Chapter 785: Chapter 785 The Wallet Has Swelled Quite a Bit
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaomai immediately regained her cheerful demeanor, “Shopkeeper, you’re really a straightforward man!”
Shopkeeper He chuckled, “It’s because your skills are excellent, Miss Qiao.”
“Then you should select a few people and bring them to the manor to learn. They can also lend me a hand. There are 20,000 mooncakes to make. If it’s just me and Sanlang, we won’t be done until the Lunar New Year,” Qiao Xiaomai added.
So, she still wants some labor assistance.
It’s not a big deal. He nodded on the spot, “Alright, I’ll send a few people over.”
“Shopkeeper, you have a wealthy establishment, so it’s best to prepare more filling materials. I will personally guide them when the time comes.”
Shopkeeper He silently nodded as he looked at her beaming face. Follow current novels on n0velfire.net
She has just earned two thousand taels from him, yet she was reluctant to buy even a little bit of filling.
This young miss is really….
A persevering housewife!
Then, the two of them discussed more details. Qiao Xiaomai particularly emphasized about getting more molds. After all, meticulous mooncakes can’t be made without molds.
After leaving the restaurant, Qiao Xiaomai’s purse was much fuller. She regained her confidence and bought some dates to go back to make date paste.
Of course, she also custom ordered a large oven, similar to a large one found in a dessert shop.
Next was making mooncakes. Shopkeeper He sent five people over, two master chefs, and three apprentices. With these five people assisting, the speed of production was significantly improved.
The mooncakes couldn’t be stored for too long. After some thought, Qiao Xiaomai instructed Sanlang to make a trip back to the village.
On his way back, she prepared a large basket for Sanlang, filled with twenty pounds of dried sweet potatoes and ten mooncakes for each person in the village.
She no longer valued these small offerings, but she couldn’t let Sanlang return empty-handed.
Sanlang returned to the village on horseback carrying the large basket. It was mealtime and the Tong family was having lunch.
They were eating cold noodles.
The weather was already cooling down, so if they didn’t eat cold noodles now, they’d have to wait until next summer.
Sanlang’s sudden return made the Tong family think different thoughts. However, except for Tong Tiehu, most people were angered.
Sanlang had refused to consider their relatives’ suggestions before, which didn’t sit well with the women in the family.
With Sanlang becoming a scholar, they couldn’t take advantage of it in a practical way. Instead, they could only brag about it during conversations. Was his scholarly achievement too trivial?
“What did you come back for?!” Tong Xingda grumbled.
Sanlang set down the basket and replied, “I made some new food for everyone to try.”
“What new food?” Tong Xingda eyed the basket curiously.
Inside, a clean layer of hemp cloth covered small round cakes. His interest was piqued.
He was about to grab one, but when he thought that all this must have been prepared by Qiao Xiaomai, he pulled his hand back.
A wise man does not partake in food given with ill intentions. He wouldn’t eat anything given by Qiao Xiaomai!
Sanlang noticed his discomfort and pushed the basket towards him, “Try one, they taste pretty good, and each one has a different filling.”
Since it was for their own consumption, of course there had to be a variety. Bean paste, date paste, lotus seed paste, lotus seed paste and egg yolk, fresh meat, ham, to mention a few. Qiao Xiaomai used some ingredients brought by the five people from the restaurant.
Prompted by Sanlang, Tong Xingda snorted, picked up one, and considered, “Well, I’m the better person. I won’t bicker with Qiao Xiaomai!”