The Culinary Tycoon

After returning to the stall, Yu Qingze asked Brother Chang about their traditional food for the Mid-Autumn Festival here, and learned that every household would make a food called 'Reunion Cake', which was salty and sweet. Listen to Brother Chang As I described it, it feels a bit like the snacks called 'husband cake' and 'wife cake' in my own country on the earth.

In short, Yu Qingze confirmed that there is no such thing as mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival here.

This is a good opportunity.

Yu Qingze thought about it for a while, taking advantage of the lack of customers, he went to the most famous dim sum shops in the city, and then found several kinds of dim sum that the Cai family had sent before, and then he I bought several other snacks and took them home to try.

Very good, there is no such taste as moon cakes.

Afterwards, he went to the market to buy some materials for making moon cakes, and also bought a mold for making dim sum, planning to go back and make moon cakes.

Finally, he went to the blacksmith's shop to order a very large iron plate.After Boss Liu's noodles are launched, the business of cold noodles and cold skin will be affected to some extent, and August will pass soon, and then there will be only Kanto cooking left, so we have to eat more and hire another person , Hurry up to make money and get the household registration.

He asked Brother Le, "Brother Le, can you make reunion cakes?"

Chang Le nodded, indicating that this would be done every year.

Yu Qingze said: "Brother Le, go and buy some materials for making reunion cakes. Let's make them when we go back tonight. I'll see what the reunion cakes look like. In addition, I also want to make a pastry for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Although Chang Le still didn't quite understand Yu Qingze's real plan, but thinking in his heart that he was going to make new food again, he nodded and brought money and a basket to buy materials.

Anyway, whatever Big Brother Yu says, they will do as they please.

Seeing that Chang Le was about to run with the basket, Yu Qingze hurriedly called to him, approached him and patted his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, just walk over. It's a hot day, and my heart aches when I'm exhausted."

Chang Le blushed, turned her head and ran away quickly, and after Yu Qingze couldn't see, she still ran and took a small path.

The stalls are going to be busy waiting, but Brother Yu and Brother Chang will be too busy, so we have to go and come back quickly.

It was almost noon, and a waiter came out from Liuji Noodle Restaurant diagonally opposite, and knocked with a gong, bang bang bang, and knocked three times. When the passers-by stopped to look, he yelled loudly.

"Fathers and folks, today our Liu Ji Noodle Restaurant has newly launched fried noodles and mixed noodles. Welcome to come and taste them! Today and tomorrow, all customers who order fried noodles and mixed noodles will have a [-]% discount. Don't miss it when you pass by Ah, taste it, taste it..."

At the same time as Xiao Er shouted, Boss Liu asked someone to take out a "big signboard", which was actually a large wooden board with red paper pasted on it, leaning upright on a chair, fixed with stones, and placed it next to the door.

The name and price of fried noodles and mixed noodles are clearly written on it, and the words [-]% discount are specially written in a very large size, so that people passing by can see it at a glance.There is also a plate of fried noodles drawn on it. The drawing is so-so and not very vivid, but it can make people realize that it is the new noodles.

This is what Yu Qingze taught them.

Xiao Er yelled three times in a row before stopping to answer some guests' questions, and then continued yelling after answering.

Anyway, his main task at lunchtime today is to yell at the door of the store.

Brother Chang saw many people gathered in front of Liu Ji's gate, and some of them went directly into the store, and asked Yu Qingze with some puzzlement: "Boss Yu, you teach Boss Liu and them how to make noodles, aren't you afraid that they will steal our business?" ?”

Yu Qingze said with a smile: "It will have some impact, but the business that grabs the most is the business of several other noodle restaurants. I am mentally prepared, and I can also make money there." Even if they don't make cold noodles in the future, Boss Liu It's always been done there.Most importantly, you can see someone's distorted face.

Brother Chang seemed to understand but didn't understand, but he didn't ask again.Now that the boss is not worried, it is fine for him to be a small helper and do his own thing well.

"By the way, brother Chang, can I ask you something?" Yu Qingze asked suddenly.

"What's the matter?" Brother Chang asked.

Just when a customer came over, Yu Qingze hurriedly said: "I'll find you when the stall closes today, so let's do it first."

Not long after, Chang Le came back, fearing that Yu Qingze would tell him that he would have to leave soon.

Seeing that his face was flushed and his bangs were a little wet, Yu Qingze sighed, wiped his sweat with a wet cloth, and said distressedly: "Is it too hot? You have to walk, are you disobedient or have to run? Look at this sweaty head."

Chang Le rolled his eyes, smiled embarrassedly, grabbed the cloth towel and wiped it himself.

Yu Qingze took the basket in his hand, looked at it, and found that it contained only sugar, glutinous rice flour, sesame seeds, and candied winter melon.

"are these all?"

