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On the day when the noodle shop officially opened, Jiang Yanyi still made a wave of publicity. When her antique soup shop opened, the funds were weak, so she could only invite a candied haws seller to go around the streets to promote it.

Now relying on the stable income from the antique soup shop, they can afford to hire a lion dance team. "Tian Ji" noodle shop has officially changed its name to "Jiang Ji".

It is rare that it is not a snowy day. It is not an exaggeration to describe the noodle shop as crowded today.

In front of the noodle shop, there was a red paper couplet written by an old scholar. Amidst the sound of lion dance gongs and drums, Bing Shao took a lighted incense and handed it to Jiang Yanyi: "Master, please bring some firecrackers."

Jiang Yanyi was still in the period of filial piety, and even on such a day, she was dressed plainly. Her upper body was a primrose-colored double-breasted flowered jacket, and the neckline was trimmed with snow-white rabbit fur, which complemented her complexion. The color became fairer, and the originally overly gorgeous appearance became a little more delicate.

Jiang Yanyi took it with a smile, covered his ears with one hand, and lit the red firecrackers hanging on the tall bamboo with incense with the other. In the sound of "cracking" firecrackers, the onlookers applauded.

Jiang Yanyi handed the incense to Bing Shao, smiled and said to the people in front of the opposite shop: "Jiangji Noodle Shop officially opened today, thank you for coming to support us, today's noodle cakes, buy five get one free!"

This remark drew applause again.

"Shopkeeper Jiang, let's not talk about too many, everyone is waiting in line to buy!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

Jiang Yanyi smiled and said yes.

The buy-five-get-one-free gift packages are all wrapped in oiled paper in advance, and an ink-colored ginger flower is rubbed on the paper, with the big word "Jiang Ji" on it, and a special one for Jiang Yanyi's shop is printed next to it. small seal.

The bread inside is five yuan and two cents, and one piece is one penny.

This novel and beautiful packaging bag makes many people find it novel. Buying a large bag of noodles for ten renminbi can provide food for two days. No matter how ordinary a family is, there is no shortage of this money at home. , the copper plate is given more readily.

There are customers who just want to buy something to go back and try something new. They only buy one or two noodle pancakes. Jiang Yanyi also asks someone to wrap them in oiled paper and hand them to them with a smile. There is absolutely no fault in the service attitude.

There are a lot of people buying instant noodles, and the seasoning sauce can make noodles and stir-fry vegetables, so it is naturally looted.However, because it is made with large oil, the cost price is there. If you want to be cheap, this seasoning sauce can’t be much cheaper. Jiang Yanyi’s price is [-] yuan a can, and the cost of materials and labor costs are taken into account. The profit is almost eight pennies.

When Chu Shubao heard that Jiang Yanyi's noodle shop was open, she came here to help Jiang Yanyi. She helped Jiang Yanyi collect the money. Although the money she handled was all copper coins, Chu Shubao was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth.

When she was free, she smiled and said to Jiang Yanyi: "So this is what it feels like to make money and be a shopkeeper."

Jiang Yanyi stood for a long time, her waist was sore, she smiled and asked Chu Shubao, "Are you tired?"

Chu Shubao nodded and shook his head: "It's not easy, but when I think that it's my hard-earned money, I'm happy from the bottom of my heart, and I don't feel too tired."

When it comes to making money, both of her eyebrows are raised: "By the way, I spent all my private money on rouge, and I have a copy of the most fashionable styles at the moment, so I don't have to worry about Xizhou." The girls in the city don't buy it."

Jiang Yanyi said: "When you're done with your work, go to my store and let's discuss how to display the counter."

Chu Shubao waited for her words, and was immediately happy to see his teeth but not his eyes.

After the busiest period, there were not many people buying instant noodles. Fortunately, Jiang Yanyi still had second-hand preparations.

She took out the noodles and seasoning sauce, and made a bowl of instant noodles on the street. She sipped hot water and soaked it to eat, and demonstrated it on the spot. The passers-by on the road didn't know much about instant noodles. Seeing the enticing fragrance, I couldn't help being a little curious, and gathered around to look around.

Once there are crowds of spectators, the passers-by behind will also stop and watch unconsciously. The fragrance floating in the air will arouse the gluttons in their stomachs, and the money in their pockets will not be kept.

To Jiang Yanyi's surprise, Tian Ji Shaodong's family also came to support her. After the cause of the gambling shop's son's death was found out, Tian Ji Shaodong's family was released by the government.

Seeing the bustling opening of the noodle shop, he cupped his hands at Jiang Yanyi, feeling a little bit sad: "Congratulations to shopkeeper Jiang He Xi shopkeeper Jiang, the noodle shop has really come back to life in the hands of shopkeeper Jiang. When I was young, my family was at its peak. It’s nothing more than this, but it’s a pity that the foundation of the ancestors was defeated by me after all.”

