Chapter 59
In a short time, Xie Chen had already finished the calculations and summarized all the accounts. He listed them so that people can understand them at a glance.
Jiang Yun Zhu accepted his accounts. Not bad. His accounts were a bit like modern reports.
What she didn't know was that Xie Chen wrote it like this because he was afraid that she wouldn't understand it.
At noon today, there were two people who deposited fifty liang silver and seven who deposited ten liang silver. This was one hundred and seventy liang silver. The money belonged to Jiang Yun Zhu, but didn't belong to her completely.
Still, Jiang Yun Zhu was already very satisfied. At least the store had working capital, so she didn't have to hold on whatever she wanted to do.
In addition, she made a net profit of two liang silver at noon.
This should be the result of delaying the opening of the restaurant. When the lion dance team started stirring up, everyone found it fresh and wanted to come in to try.
It was estimated that there wouldn’t be so many guests in the evening.
Just as Jiang Yun Zhu thought, there were a lot fewer guests in the evening.
The next day there were suddenly more guests. Some were invited by friends to try something new, while some brought their families to eat.
On the third day, there were a lot fewer customers.
On the fourth day, the customers stabilized. Xie Chen came to settle the account and she discovered today earned two liang silver and three coins.
Two liang a day. Nearly seventy liang a month. This income was already considerable.
But the premise was that this business remained well.
In the past two days, Jiang Yun Zhu had inquired about Baofulou. This restaurant had been open in Wuling County for more than 30 years. The owner's surname was Song. Five years ago, the old owner handed over the store to his two sons and went to retire.
The eldest son of the Song family was obviously more capable than the second son. He fired the old manager of the store and became the manager himself, taking care of all the big and small matters in the store.
In the past four years, three restaurants have been opened in the county city. Each of them closed down after operating for more than half a year at the longest.
In the first restaurant, a rat head was found in the food. It was so disgusting that everyone never went to that restaurant again.
The second one, the owner was from a foreign town. There were always constables coming to his store to inquire about various things. Getting disturbed, the customers couldn't enjoy their meal. The business was naturally not good. Later, he closed the door and left in a fit of anger.
The third was the Yunhelou where Xue Jing and the others work. This one was outrageous. The wife of the owner of the store ran away with someone else. There were rumors in the store every day, saying that the owner was actually an eunuch who couldn't satisfy his wife at all. It was said he often stared at the female customers in the store and his mind wandered.
The store owner was exhausted, so he closed the door.
After listening to it all, Jiang Yun Zhu felt that she understood what Xue Jing meant when Baofulou wasn’t clean. It was normal for a restaurant to close down, but in the past four years, all the restaurants that competed with Bao Fu Lou for business have closed down. This was a bit unreasonable.
She secretly became wary.
At this time, in Baofulou.
"Why is the dividend this month so much less?" Old Second Song patted the table and angrily remarked.
Manager Song was tallying the accounts. Hearing this, he raised his head and replied, "There is a newly opened Qishanju in the county. In the past few days, the running water in our store has decreased by 30%."
"It's only been open for a few days and it had such a big impact!" Old Second Song knew about Qishanju. He went to eat there.
The reputation of that store had spread. It was said that it was the favorite store of scholars in the county. Scholars ah! Everything else was inferior, only studying was superior. What they praise must be unordinary.
Sure enough, after he went there, he found that the environment there was great. The dishes were well prepared. Tsk, even the boss was beautiful.
When he thought how the food made by such a beautiful girl, he felt that the food was even more delicious.
"What do you know. Everything is expensive now. The store doesn't make money in the first place." Manager Song said. In fact, this month's income wasn’t that small. It was just that old Second Song didn't do anything. Why should he share the money?
Thinking of this, he felt annoyed. Why did his father give birth to old Second Song? If he was the only one, everything would be his now. How carefree would he be?
When thinking like this, he seemed to forget that he already had three sons. His concubine was pregnant again and he hoped that she would give birth a son.
"I don't understand? What I don't understand? You don't want to give me money. I'm putting it down now. Give me the money from last month, or I will go to Father. It is agreed at the beginning, each family gets half the restaurant. What do you mean by managing it yourself and not letting me intervene?
