Little wealth

In a flash, it is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the day before the Lantern Festival.

The Lantern Festival is the second festival after the Spring Festival.On the day of the Lantern Festival, there will be lanterns in the town here, and the lanterns on the street are hung up a day or two in advance, and the lights are officially lit on the day of the Lantern Festival.

So one or two days in advance, the town began to be lively, and everyone was preparing for the Lantern Festival.

The masters in their shop made a lot of lanterns, and their shop also donated a lot of lanterns to the yamen. Among the lanterns hanging on the street, some were donated to the yamen by their shop. Some people hang it on the street.Some of the lanterns on the street were also hung up by some shops or wealthy households in the town, and the streets were full of lanterns.

Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and their family is also discussing at home whether to go to the town to set up a stall to sell lanterns that day.

Now that they are preparing for the Lantern Festival, their family will inevitably join in the excitement.

Josh also felt that the excellent craftsmanship of the masters in their family could not be buried. There is only one Lantern Festival and one Qixi Festival a year. Of course they will sell lanterns on this day of the Lantern Festival. The shop doesn’t do business at night, so let’s take things to the oil shop to put them there, and take care of whoever is free, so as not to be crowded with people on the side of the road.”

It just so happens that their barbecue shop and oil shop are both on the street, and the location is quite good.

Now that they have a shop, they don't need to set up a stall on the street to compete with people for a place like before, and they can also make room for those who need it.And he has a big belly now, he doesn't think about himself, he has to think about the little guy in his stomach, if he bumps into a crowded place, he is not only sorry for himself, but also for the little guy in his stomach Guys, so it's better to be careful at this time.

"Okay, I'll show you the shop when the time comes, and you guys can take the children to play." Zhao Amu has nothing to disagree with, and thinks that she can stay and look at the shop.

Others also said yes.

Hearing everyone's words, Zhao Hu said: "There are a lot of people in the town these days, and there will definitely be even more people on the street tomorrow night. If we close the door for one day, we will lose one day of business. Anyway, we have nothing to do. It's okay, the barbecue shop is also open. When you go shopping, I can stay in the shop and watch."

Years later, their family bought three shops in the town, including the furniture shop and the oil shop, and also bought a larger shop elsewhere as a barbecue shop. Re-open a new self-service BBQ place over there.

The newly purchased shop is already being decorated, and it will not open until the decoration is completed there.

Originally they discussed that the barbecue shop here would not continue to open until they found a new store, but later everyone felt that the location of this barbecue shop is quite good now, except that the store is smaller, but the business on this side has always been All good.So everyone was reluctant to close the barbecue shop on this side, and planned to wait for the new barbecue shop on the other side to open, and this side will continue to open, just need to invite a few more people to help.

After knowing that elder brother and elder brother had spent so much money to buy so many shops, Zhao Hu began to feel the pressure, and felt that he had to work hard to earn money to make up for elder brother and elder brother. If he can't earn money, he feels ashamed of his brother and brother.

Just because they spent so much money to buy three shops at once, their plan to buy a house in the town can only be postponed later. Josh didn't think it was a big problem, the big deal was that the children went to school Pick up a trip back and forth every day, and then consider buying a house in the town when you loosen up a little later.

Also, they need to buy land to build a new oil workshop in the village. In short, after the New Year, there is no place in their house that does not cost money.

"I'll keep it in the store too, just to help Xiaohu." Chen Yan also felt that there was nothing to do with shopping, so they might as well make more money by looking at the store.

"Yes, I can also stay in the store, I am familiar with the work in the store." Caiyun and Caixia also said one after another.

Aqiu didn't say anything, but that's what he meant.

"Okay, let's all look at the store. After seeing the store, if you want to go shopping, go shopping." Seeing that everyone said that they want to open a store, Josh alone can't stop the enthusiasm of so many people who want to open a store and do business. Everyone is more enthusiastic about making money than shopping, so he can only follow everyone's wishes.

Since everyone said they wanted to open a store to start a business, Josh said: "Why don't we make some glutinous rice balls and sell them in the store tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, let's make it in advance, and cook it when someone wants to buy it." Zhao Amu agreed very much, and other people also agreed.

