Red Bean Paste Mooncake

The spicy hot pot and halved vegetables received rave reviews from the whole family.

The old lady never thought that tofu and pumpkin could be so flavorful when cooked.

Song Shixia told her sister all the steps and precautions, and left her her home phone number so that she could call for help if she encountered any problems.

Song Chunxia simply didn't know how to thank her sister.

She said with regret: "Your food is so delicious, why don't you set up a stall in the city?"

Song Shixia glanced at her and said, "I can't bear this hardship. I'm waiting for you and your brother-in-law to open a chain store in the capital."

Song Chunxia found it funny: "You are so bold. We are satisfied as long as we can make money. How much more money would it take to open a chain store?"

"Everyone should have dreams. How can you know if you don't try?"

Song Chunxia was not optimistic: "Don't tease me. If that day really comes, smoke will surely rise from our ancestral graves."

Song Qiusheng passed by the door and said, "Why is it impossible? When I make a lot of money, I'll give you money to open a store. Only self-employed people can make money. Many workers voluntarily quit their jobs and change jobs."

"No way? You must be talking about ordinary workers. It is absolutely impossible for a leader to give up his iron rice bowl."

Song Qiu Sheng smiled mysteriously: "You have too little experience. The first batch of people who did business were either smart or had good leadership. They had foresight and understood the market. Now they are at least 10,000 yuan households."

His words shocked Song Chunxia's family. Even leaders voluntarily quit their jobs to start businesses. How much money must they make?!

After returning to the capital, Song Qiu Sheng personally sent his sister and brother-in-law home.

Han Rong invited him into the house to sit down, but Song Qiu Sheng smiled and declined, saying that he was in a hurry to return the car.

"Finally you're back. The two kids keep asking me when you'll be back, like they're chanting a mantra. Bring the kids with you next time you go back, and let Xiao Li drive you there. Isn't Xiao Li from the same hometown as you?"

Song Shixia didn't expect that her mother-in-law even knew about this.

She took the initiative to step forward and took her mother-in-law's arm.

"His hometown is in the city, and mine is in the county town down below."

"That's fine. Let him take you home during the Chinese New Year."

With a driver to pick you up, you can bring a lot of things with you, which makes it very convenient to go home. Clothes in the city are much cheaper than in the county.

But Song Shixia was a little worried: "Will it be too much trouble for others?"

Han Rong held her hand and said, "No, he has to take the train to go home. If he drives, he can stay at home for a few more days."

Song Shixia understood what her mother-in-law meant.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went into the house together. Ji Weiqing followed behind them carrying a lot of bags and was forgotten about.

As soon as she entered the room, Han Rong slapped her forehead.

"Look at my memory. I forgot there was someone else."

Song Shixia looked at the man who had just entered the room with a schadenfreude.

"Why don't you say anything? Aren't you tired of carrying so many things?"

Ji Weiqing worked tirelessly and without complaint: "Not tired at all."

Han Rong called him: "If you are not tired, take the things to the kitchen. Remember what you have and don't put them in a mess."

Song Shixia took over the conversation: "These are some local specialties that were hung out to dry in my hometown, and a few pieces of smoked bacon."

Han Rong smiled happily: "You brought me so many gifts when you came home. I will personally thank your parents when I have the chance."

Ji Weiqing came out of the kitchen.

"There is another wild ginseng that Xia Xia found in the mountains. Does your hospital accept ginseng?"

Han Rong immediately became interested.

"Let me see it."

Han Rong works in a military hospital. She is now a leader who is about to retire and does not need to be on duty every day.

When she saw the wild ginseng crudely wrapped in a plastic bag, she was furious.

She, who is usually friendly and amiable, looked extremely serious: "This is wild ginseng! Are you just throwing the plastic bag away like that?"

The instigator stood behind the mother-in-law and felt very guilty. Ji Weiqing did not refute and just stood there quietly to be scolded.

After Han Rong calmed down, she turned around and coaxed her daughter-in-law with a smile.

"Men are just careless. They should be scolded when necessary."

Song Shixia was about to admit it when Ji Weiqing suddenly said, "Mom, you take a look first. It's still early today so ask the price. I'll take Xia Xia upstairs to see the kids."

Han Rong snorted coldly, and only spared her son after seeing that the ginseng was of excellent quality.

The red plastic bag was filled with most of the soil, and the wild ginseng was buried inside.

Song Shixia looked at several washbasins at home but was not satisfied with any of them. Finally, she found a sturdy plastic bag, filled it with soil, wrapped the wild ginseng in it and carried it with her.

In the corridor, Song Shixia poked his arm.

"Why won't you let me explain?"

Ji Weiqing's expression remained unchanged: "Mom has already criticized me, there is no need for her to criticize you again."

This reason...

Song Shixia pursed her lips and smiled secretly: "Thank you Professor Ji for taking the heat for me."

The two brothers were sleeping soundly in bed. Ji Yuan felt his stomach itchy and opened his eyes drowsily.

He muttered to himself, "I dreamed about my mother." Then he turned over and continued to sleep.

Ji Yang was sleeping soundly with his hands on his abdomen.

Song Shixia didn't wake them up, but pinched their little faces and kissed them one by one.

She lowered her voice and said, "Don't wake them up. Take out the books first."

The old books she bought are still in her bag.

Downstairs, Han Rong opened the plastic bag, and when she took out the ginseng, her hands almost shook and she almost dropped it.

How much does such a big wild ginseng cost? !

She was a little skeptical whether the hospital could buy this wild ginseng, which would cost tens of thousands of yuan. She couldn't help but feel lucky that this was the wild ginseng dug by her daughter-in-law, so that the hospital could know the news in advance and report it to the hospital to make money.