Do not make money? Then you let me be the Manager. I’ll guarantee to make money. "Old Second Song sat there, looking like a rascal.
Manager Song smiled. Want money, no problem. But he had to put in effort.
It was lunch time again. Xue Jing had already handed over the village affairs to Tan De Bao very quickly and came to the store to report. He had studied with Jiang Yun Zhu for so long can be regarded as her good helper.
When he came, Jiang Yun Zhu felt much more relaxed and could rest for a while to look at the people in the store.
She discovered that there were actually three tables of female customers in the store today, and they were all well-dressed girls in their teens.
The seats in Qishanju were a bit like modern booths. Each table was comfortable and had a certain degree of privacy. Female guests can feel at ease here.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at the female guests thoughtfully.
"Our store is quite well-known now. Everyone says our store is elegant. Naturally these girls are willing to come." Mrs. Chen thought she was wondering why there were so many female customers in the store and cheerfully spoke.
Jiang Yun Zhu smiled. It seemed that her store got a lot of development.
Another new customer group. Jiang Yun Zhu felt that it was necessary to develop this.
The first thing she thought of was octopus balls. In fact, the first thing she thought of when she saw those octopuses was this kind of snack. Unfortunately, she had been busy these days and had no time to make them.
Better not make this. It was still a bit troublesome. First, she needed to get a frying pan in the shape of meatballs. For the rest, she considered it carefully and felt it could be overcome. Octopus balls were called takoyaki. Its origin was quite early. At that time, there were no modern seasonings and they were still delicious.
Then, if she has time, order a frying pan.
With octopus balls, Jiang Yun Zhu immediately thought of another thing- milk tea! The main thing was milk. With milk, she can make a series of snacks and drinks to enrich her dishes.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but want to go to the market.
After eating and sleeping for a while, Jiang Yun Zhu got up to go out and prepare to go to the market. Living in the county was beneficial as shopping became much more convenient.
"Miss Jiang, going out?" At this moment, a voice spoke out.
When Jiang Yun Zhu turned her head, it was Shen Feng Ming.
"En." She replied.
I'll go with you." Shen Feng Ming stated.
"I'm going to the market." Jiang Yun Zhu explained.
"I happen to want to buy something."
It turned out to be like this.
Jiang Yun Zhu went out first. Shen Feng Ming followed her. As soon as the two appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of many people. The man was tall and straight, while the girl was beautiful and graceful. Walking together, the two immediately added a lot of color to this bleak winter.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked around while walking to find a blacksmith's store.
Shen Feng Ming's eyes fell on the young couple on the opposite side.
They were a very ordinary young couple. The man wasn’t handsome, but he had straight eyebrows, and the woman was delicate. They were holding hands, talking and laughing as they walked.
The young couple passed by quickly. Shen Feng Ming lowered his eyes and saw Jiang Yun Zhu's hand hanging on the right side. The winter clothes were wide and the sleeves were a little longer. Only a part of her hands were exposed, which were plump and fair.
His hand moved but suddenly clenched into a fist.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu saw a blacksmith's store on the street on the left and immediately walked over happily.
"Boss?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked. This blacksmith's store wasn’t big. There was only one person in it, a robust man.
The man was blacksmithing. Hearing this, he raised his head and said enthusiastically, "Whatever you want to buy, Miss? Just look around, it's all cheap."
"I want to order a kind of pot. Can you make it here?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked.
"What kind of pot? Let me hear, Miss."
Jiang Yun Zhu told the man what the pot looked like. The man frowned after listening, "It's a bit troublesome."
This pot wasn’t big, but had semicircular grooves the size of plums. These had to be polished out one by one by hand. If one wasn’t careful, it may be broken. Truly troublesome.
Jiang Yun Zhu knew that it wasn't easy to make, so she settled for the next best thing, "You can make a few less grooves for each pot, and then make two more pots."
The man smiled, "That's fine."
"Can it be quick?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked. She was afraid that if it was too late, those octopuses would be sold out.
Of course it can. Just add money.
It wasn't too much extra. Jiang Yun Zhu agreed without thinking about it.
The two discussed the price and delivery time. Jiang Yun Zhu turned and left.
Next was buying milk.
