I Opened a Restaurant in Ancient Times

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With one more person to help, cleaning up went much faster. Aunt Wang was also very nimble, and she learned how to do it after Madam Tian showed her once. After doing it a few times, she seemed to be even faster than Madam Tian.

　　Su Tian watched for a while and then went about her own business.

　　This summer... people really don't want to stay in the kitchen which is like a sauna all the time. The kitchen is not semi-open to begin with, and when the firewood is burning, the temperature will be several times higher.

　　Su Tian decided to change the menu and add cold noodles, which would both cool down and save trouble.

　　The bone soup for cold noodles needs to be stewed for a while, so I only have time to make cold noodles in the morning.

　　Wu Fen was already an expert at kneading dough. She had kneaded a large bowl of dough while Su Tian was cooking bone soup.

　　The noodles for cold noodles are cylindrical, so hand-cutting is definitely not an option. Su Tian tore off a ball of dough and kneaded it briefly, then pulled and beat it while holding both ends, sprinkled a layer of flour on it, folded it in half, pulled it again, and folded it in half again. In a few breaths, the ball of dough became noodles of uniform thickness.

　　"Wow! Sister Tian's move is like a magic trick!"

　　Zheng Chunmiao was stunned watching from the side.

　　Su Tian smiled. The water in the pot had already boiled. She pinched off the excess dough at both ends of the noodles and threw them directly into the water. The noodles floated up and down with the waves. When the color became moist and a little transparent, she took them out and quickly rinsed them with cold boiled water. This not only cooled the noodles, but also made them chewier after the thermal expansion and contraction.

　　Cucumbers, carrots, chicken and other side dishes have been cut into shreds, sprinkle a handful on each, then add a spoonful of garlic water, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, chili oil and other condiments to make a sauce, and finally grab a few fried peanuts and mix it all together. It tastes sour, fragrant and spicy in one bite, very satisfying!

　　"Chicken shredded cold noodles, try it!"

　　Su Tian made several bowls in a row. As long as the ingredients of this cold noodles are prepared in advance, the dishes can be served very quickly.

　　It was still early and there were not many customers in the store. The Su family members gathered in the lobby, each eating a bowl of cold noodles.

　　Su Wanhai picked up a few cucumber shreds and stuffed them into his mouth: "These cucumber shreds are so refreshing, I'll add some more."

　　"By the way, bring me some peanuts!" Su Wanqing still had a few noodles in his mouth. Seeing Su Wanhai was about to leave with the bowl, he hurriedly called out, "Fried peanuts taste so good! The sauce is sour, I can't stop eating!"

　　Li Hongyue picked up the noodles and turned her wrist flexibly twice, and the noodles were rolled up on the chopsticks: "Yes, it's such a hot day, eating these cold noodles can cool you down!"

　　Zheng Chunmiao and Wu Fen nodded in agreement while eating.

　　"Hey, boss, are you still eating?"

　　Guests started arriving at the door.

　　Su Wanqing ate some cold noodles and wiped his mouth: "You're here? What do you want to eat?"

　　"Let's have this for you guys. Give each of us three brothers a bowl!"

　　Su Tian had just finished eating, and when she heard this, she walked towards the kitchen, followed by Su Miao.