Border Cook

The subordinates had probably been informed in advance, and they naturally knew what to do.

Not only will they intensify patrols, they will also warn the ruffians in their respective territories not to be ungrateful.

As for those idle ruffians, they are the ones who know how to judge people by their situation, so they dare not act rashly. In order to please the government, they may even take the initiative to secretly warn and deal with those difficult customers or even merchants.

This is why Xia Ji’s business is so successful.

As for why Steward Fu was so respected by the prefect, it was probably because of the He family and Madam He behind him...

The He family has a very powerful background!

It is no wonder that Madam He, who clearly wanted to do something to help the people and teach them how to fish in Changzhou City, borrowed the names of Xia Mingyue and Xia Ji.

It was probably because it was not convenient for the He family to show up.

And she, Xia Mingyue, seemed to have climbed to a high branch unintentionally.

Is this a good thing?

Xia Mingyue blinked and thought, but did not get an answer immediately.

After a moment he smiled.

As the saying goes, if you do good deeds, don't worry about your future.

Many times, the present is good enough, and right and wrong are not important.

Now she can earn money, and those who join Xia Ji can earn money, and those who buy food at Xia Ji can eat delicious food...

It is a great thing if everyone is happy and contented, isn't it?
After Xia Mingyue figured this out, she became more motivated in doing things.

Xia Ji's business is still going on as usual, and franchises are still being accepted as usual, but based on the consumption capacity of the entire Changzhou city, Xia Mingyue decided that the Xia Ji here should have more types of food than the one in Jinqiu County.

Steamed buns, soup dumplings.

In modern society, there are two famous places for Xia Mingyue's soup dumplings, one is Kaifeng soup dumplings, and the other is Xi'an Jia Sanqing Zhen soup dumplings.

The former is made by mixing pork bone broth and minced meat into a water filling, while the latter is made with beef and mutton bone marrow and beef as filling.

Both types of soup dumplings have thin and tough skin. When you bite into them, the soup overflows. The fillings are tender and fragrant, and they are extremely delicious...

In modern society, Xia Mingyue loves both kinds of soup dumplings. Considering the current situation, Xia Mingyue chose pork leg as the main ingredient when making the filling of the soup dumplings. The broth mixed with the pork filling is made from broth boiled with pork bones and chicken racks, plus sheep bones and bone marrow. After repeated stirring, the meat filling can fully absorb the broth and bone marrow.

When making the bun wrappers, flour and eggs are mixed into a dough, which is then kneaded and allowed to rest repeatedly many times to make the dough extremely flexible.

Knead the dough into small pieces, roll them into bun wrappers that are thin on the outside and thick on the inside, then use your fingers as the center to evenly pinch and fold the wrappers in a clockwise direction to wrap them.

The wrapped buns are placed in a fruit wood steamer. After the water boils, they are steamed for a little more than a cup of tea, and then the lid can be opened...

The heat dissipated, and the buns in the cage appeared in front of everyone one by one.

The rich fillings inside the thin bun skin can be seen, and even when the buns are taken from the steamer to the table, the rich soup wrapped in the bun skin can be seen shaking slightly with the naked eye.

Eat it while it's hot, or put this delicate little bun into your mouth in one bite and enjoy the pleasure of the soup splashing when your teeth bite the whole soup bun open.

Or you can use your front teeth to break the bun skin and suck the delicious soup inside the bun. After all the soup is in your mouth, you can enjoy the tender and delicious meat filling...

But no matter which way you eat it, it is delicious and very satisfying.

"It's so delicious!" Everyone in Xia Ji's central kitchen exclaimed in amazement, but they did not stop eating the buns.

Even Manager Fu couldn't stop nodding his head after tasting the delicious soup dumplings.

It tastes really good.

I have to say that Madam Xia's craftsmanship is truly amazing.

If such soup dumplings were open for franchising, they would surely be extremely popular.

Moreover, food like steamed buns has a wide audience regardless of rich or poor, gender, age or status. It can also be used as three meals a day. If the franchisee is diligent, they can basically sell from morning to night.

You can definitely make a lot of money!

Manager Fu was very fond of the soup dumplings and had confidence in them. He quickly looked for some places on the street and urged Xia Mingyue to arrange a trial sale early to see the sales effect.

In addition to urging, he also asked Xia Mingyue if he could go and set up a stall with them.

"If Manager Fu is willing to go, of course you can." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "But setting up a stall to sell buns may be more difficult than Manager Fu imagined. Manager Fu needs to be mentally prepared."

If Manager Fu went with them, his job would be to collect money and wrap dumplings for people with oil paper.

This looks simple, but it is quite laborious and requires skill.

The freshly-out-of-the-box buns are hot and difficult to handle, and for hygiene and safety reasons, they must be handled with bamboo tongs. The skin of the soup buns is thin, and it is very easy to puncture the skin and cause the soup to leak out if you are not careful.

If the soup is poured onto other buns, affecting the appearance, the loss will not only be this one bun, but the entire basket.

Therefore, this job requires great care and patience.

Moreover, the soup dumplings are steamed on the spot. There is limited standing space at the dumpling stall, and it would be very uncomfortable to stand with the steamer and the fire in such a hot day.

After listening to Xia Mingyue's description of the many difficulties, Manager Fu chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Madam Xia. Before I became a manager, I was also a servant. My daily tasks were much more complicated than this. I'm not afraid of these!"

Mainly, he wanted to experience the feeling of selling things at a stall.

He sold the items one by one to the customers who liked him, and collected the money one by one. When he closed the stall, all the items were sold out, and the cash box was ringing loudly...

I can’t imagine how happy he must be with this sense of accomplishment!

Seeing that Manager Fu was so interested, Xia Mingyue could only swallow back her words of reminder.

Although Manager Fu had suffered hardships in the past, he had been a manager for many years and the times were different now. When he had to endure these things again, he might not be able to bear them as well as before.

But then again, it's okay to give it a try...

Manager Fu was unaware of Xia Mingyue's worries. He just asked Xia Mingyue to find the bamboo clips for picking up buns and started practicing.

A few days later, Xia Ji's soup dumplings stall was set up on the street.

Jiang Zhuguo kneaded the dough and rolled the skin, Xia Mingyue made and steamed dumplings, Fu the steward collected money and packed the dumplings, and Zhuang Cui cleaned up the steamers and helped out on the side.

There was no shortage of shops and stalls selling steamed buns in Changzhou City, so when this steamed bun stall was first set up, even with the Xia Ji's cloth sign hanging on it, it still didn't attract much attention.

Until the first batch of buns were put into the steamer, and during the steaming process, the rich aroma slowly drifted to the street with the steam... (End of this chapter)