Chapter 45: Selling Mooncakes
After a few days of preparation, the noodle tube is scheduled to open on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In order to publicize her, she spent a lot of effort, and originally wanted to design some propaganda pages, but considering that there were not many people who could read and write in ancient times, she gave up this idea.
The best publicity is still the most practical word of mouth, so after discussing with the shopkeeper Zhu, he found some vendors who walked the streets and alleys and gave some money, and the effect was surprisingly good. Over the past few days, a lot of people have come to the store to inquire.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, of course, is indispensable for mooncakes. Li Miaomiao visited a few dim sum shops, selling some traditional five-kernel mooncakes.
So I asked Li Dazhuang to make some wooden molds in advance, which are all traditional shapes and are very simple to make.
On August 14, after breakfast, Li Miaomiao took her three children and began to do her hands, she did her own work in her previous life, and she was still very familiar with the process, but there was no oven, and she didn't know how to steam out.
After a busy morning, she made a lot, mainly bean paste filling, egg yolk filling, and fruit filling. I didn't expect it to taste surprisingly good, and it was much softer than the oven in my previous life.
She took out the basket and packed some for the surrounding neighbors, and the Li family's old mansion was naturally not less, after all, their recent performance made Li Miaomiao extremely satisfied. But she couldn't go herself, so she ordered her three children to go with her.
The neighbors are amazed at her moon cakes, after all, they are fresh, everyone loves to eat them very much, naturally, Li Miaomiao will not be empty-handed when she comes back, each family will more or less send some gifts in return, the conditions are good, they are home-made moon cakes, and if there is no condition, they will send some home-grown vegetables, Li Miaomiao will gladly accept it. This is how neighbors get along, and the relationship will last for a long time.
After she sent it back, the three children had already returned, and Li Cunhe came with her.
The person in front of her, Li Miaomiao, almost didn't dare to admit it, such a haggard-faced, lifeless girl made Li Miaomiao couldn't help but feel sad, it seemed that Xia Junbo's divorce hit her hard.
"My cousin is here", hiding the sympathy in her heart, Li Miaomiao greeted naturally.
Her attitude made Li Cunhe a lot more relaxed, after the divorce, she rarely went out, and every time she saw the neighbors or sarcastic or sympathetic eyes, she felt that her heart had been stabbed severely. Today, it was my father who asked her to give a return gift, and she reluctantly came out.
"Grandpa asked me to send some home-made mooncakes", Li Cunhe twisted his head to the side, and then said, "The mooncakes you made are delicious", because of the previous incident, she didn't know how to get along with Li Miaomiao.
Li Miaomiao smiled, now the awkward Li Cunhe has the appearance of a girl.
"If it's delicious, I'll pack some more for you and take it back", after that, Li Miaomiao prepared to take the basket to load.
"No need", Li Cunhe hurriedly grabbed Li Miaomiao, who was about to leave, and hurriedly let go when she saw her, and her expression of wanting to speak made Li Miaomiao confused.
"If my cousin is okay in the afternoon, stay and help me, I'm going to make some mooncakes and sell them in the town", the feedback from the neighbors on the mooncakes is good, she feels that she can sell a lot of money if she prepares more.
"Okay, okay", Li Cunhe should arrive, she was very happy that Li Miaomiao asked her for help.
When she arrived at the kitchen, Li Miaomiao realized that there were not many materials she had prepared, so she decided to go to the shop in the town to do it, and she could sell it directly at the door of the shop after she finished it.
"Cousin, there are no materials at home, I plan to go to the town store to do it, do you want to go?" Li Miaomiao asked.
"Okay, then I'll go home and talk to my family first."
The two discussed the gathering at the entrance of the village, and Li Miaomiao put up the mold and the mooncakes that had been made. When he came to the entrance of the village, Li Cunhe was already waiting there, and Li Dazhuang came with him.
Someone helped, Li Miaomiao was naturally happy. When the group arrived at the shop, Li Miaomiao first asked Lei Lei to send the prepared mooncakes to Aunt Xie, Gu Shopkeeper, Gu Xingyun, and his husband's house. There are still dozens of dollars left, so let Li Dazhuang set up a stall in front of the shop and sell it first.
The mooncakes in the dim sum shop cost three wen a piece, and she also sells three wen. After a while, someone came to ask, Li Miaomiao cut the three mooncakes into small pieces for people to taste, and after tasting them, the customers did not leave empty-handed. Soon, half of the mooncakes were sold.
Li Miaomiao hurriedly took Li Cunhe to the back kitchen and started making moon cakes, all of them were peasant families, even if she had the impression that this cousin didn't work much, but now she is still very quick to work. Kneading, filling, demolding, and making it more presentable than yourself.
