Imperial Exam Daily

During the Chinese New Year, the restaurant gave Yang Ye a five-day holiday. On the first day, Yang Ye and Axi smoked the meat at home, which enriched the empty stove.

After tossing the meat at home, Yang Ye took Axi to the county seat. Pang Zhanzhong deliberately spared half a day in his busy schedule and said that he would take him to choose a shop.

Ah Xi changed into the new winter clothes, tied her hair in a bun on the top of her head, and took a look in the yellow-orange mirror. After all, she was going to meet Yang Ye's boss, and he took care of cleaning himself up.

"I, am I doing this?"

After he looked in the mirror and was satisfied, he stretched out his arms and asked Yang Ye beside him.

"Okay, today looks great." Yang Ye was telling the truth, Ah Xi just needed to tidy up and it would look good. He took out a rabbit fur scarf from the hanger and wrapped it around the boy's slender neck.

The rabbit fur was given by Xing Huai, and Axi made a scarf himself. He wanted to share with Yang Ye, but the rabbit fur was white, and it would be too shameless for a man to wear it. In the end, it was his after all.

The thin and soft rabbit fur scarf was wrapped around his neck, like holding Axi's face with both hands, making his face whiter and tenderer. Yang Ye took advantage of the scarf to rub the boy's face. Several times, he didn't let go until there was a layer of water mist in Xingxing's eyes and his face was red from rubbing.

Ah Xi pushed him unhappily: "I, how can I go out like this."

Yang Ye stretched out his hand and clasped the boy's ten fingers in a funny way: "I'll lead you out."

It is not easy to go out in the middle of winter. It snowed outside last night. Although it melted in the morning, it is even more difficult to go after there is melt water and thin ice.Axi was afraid that he would fall down and get his new clothes dirty, so he dragged Yang Ye along carefully. It took only a quarter of an hour to reach the village entrance, and it took almost two quarters of an hour to walk abruptly.

I got up at Maoshi, and it was already Chenshi in the county.

Yang Ye didn't go to the restaurant to look for Pang Zhanzhong, but waited on Yunjie, the adjacent street of Changyu Street.

Cloud Street is not as grand as Changyu Street, but it is in the mainstream, just beside the main street, there are mostly cosmetic and satin shops, a street that girls, boys, and young people like to shop.

Pang Zhanzhong has four shops on this street, two of which are rented out, and the other two are idle.

After waiting for a while, Pang Zhanzhong didn't come, it was Huang Jin who came: "Oh, Mr. Yang, you have been waiting for a long time, the master has already set out to come here, but suddenly a message came from the family saying that the young master is not feeling well, the master hurried I'm going back to see the young master, so let me show my husband the shop."

Yang Ye didn't care too much, and it wasn't a big deal at all. Pang Zhanzhong said he liked him by taking him to see the shop in person. In fact, Huang Jin could do it properly.

"Okay, let's go."

Yang Ye gave Axi a hug, Huang Jin saw the couple together, and always felt that the two were much closer than the first time they met, he teased Yang Ye, "Are you willing to take your husband out today?"

Ah Xi looked really seductive, the bloated winter clothes did not look fat, but felt that the person was getting smaller and smaller, making people want to hug him.

"If you don't want to let you see it."

Huang Jin laughed.

Pang Zhanzhong intentionally told him to take Yang Ye to see a good shop. He first took Yang Ye to see a shop. The shops on Yun Street are nothing more than different sizes. The streets are connected, both sides are connected to the main street, and the source of customers is almost the same. of.

And the shop he took Yang Ye to see, whether it was big or small, it was wonderful that people could live behind the facade and had a small courtyard outside. This kind of shop is suitable for those who are not locals or have houses in non-county towns. It is very popular among residents.

A Xi and Yang Ye went in and wandered around. The room behind the front door could accommodate three or four people in a compact size, so they were all satisfied.

Walking to an osmanthus tree in the small courtyard, Axi pulled Yang Ye back, and he whispered: "Such a shop should, should be very expensive."

