Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 127 I also want to order a small reunion cake

Shen Yu didn't expect to receive so many orders at once.

Li won the first battle and said excitedly: "Although they all ordered the lowest price, the quantity is too large, and Madam Fang said that she would order a small amount first, because she will have elders to send gifts in a few days, so she will order a more expensive one then."

Shen Yu was both happy and worried. She was happy because after just one round, she already had orders for more than fifty boxes. But she was worried because she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to make it.

Li, on the other hand, didn't think so much. After talking to Shen Yu, she happily went back to work with Yutao.

Shen Yu looked at Li, Yutao and Dundun talking and laughing, so he put his worries aside, washed his hands and went to help.

Just after finishing the preparations for setting up the stall tomorrow, Jiang and Yucheng also came back, bringing back fresh milk and two large baskets of more than a hundred salted duck eggs and a dozen preserved eggs.

Jiang smiled and said, "I was afraid that there wouldn't be enough duck eggs, so I simply bought back all the salted duck eggs from Madam Ge's shop."

Li said, "Sister Jiang is more far-sighted. I'm afraid there won't be enough eggs."

Then the courtyard became lively. The family quickly ate their meal and started working.

Shen Yu was responsible for frying the golden sand and custard filling, and also for giving instructions.

The family members divided the fillings, made the crust, and steamed the salted egg yolks. Finally, Shen Yu taught Li, Jiang, and Yutao how to make small reunion cakes.

The small reunion cake requires a thin crust and a large filling, so it is difficult for beginners to wrap a large amount of filling into the thin crust.

Fortunately, Jiang is a good cook and learned the trick quickly. After learning it twice, he was able to wrap the dough into a round shape without the filling leaking out.

Li and Yutao were not so powerful.

Shen Yu gave them the easier-to-wrap fillings. After trying several times, Li and Yutao were finally able to slowly push and wrap the dough into a round pancake, but the speed was a little slower.

Yucheng and Dundun were mainly responsible for making fire.

Shen Yu's plan is that since the small reunion cakes are so popular between August and the Mid-Autumn Festival, she plans to put a few boxes of small reunion cakes on the stall starting tomorrow.

When people who come to buy buns see it and place an order, it will be another large order.

While we are just starting to receive orders, let the three Li family members learn how to make them, so that we can do it much faster.

By the evening, twenty-seven boxes of small reunion cakes were finally made. These were the small reunion cakes for the neighbors’ wives. They were supposed to be made tomorrow and delivered to each household in the evening, so there was no need to make them today.

The family rubbed their sore arms and looked at the small reunion cakes placed on the dough board waiting to be boxed. They looked at each other, their hearts filled with a sense of accomplishment.

The next morning, for the first time, Shen Yu did not go to the stall with everyone, but packed the cooled reunion cakes with Yu Cheng at home.

Shen Yu deliberately kept Yu Cheng and prepared to take him to Qiaozuoju to deliver small reunion cakes so that Yu Cheng could learn the way. Next time when buying a box, Yu Cheng would have to come and buy it by himself.

When we arrived at Qiaozuoju, Fusheng was in the shop and Master Song had not come yet.

After Fusheng ate the small reunion cake that Master Song left for him yesterday, his attitude towards Shen Yu completely changed.

When he saw Shen Yu, he was enthusiastic and very friendly, which was completely different from the previous two times when he had a toothache expression when he saw Shen Yu.

Shen Yu still greeted Fusheng with a slight smile, put the small reunion cakes ordered by Master Song on the small table, and offered to buy a hundred boxes to take back.

Fusheng immediately asked the waiter to get the box, and enthusiastically helped Shen Yu call a taxi. Then he took out the silver and money that Master Song had asked him to give, a total of four taels and eight cents, and handed it over.

Shen Yu weighed two coins and handed them back, saying with a smile, "Just take four taels and six cents. Say hello to Master Song for me."

Fusheng was a little surprised. Last time he saw the master only charging for the materials, and this Miss Shen looked very happy. He thought she was a stingy person who loved to take advantage of others, but he didn't expect her to be so generous.

The master said again and again that the small reunion cakes made by Miss Shen were worth the price. Now it seems that the master was good at judging people.

Fusheng weighed the silver coin in his hand, smiled a little uncomfortably, and put it back.

I think of that small round cake with five-nut filling, which is salty, crispy and full of nuts.

Fusheng quickly spoke out his serious business: "Miss Shen, I also want to order small reunion cakes. The ones ordered by the chef are a bit expensive, so I will order the ones with cheaper fillings. The one with five-nut filling that I tried yesterday was very good. I want to order four boxes. Can one of them be made entirely with five-nut filling? My mother loves this the most, and I want to bring it back for her to eat."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Sure, it's cheaper at 480 wen per box, but you only want the five-nut filling for 9 yuan per box? Does your mother only like this kind?"

Shen Yu introduced enthusiastically: "If you want something salty and fragrant, there is also sesame and pepper salt, which is also crispy and fragrant. There is also a lotus seed paste and pine nut filling, which contains fried pine nuts and tastes sweet. It is also suitable for the elderly."

Fusheng said, "Then I'll buy five boxes of 5-nut ones, two boxes of sesame and pepper salt ones, and two boxes of lotus seed paste and pine nut ones. I want the patterns to be suitable for the elderly. These four boxes are all gifts for the elders."

Shen Yu smiled and agreed, pointing at Yu Cheng and said, "This is my brother Yu Cheng. If you need to order small reunion cakes in the future, he will deliver them. He will also come to pick up the boxes. When the time comes, please take care of him, Uncle Fusheng, and help him call the car."

Fusheng agreed, "That's no problem. My master has something to do today so he will come later. But he told me that if you keep using this cake box, you can pay for it after the Mid-Autumn Festival. I will put it on your account so that you don't have to pay small change every time, which is inconvenient for you to carry."

Shen Yu smiled and thanked him, "Thank you, Master Song and Uncle Fusheng. I won't worry about Yucheng holding the silver when he comes. So I'll just leave the four taels and six cents of silver in the store first, and then we can calculate the total number of boxes together. I'll refund the excess and give more if there's less. Uncle Fusheng, do you think this is feasible?"

Fusheng also thought this was a good idea. Although the master said that Miss Shen was a good person, he didn't know where Miss Shen lived. If she didn't come to pay for the box after using it, the master would lose money again. It would be better to collect the money first.

Thinking of this, Fusheng took the four taels and six cents of silver without hesitation.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Uncle Fusheng, I'll have Yucheng deliver the small reunion cakes you ordered to you tomorrow. We'll leave first."

As he said this, he and Yucheng got on the mule cart and headed home.

When we got home, Li and her friends had already closed their stall and were making breakfast.

Several people carried a hundred boxes of cakes and pastries into the yard. Jiang was just serving her last bowl of porridge.