The pot of the noodle restaurant is large, and more than 30 pots can be produced in one pot, and under Li Dazhuang's repeated urging, the first pot finally came out.
Since tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, even if it is not a fair, there are many people in the town, and the love for new things is the same in ancient and modern times.
The two of them are very busy, and the supply is still in short supply. Fortunately, Aunt Xie's arrival relieved her embarrassment.
"Why is my aunt here, business in the store should be very good today", Li Miaomiao asked without stopping the movements of her hands.
"I heard Lei Lei say that you are selling moon cakes, and I want to come to help, Uncle Xie and Xiaolin look fine with you in the store", Aunt Xie said as she cleaned her hands.
"Thank you so much, auntie, we are very busy, by the way, this is my cousin Li Cunhe, this is Aunt Xie, the proprietress of Jinxiu Cloth Village", Li Miaomiao introduced the two.
After the two greeted each other, they began to get busy, and this time they were busy for more than two hours, and they began to stop when there were not many people on the street.
Seeing that the sky was almost noon, it had been an hour and a half, everyone had not eaten lunch yet, a few children did not stop talking, but they were not hungry, but a few adults were hungry, Li Miaomiao made a simple scallion oil mixed noodles, a few people ate it, and made it for a long time before they eased up.
Aunt Xie saw that there was nothing to do, so she said goodbye and left. I used a lot of materials in the store today, so I have to add some more. Li Dazhuang rushed out to buy it, and Li Miaomiao went with him.
A few children were tired and rested in the backyard, Li Miaomiao held the money jar and counted them in the lobby, Li Cunhe was naturally also present, Li Miaomiao felt that there was nothing to avoid.
"Miao Miao", Li Cunhe shouted, but some words still couldn't be spoken.
"What's wrong?" Li Miaomiao raised her head and asked, Oops, I was interrupted by Li Cunhe, and I had to count again.
So he put down the copper plate in his hand and asked seriously, "Does my cousin have anything to say, just say it."
"That, that, I'm sorry", the last three words, almost inaudible, but Li Miaomiao still heard it clearly.
It turned out that she had been awkward for so long, just to apologize to herself, Li Miaomiao smiled, "It's nothing, I don't blame you", she knew why Li Cunhe apologized.
"No, Miao Miao, I'm sorry for you, I shouldn't have robbed Xia Lang with you in the first place, and now I am abandoned by him, I deserve it", Li Cunhe remembered his fate and couldn't help crying.
Li Miaomiao didn't know how to persuade people, especially this kind of "stumbling girl", so she could only say, "You can't rob me, even if he doesn't withdraw from his family, I will find a way to withdraw from my relatives in the future." I believe your master can see that he is not a good match. My father had a life-saving grace for him, but he divorced my father when his bones were still cold, which was really ungrateful. ”
looked at Li Cunhe, who was hiding his face and crying, Li reluctantly took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, and continued, "How long have you been married, and he withdrew from your relationship because of the second uncle's affairs, which shows that he is very selfish, and how much is his sincerity to you?" This kind of ungrateful, selfish person, why should my cousin be sad for her anymore. ”
"However, I was divorced by him, my reputation is gone, and my life is gone", how could she not have thought of this, she used to be blindfolded and blind, but it turned out to be like this, she felt that her life was completely over.
"What are you talking about, encountering this kind of scum is not what you want. And now I find that it's much better than finding out his truth only after you get married. Also, you have to know that face is not given by others, it is earned by yourself. As long as you do well enough, others will only remember you for your goodness." Li Miaomiao persuaded.
Li Cunhe felt that Li Miaomiao's words were very reasonable, but he was still very unconfident, "Is it really possible?" ”
"I don't know if I can do it, don't you believe it now", Li Miaomiao patted her chest and said, she is a particularly successful positive teaching material.
Li Cunhe has completely figured it out now, and Li Miaomiao has also been dismissed, but she never cares, relying on her own efforts not only to live a good life, but also to make the people in the village look up to her, even the grandfather, who has always been serious, has often praised her recently.
"Thank you", Li Cunhe had a look of firmness in his eyes.
Li Miaomiao saw that she had figured it out, so she continued to count the money in her hand, and when she counted it, there were more than one or two.
Li Miaomiao wanted to give the silver to the two, but the two of them said that they would not accept anything, so Li Miaomiao thought of a compromise method.
"Anyway, my cousin has also learned, and I won't have time to do it tomorrow when I open a store, so you go back and do it yourself at home, how about taking it to town tomorrow?"
Li Dazhuang thought about it and accepted this suggestion, his niece treated him sincerely, he was very happy, and took Li Cunhe to purchase materials.
After Li Miaomiao cleaned up the store, she woke up the three children who were still asleep, and went home.