The carriage was stuck in the street for more than an hour before it finally passed the most congested section of the road.
When the two families met, Tian Mingwu immediately took Tian An out of the carriage and came forward to greet them.
"Grandma and I will stay at the General's Mansion for a while! When we get back, we will start preparing mooncake gift boxes so we can enjoy the freshest ones."
Mrs. An was a little tempted, but still refused. "Grandma is busy with some things at the moment. I can only go to see my dear granddaughter after a while."
"My eldest cousin has already entered the examination room, what else does grandma need to be busy with?"
Tian An really couldn't understand it. The Duke's Mansion was managed by Mrs. An, and there was nothing that the old lady could do personally.
The old lady winked at her slyly and said, "You'll know after a while."
"Alright! Grandma actually has a little secret to hide from your dear granddaughter."
"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.
After the two sides separated, Tian An asked Tian Mingwu about his plans for the day.
"Daddy, are you still going to plant peach trees for Mom today?"
Tian Mingwu nodded. "We can take advantage of today's day off to plant more trees. Otherwise, if we only plant four or five trees a day, we might not be able to plant enough trees on the entire mountain by the New Year."
Before they reached the fork in the road, Tian An hurriedly asked him, "Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here. How many mooncake gift boxes are you going to reserve this year, Dad? Is it the same as last year?"
Tian Mingwu thought about it, nodded and said, "The gifts can be the same as last year. But this year we brought your mother here, so we have to make one for her.
Our family was poor before, and Dad only bought her one the year she got married. It’s far inferior to the mooncakes you make!
But she didn't mind at all, and when she saw I didn't have any, she insisted on giving me half."
When Tian Mingwu talked about An Wan, the love and longing in his eyes could not be concealed and just overflowed.
Just by listening to what he said, Tian An felt that the two of them had a good relationship, and his expression softened unconsciously.
After Tian Mingwu finally finished speaking, she said, "There is a new flavor of mooncakes this year, and the quantity is very limited. I made it myself for Dad and Mom to try."
"Okay, daddy's daughter is the best. She loves daddy and mommy." Tian Mingwu's face was so happy that wrinkles appeared on it.
It's a pity that you can't see anything because of his full beard.
Tian An looked at his beard that was almost growing up to his mouth and suggested, "Dad, do you want to consider shaving it? You didn't have a beard when you were in the village before, and you looked so handsome.
Now that you have a full beard and look old and fierce, you are not afraid that your mother will dislike you."
Tian Mingwu is only in his thirties, but because of his beard, he looks more than ten years older.
Moreover, his beard was too long and it would easily breed bacteria if he didn't take good care of it. Tian An had wanted him to shave it off for a long time.
When Tian Mingwu heard his daughter say that his wife would dislike him, he immediately decided to go back home to shave his beard after reaching the fork in the road and preparing to leave the city for Taohua Mountain.
As soon as he returned home, Tian Mingwu asked the servant to find a razor and carefully shaved his beard clean.
After shaving his beard, he instantly looked more than ten years younger and felt more energetic.
At first glance, Tian An almost didn't recognize him.
A true middle-aged handsome uncle! No wonder he can give birth to such a cute child like Xiaokang.
Before leaving, Tian An gave Tian Mingwu a box of chocolates he had made last night and asked him to take it to worship his mother.
Tian Mingwu looked at the exquisite chocolates, happily took them, and took them out. "Your mother loves candy the most."
After sending Tian Mingwu out, Tian An left some people to guard the house, and took the rest to the workshop on Donglin Street to make mooncake gift boxes.
With the experience of making mooncake gift boxes from previous times, Qingmei and Zhenniang started to lead people to prepare early this year.
When Tian An arrived, several batches of Cantonese-style mooncakes had already been produced.
As soon as she arrived, Chen Qiang followed. "Miss, we've heard from the shop that the customers who ordered mooncake gift boxes from us in previous years have come to inquire about it.
When will we start selling mooncakes? How many boxes are available this year? Is the price the same as in previous years?
Chen Qiang came at the right time. Even if he didn't come, Tian An was going to send someone to find him.
"Pass the word down. Mooncake orders can begin today. The quantity will be the same as in previous years, plus 500 boxes. The price will be the same as in previous years.
However, we have launched a new mooncake with chocolate lava flavor this year. The quantity is limited and the price is five taels of silver per box. There are five mooncakes in a box and each person is limited to purchasing a maximum of five boxes.
We will arrange a small number of tastings in various stores tomorrow, so if you’re interested, you can go and try the flavors.”
Oh my god! Five taels of silver for a box, and there are only five in a box. Doesn't that mean each mooncake costs one tael of silver? And according to past practice, this mooncake wouldn't be that big. This is a sky-high price for a mooncake! Is anyone really willing to buy it?
Chen Qiang gasped just by listening to what Tian An said. Only rich people can afford to eat mooncakes like this!
Although he was shocked, he felt that since his young lady dared to set such a price, it meant that she was confident. So he did not stay any longer and hurried out to the shop to give instructions.
After receiving the instructions, the shop assistants immediately put up a sign to start taking orders for mooncakes.
He also happened to meet a customer who came to ask about it. The waiter greeted the customer with a smile, "You came at a great time. We just received the news that the order has started."
After saying that, he also specifically promoted the chocolate lava mooncakes to the guests.
When the customer heard about the new variety, he immediately became interested. The mooncakes in this store are delicious and beautiful, and they are also very suitable for giving as gifts.
Last year, because he ordered mooncakes from their store, the master felt very proud to give him a festival gift, and he even received extra money as a reward!
The visitor was the housekeeper of a wealthy family. The festival gifts had to be prepared in advance, and the hostess of the house had asked him to ask about it yesterday.
The guy hadn't received the news at that time, so he could only ask him to come again today.
The housekeeper was very interested in the news about the new variety when he first heard it, but when he heard the clerk's offer, he was stunned and looked at the clerk with an expression of disbelief.
"How much silver did you say for a box? Five taels? Did I hear correctly? There are only five mooncakes, each weighing one tael. Are you sure you remembered correctly?"
The waiter hastily assured, "Don't worry, I'm sure I'm not mistaken. I even asked our housekeeper several times, and he said exactly this price. And each person is limited to a maximum of five boxes!"
It is said that the ingredients for making this mooncake filling are very rare, and the owner does not have very many of them in this batch.
Although it says each person can order five boxes now, they might be sold out in two days.”
Although mooncakes are a bit expensive, what Beijing has the most is rich people. Rare things are most likely to arouse people's curiosity, so they have no trouble selling them.
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