Old Zhao held a sickle and cut ten catties of leeks and ten catties of cabbage in his own field. He tied them up and threw them on Li Xia's handcart.
"You can give me any money you want.”
Old Zhao waved his hand indifferently.
Initially, he didn't like Li Xia, who was a hooligan. However, in the past few days, he realized that Li Xia had suddenly become nicer to his wife.
His attitude towards Li Xia also changed slightly.
Although selling buns was not a good idea, it was better than idling around all day.
"Uncle Zhao, I can't let you suffer a loss. Let's do it according to the market price. Chives are seven cents a catty, and cabbages are three cents a catty.”
Li Xia counted a few bills and handed them to Old Zhao.
Old Zhao was stunned and took the money.
'This kid is quite straightforward in giving money. He doesn't even let me suffer losses.'
It seemed that he had really earned some money by selling fish.
No wonder he could afford a donkey.
Aunt Wang, who lived next door to Li Xia, was the leader of the gossip squad in the village. That night, she learned that Li Xia had made money by selling fish.
The next day, everyone in the village knew about it.
Everyone was shocked. The fish in Shangrong Village's river were notoriously difficult to catch.
However, Li Xia had the ability to catch the fish. He was quite amazing.
"Alright, Uncle Zhao, I'll be leaving first.”
Li Xia got on the donkey cart." I might come back tomorrow to buy your vegetables."”
After saying that, Li Xia drove the donkey back.
Old Zhao was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
What?
He still had to buy it tomorrow?
Did this kid really think he could sell the buns?
In the county market, there were several experts in making buns.
The steamed buns were authentic and delicious.
Moreover, those experts had been selling steamed buns for many years.
Li Xia went to sell it in such a hurry, and he even lost his underwear.
After all, he was still young and lacked social experience. He was just waiting to fall.
Old Zhao picked up his hoe and continued to weed.
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Li Xia returned home and took down the bamboo.
After the two children finished eating the candied haws, they were happy and satisfied. They hopped over to help Li Xia.
Li Xia coaxed the two little fellows into the house. The bamboo had thorns that would sting his hands. He did not want the two little fellows to get hurt.
The bamboo steamer was made of natural bamboo and was handmade. When steaming food, it could quickly evaporate the water vapor in the steamer, making the steamed food more delicious and fragrant.
Furthermore, it had no paint or wax, and was not suitable for any glue. It was environmental friendly and healthy.
Li Xia took a chopper, pliers, steel wire, and other tools. He sat in the middle of the courtyard with a bamboo chair and began to make the steamer.
The bamboo he chose was hard and tough. After removing the outer layer, there was no need to heat it up, which could reduce the production time.
Li Xia used a chopper to grind the bamboo joints flat. Then, he cut the bamboo from the middle and stuffed a wooden stick into it. He used the pressure of the wooden stick to split the bamboo into two halves.
After the bamboo was turned into bamboo strips, Li Xia began to polish the surface of the bamboo strips and cut them into thinner bamboo strips.
When the bamboo slices were rolled up and rolled into a circle, it was the outer frame of the steamer.
According to the size of the iron pot on the stove in his kitchen, Li Xia made a steamer with a diameter of 86 centimeters.
A steamer of this size could steam 100 buns per layer.
Next, Li Xia cut the bamboo board to make the bottom of the steamer…
There was a specific order to the steps of making the steamer. There was a particular emphasis on where to reinforce and where to not leave gaps.
However, this was not difficult for Li Xia.
Li Xia spent two and a half hours to finish making the three-layered steamer.
The three-layered steamer could steam 300 buns.
Li Xia rinsed the steamer with clean water and moved it into the kitchen.
Then, he started to make steamed buns.
Today, he would make three kinds of stuffed buns: Pork filling, cabbage sauce filling, chives and shrimp filling.
The old chef who made the steamed buns had said that the key to making the steamed buns delicious was to make them personally.
There was nothing wrong with doing it, but it was better not to do it.
For Li Xia, he had already skipped the initial stage and the intermediate stage. He was now in the advanced stage of perfection.
And the top level was those grandmaster-level masters.
In his previous life, the top chef who taught Li Xia how to make cooked wheaten food had told Li Xia about this.
Your experience and skills in making buns are impeccable. You are only one step away from the top.
This one step away was feelings.
You have to put all your heart and soul into the cooked wheaten food.
At that time, Li Xia didn't want to be a steamed bun for the rest of his life and dedicate his youth to it.
He would rather choose to be an emotionless tool.
Li Xia found two clean stainless steel basins and added 3 grams of warm water, 18 grams of white sugar, and 30 grams of yeast powder into one of them. He stirred them until they melted…
The amount of sugar and yeast depended on the environment.
It was just spring and the temperature was not very high, so Li Xia chose the above ratio of yeast and warm water.
In another pot, he placed 12 pounds of flour and 120 grams of pork fat.
One jin of flour could make more than 20 buns, and 12 jin of flour could make about 300 buns.
The purpose of adding pork fat was to make the steamed buns softer, whiter, and smoother. Even if the buns were cold, they would not be hard.
In this era, no one would add pork fat to the flour when making steamed buns. This was the experience of the steamed bun masters in the future after decades of summary.
Just based on this point alone, Li Xia's steamed buns looked better than the other steamed buns.
Li Xia mixed the oil and flour evenly. At the same time, he added the yeast water from another pot and stirred it as he added it…
The dough was kneaded into a ball until the basin was bare. He sprinkled flour on the surface of the chopping board, took the dough to the chopping board, and kneaded it until it was "smooth".
Only when the noodles were smooth could all the ingredients be fully fused.
These were all basic skills, and Li Xia's basic skills were naturally impeccable.
Her movements were clean and beautiful, without any sloppiness or excess movements.
While the dough was waiting to rise, Li Xia began to prepare the filling…
When the two children heard the commotion in the kitchen, they immediately threw down their toys and ran into the kitchen like puppies smelling meat.
The two little fellows saw Li Xia chopping the stuffing and asked curiously,"
"Daddy, what are you cooking?”
"Papa! Nuannuan wanted to eat! Awoo!"
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