Girlfriend's Fortune

Chapter 342 Chapter 340 one word: Lotus root starch
Song Qiu nodded, took a separate portion and opened it for Hou Sange and his friends to see for themselves, and at the same time told them how to cook and add seasoning.

Hou Sange and the others saw it with their own eyes, and saw that there was a large handful of vermicelli, and three small bottles of seasoning, vinegar. They knew that it was the first time they had seen red oil and sauce, and it smelled delicious. No wonder this The hot and sour noodles are so delicious.

Thinking of 22 Wen, it’s not a loss if you spend it, just buy one and you can’t find it anywhere else!
No problem after reading it, Brother Hou waved his hand and called for the bill.

Meal money is 110 a penny.

These 22 sets of hot and sour noodles, 440 Wen each, is [-] Wen.

Added together, it is 550 a piece.

Song Qiu laughed and said, "Third Brother Hou will give you a total of 520 Wen. By then, this hot and sour rice noodle set will be good to eat on the road. Please remember to promote it for me, Third Brother Hou."

What does publicity mean? Brother Hou didn't really hear it, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood Song Qiu's meaning. This is for him to help spread the name!
All of a sudden, it's [-] Wen less, and I can buy a lot of steamed buns, and he appreciates it!
He hurriedly said: "It's easy to talk about, girl, don't worry, we are traveling all over the world, as long as we take the opportunity to spend some time, I will definitely publicize the reputation of your Songshan Inn to the girl, and this hot and sour powder set is good!"

A group of people settled the bill and left the inn with a big bag. This third brother Hou is also interesting. He simply bought [-] big steamed buns in the tea shed with [-] Wen. The less money is equivalent to spending money in the Song Dynasty. Autumn is here.

When Song Qiu heard about it, he also thought that Third Brother Hou was very interesting.

The remaining fifty hot and sour powder sets were packaged, and Song Qiu told Tao Zheng that they would be placed in the vacant place on the right hand side of the inn from tomorrow onwards, and they would be sold if anyone asked.

And at the tea shed, if someone is interested in hot and sour noodles, they can also take the initiative to mention the hot and sour noodles set.

When the time comes, sell as much as you can, and she is not in a hurry anyway.

But there is no hurry to return, when she asked Du Chuanfu to pick up the goods, she also ordered a batch of small porcelain bottles by the way, and the vermicelli came out one after another, so be prepared.

Taking advantage of some time in the afternoon, after dinner, Song Qiu planned to make lotus root noodles.

Making lotus root noodles is both troublesome and simple, but it takes a lot of effort.

There are mainly four steps, beating, washing, bleaching and drying.

The members of the Wang family were all idle, and they were also very curious when they heard that she was going to use lotus roots to make lotus root powder. Qi Qi stood by and waited for Song Qiu to issue orders to let them do it.

Not to mention, following the girl, I really learned a lot.

What kind of double-skin milk, jam, stir-fried aniseed ingredients, and soups, I can’t count them on my hands.

Song Qiu asked everyone to pick out the lotus root, only the powdered lotus root, leave the crispy lotus root aside, and only stir-fry it at the inn, it won’t produce any noodles.

Pick out the lotus root powder, clean them one by one, remove the joints, cut them into thin slices, and mash them with a pair of nests.

Song Qiu specially drove the mule cart back to the village to pull this big pair of nests.

There are two large pairs of common nests in the village. Every winter, glutinous rice cakes are made to celebrate the new year. Those who want to make glutinous rice cakes in the village gather at the village head's house to work together.

Her pair of nests were brought by the head of Shangcun.

Using a large pair of nests can smash faster, which saves a little time than using a small pair of nests.

When smashing a pair of nests, add water, and then use a small mill to grind it into lotus root pulp.

Mrs. Wang grinds beans for three to five days to make bean curd, and she can use a small grinder easily. Hearing Song Qiu's general explanation, she got started quickly, so she pushed it up quickly.

