Chapter 34 Bingjian Dessert Come on

[So you have decided to take on the remake task assigned by Xu Yonghe? ]

"Yes, although it happened a little suddenly, what Grandma Xu said is correct. Since we enjoy the benefits brought by this ability, we should fulfill the responsibilities behind it."

"I plan to hurry up and make the carrier of rock sugar (Ming Dynasty ice candy), and then officially start to reproduce the cultural relics in the British Museum. During this period..."

"Everyone should get along well."

After Jia Wenyan finished speaking, she glanced at the display cabinets on the side that still gave her no sense of reality.

These display cabinets were sent over by Grandma Xu not long ago.

Although they are not as unique and stunning as the Imperial Seal and the Preface to the Lanting Poems among the Donghuang historical relics, they are also real rare items.

Lotus glass saucer from the Yuan Dynasty, gold cicada jade leaf hairpin from the Ming Dynasty, tourmaline gold crab from the Qing Dynasty, pink enamel lotus cup...

The items chosen by Grandma Xu are all exquisite crafts that perfectly match the aesthetic taste of contemporary people. These crafts are all highly popular exhibits in major museums in China.

Even though she had previously seen the collection in Grandma Xu's dowry warehouse that was comparable to that of a first-tier museum, Jia Wenyan had never expected that Grandma Xu would so calmly transfer such a large batch of high-quality cultural relics in one go to compensate for the exhibits that had distracted her attention during this period.

She simply couldn't imagine what expressions the visitors to the Yong'an Museum would have when they learned that the new exhibits in the Yong'an Museum were not fakes but real cultural relics.

What’s more, the Yong’an Museum’s trump card right now is not just these newly added cultural relics.

…

"Bingtang, how is it, are you satisfied with your new body?"

[Not bad, your skills have improved a lot since I last saw you in Yanjing.]

The little cook in plain clothes woke up from her deep sleep and, under the induction of her new body, jumped out from the spiritual root between Shen Yuxi's eyebrows.

After returning to her body, she kept jumping on the rosewood ice jar.

Jia Wenyan knew that this was the soul connection between Bingtang and the new Bingjian.

But the difference is that this time, while Bingtang was dancing, the spiritual power in her hands was gathering along with her dance to form a dough that was one size larger than her body.

"Is this...Yanchunbai ice cream?"

[Yes, this was my master's best dessert back then. Although it is just a snack, as a medicinal pastry, it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach and removing dampness and swelling.]

[Over the years, I have revised this recipe many times in light of the changes of the times. I think it should be able to preserve the traditional food culture techniques of Donghuang while also meeting the needs of modern people for desserts.]

"Well, I'll try."

After Jia Wenyan finished speaking, she put the first piece of Yangchun Baixue cream made with rock sugar into her mouth.

As a Donghuang native, Jia Wenyan has eaten a variety of Donghuang desserts since she was a child, during her childhood when Western-style pastries were considered birthday cakes.

Just like Western desserts are often filled with a lot of cream, Chinese desserts can never escape the stereotype of being dry and greasy. However, the Yangchunbai ice cream made on site by Bingtang completely breaks this stereotype.

Not only did she perfectly grasp the Donghuang people's highest praise for desserts being "not sweet", she even added a layer of freshness to this improved Yangchun Baixue cake that many old-fashioned traditional cakes do not have.

Jia Wenyan could feel the improvement of Bingtang's craftsmanship over the past few hundred years, and she was very sure that such a work would be able to conquer the taste buds of modern people. However...

"Bingtang, I would like to ask how many recipes you have available, and to what extent the taste will be degraded if an ordinary pastry chef is used."

[I'm not sure about this. After all, my desserts are not like the skin care products you sold before. Different chefs will make different food.]

[Besides, ordinary people cannot see my existence, and my spiritual power cannot be regarded as real food in their eyes. So if you want to sell my works, you must learn my techniques yourself and teach them to the chefs in the store.]

Jia Wenyan: "So that means..."

[Student Jia Wenyan...get ready to start class.]

"Forehead……"

Jia Wenyan, who was pulled into the spirit space, missed the time when she first met Hongyu.

They are obviously cultural relics and artifacts with derivative products attached, so why is Hongyu so easy?

Jia Wenyan, who was kneading dough in the kitchen, complained in her heart countless times.

Bingtang's spirit space was not that big. Compared with Tianxing's bamboo forest, Feng Danshi's palace and Cui Yushang's martial arts field, the Bingjian space, which was only a small kitchen, was far more difficult than Jia Wenyan had imagined.

Not only does she have to endure the mental fatigue brought about by practicing dessert techniques for a long time, but after a long time, she also has to feel the pressure from the small and enclosed space at all times.

