The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 60: Sophora japonica buns, level B

After leaving Luo Jun's house, Qu Jing heard Chen Huihong say that the new Su-style dim sum sold in Yunzhong Canteen tasted good, so she went to buy some to bring to the hospital.

In the cafeteria, Zheng Siyuan was still diligently making snacks.

Fresh meat mooncakes are about to be released.

Qin Luo was already squatting by the oven with a bowl in his arms, waiting.

Seeing Qin Huai, Chen Huihong, Ouyang and Qu Jing coming in, Qin Luo ran to the window with a bowl in his arms and greeted everyone through the glass. When Qin Luo greeted Qu Jing, he opened his eyes wide and looked at her for several seconds, and only said "Hello, sister" when he was sure that she was a sister.

As soon as Qu Jing goes out, she wraps herself up as if she is going to rob a bank. Her hair is tied up in a ponytail and pressed down by a hat. Looking from the front, it is indeed difficult to tell whether she is a man or a woman at first glance.

"Brother, you are back from visiting. Does Grandpa Luo like the hand-made lemon tea I make?" Qin Luo asked.

Qin Huai didn't say anything, for fear that Qin Luo would hear the bad comments and affect her enthusiasm for hitting lemons.

"What snacks do you have in the store now?" Qin Huai asked.

"There are also the donkey rolls and lotus cakes you made this morning, and the Qiaoguo, Dingsheng cakes, crispy cakes, and lard rice cakes made by Brother Zheng. The fresh meat mooncakes will be out of the pot soon."

As soon as Qin Luo finished speaking, Zheng Siyuan said loudly: "Luoluo, the mooncakes are ready."

"Here I come!" Qin Luo ran back holding the bowl.

Qin Huai could only explain to Qin Luo's back: "My sister has this personality. She is not active in eating and has problems with her thinking. Her thinking in this regard is very good."

Qu Jing nodded and seemed to smile, but her face was wrapped too tightly to show her expression. She praised, "She has a good personality and is very lively."

"Doctor Qu, would you like to have some of everything? If you can't finish it, you can put it in the refrigerator. But the fresh meat mooncakes must be eaten while they are hot." Qin Huai suggested.

"Row."

The waiter began to pack and weigh Qu Jing's food.

Qu Jing went to scan the code to pay, while Chen Huihong stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the snacks that had not yet been sold out. I wonder if she was thinking about whether to buy them all for the benefit of her colleagues in the neighborhood committee.

After all, some of the neighborhood committee staff worked hard today.

Xiao Luo and Xiao Qian worked particularly hard.

We have to buy some delicious sweet snacks made by Chef Qin to reward their wounded hearts.

"Is that all you have for the lotus cakes? Pack them all up. I'll weigh 5 jin of donkey rolls, 3 jin of Dingsheng cakes, and about 8 jin of Qiaoguo. I'll weigh 30 jin of shortbread for me so I can take it to my brother as a snack in the afternoon. I'll give you 3 freshly-baked meat mooncakes, in a bag, and put them in ten bags." Chen Huihong began to spend enthusiastically and even shared her experience of buying snacks with Qu Jing.

"Xiao Qu, you can buy two more kilograms of this shortbread. Shortbread can be kept for a long time. You can eat it as a snack while at work."

Qu Jing was obviously a person who listened to advice and bought two more kilograms.

After the consumption, Chen Huihong saw that Qin Huai had not changed his clothes yet to go into the kitchen to work, so she walked over to Qin Huai with a bag of still hot fresh meat mooncakes and decided to chat with him.

"Xiao Qin, are you sure you are still hiring dim sum chefs? It's not that I don't want to help you, it's mainly because my brother's job is not going well. The HR there has interviewed several people recently, and I don't think any of them are as good as Xiao Zheng and Lao Zheng. I think Xiao Zheng is pretty good. Did you fail to agree on the salary? Why are you unwilling to join the company?" It can be seen that Chen Huihong really likes Zheng Siyuan's craftsmanship.

Qin Huai felt that Chen Huihong's hiring standards were a bit too high. If he used Zheng Da and Zheng Siyuan's skills as the standard to recruit dim sum chefs, he probably wouldn't be able to afford the wages even if they were willing to come.

"Siyuan has his own pastry shop in Gusu." Qin Huai said, "Master Zheng's main job is not to make pastries. He has a special pastry factory and his own brand."

"They have been here to help me and discuss how to make Sophora japonica steamed buns."

By the way, he tried to take me in as his apprentice.

Qin Huai didn't say this.

Hearing Qin Huai say this, Chen Huihong felt a little regretful: "Where is Xiao Zheng's pastry shop? I'll go buy some when I have time."

Qin Huai can only say that the consumption habits of you rich people are really incredible.

The two chatted about Qin Luo's high school life.