This was a matter of luck. It depended on whether there were any cows that had just given birth to calves in the place where the livestock was sold.
Jiang Yun Zhu was very lucky today. Shee happened to encounter someone who wanted to sell a calf. The big cow was right next to him.
But the seller was negotiating with a buyer, so she waited by the side.
In the end, the deal failed. The buyer felt the calf was too small. Of course, the main reason was that the price wasn’t agreeable.
"Miss, you?" The cow seller hesitantly asked Jiang Yun Zhu. He didn't think Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to buy a cow.
Jiang Yun Zhu expressed her thoughts, she wanted to buy milk.
"This..." The man was from the lower village. He had never heard that this milk can be sold.
"I'm the owner of a restaurant in the county city. I want to get some milk to research new dishes." Jiang Yun Zhu explained.
After she said this, the cow seller understood a little bit.
In the end, the two negotiated the price. The cow seller would send her the milk to Qishanju every day.
The cow wasn't sold, but the milk was sold. The man who sold the cow didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Still, the price Jiang Yun Zhu gave was good. Who had anything against money!
The next morning, Jiang Yun Zhu received half a bucket of milk.
"There is only this much. According to your demand, it’s all freshly squeezed in the morning." The cow seller explained.
Jiang Yun Zhu shook the small bucket. It was indeed fresh milk. She was so delighted that she gave the money immediately.
The man accepted the money and looked at it again and again. Once he was sure that the milk was sold for money, he left happily.
Got the milk, what to do? Milk tea? So early in the morning, it wasn’t suitable. What’s more, Jiang Yun Zhu felt that after the octopus balls were ready, they should be served with milk tea!
So now... She suddenly thought of something that was just right for breakfast.
She was going to carry the bucket to the kitchen. At this moment, one hand picked up the bucket. "I'll do it!"
It was Shen Feng Ming.
"Let me." Jiang Yun Zhu said. As she spoke, she reached out to snatch the bucket.
Shen Feng Ming looked at her with the bucket in his hand.
Jiang Yun Zhu inexplicably thought of that time when she was catching the rabbit, she caught his hand. So she stopped in mid-air.
"Miss Jiang, you’re always so polite with me." Shen Feng Ming said suddenly.
Jiang Yun Zhu was stunned. Polite? Maybe. When she thought of his identity, she couldn't help but want to distance herself.
"You take care of me. I don't know how to repay you."
"Yes, there is no need to repay."
"But I want to repay you."
Jiang Yun Zhu raised her head and looked at Shen Feng Ming. His eyes were as deep as the sea.
"Whatever you want, or what you want me to do, as long as I can do it, it's fine." Shen Feng Ming uttered word by word.
Then every word was like a sea wave rushing toward Jiang Yun Zhu. Jiang Yun Zhu's heart sped up. It’s fine? Whatever she wants?
She just stared at him like that, forgetting to look away.
The gazes of the two were intertwined. Shen Feng Ming suddenly took a step forward. His tall figure shrouded Jiang Yun Zhu.
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to take a step back, but discovered a wall behind her.
She felt that her breathing became a little short. In order to relieve the situation, she turned her head away, revealing a fair and slender neck.
Shen Feng Ming's gaze was immediately attracted by that fairness. He had killed countless people, knowing how fragile that delicate place was. But he didn't know that that place can be so soft and beautiful.
"Elder Sister, are you in the store?" Jiang Yun Xue's voice.
The Jiang Family didn't all live in the county town. Jiang Cheng had to give rides. The city gate’s daily opening and closing affected his business. So he lived in the village. Old Mister Chen felt that the houses in the village were spacious and stayed in the village.
Mrs. Chen lived in the county city. As she was worried about Jiang Cheng, old Mister Chen, and some matters at home, she was sometimes in the county city and sometimes at home.
When Xue Jing came yesterday, the store wasn't so busy. She went back to the village. Only Jiang Yun Zhu, Jiang Lin, and Shen Feng Ming was left.
Jiang Yun Xue got up and wanted to ask Jiang Yun Zhu what breakfast she made in the morning, but couldn't find anyone. So she stood in the courtyard and shouted.
"Here!" Jiang Yun Zhu returned. She turned around and walked toward the backyard.
