Chapter 31 Shen Family’s Thousand-Layer Scallion Grab Cake

The three-day exam ended.

Shen Dong went to the county to pick up Shen Bo and the other two to go home. This time, Shen Nian didn’t go with him. She wrote a list for Shen Dong, saying that it was the ingredients and seasonings needed for Uncle Zhao to make food.

Seeing Uncle Zhao nodding and smiling foolishly, Shen Dong didn’t suspect anything.

Coming out of the examination hall, the candidates were all exhausted. Some even fainted on the ground as soon as they saw their families after leaving the examination hall, which shows how cruel the three-day closed exam was.

Shen Bo and the other two had been exercising for years, their physical fitness was much better than ordinary candidates. Although they looked a little tired when they came out, they were fine.

The three of them went to the market with Shen Dong, and when they got home, it was already the third hour of Shen.

Shen Nian, Shen Cai, Shen Feng, and Uncle Zhao had prepared dinner.

Shen Cai came to learn how to cook, after the dishes were ready, he went back to the second house with Shen Duo, he didn’t eat here.

Shen Dong asked Old Shen Tai, “Why are the little ones busy with Uncle Zhao again?”

Old Shen Tai said, “Nian Nian said that her brothers worked hard for the exam, she wants to make delicious food for her brothers to replenish their bodies.”

Shen Dong smiled, “My daughter is so considerate!”

He turned to Shen Bo and the others behind him and said, “See, this is your good sister, she’s always thinking about you, such a good sister, you must protect her well, don’t bully her.”

Shen Bo said, “You don’t need to tell me, Dad, I will.”

Shen Xue also said, “Don’t worry, Dad! Whether it’s now or in the future, I will protect my sister.”

Shen Dong was finally satisfied.

Although his sons were pampering Nian Nian now, they would get married in the future, and after they had their own families, people would change, so he had to constantly brainwash his sons, let them remember how good their sister was.

After dinner, Shen Nian chatted with her two brothers.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, are you confident about this exam?” Shen Nian asked.

The results of the exam would come out in six days.

Shen Bo replied, “It’s okay, I’m 70% confident.”

Shen Xue said honestly, “I’m not confident, I just wrote randomly, sister, Second Brother might disappoint you!”

Shen Nian sat on the lower stool and looked at him, “Second Brother has already worked very hard, if you don’t pass, you don’t pass, it’s not a big deal, anyway, you don’t like reading, you like woodworking the most.”

Second Brother was very fond of woodworking, and he was also very talented in this area, but he didn’t have a good teacher to guide him.

Although she could draw patterns, she wasn’t very good at woodworking, she couldn’t help Second Brother.

Shen Nian continued, “Dad said, if Second Brother fails the exam this time and doesn’t want to study anymore, he will find you a carpenter master, let you do what you like.”

It was different here than in modern times, if you didn’t take the imperial examination, you only needed to learn to read, the rest of the time could be used to learn skills, you didn’t have to keep studying.

Shen Xue nodded, “Dad told me about this, but carpenter masters are not easy to find, even if you find one, they may not accept me.”

Shen Nian said, “Second Brother, don’t worry, as long as we work hard, we will definitely find a good master and learn good skills.”

She would definitely find a way to help Second Brother realize his dream.

The next day, before dawn, Shen Dong smelled a fragrance.

He got up and went to the kitchen, only to see Shen Feng, Shen Nian, and Uncle Zhao busy in the kitchen, making a kind of cake they had never seen before.

“Why are you up so early? What are you making?” Shen Dong walked in and asked.

Shen Nian pulled him and said, “Dad, you’re up, look, this is the thousand-layer scallion grab cake that Ninth Brother and I made with Uncle Zhao, it’s a unique recipe that Uncle Zhao just thought of two days ago, we just tried one, it’s delicious, try it.”

In fact, she was teaching Shen Feng and Uncle Zhao how to make the cake, but she said that, Shen Feng and Uncle Zhao nodded in agreement.

She took a cake embryo to Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhao immediately fried the cake, the cake was fried and placed aside, an egg was beaten in the pan, the cake was placed on top, sauce was spread, then pre-fried thin slices of pork belly and lettuce leaves were added, wrapped up, wrapped in lotus leaves, and handed to Shen Dong.

Just smelling the fragrance, Shen Dong felt that this cake was delicious, after taking a bite, his eyes lit up instantly.

“Delicious!” He finished a thousand-layer scallion grab cake in two or three bites, “Not enough! Such a small cake, I can eat three in one go.”

“Uncle Zhao, next time you can make the cake bigger.”

Shen Nian shook her head, “Dad, no, this size is just right, it won’t sell well if it’s bigger!”

Shen Dong was stunned, “Daughter, what do you mean?”

Uncle Zhao answered, “Nian Nian said that my cake is delicious, we can sell it for money, then buy delicious food, fun things, buy new clothes, build a big house!”

Shen Dong was startled, “Sell cakes? I’m not a businessman!”

