Zhang Guifen did not expect them to arrive with such fanfare. Once she had composed herself, she turned the insights and inspiration she had gathered in Guangcheng into clothing designs. Although it was currently winter, she began preparing the spring collection early, intending to launch the new styles as soon as the New Year passed.
Li Xiulan took the time to teach Shi Yan, Huilan’s sister-in-law, how to make clay pot sour soup noodles and the recipe for a dipping sauce. She explained that while a good soup base is essential for a delicious bowl of noodles, the dipping sauce is what truly makes it, or else the spicy-food lovers would feel that something was missing.
Once Shi Yan had the recipe, she immediately set up a stall in town selling the clay pot noodles. She used black clay pots for cooking. With liquefied gas becoming more widely available, she only needed to transport a canister to the stall to last for several days, which was far more convenient than constantly burning firewood.
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