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Chapter 83 Teahouse Opening

The news of Chu Wang's murder of Chu Xing and his subsequent exile gradually spread.

The small steamed bun shop bought the large restaurant next door, and word of it gradually spread.

Recently, customers who come to buy steamed buns often ask Lu Tao and her team when they will move to the big restaurant next door.

On this day, the steamed bun shop closed its doors, and the four aunties who used to make bean curd skin closed their shops as usual to make bean curd skin.

As for the refrigerator, dough mixer, meat grinder, and power bank in the shop, they were all moved to the kitchen of the large restaurant next door.

Several more portable power banks were added, and dozens more photovoltaic panels were installed on the roof.

The aunties in the kitchen only knew that these amazing things were taught to the second daughter by a hermit master; all they needed to know was how to use them.

At 3 a.m. (the hour of Yin), everyone begins to get busy.

Kneading the dough, mincing the meat, seasoning... all according to the standards set by Tian Tian.

In no time at all, the shop was steaming hot...

At dawn, Tian Tian and Xiao Si put up the shop sign and opened the shop door.

"Huh... Shiraishi Teahouse?!"

"A teahouse?!"

"Is a teahouse for drinking tea? Why is it open so early?"

"It's not a teahouse, it's the place next door that's a steamed bun shop, a place to eat steamed buns."

"Do you need to open a restaurant just to eat steamed buns?"

Why call a place where you eat steamed buns a teahouse?

Xiao Si stood at the door, dressed in a clean white cotton coat, wearing a hat and a mask.

"Fellow villagers, today is the first day of our Baishi Teahouse's opening."

"We have all kinds of steamed buns, shumai, shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls, white sugar cakes, brown sugar cakes, flower rolls, and fried dough sticks."

"There is soy milk, tofu pudding, spicy soup, and various kinds of porridge."

"We have desserts that wives and daughters love to eat, such as pudding, milk tea, brown sugar glutinous rice cakes, and pancakes."

The things he mentioned one by one, apart from steamed buns, were things that no one had ever heard of before.

What kind of shumai?

"And shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls... what are those?"

What is Hulatang? Is it a spicy dish?

"I've never heard of it."

"It's made by the steamed bun shop next door. Their steamed buns are so delicious, their other dishes must be delicious too."

"Let's go in and have a taste."

“Yes, come in and have a taste,” Xiao Si chimed in. “We’ve added a few more fillings to our steamed buns.”

"The other new products are also delicious, come in and try them."

At his urging, people gradually came in.

On the walls of the teahouse, there are portraits of various dishes that Tian Tian had commissioned, with the names and prices of the dishes written below them.

Those who could read began to look around...

It doesn't matter if you can't read.

The waiter had already arrived with his cart.

They, like Xiao Si, were dressed in white, wearing hats and masks.

There's a charcoal stove underneath the cart, keeping the steamer baskets on top warm.

The steamer baskets contain a variety of dishes, making them easier to see.

"This is shumai, four in a basket, thirty coins a basket."

"These are red bean buns, four in a steamer, eighteen coins."

"Rice noodle rolls, ten coins a plate."

"Shrimp dumplings, four per basket, forty coins per basket."

White sugar cake and brown sugar cake, one basket contains two triangles, fifteen coins per basket.

Steamed buns, two per basket, eight coins per basket.

Fried dough sticks, two coins each.

Soy milk, one coin a bowl, is a special offer at the teahouse. The shop next door makes bean curd sheets, so there's plenty of soy milk available.

Douhua (tofu pudding) comes in sweet and savory varieties, both costing three coins a bowl.

Spicy soup, ten coins for ten thousand.

The porridge comes in sweet and savory varieties, and the prices vary, ranging from two to twenty coins.

The prices for pudding, milk tea, brown sugar glutinous rice cake, and pancakes are five, ten, ten, and five coins respectively.

Besides that, there's tea. The price varies depending on the type of tea, and you can add water as much as you want.

The guests, faced with so many dishes they had never tried before, were at a loss for what to order.

Soon someone came up with a good idea.

These dishes, especially pastries, are almost always served in baskets of two or four.

The four of them ordered food together. Those who wanted four baskets ordered one serving, and those who wanted two baskets ordered two servings. This way, each person could eat one serving, and the total price could be divided into four portions.

As for other items like porridge and spicy soup that are hard to divide, just eat your own and pay the bill yourself.

"The shumai is delicious."

"I think this rice noodle roll is tender and delicious."

"Shrimp dumplings are the best; they're filled with shrimp meat."

"Both white sugar cake and brown sugar cake are very soft."

"My favorite is fried dough sticks."

Everyone has different tastes, but no one said it wasn't delicious.

With so many delicious foods available, the steamed buns seemed to be going unnoticed.

Most of the people who come out to eat in the morning are traveling merchants.

They are richer than ordinary people.

The cost for each table was between two and three hundred coins.

Some of them are ordinary people who come out to work; they can eat their fill by buying a steamed bun and drinking soy milk.

Qian Fulai got up very early and arrived at Baishi Teahouse with a yawn.

"Tian Er, you're amazing!" He found Tian Tian on the second floor. "You made so many things so quietly?"

He looked around, "I haven't tried any of these..."

Then he complained, "Couldn't you spare a couple of dishes for my restaurant?"

Tian Tian's lips curled up in a smile.

The feedback from the customers below has been very positive, so it should be a success.

"Didn't I promise you that next spring, all the vegetables I planted would be supplied to Fulai Restaurant?"

"I'll give you some recipes then, and I guarantee your restaurant will become famous."

Qian Fulai looked at her with a mournful expression, "We have to wait so long..."

Tian Tian did the calculations carefully, "It will be by next summer."

There are still more than half a year to go.

Qian Fulai sighed, "I'll wait."

What else can we do but wait?

Tian Tian beckoned to Qian Fulai.

Qian Fulai leaned closer, "Hmm?"

"I forgot to ask you, do you own land in the suburbs?"

Qian Fulai nodded, "Yes, my parents hired people to grow rice."

How was the harvest?

Qian Fulai shook his head. "I don't know."

"How big is it?"

"I don't care about those things..."

Tian Tian shrugged. "Okay, I'd like you to come with me and grow those new and exotic vegetables."

Qian Fulai was extremely curious, "What kind of dish is it?"

"It's... a dish that Daqi doesn't have."

“I can’t make that decision myself; I have to go back and ask my parents.”

Tian Tian smiled and called out to the waiter who had delivered food to the private room, "Take Young Master Qian to the private room and bring him one of everything from our teahouse. It's on me."

"Yes, second girl."

The waiter responded, "Young Master Qian, please come with me."

Because some of the dishes were steamed in advance, the food was served very quickly.

Qian Fulai had barely sat down when the waiter pushed a cart over.

"Shumai, rice noodle rolls..."

Take one item, report one item.

"Pudding, glutinous rice cakes..."

"milk tea..."

One by one, the items were placed in front of Qian Fulai, and soon the table was too full to hold them all, so they had to be stacked.

Qian Fulai stood up dramatically, and as soon as a dish was served, he leaned over to take a sniff.

"Tian Er, what's wrong with your brain?!"

How did they come up with so many novel and unique foods?!