The wound on his face that was beaten by the son of the gambling shop hadn't fully healed yet, and there were faint bruises on the corners of his eyes and jaws. Even though he was wearing decent clothes, he still looked a bit down and out.

As if realizing that he had said something that shouldn't be said, Tian Ji Shaodong's family smiled guiltily: "Look at my mouth, it's your lucky opening day, what am I talking nonsense..."

Jiang Yanyi said that it was all right, Tian Ji Shaodong's family said a few more auspicious words, bought five pieces of bread and left, and the episode ended like this.

On the first morning of the noodle shop’s opening, the income was considerable. When Jiang Yanyi and Chu Shubao counted the copper coins full of bamboo baskets, they were almost blinded by counting. Every time they counted a thousand cash, they strung them together with a rope. In the morning, they made a total of eight coins. More than 300 texts.

Chu Shubao weighed the heavy money bag, and said with emotion: "Seeing that there are quite a lot of people buying noodles, but if you break it down, each person's income is only a dozen yuan a day. I think it's better to sell rouge to make money. A small box of high-quality rouge from Baixiang Pavilion in Beijing can sell for more than a dozen taels of silver!"

Jiang Yanyi said: "There are only a few girls who can afford rouge, and even fewer can afford high-grade rouge, but everyone can afford it."

If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the people live a prosperous life, and more people can afford rouge, then it will indeed be a huge market.But now and many people are still worrying about food and clothing. In the case of limited money, it is natural to take food and clothing into consideration first.Most of the copper coins earned by the noodle shop this morning were bought by the people in the West Market. If the people in the whole city eat instant noodles, the business will be even more impressive.

And the food, after one meal, it will be gone. This is something that must be bought every day, unlike clothes and jewelry, which can be used for a long time once bought.

Chu Shubao seemed to understand and nodded.

**

The guys in the noodle shop cook their meals by themselves after work. Today, Jiang Yanyi is here, and he is going to help them cook. It is right to celebrate the opening of the noodle shop.

When she entered the small kitchen for cooking, she realized that there were not many dishes, and the seasonings were not as complete as in her antique soup shop.

The guy in charge of cooking has never met a boss who can help his servants cook. After Jiang Yanyi entered the kitchen, he was so cautious that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. Just eat it, and everyone said in the morning, boil water and soak noodles, that tastes good!"

Jiang Yanyi did not expect that the ancients could not escape the charm of instant noodles.She ate instant noodles for the first time when she was young and ignorant, and even thought it was a delicacy in the world.Later, I ate it frequently for a period of time, so that I felt tired after smelling it.But if you don’t eat for a long time, you will feel hungry again.

Jiang Yanyi looked at the ingredients in the kitchen, thought for a while and said, "Then why not make maocai."

As a Sichuan dish, maocai is not much different from hot pot in practice, and it is even called "one person's hot pot".

The buddy had never heard of "maocai", but he only thought that he was short-sighted and didn't ask any questions.

Jiang Yan noticed that there were ready-made potatoes and lotus roots in the kitchen, so he asked the staff to go out and buy some meat and other vegetables.

When Jiang Yanyi was processing the ingredients, Chu Shubao volunteered to help her.

Chu Shubao has no interest in cooking, but he likes to chat with Jiang Yanyi about rouge makeup.In the Xuan Dynasty, thinness was regarded as the beauty, and the weaker the willows were, the more lovable they were. Therefore, most women would show a sense of frailty both in appearance and makeup.

Both her and Jiang Yanyi's facial features were bright and glamorous, and they were tall and slender, so unless they deliberately dressed up, they would have nothing to do with being weak.

Chu Shubao told Jiang Yanyi about her experience in the capital: "You don't know that the girls in the capital only serve such a small bowl for dinner..."

She gestured with her hands to show Jiang Yanyi, and said with a speechless expression: "I think the small tea bowls I use for drinking tea are bigger than the bowls they eat, and the rice in the bowl can only hold half of it. It's okay at home. If When I attend a banquet, I will be laughed at if I add more food. I never dare to eat too much when I go to a banquet. I always fill my stomach when I go home. Because of this, my mother often scolds me."

Jiang Yanyi washed the lotus root, peeled it, and cut it into thin slices. Hearing Chu Shubao's words, he couldn't help saying: "It's the age of growing up, so how can I stop eating it?"

Chu Shubao seemed to have found an ally, and said angrily: "My mother said that if she is fat, she can't get married, and she won't let me eat meat in order to get married, so I don't want to get married!"

Jiang Yanyi was amused by her, and said: "You are not fat, you are too thin and easy to get sick, this is just right now."