"Miss Jiang, what I said just now, I meant it." Behind her, Shen Feng Ming stated.
Jiang Yun Zhu's heart sped up again. He meant it! The weight of his words wasn’t insignificant.
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. Gold, real estate...
But slowly, she calmed down. In fact, she didn't do anything. She just took care of him for a few days. Although the other party said that, if she made excessive demands...
Forget it, she has opened a restaurant now. If she works harder, she will soon be able to live the life she wants.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yun Zhu's heart calmed down. A smile appeared on her face again.
A man's greed is like a snake that wants to swallow an elephant. So close! So dangerous!
"Elder Sister, what will we have for breakfast? I'll help you." Jiang Yun Xue said.
"Have..." Jiang Yun Zhu remembered that her bucket was still with Shen Feng Ming.
At this moment, Shen Feng Ming came out carrying the bucket, "Miss Jiang," he said.
"Would you put it in the kitchen for me?" Jiang Yun Zhu felt that maybe if Shen Feng Ming could do some work, he wouldn't feel indebted to her.
"En." Shen Feng Ming agreed, and put the bucket in the kitchen.
"What is this?" Jiang Yun Xue curiously looked at the contents in the bucket. It was white and seemed to have some stench. A bit like...
"Milk." Jiang Yun Zhu smiled.
"Milk." Jiang Yun Xue opened her eyes wide. Wasn't this stuff eaten by calves?
"You'll know later." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
"Elder Sister, are you going to make delicious food?" Jiang Lin came to the kitchen at some point and asked Jiang Yun Zhu excitedly.
"Hurry up and wash your face. Then help me light the fire." Jiang Yun Zhu only uttered.
"Okay!" Jiang Lin dashed away. Then he came back quickly and lit the stove.
Jiang Yun Xue helped out too. After a while, Jiang Wu came. The kitchen immediately became lively.
Some milk was poured into the pot. While it was cooking, Jiang Yun Zhu rummaged in the cabinet. Sure enough, she found the red beans left over from yesterday's cooking. These red beans were cooked. So it was time-saving.
Pour a certain ratio of starch and glutinous rice flour into the water and stir evenly.
Another iron plate was prepared. Brush a layer of cooking oil inside.
At this time, the milk started to bubble. Slowly pour the starchy glutinous rice water into the milk, stir constantly, and add sugar.
The milk was getting thicker and thicker. At this time, add the red beans.
After stirring for a while, it was almost ready. Pour the milk into the iron pan and put it outside to cool.
The weather was still very cold now. After a while, the things in the iron pan condensed into milky white lumps.
Take this thing out of the iron plate, cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it on the plate, and a plate of milk red bean cake was ready.
The finished product was milky white in color, with red beans looming at the bottom.
"Try it." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
Jiang Lin and the others couldn't bear it anymore. Ever since sugar was added, this thing exuded a sweet smell and made the mouth water.
Still, they said, "Elder Sister, you eat too."
What Jiang Yun Zhu made, naturally Jiang Yun Zhu had to eat it first.
Jiang Yun Zhu clipped a piece. But seeing that Shen Feng Ming was still there, she asked, "Gentleman Shen, do you want to try it?"
"Okay." Shen Feng Ming replied.
Jiang Yun Zhu paused and handed him the cake in her hand.
Shen Feng Ming had already washed his hands. He accepted it with his hand and put it in his mouth.
"How is it?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked. She knew that some nobles in the Xia Dynasty actually used milk for food. So this milk red bean cake may not be unusual to Shen Feng Ming.
"It's a bit sweet, but delicious." Shen Feng Ming answered. Then he put the remaining half of the cake into his mouth. Light flowed in his eyes.
"It's delicious. Elder Sister, eat it quickly." Jiang Wu held up a piece of cake and said to Jiang Yun Zhu.
"You eat. There are more here." Jiang Yun Zhu clipped another piece of cake in her mouth. Because sugar was added and it was cooked, this cake had no stench at all. There was a faint milky fragrance left. Paired with the red bean’s sweet flavor, it was quite delicious.
And the taste of this cake was good; delicate and smooth.
She decided to add this dish to the menu at noon. It will definitely sell well.
