Chapter 94: Entering the Bazaar for the First Time

Du Mei has been trying dishes these days.

She thought about it again and again, and the duck would be for a while, but she couldn't see the effect. Embroidered screens, at least for a month or two, there is no entry. And there is no news about the puppet for the time being, but there is, and it will take time to make it. Then there is only one thing that can make her give every day, that is, to get something, and that is to sell food.

Ye Dan and Ye Qing's evaluation of her family's meals gave her confidence. She decided to do what she had done in her dream and see if she could make some of them.

The weather was getting hotter, and the old man's tofu business was not doing well, so Du Mei discussed with him and asked him to make tofu and dried tofu according to her request.

According to Du Mei's idea, the moisture of the tofu was controlled by more than half, and she changed the tofu to a knife according to what she said in her dream, and it really fried the golden tofu fruit. She was afraid that the villagers would not be able to accept stinky tofu for a while, so she did not plan to make it for the time being.

In addition, Du Mei improved the bone broth made by Xu. The bones are still boiled into a thick soup, and in addition to putting bean sprouts and thunder mushrooms, sour bamboo shoots and tofu fruits are added. There are two more dipping sauces, one sweet and one spicy. There are also two fragrant heads to choose from, chopped shallots and chopped coriander.

The old man used to make the dried tofu in thick and small squares, and she asked him to roll up the dried bean curd in thin layers, with a hand long and a thick bottom of the bowl.

Boil the bones, bean paste, ginger, green onions, star anise, fennel, chili, peppercorns and other condiments into a pot of brine. Cook the tofu rolls and simmer overnight. This is the same as making lo-mei during the New Year, and Du Mei calls it braised bean rolls.

The marinated bean rolls are cut horizontally, which is a thread, and poured with the old marinade, it is a dish. If you want a spicy taste, you can also add chili sauce. This braised bean roll tastes full of beans mixed with the aroma of meat, refreshing and chewy, both with wine and rice.

The mother and sisters ate it and thought it was good, and Du Mei gave some to Fang and the old man to taste, and they were all full of praise for these two dishes.

Early this morning, stepping on the morning dew, Du Mei went out with a burden, and at one end of her burden was a small stove sealed with charcoal, on which rested a large sand bowl containing bone broth.

At the other end is a small cabinet, the bottom is charcoal, in the middle is a few pairs of chopsticks and spices, as well as a cutting board and knife for chopping vegetables, and the top is braised bean rolls and lotus leaves, Du Mei didn't dare to make more, only made 20.

The old man was waiting for her at the entrance of the village with a tofu burden. These foods are only available in the town, and the old man's tofu stall is just enough to put a seat for her.

When the sun hung like a big egg yolk on the eastern branches, the old man's stall, Du Mei, who was sweating profusely, could finally rest his burden.

She didn't have time to wipe her sweat, so she put her burden together at both ends, poked open the stove and added charcoal, so that the bone broth could burn first. The old man also set up a tofu stand.

At this time, the women who got up early to buy vegetables came one after another with baskets on their shoulders, and they were picky about checking and selecting.

Dume's bone broth is boiling and fragrant. Passers-by were curious, but when they saw the food in her sand bowl, no one would buy it. The braised bean rolls are even more because I haven't seen them, and no one asks.

There are many people watching and few people eating, and Du Mei is anxious. The old man also helped to recommend it to acquaintances, but they were all politely refused.

After waiting for half an hour, Du Mei watched as the first wave of grocery buyers was leaving.

"Hey, Dumei, why are you here?" Aunt Shi of Yunshang Embroidery Village asked with a look of surprise.

"I'm here to sell food, and I'm back." Du Mei stood up a little embarrassed.

"I mean, why does the market smell so good today?" Aunt Shi said with a smile.

"You taste it." Du Mei served a bowl with his hands and feet.

"Oh, you don't know, my two

The shopkeeper has been eating a meal at your house since he came back and picked his nose at the cook. No, the cook is angry today, so I have to buy vegetables. Aunt Shi shook her head amusefully and took Du Mei's bowl.

Du Mei only smiled, but did not answer. The old man moved a stool for Aunt Shi to sit on. The people who bought vegetables next to him, after listening to Aunt Shi's words, all gathered around, waiting for Aunt Shi to taste it.

"I'll taste ......"

"Well, the sprouts are crispy...... Thunder Mushroom Slippery ......"

"These bamboo shoots are sour! Delicious! ”

"Oops, what is this, the juice is all soaked in it!"

"This soup is so fresh!"

Every time Aunt Shi took a bite, she sighed heartily, as if she had only eaten this bowl of delicious food in her life.

The onlookers swallowed their saliva when Aunt Shi said.

Seeing this, Du Mei hurriedly took out a few bowls, filled them with bone broth, and sprinkled them with chopped green onions and coriander while they were hot. Cut another half of the braised bean roll.

"Newly baked Ruyi soup, taste it first and buy it later, it doesn't cost if it's not delicious!" Du Mei stood up and shouted.

"It's delicious, come and try it!" The old man also helped to pick up customers.

"It's really good soup, I will regret it if I miss it!" After eating the last piece of bamboo shoots, Mrs. Shi said to everyone unsatisfied.

"Why is this called Ruyi Soup?" A woman asked.

"It's rare and weird, it's a little uninformed at first glance. Isn't this crooked bean sprout like Jade Ruyi? This girl is ingenious, and the names of the dishes are so auspicious. Another woman who looked like a housekeeper said.

"Can you really eat it first?" The people who had been moved by Aunt Shi's words, seeing that there was a bargain to take advantage of, gathered around the stall. As he spoke, he was quick and had already picked up a bowl.

