Chapter 299 Mooncake
Grandma Rong is so versatile that she made mooncakes with two kinds of fillings for them the next day.
Bean Paste Mooncake and Salted Egg Yolk Mooncake.
Yan Yu looked at the mooncake that looked like a sesame seed cake and fell into deep thought.
Li Xuemei was very calm: "You probably don't see it often. Your father and I both ate this when we were kids. Even though it looks ordinary, the taste is the same. If you don't believe me, try it."
Yan Yu took a bite. The bean paste was sweet but not greasy, the salted egg yolk had the right saltiness, and the crust was thin and crispy. Regardless of the appearance, it was truly a sincere creation.
Using limited materials to make such delicious mooncakes, I think no one except Grandma Rong could do it.
Yan Yu increasingly felt that selling mooncakes was a reliable business.
It’s a bit unfair to have such a delicious mooncake with such a rough appearance!
Uncle Qi Wu is not here, how to solve the mold problem?
As expected, Yan Yu's eyes fell on the cat stretching by the door.
Showing a malicious smile.
As soon as Li Xuemei saw her, she knew what she had planned.
"Your uncle is at home. How do you explain it to him when you get the moon cake mold out?"
"As long as it's rough." Yan Yu didn't take it seriously: "Just say that dad cut it with a knife when he had nothing to do. It just needs to be round, and the patterns and characters are not trimmed."
Li Xuemei thought about it and felt that it would not be impossible if there was only one circle.
Yan Yu quickly found a piece of material of suitable size from Qi Wushu's wood and asked Maomao to cut out a circle for her.
Then hollow out the middle part, of course it is necessary to deliberately rough it.
The finished product appears quickly.
Li Xuemei:......
Yan Yu:……
It looks good from the outside, but it's too rough on the inside. I'm afraid the mooncakes made from such a mold will be bumpy and bumpy, and no one will want to buy them.
"Xiao Er."
Hearing her uncle calling her in the courtyard, Yan Yu had an idea and took the mold out of the kitchen.
"Uncle, look at this." She blocked his mouth in time.
This time is exactly when the uncle is preparing to teach them.
Thinking she hadn't been here for a long time, the uncle came looking for her.
"Want to make mooncakes?" Yan Huaiwen took it and saw the uneven mold inside, his mouth twitched slightly.
"Dad made them, but he went out before they were ready. Uncle, the mooncakes made by Mrs. Rong are delicious. Let's make more and sell them. We will definitely sell them for a lot of money."
Yan Huaiwen smiled knowingly, the waiter's love for money was really like God's blessing.
"Since Madam Rong made it, how can we sell it at will?" He immediately refused and said, "It's okay to eat it at home. If Madam Rong wants to make some money from it, you can allow her to take a few days off."
Yan Yu:……
Forgot about this one.
In the uncle's eyes, Grandma Rong is a hired help.
The craft of making mooncakes can be profitable, but it should not be for the Yan family.
Yan Yu asked innocently: "Our family provides the materials, and I, my mother, and my eldest sister will help. Can we work together to sell the goods together? Just like my father and my uncles from the Qi family did."
Yan Huaiwen: Sometimes it is not a good thing for children to know too much.
"You can calculate it yourself. After excluding the capital, how much money will you have left if you share the profits with Lady Rong?
If the mooncakes cannot be sold, you will have to pay compensation."
This kind of talk is enough to deceive the child, but it cannot deceive her.
She showed her millet-like teeth and smiled brightly: "Uncle, you have agreed. I will go and tell Mom and Lady Rong..."
Without waiting for the uncle's reaction, Yan Yu ran back to the kitchen to tell her mother and Aunt Rong the good news, and then flew to the study room like a little swallow to inform the eldest sister.
Da Ya was sincere. When she heard that her father had agreed to sell mooncakes, she quickly packed up her textbooks and other items and came to the kitchen to help.
Yan Huaiwen:......
