vrcanaries Chapter 144 Anyway, she is not at a disadvantage
Chapter 144 Anyway, she is not at a disadvantage
Chen An felt hungry when he smelled the smell. As soon as the Zhang Dashan brothers left, he looked at Cheng Yue eagerly.
I want to eat! But my hands are full of mud and I can’t eat it…
Cheng Yue understood immediately and reluctantly picked up a piece of crispy pastry and stuffed it into his mouth.
Chen An's eyes lit up, and he said incoherently while chewing: "Ayue, how did you make it? It's so crispy and delicious, better than any cake shop's!"
They saw that the pastry shop also sold shortbread, but none of them were as crispy as the ones made by Ah Yue. They felt very light and melted in the mouth as soon as they were eaten.
The filling is also very fragrant, and the taste is not too sweet, just the right amount.
Cheng Yue just smiled and said nothing. It was naturally the result of practice.
In her previous life, her favorite thing was all kinds of cakes. Later, when she returned to the village, she couldn’t buy them, so she had to practice making them every day.
It’s no exaggeration to say that the oven was almost smoking from all the use she did.
Cake is her specialty!
At that time, the old men and women in the village praised her craftsmanship a lot.
Cheng Yue broke off another piece of meat floss cake and fed it to Chen An, and handed the rest to Chen Tong and Chen Ning, "Try this meat floss cake roll."
With a meat floss head like her, this flavor is definitely a must.
"Delicious, delicious! This is soft and delicious, and a little bit salty, but it doesn't feel weird to eat them together, it tastes even better!"
"Yeah, yeah! I think so too."
After eating, Chen Ning exclaimed in disbelief: "I didn't know pork could taste like this, it's amazing!"
If she hadn't participated in the whole process, it would be unimaginable that this was made with pork.
Sure enough, after Chen Ning finished speaking, Chen An was also stunned, "Is this pork?"
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Yes, it's made of pork. Most of the meat floss was made by Xiao Ning. It's pretty good, isn't it?"
There is something of the pride of an old mother in her tone.
"Xiao Ning is so amazing!" Chen An praised sincerely.
Cheng Yue continued, "Xiaotong is also great. The red bean paste and lotus seeds are cooked to the perfect temperature."
Although Chen Tong knew that her mother praised her because she was afraid that she would think too much, she was still very happy.
The family chatted happily for a few more minutes. Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui were about to go home, so Cheng Yue quickly picked up a few pieces for them to take home and try.
After lunch, Chen An and Zhang Dashan continued to work on the oven. Cheng Yue was also busy as she hadn't wrapped the rice dumplings yet.
The glutinous rice is soaked in the morning, and the fillings made from it can be used in any other way. Just marinate some pork belly and it will become a salty meat dumpling.
At this moment, Cheng Yue began to miss salted egg yolks again, and hoped that her chickens and ducks would grow up quickly and lay eggs for her!
No matter how much I think about it, for now I can only accept my fate and make rice dumplings.
Divide the glutinous rice into two portions, put soy sauce strips in one portion to season the base, and use it to make meat dumplings.
Reed leaves are narrow and small, so several leaves need to be crossed and stacked together to prevent the rice from leaking out when wrapping rice dumplings.
After Cheng Yue demonstrated it once, Chen Tong and Chen Ning got the hang of it.
Chen Tong is indeed not as dexterous as Chen Ning. It is not noticeable when he is doing rough work, but it is obvious when he is doing this kind of delicate work.
Chen Tong tried to wrap it several times, but it either fell apart or he couldn't wrap it at all, so he simply didn't force himself.
My mother once said that every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses.
Anyway, everyone is different. She is just a little clumsy, but it’s not really a shortcoming.
Seeing that Chen Tong was still looking carefree, Cheng Yue felt relieved.
The child was indeed very sensitive at first, but after spending some time with him, he became much more confident and revealed his true character. The chicken soup I gave him was not in vain.
There wasn’t much glutinous rice prepared, so I finished wrapping them quickly, but it took another afternoon to cook the dumplings.
When Zhang Dashan, Zhang Dajiang and Zhao Xiangxiu left, they returned with a full load.
There were rice dumplings in the evening, but Cheng Yue was too lazy to cook, so she just made a pot of soup and ate it with the rice dumplings.
To her surprise, the salty pork dumplings received unanimous praise from the entire family.
Cheng Yue couldn't help but sigh, even if they are not from the same family, they would eat the same food, but their tastes are surprisingly similar!
The next day, Cheng Yue went out with Chen An. They first went to the carpenter's shop to get a gift box, packed the cakes and rice dumplings, and then went to the dock to find Mr. Chen Sanye.
In fact, the location of the Chen Mansion was easy to inquire about, but she had read in novels that wealthy families all paid tribute to the emperor, so she didn't want to go there rashly.
Besides, Mrs. Chen is still recuperating, and it would be very troublesome for her to go there.
If they could go out, they would have come to the shop for a visit a long time ago.
The construction at the dock has already started, and Mr. Chen San must be watching over there, so it won't be a wasted trip.
It was still early when the two arrived at the dock, so they went to greet Cheng Yang and the others first, and then put down a portion of cakes and rice dumplings before going to look for Master Chen San.
"Mr. Chen San, this thank you gift is a small token of appreciation from me and my brother and sister-in-law. Thank you for the information you gave me. Please accept it."
Mr. Chen San looked at the two wooden boxes in front of him, as if he had expected it. He took them and said with a smile, "Food?"
"Yes, some cakes and rice dumplings." Cheng Yue said truthfully.
Mr. Chen San was surprised and asked, "Mrs. Cheng can also make zongzi?"
As far as he knew, ordinary people could not afford to eat zongzi. He didn't expect that Cheng Yue could make zongzi?
Cheng Yue made up an excuse and continued to speak frankly, "Mr. Chen San, this time we came here mainly to discuss the sharing of the cakes.
You know, I wanted to sell cakes in the shop, but my wife said before that she didn't want a share of the profits, which is definitely not appropriate.
Besides, you told me about buying the shop, so this amount of food is definitely not enough to pay for it. You must accept the share of the cakes. What percentage do you think is appropriate?"
The pastry shop matter has been put on the agenda, and the profit sharing needs to be clarified in advance.
She felt it was inappropriate when Mrs. Chen said before that she didn't want a share. But now that she owed such a big favor, how could she not repay it?
She didn't want to owe too many favors to others, so she would pay them back with money if possible.
So two days ago she had agreed with Chen An that he must give her a share of the profits, and she was reluctant to give him any more profits, as that would mean she would be cutting off her own future.
Mr. Chen San smiled faintly when he heard this. It seemed that his wife was right. Cheng Yue would not take advantage of him for nothing.
"Then give 20% just like the braised food."
He wouldn't ask for more, after all, his wife had already spoken, and he only listened to her on business matters.
Cheng Yue and Chen An looked at each other. Twenty percent is not a lot. "Mr. Chen San, this..."
"Just 20%." Mr. Chen San raised his hand to signal, and Cheng Yue had no choice but to nod and agree.
This tone does not allow for rejection. Well, she is not at a loss anyway!
As he spoke, he signed the contract and said that the share of the profits from the braised food shop would be determined in the next two days and would be sent to Chen's house.
Finally, Cheng Yue asked about the woman who was good at martial arts. Although Mr. Chen San was surprised, he said he would go back and ask his wife.
Just as Madam said, Cheng Yue cannot be treated as an ordinary peasant woman.
After all, which peasant woman would support her daughter to learn martial arts? And could she even say that learning any skill is the same for both men and women?