Xu Qinghuan had witnessed too many people disregarding the lives of common folk for the sake of their own performance.
Professing to act in the people’s interest while actually only looking out for themselves.
Perhaps he once intended to drag the Shangjiang Team down too, but at the mont of drowning, to think of leaving others a way out is the mark of a saint. Such people are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, truly exceptional.
"Besides, so much grain can’t really be wasted," Xu Qinghuan said, "Building a factory at the commune will benefit the Shangjiang Team as well. Then we can let sister-in-law work there, and once the sewing machine factory is up and running, let big brother co over here, and they can be together."
Jiang Xingye couldn’t help but hug his fiancée, "You’re always thinking about others. When will you think about ?"
Xu Qinghuan chuckled, "When have I not thought about you? Don’t wrong !"
Back at the Shangjiang Team, Jiang Xingjun and Jiang Xingwei were about to leave soon.
These past few days, Zhou Guizhi had been noticeably down.
Even though the two brothers were infinitely looking forward to their future military lives, dreaming so happily they could wake up laughing, they had to pretend to be deep and show a pained expression of not wanting to leave their mother in front of her.
Xu Qinghuan found it amusing and gave Jiang Xingye a task, "Ah Ye, could you build an oven? I’ll bake so cookies for you guys."
There were still so adobe bricks in Jiang Xingye’s backyard. Xu Qinghuan drew a sketch for him, and he quickly built an oven against the wall in the front yard, sealing the outer wall of the oven tightly with mud.
Shangjiang Team didn’t have any grains that had sprouted, but since Lin Yufei had been visiting often these days, he said he would bring so over.
Overnight, the oven was almost set. Early the next morning, Jiang Xingye lit a couple of fires to dry the oven out.
Xu Qinghuan had Jiang Xingye grind the wheat and millet into powder, then baked small cookies and bread with the flour and made snow cakes with rice flour.
She made a lot, packed two big bags for Jiang Xingwei and Jiang Xingjun, saved a bit for Jiang Xingye, and took so to the Jiang Family and so ho.
"Ladies, the snacks are here, co and try them." Xu Qinghuan carried a sieve full of snacks over, and the rich aroma of wheat filled the air, eliciting the sound of people salivating eagerly.
"Wow, Huanhuan, you have such skills!" Qiao Xinyu exclaid, grabbing a cookie to taste, "Mmm, delicious, absolutely delicious."
Whether it was the bread, cookies, or snow cakes, Xu Qinghuan made them all the sa size. No one knew how she did it.
But for Xu Qinghuan, soone who used a scalpel and did stitching, being skillful with her hands was nothing special. In fact, the sizes and shapes were still different. After all, they weren’t made with molds; it was just that these people’s eyes were clouded by the delicious food.
Everyone picked one to taste, each singing praise.
"Do you think we could sell these?" Xu Qinghuan asked.
"Why wouldn’t they sell? I’d definitely buy them. Don’t these taste way better than the snacks sold outside? Those sponge cakes have tasted the sa for years. If I had the money to buy them every day, I’d have been sick of them by now."
After Qiao Xinyu finished rambling, she took a bite of the snow cake, which was crispy and perfectly sweet, the best thing she’d ever tasted in her life.
Everyone quickly polished off the sieve full of snacks but still wanted more.
"Huan, are we going to start a food processing factory? Competing with the county food factory?" Qiao Xinyu beca instantly excited, "I’ll be in sales then, I’m best at that."
"No, the commune is preparing to start one. I contributed two recipes. Since no one’s used sprouted grains before, I wanted to try it out and see how it tasted to avoid any mishaps."
As it turned out, she was good at it!
Eating might not relieve stress, but making food certainly did. Making snacks was one of her few hobbies in her past life.
Back then, learning cooking and baking was a required course for the girls of the Xu Family. Initially, she resisted, but later she found that cooking truly relaxed her. She felt it had the sa subtle charm as herbal dicine formulations and quickly grew to love it.
Over at the Jiang Family, Xu Qinghuan had brought over a sieve of snacks just as Tang Quantong arrived. Jiang Baohua invited him to try so, "Zhiqing Xu sent these over. They’re made with germinated grains. If they’re good, then what you just ntioned about the food factory will have potential."
There was consideration to transfer Jiang Baohua to the commune, and although the news was kept tightly under wraps, Tang Quantong knew. He ca over first to discuss starting a factory with Jiang Baohua, aiming to secure his future support.
Tang Quantong got Xu Qinghuan’s recipe and imdiately sought out a master from the food factory to try it. The resulting taste was undeniably good.
Tang Quantong was relieved, but now looking at Xu Qinghuan’s snacks, although they weren’t as neatly uniform as those from the food factory’s molds, their color and aroma were superior.
He tasted a bit and was instantly captivated by the delicious flavor.
"Delicious!" Tang Quantong said, "Old Jiang, you have a knack for managing the production team. Do you think I could start a food factory at the commune and just make these?"
Jiang Baohua was delighted with the food but couldn’t have more. There were elders and children at ho.
"Of course."
Tang Quantong reached an unofficial agreent with Jiang Baohua and stood up, patting his shoulder, "Old Jiang, once the food factory is up, I’ll reserve a spot for your family."
Jiang Baohua couldn’t help but support him.
After Da Dan and Er Dan, Da Ya and Er Ya, and others left, they rushed out of their rooms, each grabbing so snacks and dashing off.
Zhou Guizhi scolded, "Haven’t you eaten? Are you starving that you need to snatch? If you keep this up, there’ll be nothing left to eat."
She packed the cookies from the sieve into a bag and had Da Dan return the sieve, "Don’t go asking your little aunt for food again. Haven’t I given you enough to eat regularly?"
She took so to the two elders, "Dad, Mom, Huanhuan made these snacks. She brought several for you two to try."
The two elderly, still with decent teeth, each tried so, "Delicious, this child is really skillful."
"Yes, it’s Xiao Wu’s good fortune. I always said Xiao Wu was such a pitiful child before. Luckily he t Huanhuan, who’s truly caring."
The caring Jiang Xingye was insisting Xu Qinghuan go to the mountains with him, "We’ll head out tomorrow morning. We can’t delay anymore. Who knows if those herb seeds you plant will even grow."
His voice trembled a bit, "Shall we stay a night on the mountain?"
Xu Qinghuan pinched his cheek, "Stop charming . I know you’re the one who can’t wait any longer, thinking about this all day long?"
Jiang Xingye pulled her into the room, closed the door, and kissed her forcefully, "I do think about it, and if I didn’t, that’d be abnormal."
His warm breath touched Xu Qinghuan’s neck, causing her to tilt her head back, revealing her white swan-like neck. Her clothes at the chest were slightly disheveled as Jiang Xingye’s hands moved under the hem.
It was cold, but his lips and hands were fiery.
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