In a short time, Xie Chen had already finished the calculations and summarized all the accounts. He listed them so that people can understand them at a glance.
Jiang Yun Zhu accepted his accounts. Not bad. His accounts were a bit like modern reports.
What she didn't know was that Xie Chen wrote it like this because he was afraid that she wouldn't understand it.
At noon today, there were two people who deposited fifty liang silver and seven who deposited ten liang silver. This was one hundred and seventy liang silver. The money belonged to Jiang Yun Zhu, but didn't belong to her completely.
Still, Jiang Yun Zhu was already very satisfied. At least the store had working capital, so she didn't have to hold on whatever she wanted to do.
In addition, she made a net profit of two liang silver at noon.
This should be the result of delaying the opening of the restaurant. When the lion dance team started stirring up, everyone found it fresh and wanted to come in to try.
It was estimated that there wouldn’t be so many guests in the evening.
Just as Jiang Yun Zhu thought, there were a lot fewer guests in the evening.
The next day there were suddenly more guests. Some were invited by friends to try something new, while some brought their families to eat.
On the third day, there were a lot fewer customers.
On the fourth day, the customers stabilized. Xie Chen came to settle the account and she discovered today earned two liang silver and three coins.
Two liang a day. Nearly seventy liang a month. This income was already considerable.
But the premise was that this business remained well.
In the past two days, Jiang Yun Zhu had inquired about Baofulou. This restaurant had been open in Wuling County for more than 30 years. The owner's surname was Song. Five years ago, the old owner handed over the store to his two sons and went to retire.
The eldest son of the Song family was obviously more capable than the second son. He fired the old manager of the store and became the manager himself, taking care of all the big and small matters in the store.
In the past four years, three restaurants have been opened in the county city. Each of them closed down after operating for more than half a year at the longest.
In the first restaurant, a rat head was found in the food. It was so disgusting that everyone never went to that restaurant again.
The second one, the owner was from a foreign town. There were always constables coming to his store to inquire about various things. Getting disturbed, the customers couldn't enjoy their meal. The business was naturally not good. Later, he closed the door and left in a fit of anger.
The third was the Yunhelou where Xue Jing and the others work. This one was outrageous. The wife of the owner of the store ran away with someone else. There were rumors in the store every day, saying that the owner was actually an eunuch who couldn't satisfy his wife at all. It was said he often stared at the female customers in the store and his mind wandered.
The store owner was exhausted, so he closed the door.
After listening to it all, Jiang Yun Zhu felt that she understood what Xue Jing meant when Baofulou wasn’t clean. It was normal for a restaurant to close down, but in the past four years, all the restaurants that competed with Bao Fu Lou for business have closed down. This was a bit unreasonable.
She secretly became wary.
At this time, in Baofulou.
"Why is the dividend this month so much less?" Old Second Song patted the table and angrily remarked.
Manager Song was tallying the accounts. Hearing this, he raised his head and replied, "There is a newly opened Qishanju in the county. In the past few days, the running water in our store has decreased by 30%."
"It's only been open for a few days and it had such a big impact!" Old Second Song knew about Qishanju. He went to eat there.
The reputation of that store had spread. It was said that it was the favorite store of scholars in the county. Scholars ah! Everything else was inferior, only studying was superior. What they praise must be unordinary.
Sure enough, after he went there, he found that the environment there was great. The dishes were well prepared. Tsk, even the boss was beautiful.
When he thought how the food made by such a beautiful girl, he felt that the food was even more delicious.
"What do you know. Everything is expensive now. The store doesn't make money in the first place." Manager Song said. In fact, this month's income wasn’t that small. It was just that old Second Song didn't do anything. Why should he share the money?
Thinking of this, he felt annoyed. Why did his father give birth to old Second Song? If he was the only one, everything would be his now. How carefree would he be?
When thinking like this, he seemed to forget that he already had three sons. His concubine was pregnant again and he hoped that she would give birth a son.
"I don't understand? What I don't understand? You don't want to give me money. I'm putting it down now. Give me the money from last month, or I will go to Father. It is agreed at the beginning, each family gets half the restaurant. What do you mean by managing it yourself and not letting me intervene?
