After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 116 Trying to Make Guokui

Xu gave Su Tai a thumbs up and teased, "You're really quick-witted. Ayi alone wouldn't have thought of all this. Since you all have your own ideas, I won't try to persuade you."

Since Madam Xu had said so, Shen Zhuang naturally shut up. Not long after the four of them left, things changed.

Su Tai quickly shooed the puppy into their doghouse and hunched her shoulders back into her bedroom.

The next day, when she woke up, she heard the pattering of rain outside. She quickly got up and went out of the room, happily saying to Shen Yi, "It's such a timely rain, it came at just the right time. We have nothing to do today, so help me wash the oven and I'll make some flatbread for you to try. If you like it, we can take it out and sell it."

The so-called "guokui" is made by fermenting flour, adding fillings and various spices, pressing it into a thin, large round cake, and sticking it to the inner wall of the oven. The method is not special and is similar to the sesame seed cakes sold in town. However, she can buy fennel seeds and other spice seeds from the seed shop and roast the spices herself, which is definitely unique in their area.

She didn't believe that people could resist spiced flatbread.

Without hesitation, Su Tai took advantage of Shen Yi's absence to go to the Wood Dimension. She first bought some spice seeds at the seed shop, and then went to the vegetable shop to buy dried plums, fresh mushrooms, scallions, ginger, garlic, and so on.

When she arrived at the kitchen with a large pile of things, Shen Yi had already prepared the oven and was burning firewood.

She hurriedly kneaded the dough and prepared the filling. This time she planned to make three flavors: one was scallion-flavored guokui, one was preserved vegetable and lean pork guokui, and the other was sweet with maltose.

When husband and wife work together, the work is less tiring.

While Su Tai was busy, Shen Yi assisted her and learned diligently. He quickly got the hang of it.

When making the pancakes, Shen Yi didn't dare let her get close to the oven; he did it all himself.

Soon, the first batch of guokui (a type of flatbread) came out of the oven, and its strong aroma could be smelled for miles around.

Su Tai, ignoring the heat, tore off a small piece of the braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens and savored it carefully. She immediately squinted her eyes in delight, "Delicious! So delicious! It smells so good!"

As she spoke, she tore off another piece and fed it to Shen Yi, looking at him expectantly, "How is it?"

Shen Yi nodded vigorously, "It really smells good! Even better than steamed buns and sesame seed cakes!"

Su Tai was delighted. "If you put the guokui on the boat, you'll be able to sell it, right?"

Shen Yi pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "It should be able to sell, but I don't know how much. However, I can go to Daxun River and sell it from street to street for a while. Anyway, waiting for people takes time."

"Okay! It's settled then. Let's make a little and see how it goes." Su Tai was full of fighting spirit. She tried the other two flavors of sesame cakes and found the sweet ones too monotonous.

Luckily, we still had a lot of peanuts left over from last year, so we roasted them, crushed them, and mixed them with crushed maltose. The taste was completely different.

However, this would naturally increase the price.

Fortunately, a flatbread is thin; although it looks big, it doesn't actually contain much filling.

After discussing it, the two decided that the thin-dough flatbread with meat filling and sweet filling would cost three coins per piece, while the scallion-flavored flatbread would cost three coins for two pieces. The coarse-dough flatbread with meat filling and sweet filling would cost two coins per piece, while the scallion-flavored flatbread would cost one coin per piece.

The rain stopped that afternoon, but the sky was still overcast. Shen Yi took the opportunity to call for help to launch the boat.

If we wait a day or two, people in the nearby villages will know that we can cross the river and then we can start receiving guests.

The young couple haven't been idle these past two days either.

Su Tai made a lot more guokui (a type of flatbread), and while she was at it, she selected four bolts of medium-thick cotton cloth and four bolts of thin cotton cloth for summer use, and went back to her parents' home with Shen Yi.

Spring plowing in Dongmen Village had just ended, and the villagers, having nothing to do, sat at the village entrance chatting and watching passersby. When they saw Su Tai returning with a man, they all went up to greet her.

Tao was also there, and immediately told Su Tai about Su Yu, "Your cousin gave birth a couple of days ago, a big, healthy boy. Su Sheng is overjoyed, and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law are practically worshipping them. Since you're back, go and see them; they'll definitely be happy!" "Thank you, Auntie, I'll go over for a visit later," Su Tai readily agreed.

Tao's smile grew even brighter.

When Shen Yi brought Su Tai inside, he found that the whole family was still working, but they were cleaning up the cowshed, sheepfold, and chicken coop next door.

Shen Yi quickly placed the flatbread he had brought in the main room and invited them in to try it.

Su Chunlin led his family to wash their hands, and when they saw the guokui (a type of flatbread) in the main room, they were all surprised and asked, "What is this?"

"Dad, these are the flatbreads we made. We plan to sell them on the ship. Please try them and see if they're good." Su Tai looked at them expectantly.

Upon hearing that they were preparing to do business, everyone dared not delay and each grabbed one and started biting.

Su Zhan took only one bite and his eyes widened. "Sister, brother-in-law! This smells so good! I even got meat and vegetables in it. How much are you planning to sell this pancake for?"

"You ate a thin noodle flatbread with braised pork belly and preserved mustard greens, it cost three coins," Shen Yi replied.

Su Zhan nodded repeatedly, "For thin noodles, this price isn't expensive. I'll definitely buy from you often in the future."

“Mine seems different.” Ruan Xiaoyu looked at the one in her hand, then at Su Zhan’s.

Su Zhan looked at it carefully for a moment, then handed over his own, saying, "Try mine, it smells good."

Ruan Xiaoyu didn't stand on ceremony with him, took a big bite, savored it carefully, and then exclaimed in surprise, "I think this braised pork with preserved mustard greens tastes better than mine."

Su Tai covered her mouth and chuckled, "You ate the scallion flavored one, which only had some scallions and salt. How can you compare it to the one with meat? This one costs two cents."

Ruan Xiaoyu smiled shyly and said, "Although it can't compare to meat, it's still very delicious."

"Then you can try my sweet one." Mrs. Han broke off two pieces of hers and gave them to them.

After tasting it, the two nodded in agreement.

While they were talking, Su Chunlin and Su Ming, who were standing nearby, remained silent.

Han came to her senses and realized that the two of them had eaten four guokui (a type of flatbread). She immediately picked up the rest and said, "It's such a waste that you two have eaten so much good stuff! Save some to send to Xiaoyu and ask them if they like it."

Su Tai hurriedly said, "Mother, I heard that my cousin gave birth. She brought back some fabric. I'll go with you in a bit."

Is it cotton?

Su Tai nodded.

Mrs. Han was even happier. "She likes cotton now. She says this material is excellent for making diapers for the baby. It absorbs sweat when worn. It's amazing. The only downside is that the material is too thick. It's still wearable now, but it will be a problem when it gets hot."

“The ones I brought back this time are the thin ones,” Su Tai said.

Madam Han could no longer sit still. She went with Su Tai to look at the fabric and immediately took her to see Su Yu.

The two had just entered the yard when they heard the child crying loudly.

Huang came out carrying a basin of hot water, and upon seeing them, she immediately beamed with joy, "Oh! Xiaotai is back! Why did you bring so much stuff?"