Chapter 274 Homemade Soda
After not seeing each other for a while, Mr. Gu became haggard.
His hair was disheveled and had many white hairs on it. His every move was not as energetic as before, and he seemed to carry a lingering melancholy.
Facing Gu Xixi, Master Gu gritted his teeth and told the truth, "How dare I buy it! Even if I go with someone else to buy it, can you sell it to me smoothly?"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "You should ask An Qinghe about this matter. I'm not the boss."
Master Gu felt bitter, "Him? Everyone knows that he listens to you in everything! Even the recipe for ingredients he uses to open his workshop was given by you?"
Gu Xixi did not comment.
Mr. Gu was getting more and more upset as he spoke. "If I had gone over there this morning, I would have been fine as long as I could have bought some fertilizer, even if I had to make a fool of myself. But I'm afraid you guys are holding back and waiting until now to take revenge on me."
"Either they offer a high price that I can't afford, or they simply don't sell it to me."
He had a dull look in his eyes and laughed to himself twice, as if possessed by a demon, then slowly turned around and walked out.
"Why am I humiliating myself? I know the result..."
"Yes, I should have known it earlier. This is what you sow. Everyone blames me for being impatient and doing such a thing. Now my whole family is in trouble..."
Harming the whole family? Gu Xixi frowned slightly.
Come to think of it, I did not see anyone from Mr. Gu's house that afternoon.
Maybe because of what happened before, they didn't dare to come and blamed all the blame on Master Gu.
I saw Master Gu walking to the door with his back hunched.
Gu Xixi turned around and said to the main hall, "Brother An, someone didn't buy the fertilizer. Come out and talk to him."
After saying that, Gu Xixi didn't even look at Master Gu again and went straight into the kitchen.
Mr. Gu was a little slow to react. He had one foot over the threshold before he turned around and looked in disbelief at the place where Gu Xixi had just stood.
The screen door of the main room was pushed open, and An Qinghe and He Jinglan walked out.
During the wheat harvest, Mr. Gu tried to scam people and the Gu family besieged and threatened Gu Xixi. An Qinghe was also at the scene.
So when he saw the old man, he naturally had no good impression of him. He just said coldly, "You should know the price. Calculate the total number of acres of land yourself."
"Wait for Miss He to calculate the quantity for you, then you can pay and pick up the goods."
Mr. Gu Er had originally given up some hope.
Listening to An Qinghe's words, his dim old eyes gradually brightened.
"really?"
An Qinghe and He Jinglan just looked at him without saying anything.
Since Gu Xixi has said in advance that we should keep things simple, let’s just treat it as an ordinary business.
If you want a smiling welcome and a warm hospitality, don't even think about it!
Master Gu knew that he was not welcome here, so he smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, I'll go home right now and tell the children to wait, I'll be there soon!"
"I won't let you wait too long. You must keep the goods for me!"
Mr. Gu turned around and smiled apologetically, wiping his face with his sleeve and almost tripped when crossing the threshold.
As soon as he got out of the door, he ran away, as light as if he had just dropped a heavy burden...
He Jinglan asked in confusion, "Why is he laughing and crying at the same time?"
She saw it clearly, the old man's eyes were red and sparkling with water.
In order to prevent his tears from flowing out, he kept wiping them away with his sleeves.
An Qinghe shook his head. "Who knows? We didn't bully him anyway!"
In the kitchen, Gu Xixi had heard all the conversation outside.
She picked up the small bowl on the table, which contained a transparent, colorless liquid. When she shook it, tiny bubbles actually overflowed.
I've tasted a little bit just now, and it tastes pretty good.
Gu Xixi happily tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp, tumble tumble.
When He Jinglan and An Qinghe came in, they saw her put down the bowl, showing a happy expression and burping loudly...
Gu Xixi rarely does indecent things in front of others.
He Jinglan was a little shocked, "Xixi, how long have you been thirsty? Why are you so anxious to drink water?"
An Qinghe thought it was cute and said with a smile, "Xixi, is it delicious? I'll try drinking it this way too, it should be very satisfying."
Gu Xixi smiled and sighed, saying, "There's nothing I can do. The homemade soda doesn't have enough gas. I can only pour it out and drink it down immediately in one gulp to get some experience."
Soda?
He Jinglan and An Qinghe said in surprise at the same time, "You made something delicious again?!"
A few days ago, the old doctor came back from a medical consultation and showed Gu Xixi something he said he had never seen before.
When Gu Xixi opened the paper package, her pupils contracted. Aren’t these dried lemon slices?
She was surprised and looked at the old doctor with mixed feelings, "This is indeed a good thing, a rare item."
According to the old doctor.
The patient was treated for a period of time and has now recovered. His family gave this to thank the old doctor, saying it was sent by relatives from Lingnan. It is called citron fruit, and the flesh is very sour, like vinegar, but has a unique fragrance.
People also specifically advise that it is best not to eat it directly. Just soak one slice in water and drink it. It is extremely fragrant. If you are afraid of sourness, you can add some rock sugar.
The reason why Gu Xixi was surprised was not that she was surprised that there were lemons in Daye Dynasty.
Lemon has actually been recorded in ancient books for a long time. It was originally a wild fruit produced in the southernmost part of the continent and on the southern islands. It was called citron or citron.
However, due to the limitations of people's taste, citron is not suitable for direct eating. Basically, only some local people know how to eat it. It was originally a wild fruit that people looked down upon and was not as famous as lychees and longans.
Even the tribute fruits from the capital city did not have as much status as it.
What's more, this extremely remote northwest has never even been heard of.
Because the old doctor couldn't see, Gu Xixi carefully described to him the shape, color and taste of the citron slices.
The old doctor smiled and nodded, "It smells sour enough, but the fragrance is indeed citrus, but it is different from oranges and the fragrance is stronger."
"Since this thing is a fruit, and pregnant women like to eat sour food, perhaps it can be used as a good medicine to stop vomiting and promote salivation."
The old doctor kept two pieces for himself for research, and there were about seven or eight pieces left, which he gave all to Gu Xixi.
At that time, Gu Xixi was thinking about what kind of drink could be made.
Lemony, summery.
The first thing she thought of was iced Sprite!
There are many wild pines and cypresses in the north. Pick fresh pine needles, wash them, and fill them into clean jars.
Boil three slices of citron in water, add rock sugar to melt, let it cool, pour it into the jar with the citron slices, and finally add a little white vinegar.
After sealing, wait for three or four days of fermentation, bubbles will form in the liquid, which is natural soda.
Gu Xixi once saw a classmate use this method when she was a graduate student.
Unfortunately, before she could taste the result, she followed her supervisor to the northwest to research mushrooms.
Today, still in the Northwest, she makes her own soda.
He Jinglan, An Qinghe each had a bowl.
Looking at the strange bubbles coming out of the bowl, both of them swallowed unconsciously.
Is this thing...really drinkable?
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