The next day, Qin Yi developed a black tea pastry.

The outer crust is a puff pastry shaped like a red leaf, made from cocoa powder and flour.

The filling is made by grinding chestnuts into a paste and then mixing it with high-mountain black tea and stir-frying it.

Its appearance is slightly reddish-brown, making it resemble an autumn leaf.

It has a delicate, soft, and sweet interior with a unique glutinous chestnut aroma.

Zhuang Qing chewed heartily, and crumbs kept falling from her clothes and scattering all over the floor.

"Can't you eat properly?" Zhuang Qing couldn't stand it anymore.

"Sis, you can't blame me for this. It's just as crumbly and flaky when I take a small bite. There's so much crumbly pastry that I can't possibly finish it all. I'll sweep the floor after I finish eating."

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

Fei Hua and his tour group disbanded at Bluestone Square.

As the crowd dispersed, the square was filled with children running and playing, and live streamers preparing for their broadcasts.

Tourist B: "Brother Dong, I'm so hungry! Where is the owner who sold Lei Cha (擂茶) a couple of days ago? I skipped lunch today to wait for him."

Tourist A: "...I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. Let me observe for a moment. Where is our tour guide, Fei? Did they go on a solo tour to buy jade pendants and leave us behind?"

Tourist B: "Brother Dong, are you blind? Isn't Director Fei standing next to that female singer in the ancient style with flowing sleeves? Look, his eyes are shining."

Tourist A: "He must be too busy dating today to set traps for us, so he'll come back to rip us off tomorrow."

Tourist B, clutching his stomach, walked towards the nearby snack shop: "I shouldn't have trusted you, Brother Dong! The Lei Cha (擂茶) owner just disappeared! I had two chances to get it, but I gave them up both times, sigh! I'm so mad!"

Tourist A: "Really, trust me this once, and let's check again tomorrow!"

Tourist B turned around and said to him in despair, "Brother Dong, do you even know that we're heading back tomorrow at noon?!"

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Yesterday, Qin Yi received 300 boxes of pastries from each of the two elders, Taotie, which makes a total of 600 boxes of tea pastries.

These days, there's absolutely no need to go out and set up a stall.

Just stay home and work.

Zhuang Qing and Zhuang Qing can help look after the oven and seal and pack the food, which greatly reduces her workload.

Qin Yi completes orders at a rate of 100 boxes per day, and occasionally takes a few dozen boxes to sell at the guesthouse owner's shop.

Qin Yi gave the boss a discount of five yuan per box. This time, the system did not specify a price, so she had the autonomy to decide.

She figured that selling herself to the guesthouse owner would save her a lot of trouble, so she gave him a discount.

According to Zhuang Qing, she wholesaled the box to the boss for 25 yuan per box, and the boss immediately resold it for 35 yuan per box.

After Qin Yi removed the group order from Meng and Yang's shop, she also gave the guesthouse owner a total of 200 boxes of black tea chestnut pastries and 100 boxes of Qingyun tea pastries.

This boss always sells out his stock on the same day it arrives. When Qin Yi was about to leave the ancient town, he even came to the Zhuang sisters' house to ask if they had any extra stock. This money is so easy to make!

Nine days later.

[Ding! Mission Progress - Traditional Snacks 4/4]

[Congratulations, host, on completing all tasks in Qingcha Ancient Town. The system is calculating rewards.]

Qin Yi completed all her tasks in just fifteen days.

The extra five days were time she saved from the system of shrewd searching!

Qin Yi slept soundly for a while, and the next day she settled the bill with Zhuang Qing for the accommodation for the past few days, as well as the wages for the two sisters who had helped out.

"That's too much, way too much." Zhuang Qing immediately returned 4,000 yuan after receiving Qin Yi's transfer.

Qin Yi refused, looking at the Zhuang sisters and saying, "I am so grateful to you all these days. You solved my accommodation and kitchen problems, and even helped me pack and ship the goods. I am truly thankful for your help."

After listening, Zhuang Qing silently walked to the side.

"What's wrong, little girl? You don't want me to leave?" she said with a lighthearted smile.

Zhuang Qing pursed her lips into a straight line, trying hard to hold back her tears, and stubbornly said, "No, I just can't bear to part with all the delicious food you made!"

Qin Yi: "You..."

