Chapter 25 Making Persimmon Cakes

Aunt Li didn't come to the wheat field again for the next few days. She must have been angry because the persimmon tree had been returned to Grandpa Liu.

A few days later, Tian Xin heard that Grandpa Liu picked persimmons and sent a basket of them to Aunt Li's house.

People are so different!

The persimmons have been almost picked these days. Tian Xin led everyone to make and process persimmon cakes according to the process step by step.

After peeling, hanging persimmons, drying in the sun, pinching the core and removing the frost, the persimmon cake is considered a finished product.

This process is very long and takes about a month.

The first step is to peel the persimmons, carefully selecting each one without any bruises. The selected persimmons should be peeled one by one, then strung together with ropes and hung in a sunny, dry, and well-ventilated place.

The next step is drying, which usually takes more than half a month. During this process, there is a very troublesome step - pinching the persimmons.

There is a saying: Pick the softest persimmons to squeeze!

In this process, the hard ones are picked and pinched three times in total, which lasts for about 10 days.

Every 2-3 days, you should pinch the hard core to ensure that the persimmon core becomes fluid and tastes good!

When all the persimmons have been pinched and dried, the next step is to store them in a jar to collect the frost.

This is quite particular.

The dried persimmons should be placed in a ventilated place and the temperature should be kept at around 10 degrees. They should not be too wet or too dry.

If it is too wet, it will easily become moldy, and if it is too dry, it will affect the taste.

Therefore, Tian Xin repeatedly reminded everyone not to bother. If they wanted to sell at a good price, they had to ensure the quality of their products. They were in for a long-term battle.

When the technology matures in the future, this area will become a persimmon cake base. If it continues to develop as it did in the previous life, it won't be long before "Xiaowan Village Persimmon Cake" will become the golden signboard of the entire Huayuan County.

Therefore, no step can go wrong, especially the first step, which cannot be sloppy at all.

Making the dried persimmon cakes well is the first step, and the next step is to find a packaging factory to design the packaging.

According to her plan, this first batch must be sold in the local specialty stores in the city. Only in this way can she make a good start.

The packaging had to suit the tastes of city dwellers, being both high-end and classy, ​​yet also understated, luxurious and meaningful. Most importantly, it had to be affordable.

For this packaging, she went back and forth to all the packaging factories in the county, almost running herself to pieces, before finally making the gift box she wanted.

After the gift boxes were brought back, the villagers packed them themselves and then took them to the city to sell. This happened after she had finished her business negotiations!

But it’s not over yet, there is a third step.

That is to apply for patent protection and trademark for the product.

All fresh agricultural products must be patented to prevent malicious competition and imitation by other businesses in the future.

In order to open up the market for "Xiaowan Village Persimmon Cake", trademark is the necessary third step.

This step is not easy, and Tian Xin cannot do it alone.

So, she found Tian Fushun. After discussing with the village committee, they established a Xiaowan Village agricultural product company in the village's name, naming it "Xiaowan Village Agricultural Products Co., Ltd."

"Xiaowan Village Persimmon Cake" is the company's first product.

With this agricultural product company, villagers can sell dried persimmons to the company, which will package and sell them. This has three benefits.

First, the villagers' income is guaranteed. Second, the dried persimmon cakes now have a formal sales channel, allowing for long-term operation. Third, there will be fewer economic disputes, as people will no longer resort to fighting and arguing over more money.

This agricultural company's business projects include not only persimmon cakes, but also other agricultural products in the village, which can be sold in this way.

Before the online store sales channel was opened, this was the only way to sell agricultural products in the village.

Her strategy has always been simple and efficient.

By eliminating middlemen and selling directly to the source market and targeting consumers, villagers can earn higher profits and fill their wallets.

After finishing all this, it was already November, and Tian Xin finally had time to catch her breath.

Tian Fushun asked her to rest, but she didn't care. After a few days of rest, she took the prepared persimmon cakes to the ancient city.

She had two goals in going to the ancient city this time. One was to find a specialty store in the scenic area to sell dried persimmon cakes.

The other one is - find a girl!

There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent!

One smile can conquer a country, two smiles can conquer a city, three smiles can conquer a nation...

Uh…off topic!

The girl she is looking for is her best friend in college!

To use the words of the previous life, that is called a close friend, a best friend, the best kind of relationship.

This girl's name was Gao Wen, and she shared a dormitory with him in college. They had similar interests and personalities, and they were so compatible that they could wear the same pants.

Tian Xin is cheerful, carefree, and unconcerned with small matters, while Gao Wen is reserved, gentle, shy, and attentive. In their four years together, they've never argued or gotten angry. Instead, they cherish each other and appreciate each other.

After graduation, she returned to the village and became a village official, while Gao Wen stayed in the ancient city and worked as a tour guide.

She was very busy recently, and Gao Wen called her to ask her out for a trip, but she was too busy to attend and broke the appointment several times.

Gao Wen pleaded with her repeatedly on the phone, asking her to keep the appointment. She had made all the preparations for their meeting and was just waiting for her to arrive.

In order to compensate this "northern beauty", she agreed to stay in the ancient city for a few more days this time and have fun with her.

The two haven't seen each other for more than a year since graduation!

I really think about it.

Back in school, Gao Wen, like her, lived a hard-pressed life due to her poor family background. But both of them had the awareness of "being self-reliant".

She used her weekends to set up a stall near the school selling milk tea, while Gao Wen went out to tutor. In their spare time, they would spend time in the library, chatting away over books filled with intricate and intricate texts.

Although material life is poor, the spiritual world is definitely rich.

She once said: "A friend of a friend is something you can only encounter but not seek! If you can find a true friend, you will have no regrets in your life! Don't ask for too many; one is enough!"

They are each other's "confidant."

On the day of going to the ancient city, Gao Wen called early in the morning and said that she would pick her up in the north of the city.

She excitedly took a bag of persimmon cakes and delicious food and got on the bus to the north of the city.

The north wind in November was already a bit chilly. She was wearing the coat she had bought during the Chinese New Year and sitting in the car, looking forward to the scene of their meeting all the way.

What will it be like?

Given her style, she would definitely give her a hug and praise the beauty of the "beauty" with all her heart.

Or, first hug each other and cry bitterly, and tell each other your heartfelt feelings...

Uh... seems to have gone a little off track!

Their relationship is... uh... pretty normal!

She sat in the car, her mind racing, and soon the car pulled into the station. Gao Wen stood at the entrance, looking back and forth at the incoming cars.

As soon as he saw her, he immediately smiled and waved at her...