Chen Huihong recommended that Qin Luo go directly to an international high school. After all, Qin Luo's grades were limited and his enthusiasm for studying was even more limited.

If Qin Huai could get into a first-tier university by taking extra classes, then even if Qin Luo beat her to death she could probably only get into a second-tier university.

Chen Huihong studied Qin Luo's high school entrance exam scores. Qin Luo was not good at math, physics, chemistry, politics, history, and geography, except for English. Chen Huihong thought that since he was so biased in one subject, it would be better to just spend money and go abroad.

"Shuanghai High School is pretty good, with great teachers and a nice campus environment. My brother's daughter, my niece Jiaai, attends Shuanghai Junior High School. Shuanghai's junior high school and high school are next to each other. Jiaai is traveling abroad now and will be back next week. If Luoluo goes to Shuanghai, I will ask Jiaai to take her to visit the school when she comes back so that she can get familiar with the campus environment." Chen Huihong sincerely recommends it.

Qin Huai knew that Chen Huihong was making the recommendation sincerely, and he also knew that there was really no problem with Shuanghai High School except for the annual tuition of 60 yuan.

But the biggest problem is the tuition fee of 60 yuan a year.

According to Qin Luo's dream of becoming a cleaner with a monthly salary of 3000 yuan, she would have to attend classes for a full 50 years to pay the tuition.

Thinking about it this way, Ouyang really deserved to die. He actually lost all of Qin Luo's 183-year salary in just one year.

"I have no say in this. My mother has to choose and decide." Qin Huai said vaguely.

Qin Huai knew why Chen Huihong recommended Shuanghai High School. With the current turnover of Yunzhong Canteen, the annual tuition fee of 60 yuan was not particularly high.

But in the Qin family, convincing Qin Congwen and Zhao Rong to let Qin Huai pay the 60 yuan tuition fee for the year is more difficult than getting Qin Luo into a top university.

There is still more than half a month left, and Qin Huai feels that it is time to find some time to discuss this matter with Zhao Rong.

This canteen cannot be without Luo Luo...

Hand-made lemon tea!

In the remaining time, Qin Huai, apart from waiting for Grandma Ding to bring the locust flower honey, was studying whether salt and brown sugar could be added to tangerine peel tea.

The Internet told him yes.

The Qin family's ancestral teachings told him that he couldn't.

According to the ancestors of the Qin family, only rock sugar can be added when making herbal tea.

If you ask when this ancestral precept came from, Qin Huai can only say that it probably started from the day when the Qin family could afford rock sugar.

After looking at the recipes online for a while, Qin Huai felt like cooking.

Make herbal tea, quickly.

Tangerine peel tea is especially fast.

In ten to twenty minutes at most, a pot of steaming hot, bitter, refreshing and invigorating herbal tea can be prepared.

Now we have tea, tangerine peel, traditional brown sugar and Qinhuai salt.

Qin Huai was getting a little restless.

"Luoluo, is mom home?" Qin Huai first made sure that Zhao Rong would not raid the cafeteria.

"Didn't Mom go back to sleep an hour ago? Of course she's at home." Qin Luo felt that her brother was being stupid again.

Qin Huai let out a long sigh and began to prepare the ingredients, putting them into the pot one by one, adding only a little salt.

Seeing that Qin Huai was about to start making herbal tea again, Qin Luo went straight to find lemon without saying anything.

While searching in the warehouse, he muttered, "Could it be that Brother Yang is right? My brother wants Mom to send me to that extremely expensive international school. I don't have enough money, so I'll sell more herbal tea to boost my sales."

Fifteen minutes later, the tangerine peel tea was ready.

Qin Luo also counted the number of lemons in the warehouse. There were still 8 boxes, which should be enough.

Qin Huai scooped out a small bowl, blew on it, and took a sip.

Qin Huai was silent.

Damn, this tangerine peel tea is actually quite tasty.

Uncle Luo has something, and his taste is good. Qin Huai thinks it is time to look for the negative reviews Uncle Luo gave to major stores and study whether there is any hidden secret in these negative reviews.

There is a reason why the Qin family’s herbal tea cannot be sold. There is something wrong with the ancestral teachings.

Qin Huai suspected that there was something wrong with his sense of taste, so he took another sip and smacked his lips.

Oh my god, it actually tastes good.

Is this the tangerine peel tea he has been drinking since he was a child?
Seeing the various expressions on Qin Huai's face, Zheng Siyuan couldn't help but move closer and ask with concern: "Are you feeling unwell?"

"Would you like some tangerine peel tea?" Qin Huai invited.

Zheng Siyuan:?
I admit that it's a bit annoying that my dad has been hinting from time to time that being his apprentice would bring many benefits, but you don't have to retaliate against me.

He will be here soon, and you can take revenge on him directly.