Seeing that Jiang Yanyi had finished handling the lotus root, Chu Shubao picked up the potatoes and handed them to her: "It's not like you don't know my mother's temper. When she was in the capital, she had to scold her for half a day if she ate half a bowl of rice. Fortunately, Xizhou There are no such rules. I have come to Xizhou these days and found that the girls here are all in good spirits. Unlike the capital city, they are all sick beauties at a glance. Every time I go to a banquet, I feel that they may faint It’s a big piece, but fortunately, my grandmother loves me and Huibao, and never restricts us when it comes to eating. I still like the atmosphere of Xizhou, and young girls don’t have to smear their faces as if they are dying when they put on makeup.”

Jiang Yanyi said: "Thousands of people have thousands of faces, whether it's makeup or body, well-proportioned is naturally good-looking, there is no need to ruin your body for what others say is good-looking."

Chu Shubao nodded wildly: "I think so too."

The two chatted for a while, and the guy came back after buying vegetables, but he only bought cheaper pork.Jiang Yanyi cut half of the lean meat into thin slices for later use, and chopped the other half into puree, mixed with coriander powder, beat an egg, stirred evenly, and kneaded into balls.

After the ingredients were ready, she boiled the pot dry and put in the oil. When the oil temperature came up, she dug a large piece of seasoning sauce into the pot. The solidified oil melted when heated, and the mixture of vegetable oil and animal oil gave off a burst of aroma. Jiang Yanyi While stirring with a shovel, put the spices into the pot and stir fry evenly, and the air is full of strong spicy spices for a while.

Stir-fry the seasoning and pour into boiling water. It will taste better if you use broth, but unfortunately there is not enough time to boil it.

As soon as the water boiled, Jiang Yanyi first put potato slices, lotus root slices, bean sprouts and tofu into the pot and boiled them. It was estimated that they were seven ripe, then put the meat slices and coriander meatballs into the pot, and soaked them separately in boiling water A few pieces of instant noodles, when the noodles are soaked, put them into the pot with chopsticks and cook them to taste. After turning off the heat, put them into the soup pot and sprinkle with scallions and coriander, which is both beautiful and fragrant.

The difference between maocai and hot pot is probably that hot pot is eaten after rinsing, while maocai is stewed in a pot to cook all the ingredients.

The rice was pre-steamed in a wooden barrel steamer. Jiang Yanyi yelled to serve the meal. The guys who had been outside smelling the smell and swallowing for a long time rushed into the kitchen like dogs grabbing food, and brought the two vegetable pots and the rice steamer together. out.

More than a dozen people sat around two tables, and Jiang Yanyi brought Bing Shao and Chu Shubao to sit and eat with a few master chefs.

The noodle shop was struggling to make a living before, and there was not much oil and water in the cooking. When there was such a big mouthful of meat, the young guys almost gobbled it up. From the root of the tongue to the tip of the tongue is full of spicy aftertaste, endless aftertaste.

The vegetarian dishes in the pot seem to be boiled with the smell of meat, and the instant noodles have fully absorbed the soup with the smell of meat. After eating it, the taste is several times better than usual. The guys in the noodle shop all praise it Absolutely.

Chu Shubao has a carefree temperament, and she was not at all uncomfortable during the banquet, and even took the initiative to ask the master chefs about their noodle making techniques. It seemed informal, but her words were quite measured.

Jiang Yanyi felt that this girl had her own ideas. If she put all her heart and soul into rouge, she might be able to make some achievements in the future.

After eating, Chu Shubao touched her round belly and sighed, making it difficult to walk.

Jiang Yanyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Don't overeat next time."

Chu Shubao rubbed her stomach and complained, "If I could control my mouth, I wouldn't be like this now."

She said and smelled her clothes: "I always feel that the clothes are also smelly. I hope Hui Bao won't pull my sleeve and cry while I go back."

Jiang Yanyi said, "It's not that big of a deal. Next time you come over, just bring Hui Bao and the others with you."

Chu Shubao's eyebrows began to fight: "Grandmother won't let Huibao come over."

Jiang Yanyi asked, "Why?"

Chu Shubao said with a troubled face: "Grandmother said Hui Bao is too greedy."

Jiang Yanyi let out a chuckle: "No matter how much she can eat, can she still destroy my shop?"

Chu Shubao also smiled embarrassedly.

She stayed like this, and Jiang Yanyi thought it would be good to walk around to digest food, so she didn't call for a bullock cart, and took Chu Shubao straight back to the antique soup shop on foot.

As soon as she arrived at the door of the store, she found a bullock cart parked in front of the door. There was no one on the bullock cart, only a dozen chickens with their wings tied and their feet tied together, looking like they were being slaughtered. .