The next day before school, Zhao Yiming went to the kitchen to make brown sugar ginger soup for Tian An. He asked the cooks to keep it warm and bring it to Tian An as soon as he woke up.
He even personally brought it to her an hour before going to bed at night, rain or shine, and refused to listen to anyone's advice.
After drinking it for five days in a row, Tian An now feels like vomiting whenever he smells brown sugar water.
Zhao Yiming scooped a spoonful of soup close to her mouth and coaxed her softly, "Be good, have another sip."
Tian An turned his face away and said, "No, I'm fine now."
Zhao Yiming persevered and walked towards her with the soup. "Drink one last bowl. I won't cook it tomorrow."
"Really?" Tian An raised an eyebrow at him, trying to discern the truth of his words from his extremely sincere expression. Because that's what he said yesterday.
Seeing Tian An's inquiring eyes, Zhao Yiming raised three fingers helplessly and swore, "I promise this is the last bowl."
"Okay! I'll trust you again." After saying that, Tian An took the bowl from his hand and drank it in one breath.
Zhao Yiming: "..."
After drinking, she didn't forget to remind him again, "If you stay up again tomorrow, I won't drink again."
Zhao Yiming could only assure her again.
Just at this moment Chunxi came in and the matter was over.
"Miss, someone from Donglin Street came today to ask if you would like to make mooncake gift boxes this year?"
"Oh! I almost forgot about this." Tian An exclaimed. "I was wondering why the moon has become so round these days. It turns out that Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here!
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I want to add two more varieties this year. Please send someone to buy some duck eggs and send them to Donglin Street. Then send someone to notify the farm to send some freshly picked roses the day after tomorrow morning. They will be useful for making mooncakes."
After Chunxi left, Zhao Yiming asked curiously, "Flowers can be used to make mooncakes?"
"Of course, the flower cake has the fragrance of flowers and is sweet but not greasy. It's my favorite."
Zhao Yiming nodded and took note of it silently, thinking that he would use flower cakes as wedding cakes when he got married in the future.
"Let's go! Let's go draw a few mooncake molds." Tian An said as he pulled Zhao Yiming towards his study.
The molds I made the year before last were washed away by last year's earthquake and floods. Last year, I didn't even get to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival because I was fleeing famine, let alone mooncake molds.
This year I came to Beijing and found Tian Mingwu, so our family was reunited, and we should make a new mold.
After the mold was drawn, Zhao Yiming put it away, planning to give it to Yu Bo to make the next day.
The next day, Tian An got up early and took Deng Xue out with great enthusiasm. She was almost going moldy after being stuck at home these days.
Just as the carriage reached the entrance of the alley, a woman's voice was heard outside the carriage, "Excuse me, is this Miss Tian in the carriage?"
Then, Deng Xue lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Miss, it's the lady from the Luo Mansion next door who came to see you for medical treatment."
Tian An poked his head out and asked, "Madam, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Mrs. Luo said embarrassedly, "Excuse me for disturbing you. I wonder if it's convenient for you to come visit me now?"
Tian An came today to prepare the salted egg yolks for mooncakes. Thinking that it wouldn't take long, he agreed.
"Madam, please get in the carriage!"
Mrs. Luo was not polite either. She waited for Deng Xue to put down the pedals and got into the carriage with the help of the maid.
After she sat down, Tian An said, "Madam, you want to ask about pregnancy."
Mrs. Luo smiled and said, "It's true that nothing can be hidden from the young lady."
"My lady, your life is going smoothly, and this is the only trouble you have. Please stretch out your hand so I can see it!"
Seeing Tian An so straightforward, Mrs. Luo did not hesitate and pulled up her wide cuffs to reveal her white wrists.
Tian An placed two fingers on it and said after a while, "Madam's body has almost recovered and she can conceive normally."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Luo burst into tears of joy. Tian An's words were simply the sound of nature and her salvation.
Seeing that she was a little excited, Tian An hurriedly advised: "Madam, please don't be too happy or sad. There will be many things worth being happy about in the future!"
Thinking that she was about to have her own child, Mrs. Luo wiped her tears quickly and couldn't help laughing. She took Tian An's hand and expressed her gratitude.
After Mrs. Luo followed Tian An back to the house, she learned from the casual conversation that Tian An came here today to make mooncake gift boxes to sell, so she ordered thirty boxes without saying a word and paid the full amount at once.
Although he had enough confidence in his own things, Tian An still reminded Mrs. Luo: "Madam, don't you want to take a look at the things first? Aren't you afraid that they are not good?"
Mrs. Luo said without hesitation: "Your dim sum is so delicious, how can the mooncakes be bad? I believe you."
He then joked, "Luckily I met you guys today and pre-ordered it first. If I had waited until it was released later, I might not even be able to buy it!"
It was originally a joke, but it turned out to be a prophecy. Lord Luo was even praised by his immediate superior for using Tian An's mooncake gift box as a holiday gift.
Before leaving, Tian An gave her another bottle of folic acid and asked her to take it until the first three months of pregnancy.
Mrs. Luo expressed her gratitude again and thought that she would prepare a generous holiday gift for Tian An when she returned home.
After Mrs. Luo left, Tian An went straight to the kitchen. Several baskets of duck eggs were already prepared, and the rest of the ingredients for making mooncakes were also ready, just waiting for Tian An's arrival.
Maybe it was because Tian An hadn't been out for a long time, but she had just taught everyone how to pickle duck eggs when Deng Xue came to report that Qin Yalan and Gu Jinyan were here.
Tian An had no choice but to wipe his hands and go out.
As soon as Qin Yalan saw Tian An, she stood up and said, "You are a very busy man! It has been a long time since I last saw you. We just heard that you were back, so we went to the general's mansion, but the doorman said you were here."
Gu Jinyan looked at Tian An expectantly and said, "Didn't you say you went to the manor to research perfume? How was it? Was it successful?"
The last time Tian An gave her a coming-of-age gift, the fragrance inside was really good. She heard that Tian An was going to develop perfume, and she had been looking forward to it for a long time.
Tian An smiled without saying anything. He lowered his head and took out a glass bottle from his bag. He opened the lid and pressed it lightly into the air.
In an instant, a clean and fresh rose scent spread.
Both of them were attracted by the smell, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses. "What a refreshing rose scent."
"It's a perfect balance of light and rich, and I can't stop. It's simply wonderful."
Then, each of them grabbed one of Tian An's sleeves and looked at her pitifully: "An An..."
Tian An pouted and said jokingly, "Look at how little you two have accomplished. How can I make something without you?"
He freed his sleeve from the two men's grasp, then took out two bottles of perfume and gave one to each of them. "Yes, I've prepared it for you a long time ago."
The two said with satisfaction: "An An is the best."
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