Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

"Qingning, I have figured out how to make this crystal rice dumpling. It's really labor-intensive. The glutinous rice flour needs to be washed several times before it becomes translucent after being steamed." Several people were heartbroken while they were washing it.

"Sister, this crystal rice dumpling is a return gift for the Spring Banquet. It looks small and delicate."

Before Qing Ning could explain, her second sister Qing Zhu exclaimed, "What did you say? You take this precious thing as a return gift? How wasteful are you?" She was not satisfied with just saying that, and she tapped her head with her finger and snorted.

Qing Ning raised his head and touched the place where he was poked, looking aggrieved.

"Why are you so anxious? Let me finish what I want to say." Qingke tried to smooth things over. She knew her younger sister probably had other intentions.

"That's right, you didn't even let me finish my words. Second sister, you are so overbearing."

"Say it again?" The second sister raised her voice and glared. Okay, Qing Ning wasn't afraid, she was just a little timid.

"I think the Dragon Boat Festival is just a month away, and every household must eat these rice dumplings. If we promote the reputation of these crystal rice dumplings, even if they are a bit more expensive, I think wealthy families will be willing to buy them. They are delicious, novel, and presentable. Then, wouldn't we be able to make back the money we give away?"

Qing Ning tilted her head and stared at her two sisters, her eyes sparkling brightly.

Qingke and Qingzhu thought for a while, and Qingning didn't urge them.

"Yes, that's true," Qingli said, her voice brisk. Her younger sister was naturally smart and had a natural knack for business.

"We'll prepare four kinds of snacks for the Spring Banquet: two cakes and two pastries. The cakes will be candies and egg cakes, and the pastries will be lotus and plum blossom pastries." Qing Ning paused, thought for a moment, and then continued, "Let's try making the candies a different way. Big sister, take pen and paper and write it down while I dictate."

"Okay, wait a minute," he said, going to get a pen and paper.

At this time, Qingzhu asked curiously: "Little sister, what is this egg cake? Why have I never heard of it?"

"Second sister, wait for me to tell eldest sister the recipe. Let eldest sister make it first and then we can try it. You will know then." Why didn't Qingning make it? There was no way. She was really clumsy when it came to making pastries and snacks. Her brain and mouth were good, but her hands were not. She had tried it in her previous life. Although it was not a big failure, it was not very good either.

"Okay, I'll wait and eat."

"Okay, you tell me and I'll write it down." Qingke took out the paper and pen and let Qingning dictate.

Prepare all the ingredients for the candy, including flour, eggs, sugar, malt syrup, dried cherries, crushed peanuts, and some yeast. First, sift the flour, add the beaten eggs and yeast, and knead into a moist dough. The dough may be sticky, so sprinkle some cornstarch on the surface to prevent it from sticking. Then let the dough rest for 15 minutes.

Step 2: Sprinkle a little cornstarch on the countertop and roll out the rested dough into a sheet about 0.2 cm thick. Cut the rolled dough into thin strips and sprinkle some cornstarch on them to prevent them from sticking together.

The third step is to pour a proper amount of oil into the pot and heat it to 5% hot. Put the thin strips into the pot in batches and fry until light golden brown. Fry all the thin strips and set aside.

Step 4: Cook the syrup. Pour sugar, water, and maltose into a pot and heat over low heat until the sugar dissolves into syrup and small bubbles appear. Continue to simmer over low heat until the syrup can be pulled into thin strands.

Step 5: Pour the fried thin strips, crushed peanuts, dried cherries and other ingredients into the pot and stir-fry quickly so that the thin strips are evenly coated with syrup.

The sixth step is also the most challenging for your strength. While still hot, pour the thin strips coated with syrup into a greased mold and flatten them with a rolling pin. Once cooled, cut into pieces and eat.

This is actually the modern way of making shachima, and the lime is just copied directly.

"Oh my goodness, how much sugar, flour, and oil does it take? Sister, do you have enough money?" Qingzhu exclaimed in amazement after hearing this, and then worried that she didn't have enough money to buy it.

