Chapter 20 Simple Stoves
Everything that just happened, as if in a dream.
Just now, after signing the deed, Chu Yan fulfilled her promise and explained the recipe in detail and asked the shopkeeper Xu to write it down.
Although Shopkeeper Xu can't cook, he can still understand these recipes, including desserts, although they don't seem to be difficult, they are very ingenious.
These dishes are not ten percent or eighty percent sure they will sell well.
He was immediately impressed by Chu Yan, this aunt who spent a lot of money to sign the deed, had to provide for it well.
Even when he went to the back kitchen to weigh yams, he personally accompanied them until he respectfully sent a few people out of the door of Wankelai.
Today, the Wang family brought over a hundred catties of yam and got two taels of silver.
Shen Yulan's had not used up the pastries she had dug a few days ago, and she had dug up yesterday afternoon, with a total of fifty catties and a tael of silver.
"Girl, I don't know what to say now." She burst into tears excitedly, "Uncle, aunt, thank you really today, I can't ask for all this money, I will give it to you." ”
Shen Yulan is self-aware, if it weren't for Chu Yan, this yam, let alone twenty yuan a catty, would be two yuan a catty, and she wouldn't be able to sell it.
The Wang family has 20 yuan a pound and is at ease, she can't, so she will stuff half of it to Chu Yan.
"Sister Lan, you dug the yam, you can take it! And the money you deposited with me before, I'll give it to you when I go back, but this time I'll find a good place to hide it~" Chu Yan squeezed her eyes at her.
Yesterday, Shen Yulan quietly told her that if she wants to go back to her parents' house in the past few days, she will definitely need money.
"Then what is it, I took advantage of you for nothing." Selling pastries with Chu Yan before, dozens of dollars a day, and ten dollars a day, she felt that it was an astronomical amount, but what she held in her hand today was a small silver ingot.
Several people excused themselves, and finally Chu Yan said: "If you really don't want to go, you can take care of today's lunch!" ”
In fact, the shopkeeper Xu wanted to leave a few people for dinner just now, but Chu Yan didn't want to, they were just a simple cooperative relationship now, and it was better to talk about things.
No, it gave Shen Yulan a chance to have a treat.
"Cheng, then it's decided, you can order whatever you want today!" Shen Yulan's rare pride.
If she didn't spend some of this money today, she would be embarrassed to follow Chu Yan to sell yams in the future.
In fact, these days, the food of the Wang family has improved a lot, not to mention eating meat every day, you can also see meat every once in a while.
So when Shen Yulan asked to order, the three of them simply ordered dumplings and noodles, and finally Shen Yulan ordered a few meat dishes, saying that they had to entertain the three of the Wang family.
This is similar to stopping Chu Yan from spending money before.
It was the same private room on the second floor of Wankelai and the same location, a man in brocade looked outside, and happened to see two familiar women, but the difference was that the older one who stopped him from spending money last time was particularly bold today.
It's so much fun!
The man in brocade is none other than Xue Yicheng, the young owner of Wankelai, who does not love the imperial examination in his life, only loves to do business, and took over the county at a young age, large and small, and the management is good, and the business is thriving.
Besides, on Chu Yan's side, the four of them were busy for most of the morning, and they were indeed hungry, and a few side dishes were swept away by them.
After that, they went straight to the grocery store and bought a series of dishes, chopsticks and spices for their needs.
These days, Chu Yan and Shen Yulan often come to buy candy, and they are very familiar with each other, and after Lisuo settled the account, he also gave a few pennies cheaper.
"We still have to buy a pot and prepare a simple stove." What they can do now is a small stall, and there is no way to have a fixed stall and storefront, and pots and pans and how to make a fire have to be taken into account.
The group discussed as they walked, and soon arrived at the only blacksmith shop in town.
Before entering the door, a heat wave came to his face, a strong man in his thirties, covered in tendons, sweating like rain, and the sound of tinkling and clanging was regular and rhythmic.
Seeing a few people coming over, he didn't raise his head and said, "What do you need, go in and see what!" ”
Even if the attitude is not enthusiastic, the business of the blacksmith shop is still good, the customers come in and out, and when they choose something and go out, the blacksmith says a price, and they put the money in the box next to it.
Well, Chu Yan can be regarded as having seen the ancient monopoly technology, there are so many villages in Qingshan Town, and there are tens of thousands of people in total, and there is only such a blacksmith shop in total.
There's something wrong with the pot at home, and you need to buy a new one, so you have to come here.
"Things here are not cheap, and they are priced at a fixed price, and there is no counteroffer!" It was Wang Laoshi who spoke.
The pot at home is where he beats, and the blacksmith's surname is Qian, which is a craft handed down from his ancestors: "Although it is expensive, the quality is really good." ”
When you walk into the shop, you will see large and small pots and all kinds of knives.
When it comes to choosing kitchen utensils, it is naturally the three women who often cook that have the most right to speak.
"Sister, auntie, what do you think of this?" Shen Yulan pointed to one of them.
"It's a little smaller." Chu Yan pondered for a moment and chose a larger pot.
After the pot is chosen, the most difficult thing is the stove.
"We can't set up a stove in the town stalls, right?" Tian sighed, after all, the stalls next to the morning market were occupied by whoever came first.
"What if we ask the blacksmith to help you fight one?" In my previous life, I don't know where I saw it, but it was the shape of a stove, which was made of iron to make it easy to move.
"I'll ask!" Chu Yan mentioned it, and Wang Laoshi understood.
The stove at home was built by him, and it must be easy to use iron to hit one of the same shape.
Wang Laoshi's thought made the busy money blacksmith raise his head and put down the tools in his hand.
"Tell me more carefully!" Iron stove, he came with interest, craftsman, always very interested in novelty.
In the house, Chu Yan suddenly remembered that in her previous life, many small restaurants were boiling water in a large pot, and a small colander was hung on the edge of the pot, which could make noodles for multiple guests at a time.
Looking around, no such tool was found.
"Master Qian, can you make this kind of strainer!" Chu Yan gestured for a long time, but she didn't explain it, and in a hurry, she picked up a branch and drew a picture on the ground.
"It's round, about this high, leave some small holes, the holes should be so big, not too big, not too small, otherwise the noodles will leak out or be undercooked."
One after another new ideas, the money blacksmith was very happy, and he didn't care about what he was doing, so he discussed it with the two with great interest.
A quarter of an hour later, the discussion came to a conclusion, and the money blacksmith was full of meat, and he was stunned to squeeze out a smile: "That's it, you wait, come over in three days, and see if it is what you want, but I have a small request." ”