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Chapter 93 Peach Jam
This peach needs to be marinated for an hour. During this time, the peach will slowly release juice, and the sugar will penetrate into the peach. This will make it easier for the jam to release its gelatinous substance when it is cooked, and the texture will be more even.

While waiting for the peaches to marinate, Xu Qingmeng began making the remaining white peach milk tea.

The milk tea had just been made when Shen Jinwen walked in, as if he had smelled it.

"Madam Gu, what have you done now? I could smell a strong milky aroma from the doorway."

"What kind of nose do you have? You can tell whenever my family makes something new," Xu Qingmeng said with a smile.

"Madam Gu, I'm here today to be your lucky charm, it just so happens that we've run into each other."

"This is my newly developed starter, white peach milk tea. Please have a taste."

At this moment, He and her family had sold out of one of their braised food stalls and had just finished tidying up the front hall.

"Mother, Xinting, you should try some too."

The three little ones were already waiting at the table. Even Gu Yunyi, who was in the study, sat down and waited just like the children as soon as he smelled the aroma of milk.

Xu Qingmeng just looked at him like that, and there was nothing like the cold and ruthless person described in the book later. She was just like a gluttonous child.

This white peach milk tea is thicker than before, and no water was added.

White peach milk tea has a soft, milky white color and a subtle fragrance of white peach.

Shen Jinwen picked up the bowl and took a gentle sniff. The rich milky aroma mixed with the fresh peach scent filled his nose.

He took a small sip, and his eyes immediately lit up: "Madam Gu, this milk tea is truly wonderful!"

Gu Yunyi also picked up his bowl, drank, and said, "The richness of the milk and the sweetness of the peach complement each other perfectly. After drinking it, a faint fruity fragrance lingers on the tip of my tongue."

Madam He also took a sip and nodded in praise, "Mengniang, this is really delicious. Thinking about that sugar water now, it doesn't taste good at all."

"Sister-in-law, I have never tasted such a delicious starter before."

"Yes, Auntie, you're amazing!"

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While everyone was drinking milk tea, Xu Qingmeng went to make jam.

Pour the marinated peaches, along with their juices, into a pot and heat over high heat. Stir constantly with a spatula; the peach pieces will gradually soften and the juices will increase.

Once the peach juice in the pot starts to boil, reduce the heat to low and continue simmering. Since there are no lemons, white vinegar has to be used instead. Although it is not as effective as lemon, it is still acceptable. This will make the sweet and sour taste of the jam more balanced.

Then add rock sugar and continue to simmer, stirring constantly to prevent sticking.

Continue cooking until the jam becomes very thick. When you scoop some jam with a spoon, it should drip naturally. If the jam drips slowly and clumps together in the pot without easily spreading out, then the jam is ready.

Xu Qingmeng poured the cooked jam into clean jars while it was still hot—the kind of jars used for chili oil—filling the jars as full as possible to minimize air inside.

Use a clean spoon to scrape the jam off the jar opening, then put the lid on.

There weren't many peaches this time. After Xu Qingmeng finished making them, she only filled six small bottles and then set them aside to cool naturally.

"Auntie, what are you using this for? Is it edible?" Xinting asked, watching from the side. "Yes, this is peach jam. You can eat it directly; it's sweet. There are also many other ways to eat it. You can make pastries or jam tea. There are so many ways to eat it. I'll make it for you slowly in the future," Xu Qingmeng said.

Yun Sheng, being a foodie, immediately ran over as soon as she heard it was sweet, saying, "Sister-in-law, I want to eat it, I want to eat it."

Xu Qingmeng slapped her on the head, "You can't eat anymore. You've drunk so much sweet liquid, you don't want to have any more teeth."

"Sister-in-law, dear sister-in-law, just one bite, please?" Yun Sheng blinked her big, watery eyes and looked at her pitifully.

Xu Qingmeng wasn't fooled; Yun Sheng, that little girl, was always good at playing the victim.

He slapped her from behind, saying, "Go brush your teeth right now."

Yun Sheng looked miserable, while Yun Mo and Rong Rong covered their mouths and laughed.

Hehe, hehe.

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Within two days, Madam Huang found several apprentices to make pastries, and Xu Qingmeng went over to check them out, carefully selecting eight people to stay.

Two of them had experience making traditional pastries, so they had some basic skills. The remaining six had all helped out in the kitchen to some extent, but none of them had ever been exposed to pastry making.

Two of them had some basic skills and were a bit older, while the remaining six were younger, around fifteen or sixteen years old.

These eight people, along with Xinting, made up nine people who she would temporarily teach.

She already has the key to the pastry shop. Now, all she has to do every day is prepare the filling for the buns, and He Shi, Tang Saozi, and Li Shu'er can handle the rest.

Xu Qingmeng and Xinting would prepare the lunch set meals in advance in the morning, and then go to the pastry shop to teach the other people how to make them.

Xu Qingmeng specifically assigned two of them to make drinks, while the remaining six were responsible for making pastries. Xinting was quite busy, as she had to take care of everything, since she wanted to truly cultivate Xinting.

The Gu family restaurant is also very busy. Xun Ge'er is still injured and hasn't recovered yet. With Aunt Tang and Aunt Li's help, Gu Yunyi also helps out now that he has some free time.

Xu Qingmeng would prepare the filling in the morning and quickly wrap the buns with Xinting. Then she would prepare the lunch dishes in advance. The rest of the sales and cleanup would be left to He Shi, Gu Yunyi, Tang Saozi, and Li Shenzi.

The journey at night is much easier. The braising liquid is readily available, and Xu Qingmeng only needs to come back each day to taste it and adjust the flavor. Tang Saozi and Li Saozi can handle the cleaning of the ingredients, while He Shi can do the braising alone.

I'm incredibly fortunate that we hired Aunt Tang and Aunt Li; otherwise, working non-stop like this simply wouldn't have been possible.

Even so, everyone was still very tired.

Everyone in the family is very busy, and only Xun Ge'er is free. He feels very bad about it, so he helps out with whatever he can every day, even though his arm is in a sling.

That evening, before Gu Family Restaurant closed, Huang Boyang arrived, smiling mysteriously, which puzzled Xu Qingmeng, Gu Yunyi, and the others.

Gu Yunyi stepped forward and asked a couple of questions, but he kept them in suspense and hurriedly closed the Gu family's gate.

He then pulled up a stool and sat down, meeting the curious gazes of the others before speaking: "People from the prefectural city have come, saying they want to order a thorough investigation into the county examination in March."

Gu Yunyi and Xu Qingmeng felt a little relieved. If that was the case, it meant that the Prefect had won this game, and Liu Shengming would basically never come out again.

(End of this chapter)