Yang was calculating today's income and expenditure, and the abacus crackled.
"There is a bit of surplus today." She raised her head and looked at Su Qingluan, "But we burned a few hours of charcoal, so we can have such a surplus?"
Yang didn't quite believe it.
Su Qingluan smiled and shook his head: "Of course it's not just this reason, it's the spice."
When Su Qingluan didn't find the best spice ratio at the beginning, apart from the wasted spices in adjusting the taste, there was also a lot of waste in the process of processing condiments. Every time, the spices were not cheap, so the cost was naturally high.
Although the soup is only thirty-five cents a bowl, the portion is small and the taste is sufficient. Today, some people thought that this small bowl was not enough to fill the gap between teeth. They took a big bowl and asked Su Qingluan to scoop six spoons and press two large bowls. You will be charged based on the bowl portion.
In fact, Su Qingluan had anticipated this, so he added a line on the signboard - You can bring your own bowls and containers, three spoons is considered a large bowl, and two spoons is considered a small bowl.
In the past two days, I had to deal with the sewage every day when I came home. There was a fishy smell floating in the whole yard, which disgusted the two little guys with sensitive noses.
"Dad, aunt, sister..." Su Xueyan frowned, "Why does our family make such smelly things?"
"That is to say," Su Xuanhe also sighed, "Does anyone really eat this kind of thing?"
"Why don't you just eat this soup tonight?" Su Qingluan said with a smile, "I'll make some dry food."
Mrs. Yang pulled her eldest daughter and shook her head in disapproval: "Don't tease them. They forgot that they ate grilled fish with onions and dogwood before. One of them cried for a long time because of the spicy food, and the other had abdominal pain for a long time?" What about the other half? The words were obviously meant for Su Qingluan, but in fact they were meant for the two little ones.
Su Qingluan smiled and said: "It's okay, there are ways to eat sesame that are not spicy."
At dinner, Su Qingluan brought the sesame soup and a large bowl of barley rice. She let Yang and Su Guangfu taste it first, and both of them were impressed.
“Da Ya, this sesame is delicious even if it’s not spicy!”
"Why don't we make something spicy tomorrow?"
Su Qingluan blinked mysteriously: "Although eating the spicy soup with spices will make your mouth hurt for a while, you will gradually become addicted. It's not spicy or enjoyable!"
And for many manual workers, heavy-flavored food is sometimes more suitable for them than "light" or "original" food.
When Su Xuanhe and Su Xueyan learned that the large brown basin in the middle contained various animal offal, the two children refused.
Su Guangfu said with a serious face: "You sister subsidize the family like this, so that we can have enough food and clothing now. Have you forgotten those days when you were reluctant to eat eggs?"
In fact, the days when even eggs are considered a luxury product are much harder than "eating water". After all, "eating water" means "eating scraps" at most, while in those days, "you can only eat wild vegetables at all times", which is almost impossible. To the point of starvation.
Children are forgetful, and just a few months of good life can make them forget their past sufferings, but Su Guangfu and Yang did not forget.
What's more - Su Guangfu took a look at the sewage soup made by his eldest daughter - the stewed soup smelled delicious, so it couldn't be considered "unpalatable", right?
Su Qingluan didn't have any problem with the expressions of resistance written all over her brother and sister - after all, there are many people who don't eat water in modern times.
However, considering the standard of eating of the two children before, Su Qingluan felt that these two children would be really delicious.
Sure enough, under the death gaze of their father and mother, "Don't waste food", the two children reluctantly took a small piece of sesame water and put it on the barley rice in their bowls, and then as if it was Like any highly poisonous food, one or two of them were very careful and took a small bite politely.
... Su Qingluan is sure that you have never seen this kind of elegant eating style on your own brother and sister, which is comparable to that of a lady. Although they have been taught not to gorge themselves on food, they are not allowed to "taste lightly".
It's almost funny and a little bit irritating at the same time.
... Could it be that what she was doing was a kind of guinea pig? Su Qingluan cursed.
The two little ones finally took the first bite of animal offal, as if they were testing poison. They chewed slowly at first, and then the chewing speed of the two little mouths accelerated.
Then, Su Qingluan saw the two of them putting their chopsticks into the water again!
Then, the two of them simply poured the stewed soup and water over the wheat rice with a spoon, and ate it in big bites!
After all, Su Xuanhe is older, eats quickly, and has a large appetite, so he finished a bowl of "braised water rice bowl" in less than a cup of tea, and his mouth became wet from the soaked soup. Oily, he raised his head and looked at Su Qingluan eagerly: "Sister, I want another bowl of wheat rice..."
Yang gave Su Xuanhe some rice and was very curious: "Don't you usually like to eat this wheat rice?"
"I loved it today!" Su Xuanhe quickly took the newly added half bowl of rice - Yang was afraid that the child would feel uncomfortable if he ate too much at once - and poured another spoonful of sesame soup.
Su Qingluan smiled and teased her younger brother: "Didn't you say, 'Will anyone really eat this?'"
Su Xuanhe was silly and happy, and Su Xueyan buried her little face in her rice bowl in embarrassment.
Su Qingluan stopped teasing the two of them, and smiled as he watched the two little ones eating happily, and secretly sighed - it was a pity that neither of them could eat spicy food, otherwise they would be cooking by themselves. There will be more choices.
Should we gradually let the two of them get used to it from being slightly spicy?
This idea only vaguely flashed through Su Qingluan's mind for a moment, leaving no clear idea behind. However, the performance of her younger siblings today made her feel that although the non-spicy version may not be as popular as the one with dogwood in it, it can also be used as a way to expand the customer base and make one more flavor.
However, this idea cannot be implemented yet - in the early stage, it is the right way to consider how to reduce costs and increase revenue without reducing product quality.
These days have passed for less than half a month, and the weather is getting cooler day by day. Especially when the sun has not risen, a bowl of spicy and fragrant sesame soup can warm the whole body without making you feel dizzy like drinking alcohol. It is really the best choice for people who work.
Now, the business of the Su family's soup stall is getting better and better.
On this day, Su Qingluan took a pile of used bowls to a wine shop behind her to clean them. Unexpectedly, the proprietress of the wine shop said, "Girl, your business is so good, do you need to add some money?" What about us?"