He could do other things, but doing business was a bit difficult.

Shen Nian pulled him over to look at the things on the stove: “Father, you just ate the five-spice pork flavor, there are also braised meat flavor, meat pie flavor, potato shreds flavor, preserved mustard greens and pork flavor… There are many ways to eat hand-held pancakes, such as this rare and delicious thing, it will definitely be very popular if you sell it.”

“Father, do you remember the noodles we ate in the county a few days ago? Such bad noodles can be sold, why can’t we sell the pancakes we make? You don’t know if you can’t try it, you have to be confident. I don’t care, I’m going to sell hand-held pancakes, I’m going to make money, make a lot of money, I’m going to share the delicious food I’ve eaten with everyone, and let everyone taste it.”

Shen Dong said with a headache: “Daughter, your idea is good, but this hand-held pancake is Zhao Uncle’s unique secret recipe, we can’t take it for ourselves, and I don’t know how to make pancakes, I can’t let Zhao Uncle do it alone!”

Shen Nian: “You can learn if you don’t know how! What’s so difficult about this, I learned it after watching Zhao Uncle do it once, and Jiu Ge also learned it. Father, you are such a big person, you can definitely learn it too. Then let Grandpa, Grandma, Mother, Big Brother, and Second Brother all learn, so Zhao Uncle doesn’t have to work alone!”

“As for the secret recipe, it’s even simpler, Zhao Uncle also needs money, we can just give him some of the money we earn? What’s this called, let me think, um…”

Shen Feng interjected: “Share profits based on the secret recipe.”

Shen Nian clapped her hands happily: “Yes, yes, that’s what it means, Jiu Ge is so amazing, he’s really the most talented in our family when it comes to reading.”

Shen Feng smiled and said nothing, didn’t you teach me all this? You continue to act, I’ll cooperate!

Shen Nian shook Shen Dong’s hand: “Father, just try it! Selling pancakes will definitely be fun, no, it will definitely be very profitable, if you don’t agree, then I won’t let you go into the deep mountains!”

Shen Dong frowned: “Did you eavesdrop on me and your mother talking?”

Shen Nian looked innocent: “I didn’t want to eavesdrop either, but my hearing is good, you were talking loudly, it was hard for me not to hear.”

Shen Dong tapped her little forehead: “You little girl, you’re so cunning.”

Not like a three-year-old child at all.

Not only can she talk, but she also has a lot of tricks in her head.

Shen Feng said: “If Father doesn’t agree, then I’ll go into the mountains to find Mantou, let him take me to find treasures.”

Shen Dong glared at him: “Shut up! Don’t threaten me, you dare to go into the mountains, I’ll spank your little butt. Okay, all of you stop talking, wait for your grandparents and mother to wake up, I’ll discuss it with them, if it’s feasible, then we’ll prepare and go to the town tomorrow to try it out.”

It’s just doing business, what’s there to be afraid of, at worst, he’ll take Shen Duo (Third Brother) with him, this kid is a good businessman, every time he goes out with adults to sell wild game and vegetables, he can always negotiate a good price with others.

The two elders, Wei Shi, Shen Bo, and Shen Xue soon woke up, Shen Nian immediately took Zhao Uncle to make thousand-layer scallion pancakes for them to taste.

Everyone praised it, Shen Nian was very happy, and she made scallion pancakes with Zhao Uncle again, and took them to the other three families.

Shen Dong told Wei Shi and the others about selling pancakes.

He thought they would object, but unexpectedly, everyone expressed their support.

Wei Shi said: “Selling pancakes is better than going into the deep mountains.”

Grandma Shen said: “You just go out and sell pancakes, I and the old man will take care of the children.”

Grandpa Shen said: “Just sell in the town at first, don’t make too much, try selling for a few days, if you think it’s okay, then increase the quantity.”

In just a short while, they had arranged the place of business and the things needed for Shen Dong.

Shen Dong: “…”

Since they decided to sell pancakes, they had to strike while the iron was hot and prepare.

The people in the Shen family’s eldest family didn’t go to the fields anymore, they all stayed at home to work, Shen Duo and Shen Cai also came to help.

Shen Duo was interested in the business of selling pancakes, Shen Cai was purely there to learn how to make pancakes.

Shen Dong discussed with the other three families, if the pancake business was feasible, they would all do it together.

Shen Nian blinked her eyes, thinking, no, Father, we won’t be selling pancakes then, we have to do something else.

Because the fermented bean curd is almost ready, the strawberries are about to grow, oh, and chili peppers, they also need to be planted.

The future will be very busy.

The next day at Jiang Shi, Shen Dong, Wei Shi, Shen Nian, Shen Feng, Shen Duo, and Zhao Uncle went to the town.

Shen Dong originally didn’t want to bring the children, but the children all insisted on following, and said that if they didn’t follow, he, the adult, might not be able to do business.

Shen Dong was speechless, was he that bad? Even if he wasn’t good at business, he was still someone who had done business, okay.