Chapter 116 Trying to make Guokui
Mrs. Xu gave Su Tai a thumbs up and said jokingly: "You still have a quick mind. A Yi really wouldn't think so much on his own. Since you all have ideas, I won't advise you."
After Mrs. Xu said so, Shen Zhuang naturally shut up. Things changed not long after their family of four left.
Su Tai hurriedly drove the puppies into their kennel and returned to the bedroom with her neck scrunched up.
The next day, when she woke up, she only heard the patter of rain outside. She quickly got up and walked out of the room. She happily said to Shen Yi: "It really knows the season of the rain. It comes at the right time. We are fine today." Come on, help me clean out the oven, and I'll make some Guokui for you to try. If you think it's good, take it out and sell it."
The so-called Guokui is to ferment flour, add fillings, and various spices, then press it into a thin round cake and stick it to the inner wall of the oven. The method is not special, it is similar to the sesame cakes sold in town, but she can get it The seed shop sells cumin and other spice seeds and roasts your own spices, which is definitely unique here.
She didn't believe that everyone could resist the spiced Guokui.
Just do it. Su Tai took advantage of Shen Yi to go out to work and immediately went to Mu Shikong. First she bought some spice seeds at the seed store, and then went to the vegetable store to buy prunes, fresh mushrooms, onions, ginger, garlic, etc.
When she came to the stove house with a lot of things, Shen Yi had already packed the oven and was burning firewood.
She hurriedly made the dough and mixed the fillings. This time she planned to make three flavors, one with green onions, one with pickles and lean meat, and one sweetened with caramel.
As a couple, the work is not tiring.
When Su Tai was busy, Shen Yi was there to help her, and he studied hard at the same time, and got started in just a short time.
When putting the cake on, Shen Yi didn't dare let her get close to the oven, he did it himself.
Soon, the first batch of pot helmets came out of the oven, and the aroma could spread three miles away.
Su Tai didn't care that her hands were hot, she tore off a small piece of pickled vegetables and stuffed meat and tasted it carefully. She immediately squinted her eyes in surprise, "It's delicious! It's so delicious! It's so fragrant!"
As she said that, she tore off another piece and fed it to Shen Yi, looking at him expectantly, "How was it?"
Shen Yi nodded wildly, "It does smell good! It tastes better than steamed buns and sesame cakes!"
Su Tai was happy, "If you put the pot helmets on the boat, can you sell them?"
Shen Yi thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and said: "It should be able to be sold, but I don't know how much it can be sold, but I can go to Daxun River and sell it in the streets for a while. It will take time to wait for people anyway. "
"Okay! That's it, let's make a deal first. Let's make some and sell them first." Su Tai was very motivated and tried the other two flavors of sesame cakes. She felt that the sweetness was too monotonous.
I happened to have a lot of peanuts left over from last year at home, so I used them to fry the peanuts, then crush the fried peanuts and mix them with crushed caramel, so that the texture suddenly changed.
However, as a result, the price will naturally increase a bit.
Fortunately, a pot helmet is thin and looks big, but actually doesn't have much material.
The two discussed it and decided to sell the thin noodle Guokui stuffed with meat and the sweet one for three cents each, and the green and fragrant two for three cents. The meat-filled and sweet noodles of the brown noodles are worth two cents a piece, and the fragrant green noodles are worth a penny a piece.
The rain stopped that afternoon and the sky was still overcast. Shen Yi took the opportunity to call someone over to help launch the boat.
After a day or two of this, people in the nearby villages will know that they can cross the river and pick up the guests.
The young couple has not been idle these past two days.
Su Tai made a lot more pot helmets, picked four pieces of medium-thick cotton cloth and four pieces of thin cotton cloth for summer, and went back to her parents' house with Shen Yi.
The spring plowing in Dongmen Village had just ended. The villagers were sitting at the entrance of the village chatting and looking at the passers-by. When they saw Su Tai returning with the man, they all stepped forward to say hello.
Mrs. Tao was also there, and even told Su Tai about Su Yu, "Your cousin gave birth two days ago. She is a big fat boy, but Su Sheng was so happy. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law even treated their mother like a baby." The two of them paid tribute. Now that you are back, go and have a look. Their family will definitely be happy!" "Thank you, ma'am. I'll go over and sit down later," Su Tai agreed abruptly.
Tao's smile grew brighter.
When Shen Yi brought Su Tai in, he discovered that the whole family was still working, just cleaning up the cowshed, sheep pen, and chicken pen next door.
Shen Yi quickly put the pot helmets he brought in the main room and invited them to come in and have a taste.
Su Chunlin led the family to wash their hands. When they saw Guokui in the main room, they all looked surprised, "What is this?"
"Dad, this is the pot helmet we made. We plan to sell it on the ship. You guys can try it if it tastes good." Su Tai looked at them expectantly.
When everyone heard that they were going to do business, they didn't dare to delay at all. Each of them took one and started to bite it.
Su Zhan only took one bite before his eyes widened, "Sister, brother-in-law! This is so delicious! I also ate meat and vegetables. How much do you plan to sell this pancake?"
"What you ate was thin noodle pot and pork with pickles and vegetables, one sandwich." Shen Yi replied.
Su Zhan nodded repeatedly, "For fine noodles, the price is not expensive. I will definitely buy from you often in the future."
"This one seems different." Ruan Xiaoyu looked at the one in her hand, and then at Su Zhan's.
Su Zhan looked at it carefully and handed his own over, "Take mine and see how delicious it is."
Ruan Xiaoyu was not polite to him, took a big bite, tasted it carefully, and then exclaimed in the same way, "I think this one with pickled vegetables and meat is more delicious than mine."
Su Tai covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "What you eat is onion-flavored, and you just put some onions and salt. How can it be compared with the one with meat? It's two salmon."
Ruan Xiaoyu smiled shyly and said, "Although it can't compare with meat, it's still delicious."
"Then you try my sweet one again." Han broke off two pieces of his own and gave them to them.
After tasting it, the two nodded in agreement.
While they were communicating, Su Chunlin and Su Ming beside them ate in silence.
When Mrs. Han came back to her senses, she found that the two people had actually eaten four pot helmets. She immediately put away the rest and said, "You guys are making good things like this, it's all in vain! Save some for Xiaoyu, ask Ask them if they taste good."
Su Tai said hurriedly: "Mom, I heard that my cousin has given birth, and I just happened to bring some materials back. I will go with you later."
"Is it cotton?"
Su Tai nodded.
Han became more and more happy, "She likes cotton now. She said that this material is very good for making diapers for children. It absorbs sweat when worn on the body. It's amazing. The only drawback is that the material is too thick. She can still wear it now. After a while, she can still wear it." It’ll be troublesome if it gets hot for a while.”
"What I brought back this time is the thin one." Su Tai said.
Han couldn't sit still anymore. He went over with Su Tai to look at the materials, and immediately took her to see Su Yu.
As soon as the two entered the yard, they heard the child crying.
Mrs. Huang came out with a basin of hot water. When she saw them, she immediately smiled like a chrysanthemum, "Hey! Xiao Tai is back! Why do you bring so many things?"