The Koi Wife of the Prime Minister

Chapter 211 Homemade Canning

On a hot summer day, the ground was so hot that it was about to smoke. Shen Yan's stall became a gathering place for everyone. After seeing off a large number of people, Shen Yan's sugar water was sold out, and even the bitter-tasting herbal tea was sold out. In just a short while, Shen Yan had sold out everything. When he was about to close the stall, he was surrounded by the surrounding vendors.

"Sister Shen, ice is very expensive now, where did you get it?"

"That's right. We are all from the same village. There's nothing wrong with talking about it."

"Yes, yes."

"You also know that ice is expensive. Shen Yanhua bought it at a high price. Selling it for so much money, there is not much profit. You still have the nerve to come and ask." Sister Xiaolan just couldn't stand the virtue of the villagers, as if everyone owed them. No one came to help at the beginning, but now they are asking for favors.

"It's all gone. You don't want to buy anything but you still want to drag others into it. How dare you? Just go away and stop blocking other people's business." Sister Xiaolan's attitude was not very good, but what she said was the truth. Anyone would be angry if it happened to them. It's dreaming without spending any money.

"I think she did it on purpose. It definitely wasn't obtained through any legitimate channels."

"What a selfish woman."

"We are all from the same village, from the same town, let's talk about what will happen."

The vendors around pointed at Shen Yan and talked about it.

"What can I do if I don't tell you? I told you I bought it, but you didn't believe me. You insisted on telling me a method. How can someone tell you what they eat?" Li Cuilian stood aside and picked up a piece of meat and threw it on the road. Several stray dogs ran over quickly: "Qi, you run pretty fast."

Everyone around looked livid.

The sun was about to disappear when several horse-drawn carriages arrived at Wangjia Village and drove towards Shen Yan's yard. The villagers heard the noise and gathered at the side of the street to watch.

When they reached the door, Shopkeeper Li got off the carriage and walked quickly to the yard: "Shen Yan, I miss you so much."

"Boss, you are finally here."

"I just miss your sweet soup. The peaches in the peach orchard are ripe now, so I asked someone to pick some and send them over."

"That's fine, boss. Wait a minute and I'll make you some sugar water."

Several servants brought by Manager Li were moving peaches from the carriage, and were seen by villagers on the street. A box fell off the carriage at some point, and the ground was covered with broken ice and dust.

"What are you standing there for? Pick it up and continue moving."

"Yes."

After the move, Manager Li asked the servants to leave and left a few servants to guard outside the door.

When the villagers saw the servants leave, they rushed to the broken ice, not caring about the dust on their hands.

"It's a pity that the ice is all broken. It will melt as soon as you touch it. Even if it melts, it will be cold."

"No wonder Xiaolan said these were all bought. I wouldn't be willing to buy them if it were me."

"What method did Shen Yan use to seduce noble people to help her? No matter what she does, customers will buy it. Why didn't this good luck fall on me?"

"Don't you even look at how hard life they went through before? How dare you say that?"

"How do you break up the ice that was brought here so that it can be stored overnight?"

"What do you know? If they were able to transport it here, they must have a way to preserve it."

The villagers gathered together and talked a lot, but no matter what they did, they couldn't find any flaws in Shen Yan. They felt that they were asking for trouble, so they dispersed.

Shen Yan made the sugar water and when she heard no sound she looked outside.

"Don't worry, everyone has dispersed."

"That's really great." The people in this village seemed united on the surface, but in fact they all had their own ideas. Ice was a rare thing in summer, but once she took it out, even if she explained it seriously, the villagers would not believe it no matter what, because they did not believe that Shen Yan had the money to buy ice. She could only take practical actions to strike back at that group of people, otherwise Shen Yan would be treated as a frightened bird and would be at risk of death at any time. She could only be vigilant.

Some peaches in the peach orchard were ripe, so Manager Li brought some to her.

Shen Yan proposed to cooperate, and Manager Li agreed without hesitation. The two of them hit it off immediately and today's scene came about.

Shen Yan brought over a bowl of sugar water: "Manager Li, please try it. How is it?"

“It’s delicious, even better than the ones sold in town.”

Listening to the praise from Shopkeeper Li, Shen Yan was already very happy. She lowered her head and glanced outside, but was startled by something in the yard.

"Manager Li, why did you bring so many peaches?"

"That's not so exaggerated. I only brought a little. I wish I could bring you all of them."

"Why are there so many peaches and no one wants them?"

"The owner of this peach orchard planted peach trees just to enjoy the peach blossoms. He didn't like to eat peaches, so the peaches were left there. But there are special servants to take care of the peach trees. Now they are ripening intermittently. Shopkeeper Li was worried that they would rot in the orchard, but he didn't expect that Miss Shen needed them now, so the shopkeeper picked the peaches without saying a word and sent them over."

The servant next to him patiently explained to Shen Yan.

"In that case, I have an idea I would like to discuss with the shopkeeper."

Shen Yan expressed her thoughts, she wanted the remaining peaches.

Since it was Shen Yan's request, Shopkeeper Li naturally agreed. It was more valuable to give the peaches to Shen Yan than to let them rot in the garden. It could both do a favor and save the peaches. It was getting dark, and Shopkeeper Li was about to leave. Shen Yan did not try to persuade him to stay, and got up and walked towards the yard.

Looking at the boxes of peaches in the yard, Shen Yan picked up one at random and wiped it with her clothes. She took a bite and the peach instantly burst into juice in her mouth. Her mouth was filled with the fragrance of peaches that lingered for a long time. Since this peach is so good, if she adds it to sugar water, she will be able to sell it for a good price, Shen Yan thought.

While it was still light, Shen Yan began to process the peaches. She picked out some bruised peaches to deal with first, otherwise it would be difficult for them to survive the night. After all, the peach orchard was so far away from Shen Yan's home, and this was unavoidable.

However, if it is made in Taoyuan and then sent over, it will definitely reduce some losses and be more convenient. Shen Yan decided to talk to Manager Li tomorrow.

Since some other ingredients were to be added to the syrup, Shen Yan gradually became busy and first told Manager Li about her idea.

Shopkeeper Li was also very supportive and wanted to find someone to process these peaches, peel them, cook them, and preserve them in cans. However, due to limited conditions, the peaches could only be stored in jars.

Shopkeeper Li was not very idle either. When Shen Yan was teaching others how to make canned food, Shopkeeper Li also asked a few servants to come and learn and observe. After they learned it, everyone in Taoyuan did this job. Taoyuan was responsible for supplying canned food every day, and Shen Yan was responsible for buying sugar water. A complete industrial chain was completed.

With the addition of canned food, Shen Yan's dessert business is becoming more and more popular. The success of the dessert business is definitely due to the contribution of Shopkeeper Li.