Having already promised to give her the secret recipe, Ganli didn't want to delay, so she immediately asked her employer to bring her paper and pen, intending to tell him the recipe.
After the previous leak of the secret recipe, the owner was very cautious and sent all his people out of the side room, leaving only himself.
To put her mind at ease and to avoid any future complications, Ganli asked her brothers to wait outside with Gantian for the time being.
So, only the two of them remained in the room. Gan Li dictated the recipe for making taro balls, which the landlord then wrote down. This included how to cook the grass jelly and how to roll the taro balls.
Especially this grass jelly; besides making taro balls, there are actually several other ways to eat it. Ganli generously shared a few with the owner, but specifically noted:
"We've given you the secret recipe for taro balls, so we won't be making them anymore. You'll be the sole seller. However, the other recipes for grass jelly aren't included here, but Gan Kee can still use them for business."
The employer was busy writing down the instructions, and his mouth was also busy talking, expressing his gratitude:
"Of course! Of course! I am already extremely grateful that Manager Gan is willing to share these methods with me!"
Gan Li was relieved. Watching him busy writing down the recipe and adding to it from time to time, she couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity I can't write, otherwise I could just write it down and give it to you, and you wouldn't have to go through all this trouble."
Actually, she could read. She observed that although this was a dynasty that did not exist in history, the script used here was the same as that used in her own time—it was all traditional characters.
By her time, people were already learning simplified characters, but traditional characters seemed to be ingrained in everyone's blood; they could recognize them without learning them.
However, the original owner of this body had never been to school, which is why she can only maintain this illiterate persona now.
Not being able to read is really inconvenient. Ganli was just thinking about finding an opportunity to 'learn to read' when she heard her employer say:
"Actually, if Manager Gan wants to learn to read, he can go to the academy and ask about going to school. Although you are only running a small business now, I think with your abilities, you will not be content with the status quo. In the future, when the business grows bigger, not being able to read will be a big problem."
Upon hearing this, Gan Li looked surprised: "Does the academy also accept women?"
Upon hearing this, the owner looked at her with a puzzled expression, seemingly wondering why she would ask such a question.
But then I thought about it again. Although she had married Chen Danian before, she was a country girl and it was normal that she didn't know about this.
He patiently explained, "Of course it is possible. Back when Emperor Taizu of the Great Jing Dynasty was vying for the Central Plains and competing with other heroes, in addition to Emperor Taizu's own wisdom and martial prowess, which made him invincible, he also benefited greatly from the wisdom and resourcefulness of his wife, who came up with many winning strategies at crucial moments, which enabled him to successfully seize the world."
Emperor Taizu greatly admired his empress, and when the empire was newly established, he invited her to discuss state affairs. The empress then proposed opening academies so that all those who wished to study and improve themselves, regardless of gender, could enroll.
As Ganli listened, she tried her best to search for information about this matter in the original owner's memories, but found that because the original owner had no interest in studying, there was very little information about this matter.
The only connection to this matter is that back then, when she was still Chen Pan'er, she saw her younger brother going to school and told her parents that she wanted to go too. The original owner of this body responded with some sarcastic remarks, and that was the end of it.
Ganli was too lazy to complain about the original owner. After thanking her employer for the patient explanation, she silently made a note of the matter.
Meanwhile, the master had already memorized everything Gan Li had said. Looking at the prescription, he felt both happy and worried:
"I've remembered it, but I don't know if the cook's version will be as delicious as Manager Gan's?"
If it were a new product, that would be fine, but this item has already been sold by others. If the taste of our homemade version is not as good as that of Ganli, then those customers will definitely not buy it.
However, compared to new products, this recipe has already been proven and is indeed popular with customers... In short, the owner was in a dilemma.
Seeing this, Gan Li generously said, "Fortunately, we have nothing to do today. Why don't I make it once, and the master can ask the chef to follow along? If there are any shortcomings, I can point them out."
Upon hearing this, the host was overjoyed, but still mindful of etiquette, he thought that since they hadn't eaten yet, he would invite everyone to eat before continuing the conversation.
"Perfect timing. We don't have any herbal medicine or similar items in the shop. Let's send someone to buy some first, and then we can have our meal," the Gan family said politely.
Ganli naturally agreed, but after talking for so long, the previous dishes had long since gone cold. The host ordered them to be removed and replaced with a table full of identical hot dishes.
Then, the three people who had come with Ganli were invited back in, and they sat together for a lively meal. Under the host's warm hospitality, both host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.
After the meal, Bai Fulai had already prepared everything for making the taro balls according to the recipe, except for the ice cubes.
The owner wasn't worried about this, because he had already made an agreement with Ganli that she would provide the ice before the secret recipe for making ice was promoted. Of course, this would cost money, but the price wouldn't be too high.
But the milk… the owner smelled it and frowned in disgust.
Ganli watched all this without saying a word, and instead began preparing the ingredients according to the steps.
She explained each step in detail, from simmering the herbal extract to making taro balls. Then she watched the chef brought by the employer demonstrate the process to make sure everything was in order before moving on to the next step.
At the very last step, she untied the water pouch from her waist, took an empty bowl, poured it into it, and milky white milk immediately poured out.
She took these from the supermarket when no one was looking.
The owner had already taken the milk she handed him. Feeling its coldness, he exclaimed in surprise, "It's still cold!"
"I... I like cold things, so I put in a few ice cubes," Ganli explained sheepishly.
—Of course it was cold when it was taken out of the container.
The shopkeeper, unsuspecting, brought the milk to his nose and smelled it, exclaiming in surprise, "Is this really milk? It's completely different from what they bought!"
“Actually, freshly squeezed milk will definitely have an off-putting smell, but it can be eliminated with a special treatment,” Ganli reminded him. “Would you like to try it, sir?”
Without her saying anything, the owner had already picked up the bowl, taken a small sip, and immediately her eyes lit up as she praised the milk as delicious.
As he spoke, something flashed through his mind, and he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Manager Gan previously said he wanted to do business with Mr. Sun... Could it be that he wants to do business with this milk?"
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