"Okay, drive carefully, goodbye Aunt Tao."
After seeing Aunt Tao off, Yan Xia went to the backyard to have lunch with the children.
Steamed buns with cold water, plus a fresh, sweet peach for each person.
Feeling great.
The peaches would taste even better if they were chilled in well water.
Unfortunately, there was no well in the shop, so if you needed water, you had to fetch it from the river not far away. All the families on this street used that water.
"Mom, why did you buy so many peaches?"
Winter Plum asked her curiously.
"Making peach shortbread, Mom was thinking of adding a new flavor to it, and we'll sell it this afternoon."
After saying that, Yan Xia took out a few peaches, removed the skin and pits, divided the flesh into two portions, mashed one portion into a paste, and diced the other portion.
Peach paste is added to the peach shortbread and mixed together.
Instead of sesame seeds, diced peaches are placed in the center of the peach shortbread as a garnish.
Since peaches are naturally sweet, the sugar content needs to be reduced by another quarter.
The first attempt at baking was a great success.
When it was served, the whole backyard was filled with the aroma of peach shortbread and peaches.
It's addictive.
"Come on, everyone try a piece."
Yan Xia took a piece and took a small bite.
The peach shortbread was still hot. One bite, and the crispy texture combined with peach pieces created a wonderfully unique taste.
"Wow, this is delicious! Mom, you're so clever. How did you come up with the idea of putting peaches in? It looks good and tastes good too."
Winter plum blossoms praised her in surprise.
The peach shortbread, with the addition of peaches, changed its color from light brown to pale pink.
It definitely looks much better.
It has a very girlish feel to it.
In the afternoon, the new flavor of peach shortbread was snapped up by customers.
Yan Xia generously cut ten pieces of peach shortbread for people to try, causing a sensation throughout the street.
The grand spectacle, unseen for seven or eight days, unfolded once again.
The queue stretched all the way to the end of the bridge.
After all, everyone's tired of the original flavor.
Thirty percent of the guests this time were young women.
However, Yan Xia did not lower the price; instead, she sold it at the original price.
Her shop is already a hit in town, so she doesn't need to attract customers with low prices anymore.
"Shopkeeper, give me two bags of the new flavor peach shortbread. I'll take them as gifts."
"I want four bags, oh, only three left. No problem, I can wait a bit—"
"Shopkeeper, it's so hot! When is it my turn?"
"Oh dear, why is there only the original flavor left? Shopkeeper, hurry up and bake some peach flavor, my daughter is begging for it."
"....."
Because there's no need to go back to the village.
Yan Xia didn't close her shop until sunset.
After eating some porridge cooked by their daughter-in-law, the four of them counted their money in the courtyard.
"Mother, including what I have in my hand, there are a total of 50 taels."
It's exactly an integer.
Today's sales are almost three times that of yesterday.
Yan Xia giggled.
Eight pearly white teeth were suddenly revealed.
The three girls were all beaming with joy.
Fifty taels.
In the past, their family wouldn't have earned that much in half a lifetime.
And their mothers earned that in a single day.
"Mom, you're amazing!"
Lamei clung to Yan Xia's waist, refusing to let go no matter what.
His eyes were practically overflowing with adoration.
“Here, I’ll give you each 50 coins. Tomorrow at noon, you can go shopping and buy whatever you like. There are fewer people at noon now, so we’ll take a break at noon from now on. Mother can close the shop and take a nap.”
Yan Xia took out 150 coins.
Give each of my daughters and daughters-in-law 50 coins.
Although this amount of copper coins is not even enough to make up a fraction of fifty taels.
That was enough to make the three of them grin from ear to ear.
"Thank you, Mother~"
"Mom, you're so good to me~"
"...."
The four of them squeezed into the bed and slept soundly that night.
The temperature at night is not as high as during the day, and a thin blanket is just right for sleeping at night, but there are mosquitoes.
Fortunately, Yan Xia had burned mosquito-repelling plants in the backyard beforehand.
This is a wild grass that grows by the river. It looks like a zongzi leaf. When you pick it, dry it, and burn it, the smoke will make mosquitoes limp and prevent them from biting you all night.
Even the buzzing of mosquitoes was much quieter.
Baihua Village at this time.
The Jin brothers, Jin Fu and Jin Lu, had just fallen asleep.
The courtyard wall has been demolished, and the area has been re-planned today.
Many villagers came to watch the spectacle, secretly saying that the family had a lot of money, which they must have earned by selling flower cakes.
This resulted in the number of girls pursuing Jinlu doubling.
There were even a few unfamiliar faces; they were probably someone's nieces or granddaughters.
Jin Lumen was so afraid to leave his house that he handed over all the farm work to his older brother, while he himself went to the other side of the hill to chop firewood, collect dry branches, and burn ashes.
Zhao Dali goes to town every day to do odd jobs.
He can take the lye water to his mother while he's at it.
The third day.
The front and back walls of the house have been built; all that's left is to build two side rooms and dig a well.
Jinlu picked up a machete and a basket and went up the mountain.
He's going to collect dry branches today; he chopped enough firewood yesterday.
Unexpectedly, they ran into He Danu and He Erniu on the way.
"Brother Jinlu, why are you always hiding from us? Are you going to chop wood? Let me help you!"
He Erniu is two months younger than Jinlu.
She spoke in a rough, cannon-like voice, trying to charm Jin Lu.
Jinlu was so disgusted he almost threw up his leftover dinner.
I got goosebumps all over my body.
“Jinlu, let me help you too. Erniu doesn’t do much housework at home, unlike me, who is very strong. Come on, I’ll help you chop wood.”
He Daniu glared at her sister.
He wanted to snatch the cleaver from Jinlu's hand.
As a result, Jinlu took several steps back and narrowly avoided the attack.
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