But it is undeniable that the time spent in the Bingjian space was indeed the most fruitful for Jia Wenyan.

So the next morning, Jia Wenyan brought some freshly baked cakes to Dean Zhen's house.

…

Zhen Yuan said: "So you mean you want to open another dessert shop in the Yong'an Museum?"

"Yes, teacher. I plan to set up a snack shop with the theme of Donghuang traditional refrigerator ice jian next to the location of Mi Bingxue City."

"I have already arranged with the Mi Bing Xue Cheng store. By then, our Yong'an Museum's traditional desserts will replace the simple meals and various Western desserts in the Mi Bing Xue Cheng Museum store."

"What you are seeing now is a new product that I have optimized based on the ancient recipe I got from Grandma Xu."

Zhen Yuan said: "Is it the recipe your grandmother Xu gave you?"

"Oh... yes, didn't I take Wen Yan to see my dowry storehouse a few days ago? Originally, as a master's wife, I wanted her to pick out a few pieces of jewelry to take back, but I didn't expect that she would actually fall in love with my antique pattern?"

Zhen Yuan said: "You still have this thing?"

"Of course there are. After all, the former Yong'an Pawnshop was not originally a museum. Things like winemaking recipes and cookbooks are all within the scope of what the Yong'an Pawnshop can mortgage. But many of those things can only be considered old stuff."

"Many of these recipes can no longer satisfy the taste of food that this generation of Donghuang people pursues."

"So when Wen Yan asked me for that, I simply thought she just wanted to reproduce a more complete historical image. I didn't expect that she would focus on these Ming Dynasty cakes just like she did when she was researching the Yuzhen Paste in the red jade porcelain brocade box."

"Oh, by the way, Wen Yan, now that you have figured out the formula, when are you going to open the store?"

"The patent for the product formula has been submitted for application. As for the opening time, I am planning to open it during the New Year's Day holiday. I have asked the museum's personnel to help me recruit a group of pastry chefs. If nothing goes wrong, it should be able to reach a certain standard before the New Year."

"Just keep it in mind. If you have time in the afternoon, please make me another portion of this snack. I can bring it to my old sisters when I play mahjong."

"Okay, grandma, give me your address. I'll have Flash Express deliver it to your door when I'm done."

Xu Yonghe: "Don't try too hard. The operation of a museum is a long-term process. We are not in a rush."

"Don't worry, Grandma. I understand. I've done some simple calculations with the accountant. Although the museum's ticket revenue is still fluctuating, we have been able to achieve a basic balance of income and expenditure with the subsidy from the share of the Yuzhen Paste."

"I think by next year, after we have fully rolled out the exhibits and surrounding products, we should be able to get the Yong'an Museum on track. But there is one thing I need your help with, Dean."

"Oh? What is it?"

"It is the positioning of the Yong'an Museum's replica cultural relics. If possible, I hope to carry out a joint promotion of the replica cultural relics with the Xian'an Museum during the New Year's Eve this year."

"As for the specific object to be reproduced, I hope to try to challenge the reproduction of the Three Kings Pot."

Zhen Yuan said: "Three Kings Pot, this is a good choice, but compared to these, I have a project that is more suitable for you to do."

Jia Wenyan: "What project?"

"Didn't you previously "give" the National Museum a set of Terracotta Warriors?"

"The 2022 Yanjing Winter Olympics is coming soon after the New Year. The higher-ups want us to prepare some state gifts with Donghuang characteristics for the visiting national leaders if possible."

Jia Wenyan: "So this is a task that has been assigned by the higher-ups?"

"No, this is only at the proposal stage for now. Before the Winter Olympics officially begins, all provincial agencies can use this as an opportunity to submit proposals to higher authorities.

Then state gifts are mostly based on the country's traditional culture. Director Liu thinks that the set of all-ceramic terracotta warriors you gave him some time ago is very representative. So he wanted to ask me if you are interested in participating in the proposal. "

"Of course I am interested, but the Terracotta Warriors have the image of an ancient army inside. Would it be easy to cause controversy? Dean, why don't I just design corresponding porcelain according to the representative culture of each country?"

"For example, Russia next door can send a fully porcelain polar bear, Japan can send a fully porcelain red-crowned crane, and the fairy tale country in Europe can select their representative fairy tales... As for the kimchi country... Dean, how about I make a fully porcelain kimchi?"

Zhen Yuan said: "Okay, but you must remember to make sure all the gifts are the same size. Also, Shu Wang told me this morning that he has submitted the animation that is scheduled to be released during the New Year's holiday for review."

"Although I don't expect him to make any money from this cartoon, he is my grandson after all, so if he needs anything during this period, Wen Yan, please help him out."