So the family decided on it.

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On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after their family had breakfast early in the morning, Josh took his mother and two children to make glutinous rice balls in the house.

Making glutinous rice balls is similar to making dumplings. Prepare the fillings and noodles, but the dough for making glutinous rice balls is not flattened like dumplings. Instead, it is made into a small bowl shape with your hands, stuffed into it, and pinched back. , rub the ball with the palm of your hand.

When it comes to making balls, their son is the most proficient, and there is a little dumb sitting next to him. The two children can't do anything else, so they sit here and help them make dough.

"Daddy!" Ah Nian rubbed a ball for Dad to see.

Hearing the child calling him, Josh looked up, raised a thumbs up to the child, and boasted, "Niannian is really great!"

"Hee hee~" Ah Nian also knew that his father raised his thumb to praise him, so he shook his little head and little feet, enjoying himself, "I'm the best!"

Josh: "..." Their son's face is too thick!

Zhao Amu smiled and said, "Yes, yes, our good grandson is the best."

The little dumb looked at the adults, then at the younger brother, and giggled. He also thought that the younger brother was great.

Two children helped them knead the dough, so Josh directly picked up the round dough and kneaded it into a small bowl, stuffing it with stuffing.Today's glutinous rice balls also prepare several kinds of fillings, in addition to pure red bean filling and sesame filling, there are rose ham filling and white sugar sesame filling.

The last sesame meat stuffing is to pick out the fat meat, as long as it is the fattest one, after peeling off the skin, leave the fat meat, first brush it with honey and bake it in the stove, then cut it into small pieces, and stir-fry it with sugar , then pour in the fried sesame seeds and mix well.

This kind of white sugar meat stuffing is sweet when eaten, the fat inside will not make people feel greasy, and the fried sesame seeds are very fragrant.The sesame seeds here are made of sesame seeds, and the pure sesame stuffing is made into sesame powder. The taste of the sesame powder is soft, while the sesame seeds are more fragrant.It's a pity that I can't find shredded coconut here, otherwise it would be more delicious if I put some shredded coconut in it.

"Is this kind of stuffing really delicious?" It was the first time that Zhao Amu used meat and flower sauce to make glutinous rice balls in dozens of years, and there was a glutinous meat stuffing on the side, and she was not used to it.

"It should be delicious. Let's cook a few and try it later."

Josh looked suspiciously at his mother, and said with a smile: "It has something to do with personal taste, like some people like to eat sesame seeds, some people like to eat red beans, maybe some people also like to eat other things, right?" Today is the Lantern Festival, and he is reluctant to take out the ham he made.

"These stuffed with ham in a while, let's save some and eat them at home."

"Okay, as you like."

"Our glutinous rice balls are filled with ham and meat, so they are sold at a higher price than others." Josh began to feel a little distressed when he saw a few pots of ham and meat. If he had known, he would not have used the hind legs. It is used as glutinous rice ball stuffing, and there is this meat stuffed with sesame and white sugar, which is also brushed with honey when roasting. No one here keeps bees, and the honey is pure wild. This stuff is hard to find, and the price is not cheap.

"If you sell it expensive, others may buy it from us." Zhao Amu knew what the daughter-in-law was thinking at a glance, and said with a smile.

"It's fine if you don't buy it, let's keep it for ourselves." Josh decided.

After the outsiders finished the skewers, they came in to help them wrap the glutinous rice balls.

After wrapping the glutinous rice balls and before they started selling them, they cooked a large pot at home, and Josh specially chose ham stuffing and sesame white sugar meat stuffing to cook.

After the water boils, put the glutinous rice balls in, and the cooked glutinous rice balls will float to the surface of the pot after a while.

"Bring some bowls, and put some sugar in each bowl." There is too much water in the pot, and it would be a waste to put sugar into the water, so it is better to put the sugar in the bowls, which can save some money sugar.

As soon as the glutinous rice balls are served, they must be scooped up. If they continue to cook, they will break apart and become a pot of glutinous rice balls.Someone brought a few bowls over, and the bowls were lined up. Josh picked up the glutinous rice balls with a spoon, and he didn't count how many, one spoonful of glutinous rice balls, one spoonful of soup.

