The jelly business at the wharf kept Xiaocao really busy for a few days. In the past few days, she got up at dawn every day, drove the donkey cart with Xiao Lian, took the first pot of jelly that Liu's help made, and wandered out of the house. After taking a nap on the donkey cart, when we arrived at the pier, we boiled chili oil and made seasonings non-stop, and then kneaded, rolled, and cooked noodles... and then welcomed the first batch of guests.
In summer, other shops that sell food have ushered in the off-season. But the jelly noodle shop of the little sisters of the Yu family is thriving like this summer heat. It's not that no one has come to inquire about the method of jelly, and the materials for making jelly are hard to find.
So, Sister Xiaocao tightly covered the basket containing the seaweed. I also specially separated a place in the noodle stall shed as a storage room. You come to the shop to eat jelly, yes! You can't go to other people's storage room! The pot for cooking seaweed is covered with a thick covering to prevent someone from stealing it, and to speed up the cooking.
This summer, for unknown reasons, seaweed has been flooding to the shore after low tide every day. Xiaocao couldn't help but wonder: Is there a shock on the bottom of the sea, which broke the seaweed growing on the bottom of the sea, and then floated to the shore with the tide. Those who want to find out the recipe of jelly, never imagined that the seaweed floating everywhere on the beach is the recipe for making jelly.
After working for a few days, the business finally stabilized. But this business requires cooking, seasoning, and serving to customers, so Xiao Lian must be too busy alone. As for Xiaocao's godfather, he approached her privately more than once, so that she could find time to take care of her godmother.
The last time I went to the town, after it was confirmed that Mrs. Fang was pregnant, the house town was like treating a phoenix egg, offering it, wishing to be with my wife for twelve hours a day, for fear that she would stumble. Recently, a big person came to inspect the port, and he couldn't get away, so he had to ask his daughter for help. My daughter has good medical skills and is good at recuperating medicinal food. Only with her following him can I feel at ease.
Xiaocao entrusted her uncle, who was working on the dock, to send a letter to her aunt who was out of work, asking her to partner with Xiaolian in this business. Although jelly and cold noodles are a small business, the two families can share at least one tael of silver after excluding the cost a day, which is thirty taels a month. Almost no one who does business on the pier can surpass their family.
The eldest aunt brought the younger daughter over the next day. Her eldest daughter, Liu Feifeng, is almost 17. She has been engaged for two years and is planning to marry at the end of this year. She has to stay at home to prepare for her marriage! Mrs. Han is going to give all the fifty taels of silver she gave to Xiaocao to watch the store as a dowry to the eldest daughter. After all, the eldest daughter also went to help.
The second daughter, Liu Feiying, is 14, and just talked about a marriage. Han heard from Xiaocao that it may not be a good thing for a girl to marry early, so she told her future in-laws that she should keep her daughter until she is 16 or 7 years old, and then marry.
The in-laws also agreed, and it's okay not to agree. The Liu family brothers sold watermelons with their brother-in-law and made a lot of money. The whole Xishan Village knew about it. The boss of the Liu family has no sons, and the money he earned bought a shop for each of his daughters in the newly built port as dowry. The eldest daughter prepared fifty taels of silver for the dowry alone. With such a large sum of money, let alone Xishan Village, even the nearby Shiliba Village, I have never seen anyone who is so willing to marry a daughter as a dowry. As a result, those who came to the door to say they were close almost stepped on the threshold of the Liu family.
After picking and choosing, the Han family selected a family in the suburbs of the town for their second daughter, and it was considered a rare rich family in Xishan Village. The family has more than 30 acres of fertile land, and the population is relatively simple. The old couple are notoriously good-natured. One elder brother has already married a wife and had children. When the youngest son gets married, the old couple will let them live alone. The family property is divided equally, the old couple follows the eldest, and the second one is given some rice for the elderly. It was also for this reason that even though the family assets of this family were not the most among the marriage proposals, the Han family chose this family for their second daughter.
The Liu family's market has been rising all the way, not only the second daughter of the Han family, but even the youngest daughter who is just 12 years old, some people came to kiss her. On the one hand, Mrs. Han felt that the little girl was young and wanted her to play happily for two more years. On the other hand, she felt that as long as her family worked with her sister-in-law's family for another two years, the family background was definitely not like this. , maybe more.
Both the boss of the Liu family and the Han family couldn't stay idle. As soon as the watermelon came out of the market, Liu Pei went to the pier again to do the hard work. Brother Six once approached him and asked him if he would like to become a regular employee. Liu Pei was thinking about selling watermelons at the end of spring every year, so she politely declined Brother Six's offer. Temporary workers are not able to wait for work every day at the dock. However, for the sake of Xiaocao's face, Sixth Brother assigned work to him every day, and even the wages were paid according to the standard of regular workers.
After spending some time at home, Mrs. Han has been thinking about doing some business to earn a little money. Before she was allowed to make a decision, her man brought her good news.
"Xiaocao, your uncle said that you have found a new food? He said that you and the sisters are too busy, so let me help. If there is anything that needs to be done by the aunt, just tell me!" Han Shi never doubted it.
