Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 16 Tofu Nao

The two children didn't know what they were talking about; they just glanced up and then went back to their work.

I kept thinking to myself, "My sister-in-law's braised food is so delicious!"

Xu Qingmeng didn't care about all that. All she wanted to do was finish her meal and go to sleep. After so much work to do all day, she felt she didn't need to lose weight; she had naturally lost weight on her own.

Madam He glanced at Xu Qingmeng, then looked up at Gu Yunyi, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xu Qingmeng raised her head and looked at Madam He with some confusion, not understanding what was going on.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Yunyi turned his face away, pretending that nothing had happened.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just thought of something funny and couldn't help myself. Let's eat."

Xu Qingmeng nodded and continued eating with her head down.

Xu Qingmeng had already prepared the dough and filling. After a busy day, she soaked her feet and went to bed.

Mrs. He originally wanted to talk to Xu Qingmeng, but after tidying up, she came to her room and found that Xu Qingmeng was already asleep.

She went to Gu Yunyi's room.

"Although Qingmeng has gained some weight and was a bit willful before, she has become more gentle and kinder now that she is helping out at the shop. She is gradually getting better. You should be more understanding. She wants to sleep alone now, probably because she is afraid of pressing on you. Don't worry, just take good care of yourself."

Gu Yunyi looked speechless. "Mother, I'm not in a hurry."

Madam He smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you weren't anxious, you didn't look upset, I was mistaken."

Gu Yunyi, ......
"Mother, it's getting late. We have to get up early tomorrow morning. Go to sleep now."

He left with a smile. Gu Yunyi was still not sleepy. He lit an oil lamp and sat by the window, but the books that usually attracted him could not be read at all.

My mind was filled with Xu Qingmeng's image: sometimes laughing heartily, sometimes composed, sometimes eloquent, sometimes cautious...

The next morning, Xu Qingmeng got up early to start grinding soybeans. When He Shi saw this, he told her to leave it and that he would do it. Xu Qingmeng thought that was fine and went to the kitchen to look at other things.

Xu Qing dreamed that there were no dried radishes or dried shrimp, so she chopped some minced meat and scallions and stir-fried them in a pot, adding extra broth so that she could mix them with tofu pudding later, which would taste even better.

Xu Qingmeng then started making steamed buns. Yesterday, Madam He went and bought several large steamers, so they could make about three hundred steamed buns at once.

After Xu Qingmeng finished shaping the buns, she put them in a pot to steam. He Shi had already ground the soybeans, and then she started to cook soy milk in a large pot.

After the soy milk boiled, Xu Qingmeng filled a large wooden bucket with it. She used the remaining soy milk in the pot to make tofu pudding, added an appropriate amount of gypsum water, and then waited for the soy milk to coagulate.

Xu Qingmeng took advantage of this time to start making pies again, so that after the tofu pudding was made, the pies could be fried.

Since everyone knew yesterday that Gu Family Restaurant had opened, Madam He didn't set up tables outside today. After Madam He tidied up the front hall, Xu Qingmeng's first batch of buns was ready.

Just as Mrs. He took the food out, someone arrived.

"Sister He, come quickly, three vegetarian steamed buns and a meat pie."

Mrs. He quickly greeted them, "Why are you here so early today?"

"I'm just afraid that if I come too late, they'll be sold out!"

"Yeah yeah."

"Yes, we have everything. I'll get it for you right away. Oh, and we also have soy milk and tofu pudding this morning. Would you like a bowl? We have both sweet and savory options."

"Soy milk, tofu pudding? What are those?" Everyone had only ever eaten tofu, but had never tried them before.

"It's made from soybeans. Soy milk is similar to cow's milk and is very nutritious. It costs one cent a bowl. Tofu pudding is the same, but it's more tender than tofu. The savory one has minced meat, and the sweet one is just sweet syrup with some white sugar. It costs two cents a bowl. Do you want to try it?"

He recommended that Xu Qingmeng had considered this price before setting it. If it were set too high, probably no one would buy it. If it were cheaper, there would definitely be many people who would want to try it. Once they tried it, they would definitely like it, so there was nothing to worry about.

"Then give me a bowl of salty."

"Me too, I want a sweet bowl and two meat buns." "Okay, you two sit down first."

"Qingmeng, two bowls of tofu pudding, one sweet and one savory."

"Okay, Mom, I'm coming right away."

Upon hearing Xu Qingmeng's reply, Madam He quickly served them steamed buns first, and then came over to serve them tofu pudding.

"Come on, the tofu pudding is here. Try it. If there's anything you don't like, please give me some feedback."

The workers picked up their spoons and took a bite.

"What more could I ask for? This tofu pudding is delicious! It's tender, smooth, and full of the aroma of soybeans. Paired with minced meat, it's incredibly fresh!"

"I think the sweet ones are delicious too."

Mrs. He was happy to see that the guests liked it. "I'm glad they liked it. The soy milk is also very good. We can try it tomorrow."

"Let's try again tomorrow; this is enough for today."

Just then, someone else came in and overheard their conversation. "Soy milk? What's that?"

"It's made from soybeans, you can drink it. It's sweet with added sugar, would you like to try it?"

"Then give me a bowl of soy milk and four steamed buns."

"I don't want soy milk, give me a bowl like theirs, the kind with minced meat, plus two steamed buns and a meat pie."

"Okay, that's called savory tofu pudding. Do you want some cilantro? I forgot to ask earlier."

"I want cilantro."

"I'd also like a bowl of savory tofu pudding and two meat pies."

"Alright, Qingmeng, two bowls of savory tofu pudding, with cilantro."

"Hey, here we come."

After He served the guests steamed buns and pies, Xu Qingmeng came out with two bowls of tofu pudding, and then the shop became busy.

People who ate there yesterday started coming back one after another, and the shop got busy.

Although she sold even more steamed buns and pies today, in addition to tofu pudding and soy milk, Xu Qingmeng had to make steamed buns and pies and run back and forth to deliver tofu pudding, making her even more tired than yesterday.

I had thought that soy milk and tofu pudding would sell slowly, but to my surprise, one bucket of soy milk and two buckets of tofu pudding were sold out before breakfast was even over.

"Shopkeeper, do you still have tofu pudding?" the young nobleman asked.

"Sorry, we're out of soy milk and tofu pudding for today."

"Oh dear, I rushed as fast as I could but still missed it. Then give me five steamed buns and two meat pies."

"okay."

The two were busy all day. The sun was high in the sky. They had sold out of three carts of steamed buns, a six-tiered steamer, about seven hundred steamed buns, and about one hundred and sixty pies.

Xu Qingmeng carefully counted the money. Including the money from last night and this morning, she made about 1,200 coins after deducting costs.

After Xu Qingmeng finished calculating, Madam He clicked her tongue in amazement, "You sold quite a lot of braised food yesterday, and you were even busier this morning, yet you only earned one tael of silver?"

Xu Qingmeng shook her head, "The main reason is that it was the first time I made braised food yesterday, and the raw materials were relatively expensive. As long as the braising liquid is well maintained, the cost will be much lower in the future, and I won't have to work so hard, so I can earn more money."

Mrs. He quickly said, "Then we must take good care of this braising liquid."

After running back and forth all morning, Xu Qingmeng was exhausted, so she said to Madam He, "Mother, I'm planning to renovate the front hall. Running back and forth between these two places isn't going to be a good idea."

(End of this chapter)