"It's a very expensive thing. The money I've saved plus last month's salary is only less than three or two taels, which is probably not enough." As expected, money is hard to earn. Qingke frowned, not knowing what to do.

"Sister, I should still have a lot here. Mom and I will count the money tonight." Qing Ning felt that she should ask Manager Xu for some money first, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

"I'll take out my monthly allowance and you can use it first." Qingzhu thought that she wouldn't need it anyway, so she might as well take it out and use it for her family's emergency.

"Okay, I'll calculate the amount of ingredients and silver first. If it's not enough, I'll ask you for more." Qingke didn't hesitate and asked Qingning to tell him the recipe of the egg cake.

"In order to make the egg cake taste good, the flour needs to be processed before use, otherwise the taste will not be soft enough." Nowadays, flour is not divided so finely. It is best to use low-gluten flour to make egg cake. Low-gluten flour is also easy to obtain, but it takes some effort.

"We just happen to have this oven. Spread the flour flat and put it in the oven to bake for about an incense stick. The oven temperature should be high. After baking, let it cool and sift it." After talking about low-gluten flour, he went on to talk about how to make egg cake?

Wow, this is another expensive food, with eggs and sugar, which made Qingke and Qingzhu smack their lips in amazement.

"Oh, I forgot. I should ask Uncle San to make the mold for this snack smaller." Qing Ning slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered that he had not communicated with Yu San about the size of the mold.

"Tell me how big you want the mold to be and I'll talk to Uncle San."

"Make it smaller, preferably big enough for one bite." Qingning gestured, and Qingzhu turned around and left when he heard it.

Next, Qingning told Qingke the methods of making lotus pastry and plum blossom pastry, and Qingke wrote them down one by one.

"I've noted all of this down, sister. I'll go back and figure out the materials and prices."

After Qingke left, Qingning sat alone in the yard thinking about the Spring Banquet.

"Ning girl, what are you thinking about?" Qing Ning looked up when she heard someone coming and greeted them politely: "Hello, Second Master and Second Madam."

"it is good"

"Second Master, Second Madam, please sit down. I'll go get Grandma." As he was about to call for help, he was stopped by the two.

"We're not here to look for your sister-in-law, we're here to look for you."

"Looking for me? Is it about the stall?" Qing Ning thought for a moment and guessed the purpose.

"Our girl Ning is really smart. She came here just for this stall." The mistress did not hide her purpose and spoke straight to the point.

"It's like this. Our family also occupies this stall, but we don't know what to sell. We who occupy the stall have discussed it, and your two aunts don't have anything to sell. Although we occasionally catch fish to sell at home, we can't sell fish for fear of offending the guests." The second grandmother directly explained the situation. They really couldn't agree on what to sell, and they didn't want to give up the stall, so they could only come to ask Qingning if she had any ideas.

"Well, Second Grandpa, I remember you can weave bamboo baskets and bamboo chairs. You are so skilled, why don't you sell this?"

"How can we sell this crude craft to a noble person? I heard that rich people use nanmu, sandalwood and other woods. Do you think this bamboo one is worth mentioning?" Second grandfather rejected it immediately. The family also brought it up at that time, but they rejected it as soon as they thought it was inappropriate.

"Second Grandfather, I've seen what you've made. Your craftsmanship is truly superb. You can't be so self-deprecating."

"You are such a good coaxing girl, you have such a sweet mouth~" Chen Lin felt very happy after hearing these words.

"I remember that Uncle Changshui is good at building houses, but he's also good at carpentry. I have some new things for him to make. If he gets the favor of the noble, you can turn it into a serious business."

The two were extremely happy when they heard this. They thought that this little girl had a sharp mind and that what she came up with would surely please the noble person.

"Wait a minute, I'll go get your uncle Changshui."

Having said that, he ran out in a hurry without waiting for Qingning to speak. Qingning looked at him and wanted to say don't rush, fearing that the old man would fall. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared. Who says old people have slow legs and feet? He was quite fast.