Baked Egg Tart
After the final exams, Song Shixia applied for her own winter vacation. The good news was that she didn't have to write the school's winter vacation homework, but the bad news was that her family member, Professor Ji, personally assigned her homework.
Her Chinese homework was assigned by Professor Xie next door. She curiously looked at the homework that Professor Xie assigned to Aunt Feng. Aunt Feng's homework was to recite ancient poems and translate classical Chinese. When it was her turn, she had to write an essay on a given topic every day.
For a moment, Song Shixia didn't know whether she should envy Aunt Feng or feel sorry for herself.
After Song Shixia finished drinking the last big bottle of wine, she finally had some time to rest.
Since New Year's Day, many calls have been made to my mother-in-law's house. Ostensibly to wish her a happy new year, but secretly to inquire about her medicinal wine.
The conditions Song Shixia currently knows about include but are not limited to hair loss, insomnia, rheumatism, and hyperhidrosis. The most common reasons are insomnia, hyperhidrosis, and low back and leg pain.
Sweat is just an euphemism. She believes that middle-aged people who frequently sweat should see a andrologist instead of drinking medicinal liquor.
Aunt Feng helped to sort out the herbs, and Song Shixia gave her a bottle of medicinal wine. This time Aunt Feng did not refuse.
"It must be something good if you can make such a big pot."
Song Shixia sealed the matter: "Originally, I just made some to drink at home, and then I gave some to some friends by accident. They all gave good feedback and wanted to buy some from me."
She didn't want to run the medicinal liquor as a business, but it was good enough to call her parents-in-law and explain the relationship, and she didn't want to block this path.
This time, I added more wolfberries and some tonics to the medicinal wine, and a lot of Polygonum multiflorum. Overall, it is still a mixture of various high-quality medicinal materials. Everyone will just think that the effect is good because there are more medicinal materials.
Lingquan water brings out all the efficacy of the medicinal materials. No matter how you check it, no loopholes can be found. At most, people will think that the water quality is good.
Aunt Feng thought Xiao Song was too modest: "You can't make anything casually. You can make the green leaves in the yard into delicious food."
Song Shixia smiled and took Aunt Feng to the living room dining table to knead the dough together.
"I have to trouble Auntie again today. I have to bake more cakes to bring home."
The gift Ji Weiqing prepared for her was really creative. He actually gave her kitchen supplies and an egg beater.
She deeply suspected that Professor Ji gave her a set of baking tools because he was tired from helping to stir the egg liquid.
Aunt Feng was extremely jealous when she saw the oven. She teased Song Shixia,
"This is a foreign brand. After getting to know you for a while, I discovered that Professor Ji is a warm and considerate man. Look how well this man pampers his wife."
Song Shixia followed up with a joke: "These are given to them so that they can cook for their son. Which man would give his wife kitchen supplies as a gift?"
Aunt Feng clicked her tongue and shook her head. Xiao Song had to hide the smile on his face to make his words convincing. Look at his little face, it's smiling like a sunflower.
Song Shixia seemed to be reluctant, but she was very surprised that Professor Ji had such a thought. Ovens and microwaves are very useful. Not only are they convenient for making desserts in the future, but they can also heat up leftovers quickly.
Aunt Feng helped Song Shixia knead the dough. Song Shixia made a lot of long-lasting cakes and snacks and brought them home for her parents and sister to taste.
Every time Song Shixia cooked a pot, he would invite Aunt Feng to taste and comment on it. If Aunt Feng thought it was delicious, he would make more and take it back home. In the countryside, it would take a month or two for the temperature to rise after the Chinese New Year, so it would not spoil quickly if kept at home.
Aunt Feng ate the soft and hot bread happily.
"Thanks to you, I don't have to cook at home anymore."
Song Shixia took off her apron and said, "If it weren't for my aunt's help, I would have to work all by myself until the evening."
The remaining egg and milk liquid was not used up, and Song Shixia thought that he could make egg puffs. Although his own version would not be as delicious as the authentic ones, the taste should not be much worse.