Han is used to cooking at home, so kneading noodles and rolling noodles can't help her at all. Xiaocao handed over the making of cold noodles to her. As for the little cousin Liu Feiyan, like her mother, she is quick and careful in her work. Xiaocao asked her to help serve jelly and cold noodles to the guests. In this way, Xiao Lian only needs to focus on making the jelly and seasoning the jelly and cold noodles!
Both Han Shi and Liu Feiyan are good hands at work, after experiencing the initial rush, they quickly got started.
"Hey! How's it going? You two are not helping, are you?" Liu Pei, who finished loading a cargo, took his eldest nephew Liu Zhiwei, and strided over while wiping sweat with the lapel of his coat. Liu Zhiwei is now also an employee under Sixth Brother.
Mrs. Han fished the boiled noodles into the ice water, rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "You think our mother and I usually eat for nothing? How can you still trouble me when making noodles?"
Liu Feiyan quickly poured two bowls of chilled boiled water, gave each of her father and cousin a bowl, and said with a mysterious smile: "Father, drink a bowl of water to quench your thirst!"
Liu Pei was already so thirsty that his throat was smoking, so he took it and "Gudu" took a big gulp. A cool feeling goes straight to the heart, which is more enjoyable than drinking cold water from the well in Dafutian.
After drinking the ice water in one go, Liu Pei let out a long breath, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Yan'er girl, give dad another bowl! Xiaocao, where did you get such cold well water?" ?”
Liu Feiyan came over with another bowl and rushed to say: "Father, my cousin is amazing. In summer, she can actually make ice. These ice waters are chilled with ice cubes!"
"It's summer, where did you get the ice? Could it be that the little grass girl was transformed by a little fairy, who can turn water into ice?" Lao Hao sat under the awning with his buttocks full of heat, picked up the fan in the shop, and slapped it vigorously. Fan the wind. Hearing this, he interjected jokingly.
Xiaocao also poured him a bowl of ice water, with two ice cubes floating on it. The big vat on the noodle stand became her special tool for making ice. The cold noodles and jelly are chilled with ice water with ice cubes, which is more refreshing and refreshing.
Lao Hao opened his bull's eyes wide and stared at the ice cube the size of a pigeon egg, then picked it up with his hands, looked at it for a while, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it with a "crack, click" and enjoyed it repeatedly!
The other people who came to wait for the meal also asked for a bowl of ice water. While mixing the jelly, Xiao Lian smiled and said, "We only have a bucket of ice in total. If you eat all of it, the jelly and cold noodles won't be chilled with ice water. Don't you guys want warm jelly and cold noodles?" ?”
Hearing this, the honest dock workers laughed and dismissed the idea. Some of the more open-minded ones said loudly: "Xiao Lian, I know this ice water is hard to come by, and we don't drink yours for nothing. A bowl of ice water costs a penny, what do you think?"
If someone sends money to the door, it is naturally impossible to push it out. Xiaocao, who was making ice inside, hurried out and said, "Since the uncles have already talked about this, it would be too unpleasant if we pushed back and forth again! Well, we will add another business in the future." - sell ice water!"
Xiao Lian asked with some concern: "Little sister, making ice is not easy. We have a small number of people, can you come here?" What she meant was, with just one jar, can the ice made be supplied
Xiaocao laughed and said loudly: "If it's convenient for everyone, let's be busy! Don't worry, just make more ice every day!"
What Xiaocao means is that tomorrow I will ask my father to expand the noodle stall and build a serious storage room with two large tanks inside. As long as the ratio of saltpeter and water is adjusted properly, water will be filled in an iron bucket , no trouble.
However, the consumption of water will definitely increase sharply in the future, and the water must be fetched from nearby villages, which is very inconvenient. However, money can turn ghosts, they can hire someone to help carry water! For a few pennies and a carload of water, there are still people willing to do this business!
After adding the service of selling ice water, the business of the Yu family sisters became even more prosperous. On a hot day, sweating and drinking a bowl of cool ice water will definitely quench your thirst and heat! When the summer heat is relieved, the appetite will come up. Have a bowl of cold noodles or jelly, not to mention how refreshing it is!
With the eldest aunt and little cousin as helpers, Xiaocao can naturally free up her hands to take care of her pregnant godmother. There are many trees on the mountain, and the living environment is fairly cool. Mrs. Fang is not as delicate as she is pregnant. Every morning and evening, she still takes a walk in the forest as usual, admiring the beautiful scenery and so on.
Mrs. Fang's pregnancy is stable, Xiaocao feels her pulse every day, and feels that as long as she doesn't do any physical labor in the first three months, proper activities are still necessary. In terms of nutrition, Xiaocao cooks delicious food for the godmother in different ways every day. Facing the natural scenery of Xishan every day, accompanied by a filial goddaughter, Mrs. Fang who is in a good mood is not harmful except that she can't smell the fishy smell of seafood.
Xiaocao jokingly said: "Little brother must be a filial and well-behaved person. He knows that the godmother has a hard pregnancy, so he is not willing to torment you."
Mrs. Fang tapped the little girl's forehead with her index finger, and touched her growing belly, revealing the brilliance of motherhood.
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Another year of college entrance examination season! ! I wish all candidates the best of luck in the examination room and their ideal results! come on! !