Tang Zhan seemed particularly energetic today! He also started talking more.
"Auntie Wang, don't worry! Be careful not to get burned again."
"You kid, do you really think your mother is useless? To tell you the truth, I've been tending the stove and making herbal tea since the day I could walk. How could I be so delicate and get burned so easily?"
As Aunt Wang spoke, she neatly poured two bowls of cold tea from a clay pot and placed them in front of them, smiling kindly.
“That day was just an accident!
But, thanks to you all for helping me, an old woman, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be able to keep this shop! By the way, you left in such a hurry that day that I didn't even have time to thank you properly!
Later, please tell your classmates on behalf of your mother that whenever they want to drink herbal tea, just come over!
"Ama, we don't have anything else here, but we definitely have plenty of herbal tea!"
Tang Zhan handed one of the bowls to Lan Guoer and replied with a smile, "Auntie Wang, you're welcome! Serving the people is our duty, isn't it?"
Perhaps she thought of something, Aunt Wang sighed, and her expression became a little sad.
"Hey! You're all good kids! If my disappointing grandson had been a bit more sensible than you, he wouldn't have caused the incident that day!"
"Did Wang Er come back later? Did he not cause trouble with you again?"
Hearing Aunt Wang mention Wang Er, and thinking of that boy's unruly appearance, Tang Zhan expressed his concern.
"You were all going to send him to the police station that day. I think he was really scared! He was even well behaved at home for a few days and didn't make trouble with me anymore."
As she spoke, Aunt Wang frowned again.
"I don't know where he's been these past few days. Counting today, I haven't seen him in three days! This kid is such a worry!"
"Auntie Wang, don't worry too much about him!"
Tang Zhan comforted him,
"I think Wang Er may be a small boy, but he's quite smart! Besides, he's sixteen or seventeen years old, and that's when he loves to play. Maybe he'll be back soon!"
"Hey! Look at me, an old woman like me. I'm getting more and more ignorant as I get older! Why should I mention this annoying thing to you guys for no reason?"
When Aunt Wang heard Tang Zhan comforting her, she realized that she had said too much. She looked at Lan Guoer sitting opposite him and a smile appeared on her face again.
"Hey, this girl is so pretty! I wonder what this is...?" She asked Tang Zhan with her eyes.
"Oh, this is my wife Lan Guoer, she just came from Kyoto to visit relatives today.
Guo'er, this is Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang is also... a military dependent."
Tang Zhan hesitated for a moment and introduced her to Lan Guoer.
"Hello, Aunt Wang!"
Hearing that Aunt Wang was a military family member, Lan Guoer immediately felt a sense of respect in her heart. She stood up and greeted her respectfully.
"well!"
Aunt Wang smiled and nodded, pushing the plate of candied fruit towards her, her eyes full of kindness.
"You might not be used to this tea the first time you drink it, but this tea of mine is the best for cooling off summer heat. Just drink it slowly with this candied fruit, and maybe you'll appreciate its benefits."
Lan Guoer was well-versed in pharmacology, and based on the aroma of the herbs in the shop, she had already guessed the ingredients in the tea. They were indeed excellent herbs for relieving summer heat and dampness, and were just right for her current condition.
As a doctor, she understood the bitter taste of good medicine! Without being pretentious, she picked up the bowl and took a big sip.
"Auntie Wang, your herbal tea shop has been open for a long time, right?" She asked after putting down the tea bowl.
Aunt Wang looked around the store, as if recalling the past.
"Speaking of which, this shop was handed down from my father! He has been running it till now despite all the ups and downs.
A few years ago, the government did come to discuss taking it over to the public, but I, an old woman, and my grandson all live and eat here, and we have nowhere else to go!
Later, the higher-ups turned a blind eye and allowed the store to continue operating because my son was a martyr and I, an old woman living alone, had a grandson to raise.
Now, it has been more than seventy years.
"You say life is so boring! It feels like just yesterday when my old father was sitting here making herbal tea. How come I've become an old woman in the blink of an eye?"
Only then did Lan Guoer realize what Tang Zhan was worried about during his brief hesitation!
It turns out that Aunt Wang is not only a military family member, but also a martyr's family member...
Moreover, from what she said, it seemed that she and her grandson were the only two people left at home... One was old and the other was young. Just thinking about it made people feel that it was not easy.
After drinking a bowl of boiling hot herbal tea, Lan Guoer felt that the heat in her body seemed to be dissipated along with the sweat, and she felt indescribably refreshed.
I can't help but sigh in my heart, it's true that the land and water shape the people, and people in different places have their own way of living!
This effect is no different from those western medicines in her space that clear away heat, detoxify, remove dampness and dryness!
The key is that it is gentle and healthy, without any toxic side effects.
Thinking of the various beverage versions of herbal tea that appeared on the market in later generations, Lan Guoer couldn't help but have an idea!
Couldn't the herbal tea recipe that Aunt Wang has mastered, which has been carefully brewed over the years, be registered as a brand, and then put into professional production, and made into a drink that is easy to carry and has a pleasant taste and then put on the market?
The early bird catches the worm! Beverage products are extremely profitable! In this era when the beverage market is almost blank, wouldn’t it be easy to make a fortune?
Even if it is not that big, like Master Wu's dry goods team, going from street to street, isn't it enough for the two of them, the grandparents and grandchildren, to live a good life?
Thinking of this, Lan Guoer expressed her thoughts.
But just as she started, Aunt Wang interrupted her! She seemed to know what she meant, and her tone was no longer as gentle as before.
"How come you, little girl, are thinking the same thing as my bastard grandson?
You may not know that the last time he brought people to the store to make trouble was to force me to hand over the recipe for making tea!
He even said he was going to make a fortune with it! How could such easy money be earned? How could I let him do whatever he wanted?
As Aunt Wang spoke, she didn't know what she was thinking about, and her eyes became red.
"This child lost his mother at birth, and his father died on the battlefield! He's helpless, and this recipe is the only thing I can leave him!
With this recipe, he can at least have a livelihood and food to eat in the future! But if even this recipe is gone, and I, an old woman, am gone, how will he live alone in the future? "
After hearing what Aunt Wang said, Lan Guoer knew that she had misunderstood what she meant!
However, she was quite curious about the fact that Aunt Wang's grandson asked her for the recipe and wanted to do business.
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