Chapter 137 Popsicles
Wen Zhenyi sat next to Shen Hanxing with two popsicles in his hand: "What flavor does Brother Shen want to eat?"
Shen Hanxing looked at the two popsicles in her hand: "What flavor is delicious?"
"Mango is sweeter, while bayberry has a slightly sweet and sour taste."
"I eat bayberry."
Wen Zhenyi handed him the bayberry popsicle in his hand and took a bite of the mango popsicle. The aroma of the fruit pulp spread in his mouth, and it tasted a little crunchy.
This kind of food without additives is still delicious. I will bring some to Mr. Cheng tomorrow.
When Wen Chengwen came back, he brought back a lot of honey, but the quality of the honey varied. Some had been filtered, and some came with honeycombs.
The ones with honeycomb need to be filtered. In fact, if you don’t rush to eat it, let it melt slowly and it will be very delicious.
Wen Zhenyi saw that the filtered honey should be enough for use, so he put the unfiltered honey aside and wait for it to be used later.
Shen Hanxing was very familiar with making lemon honey, so he consciously did it.
Wen Zhenyi did not prepare any special herbal tea today. He planned to sell popsicles and ice jelly and cold shrimp. As for the herbal tea, he would make some stewed grass fruit when he had time.
As soon as the shop opened, many diners came, and they were all sweating profusely.
"Boss, give me a bowl of summer drink."
"Guest, we have fruit popsicles today, would you like to try them?"
"What's a popsicle?"
This really stumped Wen Chengwen: "Wait a minute." He turned and went to the kitchen to get two popsicles: "Here are the popsicles, the red one is bayberry, and the yellow one is mango."
The guests looked at the popsicles emitting white smoke, their eyes widened: "Isn't this ice?"
"It's edible ice. It tastes great. The bayberry is sour and sweet and thirst-quenching, while the mango is sweet and fragrant."
“How much do you sell this for?”
"Three Wen each."
"Okay, I'll have one."
"What flavor do you want?"
"I came to Yangmei."
Wen Chengwen handed him the bayberry popsicle in his hand and said, "Take your time to enjoy it, sir."
Another customer bought the mango popsicle he was holding.
Some customers also bought ice jelly and cold shrimp.
Wen Zhenyi was watching from the lobby and the backyard gate, wanting to see how the popsicles were doing. If the sales were good, he could make some glutinous rice popsicles or something like that tomorrow.
It is not complicated to make, but it is good at quenching thirst and cooling off.
Zhu Tao was also watching from the side: "Yi Yi, is everyone okay with this popsicle?"
"Fruit is still a bit expensive, but we can look at other options. If the price of fruit comes down, it would be a good choice."
Zhu Tao and the others had eaten popsicles, which were more effective in cooling down the body than a bowl of cold tea. However, Ma Yinghe didn't allow them to eat too much, saying that it was not good for girls to eat too many cold things.
The guests licked the popsicles with their tongues and felt the chill spread throughout their bodies. They took a small bite and shivered unconsciously.
The heat in the whole body seems to be evaporated instantly, it is really a great tool to relieve summer heat.
"Boss, can I take this popsicle away?"
Wen Chengwen smiled and said, "Guest, this popsicle will melt easily if you take it out in the sun. If you live nearby, it's fine, but if you live far away, I'm afraid you won't be able to take it back."
"What a pity! If I bring my kids here to buy this, do I still have to queue?"
"We made a small number of popsicles today, just to see if everyone can accept them. If everyone can accept them, we will make more popsicles with other flavors tomorrow and lower the price so that everyone can enjoy them."
"I can accept that. Why not? Just make more of these. We won't be sitting in the store for long. We'll just buy and leave."
"Yes, yes, if there is a cheaper one, we would also like to buy it and try it."
Seeing that everyone was accepting, Ma Yinghe also agreed with a smile: "We are researching and trying to make something delicious and affordable for everyone."
"Okay."
As soon as Wen Zhen heard the answer he wanted, he began to think about increasing the variety of popsicles and how to lower the price.
If you want to keep the price down, the ingredients you choose cannot be too expensive, otherwise ordinary people will really be reluctant to eat it.
When choosing sugar, they should also choose the cheapest one so that they can make money and the people can afford it.
"Xiao Taozi, I'm going to the Cheng Mansion tomorrow. I'll tell you how to make popsicles for lunch. Just follow the steps."
"I?"
"If it's not you, it could be me."
“I don’t know if I can do it well.”
“As long as you take the right steps, you won’t go wrong.”
"You can make mung bean popsicles and glutinous rice popsicles tomorrow. There are a lot of lemons, so you can also use lemon juice, water and sugar to make lemon mint popsicles."
"Tell me about it in detail and I'll take note."
"Let's soak the mung beans and glutinous rice first. Just like when you cook porridge, the only difference is that we need to boil the mung beans until they melt and turn into sand."
“Is it similar to red bean paste?”
“Yes, it’s mung bean paste.”
"For glutinous rice, add sugar and cook until it blooms. Then pour it into a bamboo tube and let it cool."
"That doesn't sound difficult."
"It's not difficult. The difficulty lies in how much sugar to put in. It's not easy to put too much sugar, but it can't be too little either. Too much sugar will make it too sweet, and too little will make it tasteless."
Zhu Tao carefully remembered what she said: "Lemon is to squeeze out the lemon juice, add sugar water and water, and then add mint?"
"Yes, you can put the mint in a bamboo tube, pour in lemonade, and let it freeze in the water."
"Wouldn't that be tasteless?"
"Yes, you can also taste the mint flavor. Or you can crush it and add the juice to lemonade. You can decide for yourself tomorrow and see what tastes better."
"I can do it myself?" Zhu Tao was a little uneasy.
"Well, I won't be able to watch it tomorrow, so you'll have to do it with your aunts."
Zhu Tao was a little nervous. This was the first time that Wen Zhenyi was not around and she had to finish some meals by herself.
Wen Zhenyi patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous. Just do what you usually do tomorrow."
Zhu Tao took a few deep breaths and said, "I'll try my best."
After the store closed in the afternoon, Wen Zhenyi was responsible for cooking, and she didn't have to do anything else herself.
Today was the happiest day for Hu Zi and the other kids. They ate a lot of things they had never eaten before and also learned a word.
When Shen Xiucai and the others arrived, Shen Hanxing was still counting today's accounts: "Hanxing, did you make delicious food again today?"
Chen Hanxing said without even raising his head: "Grandpa, the Wen family's sister left some for you. It's in the kitchen at the back. Go get it yourself."
"You kid, am I doing this for that one bite of food?"
Chen Hanxing raised his head and looked at him with a smile: "Isn't it?"
"Ahem, I'm going to go check on the kids in the backyard. You should settle the accounts carefully." After saying that, he walked towards the backyard with his hands behind his back.
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