After Yang Ye came up with the idea of ​​buying a shop, he also intentionally paid attention to the housing prices in various places in the county. The bustling streets like Yunjie almost all start at a hundred taels, and there is indeed a lack of money, but since he wants to do business, it is too remote to buy a shop. The shops here are not easy to do, and the shops in Yunjie are not easy to buy. If you are not familiar with Pang Zhanzhong, you may not be able to inquire about the shops here.

"But the location here is good, and it is suitable in many aspects."

Axi was silent for a while, and said: "Well, let's do it, let's save some money in the future."

Huang Jin saw the couple whispering again, and went over after a while: "Mr. Yang, what do you think of this shop, do you want to go to another shop to have a look?"

"It's good here, I'm very satisfied."

Huang Jin nodded: "I knew you would be satisfied. I also like this shop, but I have a place in the county town, so I can't afford to buy such a shop."

He lowered his voice, stretched out his thumb and index finger to make an eight: "The master said, if the master likes this shop, I will give you this price."

"I'm afraid this price can't be lowered anymore. It's all based on favors. I thank you in my heart, master."

Yang Ye was also a little surprised at the price, it was below a hundred taels, it would be a pity not to buy it.

"Okay, since the master likes it, I won't follow his kindness." Yang Ye took out 40 taels of silver: "Pay half first."

Huang Jin handed the key to Yang Ye: "Okay, don't worry about the rest, the master told you to take it easy, I can trust your character."

After the shop was settled, everyone was happy, and when things were settled, Huang Jin also hurried home. These days, the family had to prepare things for the New Year, entertain relatives and friends, and had followed Pang Zhanzhong for many years, and he was considered a respectable figure in the county. Relatives and friends invited many people to eat, so it can be said that they are very busy.

Huang Jin originally wanted to invite Yang Ye to his house as a guest, but he thought that people still have to buy new year's goods, everyone is busy, and the days will be long in the future, there is no need to invite people to be a guest before the year, and it is a good time to visit relatives and friends after the year, so congratulations After the festive season, the two parties separated.

Yang Ye stretched out his hand to hold Axi, but the boy hid for a while: "There are so many people on the street."

"It's because there are many people who hold you. What if you get lost?"

A Xi said: "I, I am not a child."

Yang Ye chuckled: "You are not a child, who is a child."

There are vegetables and meat at home, but there is not much to buy. At this time, there are firecrackers for the New Year. For the atmosphere of the New Year, Yang Ye also went to buy a circle of firecrackers. After purchasing the New Year's goods, the two went back.

After the New Year's dinner, it will be the first month, and the quiet village is very lively on weekdays. Everyone is walking around, Yang Ye and Axi didn't go out, and Xu Qiuhe and his wife came to eat during the New Year's dinner, which saved the time a trip.

It's also very cold in winter, so I don't need to go out.

Ah Xi lit a charcoal fire in the kitchen and brought it to the room, Yang Ye put down his book and warmed himself by the fire.

"Boss Huang and Manager Huang asked Ah Ye to come to his house as a guest, and they have to give away things during the Chinese New Year. What should we give?"

In fact, not only Huang Jin, but even Pang Zhanzhong looked up to Yang Ye and asked him to go to the house in the county to get together. What Ah Xi said reminded him that they are people who do not lack money, and the things they give must be thoughtful. It looks shabby.

"Well, let's stuff some sausages and make some pastries for delivery."

There were still two pieces of pork that had not been smoked, and they were fat and thin. Brother Zhu Xiaochang didn’t want it, so he brought it over. The ingredients were all complete, so he did what he said. He asked Axi to prepare some peppercorns and cut a bamboo tube. Clean the small intestine by yourself, and cut the meat into pieces.

Two pieces of meat weighed more than five catties, cut into a full pot, added seasoning, salt, sugar, chili, pepper, white wine and mixed well, the meat smelled delicious just raw with the ingredients.

Two people each have a bamboo tube, which is put on the washed casings, and the meat is poured in through the bamboo tube. After filling to a certain length, it is pressed tightly and tied with a small rope. Five catties of meat are filled with more than five meters of sausage.

A long string of sausages was placed in a basin, looking very pleasing, Yang Ye broke off a thorn from the pepper tree, pierced the sausages to vent the air, and the sausages were ready.