Chang Le gestured: "There are other families."

Yu Qingze: "Oh. Take a good rest first, drink some water first."

Chang Le nodded, and Yu Qingze put the basket away and poured him a bowl of water.

Chang Le took it and drank it.

The cold noodle cold skin business was indeed affected by Liu Ji's side. They sold seven or eight catties less cold noodle cold skin than usual that day, but Yu Qingze didn't take it to heart.

The fried noodles and mixed noodles launched by Liu Ji have been well received by the guests. People who passed by said that they are delicious.

Yu Qingze smiled, you have never eaten it, so of course you think it is delicious.

When closing the stall, they happened to pass by Wangji Noodle House.

Boss Wang was standing in front of his shop and looking towards Liu Ji. Seeing the constant flow of customers there, and seeing that the occupancy rate of his noodle shop was only [-]%, his expression was very solemn.Many customers have gone to Liu Ji to taste the early adopters.

Seeing his expression, Yu Qingze grinned.

This is just the beginning, and there will be more noodles waiting for you in the future.

After returning home, Yu Qingze pushed the trolley home, and went to the door to talk with Brother Chang.

"Boss Yu, what's the matter?"

Yu Qingze said: "Brother Chang, I heard from Grandpa Chang that you usually have a good relationship with Brother Le, right?"

Brother Chang nodded, "Yes. I can understand some of his gestures, but usually I talk a lot and he listens."

Yu Qingze: "Then do you usually say something more private?"

Brother Chang looked at Yu Qingze suspiciously, with a strange expression on his face, and said, "Boss Yu, what do you want to ask? How can I let you guys know that the two brothers are talking about themselves."

Yu Qingze hurriedly said: "No, you misunderstood, I don't want to listen to what you and Brother Le have to say."

Brother Chang's eyes became even more strange, "Then what do you mean?"

Yu Qingze explained: "I want you to suggest to Brother Le to cut his bangs shorter."

Now Chang Le's bangs are very long and thick, covering her eyes.According to Chang Hao, his bangs have never been short, they are always this length, and when they cover his eyes, he just cut them a little, until they just reach the upper eyelid.

Yu Qingze wanted to make him more confident, this hairstyle looked very concealed and made him pay more attention to the scar on his forehead.

To make him overcome the scars, first, let him downplay the existence of the scars in his heart, and second, change his hairstyle to make him look better and more energetic, increase his self-confidence, and reduce his inferiority complex.

Brother Chang denied: "Impossible. I told him two years ago that he would not even let him cut to the eyebrows."

Yu Qingze said: "Can you try again in two days? Just, use your brothers' opinions and give him suggestions?"

Brother Chang thought for a while and asked, "Boss Yu, why, that is, why did you ask me to do this?"

Yu Qingze confessed: "I like Brother Le, I want him to be more confident and cheerful."

Brother Chang suddenly realized that there was something weird between the two of them before, so it turned out to be the case.Brother Chang asked, "Do you know why he has such long bangs?"

Yu Qingze nodded, pointed to his forehead and said, "He has a scar here."

Brother Chang was surprised, "You know he has a scar on his forehead? Did he show it to you?"

Yu Qingze nodded.

"He never shows it to others, especially men." Brother Chang blinked, thought for a while, and said, "Why don't you tell him yourself? He should listen to you too." He could see that Brother Le likes Boss Yu very much, but he never thought that Boss Yu also likes Brother Le.

Yu Qingze said helplessly: "If I tell him, he may listen, but I think you, who are both brothers and his good friends, will make it easier for him to accept it."

He said that it is inevitable that he would be suspected of caring about his ugliness before saying that he wanted to make his bangs look beautiful. He didn't want Chang Le to have such an idea at all.

If it's a girlfriend, it's different.

Brother Chang heard the words, nodded and said: "Okay, I promise you." Boss Yu is very considerate of Brother Le, so he is willing to help him just here.

Seeing him nodding, Yu Qingze said happily, "Thank you, Brother Chang. Also, I know several styles of bangs, maybe you can cut them for him?"

Brother Chang looked at Yu Qingze, and that weird look appeared on his face again, "How do you know the style of your bangs?"

Yu Qingze said: "This is a secret. I'll show you the drawing, and you can discuss with Brother Le what looks good. In short, as a principle, all his eyes must be exposed, and it is best to see the eyebrow on the right as well." arrive."

Yu Qingze went back to the kitchen to find a piece of charcoal and a piece of wood, then went to the door and explained to Brother Chang while drawing.

In the end, Yu Qingze drew four or five styles of bangs, some with eyebrows aligned, some with slanted bangs, and some with irregular ones. Anyway, without exception, they all just reach the eyebrows, and can also cover the left forehead.

Brother Chang returned home with a strange expression on his wooden board.

