Although Su Qingluan has been to Xie's house several times, this is the first time she is so nervous. Along the way, she silently prayed for one thing: I hope that Xie Zian, a man with a strong sweet tooth, would make him even more obsessed with sweets.
...So if you open a dental clinic near Xie Mansion, it should be a good business? When Su Qingluan got out of the carriage, she complained in her heart without expression.
By the way, she had a real sense of the so-called "traveling and fatigue" of this era - without tires and shock absorbers, even a carriage as wealthy as Xie's mansion could still shake people apart.
Xie Zian still looks like a spoiled man, he looks so cute, but he will choke people to death when he opens his mouth. However, perhaps after being "baptized" by Su Qingluan's several sweets, his attitude towards Su Qingluan became much more casual - although Su Qingluan did not want to have this kind of casualness that constantly challenges the limits of human endurance.
"I heard that you came to say thank you?" Xie Zian asked Su Qingluan casually while eating the grapes brought by Kuai Ma from Tubo.
Su Qingluan looked at the brat in front of her with envy and hatred, who didn't even have to peel off the grape skins, and her teeth itched: Ah, I really want to overthrow the evil exploiting class... be patient and patient...
The corner of his mouth twitched and he smiled: "Yes, thanks to Mr. Xie Xiaolang's generosity, he allowed me to use the shop in a good location for nothing. A mere thank you is not disrespectful..."
"Getting two broken jars is really not a sign of respect." Xie Zian curled his lips.
"..."Patience, patience! This brat is my potential angel investor! Must be patient! Su Qingluan wore a business smile and suppressed her desire for Zu An to give out.
"Although this jar is simple, there is something else going on inside." Su Qingluan then said with an apologetic smile.
"Qiankun, do you mean the one who can't get on the stage?" Xie Zian sneered.
Haha, I'm really sorry for your status as Young Master Jingui, so the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys in your belly are also quite shameless - Su Qingluan smiled warmly on the surface, but was complaining inwardly. Thunder and lightning.
Unexpectedly, the old butler, who had been standing beside him as tall as a pine tree and solemn and cold, turned to look at Xie Zian with an expression on his face that seemed to split apart when he heard this, and exclaimed: "My little master secretly went to eat that filthy soup again?" I had diarrhea after eating too much..."
Immediately, the old housekeeper probably thought that Su Qingluan, the owner of the sewer stall, was still there, so he quickly stopped talking and stared at his little master who was obviously guilty.
Su Qingluan: Oh well, I got myself on the head by eating the melon, but seeing the mean-tongued young master being slapped in the face, well, it felt pretty good.
I just didn't expect that besides the housekeeper, even the young master would secretly buy something like this that is "not allowed on the countertop at work" and eat it?
It reminded her of some news about the rich second generation driving luxury cars and eating at roadside stalls.
Sure enough, the delicious food that has been verified by everyone is the real delicious food.
Probably because he felt that he was being slapped in the face instantly, Xie Zian quickly switched to the venomous tongue mode and jumped to the two jars: "Hmph, I want to see what you brought... Hmm?"
When the two jars were opened, a fruity aroma of moderate sweetness and sourness hit your nose.
Xie Zian is a noble man who came from a pile of wealth, gold and silver. This not only means that he is very meticulous in food and clothing, but more importantly, he eats too many delicacies and delicacies. It is rare for ordinary delicacies to satisfy this young man. Take one more look.
...except sweets.
Attracted by the sweet and sour flavor with a strong fruity aroma, Xie Zian held both jars in his hands, got closer and smelled one jar and then the other.
"Is this jam?" After a moment, he carefully smelled the faint aroma that was different from fruit, raised his head and asked, "What did you add here? I seem to smell the aroma of tea."
Su Qingluan nodded and said with a smile: "As expected of Mr. Xie Xiaolang, his sense of smell is much sharper than ordinary people. There are indeed jasmine tea and Maojian in it."
These two "additives" were added by Su Qingluan later.
Originally it was just an experiment, but later I discovered that grinding various tea leaves into powder and evenly spreading it into the jam can not only make the taste of the jam more layered and richer, but the slightly bitter taste of the tea leaves can also resolve the overly sweet taste of the jam—— Although her jam is only sour and sweet, eating too much will make you feel sick.
"Jam and tea? What kind of strange combination is this?" Xie Zian sneered.
"Young man, why don't you give it a try?" Su Qingluan smiled and started Amway, "This jam is good whether it is eaten alone or spread on pasta, or even washed with warm water. But if it is brewed, maybe Some of the fruit pulp has lost its flavor and has become bland and tasteless.”
After listening to Su Qingluan's words, Xie Zian called the boy to bring him a delicate white jade spoon, carefully dug out a little, put it into his mouth, and then his eyes lit up:
Although jam is very rare among civilians - after all, making jam requires fresh fruits and a large amount of sugar, which are luxuries - but this is not the first time for a high-ranking official like Xie Zian to see jam.
