In addition to being busy developing new flavors of jam, Su Qingluan is also stepping up her research on what new flavors of snacks can be made with "stretched cheese".
In fact, according to Su Qingluan's own idea, she wanted to find a "successor" to take over her shop. Even if the skills were not as good as hers for the time being, it didn't matter. As long as the person was smart, willing to work hard, and had good character, she could teach him as a student.
However, after searching for a long time, there were only a handful of people who had one or two of these advantages, and Su Qingluan basically could not find anyone who had all three advantages. So now she had to do all the general things herself. As a result, Su Qingluan, who had originally had everything on track, became busy again and had no time to study the dishes.
As a result, the task of cooking at home fell on Song Bo again.
Not only was Su Qingluan busy like a top, but Mu Xingzhi was also spending more and more time in bed.
Of course, in the eyes of everyone in Huaxi Village, many people are prone to serious illness in winter, and this is especially true for the weaker or older people.
Although Mu Xingzhi is not old, his appearance is too deceptive - his face is always as pale as paper, his body is so thin that it seems like it can be blown away by the wind, and his voice is so gentle that many people think it is a little "weak". All of these make everyone in Huaxi Village unable to help but pray to the gods for him every time the season changes.
...Although this guy is in good health and loves to eat, he can beat ten children to tears in one go.
Of course, he said he was "recuperating" at home, but Su Qingluan knew that this person hardly stayed at home for long. He basically disappeared on the spot immediately after recuperating.
Su Qingluan did not deliberately ask where the other party had been. She had no right to pry into this information. Su Qingluan had always been very clear about this - she knew it with her toes. Since Mu Xingzhi had restored his identity as the prince "Xiao Huan", and it was during the sensitive period of transition between the old and new thrones, he would not do anything in vain.
In fact, as Mu Xingzhi's wife, Su Qingluan would often receive messages like "Say hello to Mr. Mu for me" when the weather changed or it rained, and there were quite a few of them, from men, women, young and old.
As the weather gets colder, Mu Xingzhi often "stays at home and refuses visitors", which makes everyone worried.
Fortunately, winter is gradually approaching, and Su Ji has also begun its annual "winter vacation" that lasts three or four months - after all, the fruit trees do not bear fruit at this time, and the mountains are often closed due to heavy snow, making the roads difficult to walk on.
What's more, the taste of frozen jam will be affected to some extent.
Taking all factors into consideration, it is wise for Su Ji to close in winter - and this is one of the reasons why Su Qingluan plans to open up a new "track".
Su Qingluan originally used local wild fruits as raw materials because he planned to tie "Huaxi Village" and "Su Ji" together and help all the villagers live a good life together.
However, the disadvantages of "regional specialty fruits" as raw materials have gradually become apparent - due to limited transportation conditions, all fruit jams must be processed in Huaxi Village and then transported to branches across the country.
Even though Su Qingluan experimented countless times, the jam had no quality or taste issues for at least a month, but its freshness was more or less compromised compared to the finished product made from freshly picked fruits.
What's more, the factory has not produced any products for several consecutive months. Not only does the site have to be cleaned every time, but such a long blank period is also not conducive to customer stability and improving the competitiveness of its own products.
Su Qingluan is now trying to resolve this embarrassing situation by researching food that is less dependent on raw materials from geographically specific species.
While researching new flavors of jam, Su Qingluan was also studying the styles of snacks she planned to launch. Although she had saved a lot of time recently because Su Ji was on "vacation" and no longer had to run back and forth, she felt even more pressed for time because she had so many things to do.
Songbo's disappearance has increased recently, but for the people of Huaxi Village, everyone thinks this is normal.
Song Bo often went out under the pretext of seeking medical treatment for Mu Xingzhi, and no one knew where he went. As for Su Qingluan, considering the idea of "marry a chicken, follow the chicken, marry a dog, follow the dog" that people in this era adhered to, it was normal for her to stay by her husband's side and serve him every step of the way when he was sick and bedridden.
So Su Qingluan stayed indoors all day and did not arouse anyone's suspicion.
During this period, Su Qingluan returned home once to pick up the winter clothes that Yang and Mu Xingzhi had made for her.
Yang and Su Guangfu were also very worried about their sick son-in-law and wanted to visit him, but Su Qingli refused.
"Why is it inconvenient for us to go see him?" Yang was very worried. "Is Xingzhi really that ill?"
Su Guangfu also had a very solemn expression on his face.
It wasn't their fault for being so terrified; Su Qingluan had only been married to Mu Xingzhi for a short time. If anything happened to Mu Xingzhi at this critical moment, not to mention whether their daughter would be heartbroken, the rumors alone would be like an invisible knife, each one hurting.
What's more, in this era, although people are not required to "remain chaste", in a small mountain village like this, if a new bride "kills" her husband, there will always be a lot of rumors. If Su Qingluan really gets such a reputation in the future, it may be difficult for her to get married again.
Su Qingluan naturally didn't know that beneath her parents' grave expressions, her mind was already racing. She offered an excuse she had already prepared: "Oh, he just read too late last night and forgot to put on a coat, so he caught a cold. He was almost healed, but he wasn't paying attention and got caught in a cold breeze a couple of days ago, and it got a little worse."
"Don't take it lightly," Yang said. "Xingzhi is already weak, and it's getting colder day by day. This kind of common cold can easily lead to a serious illness if you don't pay attention. I have a prescription..."
"Mother..." Su Qingluan interrupted Yang's nagging with a look of confusion. "Xingzhi himself is well versed in medical knowledge. Besides, if there's something he wants to eat but can't cook, don't we still have your daughter, me? I don't want you to see him because I'm afraid he might infect you with his illness."
Of course, this excuse is naturally false. The real reason is that Song Bo and Mu Xingzhi are not at home now. Where can she go to bring her parents back to life?
Su Guangfu and Yang couldn't ignore the fact that they had two small children at home, so they finally gave up the idea of going to visit Mu Xingzhi. Su Qingluan had the excuse of "taking care of the patient" to stay at home and could tinker with the recipes she wanted to cook behind closed doors.
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