Boss Yu actually knows this, but these styles of bangs are pretty good-looking. He can cut them with Le Geer, and if someone accompany him to cut them, maybe Le Geer will agree.hey-hey……

There are three days off in the school every month, on the last day of every ten days, that is, the tenth, twentieth, and thirty days of the first day.

In order to be the same as Chang Hao's holiday, Yu Qingze set the fixed holidays of the food stalls for these few days. Usually, if the fields are too busy, they don't leave the stalls, and concentrate on finishing the work in the fields before going out. stand.

In addition, he planned to visit Cai's mansion once a month, cook a meal for Mrs. Cai and Cai Yunwei, and bring Chang Hao with him. It would be the best if Chang Hao could establish a friendship with Cai Yunwei.

Chang Hao is smart and likes to read books. If he wants to take the imperial examination in the future, then Mr. Cai's relationship will obviously help him.No matter what, it is definitely not wrong to have a good relationship now.Moreover, it also has a positive impact on their business.

Backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade.At least, now Boss Wang doesn't dare to trouble them casually.

The next day happened to be the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, and they did not leave the stall.

After dinner that night, Chang Le and Grandpa Chang started making reunion cakes.

Yu Qingze watched the whole process from the sidelines, watching them make the filling, make the oil skin and the pastry dough, then put the pastry dough in the oil skin dough and roll it up, roll it out and roll it up, wake up for a while, and then roll it up again to make the crust , and finally wrap the stuffing, flatten it, then put it on an iron sheet, burn charcoal under it, and bake it.

Without an oven, the ancients could think of other ways to bake the cakes, which Yu Qingze admired.

According to Grandpa Chang, there is another kind of iron box, which is better for baking, but that kind is usually only used in dim sum shops, and ordinary people use iron sheets directly at home.

After the cake is baked, the surface is also browned and browned, and it looks quite fragrant.

Yu Qingze tasted one, the taste is naturally not as good as the modern husband cake and wife cake, but it is not bad.

"Tomorrow, I'll make mooncakes for you to eat."

"moon cake?"

"Well, the dim sum I eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival in my hometown should taste pretty good." The premise is that he can use this iron sheet to bake mooncakes.

After breakfast the next day, Yu Qingze started preparing to make mooncakes.What he wants to do is red bean paste mooncakes.

The red beans had already been soaked last night, and he asked Chang Le to help cook the red beans like rice, and then he started making mooncake skins.

Pour syrup, lye, and rapeseed oil into a large bowl and mix well, then add flour and mix well, then transfer to a cutting board and knead into a ball, then cover with a damp cloth towel and wake up for about an hour.

While the dough was waking up and the red beans were cooked, Yu Qingze simply pressed the red beans into a puree in the pot, and then put in an appropriate amount of oil and syrup to make bean paste.

After the dough wakes up, divide it into ten equal parts, and the bean paste is also divided into ten parts, then flat-pack the cake skin into the bean paste filling, and finally put it into a mold and press it into shape.

Chang Le looked very simple, and wanted to try it. He especially liked the embossing step, so Yu Qingze asked him to make the remaining ones.

Then comes the most critical step of baking.

He first tried to bake the cake base directly on the iron sheet, brush with egg wash in the middle, and continue to bake until both sides are golden, but the mooncake is not very crispy around, and the shape of the cake is a bit deformed because of too many flips. .

Then he tried steaming the uncooked biscuits directly before baking them.It seems to be better.

Finally, they put the three together to taste.Purely steamed, directly roasted, steamed and then roasted.

"Brother Yu, the steamed taste is also very good." Chang Hao ate a purely steamed and unbaked mooncake and thought it tasted good.

Yu Qingze also tasted it. After all, it didn't have the aroma of roasting, but the taste was acceptable.The other two roasted ones are more fragrant.

"How does it taste? In fact, in two days, this grilled one will be even more delicious, but we are running out of time now, and today is already the tenth." Yu Qingze asked the three of them, "Say, can this be sold? ?”

Chang Hao nodded, and was the first to agree: "It can be sold. It's delicious."

Grandpa Chang also thought the taste was very good, even better than the reunion cakes, so he also nodded.

Chang Le has been doing business with Yu Qingze recently, and he has some opinions of his own. He made a gesture and said that they can take a few for customers to try tomorrow, and it is best to take them back for Mi Geer. Then the market reaction should be good.

Yu Qingze looked at Chang Le, and said with a smile, "Brother Le, you've failed in your studies, and even brought the second young master of the Cai family to taste the food to test the market reaction."

Chang Le pursed his lower lip in embarrassment, but still gestured bravely: If he said it was delicious, ordinary people would definitely think it was delicious!It will definitely sell well, not necessarily only during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Yu Qingze laughed loudly, and said: "Yes, Brother Le is right. Then do this, let the second young master of the Cai family give us a taste tomorrow!"