Jiang Bai's new store opened ten days later.

This time, she opened a milk tea shop. The inspiration came from her last trip up the mountain to collect herbs. When she finished collecting and processing them, she saw a lot of herbs on the ground, such as jelly, licorice, Smilax glabra, honeysuckle, dandelion, ginseng, wolfberry, dried Rehmannia glutinosa, Saposhnikovia divaricata, honeysuckle, bitter grass, Sophora flavescens, gardenia, etc. She suddenly felt that the recipe looked familiar.

Add tortoise shell, honey, and pearl powder, and isn't that exactly what turtle jelly is made of?

Jiang Bai had made turtle jelly before the apocalypse and was familiar with the proportions required for these ingredients, so he wanted to open a shop selling turtle jelly.

However, the sweltering heat gave her a new idea: after all, turtle jelly is a necessity for the wealthy and is quite expensive. Given the price level in this small county, it would probably be difficult to even maintain a balance between income and expenditure.

So what will everyone be obsessed with in the future?

milk tea!

Milk tea with herbal jelly is both nourishing and refreshing, so the first milk tea shop opened.

The staff Jiang Bai hired were all old employees of the previous medicinal cuisine restaurant. Wang Zhongyi had promised to take them all over, but soon, Madam Wang dismissed four or five of them, citing the reason that "so many people are not needed."

These people are a perfect opportunity for Jiang Bai.

The "golden boy and jade girl" who used to greet customers at the entrance of Anle Medicinal Cuisine Restaurant were the first to be fired. Now, they stand at the entrance of the restaurant, their big eyes crinkling with smiles, slowly explaining the opening promotions to customers.

Someone recognized them and said, "Is Master Wang opening a new shop?"

They were regular customers of Anle Medicinal Cuisine Restaurant. Even after Wang Zhongyi took over, they continued to eat there as usual. After all, apart from the owner, the rest were all old employees of the restaurant, and even the kitchen helpers hadn't been replaced.

The guests are both the most enthusiastic and the most indifferent.

Jin Tong shook his head and shouted, "No, this is Manager Jiang's new store."

Jiang—everyone was stunned for a moment before realizing it was Jiang Bai.

They were amused: "We thought Miss Jiang Bai wouldn't open the shop again."

"What kind of shop is this? Is it another medicinal cuisine restaurant?"

"Now that Manager Jiang is back, I won't go to Wang's Medicinal Cuisine Restaurant. It's useless there!"

Upon hearing this, the men exchanged glances and revealed knowing smiles.

It was indeed useless, but the taste was alright, about the same as Jiang Bai's. But did they go there to eat vegetables?

They want to revitalize male virility!

After trying it a few times and finding it ineffective, these people decisively changed locations.

Hearing the question from the other side, the beautiful woman smiled and explained, "It's not a medicinal cuisine restaurant; we sell milk tea now."

"Milk tea? What's that?" The crowd started chattering.

"Milk tea, as the name suggests, is made by boiling milk and tea together. Various seasonings can be added, and ice cubes can also be added to make it refreshing and cooling in the summer," Jin Tong explained.

The actress quickly added, "We've also launched a herbal jelly milk tea, which also has the effects of nourishing blood and qi, and strengthening the body."

Does it replenish blood and boost energy?

The men at the front exchanged glances and then rushed in to join the queue.

Jiang Bai stood in front of the counter, with a large price list behind her. She explained to everyone, "A regular milk tea costs ten coins. You can choose to add ice or not. The bamboo cup is complimentary. You can drink it in the store or take it away."

"If you want to add toppings, each serving of pearls, coconut jelly, taro balls, taro paste, oats, red beans, sago, grass jelly, or pudding costs three dollars, and herbal jelly costs five dollars."

"Buy two cups now, and the second one is half price!"

The price isn't expensive; ordinary families can afford it. The first customer thought for a long time before saying, "I'd like a milk tea with ice and two servings of herbal jelly."

"Two portions?" Jiang Bai was stunned. She didn't know that the golden boy and jade girl outside were promoting this product to her as a blood tonic and energy booster.

"Yes." The man gritted his teeth.

Soon, the milk tea was ready. The person looked at the milky white tea paired with the shiny black herbal jelly and couldn't help but take a sip.

"How's it going?" the people still in line asked.

The man couldn't resist taking another big gulp and gave a thumbs up.

The voices urging the people in front to hurry up and place their orders grew louder.

With the "buy one get one half price" offer, almost no one buys just one cup; everyone buys two or more.

Jiang Bai made a fortune on the very first day. He had prepared the materials for two days, but they were sold out before the sun even set!

Customers who couldn't buy any complained bitterly, blaming the company for not providing enough ingredients.

Jiang Bai apologized to everyone, promised to prepare more materials the next day, and then closed the shop.

The workers in the shop were all sweating profusely. After they finished cleaning up, Jiang Bai gave each of them a large red envelope and sent them home.

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A new food has recently become popular in the city – milk tea.

It is said that this restaurant was opened by the former owner of Anle Medicinal Cuisine Restaurant. Upon hearing Jiang Bai's name, everyone immediately felt that it was reliable.

One curious person drank two cups on the first day of business and, after one night, concluded: It tastes good and works well!

Everyone rushed to the milk tea shop.

This milk tea shop makes more money than a traditional Chinese medicine restaurant.

If you run a medicinal cuisine restaurant, you can't book a table if a customer doesn't eat. The dishes aren't cheap, and most people eat their money's worth before leaving, so you can only serve a few dozen tables a day.

Milk tea shops are different; once the milk tea is made, you can take it away to drink, so it doesn't take up any space at all.

Although the unit price is cheaper than the dishes, with the addition of toppings, a cup costs more than ten dollars. People usually buy several cups at a time, which actually increases the profit.

The scariest thing is that the medicinal cuisine restaurant can only serve men and women, while the milk tea shop has expanded its customer base to include children!

Some children from wealthy families would save up their allowance for two days and count it out one by one to buy milk tea. Others, who were good at cooperating, would pool their money to buy a cup of milk tea and then divide it according to their contribution ratio. Over time, their arithmetic skills improved considerably.

Some parents even bring their children a cup of milk tea home after work every day as a reward, using it as a tool to strengthen their bond – it's really useful.

Some busybodies even studied the functions of milk tea, and a few men huddled together whispering among themselves.

"How about it, is it okay without the herbal jelly?"

"To be honest, it's slightly effective, but adding herbal jelly really makes a difference immediately."

"Other ingredients are also somewhat useful, so it seems it's not just for herbal jelly."

The spiritual liquid strengthens the body. Jiang Bai not only adds it to turtle jelly, but also to the water when making milk tea, and does the same when making other seasonings. Therefore, no matter which one you drink, it will have the effect of enhancing your physique, only the amount differs.

Those who were short of money, even though the herbal jelly only cost five coins, couldn't afford to drink it every day. So they would just order a cup of milk tea, add a big chunk of ice, and gulp it down, feeling refreshed. They could even take the cup home to continue using it, giving them something to look forward to in life.