When the lotus root pulp comes out, put the lotus root pulp in a cloth bag, put a basin under the bag, wash it in the bag with clean water, similar to the sweet potato flour, and stir the lotus root residue in the bag while washing until the clear water is filtered out.

Then wash the washed lotus root pulp with water for one to two days. Like the sweet potato starch slurry, it needs a process of sedimentation. Remember to stir it once a day.

Wait until the fine lotus root dregs floating on the water are removed, and the bottom fine sand is removed, then put the slurry inside into another basin, dilute with clean water and then settle.

Repeat this twice until the lotus root powder is white.

The last thing is to put the lotus root starch that has been soaked and precipitated in a clean cloth bag, and then hang it up with a rope. It takes about half a day to dry under control. This process is the same as making glutinous rice balls.

After the water is dry, remove the lotus root starch, break it into small pieces of dough, dry it, then cut the dough into slices with a knife, and dry it again to form lotus root flour.

Right now, we can only do the starch washing step first, and the rest of Song Qiu has explained to Mrs. Wang carefully, leaving this matter to her to watch over.

The picked out lotus root powder is estimated to be about two hundred catties, and the yield of lotus root powder is not high, at most about [-]%. Song Qiu thought that the powder would only be about twenty catties at most after drying.

Twenty catties can make a lot of things, so that's it for now.

Anyway, there is still half a lotus pond in Zhuangzi waiting to be excavated.

When the time comes, just do it again.

In the middle of the afternoon, I was too busy just making lotus root syrup, and it was getting dark by then. After dinner, Song Qiu and the others went back to the village, washed up and went to bed.

This day, I feel so busy that I want to sleep when I touch the bed, and I don't have time to think about other things.

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Early the next morning, Song Qiu went straight to the town with the prepared jam and a jug of goat's milk that he brought from Zhao's house before dawn.

The four members of the Zou family have been with the shop since they were bought from the tooth shop that day. According to what Song Qiu said, they cleaned the shop thoroughly in the past two days.

Song Qiu didn't come, and they didn't come out to walk around.

The shop couldn't be cleaned any better, and there was nothing to do, so I was a little impatient waiting.

Seeing that the girl hasn't come yet, and there is no work to do, I just feel that eating is not practical.

After finally waiting for Song Qiu to arrive, they were overjoyed and hurriedly helped Du Chuanfu move the jar from the mule cart.

Mrs. Zou, who was excellent at serving others, had very good eyes, and hurriedly brought Song Qiu a bowl of warm water.

Song Qiu drank water, rested for a while, and when all the things were moved to the warehouse, he let Du Chuanfu go to rest by himself, and took the Zou family into the kitchen.

Shops or people in the town burn firewood, and usually there are special woodcutters carrying firewood to sell in the streets and alleys every day. The firewood is all arranged in bundles, which is convenient for burning.

After hearing the sound, I opened the back door and called for someone to come over and buy a bundle or two, which is enough to make several meals.

Song Qiu told the Zou family that day that they bought firewood for cooking.

So right now there is firewood in the kitchen.

Seeing that Song Qiu was going to teach them how to make dim sum, he didn't talk much about recruiting his younger brother, but he was diligent, so he rushed to make a fire.

Song Qiu looked at Mrs. Zou and said, "Ruyi, you can read and write, and you can also plan. When the shop opens, you will be responsible for serving customers outside as the shopkeeper. The kitchen will be left to Aunt Yang, so the dim sum You have to learn the craft carefully, and Ximei and Zhaodi, you two will also watch, when the time comes, the three of you will be responsible for the daily snacks."

Several people listened and nodded.

Although Yang used to be a small steward, she couldn't read, let alone make plans, let alone Ximeier and Zhaodi.

Therefore, the three of them have no objection to Zou Shi who came together as the shopkeeper in the future.

On the contrary, the girl is willing to teach them how to make dim sum with her own hands. This is a craft, and they are very happy!
(End of this chapter)