Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 231 Dim Sum Business

The waiter went downstairs to get tea leaves for Hualei. Manager Shen also made an agreement with Hualei that he would wait for Hualei to bring the egg yolk pastry around early tomorrow morning, and then went back to the back of the teahouse.

The dim sum business was going well, and Hualei was in a good mood. Then she started to discuss the business cooperation in the south with Liang Xiangyi. The two were friends and neither of them cared about the details, so they quickly settled the business in the south.

Whether it was soap, toothbrushes, or other preserved goods, as well as down jackets, goose down quilts, etc. in the future, Liang Xiangyi would buy them directly at a certain price, and then she would transport them to the south to sell them. The selling price was determined by Liang Xiangyi herself, and Hualei had nothing to do with whether it was a profit or a loss.

This way it is more convenient for both of them. Otherwise, it will take too long, and the retail prices in each city may be different. At that time, the transparency of the interests may cause grudges between the two people. Over time, the two people may not even be able to be friends, which is something that neither of them wants to happen.

The two of them agreed on the matter. Liang Xiangyi paid for the tea and followed Hua Lei out of Mingxiang Pavilion and went back home.

Hualei went directly to Baihua Manor and told Aunt Zhao about the egg yolk cakes that Mingxiang Pavilion would send out for tasting tomorrow. She asked her to bake a batch of egg yolk cakes tomorrow morning. She also gave Aunt Zhao the newly bought tea leaves and asked her to make a green tea and mung bean cake and send them to Mingxiang Pavilion. Aunt Zhao was very excited to hear this.

It seems that there is a good place to put the dim sum at home. I immediately went down to soak the red beans and mung beans and prepare for the preliminary work of making the dim sum. I will definitely bake them well tomorrow and take down Mingxiang Pavilion.

The next morning, Aunt Zhao got up early and started to work. Zhao Xiaohua and other female relatives also helped in the kitchen. Before 2:15 pm, the egg yolk cakes and green tea mung bean cakes were freshly baked. After packing the egg yolk cakes and green tea mung bean cakes in a newly woven clean bamboo basket, Hualei set out for Mingxiang Pavilion.

When they arrived at Mingxiang Pavilion, it was not open to the public yet, but Manager Shen was already waiting in the lobby. After the two sides exchanged greetings, Hualei asked Uncle Fu to put the basket of snacks on the Eight Immortals Table and opened the lid.

The golden egg yolk pastries are like soldiers lined up, neatly placed in the bamboo basket, with small sunken holes arranged just for each egg yolk pastry, neither too big nor too small, making it pleasing to the eye. Each egg yolk pastry is shiny, with white and black sesame seeds sprinkled on the golden skin, giving off a milky aroma.

Hualei pointed at the egg yolk pastry sprinkled with black sesame seeds and said, "Shopkeeper Shen, this is an egg yolk pastry with red bean filling. It is made with red bean paste and salted egg yolk." She then pointed at the egg yolk pastry sprinkled with white sesame seeds and said, "This is an egg yolk pastry with taro paste flavor. Shopkeeper Shen, try it. How does it taste?"

When Shopkeeper Shen saw the egg yolk pastries in the bamboo basket, he was stunned by the packaging of the flower buds. Such a small snack was treated so preciously, which showed that a lot of care was put into it.

He picked up a red bean and egg yolk pastry and took a bite. The crust was crispy and full of milk flavor. Most importantly, the crispy crust didn't feel dry at all. He took another bite. The red bean filling was sweet and soft, and the salted egg yolk was soft and slightly salty. The whole filling was salty and sweet, with a delicate and layered taste. Coupled with the milky crust, it was really delicious.

After eating the whole egg yolk pastry, Shopkeeper Shen felt that the fragrance lingered on his lips and teeth, and the aftertaste was endless. He didn't need to try the egg yolk pastry with taro paste anymore, and just waved his hand and ordered the egg yolk pastry that Hua Lei brought over today.

Seeing that the egg yolk pastry was ready, Hualei opened a bamboo basket next to it. Similarly, leaf-shaped milky green pastries were cutely nestled in the bamboo basket, just like rows of small trees planted on the roadside, full of vitality.

Hualei pointed at the snacks in the basket and said, "Shopkeeper Shen, this is the green tea and mung bean cake I made with the tea you sold me yesterday. Try it and see how it tastes. How does it compare to the mung bean cake in your teahouse?"

Shopkeeper Shen glanced at the flower buds, smiled, and gently picked up a leaf-shaped snack and put it in his mouth. It had a light green tea flavor, slightly bitter, blended with the soft and slightly sweet mung bean paste. The fragrant skin was soft but not crispy, nor sticky. The taste was unique, completely different from the egg yolk pastry, and a taste he had never tasted before.

So tea can be used in pastries? And it tastes so good? Shopkeeper Shen nodded and said with a smile, "Miss Hua is really kind and thoughtful. I didn't expect that a bag of ordinary tea could be used in pastries by Miss Hua, and the use is so outstanding. The taste is really good, far better than the mung bean cake in our teahouse. Let's take this green tea mung bean cake too."

He looked at the snacks in the bamboo basket again and asked, "Miss Hua, is this in the shape of a leaf?" Hua Lei nodded and said, "Yes, to be exact, it's the shape of tea leaves, the shape of fresh tea leaves." Shopkeeper Shen nodded and secretly praised Hua Lei's ingenuity.

The next thing they talked about was the price. Hua Lei didn't ask for much, and the price was the same as the customized ones. The egg yolk pastry was 500 wen for 10 pieces, and the green tea and mung bean cake was 650 wen for 10 pieces because tea was more expensive. But even so, Mingxiang Pavilion still made a lot of money from it. The four egg yolk pastries that Liang Xiangyi and I ordered yesterday cost 500 wen.

But there was no way around it. Mingxiang Pavilion was located on Zhuque Street, the busiest street in the imperial city. The price and rent alone were not comparable to the Qingyun Lane shop. Moreover, the entire Mingxiang Pavilion was decorated in a low-key, luxurious and classy way. The people who came here were either rich or noble, and they were completely different from the common people who came to Qingyun Lane to eat steamed buns.

It is normal for the prices of your snacks to be different here, just like in the previous life, a bottle of milk costs two yuan at a roadside stall, three yuan in a small supermarket, and six yuan in a big hotel. If you go to the top of a mountain in a tourist resort, the price will be at least ten yuan.

There is no comparison. The price and value of an item change at any time according to its environment and location. You can't be jealous. You can only work hard and make more money so that you can buy a store on Zhuque Street in the future.

Shopkeeper Shen was very satisfied when he saw that Hualei did not ask for an exorbitant price. He knew how to act and when to retreat, so he would not have to worry about the future when cooperating with someone who knew how to act. Otherwise, if someone was jealous, his things would be sold to someone else at a higher price in the blink of an eye. After a long time, he would feel unbalanced. What if he tampered with the snacks? He might even have to pay for it.