Do not make money? Then you let me be the Manager. I’ll guarantee to make money. "Old Second Song sat there, looking like a rascal.
Manager Song smiled. Want money, no problem. But he had to put in effort.
It was lunch time again. Xue Jing had already handed over the village affairs to Tan De Bao very quickly and came to the store to report. He had studied with Jiang Yun Zhu for so long can be regarded as her good helper.
When he came, Jiang Yun Zhu felt much more relaxed and could rest for a while to look at the people in the store.
She discovered that there were actually three tables of female customers in the store today, and they were all well-dressed girls in their teens.
The seats in Qishanju were a bit like modern booths. Each table was comfortable and had a certain degree of privacy. Female guests can feel at ease here.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at the female guests thoughtfully.
"Our store is quite well-known now. Everyone says our store is elegant. Naturally these girls are willing to come." Mrs. Chen thought she was wondering why there were so many female customers in the store and cheerfully spoke.
Jiang Yun Zhu smiled. It seemed that her store got a lot of development.
Another new customer group. Jiang Yun Zhu felt that it was necessary to develop this.
The first thing she thought of was octopus balls. In fact, the first thing she thought of when she saw those octopuses was this kind of snack. Unfortunately, she had been busy these days and had no time to make them.
Better not make this. It was still a bit troublesome. First, she needed to get a frying pan in the shape of meatballs. For the rest, she considered it carefully and felt it could be overcome. Octopus balls were called takoyaki. Its origin was quite early. At that time, there were no modern seasonings and they were still delicious.
Then, if she has time, order a frying pan.
With octopus balls, Jiang Yun Zhu immediately thought of another thing- milk tea! The main thing was milk. With milk, she can make a series of snacks and drinks to enrich her dishes.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but want to go to the market.
After eating and sleeping for a while, Jiang Yun Zhu got up to go out and prepare to go to the market. Living in the county was beneficial as shopping became much more convenient.
"Miss Jiang, going out?" At this moment, a voice spoke out.
When Jiang Yun Zhu turned her head, it was Shen Feng Ming.
"En." She replied.
I'll go with you." Shen Feng Ming stated.
"I'm going to the market." Jiang Yun Zhu explained.
"I happen to want to buy something."
It turned out to be like this.
Jiang Yun Zhu went out first. Shen Feng Ming followed her. As soon as the two appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of many people. The man was tall and straight, while the girl was beautiful and graceful. Walking together, the two immediately added a lot of color to this bleak winter.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked around while walking to find a blacksmith's store.
Shen Feng Ming's eyes fell on the young couple on the opposite side.
They were a very ordinary young couple. The man wasn’t handsome, but he had straight eyebrows, and the woman was delicate. They were holding hands, talking and laughing as they walked.
The young couple passed by quickly. Shen Feng Ming lowered his eyes and saw Jiang Yun Zhu's hand hanging on the right side. The winter clothes were wide and the sleeves were a little longer. Only a part of her hands were exposed, which were plump and fair.
His hand moved but suddenly clenched into a fist.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu saw a blacksmith's store on the street on the left and immediately walked over happily.
"Boss?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked. This blacksmith's store wasn’t big. There was only one person in it, a robust man.
The man was blacksmithing. Hearing this, he raised his head and said enthusiastically, "Whatever you want to buy, Miss? Just look around, it's all cheap."
"I want to order a kind of pot. Can you make it here?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked.
"What kind of pot? Let me hear, Miss."
Jiang Yun Zhu told the man what the pot looked like. The man frowned after listening, "It's a bit troublesome."
This pot wasn’t big, but had semicircular grooves the size of plums. These had to be polished out one by one by hand. If one wasn’t careful, it may be broken. Truly troublesome.
Jiang Yun Zhu knew that it wasn't easy to make, so she settled for the next best thing, "You can make a few less grooves for each pot, and then make two more pots."
The man smiled, "That's fine."
"Can it be quick?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked. She was afraid that if it was too late, those octopuses would be sold out.
Of course it can. Just add money.
It wasn't too much extra. Jiang Yun Zhu agreed without thinking about it.
The two discussed the price and delivery time. Jiang Yun Zhu turned and left.
Next was buying milk.
