Although Ning Xiu is confident that he can create epoch-making inventions with his own technology, it must be based on sufficient funds.

The current situation is that the Ning family is poor and indifferent. Not to mention sufficient funds, even a penny has to be broken into two petals.

Then, it seems like you have to change your mind.

In the Ming Dynasty, which industry invested the least and made the fastest money?

Ning Xiu thought about the catering industry almost without thinking.

The catering industry requires less initial funds, more flow of money, and quick returns. It is best for people who don’t have much spare money.

What's more, Ning Xiu's father Ning Liang opened a steamed bun shop, which is a good deal for catering.

However, it is really difficult to do. Catering is also divided into high-end routes and civilian routes.

At present, there is definitely no way to do the high-end route, so you have to expect small profits and quick turnovers, and win by volume.

Food is the most important thing for people. What ordinary people value most is that the food is full of weight and tastes delicious.

As for whether the food looks exquisite, they are definitely not the first consideration.

After clarifying the target group, Ning Xiu began to think about what dishes to cook.

His main business in his previous life was chemical research, but he also liked to try cooking some home-cooked dishes on weekdays. Although his skills cannot be compared with those of high-end restaurant chefs, they can be considered a small achievement.

However, although these dishes are good, they do not seem to be enough to bring generous rewards to Ning Xiu.

Just as he was thinking, a sudden flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he waved his fists excitedly.

Yes, why didn't you expect it just now?

Maybe he was too excited, and the movements in the house attracted the attention of his father and mother.

"Boy, what are you fiddling with again!"

Ning Liang looked bad on his face. If it weren't for my mother Ning Liu, Ning Xiuzhen would feel a little confused.

"Dad, my son had a dream when he was sleeping. In the dream, an old man with white beard told me a way to cook food, saying that as long as he did what he said, business would be prosperous."

"ah?"

Ning Liang stared at Ning Xiu skeptically, making the boy very embarrassed.

"The old man said his name is Yi Yin."

Touteng Meng said that since the sacrifice has been made, Ning Xiu had to continue to make up.

Hearing the word Yi Yin, Ning Liang glared and said, "Xu'er, you said, is Yi Yin the one who gave you a dream?"

Ning Xiu nodded.

The deceased father was so surprised by his expectation. Yi Yin was well-known because he assisted King Tang of Shang to establish the Shang Dynasty and was regarded as the sage of Shang Yuan.

But Yi Yin also has another identity as the originator of the kitchen.

It founded the "Five Flavors Theory" and "Cooking Theory". This set of theories has guided the cooking methods of China for thousands of years.

Although my father Ning Liang is a steamed bun, he can barely be included in the kitchen.

Just as scholars believed in Saint Confucius, all the kitchens in the Ming Dynasty admired Yi Yin.

Yi Yin’s dream for Ning Xiu is of course of unusual significance.

"He told his son about this delicious food method with a dream. His son thought that he could make a lot of money. He hoped that his father could try to make some and see how the market was."

Ning Liang was obviously hesitant.

Although Mr. Yi Yin is the originator of the kitchen industry, he has been immortal for thousands of years. Can his taste be eaten in the Ming Dynasty? Moreover, the cost is also a problem. Although steaming buns does not make much money, the cost is also very small, and it is a small business.

The delicacies that Yi Yin and his family like must be delicacies, right?

Ning Xiu knew that his father was worried about money, so he asked with a smile: "Dad, my son wants to ask how much the current per capita price is."

Ning Liang made a living by steaming buns, so he naturally had a very familiar price.

He said casually: "I just went to buy 100 kilograms of noodles yesterday and spent seven cents of silver."

Ning Xiu quickly calculated that the pounds in the Ming Dynasty were heavier than those in later generations. One pound in later generations was 500 grams. One pound in the Ming Dynasty was 590 grams. My father spent seven cents of silver to buy one hundred pounds of noodles, which means that one pound of noodles costs 0.007 taels of silver.

Ning Xiu liked to read some popular historical science books in his previous life and also had a general understanding of the prices in the late Ming Dynasty.

He knew that one tael of silver in the Wanli period was equivalent to six hundred yuan in later generations, and its purchasing power was no less than that in the early Ming Dynasty. The influx of silver caused prices to rise. One stone of wheat costs 0.7 taels of silver, and one stone of japonica rice costs 1 tael of silver.

He compared the prices he knew with the actual prices given by his father, and after confirming that it was correct, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's it. Yi Yin told his son that the delicacy only uses flour, chopped green onion, and eggs, and does not cost too much money. Of course, if your father wants to, you can also not use eggs."

Sure enough, when I heard that only flour, chopped green onions and eggs were needed, two rays of light appeared in Ning Liang's eyes.

Compared with steaming buns, this cost has not increased much. Moreover, the dead boy also said that eggs may not necessarily be needed.

Well, you can really give it a try.

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"Xu'er, tell me quickly, how do you make this delicacy?"

Ning Liang rubbed his palms and laughed.

Ning Xiu felt secretly proud when he saw that his father had been aroused.

"Dad, let's go to the kitchen and talk."

The father and son came out of the inner room together.

Ningjia steamed bun shop is a front store and back factory model. This can ensure the effective utilization of resources and greatly reduce overhead.

Ning Xiu followed his father to the kitchen where the steamed buns were steamed and said respectfully: "Dad, Yi Yin, the delicacy I told my son is called hand-grabbing cakes. It can be used as breakfast or snacks, which is the most friendly to the people."

After a brief pause, he continued, "The most important step in making hand-catch cakes is to knead noodles. My son will demonstrate it to you."

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves, took the flour from the dough tank and poured it into a wooden basin. Then he took a spoonful of salt and poured it into another celadon bowl, poured in warm water and stirred it continuously with chopsticks to melt the salt.

Immediately afterwards, he poured the salt water into a wooden basin, mixed the noodles into snowflakes, and hanged the tea.

Afterwards, he began to knead the dough, which was also the most critical part of making hand-catch cakes.

The taste of the hand-catch cake is directly determined by the quality of the dough.

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ps: The prices that appear here were not compiled by Lao Kun, but checked the "Wanli Accounting Record", "Wanshu Miscellaneous Notes", and "Instructions for Factory and Database of the Ministry of Industry". These three books are the most authoritative price reference books in the early, middle and late periods of Wanli, and are absolutely accurate.

In order to write "Struggle in the Late Ming", Lao Kun really looked up countless materials and worked hard. "The First Minister of the Desolate Family" has not reached ten thousand yuan, which is Lao Kun's regret. I hope this book "Struggle in the Late Ming" can make up for the regrets.

Yes, Lao Kun is back again, full of blood! Let's fight together and cheer together. The poor people, wave the recommendation tickets in your hands and smash them hard, let me know that you have been there all the time!
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