Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 164 Dry Rations
Hui Niang could only smile apologetically and say, "This isn't the first time we've made this. We don't know if it will sell well. We'll definitely prepare more this afternoon."

"Then you must remember that, okay?"

"Yeah yeah!"

"Don't worry," Hui Niang said with a smile.

Xu Qingmeng and Huiniang packed their things to go home, as it was still early before noon.

The wonton stall next door has started selling fried wontons and cold noodles, and business has improved a lot. The broth is made from pork bones, and the flavor of the wonton filling has been adjusted. However, to control costs, they only added a little bit of the next batch. Even so, the taste is much fresher.

At that time, the wonton stall was bustling with customers, but the old lady still managed to take a moment to greet them and pack two servings of fried wontons for them to take home and try.

Xu Qingmeng and the other person declined for a long time, but when they couldn't refuse, they had no choice but to accept it.

The steamed bun stall wasn't open today, but the old lady at the wonton stall said that something seemed to have happened at home. She was vague about it, so the two of them didn't press her for details.

After a few words of reflection, the two prepared to return home. Before leaving, they went to the market and bought three chickens and some meat.

Having returned early today, Xu Qingmeng and Huiniang rested for a while after dinner. Before going to bed, they put the chicken in a large pot to stew and asked Gu Yunyi to keep an eye on it.

When Xu Qingmeng woke up, Huiniang was already up and preparing the ingredients.

After they finished packing up, the two set up their stall together.

To everyone's surprise, as soon as they arrived at the stall location, there were already quite a few people waiting in line.

Upon seeing this, the two quickly and efficiently parked the car.

The couple who ran the steamed bun stall also came in the afternoon. When the old lady saw them, she said, "Young lady, I heard that everyone here is here for your meat dishes. They say there's something called crispy pork that kids love. Please save some for me!"

"Alright, Auntie!"

Hui Niang answered as she deftly weighed the vegetables.

Xu Qingmeng and Huiniang, facing these waiting customers, could not afford to be negligent. Indeed, as the old lady at the steamed bun stall said, they were all there for the meat.

They would buy two or three pounds, or even three or four pounds, and of course, they would also bring back some vegetables.

Once Xu Qingmeng and her companion got busy, they didn't stop. Even though they had prepared a lot of items, they sold out in just over an hour.

Although they were sold out, the two had already prepared two portions of crispy pork, one for the steamed bun stall and one for the wonton stall.

"That won't do, these are all expensive, we can't accept them?"

"Yeah, how much do these cost?"

"Thank you for your help from your hometown. Please accept this. It's not much, just something to try."

Knowing they wouldn't accept money, the two families packed some steamed buns, dumplings, and wontons for them.

Xu Qingmeng and the other person understood that if they didn't accept it, the other person would definitely not accept the crispy pork, so they accepted it.

The two planned to eat wontons and these for dinner, otherwise, in this hot weather, they would spoil by tomorrow.

When the two returned home, the man had already cooked a large pot of millet and pumpkin porridge.

Xu Qingmeng fried the wontons in the oil, and served them with steamed buns and mantou, along with the pickled vegetables and salted duck eggs that Hui Niang and the others had brought. It was a very good meal.

The date for the provincial examination has been set for mid-August, specifically the 14th, 15th, and 16th. Xu Qingmeng and Huiniang discussed it and decided to close their stall on the 12th and take a day off. On the evening of the 11th, Xu Qingmeng and Huiniang also informed their regular customers that they would not be running the stall anymore, but they would sell some easy-to-store dry food the day before the provincial examination.

The two men's stalls were mostly frequented by people who came to take the imperial examinations, and they were quite curious when they heard this, knowing that the two men's husbands were both scholars.

Everyone thought that although they were quite curious about the dry rations they had prepared, they still felt it was a pity that they wouldn't be able to eat them.

Although most of them were students, there were also many people from the prefectural city who felt a pang of regret, but they all understood that there was nothing that could be done.

On the eleventh, Xu Qingmeng and Huiniang made a lot of thin noodles, then hung them outside to dry in the sun before setting up their stall.

Xu Qingmeng originally thought it would take two days to take shape, but unexpectedly it took only one day.
On the 12th, Xu Qingmeng started making instant noodles, sprinkling various seasonings and wrapping them one by one in oil paper.

Gu Yunyi had eaten the same food during the last exam, so it wasn't surprising to him. However, the others hadn't seen it before. But Zhou Yuanjia knew about it, since Gu Yunyi's exam meals had been the envy of everyone.

"Sister-in-law, is this the kind of noodle that Yunyi ate last time, the kind that you can eat by soaking it in boiling water like fried dough sticks?"

"Exactly."

Zhou Yuanjia was incredibly envious last time, so he couldn't miss this opportunity.

He took a piece of fried dough, poured some hot water into it, covered it with parchment paper, and waited a moment.

Lifting the oil paper, a completely different aroma wafted out, and you could see that apart from a few specks of oil floating in the bowl, it looked just like a bowl of noodles that had actually been cooked.

I only heard about it last time, but I didn't see it with my own eyes, which is quite strange.

He couldn't wait to take a bite, and his eyes flashed.

Fang Ziheng quickly asked, "How is it?"

Zhou Yuanjia didn't even raise his head, but his actions spoke volumes.

Fang Ziheng: ......Alright, is there even a need to ask?

Watching Zhou Yuanjia eat noodles, he subconsciously swallowed and then said shyly, "Um... I'd like to make myself a bowl and try it too."

Xu Qingmeng chuckled. This instant noodle has no added preservatives or industrial edible flavorings, so the taste is naturally excellent.

Although it can't compare to modern instant noodles, it's still a superior taste compared to those days when all you could eat were flatbread and steamed buns.

Xu Qingmeng still remembers that when Gu Yunyi first ate this, he looked just like the person in front of her.

In this sweltering heat, flatbreads and steamed buns will inevitably spoil on their last day, but there's no such worry with instant noodles.

The instant noodles received rave reviews from everyone, and even Hui Niang thought they were very convenient, but she didn't dare give Xiao Yuanbao too much.

Xu Qingmeng had given instructions that although this stuff is made of flour, it is ultimately deep-fried, so it is not suitable for children to eat too much of it.

However, this was far from enough. Xu Qingmeng also fried some fried dough twists and made some mushroom and meat sauce for them.

The meat jerky he made last time was convenient and delicious, and Gu Yunyi thought it was excellent. However, he also thought it would be quite time-consuming to make.

Xu Qingmeng also wanted to prepare some things for him, but Gu Yunyi did not agree. However, it was only for three days, and he did not want her to be so tired.

(End of this chapter)