This was a matter of luck. It depended on whether there were any cows that had just given birth to calves in the place where the livestock was sold.
Jiang Yun Zhu was very lucky today. Shee happened to encounter someone who wanted to sell a calf. The big cow was right next to him.
But the seller was negotiating with a buyer, so she waited by the side.
In the end, the deal failed. The buyer felt the calf was too small. Of course, the main reason was that the price wasn’t agreeable.
"Miss, you?" The cow seller hesitantly asked Jiang Yun Zhu. He didn't think Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to buy a cow.
Jiang Yun Zhu expressed her thoughts, she wanted to buy milk.
"This..." The man was from the lower village. He had never heard that this milk can be sold.
"I'm the owner of a restaurant in the county city. I want to get some milk to research new dishes." Jiang Yun Zhu explained.
After she said this, the cow seller understood a little bit.
In the end, the two negotiated the price. The cow seller would send her the milk to Qishanju every day.
The cow wasn't sold, but the milk was sold. The man who sold the cow didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Still, the price Jiang Yun Zhu gave was good. Who had anything against money!
The next morning, Jiang Yun Zhu received half a bucket of milk.
"There is only this much. According to your demand, it’s all freshly squeezed in the morning." The cow seller explained.
Jiang Yun Zhu shook the small bucket. It was indeed fresh milk. She was so delighted that she gave the money immediately.
The man accepted the money and looked at it again and again. Once he was sure that the milk was sold for money, he left happily.
Got the milk, what to do? Milk tea? So early in the morning, it wasn’t suitable. What’s more, Jiang Yun Zhu felt that after the octopus balls were ready, they should be served with milk tea!
So now... She suddenly thought of something that was just right for breakfast.
She was going to carry the bucket to the kitchen. At this moment, one hand picked up the bucket. "I'll do it!"
It was Shen Feng Ming.
"Let me." Jiang Yun Zhu said. As she spoke, she reached out to snatch the bucket.
Shen Feng Ming looked at her with the bucket in his hand.
Jiang Yun Zhu inexplicably thought of that time when she was catching the rabbit, she caught his hand. So she stopped in mid-air.
"Miss Jiang, you’re always so polite with me." Shen Feng Ming said suddenly.
Jiang Yun Zhu was stunned. Polite? Maybe. When she thought of his identity, she couldn't help but want to distance herself.
"You take care of me. I don't know how to repay you."
"Yes, there is no need to repay."
"But I want to repay you."
Jiang Yun Zhu raised her head and looked at Shen Feng Ming. His eyes were as deep as the sea.
"Whatever you want, or what you want me to do, as long as I can do it, it's fine." Shen Feng Ming uttered word by word.
Then every word was like a sea wave rushing toward Jiang Yun Zhu. Jiang Yun Zhu's heart sped up. It’s fine? Whatever she wants?
She just stared at him like that, forgetting to look away.
The gazes of the two were intertwined. Shen Feng Ming suddenly took a step forward. His tall figure shrouded Jiang Yun Zhu.
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to take a step back, but discovered a wall behind her.
She felt that her breathing became a little short. In order to relieve the situation, she turned her head away, revealing a fair and slender neck.
Shen Feng Ming's gaze was immediately attracted by that fairness. He had killed countless people, knowing how fragile that delicate place was. But he didn't know that that place can be so soft and beautiful.
"Elder Sister, are you in the store?" Jiang Yun Xue's voice.
The Jiang Family didn't all live in the county town. Jiang Cheng had to give rides. The city gate’s daily opening and closing affected his business. So he lived in the village. Old Mister Chen felt that the houses in the village were spacious and stayed in the village.
Mrs. Chen lived in the county city. As she was worried about Jiang Cheng, old Mister Chen, and some matters at home, she was sometimes in the county city and sometimes at home.
When Xue Jing came yesterday, the store wasn't so busy. She went back to the village. Only Jiang Yun Zhu, Jiang Lin, and Shen Feng Ming was left.
Jiang Yun Xue got up and wanted to ask Jiang Yun Zhu what breakfast she made in the morning, but couldn't find anyone. So she stood in the courtyard and shouted.
"Here!" Jiang Yun Zhu returned. She turned around and walked toward the backyard.
