Due to the power outage, the operation could only be done by hand, so Lin Yuezhen took the two of them with the ingredients to make saqima.
After seeing off a group of customers in the shop, Lin Lan took out a small book and recorded the recipe for honey buns, intending to bake some honey buns and sell them.
Salt, honey, flour, butter, butter... Lin Lan wrote down the ingredients, asked Qiaohui to come out and look at the shop, and then returned to the backyard operation room to start the ingredients.
Mix the prepared ingredients, slowly add warm water and knead into a smooth dough. Flatten the dough and divide it into equal parts. Take one dough and roll it into an oval shape with a rolling pin.
Roll it up from top to bottom into a long roll, cut the long roll in half, stick white sesame seeds on the bottom of the roll, put it in a baking pan brushed with a thick layer of butter, and let it rest for another time.
Lin Lan felt that it was getting colder and colder after entering the twelfth lunar month. Sitting in the shop was not as comfortable as working in the operation room.
She took out a few bamboo cups, went back to the break room, grabbed some bamboo cores from the small jar on the desk, and asked the two people in the operation room: "Do you want to drink bamboo core tea?"
Lin Yuezhen nodded without looking back and concentrated on scooping up the golden noodles in the big pot with a large colander.
Tong Xinglan shook his head: "I don't like it, I like drinking honey water."
Lin Lan nodded: "Okay, wait for me to pour it for you."
She took out the bamboo cup, brewed three cups of bamboo core tea and made a cup of honey water for Tong Xinglan, and said to the two of them: "The operation room is dry, drink more water."
Tong Xinglan picked it up, blew it cold and took a sip: "It's so sweet."
Lin Lan looked at her cheerful look and said with a smile: "Tiantian is in a good mood."
Lin Lan brought a cup of bamboo tea to Qiaohui and said, "Drink some bamboo tea to relieve the fire."
Qiaohui took it and looked at Lin Lan: "Cousin, there are fewer people on Caishi Street in the afternoon, and there are more people coming to buy things in the department store in the afternoon. We should open a pastry shop there."
Lin Lan looked at her with approval: "It's not bad, we discovered it in just two days."
Qiao Hui looked at Lin Lan with bright eyes: "Cousin, what I said is right, right?"
Lin Lan looked at her: "Yes, the shop next to the department store has been renovated. There is not enough manpower now. We will open it when there are enough people."
Qiaohui nodded: "My cousin has been away for several days, will he be back soon?"
Lin Lan calculated: "It should be a few days away. I'll go over there in the afternoon to take stock. If there's no one around, I'll close it early."
She was worried that it would be cold and snowy, and there would be too much snow on the mountain. If Li Xiangyang and the others were stuck on the mountain without food or clothing, they would be in trouble.
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Li Xiangyang and others had already set off with the goods. Duan Hongjun was driving, Li Xiangyang was sitting by the window, and Liu Biao and Li Bing were huddled together in the back seat, fast asleep.
It had just started raining, and the truck was driving on a very muddy rural road. From time to time, farmers leading their livestock crossed the road. The truck swayed three times and the speed was strangely slow.
Fortunately, there was no danger and we arrived at a small county town when it was dark.
On the way into the city, someone occasionally waved to them to stay. Duan Hongjun waved his hand and continued driving forward.
Li Bing and Liu Biao had slept well and were surprisingly in good spirits. They stretched their necks and chewed biscuits: "It's better to go to the guest house where we stayed before. You go and have a rest. Li Bing and I will stay overnight and we will be on our way tomorrow morning."
Duan Hongjun looked at the road ahead and said without looking back: "Okay, let them cook some good dishes and have a good meal."
There were several women standing at the door of a hotel with red gauze scarves in their hands, waggling their buttocks and waving.
Li Bing smiled and said a few dirty words, and the four of them laughed.
While they were talking, the car arrived at the guest house, and the boss ran out and enthusiastically welcomed the car into the yard.
Duan Hongjun said to the fat middle-aged man: "Brother Lu, stir-fry some good vegetables and make a pot of hot soup."
There was plenty of food in the car, and a few of them never drank.
This is a small guest house in the county town. The manager came here after serving as a soldier in Sichuan Province. After Duan Hongjun got acquainted with him and got acquainted with him, he came here to stay one night after traveling two days.
"Okay!" Manager Lu ran towards the lobby neatly.
Several people parked their cars, got out of the car, checked, and went straight to the lobby to sit at the small square table by the window.
Boss Lu brought a plate of peanuts and made several cups of tea: "Wait a moment."
Duan Hongjun nodded: "Make it spicy."
"I know." Boss Lu responded with a smile.
Li Xiangyang took a sip of tea, twisted the peanuts and ate them slowly.
On a large table in the back of the lobby, five dusty men were drinking and talking nonsense.
The bearded man said: "According to me, you also go to stay with us in the small hotel next door, and you two insist on staying here. I tell you, I will stay there when I go, and the little girls there have tender waists.
I can squeeze out water hahahaha..."
Another person looked at the man in military green clothes: "Brother, the cars are parked here, let's go there later?"
The military green man shook his head without hesitation: "No, if something goes wrong with the goods, we will be in trouble."
The bearded man patted his shoulder and looked at him with a smile: "Men don't like to say that they can't do it..."
The man in military green clothes said sternly: "Be careful, someone was hit by a fairy jump on the road last time, and even the car and goods were impounded."
Duan Hongjun and Liu Biao looked at each other after hearing this. This is why they never stay in small hotels when they go out.
Lao Lu brought the earthenware basin and two waiters carrying the food to the table.
The sour aroma, the aroma of garlic sprouts, the aroma of braised pig's trotters, the emerald green garlic spinach... waves of aroma hit the nostrils, and several people couldn't help but swallow their mouths.
Duan Hongjun laughed and said: "After two days of dry food, this is what people eat. Thank you, Brother Lu."
Lao Lu said with a smile: "I guess you came back in the past two days and bought a big silver carp to keep. I made the pickled fish myself and fried the twice-cooked pork..."
"Manager, I asked you to prepare some good dishes, but you said no. Are you looking down on us or something?" the bearded man said, patting the table.
Manager Lu looked at them and smiled lightly: "That's not interesting! These brothers are from my hometown. I paid for the fish, twice-cooked pork, and braised pig's trotters myself, and I have already prepared them for them during the New Year."
Duan Hongjun smiled and said to him: "It's fate that we met. Brothers, you can come over and eat together."
The man in military green clothes stood up and clasped his fists: "Brother, I'm sorry, my brother is drunk."
Duan Hongjun clasped his fists: "Easy to say, easy to say."
Li Bing asked Lao Lu to sit down and eat together. Lao Lu smiled and shook his head: "I just ate not long ago, you guys eat slowly."
Duan Hongjun took out a watch from his pocket and handed it to him: "Brother Lu, I bought the watch for you."
Lao Lu took it gratefully: "Thank you, eat slowly, I'll have someone prepare your room."
Duan Hongjun smiled and nodded: "It's troublesome."
Lao Lu waved his hand and left with a smile.
Li Xiangyang and others picked up their chopsticks and started eating.