However, this time the jam is unusual. Not only does it have a different fruity aroma, sweet and sour, but it is also lingering with the faint aroma of tea and jasmine, making the original sweet and sour less monotonous, and the tea aroma is also It relieved the bitterness that made Xie Xiaolangjun unhappy.
Xie Zian narrowed his cat-like eyes, as if recalling the wonderful taste of the jam in his mouth. After a moment, he extended his spoon to the sherbet again.
"Thank you, Mr. Lang, wait a minute!" Before the spoon touched the jam again, Su Qingluan quickly stopped her, "Can Mr. Xiao Lang eat this jar at once?"
Even if it can be eaten, the jam with such a high sweetness - although it cannot be tasted due to the seasoning - if one jar is consumed, not to mention the problem of tooth decay, it will only affect the throat, and I will probably not need it the next day.
When Xie Zian heard this, he also showed an expression similar to a toothache, and asked hesitantly: "So what if I can't eat? Can I continue eating tomorrow?"
Su Qingluan smiled and said, "The spoon is stained with Xiao Langjun's saliva. If it comes into contact with the jam, I'm afraid it won't be stored for a few days and will go rancid." After all, there is no such thing as potassium sorbate in jams in this era. of preservatives can be used.
Xie Zian was stunned when he heard this: "Can't the jam only be stored for three to five days before it must be eaten, otherwise it will spoil quickly?" The jam he had eaten before was always freshly made, even if it was not made by himself. The jam at home must be brought quickly and eaten as soon as possible.
Although Xie Zian didn't feel bad about the uneaten jam when he gave it to others, it was an indisputable fact that the jam would go bad after a few days.
Hearing Xie Zian's words, Su Qingluan was surprised and thought: Although there are no preservatives, her jam cannot be like the jam sold in supermarkets in her previous life, which did not deteriorate for a year and a half or two, but now the jam outside is gradually declining. In terms of temperature, it is absolutely no problem to store it for three or four months, not to mention that even in summer, the jam should be able to be stored for several months, right?
How could it go rancid in just three to five days?
Su Qingluan asked Xie Zian if he knew how to make jam, but the young master who was only responsible for "tasting" naturally didn't know about this "mundane business".
Fortunately, the cooks in Xie's house were good at making jam. Su Qingluan understood after asking.
It turns out that if you want to make jam, everyone will subconsciously choose ripe, large and sweet fruits as raw materials. In this way, you can directly pound the fresh fruits into puree, or add a small amount of sugar or honey after boiling to make jam, and it becomes a fruit. Sauce.
In this state, since the fruit itself tastes sweet enough, there is no need to add too much additional sugar for seasoning. Naturally, there is no obvious preservative effect. It is natural for the jam to deteriorate in three to five days.
Su Qingluan was different. She chose wild fruits from the mountains. Although the fruit was rich in aroma, it was also sour that could reach the sky and overturn the skull.
Because the taste is too sour, Su Qingluan can only add more sugar for seasoning. In order to add more flavor, he will add a little salt and cook it for a long time to evaporate most of the water in the wild fruit. Lost.
These various processing steps further increase the osmotic pressure during the production of jam. In this environment with high salt, high sugar and low water, it is very difficult for microorganisms to multiply and naturally become less susceptible to spoilage.
However, due to the large amount of sugar and salt used, the cost price of these two small bottles of jam is also very considerable.
But Su Qingluan said it didn't matter - to the common people of this era, things like jam are similar to what Michelin restaurants are to salaried social animals with mortgages, car loans and four-legged gold-eating beasts.
In other words, Su Qingluan positioned these two tubes of jam as "high-end luxury food" from the beginning.
Who has money? Rich man!
And who is rich and has the leisure to study delicious food - it is the noble ladies who live in the back house of this era and the dandy boys like us who are not doing their jobs properly!
They need to enjoy life and pursue more extreme tongue enjoyment. Naturally, Su Qingluan will not miss such an obvious and resource-rich blue ocean!
Want to eat delicious food? Isn’t this easy to handle?
However, "good food" alone is not enough. Su Qingluan understands that if he wants to achieve his goal, this food must be "a local specialty food with local characteristics that must be here"!
…So, local wild fruits should also be considered “local food”, right?
The chef of Xie's Mansion was obviously surprised that Su Qingluan's jam could easily keep for several months without spoiling, but he also understood that every chef has a secret recipe, and if the other party didn't take the initiative to tell it, he had to find out. Not only is it a lack of discernment, but it also breaks the rules.
Xie Zian looked at another jar of jam and asked someone to bring him a new small teaspoon, scooping out a little and tasting it.
It's another kind of sweet and sour, and another kind of tea aroma.
Although they are both a combination of jam and tea, they have two completely different feelings.
Su Qingluan just looked at the other party's recollection, her heart pounding.
Maybe after a long time, maybe after a moment, Xie Zian finally raised his head and asked: "How much money will you sell for this bottle of jam?"
