Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Lemon Honey Honey is made of dense matter, so it is called...
Zhao Mingsheng's eyes widened when he saw the honeycomb that Dongzi's father took out from the snakeskin bag.
The Compendium of Materia Medica also recorded about this honeycomb: "Honey is dense, so it is called honey."
The densely packed hexagonal holes were filled with amber honey. The hornets were originally attracted by the smell of the honey, and when the fragrance disappeared, they naturally returned to their original nest.
The remaining newly built nest was picked up by Dongzi's father and others.
Zhao Mingsheng and Cui Cen, who always did good deeds without leaving their names, had no connection with this matter. Fortunately, they retrieved the honeycomb, otherwise they would have missed out on such a delicious treat.
The burly man laughed heartily. "When we got there, we found that the wasps had already left. But there were still beehives left in that patch of woods. We were afraid they would come back and build another nest, so we took them back."
Zhao Mingsheng was craving the taste of honey, so he accepted it with a smile.
After thanking Dongzi's father, Zhao Mingsheng carried the honeycomb into the kitchen. He scraped off the impurities on the surface with a knife and put the rest into the pot.
Do not add water, simmer slowly over low heat.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" also mentioned: "If the fire is too high, it cannot be used." Therefore, you must not use high heat when cooking, because excessively high temperature will destroy the quality of honey, which is a great test of the heat.
If the fire is too low, the honeycomb will not melt easily.
If the fire is too strong, the quality of the secretion will be destroyed.
Zhao Mingsheng carefully controlled the heat, stirring constantly with a wooden stick while cooking, and soon a sweet aroma emerged.
It simmered like this for half an hour, and soon a layer of white beeswax floated on the surface. This layer of beeswax contained the impurities in the honeycomb.
Use a spatula to scrape off the beeswax, remove the fire and wait for it to cool slowly. When the honey becomes amber-colored, pour it into a small jar and cool it.
Wasps are large and ferocious, and the honey they produce is much sweeter than ordinary honey.
Zhao Mingsheng took a sip, and the refreshing sweetness flowed from his mouth to his internal organs.
Because this group of hornets picked the nectar of the white fresh flower, it tastes like the medicinal fragrance of the white fresh flower, which makes it both fragrant and sweet.
Although it tasted good, Zhao Mingsheng felt that something was missing. She really couldn't think of it, so she made another bowl and handed it to Cui Ergou.
"Try it."
Cui Cen drank it all in one gulp, then pursed his lips, leaving a sweet scent on his lips and teeth.
It is too sweet.
"Hmm, kind of sweet."
Even he, who always liked sweets, felt that this bowl of honey water was a bit too sweet.
"It would be nice if we could just neutralize it," he said.
"Centralize it?"
Cui Ergou's words gave Zhao Mingsheng some inspiration.
On the day he came back from the mountains, Zhao Mingsheng also picked a lot of lemons on the way, which came in handy now.
She cut the lemon in half, squeezed some juice into the honey, and then shook it with warm water.
"Would you like to try it again now?"
Cui Cen lowered his head and took a sip, his eyes lighting up.
“Delicious!”
The slightly sour lemon juice mixed with honey water creates a sour and sweet taste that fills your entire mouth.
After getting Cui Ergou's approval, Zhao Mingsheng happily brought the lemon honey water to his father and mother to drink.
It received unanimous praise.
Even Meng, who doesn't usually like tea, praised this drink highly, saying, "This is really delicious, even better than those scented teas!"
Meng praised without exaggeration.
It is sweet but not greasy, and has a slight sourness in the sweetness, making the taste not only not greasy but also very refreshing.
It was rare that Mrs. Meng liked it so much, so Zhao Mingsheng immediately decided to make more honey lemon and put it in a jar. If Mrs. Meng wanted to drink it, she could brew it with warm water at any time.
Do what you say.
Zhao Mingsheng used a knife to cut the lemon into slices horizontally and put them into the jar, then poured honey into it and finally sealed the jar.
Marinate overnight and it will taste better tomorrow than today.
Because he went to the mountains to pick fruits, Zhao Mingsheng hadn't delivered medicine to the pharmacy for several days.
The next day, she got up early and went to Qingkang Town with medicinal herbs and pills.
Because she came too early, Manager Yu had not arrived yet.
It was Shi Xiaozi who was cleaning the lobby with a broom.
"Sister Zhao! You're here!" When he looked up and saw Zhao Mingsheng, Shi Xiaozi greeted her happily.
Zhao Mingsheng responded, then asked with a smile, "Well, have you been studying hard with Shopkeeper Yu recently?"
"Of course, Master taught me a lot!"
"I can now recognize most medicinal herbs!"
"I can even prepare ordinary colds!"
When talking about this, Shi Xiaozi's words began to flow like a flowing river.
"That's amazing!" Zhao Mingsheng praised without hesitation.
Just saying.
The curtain connecting the lobby to the backyard was suddenly lifted, and a young man yawned as he walked out.
It was Wang Zhuo, another apprentice of Manager Yu.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes, and when he caught a glimpse of someone else in the lobby, he was startled and his sleepiness instantly disappeared.
