"What is your relationship?" Lu Ke couldn't help but ask.

All she could learn was what Fu Xin said personally. When he was studying hard in Yangzhou, he lived in the house of a friend who sold tofu.

Eat each other's food and drink each other's food.

And he also helped him catch up with his beloved wife.

These are just the legendary versions of Chang'an City, and except for Lu Ke, everyone basically just told each other as a rumor.

After all, for most people, they find this story of flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix very inspiring and immersive.

But when Lu Ke heard the name Chen Nian, and then heard that Chen Nian was selling tofu, he suddenly thought of the children of her third aunt's family whom she had met before getting married.

Selling tofu.

It's just that after such a long time, she doesn't know the other party's news, nor does she know what Chen Nian is doing later.

But this is most likely news about her only relative in this world.

So she plucked up the courage to go to Fu's house and ask about it. At the same time, she also thought about it. If it wasn't the case this time, she would give up the idea.

But now I saw that Chen Nian had brought back so many things from the Number One Scholar's Mansion, so I felt a little curious.

"We..." Chen Nian thought for a while and organized his words.

Then he told how he and Fu Xin met and what happened later.

After hearing this, Lu Ke seemed to get to know his cousin again.

She could tell that Chen Nian seemed to be very restrained when speaking.

But the part about aging still made him give it a thumbs up.

"As expected of a child of the old Chen family."

Chen Nian thought to himself, of course, his parents had taught him very well since he was a child.

Although both of them graduated from high school, they are not lagging behind at all in terms of education.

Afterwards, Lu Ke couldn't help but sigh at Chen Nian's ability, and then suddenly thought:

"Xiao Nian, I don't have much to do now. My sister will teach you how to make a snack. This snack is very popular in Chang'an City all year round." Suddenly Lu Ke said.

"What?"

"The mince cake is mainly made of fruits. It tastes very sweet and sour. It can be eaten before a meal to whet your appetite, and it can be eaten after a meal to relieve tiredness."

Of course he has seen the mince cake in the store, and the process is basically clear, which is to mix the glutinous rice flour and steam it, then roll it out, and put some candied fruits, candied fruits, walnut kernels, etc.

Roll it up again on top.

Although my cousin said that this mince cake is very popular in Chang'an City, if this thing is called Chen Lai, it is still somewhat lacking.

After all, not everyone can eat candied fruit directly, and if you eat so much, the taste in your mouth will inevitably be a bit mixed.

Thinking about eating so many candied fruits in your mouth will make you feel very tired.

The most I can eat is two or three pieces at a time.

"Cousin, I've been reading this for a while, but I just thought about it. What we sell in the store now is indeed made from a variety of preserved fruits and walnuts. But eating too much of it will inevitably make you a little tired. I have one.

I don’t know whether to give a small suggestion or not.”

"Look, why are you being polite to me again? Just say whatever you want."

Lu Ke lightly patted Chen Nian's arm, and then said in a feigned anger.

"Well, instead of simply putting the glutinous rice flour and candied fruits together, why not squeeze out the juice of the fresh fruits and mix it with the glutinous rice flour? It will look good and taste good. If you can make it

Wouldn’t it be better to use grinding tools to create some shapes?”

"You mean to mix juice and glutinous rice flour?" Lu Ke thought for a moment, "Would it be too expensive? I'm afraid it would require a lot of fruit, right?"

"Sister, this is why you have some limitations. If you just use fruits to squeeze juice, you may not be able to get much juice. Moreover, some fruits are not suitable for making cakes directly, but we can add some sugar and other seasonings to them, and then

Just add some water to dilute it until it tastes delicious. We can also choose the type of juice from an early age. It doesn’t have to be the particularly sweet fruit. If we blend it like this, we can choose more.

.

For some that are particularly sour, we add more water and sugar, and then mix them with other fruit juices. This can also better explain that our pastry is called mince cake.

And although the cost will be higher, our selling price can also be increased. As long as the cost is evenly distributed to each customer, it will still be profitable for us."

When Lu Ke heard Chen Nian's words, he immediately felt that this plan was feasible!

What do you eat with pastries?

What you eat is a matter of taste and texture.

The name of this snack and the shape of it are all extra additions. She made a simple calculation. If she could make this kind of mince cake and then make some shapes according to the age, even if the price is a bit more expensive.