"I just learned a new recipe and it tastes really good." Qin Huai said sincerely.

Zheng Siyuan pondered for a moment and made a choice, trusting Qin Huai for once and drinking a small half bowl.

Eat it in one gulp.

It tastes good, I’ll have another bowl.

The two of them drank the herbal tea.

Qin Luo came out of the warehouse and saw this scene: (д)
Oh my god, his brother and Zheng are crazy! .
Grandma Ding's arrival interrupted Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan's herbal tea tasting session.

"Master Qin, Master Qin! The locust flower honey is here, I brought it to you!" Grandma Ding shouted as she walked into the cafeteria, her head covered with sweat. It was obvious that she had rushed over in a hurry as soon as she got it.

Qin Huai hurried out to greet him.

Grandma Ding put the express on the table, opened it skillfully, took out two cans of locust flower honey and placed them together to show Qin Huai.

"Absolutely pure and natural good honey! Apart from simple filtering, there is no processing. I specifically asked for it and even brought half a bag of steamed buns to my in-laws. It must be pure and natural!"

"My in-laws said they have wild honey, but it's not acacia honey. Do you want it, Master Qin? If you want it, I'll go over there and bring it to you." Grandma Ding looked as if her in-laws would bring it to you as long as she gave the order. "No, no. This is already very good." Qin Huai said hurriedly, waving to the waiter to quickly serve Grandma Ding a bowl of iced green bean soup to cool her down.

"Grandma Ding, please sit down and have a rest for a while, and have a bowl of mung bean soup before you leave. I may not have time to greet you, as I haven't finished the kitchen work yet..."

"Master Qin, just take care of your own things and don't worry about me." Grandma Ding sat down with a smile and waved her hand, indicating that work was more important to Qin Huai.

The world is big, but making snacks is the biggest thing.

Qin Huai carried two jars of honey into the kitchen and started studying the honey with Zheng Siyuan.

Compared to the honey that had gone through multiple processing steps before, these two bottles of pure natural honey had more obvious impurities.

This also shows that Grandma Ding’s in-laws did not cheat her, and these two cans are indeed pure natural.

Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan are ready.

From the moment Qin Huai discovered that the problem might be with the honey, he and Zheng Siyuan had been looking forward to getting the right honey to make locust flower steamed buns that met their standards.

"Should we wait for Zheng Bo to come?" Qin Huai asked.

Zheng Da went on strike yesterday and was late today. He is still on the way.

"No." Zheng Siyuan said that the honey had arrived, so it didn't matter whether his biological father came or not. "My father hasn't made snacks for many years. He gets bored after making them for a while. Today he will definitely wait until the afternoon to come and make locust flower buns directly. No need to wait for him."

In this case, Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan started working.

The two of them followed the same process as before and did it for two weeks straight, becoming very proficient at it.

Kneading noodles.

Knead the dough.

Ferment.

The movements are smooth and flowing, almost done in one go.

Both were observing their own and each other's dough.

"Is your dough fermenting a little slowly?" Qin Huai quickly saw the difference between the two doughs. It was visible to the naked eye that Zheng Siyuan's dough fermented much slower than his own.

The fermentation speed of locust flower steamed buns is slower than that of steamed buns fermented with normal yeast, and Zheng Siyuan’s dough is even slower than expected.

"Is it because there are too many bacteria in the unprocessed honey that affects the fermentation?" Zheng Siyuan guessed.

Qin Huai nodded: "It's possible."

"Then let's... do a few more sets?"

"Row."

The two of them became busy again.

When Zheng Da arrived at the cafeteria late, the dough kneaded by Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan had already been lined up in a row on the chopping board, focusing on winning by quantity.

Some are fermenting, some are undergoing secondary fermentation, and some have already been steamed.

Each of them still had a ball in their hands that had not yet taken shape.

Zheng Da was stunned, thinking that maybe the cafeteria had received a big order today, and a wealthy customer had ordered thousands of steamed buns.

These two kids are so stubborn. For such a big order, you should use a dough mixer. How long will it take you to knead the dough by hand? And you knead the dough into such a small ball. Do you think you are going to make locust flower steamed buns and are afraid of waste?

Zheng Da changed his clothes and went into the kitchen. Before he could ask what was going on, Zheng Siyuan spoke.

"Dad, look at the rise of this dough."

Zheng Da wondered what was so interesting about fermentation, so he lowered his head to take a look.

Eh.

"What's going on?" Zheng Da asked, why are the fermentation conditions of these doughs different?

"Qin Huai and I discovered that making Sophora japonica buns might depend on luck," Zheng Siyuan said. "Pure natural honey contains a lot of bacteria, and there are too many uncertainties during fermentation."

"But the effect is indeed much better than processed honey." Qin Huai added, "The process is a bit like opening a blind box, which is quite exciting to do."

