Xu Jiang looked up at Lou Yunchun and saw that he was frowning.
"If you can't drink it, give it to me."
"No problem." She still had half a bowl left in her own bowl.
Xu Jiang simply called the young lady over and asked her to bring two more bowls of water to mix it with the wine, which diluted the taste of licorice and tangerine peel, making it taste better.
Seeing this, the young lady asked, "Do you two gentlemen think this fried plum soup is not tasty?"
Xu Jiang didn't answer, but smiled and asked, "What do you think, my lady?"
The young lady was startled by the question, then glanced at the old man in the shop and said in a low voice, "I don't think it tastes good."
Xu Jiang chuckled, making her blush, and then whispered, "It's indeed a bit unpalatable."
"Please enlighten me, sir."
"There's too much licorice and dried tangerine peel, and it's a bit fishy, sweet, and sticky. It would be better if I reduced it or switched it up."
The young lady's eyes lit up, "How can I lose weight and change?"
Xu Jiang smiled again, the young lady is not very worldly-wise yet.
But she didn't hide anything and said, "I tasted your Shigongmei Jian and found that it contains black plums, black dates, hawthorn, tangerine peel, licorice, and roselle. Is that right?"
The young lady stared at her in amazement. "It's just as good. You are really capable."
Who wouldn't like to be complimented by such a lovely young lady? Xu Jiang was pleased anyway. "Thank you, thank you."
Then he explained to her in detail: "What we mean by reducing it is to reduce the dosage of dried tangerine peel and licorice, and also reduce the boiling time."
She held up the bowl and said, "This is the bowl. Use ten bowls of water to boil the soup. No more than one qian of licorice root and six qian of dried tangerine peel. Once the soup boils, it can't be boiled for more than a quarter of an hour. After a quarter of an hour, remove from the heat, remove the ingredients, and let them sit before drinking."
The young lady thought for a moment, then asked, "How about changing it?"
"The only change is to replace the licorice with sugarcane juice and the tangerine peel with fresh tangerine peel. The dosage and cooking method are the same as before."
"Fresh orange peel?"
"Now is the time when the oranges are just beginning to ripen. The fresh orange peels are more fragrant and refreshing. My lady, you might as well give them a try."
The young lady nodded and took note of it, then said gratefully, "Thank you, ma'am." Then she looked at the tea bowls on the table and said shyly, "I won't charge for these two bowls. Consider it my treat."
"What should we do then?" Xu Jiang winked at Lou Yunchun, who took out twenty copper coins and placed them on the table.
The young lady was about to return the money, but Xu Jiang held her hand and said, "If my method works, you can treat us to a drink next time you come."
After saying that, he stood up and left with Lou Yunchun.
The young lady stared at the two men's backs as they left, clasped her hands together and said, "Good people live a long and happy life."
Then she went back to the shop and told her father that she would be the one to make the fried plums tomorrow!
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