I have been farming since I crossed over.

After eating the snacks prepared by Yang Mingxi, the Yang family, the Wu family, and Lu Jintang and his group all looked happy, thinking that the temple fair the day after tomorrow would definitely be a booming business.

Everyone who had things scheduled for today was continuing with their own work. Yang Mingxi just looked around occasionally and saw that they were all doing well.

Uncle Six and Uncle Seven finished their work during the day, and in the afternoon they joined Uncle Wu in making noodles.

Aunt Liu brought a few people who were assigned to process the materials today, and sat in the yard to process the vegetables and condiments that were collected today before it got dark.

Yang Mingxi asked Aunt Liu to pick the green onions and coriander, wash them, and then put them in a bamboo basket, sprinkle some water on them from time to time, and cut them when needed.

Arrange a few cousins to chop the garlic they bought and put it in a bowl, fry the peanuts, then crush them with a stone mortar and pestle, and put them in a clean cloth bag.

Yang Mingxi arranged for all the younger children to remove shrimp heads and shrimp threads and clean the river shrimps.

Lu Jintang and his five secret guards began to cut the meat. Beef, roe deer, chicken breast, wild boar meat, etc. were all cut according to Yang Mingxi's instructions and put into a basin.

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Yang Mingxi thought about it and realized that to fry chicken, one only needs to marinate the chicken fillets, chicken legs, chicken wings and chicken bones, and then fry them directly in oil on the day of the temple fair.

The main thing about frying potatoes is peeling them, and then you can just fry them directly. Just prepare the seasoning first, and the rest can be done at the stall. It's simple. Yang Mingxi saw that Yang Minghe had harvested nearly 200 kilograms of potatoes in the village, but it looked like it wouldn't be enough. She could just buy more and bring them to the temple fair.

Cold noodles are a bit of a hassle to prepare, but they're much easier to sell. This afternoon, we finished about 150 kilograms of noodles. We ate ten kilograms for the tasting. The Wu family uncles are also working on it tonight. At this rate, we should be finished by noon tomorrow. We'll start pressing rice noodles this afternoon, so we should be ready in time.

The Yang family's own stone mortars were not enough, so they went to the village to get three. Fourth Uncle Wu made another one in the afternoon. Now they are all pounding rice. After the pounding is done, they will press the rice noodles tomorrow afternoon.

The pea jelly is all ready. It is packed into eight super large wooden basins made by Uncle Wu. Each basin weighs more than 70 kilograms. You can also just leave it there and cut it into pieces when the time comes.

The same goes for the scraping noodles, which also require eight basins. Yang Mingxi asked Uncle Wu Wu to help make a mold for the scraping noodles, which is also very useful.

The rest is the seasoning, all prepared in a bowl. Add water to the minced garlic and mix it into garlic water. Chop the scallions and cilantro. The pickled cabbage Wu had prepared before is perfect for eating now, so just use a bowl to store it. The same goes for the chopped peanuts; place them in the bowl when you're ready. Add salt to the soy sauce and then add some space water. It should be quite effective.

The essence of cold noodles is chili oil. Yang Mingxi planned to make it herself first, then hand it over to whoever else took over the business. She asked Yang Mingjiang to buy thirty kilograms of vegetable oil, along with Sichuan peppercorns, tsaoko, tsaoko, bay leaves, and other spices. They pounded them together and fried them in the oil until fragrant. Then, they poured the mixture into a bowl filled with 90% coarse chili powder and 10% sesame seeds, and topped it with the fried oil. Finally, they made three large bowls of chili oil.

Eating cold skewers is more troublesome, mainly because of the preparation of ingredients. Once they are ready, it will be most convenient to sell them.

For meat, Yang Mingxi prepared beef, beef balls, fish balls, river shrimp, roe deer meat, pork, rabbit meat, and all the internal organs. The ones that needed to be cut had been cut and marinated, waiting to be strung into skewers tomorrow.

There are relatively few vegetarian dishes at this time of year, just cabbage, small melon, leeks, potatoes, and tofu. The tender tofu is skewered directly, while the firm tofu is fried in oil and then skewered.

Yang Mingxi used the pot used to make spicy oil to make the three flavors of soup base for cold skewers, and put them directly in a large basin. When the time comes, just put the skewers in to soak.

After finishing everything, Yang Mingxi came out of the fifth room and found that the second aunt and the fourth aunt were still making tofu. She told them how to make tender tofu. In fact, it is just to put less tofu pudding when pressing, press it gently, and press it for a shorter time.

It wasn't until the moon was at its zenith that Yang Mingxi realized that no one had turned on the lights while working in the yard. Looking up at the moon hanging in the sky, Yang Mingxi suddenly remembered the saying: "The moon on the 15th is fullest on the 16th." It was absolutely true.

At this moment, Yang Mingjie came out and found Yang Mingxi, asking her to help take a look at the dolls she had made at home. She had made three of each of the large, medium and small sizes for each zodiac sign, and she also wanted to ask if she wanted to continue making them.

Yang Mingxi came to the main room of the third bedroom. Rows of dolls were neatly placed on the table, which looked very beautiful. Yang Mingxi clapped her hands and said, "Great, really great, it's well done."

Gao quickly stood up and said with a smile, "It's all Xi's idea. Jie'er said we should continue making it, but I don't think we can sell so many dolls in a day. I think these are enough. If they sell well, we can make more and sell them later. What do you think, Xi?"

After listening to this, Yang Mingxi looked at Yang Mingjie and said, "Sister Jie, what do you think? I want to hear your thoughts."

Yang Mingjie glanced at Gao, then looked at Yang Mingxi and said, "Sister Xi, I think the most important thing about this puppet is its creativity. It's actually very simple to make, so I think this is a one-time deal. It can only be sold on the day of the temple fair. After that, there will be a lot of imitations, and it won't sell for a high price. So I want to make them all at once, including the ones from my father's house, and sell them all at the temple fair. It would be best if we can sell them all that day. If not, I can sell the rest at my father's house so that I can get a head start."

After listening to this, Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Jie'er is great, that's right. How did you arrange things with your father?"

Yang Mingjie said, "My father bought the cloth and cotton himself and hired two embroiderers to make five pieces for each zodiac animal and each model."

After listening to this, Yang Mingxi asked, "What are your thoughts on the price?"

Yang Mingjie said, "The big one is 200 wen, the medium one is wen, and the small one is wen. Is that okay?"

Yang Mingxi thought for a moment and said, "The large ones are 100 wen, specially bought for the daughters of wealthy families. Just make eight. The medium ones are 10 wen each, and you can make more depending on your situation. The small ones are wen, and you can make more of these. Then embroider a "Y" with a piece of cloth and sew it on the back of each doll. Tell them that this is the Yang family's signature. As long as they bring this signature item to buy things in the future at the Yang's Cloth Shop, they can get discounts or get a free doll if they spend a certain amount of money. It's all about brand awareness."

Yang Mingjie nodded as if she understood, and remembered Yang Mingxi's words. She made her first pot of gold at the temple fair and also brought a large number of loyal customers to Yang's Cloth Shop.

Yang Mingxi came to the yard and told everyone to rest quickly and get some rest so that they could continue tomorrow.

It was almost three o'clock in the morning when the yard of Old Yang's house gradually quieted down and fell into silence.