northernbook Chapter 44 How Much Do You Think of Me?
Chapter 44 How Much Do You Think of Me?
"So fresh and tender!" Liu San Niang slowly chewed the meat filling.
The dough is incredibly soft and delicate, especially the part next to the meat filling, which tastes even better after being soaked in the meat juices.
The meat filling was fresh and juicy, and she didn't know how Tian Tian seasoned it, but she thought it was even better than the meat pies at Fu Lai Restaurant.
She took another bite, closed her eyes, and chewed. "So delicious."
“Sweetie, when you mentioned going to the county to sell steamed buns, I thought it was a good idea. If you add these dumplings to the mix, the business will definitely be better.”
Tian Tian also picked up a steamed bun and took a bite.
Those cooking videos I watched in my past life weren't for nothing; my first time making filling actually tasted this good.
The filling is juicy and thick, the juices coating the filling particles as they roll on the tongue, offering both the smoothness of oil and the elasticity and chewiness of meat.
The dumpling skin absorbed some of the meat juices, and the parts that were soaked in the broth were even more delicious. The softness of the dough and the juiciness of the filling created a wonderful contrast.
"If we can get through the winter, we can save up some money, and next spring, we can buy a shop with a courtyard in the county and sell these steamed buns. What do you think?"
Lu Tao asked in confusion, "Buying a shop with a yard? Sweetie, does that mean we'll be living in the county from now on?"
Tian Tian actually had this idea. "This is what I think: living in the county... makes it very convenient for us to do business, and we can also avoid all the messy troubles in the village."
Lu Tao thought about it and agreed...
She looked at Liu San Niang.
Liu San Niang, biting into a steamed bun, said, "If you're going to the county, then Daya and I will go too."
She originally came to Qingliu Village as a refugee, and her husband's family had no one else.
"I also want to buy land on the outskirts of the county to grow vegetables and rice..."
“When you’re busy doing business, how can you have time to farm?” Lu Tao said.
"Hire people to plant it."
Lu Tao was taken aback. Hire someone to farm?
Tian Tian chuckled, "We can sell what we grow too."
After finishing one bun, Liu San Niang continued wrapping more. "Sweetie, you think so far ahead. Your mother and I don't think as far ahead as you. We just want to live our lives well right now."
She looked at Tian Tian and forced a kind smile, "But Auntie listens to Tian Tian."
"That sounds sweet...and there's meat to eat, haha."
Seeing that Daya and Tian Jinghe had finished eating, Tian Tian picked up another steamed bun for them.
The rest were to be taken to the large kitchen next door for the two aunties who were working there.
We ate steamed buns for lunch.
It's still autumn, so the meat buns won't keep for long, but there are many of them, so they made about two hundred.
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Tian Tian hired the three men who had built the stoves for them last time, and built the same stoves for both families again.
After the blacksmith's pots were installed, each household had twelve square pots.
There were four aunties, and each of them was responsible for six pots.
Tian Tian gradually replaced those beans with beans from the system, and the amount of soybean oil skin she produced was also more than before.
We can now make 100 jin of bean curd sheets every day.
Tian Tian still rode Zhang Fusheng's oxcart to deliver goods every day, receiving forty coins for each round trip.
The reason Tian Tian delivers goods to Fulai Restaurant every day is that she doesn't want to miss other orders.
Three days after the stove was built, Qian Fulai introduced her to another businessman.
"This Manager Chen is from Ganzhou Prefecture, which is right next to our Yunzhou Prefecture. I estimate that he can deliver the goods relatively quickly."
"If you can't supply the goods in time, have a good talk with him."
Qian Fulai instructed, "Try your best to close the deal."
Ganzhou is located north of Yunzhou, and further north is Shengtianfu, which is the capital city.
Further north of the capital is Anzhou, and further north of Anzhou is Hanzhou.
Manager Chen also needs 1,000 catties of bean curd sheets, and the goods must be delivered within ten days.
"Manager Chen, ten days... is a bit difficult. I can guarantee delivery within fifteen days. I wonder if you can wait that long?"
Manager Chen frowned. He had originally planned to return directly to Ganzhou Prefecture from Songxi County, but he made a special trip here to try it after hearing from other merchants that Baishi County had this delicious bean curd skin.
Based on the timeline, he must return to Ganzhou within ten days.
He had a batch of goods that needed to be delivered to Ganzhou before late autumn, otherwise it would delay the sale.
"I only have ten days. How much can you do in ten days?" Manager Chen asked.
Tian Tian did some mental calculations...
We deliver 40 jin of goods to Fulai Restaurant every day, and 60 jin are left over each day... After ten days, we only have 600 jin left.
She thought for a moment, "In ten days, I estimate I can make 600 jin, but... we can try to make more."
Manager Chen readily agreed, "Alright, I'll take whatever you've made in ten days."
He had his servant write a contract and give it to Tian Tian to read.
Qian Fulai was still worried, so he checked her over first before giving it to her.
"no problem."
After Tian Tian looked it over and confirmed that there were no problems, she signed her name and pressed her fingerprint.
Manager Chen paid a deposit of eleven taels based on the weight of six hundred catties.
After seeing Manager Chen off, Tian Tian stuffed a small piece of silver into Qian Fulai's hand, which was about three taels.
"What are you doing?" Qian Fulai asked.
"The young master introduced me to two managers and we signed two deals, so I should invite the young master for tea," Tian Tian said with a hint of flattery.
Qian Fulai scoffed and tossed the silver to her.
Tian Tian hurriedly continued, "What? Young Master thinks it's not enough?"
Qian Fulai shrugged. "It's not easy for you guys to do this, so forget about the tea."
He paused for a moment, then raised an eyebrow. "In the future, if you have any profitable deals, you should think of me more often."
Tian Tian turned her head to look at him...
Qian Fulai was slightly taken aback. "What are you looking at? What's wrong with me?"
Tian Tian crossed her arms. "What you said... isn't impossible, but..."
"But what?" he asked.
Tian Tian said, "I recently bought some novel seeds from a merchant, which should be able to grow novel ingredients."
"only..."
I have no land.
Qian Fulai's eyes shifted from expectant and longing to disappointment in an instant. "What are you saying...?"
"So I would like to ask the young master to keep an eye out for anyone in the suburbs who wants to sell land."
"Or is there any place that can be reclaimed?"
"I want to...buy as much land as possible."
After transferring those beans through the system, she earned forty-five taels of silver. She still had a century-old ginseng root left to sell, which should be enough to buy a lot of land.
Qian Fulai was somewhat uninterested.
Tian Tian said, "As long as I have land, I can plant those ingredients after spring."
"I am confident that with these ingredients, your Fu Lai Restaurant's business will reach new heights!"
Qian Fulai asked her excitedly, "Are you serious?"
Tian's sweet dessert.
It's definitely true, those seeds in the system...
Just a few examples would be enough to amaze him!
"Okay, I'll keep an eye out for you!" Qian Fulai patted his chest confidently!