Apricot kernel?
Liang Shuyan had some wonderful uses for apricot kernels.
Almonds can relieve coughs and asthma, lower cholesterol, aid in weight loss, promote blood circulation, and have beauty benefits. In addition, almond oil can strengthen and repair hair, reducing hair damage and split ends.
If apricot kernels are added to a tea recipe, then the tea becomes more than just a simple tea; it is also beneficial for beauty and health in ancient times.
Thinking of this, Liang Shuyan quickly walked out and saw a man of about forty years old carrying a load on a shoulder pole at the door. Upon seeing Liang Shuyan, he asked curiously, "Do you have apricot pits?"
Liang Shuyan shook her head: "No."
The man turned to leave, but Liang Shuyan said again, "I'd like to take these apricot pits from you. Name your price."
The man was taken aback, thinking to himself, "I'm always the one shouting that I have apricot kernels, how come I've run into someone who wants to buy my apricot kernels?"
“We go from village to village just to earn a couple more coins. When we get to town, they charge five coins a pound, but I charge three coins a pound now. It’s just a delivery fee. I’ll sell it to whoever you offer, as long as it’s reasonable. I still have work to do at home.”
"Six coins, sell all of these to me, I promise you won't lose money, how about it?" Liang Shuyan didn't want anyone to lose money, but she herself didn't want to spend too much money on this.
The man nodded: "Okay, six coins, let's sell it then, it'll save me the trouble of going all the way to town."
Liang Shuyan found her purse on her person, and the man took out all the apricot pits from the basket and said, "It's about 20 jin, let's just say 20 jin, it won't be much different in price?"
Da Shan groped his way out and followed behind Liang Shuyan, asking, "Mother, why did you buy this?"
“It’s useful. Go find a sack, drag all these apricot pits back, clean them up, and give Zhao Heng a good talking to. Mother needs the apricot pits.”
Liang Shuyan gave the man 100 coins. The man accepted the money with trembling hands, and said with a smile, "Thank you. But, I'd like to ask, do you still want these apricot pits?"
"Yes, you can send good apricot kernels to my house if you have any!"
Zhang was a little confused and pointed to the apricot pits laid out on the ground, saying, "Mother, what do you need so many apricot pits for?"
Liang Shuyan said, "Our tea workshop has started. These apricot kernels have special effects. Mother wants to improve the tea recipe so that our tea will be in high demand!"
Besides Jin Erniu going to the martial arts school, the rest of the people were placed in the tea workshop. In addition to improving the tea recipe, Liang Shuyan also made a simple plan for hygiene, including strict requirements for people working in the workshop, such as wearing hats, work clothes, and having clear identification.
The first step she took was to find Grandma Jin and tell her her idea.
Grandma Jin readily agreed, then brought over the pattern she had made, pulled Liang Shuyan to sit down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and pointed to the pattern, saying, "Look, how about we embroider this pattern onto the work clothes? And then embroider the words 'Jin Family Tea House' below the pattern, what do you think?"
As expected of her own mother, even their thoughts are so similar. Liang Shuyan nodded heavily: "Yes, Mother, can you help us think of something? I want Dashan to write some posters with our teahouse's promotional slogans, prices, recruitment information, and so on, and then distribute them to the children at the school to put up. Is that alright?"
"You're flattering your mother. Have you forgotten what you used to do? You handled all these activities single-handedly, so it's no problem for you. I trust you. Just do as I say."
Liang Shuyan smiled and said, "Okay, Mother, I'll go to town and get a batch of good quality fabric. We'll start by making work clothes, and then we'll advertise and recruit people at the same time!"
"Okay!"
It takes some time to travel from Daling Village to the town, and Liang Shuyan didn't want to waste time on the road, so she used the excuse of resting to return to her room.
With a bang, he slammed the door shut and entered his online store.
"Master, it's been a long time! If you develop two more plots of land, you'll be able to get a small wooden house!"
Liang Shuyan pondered for a moment and thought about it. Last time, she rescued Xuehua in the system, which almost used up all her savings. How could she have two more plots of land to buy a small wooden house?
"Hmm, didn't you spend all your gold coins last time to save Xuehua? What? Are you going to pay me back?"
The system sprite then explained, "The system is a human space. The host spent all the gold coins to save people. To reward the host's virtuous act of charity, the system has specially rewarded you with five vegetable plots. Now you only need two more plots to get a small wooden house. This small wooden house can be used for resting, cooking, and has spring water. You can also fish and grow flowers."
Liang Shuyan said "oh" and seemed not to be very interested in the little wooden house. Then she opened the store and saw white and light blue fabrics. She suddenly thought, how about using these two colors of fabric to make work clothes? Wouldn't that look nice?
The price tag below the cloth was one coin per bolt, which wasn't expensive. At the market, the lowest price would be two coins or more. With that in mind, she simply bought some of both colors of cloth.
The system chimed: "Congratulations, Master, for completing the mission and obtaining the development rights for two plots of land. You are also given a small wooden house. You can close your eyes and go inside to experience it!"
Liang Shuyan was a curious person, so she closed her eyes. Sure enough, she soon entered a wonderful little wooden house. It had two floors. The first floor was like a living room, with two rows of bamboo chairs, and the table and stools were all made of wood. Near the window, there was an exquisite fishing rod, and on the table was a tea set that looked like stone, smooth and exquisite.
On the second floor, near the window, there was a bamboo bed with an exquisite mattress on it. There was also a photo of herself on the headboard. Upon closer inspection, it was a photo of her and her mother, Li Lanfang.
The wardrobe, also made of bamboo, was opened gently. Inside were her own wardrobe: princess dresses, knee-high boots—the clothing style was predominantly pink and white. Wasn't that her own?
Going downstairs and turning left, there was a kitchen, lined with cabinets, small blue porcelain bowls and plates, as if she had instantly returned to the carefree days of her childhood.
To the right of the kitchen is a small garden, surrounded by a bamboo fence. Next to it is a small mountain spring, from which clear, sparkling water flows through bamboo tubes into the flowerbeds!
Liang Shuyan stepped out of the cabin, looked up at the clear blue sky, and opened her arms wide: "I love it, I love it here!"
With a startled cry, Madam Liu exclaimed, "Mother, what do you like?"
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