The aroma of egg puffs is sweeter than ordinary cakes. As soon as Aunt Feng took the cakes Xiao Song gave her home, she smelled the sweet aroma coming from next door.
Aunt Feng said to herself, "Thank goodness I ate enough today, otherwise the smell would have killed me."
She felt embarrassed every time she went to help Xiao Song, and Xiao Song would always invite her to taste the delicious food as soon as it came out of the pot. She ate the cakes that the bakery could not afford without spending any money, and the children at home also enjoyed the good food.
The kid upstairs came down to eat two Dorayakis and was then sent back to the study to study with his dad. Now he couldn't sit still when he smelled the egg tarts.
Professor Ji was wearing glasses while looking up materials for his paper, while the two kids were lying on the small table with their eyes rolling around.
Ji Yuan deliberately reminded his father loudly,
"Gurgle, gurgle, why is your stomach growling?"
Ji Yang couldn't help swallowing his saliva. How could a four-year-old child resist the temptation of egg pie?
Professor Ji was so absorbed in writing his paper that he seemed to have blocked out his sense of smell.
The kid twisted around, not wanting to look at the flashcards in his hand any more, and prepared to tiptoe downstairs to eat something delicious.
As he reached the door, Professor Ji looked up.
"Where are you going?"
Ji Yuan rubbed his stomach and said, "Dad, my brother and I are hungry."
Song Shixia went upstairs carrying the plate.
"What are you doing standing at the door? Come and try the egg tarts I just baked."
The two little guys were excited, and only then did Professor Ji smell the sweet aroma wafting from every corner of the house.
After Song Shixia had divided the money among the young man, it was Ji Weiqing's turn.
She specifically introduced: "It imitates the egg tarts made in the bakery. I don't know if it looks similar, but the appearance is exactly the same."
Professor Ji took a sip and commented.
“It’s very sweet and tastes good, not inferior to the authentic egg tarts from abroad.”
Song Shixia was very pleased with the good reviews.
The sweet aroma wafting through the house lingered until the evening, and even my dreams were sweet.
As the New Year is approaching, Song Qiu Sheng comes to the door carrying large and small bags.
Every time his brother came to the house with bags of gifts like a nouveau riche, Song Shixia couldn't help but use the same opening line.
"Brother, are you rich?"
Song Qiusheng rolled his eyes.
"Every time I come here, I always say the same thing. Your brother is still a long way from being rich, but he did make a small fortune. Why don't you help me carry my things in?"
Song Shixia stuck out her tongue and took the gift from her brother.
"I saw that you were carrying it without any effort, so I thought you didn't need help."
Song Qiusheng was speechless: "I am a guest here, is this how you receive guests?"
Song Shixia argued cunningly: "We are all family, it's strange to call guests."
"Okay, you can't argue with me. Some of them are New Year's goods I bought for you, as well as gifts for your children and brother-in-law. Some are New Year's gifts that Yao Xue picked for you. She liked the things you gave her before, and she feels that her skin has become whiter and smoother recently."
Song Qiusheng couldn't help but complain: "I can't see any difference, isn't she just white skin?"
Song Shixia couldn't help but retort: "Of course you can't see the change. In your eyes, as long as the skin is not black, it is white."
"I really don't understand. You girls are always slapping your face. Why do such a pretty girl bother?"
"You won't understand. Everyone loves beauty."
"You two are so obsessed with beauty, you don't want to leave anyone a chance to survive, right? Forget it, let's not discuss this for now. I'm a rough guy. I'll give you the money first."
Song Shixia is often worried and shocked by her brother's emotional intelligence.
Some say he is a straight man, but he can use the simplest language to praise his sister and girlfriend. Some say he is not a straight man, but his words and actions are full of straight man style.
"What money?" Could it be that her brother's business had already paid off so quickly? !
