The Transmigrated Farm Girl's Journey to Wealth

"I don't know if this will work," Fang Xiaoning said, smoothing it out with a spoon. "Mom, I'll hang it up the well. We'll steam some cold noodles in a bit."

"it is good."

Song An sat in the courtyard making bamboo bowls and chopsticks. Sometimes customers would take away their food without a bowl, and each bamboo bowl could sell for one coin. Song An knew this could make money, so he worked very hard at it. His sister-in-law said they were going to make new products and sell herbal tea, which would require even more bowls.

Compared to her two younger brothers, Song An is really too quiet.

They work from sunrise to sunset and cannot rest even after sunset.

"Brother Feng, take out the soybean paste hanging from the well and let me see it," said Fang Xiaoning, who was busy chopping side dishes for the next day.

"Xiao Ning, this..."

Looking at the contents of the basin, it resembled tofu, but was smoother and more delicate. He had never seen anything like it before. Why was his wife always able to make such unusual things?

The mint tea in the afternoon was so refreshing, it warmed his heart. He had just finished picking all the cucumbers at home and had been buying them from the villagers.

Fang Xiaoning glanced at the solidified liquid in the basin; it was done!

"Give it to me."

This is easier and cheaper to make than liangpi (cold skin noodles). Heat lard in a bowl, add minced garlic, water, a little salt, soy sauce, and chili sauce, stir, and pour over the liangpi. Garnish with cucumber strips, chopped green onions, and cilantro.

"Come on, everyone, try this jelly! Isn't it delicious!"

Su picked up a piece with her chopsticks; it was icy cold and spicy.

Fang Xiaoning felt that soybean jelly was chewier and more elastic than cold skin noodles, lacking the elasticity of cold skin noodles and being softer and more glutinous. The taste wasn't as delicate as the ones she had eaten before because the soybean powder was a bit coarse; stone-ground soybeans could never compare to those made with a blender.

"It's delicious, sister-in-law! I love this soybean jelly!"

"Mom, Brother Feng, what do you think?"

"I think it's great."

"I think it tastes good too."

"How about this as our new product? It's so hot, and everyone's lost their appetite. It's just as appetizing as cold noodles." Vinegar can also be appetizing, but the vinegar from Qing Shi Town is extremely expensive.

"I think this price is fine?" Soybeans are cheap. If the price is too low, he will definitely eat cold noodles instead of cold rice noodles. Wouldn't that mean they ruined their own cold rice noodle business?

"Same as liangpi (cold skin noodles), 8 wen. Brother Feng, we can't set the price too low, otherwise our liangpi business will suffer. Also, if people ask what it's made of, we can't say it's made of soybeans."

Everyone knows the price of soybeans!

"Okay, I understand."

"We'll take the ones in the basin to the restaurant tomorrow and see if they want them. We'll also cut the jelly into pieces and sell them. People can just buy the jelly and mix it themselves at home."

"Mix it yourself?"

"Yes, this will make a dish. You can add whatever you want. It's one piece, and we'll sell it for 6 coins."

"Okay, let's give it a try first. If it sells well, we'll buy a stone mill."

And so it was decided: to sell cold noodles.

Fang Xiaoning knew that with more ingredients, her family would definitely not have enough manpower. If they were too busy, she planned to call on her mother and Tiezhu. Tiezhu was strong and could grind soybeans, while her mother could make cold noodles with her mother-in-law.

These things aren't urgent right now.

Because they needed to promote their cold jelly, they were afraid of missing out on their cold skin noodles business, so they got up before dawn. Today, their cart was much heavier than before because it contained a large bucket of cucumber and mint water.

"Brother Feng, shall I push with you?" Fang Xiaoning felt a pang of heartache as she watched the sweat roll down her man's chin.

"No, it's not heavy."

His wife was exhausted. He had to call her several times to wake her up this morning, and she didn't recover for a while after waking up. She's already quite thin, and he was worried she might hurt herself from overexertion. She needs to rest properly when the weather gets cooler.

"The shopkeeper's!"

"You're here so early today!"

"Weren't you earlier!"

"Hehe, you've come at the right time. Cold noodles, send me 200 sheets every day from now on."

"so much!?"

"Well, apart from Qing Shi Town, my master is in the county seat. There are restaurants in other towns. He checked out the shops yesterday, tasted the food, and thought it was acceptable. It can be stored for another day or two. My master said that other restaurants should also supply it."

"You're lucky! Our master has a very discerning eye. Can we start tomorrow?"

Song Feng was still pondering whether he could handle it all; right now, everyone was too busy to keep up.

"Yes, yes!"

Fang Xiaoning agreed quickly; there was no reason to postpone a business opportunity, even if it meant doing it. If they didn't have enough manpower, they'd hire someone!

Song Feng looked at his wife, wondering if she really wanted to work herself to death.

"Shopkeeper, we brought some new food today, would you like to take a look?"

It turns out he was just an employee at the restaurant; she thought he was the boss!

"Oh, a new food? What new food?"

"Cold mung bean jelly," Fang Xiaoning said, taking out a sliced ​​portion from her basket. There was also a bowl of broth she had prepared, which she poured over the jelly and sprinkled with side dishes. "Please try some."

The shopkeeper sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and ordered another cold dish, another appetizer. It was similar to liangpi (cold skin noodles), but the taste was completely different.

One is all about chewiness, while this one is soft and glutinous. They seem similar but are also different, which is interesting.

On the plate, it looks much better than cold noodles, smooth and glossy, in individual pieces.

"Young lady, you are truly insightful; you wouldn't know this..."

"Liangfen (cold mung bean jelly)".

"Yes, liangfen (cold mung bean jelly), how much is it?"

"Just like liangpi (cold skin noodles), it costs 5 wen per serving."

"Give me 20 portions tomorrow."

"Alright! Thank you for your patronage, shopkeeper." Fang Xiaoning beamed with joy, a great start to the business.

"Easy to say, easy to say!"