A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

Leng Yan also knew this would be the result. She was just giving him a heads-up so that it wouldn't seem too abrupt when she brought it up when she got home.

When they got home, Zhang Cuiniang and Leng Su had just come back from picking ferns on the mountain and were sitting on small stools washing them.

When he saw them coming back, he called out to them to come over and help.

"Today I found a large area of ​​ferns in a valley. I picked a lot, enough to fill two baskets."

Zhang Cuiniang was so happy that she smiled and said, "Hurry up and clean up, come and help. The fern will get old quickly, so we need to blanch it quickly to keep it fresh."

Upon hearing this, Leng Yan and the others put away their joy at returning from outing, put the things in their hands into the house, and came over to help.

Pick out the old stems, wash and blanch the fruits, then soak them in cold water. Because there are so many of them, finally spread them out in a winnowing basket to dry so that they can be stored for a long time.

The dinner that day consisted of bracken fried with bacon, cold wild onions, steamed mixed flour buns and shepherd's purse and egg drop soup.

The dishes are rich in meat and eggs, and are many times better than before. The whole family is quite moved and happy.

When the family was sitting together chatting after dinner, Leng Yan brought up the topic of the dock.

"Open a food shop?"

The whole family had shocked expressions on their faces, and their stunned looks were particularly funny.

Zhang Cui Niang was the first to exclaim in surprise, "It's not easy to open a shop. Just renting a place costs a lot of money.

Besides, we have never run a business before, so what can we sell in a food store? What if business is bad and no one comes to eat? "

"Yes, Sister Yan, we are all ordinary farmers, we just farm honestly, who would think of opening a shop or doing any business?"

Old Man Leng was puzzled and at a loss about the unknown.

"Doing business is easy, but I'm worried about what kind of food to sell and whether the customers will like the taste."

Leng Su often went to the embroidery shop to sell embroidery, which was a two-way business, so she knew a little about business.

It's nothing more than that you need a product and I happen to sell it. If there are many products of the same type, I will choose the best one.

Among these, craftsmanship is particularly important. Therefore, Leng Su believes that as long as the craftsmanship is good, it will naturally attract customers.

From what he heard along the way, Leng Yan was not panicked and had already prepared a response.

She said softly, "Business is not as difficult as imagined. It's just that we will encounter some difficulties in the early stage of trying. But as long as we explore slowly, I believe it will get better and better.

And I have already thought about it. We will sell two meals a day, breakfast and lunch. These two time periods are when the dock is busiest.

Whether it is workers going up and down the canal, nobles on the canal boats, or tourists sightseeing, there is always a constant flow of people.

As long as our food tastes good, even if it is located in a remote alley, there will be customers coming to our restaurant."

"As for how to sell it..."

Leng Yan really couldn't make up her mind for a moment. There were so many foods to choose from that she couldn't tell the good from the bad.

Finally, she picked up some food that was not sold at the Hulu Town River Shipping Terminal.

"For breakfast, we sell simple and easy-to-take-away dishes, such as pan-fried buns, sauce-flavored pancakes, and vegetable steamed buns. We also serve a delicious egg soup or dumpling soup at the end.

For lunch, we have various types of rice and noodles with toppings. ”

She finished speaking in one breath, and the whole family was stunned. Most of these foods were not only not sold by anyone, but they had never even heard of them.

"What are pan-fried dumplings and sauce-flavored pancakes? Is there a dragon in the vegetable cage? What is rice with toppings?"

Faced with a series of questions, Leng Yan's expression remained calm.

"Seeing is believing. Tomorrow I'll make it for you to try, and then you'll know!"

After hearing this, everyone stopped asking questions.

Leng Yanze did some calculations in his mind. After deducting the miscellaneous expenses for the New Year, he should have about eight or nine taels left from the money he earned from selling silver sprouts and silver sprout shredded chicken before the New Year.

As for the dividends from Tongxianju Pavilion, due to the suppression from Tianxiang Tower, silver sprouts were everywhere on the streets and could not be sold at a high price, and even the prices of boiled fish and boiled pork slices dropped a bit.

Therefore, the dividends from this one and a half month cooperation were only about forty-eight taels.

Leng Yan wanted to use the money to rent a shop of moderate size, purchase various utensils, rice, flour, meat, eggs, etc., and decorate the shop a little.

Leng Yan made a rough calculation, turned around, picked up a piece of burnt charcoal from the stove, and drew a few large round pans on the straw paper.

"Grandpa, go to the city tomorrow and ask the blacksmith to make a few iron pans like this. They must have flat bottoms.

If possible, it would be best if the bottom and lid of the pot could be connected, that is, two pans that can be opened and closed like a wooden box."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Leng hesitated and didn't understand what he needed such an iron pot for.

Upon seeing this, Leng Yan explained again in detail the many uses of this pot.

Old Man Leng nodded as if he didn't understand what was going on and took the ten taels of silver that Leng Yan handed over.

"That's fine. Since Yan said it works, Grandpa will believe you."

After all, ever since the eldest granddaughter recovered from her illness, life at home has been getting better and better at a visible pace.

Besides, all the large income of the family recently was earned by Leng Yan. Since she wants to spend it, it is her due.

After the matter was settled, the family went to wash up and go to bed.

The next day, Leng Yan got up early, walked into the kitchen and started kneading the dough and making the sauce.

Pan-fried dumplings are easy to make. The filling is seasonal shepherd's purse. If there is no fresh pork at home, you can fry some eggs and mix them with the shepherd's purse and egg filling.

After the dough has risen and rested, it is time to roll out the dough and start making the buns. Put the filling in the middle and pinch it with your fingers to make ruffles. Then a round and cute bun is formed.

She learned the skill of making dumplings from Leng Yan in her previous life because she loved eating soup dumplings.

Although she is a master chef, she particularly loves eating noodles and is obsessed with studying noodles. It can be said that she is an expert in noodle making.

After all the buns are wrapped and let rise for a while, Leng Yan starts to heat the oil in a wok.

Since there was no frying pan, Leng Yan used a large iron pan at home. He heated the pan, brushed it with oil, and then arranged the buns neatly in a row, leaving enough space between them.

Then, use low heat and control the temperature to fry the bottom of the buns until slightly browned. Then Leng Yan quickly mixes the flour water.

Then pour the water into the pot along the edge until the water covers one-third of the dumplings, then cover the lid. Boil for half a cup of tea until the water inside is dried up, then you can lift the lid and take out of the pot.

The pan-fried dumplings are now ready with brown icy spots on the bottom and a soft and fluffy surface.

Leng Yan didn't care about the heat and took one bite first. It was crispy, fragrant and soft, and the filling was fresh, fragrant and tempting.

"Mmm, delicious, so fresh!"

She squinted her eyes involuntarily with satisfaction. Just then, other people who smelled the fragrance came into the kitchen, and Leng Yan invited everyone to try it together.