"Miss Jiang, what I said just now, I meant it." Behind her, Shen Feng Ming stated.
Jiang Yun Zhu's heart sped up again. He meant it! The weight of his words wasn’t insignificant.
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. Gold, real estate...
But slowly, she calmed down. In fact, she didn't do anything. She just took care of him for a few days. Although the other party said that, if she made excessive demands...
Forget it, she has opened a restaurant now. If she works harder, she will soon be able to live the life she wants.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yun Zhu's heart calmed down. A smile appeared on her face again.
A man's greed is like a snake that wants to swallow an elephant. So close! So dangerous!
"Elder Sister, what will we have for breakfast? I'll help you." Jiang Yun Xue said.
"Have..." Jiang Yun Zhu remembered that her bucket was still with Shen Feng Ming.
At this moment, Shen Feng Ming came out carrying the bucket, "Miss Jiang," he said.
"Would you put it in the kitchen for me?" Jiang Yun Zhu felt that maybe if Shen Feng Ming could do some work, he wouldn't feel indebted to her.
"En." Shen Feng Ming agreed, and put the bucket in the kitchen.
"What is this?" Jiang Yun Xue curiously looked at the contents in the bucket. It was white and seemed to have some stench. A bit like...
"Milk." Jiang Yun Zhu smiled.
"Milk." Jiang Yun Xue opened her eyes wide. Wasn't this stuff eaten by calves?
"You'll know later." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
"Elder Sister, are you going to make delicious food?" Jiang Lin came to the kitchen at some point and asked Jiang Yun Zhu excitedly.
"Hurry up and wash your face. Then help me light the fire." Jiang Yun Zhu only uttered.
"Okay!" Jiang Lin dashed away. Then he came back quickly and lit the stove.
Jiang Yun Xue helped out too. After a while, Jiang Wu came. The kitchen immediately became lively.
Some milk was poured into the pot. While it was cooking, Jiang Yun Zhu rummaged in the cabinet. Sure enough, she found the red beans left over from yesterday's cooking. These red beans were cooked. So it was time-saving.
Pour a certain ratio of starch and glutinous rice flour into the water and stir evenly.
Another iron plate was prepared. Brush a layer of cooking oil inside.
At this time, the milk started to bubble. Slowly pour the starchy glutinous rice water into the milk, stir constantly, and add sugar.
The milk was getting thicker and thicker. At this time, add the red beans.
After stirring for a while, it was almost ready. Pour the milk into the iron pan and put it outside to cool.
The weather was still very cold now. After a while, the things in the iron pan condensed into milky white lumps.
Take this thing out of the iron plate, cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it on the plate, and a plate of milk red bean cake was ready.
The finished product was milky white in color, with red beans looming at the bottom.
"Try it." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
Jiang Lin and the others couldn't bear it anymore. Ever since sugar was added, this thing exuded a sweet smell and made the mouth water.
Still, they said, "Elder Sister, you eat too."
What Jiang Yun Zhu made, naturally Jiang Yun Zhu had to eat it first.
Jiang Yun Zhu clipped a piece. But seeing that Shen Feng Ming was still there, she asked, "Gentleman Shen, do you want to try it?"
"Okay." Shen Feng Ming replied.
Jiang Yun Zhu paused and handed him the cake in her hand.
Shen Feng Ming had already washed his hands. He accepted it with his hand and put it in his mouth.
"How is it?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked. She knew that some nobles in the Xia Dynasty actually used milk for food. So this milk red bean cake may not be unusual to Shen Feng Ming.
"It's a bit sweet, but delicious." Shen Feng Ming answered. Then he put the remaining half of the cake into his mouth. Light flowed in his eyes.
"It's delicious. Elder Sister, eat it quickly." Jiang Wu held up a piece of cake and said to Jiang Yun Zhu.
"You eat. There are more here." Jiang Yun Zhu clipped another piece of cake in her mouth. Because sugar was added and it was cooked, this cake had no stench at all. There was a faint milky fragrance left. Paired with the red bean’s sweet flavor, it was quite delicious.
And the taste of this cake was good; delicate and smooth.
She decided to add this dish to the menu at noon. It will definitely sell well.
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