The most important thing was that the girl was already perfect, but now she had medical skills…

She was even more perfect!

Stars appeared again in Ai Cao’s eyes.

Ren Jianbai’s eyes also lit up at this time.

This girl was actually Su Ji’s shopkeeper.

To be able to run the shop so prosperously and to respond quickly to situations, he guessed she must be smart and capable. She also had medical skills, and she didn’t take credit for her work. He thought she was a kind-hearted, gentle, and virtuous person.

More importantly, this girl had a superb temperament and beautiful appearance. Although she was not as good as the one mentioned in the book, she was not bad at all.

He just didn’t know if this girl was betrothed to someone else…

Su Ji was even more lively than before, with almost everyone’s face filled with smiles.

Of course, except Shen Cang and Meng Dahai.

The two people looked ugly at this time as if they were mourning for their heirs.

“Brother…” Meng Dahai hesitated, “Can we still take action?”

“Can we still take action?” Shen Cang rolled his eyes at Meng Dahai angrily, “Can’t you see the situation now? If we do it again, I’m afraid no one will talk in favor of us. Besides, didn’t you listen to what the person named Su just said, she knows medical skills!”

When the time comes, a pulse will reveal everything!

No matter how realistic it was to vomit blood and vomit, it wouldn’t work!

He was afraid that if he didn’t succeed in extorting money, he would be beaten. If he was especially unlucky, he might be sent to the Yamen!

Meng Dahai also understood this. He lowered his head, then raised it again after a moment, “Well, today’s meal…”

They have to pay for it.

“Nonsense!” Shen Cang shouted, a little impatiently, “Hurry up and eat!”

Anyway, he was penniless, and if he was killed, he wouldn’t be able to come up with any money at this moment, so he could only rely on Shen Cang to find a way.

As for Shen Cang, he searched all over his body before he could collect enough money for the meal. After finishing the meal, he paid Su Ji’s money, dragged Meng Dahai, and hurried away.

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In the next few days, because Su Yujin saved people that day against all opinions and was very generous, the news gradually spread throughout Qinghe County.

Everyone who had dined at Su Ji that day vividly told others about Su Yujin’s heroic appearance that day and encouraged others to eat at Su Ji.

Those who did not eat at Su Ji that day, because they heard about what happened that day, felt that Su Yujin was kind-hearted and cheerful. They had a good impression of her and were willing to come to Su Ji when they were looking to eat outside.

As a result, Su Ji’s excitement was a bit more lively than before.

The amount of broken silver piled in Su Yujin’s dowry was getting more and more day by day.

By the end of the seventh lunar month, when the heat gradually began to subside, Su Ji started introducing new foods again.

More precisely, it was miàntiáo lǔ¹, a new type of sauced noodles. Along with it, they also introduced traditional diced meat, stewed chicken chunks with bamboo shoots, and assorted mountain mushrooms.

The diced pork was made of pork belly. The meat was large and cooked with sauce. It had a rich and tangy taste.

Bamboo shoots stewed with chicken pieces. The simmering time was long enough. Even the dried bamboo shoots were stewed until soft. The chicken pieces were tender and fell off the bones. Take a bite and the fragrance was overflowing.

The assorted mountain mushrooms were made from a stew of various dried mushrooms, dried fungus, dried daylilies, etc. The soup was delicious and delicious. In the increasingly cold weather, eating a bowl of noodles with a strong mushroom aroma just made you feel… Very comfortable.

With noodle soup, Su Ji’s business had reached a higher level again.

But because of the booming business, Su Ji once again ran out of manpower.

Su Yujin once again bought four waiters from the brokerage firm. They were all little girls about the same age as Shuangye and Qingkui. They were also hard-working and quick workers. They were named Bitao, lǜhé, Jingui, and Xedong.

So far, Su Ji has seven permanent employees, including Feng Shi. There were two people at the wonton stall, two people at the noodle and braised food stall, one person at the liángpí stall, and two people responsible for serving rice and cleaning.

Mother Liu and Ai Cao got up in the morning to help prepare the ingredients and then came over to have a look at the busiest time at noon to see if there were any questions or help.

The overall division of labor was reasonable and Su Ji’s internal operations were orderly.

It can be said that Su Ji at this time had what a restaurant should look like.

Su Yujin, who came to the store for an “inspection” at noon, expressed her satisfaction and asked Mother Liu to stay in Su Ji to keep an eye on it, while she took Ai Cao to get the molds customized a few days ago.

In the early eighth lunar month, the Mid-Autumn Festival was around the corner, and mooncakes were about to be made.

Two mooncake molds were customized, one with the word Mid-Autumn Festival engraved in the center of the lotus pattern, and the other with the word “Reunion” engraved in the center of the auspicious cloud pattern. According to Su Yujin’s request, the mooncake molds were made one size smaller than the ordinary mooncake molds sold outside.

After all, this mooncake meant reunion, so it was better not to cut it up and eat it. It was better for each person to eat one. Her mooncake was a small piece, but it tasted just right and wouldn’t make you feel tired.

Seeing that the mold was very delicate and the handle was easy to use, Su Yujin paid the money and went to buy mung beans, red beans, soybeans, and other ingredients. When she saw an egg seller on the street, she bought a dozen eggs.

After getting home, Su Yujin got busy.

She processed the beans first.

Sifted through various beans and prepared to make bean paste tomorrow.

Next, Su Yujin had Ai Cao bring out half a can of salt and pour it into a deep, flat-bottomed round plate.

She used the egg to press the thick salt into small dimples, then cracked the egg into a crack, and divided the eggshell into two halves with her fingers. Then she used the two eggshells as two small containers and quickly poured them back and forth, letting the eggs flow smoothly into the free bowl, leaving only the round and complete egg yolk. Then she poured the egg yolk into the salt nest made just now.

The round plate was not small. Su Yujin cracked around ten eggs before stopping. Then, she sprinkled a generous amount of salt over the egg yolks to ensure they were completely covered before washing her hands.

“Put this egg yolk in a cool place, cover it with a cover, and bring it out again at this time tomorrow to see how it’s pickled.”

Ai Cao agreed and hurriedly went to clean up, then looked at the bowl full of egg whites and asked, “Miss, this egg white…save it for frying at night?”

“Hmm.” Su Yujin thought for a while, “Soak some fungus and ask Mother Liu to make scrambled egg whites with fungus at night. Fry more and bring it to the shop. Let all of us share a plate.”

The egg white was pure white, and if it was stir-fried plain, it would inevitably be unappetizing. Pair it with black fungus, and the color will make it more attractive.

“Yes, Miss.” Ai Cao responded.

The next day, Su Yujin directed Ai Cao and Liu Mama to make bean paste.

All kinds of beans were soaked in clean water in the middle of the night, soaked for two hours, then put into a pot with water and sugar, boiled over high heat, then simmered over low heat. After boiling until tender, they took a stone mortar and pounded it. Turned into smooth bean paste.

By the time the various bean pastes were almost ready, Su Yujin’s mooncake puff pastry dough was also almost ready.

She broke the dough into small pieces, rolled it into a thick round cake, put in the red bean paste filling or mung bean paste filling, wrapped it up, kneaded it into a round ball, and pressed it into the mooncake mold.

(End of chapter)

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Footnote

1. Noodles stewed in soya sauce and spices