Forget it, since they want to do it, they can do it.
He looked at the mold in his hand, found a random stone, rinsed it, and returned to the study.
Use a stone to grind the uneven areas bit by bit...
"Uncle is right. This is the first time we sell out mooncakes, so we are afraid that people will not recognize us and not buy ours." Yan Yu rolled her eyes and had another idea.
She picked out two bean pastes and two salted egg yolks from the mooncakes made by Grandma Rong, and cut them into small pieces.
Served on a plate, don't forget to cover it with a curtain.
"Mom, eldest sister, you guys are busy first. I'm going to give the villagers a taste of our mooncakes."
Before Daya could react, her sister was out the door.
"Auntie, Mrs. Rong's mooncakes are well made, we will definitely be able to sell them." What Da Ya actually wanted to say was that she didn't need to ask the villagers to help her taste them. She had just eaten them, and they were obviously very delicious.
Li Xuemei: "Leave her alone, let's dig out the egg yolk first."
Her daughter's little idea is very easy to guess, she wants to sell some in the village first.
This is what Yan Yu planned.
Let the villagers taste it first, and if they think it is good, they will order some orally.
It's called pre-sale.
In this way, they can produce in batches every day and there will be no backlog and waste.
As for the cost that the uncle mentioned, hehe, it's all in her heart.
Mooncakes are a seasonal food. If you sell too little, you can’t keep up with the labor. If you sell too much, you’re afraid no one will buy them. How to set the price is very important.
Yan Yu felt that if she wanted to do a good job in the mooncake business these days, she might have to go to Yongning.
One is to see how much mooncakes sell in Yongning City, and the other is to buy some paper for wrapping mooncakes.
It's not a good idea to have nothing and sell it directly to others. What will happen?
After walking half a circle around the village, Yan Yu’s taste of mooncakes didn’t last until the entire journey.
Naturally, she would not ask for a high price when selling it to the villagers, she would just add some to the cost.
Mooncakes with red bean paste cost 4 cents, and mooncakes with salted egg yolk cost 5 cents. In terms of pieces, you can buy any number of pieces.
I quickly received some orders.
Yan Yu returned home happily.
As soon as she walked in, people buying mooncakes followed her.
People in the village don't pay much attention to moon cakes that are fluffy, like Shaobing. They think they are pretty good, no matter what they are, as long as they are delicious.
Yan Yu's mooncake business started immediately.
The bean paste mooncakes are mostly sold in a row, while the salted egg yolks are a little less popular. Most of the people who come to buy them take a piece back to give their family members a fresh taste.
Yan Yu grinned the whole time, collecting money and giving mooncakes to others.
After all the mooncakes made by Grandma Rong were sold out, she turned around and saw her uncle standing in the yard for who knows how long.
"Uncle, look, there are so many copper coins!" She patted the money bag, and the coins inside made a clattering sound.
Yan Huaiwen nodded and gave her the thing in his hand.
"I'm going out for a while."
Yan Yu looked at the greatly changed mooncake mold in her hand.
Blinked, and blinked again.
"Mom, eldest sister, Madam Rong, look at the mold that uncle made for us!"
I saw that the rough mooncake mold was not only polished smooth on the inside, but also engraved with a few words - full moon people reunited.
Grandma Rong immediately made the bean paste, wrapped it into a round shape with cake skin, and printed it in the mold.
when!
When the mold is buckled on the panel, it is suddenly opened.
Five clear large characters appeared on it.
Grandma Rong was very satisfied and did it several times in succession.
When new mooncakes come out of the oven.
The surface brushed with egg wash has a slightly burnt color, and the handwriting becomes clearer. Compared with the previous sesame cakes, it is completely transformed.
First update~
One more update before 0 o'clock~
I started having diarrhea in the middle of the night yesterday. I was eating the same food as the rest of the family, but I was wondering why it was just me...
No more talking, code word code word~o(╥﹏╥)o
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