Song Zhenzhen especially loves sweets, and also likes to eat watermelon.
Now is the time when watermelons are rampant, and there are a lot of watermelons.
So Song Qiu planned to make her a dessert using watermelon as the main ingredient.
All she wants to do is make watermelon balls.
All you need is watermelon, glutinous rice flour, sugar and honey.
First, melt the sugar with a little warm water to make sugar water, then slowly pour the sugar water into the glutinous rice flour.
Pour the sugar water several times, stirring with chopsticks one at a time until it forms a soft dough.
Then roll the dough into strips, cut into individual pieces, and roll them all into round balls.
Boil water in the pot, add the meatballs and cook until all the meatballs float. When the small meatballs float, take them out and put them in cold water to calm down.
The watermelon is chilled in an ice bowl, cut out half of the watermelon flesh, add honey, pour a small amount of cold boiled water, mash the watermelon flesh with a pestle and squeeze out the juice.
Then use clean gauze to filter the watermelon juice once, filter out some meat residue, and only remove the juice.
Remove the seeds from the remaining half of the watermelon and cut into small pieces.
Finally, pour the squeezed watermelon juice into the bowl, then add the meatballs and watermelon cubes, and this bowl of watermelon meatballs is ready.
Yang stood aside and kept watching. After reading it once, she knew it. Seeing that the dessert was simple and pleasing to the eye, it was both watermelon and glutinous rice balls. It must be delicious, so she couldn't help but say: "
Do you think it’s feasible to put this dessert in the shop and make it new?”
Song Qiu nodded, "Okay, let's sell the watermelons before they are out of season. When the pomegranates come out, they can also be replaced with pomegranate seeds, but there is no need for meatballs. The pomegranate seeds can be chilled and cool.
It’s spoonful after spoonful, and it’s very satisfying to eat.”
Mr. Yang remembered it in his heart and agreed with his mouth. He immediately went out to find Yang Dalian and added new desserts so that he could recommend them to the guests when they came.
Song Qiu packed the prepared watermelon balls into a food box and stopped taking the car. The sun was not high at the moment, and Tongfang Pharmacy was not far away, so he just walked there.
Du Chuanfu insisted on going with her. When he arrived at Tongfang Pharmacy, he did not go to the inner courtyard, but stayed in the shop outside to hang out with the shopkeeper whom he knew well.
Song Wenzhi went out and was not in the shop.
Mrs. Shen was meeting with the stewards of several dowry shops to deal with shop matters. When she heard that Song Qiu had arrived, she was very happy and immediately sent the stewards away.
At this time, Song Qiu also came in led by the maid. As soon as Shen saw her, she laughed and said, "You have been out for nearly two months. Zhenzhen woke up early this morning and was still talking to me about you. This person
Ah, it came without even talking about it, just by talking about it."
With that said, he hurriedly asked the maid to go to the girl's courtyard to call the girl out.
Song Qiu went to the next table and sat down, and responded with a smile: "This trip took a long time, and I miss Zhenzhen too. As soon as I came back, I came here. Well, I even made her a dessert."
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As soon as he finished speaking, Song Zhenzhen flew in like a butterfly from outside and went straight to Song Qiulai.
"What dessert? Aunt Aqiu made something delicious for me?"
Song Qiu looked at her, "Oh, Zhenzhen looks taller, right?"
Song Zhenzhen pursed her lips and smiled, and said in a coquettish voice: "I want to grow taller. If I don't grow taller, there will be a problem. Aunt Aqiu, what delicious food did you cook for me? Come on, come on, I can't wait any longer.
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As he spoke, his eyes almost burrowed into the food box at Song Qiu's hand.
Mrs. Shen laughed angrily, "This Ni'er thinks about eating every day and her little mouth is greedy. I think she has gained weight."
"Little girl, it's better to be fatter. You are so cute when you are chubby." Song Qiu smiled and then opened the food box, revealing the white porcelain bowl inside.
"Well, I know Zhenzhen that you like to eat watermelon. I made these watermelon balls specially for you. They are neither cold nor hot at the moment. They are just right. Please try them quickly."
When Song Zhenzhen saw the pieces of watermelon, she couldn't help it. She was eager to hear this, so she quickly asked the maid to bring it to her, and then sat at the table opposite to eat.
Seeing that the bowl was not big, Mrs. Shen didn't say much, so she just let her eat it and started talking to Song Qiu.
"How about going out this way?"
It was important to come see Song Zhenzhen, and it was also important to have a casual chat with Mr. Shen. Song Zhenzhen ate the dessert, and Song Qiu also started chatting with Mr. Shen.
Talk about what you have experienced along the way and so on.
"Qingping Mansion is large and prosperous. I haven't even reached the halfway point this time. I passed through Yunshan County and headed west first, passing through Gongcheng and Songshan County, all the way to Zhou Town at the junction of Suzhou."
"In the end, I chose the inn in Crescent Bay, which is about 30 miles away from Songshan County. After everything was taken care of and it opened in an orderly manner, I felt relieved to come back."
Mrs. Shen already knew about the Crescent Inn, and heard that the steward who had gone out to sell goods mentioned it when he came back.
The location is great and the business is good.
She smiled and said: "I also admire you. You are so young and you can achieve such a big harvest with just one trip. This is a good start. It will not be difficult to start a new business in the future."
"Are you still ready to go out?"
Song Qiu shook his head, pursed his lips and said, "Don't be busy. Now that the chili peppers are turning red, I'd better start making the bean paste and then talk about going out."
"Yes, the chili peppers are red, this matter is also a top priority." Mrs. Shen continued, then thought of something, and said: "This bean paste is made, please remember to reserve a hundred jars for me.
I can send someone back to my home."
"I sent Shitan back last year, and my mother-in-law often sent letters to ask if there were any more. She has always loved her first wife, and my uncle is the best eater. He is used to this taste, so he likes it very much.
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"You and I are also taking care of your business. Once that's done, you can send me a hundred jars first."
There was an order, and Song Qiu was naturally happy. He immediately agreed, but said: "If it is for the whole family, why not use a big jar? This small jar can only hold five kilograms. One jar for a hundred jars."
It’s more convenient to install it in a big tank. Anyway, it’s transported back by boat, so it’s less bumpy.”
Mrs. Shen listened, shook her head and said: "It's better to use the small jar. If you send it back, my mother-in-law will also take some to give away. I can transport it by ship, so I won't worry about the trouble."
"What I want here can be put in a jar. The jar doesn't have to be too big. I'll buy it later. It's close to the left and right. You can send two jars first, and I'll give one to my mother-in-law."
She said this, and Song Qiu had no choice but to agree, "Okay, then use a small tank, each tank can hold fifty kilograms."
If you eat it at home, even 50 pounds will last you a long time.
After taking the order from Shen, she chatted with her about the daily life, declined Shen's kindness to save lunch, and after leaving Tongfang Pharmacy, she took Du Chuanfu back to the dessert shop, drove the carriage out of the town, and went to the pottery kiln to order more snacks.
Jars and jars are useful.
She is also an old acquaintance with this pottery kiln. In just one year, she has taken care of a lot of his business. The manager is also polite and the prices are affordable. He also gives her a jar for every ten jars, which is also generous.