He took a closer look at the young lady standing next to Shi Shao and found that she was the one he had met before.
"Shi Shao, why didn't you call me when you had guests?"
While complaining, Wang Zhuo put on a smile towards Zhao Mingsheng.
"Young lady, you're finally here. My master has been talking about you these past two days. If you hadn't come, he would have been so worried. Did you bring any herbs this time?"
Zhao Mingsheng patted the cloth bag behind him.
"I brought it. It's all here."
Wang Zhuo was delighted and reached out to take it.
Zhao Mingsheng took a step back, avoiding his hand reaching for the cloth bag, and said with a smile, "I'd better wait for Manager Yu to come and give it to him personally."
Wang Zhuo had no choice but to withdraw his hand awkwardly and laughed awkwardly.
"Haha, okay. Master should be here soon."
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
As soon as Shopkeeper Yu stepped into the store, he spotted Zhao Mingsheng and said in surprise, "Girl, you're finally here!"
"I'm sorry, I was delayed a few days ago." Zhao Mingsheng said with a slight apology.
Shopkeeper Yu looked at the bulging cloth bag behind Zhao Mingsheng, the joy on his face was beyond words. He said generously:
"It's okay, it's okay. Actually, it won't matter if it's delivered a few days late."
Recently, because of the things that Xing'antang did to himself, and because of the various high-quality pills sold in the pharmacy, they have also won the favor of many people.
Qingkang Town has gotten rid of the situation where Xing'antang was the only dominant force!
Some herbalists, despite Xing'an Tang's high prices, were still willing to sell the herbs to pharmacies at a lower price. While these herbs weren't as good as the ones Zhao Mingsheng had, they could still cure illnesses, albeit with slightly less effectiveness.
And the most important point is that it can enrich the medicine store’s medicine library.
Zhao Mingsheng breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good!"
At this moment, Wang Zhuo came to them, holding a broom in one hand and pretending to wipe the sweat from his head with the other.
"Master, the lobby has been cleaned and the medicine cabinets have been organized. Is there anything else you need me to do?"
Zhao Mingsheng was stunned for a moment. Wasn’t this broom still in Shi Xiaozi’s hand just now?
And when she first came, didn't this man look like he had just woken up? When did he clean the lobby and organize the medicine cabinet?
Shopkeeper Yu looked around and saw the neatly arranged medicine cabinets and the dust-free floor. He stroked his beard with some satisfaction and praised, "Well done! Thank you for your hard work. You cleaned it very well."
"By the way, where's your junior brother?"
"Oh, Junior Brother got up late today. The water hasn't boiled yet, so he went to the backyard to boil water." Wang Zhuo said with a somewhat evasive look.
Zhao Mingsheng narrowed his eyes dangerously. He was lying!
And judging by his skilled attitude, it was obviously not the first time he had done this. He not only stole the credit of others, but also stepped on them.
How come this person is more poisonous than those hornets from yesterday?!
"Oh, one of my earrings fell off!" Zhao Mingsheng touched his earlobe quietly, then deliberately exclaimed in surprise.
"I clearly remember wearing it when I just entered the store. I must have dropped it inside. Can you guys help me check if I left it somewhere?"
"This earring is so valuable!" Zhao Mingsheng deliberately emphasized the word "expensive" on his tongue.
After hearing what she said, Shopkeeper Yu immediately looked around.
Wang Zhuo also quickly squatted on the ground and started looking for it.
But the ground was smooth and there wasn't even a speck of dust, so where did the earrings come from?
They searched for a long time but found nothing.
"Did you hide my earrings?"
Wang Zhuo's heart skipped a beat at Zhao Mingsheng's sudden accusation. He quickly denied it, "How could that be? How could I take the young lady's earrings?"
"That means you swept my earrings away as trash."
Since the earrings were nowhere to be found, this explanation made sense. Shopkeeper Yu nodded in agreement, "That's a possibility."
"That earring is really valuable. I spent five hundred taels of silver on it. You have to compensate me."
Zhao Mingsheng continued with a cold face, not giving him any chance to refute.
When Wang Zhuo heard that he had to pay 500 taels, he was so anxious that he broke into a cold sweat. He thought that even if he sold him, he wouldn't make that much.
Wang Zhuo quickly waved his hands, "I didn't sweep the floor, I didn't sweep the floor. If you want compensation, go find Shi Shao!"
Shi Shao, who had just finished boiling water and returned to the lobby, was a little confused when he heard this.
"What's wrong, Senior Brother? I thought I heard you calling my name. What do you want to compensate?"
Shi Shao, who was caught off guard by the situation, was a little confused.
When Wang Zhuo saw him, he felt like he had seen his savior.
"I was wrong just now. I didn't sweep the floor. It was Shi Shao who swept the floor. Shi Shao, you said it was you who swept the floor, right?"
After figuring out the whole story, Shi Shao was silent for a moment.
"Yes, I swept it. Sister Zhao, how much did your earrings cost? I'll compensate you."
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