[Ding! System reward issued]

The reward calculation was done quite quickly, in just one night.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the right to use 20 acres of tea fields in Qingcha Ancient Town for 30 years. The reward is being distributed. Please go to the town mayor's house to collect the contract.]

Huh? The reward this time is for her to become a tea farmer?

"What's wrong with me?" Zhuang Qing was still being difficult.

Qin Yi grabbed the two sisters with both hands, "Let's not talk about that now. Do you know where the mayor's house is? Take me there to get something!"

...

After a while, the three returned to the farmhouse with the contract.

Zhuang Qing couldn't help but ask, "Sister, aren't you actually a rich second-generation heir? Did you come to our ancient town to inspect projects?"

"No, the guesthouse owner always calls her Sister Qin, Chairman Qin. Sister, which company are you the chairman of?" Zhuang Qing looked at Qin Yi with admiration.

Qin Yi ran her hands through her hair and ruffled it haphazardly.

"Ah! I'm not a rich kid, nor am I a chairman of the board. I'm just a hardworking little guy who sets up a stall to earn money and tries to open a small shop!"

“Even if you give me so many tea fields, I won’t know how to manage them. Besides, I don’t live here, and I can’t sell these tea fields. In my hands, they’re no different from barren mountains.”

Zhuang Qing chuckled.

Qin Yi, in a bad mood, asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"Do you know how many people in town want a tea plantation but can't get one? In the eyes of tea farmers, land means money. The more tea plantations they have, the more income they earn. How come what others see as a coveted commodity is a burden to you?"

Qin Yi said, her voice sullen, "That's because I don't know how to grow tea. I don't understand the process at all, and I don't have time to learn here. I have other more important things to do."

Zhuang Qing looked at his sister deeply, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "If you trust me, you can entrust the tea fields to me. I know many tea farmers here, and I can also help you recruit people in town. Every household here has a few people who know how to grow tea."

"Why are you helping me like this? We're complete strangers."

"Sister Qin, you're so smart, you must know. Let's be frank, I'm doing this for my sister."

Qin Yi sighed: "Sigh... what are your conditions?"

“My sister and I are different. I like farming and a regular life. Zhuang Qing is like her father. She is lively, active and loves to interact with people. She has loved doing business since she was a child. Over the years, she has been making flower garlands, selling grilled sausages, and selling tea and egg pancakes in the ancient town. She has no sense of propriety. Sister Qin, please teach her how to do business so that she can also have a skill to support herself.”

Qin Yi rubbed her temples. "Her personality isn't good enough. She's too impulsive and can't handle things. To do business, you need not only ideas but also perseverance. I think Zhuang Qing is being too modest. I'm more optimistic about your success."

Zhuang Qing quickly waved his hand: "No, no, at most I can be a senior tea farmer and help you manage the tea garden. I can handle everything related to tea very well, but I don't know anything about tea."

"I admire your personality." Qin Yi continued to flatter you: "You are focused and persistent in your work, and you can succeed in anything you do. You can't have a different idea every day. You have to love what you do."

Zhuang Qing had been quietly listening to her two older sisters' speeches from the corner, and finally couldn't hold back anymore when she heard this.

He stood up and shouted, "Who says I lack perseverance? That's because you don't believe me! Give me a task! I guarantee I'll complete it perfectly!"

Qin Yi winked at Zhuang Qing: "Really, any task is fine?"

Zhuang Qing, with a look of resignation, said, "Please give the order, Sister Qin!"

This reminded Qin Yi of the first time she asked Zhuang Qing to help her sell sugar paintings; she seemed to have said something similar.

"Then you should follow your sister and become a qualified tea farmer for now. Once you've done this well, I'll give you other tasks."

Zhuang Qinghao replied without hesitation, "I will certainly live up to your mission!"

...

Before Qin Yi left Qingcha Ancient Town.

Holding Zhuang Qing's hand, he said, "You've given me the best years of your youth. I know it's for Zhuang Qing, but I still need to work on her character. I'll come back to the ancient town in a few months, and then we can discuss what she can do."

Zhuang Qing also shook hands with Qin Yi: "Actually, I know my younger sister well. What you did was right. They say that an elder sister is like a mother. I do spoil her a bit, but I will keep a close eye on her from now on and teach her to be a qualified tea farmer. I hope you will return soon, Sister Qin."

After saying goodbye, Qin Yi couldn't wait to board the bus back home.

Purple City, my great house, I'm finally back!