, but the young ladies also rush to buy it.

At that time, there is no need to think about losing money.

Lu Ke couldn't hold back her emotions when she thought of this. She loved making pastries very much. Otherwise, with the savings given by her husband's family, she would be able to find a place to spend the rest of her life or open a rouge and gouache shop.

Both are possible, and opening a rouge shop is much more profitable than a dessert shop.

"Why don't we try it today? I'll buy whatever fruits you need." Lu Ke said anxiously.

Chen Nian thought for a while and thought that this would be okay.

It's already afternoon anyway, and although the fruit isn't as fresh as in the morning, the price will be correspondingly cheaper.

Anyway, it's just a try now.

Nowadays, the fruits on the market that are known to be aged include peaches, apples, pears, apricots, plums, grapes, mulberries, citrus, oranges, etc. These are very suitable for making pastries and coloring.

But at this moment, Lu Ke suddenly thought of another question: "What if our dim sum cannot be sold out? The dim sum here is usually made and sold on the same day, but occasionally it may not be sold out. In that case, we

You can only take it back and eat it yourself, but if you add fruit, you may not be able to eat it if you leave it overnight."

Chen Nian shook his head: "Don't worry about this. We can use limited sales at the beginning. We only sell a certain amount every day, and it will be gone when it is sold out. After we have gained some fame, we will make reservations. We will make as many customers as we want.

How many.

Later, after the name of the new mince cake is announced, we can produce it in large quantities.

And if we can't sell it all in one day, we can sell it at a lower price in the evening. For example, if we sell it at 80% of the original price, we can sell it at 60%, so that people who can't afford the original price can buy it.

I will come here to buy these pastries after the price is reduced.

And we can also use this as a gimmick to publicize that we never sell overnight pastries. Although many people know that the pastries here are fresh, it is inevitable that some people will gossip behind you. This strategy can also be adopted for other pastries.

"

Lu Ke digested the old plan in his mind: "What if someone waits until night to buy it?"

"Sister, we don't need to consider this issue at all. Now your snack shop has become famous, and people come from all walks of life, ranging from princes, nobles, wealthy businessmen in the capital, to common people in the city.

You said, those princes and nobles are very particular about their diet, would they buy stale cakes left out at night?"

"Won't."

"Isn't that right?"

"Other pastries are still sold normally, but for the mince cake we are targeting two groups of people. During the day, we face the rich people who pursue quality and are only willing to buy the latest ones. At night, the taste of the pastries is not much different.

It just doesn’t look that fresh in name.”

"That's it." Lu Ke nodded with sudden realization, "I didn't expect you to even understand this. It seems that you were really underqualified by selling tofu before!"

"Wherever, these are all easy to think of."

"It's easy..." Lu Ke suddenly felt a little shocked. He was now in his 30s and he didn't know as much as his younger brother who was in his early 20s.

Chen Nian is always refreshing, and his understanding of words such as "easy" and "simple" is constantly being refreshed.

Then Chen Nian ran out to buy fruit. After all, someone still had to watch the store.

Many people go to Lu Ke to buy pastries. If they keep guarding the pastry shop, some people may think that the pastry shop has changed owners.

Now that Chen Nian had a lot of money, he ran out and bought some relatively fresh fruits. In the end, he only spent a hundred dollars.

Mainly what he buys are things that ordinary people can afford if they want to buy them. As for lychees and longans, don't even think about them.

Even if it were made, it would not be affordable for ordinary people.

And he has no channels to purchase these fruits.

After the brand is established in the future, it will be enough to find channels and suppliers to make this kind of higher-end pastries.

After returning, Chen Nian began to prepare the juice, but he suddenly thought that if he wanted to squeeze the juice quickly, there was nothing convenient on hand.

So he went out for another trip, visited the nearby blacksmith shop and carpenter shop, and told them that he wanted to make something that could be used to juice fruits, and in addition, he also needed a set that could chop fruits.

tools, and then told them the general structure.

Because at this time Chen Nian thought that in addition to squeezing the juice, he could also incorporate part of the pulp into it, so that he could still eat the fruit pieces.

And from the aging of the fruit, many ideas for making snacks can be thought of.

For example, you can roll out the egg tarts first, and then the fruit tarts.
To be continued...