Zheng Da felt that he could hardly understand what the young people were saying nowadays.

"Is the one steaming in the pot the first batch?" Zheng Da asked.

"We steamed 6 portions at the same time." Zheng Siyuan said, "I steamed 2 portions, Qinhuai steamed 4 portions, and the first dough I kneaded failed to ferment."

After saying that, Zheng Siyuan stuffed a big, fragrant pancake into Zheng Da's hand and said, "I used it to bake pancakes."

Zheng Da: ...

While chewing on the pancake sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds, Zheng Da stared at the steamer: "When will it be ready?"

"It'll probably be one or two minutes at most. I set the alarm so it should..."

"It's ready to be served." Qin Huai interrupted Zheng Siyuan.

He has seen it.

【Acacia flower steamed bun B-grade】

[Grade C+ Sophora japonica steamed buns]

[Grade B Sophora japonica buns]

[Grade B Sophora japonica buns]

Even if it is a blind box, the quality of this batch of blind boxes is very good.

Yay! His locust flower steamed buns are finally B-grade!

Qin Huai, wearing gloves, couldn't wait to open the steamer and lock onto the B-grade locust flower steamed bun. He wanted to taste what this B-grade steamed bun, which was capped at S-grade, tasted like.

The kitchen was filled with steam.

Qin Huai used a pair of tongs to swiftly pick out the steamed buns, gave Zheng Siyuan a B-grade bun, one that he made himself, and another B-grade bun for himself. Just as he was about to pick up another B-grade bun for Zheng Da, Zheng Da picked up a C+-grade bun with a pair of tongs.

Qin Huai:......

Okay, with Zheng Da’s stomach capacity, he should be able to eat another Class B one later.

There is deliciousness only when there is contrast.

After the three of them waited for the steamed buns to cool down for a few minutes, Zheng Da, who was least afraid of heat, tentatively picked up the one he had chosen, found the temperature to be acceptable, and took a bite.

Chew it slowly.

"I don't feel much improvement. It's a little better than before, but the effect is not obvious." Zheng Da took another bite. "Honey should not be the main reason."

Haha, my chance has come.

Zheng Da felt that it was time to show off his skills once again and let Qin Huai know his abilities.

"It shouldn't be like that." Zheng Siyuan also picked up the steamed bun. It was a Grade B steamed bun made by Qinhuai, and took a bite.

Chew slowly.

Zheng Siyuan was silent and gave Zheng Da a look that asked, "Do you know anything about steamed buns?"

"The texture is delicate and chewy, and you can faintly taste the faint fragrance of acacia honey. The sweetness of honey combines well with the slight sweetness of steamed buns. Dad, do you think this is not much of an improvement?"

Zheng Da:?
Zheng Da took another bite of his steamed bun, his face full of confusion.

Qin Huai couldn't bear it any longer and handed his steamed bun to Zheng Da: "Uncle Zheng, the fermentation of honey is very uncertain. Each batch of steamed buns is different. Try this."

Zheng Da took a bite and raised his head slightly, because only in this way would his tears not fall.

Woo woo woo woo, his apprentice is gone.

No one knew Zheng Da's sadness, but Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan's joy was beyond words.

Zheng Siyuan has already started booking a flight back home tonight.

Qin Huai decided to make a big batch of locust flower steamed buns tomorrow to celebrate the fact that his locust flower steamed buns finally broke through the C-level barrier and reached the B-level, which was only two levels away from the real S-level.

It's a pity that Qin Luo went back to sleep because no one bought the hand-made lemon tea, otherwise Qin Luo could have eaten the hot locust flower buns.

Qin Huai was feeling regretful when Chen Huihong came in holding Chen Huihui's hand.

"Xiao Qin, do you have any steamed buns?" Chen Huihong asked.

"Good afternoon, Brother Qin Huai." Chen Huihui greeted Qin Huai.

"Yes, they're fresh out of the pot. But they're not buckwheat buns, they're locust flower buns, and they also have some buckwheat flour mixed in. Do you think it's okay?" Qin Huai asked.

"What's wrong with the steamed buns you make? Give me two. Huihui went to her uncle's house this morning and ate snacks all morning and didn't eat lunch. On the way back, she told me she was hungry."

Chen Huihui lowered her head embarrassedly.

"Huihui, you can eat snacks, but you can't skip meals." Qin Huai smiled and handed the steamed buns out through the window, "Be careful, it's hot."

Chen Huihui took a steamed bun from Chen Huihong and took a small bite.

"Ding, congratulations to the player for completing the side quest [Chen Huihui's Wish] and obtaining the quest rewards [Chen Huihui's Affirmation] and [Chen Huihong's Dream]."

At the same time, Chen Huihui said to Chen Huihong in surprise: "Mom, this steamed bun is delicious! Super delicious!"

(End of this chapter)