry doesn't look like it's baked, it's not hard, and the color is good, plus the fragrance wafting out, it's really ...... Rare.

Xi Hongdou handed over the steamed cake and directly asked Chief Steward Wu to taste it.

Wu took it, only to feel that the steamed cake seemed to melt in his hand, and he felt strange when he put it in his mouth, and when he put it in his mouth, his eyes lit up.

"How did you sell it?" Chief Steward Wu asked.

Xi Hongdou quoted directly, and when the chief steward Wu heard it, he said to the people behind him: "Look at how many she has, buy them all back!" ”

Xi Hongdou is happy, and he is finally not busy in vain!

Aunt Xi was happy, the people of the Xiao family loaded the things into the car, and then settled the money, and the money obtained made Aunt Xi happy!

"Or you come to the money quickly!" Aunt Xi said, that Wu is very picky, and he bought them all after taking a bite.

Chief Steward Wu looked at this side and said, "I also want twenty catties tomorrow, can you send it to the Xiao family?" When you get to the back door, someone will naturally check out for you! ”

"I'm afraid there aren't so many, the ingredients are not easy to get, I can give up to five catties." Xi Hongdou said, just egg whites can kill you.

"Five pounds is fine." Chief Steward Wu replied very happily.

After sending off the steward of Wu, Xi Hongdou sat happily, looking at the envious eyes of the two sisters-in-law, she knew that she was Liwei who had succeeded, although she was just making a little money, but she was not a person who ate and drank for nothing and couldn't get married.

When he returned home in the evening, Father Xi was naturally happy to see that his daughter's steamed cake was so profitable, so he asked his two daughters-in-law to help. It's okay to say anything else, but this step of beating egg whites is still a big problem.

"Dad, can you make me a gadget?" As she spoke, she drew a simple hand-cranked whisk with a small stick on the ground, and her father knew how to make it.

Daddy Xi nodded after he understood, it was rare for his daughter to speak, what could he not do?

Xi Hongdou and his two sisters-in-law worked hard all afternoon, and when things were finally made, Xi Hongdou said, "It's hard work for the two sisters-in-law." ”

Sister-in-law Xi smiled: "Your work is more energetic than the work next to you!" "The main thing is to make money, Aunt Xi also said that helping is not in vain, you can share the money!

The next day, Aunt Xi was not worried that Xi Hongdou would enter the county seat alone, although there was still farm work to be done at home, but she still asked Xi Mu to accompany her.

"It's time to buy white noodles at home." The noodles at home are eaten slowly, and they don't stock up much every year.

"That brother is going to buy noodles, let's see you at the city gate after buying it, and I'll go to the Xiao family by myself." Xi Hongdou said, if you don't go to Xiao's house, I'm afraid that the steamed cake will be cold.

Xi Mu was a little worried, but Xi Hongdou was very interested, and finally agreed.

Xi Hongdou inquired and asked for directions and knew the location of the Xiao family, and when he passed by the main gate of the Xiao family, he was also embarrassed, this Xiao family's house is too spectacular, right?

I have never seen such a magnificent house all the way, which makes Xi Hongdou curious about the background of the Xiao family.

walked around to the back door, and when the porter came to open the door, Xi Hongdou explained his intention, and then followed in.

"Chief Steward Wu also made a special explanation, saying that your steamed cake is really good." The porter Xiao Liuzi said.

When Xi Hongdou saw it, he took out a piece from the basket next to him and said, "Then you taste it, this is not counted in these five catties." She thought that in the future, if the Xiao family still ordered her steamed cakes, she would have to deal with Xiao Liuzi, and now it would be good to have a good relationship with others.

Xiao Liuzi was embarrassed to take it, but this steamed cake was also eaten by the masters, and he couldn't eat it on weekdays.

"Thank you very much!" Xiao Liuzi smiled and took it.

The two walked to the kitchen, and Xiao Liuzi said as he walked: "The Xiao family is a big family, and the masters and officials in the court are also related to each other, remember not to talk too much when you come in the future, so as not to cause trouble, if you have anything to tell me, I will tell the chief steward again." "If you eat someone's mouth, you'll have to help you talk in the future.

"Understood." Xi Hongdou nodded.

The things were sent to the kitchen, and when the cook took it, he specially asked how the steamed cake was made, and there were many cooks in the Xiao Mansion, but none of them dared to say that they could make exactly the same thing.

Xi Hongdou smiled and didn't speak, if this money-making recipe is told, whose money will she make in the future?

The cook weighed well, and then Xiao Liuzi led Xi Hongdou to the door of the account room to wait for the money, and after waiting for such a while, he saw a man come in at the gate. Xi Hongdou looked at the man as if he was about the same age as himself, wearing a moon-white auspicious cloud-patterned robe, and a pair of distant mountain sword eyebrows were very handsome and noble, but when the man passed by Xi Hongdou's side, he suddenly asked.

"You're a new maid?" Xiao Zhi asked, the maids at home bowed their heads when they saw him, and this thin little girl looked like a raw face.

Xi Hongdou said: "I'm not from the house, I'm here to deliver the goods." ”

Xiao Zhi nodded, but when he passed by Xi Hongdou, he felt a fragrance wafting over, and he quickly turned his head and looked at it a few more times.