Ah Xi looked very happy. There were very few sausages on the market, and not many people could afford the meat. Who would be willing to spend money on these rare things, even as a gift to a respectable family?

Yang Ye found the rack where the smoked meat had been used in the yard, and the two of them took the sausage up to smoke it.

Taking advantage of the time when the sausage was being smoked, Yang Ye went to take out two catties of red dates that had been dried during the jujube harvesting season, and let Axi remove the pits.

Before he thought about buying a shop, he considered what kind of business to do.

After thinking about it, Axi likes to eat sweets, and he went to Yipinxiang twice and felt that the business was very good, so he decided to make pastries.

Earlier, he dug a lot of cassava on the mountain, ground it on a public mill, and filtered it with water to precipitate the powder. The winter sun was good, and it was dried and roasted. Now it is finally dry.

He crushed the congealed cassava flour and boiled it with brown sugar and water until the red dates were soft and rotten.

Wrap the cooked red dates with gauze and filter out the red date water, sift the cassava flour and wheat starch, add the red date water that was cooled in the morning, stir well, and then sift the powder slurry again.

Brush a layer of oil in the steamer, preheat it on high heat, pour in the first layer of powder slurry, steam for a quarter of an hour, wait for the powder slurry to condense and become transparent, then continue to pour the powder slurry, repeating itself, Yang Ye made eight layers, The numbers are auspicious.

After steaming, let it cool and cut into pieces. Such a simple jujube-flavored mille-feuille cake will be ready.

The taste is sweet and glutinous, much more delicious than the sweet-scented osmanthus flour cake that is filled with a mouthful.

He became addicted to making these things. After the mille-feuille cake was made, the date paste was still there. He simply cracked eggs into the date paste, added white sugar and brown sugar and stirred it into a sticky paste, then sifted in tapioca flour, and then added a certain amount of oil after stirring. Put it in a pot and steam it.

One jujube is multi-purpose, but it is not wasted.

The sausage was smoked well later, as were the two pastries.

When Yang Ye hung the sausages on the stove, Ah Xi ate cakes around the stove, his eyes narrowed as he ate.

I usually buy less pastries, not to mention the loss of two bites, and I still have to feel sorry for the money. I feel that I am not biting down on the pastries, but swallowing money into my stomach, but today I am full of pastries.

Cassava flour is not used in this era, two pots of cakes sit down, except sugar and oil, the rest are homemade, eggs, cassava flour, red dates, no need to spend money, naturally save Not a lot.

The key is that the red date cake is delicate and fragrant, and the mille-feuille cake is soft and glutinous, and the taste is even better than the pastry shops in the county town. A Xiben likes these, so he ate a lot now.

After Yang Ye packed up the sausages, he ate some with Axi. Children love sweets and pastries. He usually wants to buy more for him, but people always block him. He knows that Axi thinks it is not easy for him to earn money. , I don't want him to buy such extravagant snacks, so let him have his fill now.

"Our newly bought shop only sells pastries, is it okay?" Yang Ye reached out his hand to wipe the crumbs from the corner of Axi's mouth, and asked gently.

Axi licked the corner of his mouth, his eyes sparkled: "Well, if these pastries are sold, one, they will definitely sell well."

He said again: "Then, then I will go to the mountain to dig some more cassava and make it into cassava flour. Tell, tell my sister-in-law not to sell the saved eggs and keep them for making pastries."

"Okay, let's dig cassava when the weather gets better. There's no rush now."

Yang Ye sent some cakes to Yang Cheng and Xing Huai respectively. The feedback from the country people who seldom eat these expensive foods was very good. Yang Cheng heard that he would start a pastry business in the future, and he couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear. Now there are shops and craftsmanship, it can be said that they are just waiting for the money to come into their pockets.

As in the bean curd stick business before, Yang Ye handed over the method of making cakes to the couple. After the new cakes were made, Yang Ye used the oil paper left over from the previous sale of bean curd sticks to wrap four cakes and two thousand-layer cakes. Two copies, a total of one or two catties, and a few sections of sausage were cut together.

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