Song Qiu Sheng straightened his back and said, "Last time, didn't you ask me to sell children's enlightenment picture books? I specially found a teacher from the Capital Academy of Fine Arts, and he finished the sample in a week. Your sister-in-law thought it was good and bought the sales rights of G City from me. I thought that this business couldn't be done well anyway, so I sold it to her."
This is equivalent to having the capital even before the product is launched, without having to use the money for starting a business.
Song Shixia only asked for 20%, so her brother gave her 2,000 yuan.
"Brother, are you sure your sister-in-law isn't helping you out of poverty?"
Song Qiu Sheng was full of dissatisfaction: "Your sister-in-law doesn't do business at a loss. Her business vision is much better than ours. She knows the difference between love and private affairs."
Only then did Song Shixia feel at ease to take the money.
"That's fine, otherwise I'm worried that I'll burn my hands with this money."
"I can release it in two days. What price do you think we should set?"
"How come it's so fast?" No wonder Song Shixia was surprised. It's only been half a month, how can the action be so fast? !
"It's almost the New Year, and we need to make more money so that everyone can have a good New Year. Not only am I anxious, the factory is also waiting to print for me."
"Yes, then remember to find two professional teachers to review it and make sure there are no typos or printing problems."
There is no need to question the aesthetics of the teachers at the Capital Academy of Fine Arts, but I am worried about errors in the copying process.
"I remember everything you said. I paid a university teacher to check it twice. There is absolutely no problem."
Song Shixia felt relieved: "That's fine, but brother, aren't you going home for the New Year this year?"
"Of course I have to go back. The factory will close before the New Year."
She also gave her brother some suggestions, such as typing "gg" in the newspaper and packaging this gift as a must-have New Year gift, which would be the only one on the market and would surely be liked by everyone.
After making this wave of money during the Chinese New Year, wait for businessmen who want to imitate you to do the same after the Chinese New Year, and then you can choose whether to do this business or not.
Song Qiu Sheng had the same idea. He initially wanted to make it a side business, but Yao Xue woke him up.
This kind of thing that does not require any technical difficulty will soon be replaced. He might as well stick to his goal and develop the breeding industry to contract the supply of vegetables, meat and poultry to the capital's vegetable markets and hotels, and earn no less than this.
Before her brother left, Song Shixia gave him a bottle of medicinal wine suitable for women to drink, the same one she gave to Ji Yanran.
"Sister-in-law, if you don't get enough rest or have insomnia, you can drink, but don't drink too often."
"Oh, medicinal wine. Your sister-in-law told me two days ago that she was looking for someone to smooth things over, and when I asked around, I found out that those people all liked to drink medicinal wine. I don't know what their habit is."
What a coincidence? They can't be the same group of people.
Song Shixia smiled and said, "Maybe I like things that can replenish my body when I get older. The range of medicinal wines is too wide."
"That's right. The Tong Ren Tang pills are also popular. They can be sold for 70 yuan each, and you have to have connections to buy them."
Song Shixia had heard of it before. It seemed to be called Angong Niuhuang Wan. One of the ingredients in it required rhinoceros horn. In another 30 years, rhinoceroses became protected animals and could not reproduce, so only substitutes were left. The current version of Niuhuang Wan could be auctioned for 150,000 in 30 years.
"It's Angong Niuhuang Pills, it's also effective for certain groups of people. It's better not to give medicine as a gift, it feels like it has a bad connotation."
Her brother's mention of Tong Ren Tang reminded her that she could buy a few pills and store them. She didn't need the 300,000 yuan she would need in the future, but she was just curious as to why the medicine was so expensive.
Today I attended the wedding of my neighbor's sister, who is two years younger than me. She has been with her boyfriend for ten years. They started dating in junior high school and got married after graduating from college.
Watching the bride and groom crying on the stage, the two of them choked up as they read letters to each other. In the end, the junior high school teacher officiated the wedding, and the campus literature came into reality.
The boy joined the army after graduating from high school, and the girl was admitted to college and became a teacher, and they experienced a long-distance relationship for several years.
Woo woo woo, tears of pure love.