bayedsolid Chapter 73 Red Beans and Purple Glutinous Rice
Chapter 73 Red Beans and Purple Glutinous Rice
After the three of them left, they found a wonton shop on the side of the road. Worried that the two Lin brothers wouldn't have enough to eat, they bought two buns for each of them.
"Brother, do you know where to buy saltpeter?" The weather is getting hotter, so the iced milk tea has to be made earlier.
"Saltpeter? It's a medicinal ingredient! If you want to buy it, you have to go to a pharmacy." Lin Jingcheng thought for a while and replied.
Shen Wanning thought about it and remembered that when she watched a video before, she seemed to have seen that saltpeter was used as a medicinal ingredient in ancient times.
"Forget it, there's no rush for this. Let's go back to Zui Xiang Lou first."
Now that I have bought saltpeter, I have to bring it back to Daqing Village later, and then bring it back when I sell milk tea. It would be better to buy it directly from the shop after I buy it.
When the three of them returned, perhaps because of the reason Xiaoshu and Manager Yang had told him, Manager Yang was sitting in the lobby waiting for them.
"Miss Shen, it's been a few days since we last met. I wonder what you want to talk about with me?" Seeing the three of them coming, Shopkeeper Yang stood up to greet them.
Shen Wanning sat down without hesitation and said, "I came here today to discuss a business deal with Shopkeeper Yang."
"Oh? Tell me about it. When I went out today, I heard someone talking about milk tea. Could it be that Miss Shen wanted to discuss the milk tea business with me?"
Shen Wanning shook her finger. "No, no. I came here to ask Shopkeeper Yang if he's willing to sell this Zui Xiang Lou shop."
"To be honest, this shop was left to me by my father, and I never thought of selling it. It's just that I'm stupid and I'm not good at managing it. I've been considering whether to transfer this shop these days. But I'm afraid that my father will blame me in the underworld, so I've been hesitant." Shopkeeper Yang sighed and replied.
"Then I'll be frank. I want to take over Manager Yang's shop. Of course, I can understand Manager Yang's feelings towards this shop. If Manager Yang is willing, he can continue to be the manager of the shop, and I will just be the boss behind the scenes. As for Xiaoshu, I will also stay and work as a waiter." Shen Wanning put forward her conditions.
Shopkeeper Yang looked up at Shen Wanning, seemingly surprised by her words. He had initially assumed she simply wanted to buy the shop, but the enticing conditions that followed were truly unexpected.
"Well... to be honest, the conditions offered by Miss Shen are indeed very tempting. But I still need to think about it. How about I give Miss Shen a reply tomorrow?"
Shen Wanning nodded. "Of course. I know this matter makes Shopkeeper Yang feel a little embarrassed. It's only right for Shopkeeper Yang to reconsider it."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for Miss Shen at Zui Xiang Lou at this time tomorrow. By the way, I've already sent the letter about buying the cow to my sister and brother-in-law. I guess it'll take some time to get a reply."
"It's okay, we're not in a hurry."
"If there is a reply, I will reply to Miss Shen as soon as possible."
"Okay, then it's settled. It's getting late, so I won't bother Shopkeeper Yang any more. Goodbye."
After saying that, they stood up and Shopkeeper Yang also stood up to see them out.
"Wan Ning, it will cost a lot of money to buy a shop, right? Can our family afford so much money?" On the way back, Lin Jingce asked the question in his mind.
"Don't worry, big brother. Since I mentioned this, I must have a plan in mind."
"Hey, why do I feel like my brain stops working as soon as you, Wan Ning, come to my house? I rely on you for everything, and we two brothers just benefit from it." Lin Jingce smiled embarrassedly.
"Brother, what are you talking about? There's no such thing as family taking advantage of each other. Besides, I can only build up my milk tea business with the help of my elder and second brothers. Otherwise, I can't do this business alone."
"Wan Ning, we have only been selling milk tea for three days. Isn't it too early to sell the shop so early? What if the milk tea business is not doing well in the future, wouldn't it be a waste to buy this shop?" Lin Jingcheng expressed his concerns.
"Second brother, I've said before that we only have milk tea now because we can't expand our business by setting up a stall. After I take over the shop and have more cows, I will research and develop more dairy products. What's more, if I take over the shop earlier, I have to renovate it, and when the other cows come back, I can sell them in the shop." Shen Wanning said confidently.
When she thought of a new product, the first thing that came to her mind was making pearls. It just so happened that every household was making tapioca flour, so she had the money to buy some.
"What Wan Ning said makes some sense. We should buy the shop as soon as possible. Otherwise, when so many cows come back, we won't be able to sell all the milk tea at the stall. We'll need several buckets!" Lin Jingcheng agreed after hearing her analysis.
"Oh, brother, please stop at the rice shop up ahead. I'm going to buy some red beans, purple glutinous rice, and white glutinous rice."
"Huh? Why do you need to buy these things? Hongdou has some at home, and Wanning, you just need to buy some glutinous rice." The Lin brothers stopped the carriage in front of the rice store.
"Brother, you will know when the time comes. These are all used to make milk tea." After saying that, Shen Wanning got off the carriage and bought two kilograms of each of the two colors of glutinous rice.
She just plans to make a small amount of these to try for her family first, and then add more after opening the store.
When she got home, it was only 3:30 in the afternoon, maybe even before 4:00. Shen Wanning washed the purple glutinous rice and red beans with rice washing water and then soaked them in clean water.
After dinner was ready, Shen Wanning put the purple glutinous rice and red beans in the pot to steam before going to eat dinner.
Just after dinner, the purple glutinous rice and red beans were steamed.
"Aunt, do we eat this red bean and purple glutinous rice directly like this?" Lin He asked, pointing at the steamer.
"You'll know soon. You and Xiao Jiang go bring the milk tea over. Be careful not to get burned." Shen Wanning used a spoon to put the red beans and purple glutinous rice into two bowls respectively, and took out another bowl to fill with sugar.
Xu was worried that the two boys might do something bad, so she went to the kitchen to get some milk tea.
"Dad, Mom, this is the topping I made to add to the milk tea. You can try it." After saying that, Shen Wanning first served each of them a bowl of milk tea.
"Just add whichever you like better. Of course, if you like both toppings, you can add both." She also put a small spoon in each of the three bowls to make it easier for them to add the toppings.
Next, everyone was served a bowl of milk tea and waited for Lin Dashan and Aunt Zhang to add the toppings before adding more.
"I just finished a meal and my stomach is full. I don't want glutinous rice anymore. Let's add some red beans!" After saying that, Lin Dashan added some red beans to the milk tea. He doesn't like sweets, so he only added two small spoons of sugar.
Aunt Zhang added some glutinous rice to the bowl. "I've had enough of these red beans. Let's add some more glutinous rice!"