Transmigration: The Peasant Gourmet Chef (穿越之农妇食娘)

Chapter 32

As soon as he heard the word "food", Gu Zhijin's heart skipped a bit and he became interested instantly. The pastries made by the boss are so delicious. He believes that her skills in making other foods must be extraordinary. His nephew won't eat her pastries every day otherwise. But it is also a problem since the child almost treats the pastries as his meal. How can a pastry be the same as rice? He was very worried about this and even thought that it would be great if the boss was not a pastry seller but a food seller. With that, he wouldn't have to worry about his nephew not eating.

He didn't expect that the boss would actually sell food.

Gu Zhijin's smile widened and he asked about the food stall with great interest, "Boss, I wonder what kind of food your food stall sells?"

Seeing that he was interested, Li Hehua just told him the menus one by one, "My food stall sells a lot of varieties, but they are all able to fill the stomach. There are fried rice, fried noodles, noodle soup, stir-fries, dumplings, and I will also sell mántou and bāozi ."

Gu Zhijin's eyes had already lit up, thinking that it was great! The little ancestor in the family would already have something to eat. Even he was eager to try these foods that the boss had mentioned, so he said, "The boss's craftsmanship must be good. I must go and try it tomorrow."

Li Hehua smiled, "Okay, then I welcome Master Gu to visit us tomorrow."

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After selling pastries, Li Hehua first took the little guy and bought the ingredients for the pastries. After sending these home, she started preparing for the food stall.

Since there are a lot of things to buy, she definitely wouldn't be able to do this alone with a child. After some thought, Li Hehua went to Mrs. Xie's house and called her for help.

Mrs. Xie put down what she was doing without a word and followed Li Hehua out.

The first thing to buy is flour. The amount of flour that she needs is quite many and she would probably need to buy several bags at a time. Li Hehua directly went to the grain and oil shop and bought three large bags of flour. She then discussed with the owner of the shop to deliver some flour for her every three days.

Seeing that Li Hehua wanted so much, the boss readily agreed. After asking for her home address, he said that he would deliver it on time.

The flour problem was solved and all that was left was meat and vegetables. This was no problem for Mrs. Xie. She took Li Hehua directly to a familiar stall to buy these things. Not only was it fast, but she also managed to save a lot of money by bargaining with the owner.

With the help of Mrs. Xie, the ingredients were quickly bought. After returning home, Li Hehua took out an apron and gave it to Mrs. Xie and the two of them began to prepare the ingredients for tomorrow.

"Xie Sǎozi, please make the dumpling fillings first. Make two types, one with chives and one with pork and chives. Make a basin of each. We will make dumplings later. After it's done, let's make the filling for bāozi, one meat filling, and one vegetable filling."

"Okay." Mrs. Xie nodded in agreement and sat aside to pick the vegetables.

Li Hehua took a wooden basin, poured half of the flour into it, poured in an appropriate amount of water, and started kneading the dough. This will be used to make dumpling wrappers, steamed buns, and noodles.

The dough for mántou and bāozi needs to be leavened so Li Hehua chose to make the dumpling wrappers first. She rolled the dough into long strips and then cut them into small pieces. She then rolled the small pieces into round dumpling wrappers with a rolling pin.

After Li Hehua had finished making all the dumpling wrappers, Mrs. Xie also quickly finished out the fillings. Li Hehua took the fillings and put seasonings on them herself to ensure that the dumplings tasted delicious.

After the fillings were prepared, Li Hehua handed over the dumplings to Mrs. Xie to work with, while she took advantage of this time to make the pastries to be sold tomorrow.

Both of them are quick in hands and feet. They work very quickly but the workload is really not small. By the time when everything is ready, it is already very late and everyone else already had their dinner and is going to bed.

Li Hehua made three bowls of noodles with the noodles she had just rolled out. "Sǎozi, you have worked hard today. Let's eat some noodles tonight. After you finish eating, you can go home and rest."

Mrs. Xie thought that she had really met a noble person. Not only was the work easy and the salary was high, but even free dinner was provided. She's even willing to use white flour for dinner. You can't find a master like that anywhere. She must work with all her heart, and try to get Li Hehua to keep on hiring her.

At the same time, Li Hehua was also thinking about Mrs. Xie. Through today's observation, Mrs. Xie is really fast at work. The dumplings and steamed buns she makes are very beautiful and taste good. It seems that she can be hired for a long time. This also saves her some money to find someone else.

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End of part 1. See you tomorrow!