Ji Xueya came back from next door and saw the kitchen door was wide open and an old woman squatting at the door, not knowing what she was doing.

He took a curious look.

"What are you doing?"

"Our son and daughter-in-law are back. Do you want to hear some good news?"

"What good news? Could it be that Comrade Xiao Song is pregnant?"

Han Rong glared at him: "Only you men would regard pregnancy as good news, without caring how uncomfortable it is for a woman to be pregnant."

Ji Xueya said unhappily, "You've been thinking of ways to scold me all day, blaming me for sowing seeds quickly when I was young. Is that something I can control? You said that your son had good news, how could I not think about it?"

Han Rong stamped her feet in embarrassment: "You are too old to be ashamed. You just blurt out whatever you want. Look at what you are doing."

Ji Xueya stretched his neck and almost twisted it.

"Where did you get it?"

"This is the wild ginseng that Xiao Song dug up on the mountain near her home. It must be her luck to find such a big wild ginseng."

Even though the couple had seen a lot of things in the world, they had never seen a ginseng with such a heavy weight.

Ji Xueya's hands were shaking: "How much is this worth?"

"Be prepared, ginseng is not cheap. This one must weigh at least six taels."

Ji Xueya calmed down and said, "I'll call your hospital and ask them. It's best if you keep this good stuff. If the military/district hospital can't handle it, it will probably be bought by private buyers."

No matter what, he didn't want such important medicinal materials to fall into the hands of businessmen. Most wealthy businessmen were foreigners, and he couldn't let foreigners get away with it.

"Need you tell me? I've already called them and asked them to get the money out as soon as possible."

Although it is a military/district hospital, it does not normally have such large expenses. Who would have thought that a wild ginseng that is suspected to be a hundred years old would suddenly appear.

Ji Xueya looked around and said, "Didn't they say they're back? Where's my son?"

"Upstairs, they just came home and wanted to see their child. Xiao Song is a kind-hearted child, no wonder he is so lucky."

Ji Xueya nodded in agreement: "The key is the cooking skills. Old Yu always wants to come to our house for free drinks and tea. Look how long it has been since I played chess with him."

Han Rong laughed at him smugly: "With your fussy look, you won't even have a friend to talk to in a few years."

"Hey, you're really wrong. Old Yu is too cunning. He's OK at playing chess, but he always takes advantage of me. I have so many good brothers. I didn't bring them here to introduce you to me because you thought they were rude when you were young. There's a retirement home for cadres built up there, and they wrote to me saying they want to come live there, because they're no longer a nuisance to my son and daughter-in-law."

Ji Xueya's brothers and friends are real life-and-death friendships. When he said he was going back to his hometown, he actually had a job, and it was a high position allocated based on his merits. Now that he is at an age where he can retire, there are policies that provide them with preferential treatment in their old age, so he wanted to get together with his old friends.

Han Rong's ears turned red. "I never said I disliked them. I just disliked your uncleanness. You are just overthinking and thinking that I disliked others because they are rude."

Ji Xueya waved his hands: "I was joking with you and you believed it. They were the ones who praised you for your good looks. I feel very upset."

Now that we are old, the aged vinegar has lost its flavor.

Han Rong knew that he was a man who could not spit out ivory.

During the Song Dynasty, Xia He and Ji Weiqing went downstairs.

Ji Xueya waved to Song Shixia happily.

"The mooncakes you make are delicious. I'll come back next Mid-Autumn Festival."

Han Rong said, "It doesn't matter where you celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xiao Song finally has time to go home, and you are still depriving her of the right to go home."

Ji Xueya was miserable: "That's not what I meant. Anyway, the mooncakes are delicious. Don't misinterpret my meaning."

"I was just joking with you, why didn't you hear it?"

Han Rong looked at her daughter-in-law and praised her, "The mooncakes you made are really delicious. They are sweet and soft, but not high in sugar. I don't know how you made them. Your father can't eat things with high sugar, oil, and salt. He ate several mooncakes in one breath, which scared me. I didn't expect that he went to the hospital for a check-up and found that there was nothing wrong."

Song Shixia smiled and replied, "It's all because my dad has a good physical foundation. He exercises diligently every day. It's okay to eat sweets occasionally, as long as you don't eat them every day."

"That's what the doctor said, but he ate five mooncakes in one go, including two with extra sweet bean paste fillings. He ate most of the mooncakes at home by himself. Next time, teach me how to make this kind of pasta that tastes sweet but has less sugar."

This is a bit difficult. The water Song Shixia added to the dough was diluted spiritual spring water, so even if the dessert was full of sugar, it would not cause any problems for her father-in-law.

Ji Weiqing suddenly said, "Since the doctor told Dad to reduce his sugar intake, don't give him sweets so often."

When Han Rong heard this,

"I'd better not learn it, lest I become gullible and make desserts for your dad after just a few words of coaxing."

Before Ji Xueya could be happy, his freedom to have dessert was destroyed by his son.

The hospital quickly returned the call and confirmed the weight of the wild ginseng with Han Rong again.

During the Song Dynasty, Xia was extremely surprised.

"Shall we just wait at home?"

Han Rong held her hand.

"Just wait. If our hospital can't buy it, we can only sell it to businessmen."

Song Shixia was a little reluctant to sell the crops to merchants. She thought it would be better to continue growing them and sell them later. Merchants would bargain for the crops, lowering the price to the lowest and then selling them at a high price. She didn't want to be the one being cheated.

Han Rong went to borrow a scale from next door and weighed the ginseng, which was seven taels.

I am revising 6,000 words and will publish it tomorrow morning. I read all the comments and will accept any well-intentioned opinions. I am a person who listens to advice. Writing is to satisfy myself mentally and bring everyone stress relief and happiness.