The glutinous rice balls were being cooked in the kitchen, and the whole family waited for the glutinous rice balls to be eaten at the dining table outside.

Several large bowls of hot glutinous rice balls were brought out, exactly one bowl for each person.

"Well, this glutinous rice ball...how come there is still meat in it?" Zhao Hu was lucky, and he was the first to eat glutinous rice balls stuffed with rose ham. Strangely, he lowered his head and glanced at the bitten glutinous rice balls. After confirming that there was really meat in them, he asked, "This is really a glutinous rice ball, isn't it a dumpling?"

"..." Josh, who just walked out of the kitchen, gritted his teeth and said, "This is glutinous rice balls!"

"Hahaha...it's quite special." Zhao Hu ate the remaining half of the glutinous rice balls into his mouth. Not to mention, although he was a bit unaccustomed to eating meat in these glutinous rice balls, he was sure again, " delicious!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that there is meat in this glutinous rice balls, it's pretty good." What Zhao Amu ate was stuffed with sesame seeds, white sugar and meat, and the fat inside was chewy, "If you don't know There was meat in it, and I didn't even know it was meat."

"Well, yes, but it's delicious." Chen Tuhu also said.

Josh glanced at their master Zhao, who nodded and said, "It's delicious."

Several boys sat around the table eating glutinous rice balls. The four boys returned to their master's house last night. They have been helping with the work since they got up in the morning. Now they are eating glutinous rice balls with their younger brother.

Ah Nian scooped up a glutinous rice ball, took a bite, it was so hot that her baby teeth were bared, and she couldn't bear to let go of her mouth.

"Eat it slowly, don't burn it, blow it before eating." Josh noticed the way their son was baring his teeth, and knew that the kid was burning too fast.He sat down on the seat vacated for him, picked up a spoon and bit a glutinous rice ball into his mouth, nodded in satisfaction, and discussed with everyone: "Tell me, how much does our glutinous rice ball cost per bowl?" Okay?... how much do other people sell for a bowl?"

"It seems like a bowl of three Wenqian." Zhao Hu responded.

Josh thought for a while, then said: "Then let's sell it for five yuan a bowl, put six glutinous rice balls in a bowl. I remember there are taro at home, let's cook a pot of taro, put taro under a bowl of glutinous rice balls, Scoop a few glutinous rice balls on top to make it look better." Their glutinous rice balls are expensive to make, and they will lose money if they are sold like others.

Since it is a business, it must be based on making money. If it is a loss-making business, what are you doing?

"Okay." Zhao Hu felt that their brother's idea was very good, and turned to look at the others.

"I think it's okay." Zhao Amu knew that there was a lot of meat in their glutinous rice balls, and if they sold them for three Wen a bowl like others did, they might not even be able to earn back their capital.

After the family had dinner, Josh ordered someone to prepare their dinner, otherwise he would go to town soon, fearing that it would be too late.

Preparing for dinner is also very simple, bake dozens of pancakes, and cook a large pot of braised pork. When the time comes, there will be a stove over there in the shop. The pancakes can be baked on the stove, and the meat can also be heated on the stove. Wrap it in a pancake and eat it.

After resting for a while at noon, they packed their things on the donkey cart in the afternoon, and their family divided into two donkey carts, and went to the town in the donkey cart.

Years later, it was the first time they traveled as a family together.

Along the way, I met many pedestrians who went to the town like them. Some went in ox carts and donkey carts. Most of them still walked. Like them, they went to the town to do business, and there were some young men and women who probably went to the town to watch the lanterns.

"There are so many people on the road, it looks like it will be very lively tonight." Josh raised the curtain of the car and took a look outside. Seeing so many pedestrians going in the same direction on the road, he said to Master Zhao .

"Well, it should be. You go and sit inside and don't come out." Master Zhao was driving the car, and when he heard the voice behind him, he didn't need to turn his head to know that it was his husband who lifted the curtain of the car and poked his head out to look.

Josh stuck out his tongue, had no choice but to put down the curtain, and sat back in the car.