"Really, of course it's true. Du Mei came to sell vegetables for the first time, and hoped to be liked by the aunts, and there were dipping sauces, sweet and spicy. Du Mei smiled and pointed to the plate on the small cabinet.

As soon as she finished speaking, someone couldn't help but eat.

It's really delicious, and some people don't even want a dipping sauce, so they eat a bowl of hula la.

"Meizi, what are you?" Aunt Shi pointed to the braised bean roll and asked.

"This is a braised bean roll that I made myself, which can be cut and eaten directly, or fried as a side dish with leeks, celery, and chili." Du Mei took out a whole one and showed it to her.

"It's good that you're here to sell vegetables, I don't have to worry about the two in the store annoying me, how can this be sold?" The wrinkles on Aunt Shi's face turned into a flower.

"Braised bean rolls are three texts, and Ruyi soup is five texts and one bowl." Du Mei did the math at home, and asked the old man about the prices in the bazaar.

"Well, it's worth the money, I want two bowls of soup and two braised bean rolls." Mrs. Shi took out a large bowl.

Those who have tasted the taste are so fresh that their tongues have fallen off, how can there be any reason not to buy it?

There were people who came to buy vegetables in the back, and when they saw that there were many people around Du Mei's stall, they all came up to take a look, and they heard the people in front of them say that it was delicious, but they didn't have time to taste it, so they hurriedly bought it first.

Within an hour, Du Mei's soup and bean rolls were sold out, and even the old man sold more tofu. When they saw that the soup was rich and rich, they asked for extra soup, bought two pieces of tofu, and stewed it in a pot at home, and the day's food was ready.

After collecting the burden, Du Mei quietly counted the money, 20 braised bean rolls were sold for 60 Wen, and a sand bowl soup was sold for 75 Wen, deducting the capital, she could probably earn 60 Wen, and her mother spent several days to embroider a silk handkerchief, but it was only sold for 80 Wen, which was still a very high price.

The old man still had some tofu unsold, so Du Mei went to Butcher Zhang's meat stall

Bought bones. The villagers love to eat fatty meat, and there is oil and water. Lean meat is sold cheaply, and bones without meat are even more uncared for, and most of them are given away for favor.

The villagers in the village, Butcher Zhang didn't want to collect money, but he couldn't stand Du Mei's persistence. When you put down the bones, leave a little meat on top, and the price is naturally the lowest.

Du Mei walked around the market again and bought some condiments and salt that he did not have at home.

On the way home, she was happy in her heart, and couldn't help but walk briskly, and before noon, the two of them returned to Dujiagou.

Xu looked around the courtyard uneasily, Du Mei went out for the first time, she couldn't help but speculate in her heart, and she didn't know if she could sell it or if anything would go wrong.

The three little ones greeted them at the entrance of the village early, and Du Ying grabbed the burden and carried it, letting Du Mei rest. I heard that they were all sold out, and the three little ones secretly had fun.

"Ding Dong" Du Mei put the money on the table, and Du Gui counted it happily.

"Mother, you keep the money, like this, this business can be done!" Du Mei said confidently.

"Oh, it's hard for you." Xu touched Du Mei's head.

"We are a family together, and we don't have to suffer anything!" Du Mei watched the three small money counting plays.

"Mother, there are ducks in our yard, and the rice is also new, the eldest sister not only embroiders the screen with you, but also makes food to sell in the market, let's not mention how beautiful it is today." Du Ying turned her head to look at them, her eyes full of joy.

"Yes, wait for my sister to make a lot of money, can I build a big house, one room per person?" This is the unpretentious wish that Du Mei wants most at the moment.

"Wow, really?" Du Gui, this girl, simply takes "really" as a mantra.

"Well, in the future, my sister will send you to private school, the same as Du Jie in the third room." Du Mei thought for a moment and said.

"I don't want to study anymore, let the third sister and the fourth sister go." Du Ying waved his hand.

"Hahaha." Du Ying's embarrassment was kindly ridiculed by the family.

Xu poked her forehead: "You girl, what a good thing it is to read and write!" ”

"I can recognize it, if you say that our Du family, just a champion of Juniper, and there must be a female champion?" Du Ying teased Juniper who was sleeping on the bed, and Juniper grew up again and wanted to babble and talk to people.

"The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, your sister is back, let's eat." Xu sneered.

The sisters are busy putting on the meal, these days the family is boiling bone broth, the dishes are better, Xu's milk ~ water is full again, juniper's rations are guaranteed, and there is no rice noodles.

After the meal, the three small ones continued to go out to dig wild vegetables and pick pigweed. After boiling the vegetables to be sold tomorrow in the pot, Du Mei began to embroider the screen.

The most difficult thing about these four screens is the last one, the silk thread is not better than the pen and ink after all, not to mention how the girl's eyebrows and eyes should be embroidered to convey the spirit, just embroidering the fluffy feeling of the white fox fur on the red cloak, it is a test of skill work.

When the Xu family was not separated, he was often forced by his mother-in-law to stay up late embroidery. When I was born, I died nine times, and I cried sadly all the time during the month, and my eyes fell to the root of the disease, and I couldn't look at one place for a long time, otherwise I would shed tears. This is also one of the reasons why she did not dare to take on large embroideries.

The other three had a lot of white space, unlike this one, the figures alone accounted for most of them, and the red cloak was so dazzling that Du Mei didn't want to hurt her mother's eyes.

She herself is young, her skills are good, her mind is lively, and she has more ideas. There are always unexpected but just right ideas. For this reason, she discussed with her mother and embroidered this one herself.

Xu Shi was up to her in every way, and she was even more distressed about her busy work at home and abroad, so she agreed. 2k reading web