Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 220 Shop profit plan, earn more money and pay off debts faster

After the pan is hot, add appropriate amount of oil and stir-fry the shredded pork belly.

After the aroma comes out, add the scallion segments and minced ginger, stir-fry briefly, then pour in the chopped black fungus and shredded mushrooms, stir-fry a few times and then pour in hot water.

Wait until the water in the pot boils again, add sweet soy sauce, appropriate amount of sugar, salt, and plenty of balsamic vinegar.

Then add the prepared starch water in small amounts several times and stir until the soup becomes slightly thick.

Beat a few eggs and pour them along the edge of the pot. Soon the egg liquid turns into egg flowers floating in the air.

After taking the soup pot off the stove, Shen Yu added some pepper into it.

When serving the soup, simply add coriander and sesame oil to taste.

Hot and sour soup is quick to make and tastes great. It used to be made with boiled bone broth.

This is the first time Shen Yu has used the stir-fry method to cook shredded pork since moving to the store.

Compared with the ones made with bone broth before, it has a richer and more delicious flavor.

The soup is ready and Zhou Dalang’s dough is also ready.

Shen Yu picked up four of them with a bamboo clip and wanted to cut them and let Zhou Dalang take them back.

Zhou Dalang smiled and said, "Miss, you really think we are all big-bellied people. It's evening now, so please bring me one to try."

"My wife wants to steam rice cakes today. I guess dinner will be rice cakes."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Then take two. One is not enough."

As he spoke, he neatly cut two lasagna patties, took a small bamboo basket, filled it with lotus leaves, and handed it over.

Zhou Dalang thanked them with a smile, said goodbye to everyone, and went back with the basket.

Shen Yu watched Zhou Dalang leave and suddenly thought that if the store had more small bamboo baskets, would the customers be more willing to buy more food to take home?

In this way, I can earn more money and pay off my debts quickly.

Shen Yu, who was burdened with debt, was thinking about how to make money.

Unfortunately, I encountered the incident with Zheng Sanniang just after opening the store, and I couldn't live with it no matter how guilty I was.

Just take care of it. It will cost you time and energy, and most importantly, money.

Shen Yu pursed his lips and thought to himself that he would find an opportunity to have a good talk with his mother.

You can't always be too excited to help others. Since your family has no background and no money, it's more important to make money.

Shen Yu was thinking about the small bamboo basket. He saw that Li and Jiang had finished their work. Only Qi Xi was still humming the lyrics of "Hehehaha" from the opera and slowly making lasagna.

Shen Yu discussed with Li and the others the idea of ​​preparing more bamboo baskets.

Jiang agreed, "This is a good idea. A small bamboo basket like this only costs ten cents. If you buy more at once, I think it will be cheaper."

"Now that the weather is getting colder, it's better to bring more food so that it can last for a day or two."

"If there are suitable containers for take-out, I think customers would be willing to buy more at a time."

Li took the responsibility and said, "I'll buy the bamboo basket. I often go to that shop to buy kitchenware. I'm familiar with the owner."

"We bought this bamboo basket for our own use. We chose it because of its good materials, delicate craftsmanship, and woven patterns on the outside of the bamboo basket."

|If you are going to use it for packaging, just buy ones of similar size, and you don’t need to be so particular about the craftsmanship. ”

"These traveling merchants carry food with them on the road. After they finish eating the food, do they have to wash the empty bamboo baskets and save them for next use?"

"Maybe they'll just throw it away somewhere after eating it, so it's a waste to buy better ones."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Let's do this. The weather is getting colder, so we can make more food for takeout."

"For example, crepes, sesame cakes, and even braised meats can be stored well."

Jiang asked curiously, "What kind of food is braised meat? I haven't heard the young lady talk about it."

Shen Yu smiled mysteriously: "It's even more delicious than fried meat skewers. If it's braised in a shop, the aroma will spread ten miles away and make people on the street unable to walk."

Li became interested when she heard this: "Then even those who didn't want to go into the store should come in and buy some to try. Wouldn't that mean they can make more money?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Mother also knows that she needs to earn more money."

Because Jiang was nearby, Shen Yu couldn't say much.

Unexpectedly, Li also felt that agreeing to lend money to Zheng Sanniang and keeping Zheng Sanniang made Shen Yu a little embarrassed.

But she had already agreed, and Zheng Sanniang did look pitiful, so she had no choice but to pretend that she didn't think too much about it.

At this time, Li quickly expressed her position: "Mother knows that I was wrong. Seeing Zheng Sanniang being beaten like that, I felt so sorry for her that I couldn't help myself and agreed to her request."

"Mother also knows that our family still owes money. From now on, mother will never lend money to others without your permission."

"The most important thing is to pay back the money owed to Madam He and Master Lu first."

Before Shen Yu could say anything, Jiang looked at Shen Yu and Li with some uneasiness and said, "Dundun's schooling costs a lot, which makes the girl's burden even heavier."

Shen Yu waved her hand: "What are you talking about, Aunt Jiang? Sister Zheng and her son are indeed pitiful, but it is true that I am having some trouble with money."

"Once Sister Zheng's matter is settled, we will have more manpower."

"When the time comes, it will all be up to Aunt Jiang to cook on the stove. I will free up my hands to make some new dishes and prepare for Mr. Lu's banquet."

"The weather is getting colder, so we need to prepare more dishes that customers can take out."

"Once our reputation spreads, merchants from the north and south might bring some cooked food with them to eat on the road. Then we can earn more money, and we can hope to pay off our debts."

Li also promised: "I will learn how to make it, too. Sister Jiang and I will take care of the kitchen. After Zhou Dalang finishes making the cakes, he and Zheng Sanniang will greet customers in the store. Yutao will clean up the tables, chairs and floor, and you can concentrate on making the new dishes."

Shen Yu thought this was a good idea as it would allow for more dishes, so he smiled and nodded.

The three were discussing when Dun Dun and Yu Cheng came back from school and they stopped talking.

During dinner, Qixi and Yucheng were eating with their mouths drooling, saying the food was delicious. If Li hadn’t stopped them, they would have eaten too much.

Yu Cheng finished the soup in the bowl, and moved a chair to sit next to Shen Yu with a smile: "Sister, this meat pie is delicious."

"The skin is crispy and falls apart when you bite it, but the meat inside is fresh and fragrant without being greasy, and has a strong onion flavor. It is very different from meat buns. Paired with hot and sour soup, it is really enjoyable."

Qixi also smiled and nodded: "Yucheng is right, it is really crispy and delicious. My young master also likes to eat this, but it's a pity that he didn't get to eat it."

Yu Cheng blinked his big eyes and said, "Aren't there a few pieces here? Let's send them to Master Lu. When we get there, we can roast them over the fire and have them as a midnight snack."

Shen Yu made a lot of cakes in the evening because there were so many people.

Zhou Dalang took less for dinner today because his family was having rice cakes. At this time, there were still enough for two or three thousand-layer cakes left on the tray.