Chapter 404
In early March, Nanning City welcomed the traditional late spring cold snap, with the temperature dropping from a warm 20 degrees to single digits, leaving everyone with "frozen hands and feet".
Su Miao, who no longer wanted to take medicine, consciously changed into thick cotton clothes, but there were still some men who were "not afraid of the cold" and wanted to use their willpower to survive this temperature drop.
Su Miao looked at his father's thin clothes and said, "Dad, the temperature has been dropping since yesterday. You should put on more clothes or you might catch a cold."
"It's okay, it's okay. Your dad is in good health! In the past, he could wear only two pieces of clothing to deliver goods for a whole day in winter without any problem."
Su Yuanzheng patted his chest confidently.
Su Miao thought silently, the past you are talking about is more than ten years ago, how does the body of a forty-year-old compare to that of a person in his early twenties?
She opened her mouth to try to persuade him, but then gave up. After all, it is really difficult to persuade a man who is immersed in self-confidence. He will get scared after drinking bitter medicine for a few days.
As expected, Su Yuan had only been enjoying the cold weather for two days when he started to feel dizzy and have a runny nose.
Su Miao looked at his father, who had obviously calmed down and put on his cotton-padded clothes to warm himself by the fire, and was both angry and amused: "Dad, I told you to put on more clothes but you didn't listen. Now you have a cold."
Su Yuanzheng sniffed, looking regretful: "Oh, I really can't accept my old age anymore. I thought I could get through it."
"Let's go buy some medicine from Grandpa Liang. It will help you get better faster."
When Su Yuanzheng heard his daughter say she wanted to get some Chinese medicine, he immediately shook his head: "No, no, no! I can be fine after drinking some hot water. It's a waste of firewood to boil medicine!"
"...If that doesn't work, can you prescribe some Western medicine?"
Su Yuanzheng still looked reluctant, his brows furrowed into the shape of a "川" character, his face full of resistance:
"Actually, there's really no need to take medicine. I can just make a bowl of ginger soup and drink it. That's how everyone used to treat colds."
When Su Miao heard his father talking about ginger soup, he suddenly thought of ginger candy slices. As a therapeutic snack, its health benefits are basically the same as those of ginger.
It has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, strengthening the stomach and digestion, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
It can be used for symptoms such as colds, fever, headaches, etc. caused by exogenous wind and cold.
It can also promote the secretion of gastric juice and digestive juice, promote gastrointestinal motility, and be used to improve indigestion, bloating, abdominal distension and other symptoms. Taking it before meals can also enhance appetite.
Women can eat ginger candy slices in moderation to dredge the meridians and promote blood circulation, thereby relieving symptoms such as dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation.
However, this was her previous understanding, so to be on the safe side, she went to ask Grandpa Liang for advice.
Grandpa Liang pinched his mustache and said, "You remember correctly, your father is so strong, it's just a minor cold, and he can be cured by taking a few ginger candies.
You can eat some every day to ward off the cold. But don't eat too much, just two or three pieces a day will be enough."
"Is it because ginger is too stimulating that we can't eat too much?"
Grandpa Liang nodded and said: "The ginger candies we usually make are made by directly wrapping ginger slices with sugar. They are quite irritating and are not suitable for people with mouth ulcers and stomach problems.
Foods containing ginger are mostly hot in nature and are mixed with a lot of sugar, so people with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, as well as those suffering from lung disease, stomach disease, diabetes and hemorrhoids should not consume them for a long time.
Su Miao nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you, Grandpa Liang. I'll go back and make some for my dad. And please listen to my memory to see if the recipe is correct. First... then... then..."
After hearing her approach, Grandpa Liang nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, this is the way to do it."
After returning home, Su Miao started to operate.
The main ingredients of ginger candy slices are ginger and white sugar. The choice of ginger is very important. The tenderer the ginger slices, the better the taste and the less spicy they are.
However, some people like to use old ginger. It depends on personal needs and preferences.
First wash the ginger, peel it, cut it into even thin slices, and then soak it in water for half an hour to remove some of the spicy taste. You need to change the water several times in the middle.
If you don’t like it too spicy, you can rinse it several times, boil it in clean water, and then remove it from the pot and drain the water.
After that, you can mix the processed ginger slices with white sugar and marinate them for a while to allow the sugar to fully penetrate into the ginger.
This step further removes the spicy taste of the ginger and enhances the sweetness.
After half an hour, pour the pickled ginger slices and sugar water into the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat. Stir constantly to prevent sticking to the pot.
Turn off the heat when the syrup becomes thick and the ginger slices begin to dry.
Continue stir-frying with the residual heat from the stove until the syrup is completely crystallized, the ginger slices become dry and covered with a layer of powdered sugar. Then you can remove from the pan, spread it out to cool and eat it.
Looking at the ginger candy slices she made with her own hands, Su Miao felt filled with a sense of accomplishment. She couldn't wait to take a piece to try.
At first, a sweet taste spreads on the tip of the tongue, followed by a ginger smell.
The ginger flavor is not pungent, but rather makes people feel very comfortable. After chewing it slightly, the remaining spicy taste of the ginger can also be perceived, creating a wonderful encounter with the sweetness.
After confirming that the ginger candy slices he made were not only edible but also delicious, Su Miao filled a small plate and walked into his father's room.
"Dad, try this. These ginger candies can cure colds. I asked Grandpa Liang about them. They're delicious."
Su Yuanzheng looked at the ginger candy slices that looked like ginger dipped in sugar and said, "Why bother making so much trouble? Ginger soup will do."
"Dad, this feels different from drinking ginger soup. It feels like eating a snack, and the effect is more direct than ginger soup. You should try it."
Su Yuanzheng took the ginger candy, put it in his mouth and took a light bite, then his eyes lit up.
"Yeah, it's really delicious. It's sweet and has a hint of ginger. Hmm! It also has a bit of a spicy taste at the end. I've never tried making ginger slices like this before."
"As long as you like it, it's good, but these ginger candies..."
Before Su Miao could finish her words, the phone in the living room rang.
She ran over to answer the phone. It was a regular customer who was having a banquet the next day and wanted to order 15 kilograms of braised food.
Su Miao wrote down his needs in a notebook. Generally, such regular customers do not need to pay a deposit when ordering less than 20 kilograms of braised food.
You just need to agree on a pick-up time, and the store will reserve the goods for them. If the pick-up time is exceeded by 1 hour, they will take out the reserved goods and sell them.
However, if you order more than 20 kilograms, you need to pay a deposit first. We can deliver to your door within 5 kilometers, and you need to pay the balance after delivery.
After Su Miao hung up the phone, he put the notebook away. Su Yuanzheng would come to see it after closing the stall every day to plan the purchasing volume for the next day.
Then when she returned to her father's room, she found that her father, who had been curled up in bed just now, was gone.
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