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Chapter 158 Hawthorn Tablets

“Do you need to cook it yourself? That’s fine too!” The emperor said and wanted to find someone to cook it.

"Grandpa Ji, this is very simple. You just need to boil a pot of hot water."

"Is it so easy to make a bowl of porridge?" The emperor was puzzled. He had never seen such a simple porridge before.

"Yes, let me tell you how to brew it."

The emperor and Defu also followed Su Mu's method obediently, and the water poured into the bowl of hot water turned into a bowl of thick porridge.

Both of them were shocked, "It has turned into porridge now."

The emperor smiled and said, "This is the fastest porridge I can make."

"There are some small ingredients here, Grandpa Ji, you can just put them in."

The two added some small ingredients to the bowl, "This porridge is thicker than the usual porridge."

The emperor took a sip and said, "It tastes really good too!"

"Su girl, how long can this lotus root powder be preserved?"

Su Mu groaned, "In theory, as long as it is stored properly and does not spoil, it can be eaten forever, but it is best to store it for about two or three years."

"How can it last so long? This thing is very easy to eat. Su girl, are you selling lotus root powder?" The emperor realized that this thing had great value. It was long lasting, easy to eat, and tasted good.

"Grandpa Ji, I'm going to sell it. People who are going on a long journey need to bring some of this stuff with them. It's very convenient to eat on the road."

Su Mu thought a lot. Most people only bring some hard dry food when they go out, and it is not easy to buy food on the road. Lotus root powder is a good choice.

You can drink a bowl of fragrant lotus root powder with just hot water. It is very simple. Even if you are not a traveler, you can store some at home to drink.

For someone who can’t cook, suddenly being able to make a bowl of thick porridge by himself, the sense of accomplishment is incredible.

"Su girl, your lotus root powder is the best stuff." The emperor was eager to buy some back right away to show his sons and grandchildren how delicious the lotus root powder porridge he made was.

"Can I pre-order a few boxes in advance?"

“Don’t worry, Grandpa Ji, I’ll bring it to you in a moment!”

"Okay, okay." The emperor was extremely happy.

When they got home, they discussed the new lotus root starch.

"Mom, we can now take our lotus root powder to the workshop for production." Su Mu said.

"I understand. We will open a new place to produce lotus root starch."

The workshop that was built at the beginning was so large that it could not even be called a workshop. It could be called an industrial park. There were many large rooms in a large workshop, and each type of production had its own area.

There is a sign outside the courtyard to distinguish each large room.

"Add a few more millstones and send them to the workshop." Su Mu recalled what else the workshop needed.

"Mumu, you don't have to worry about these. Mom can take care of it."

Su Mu smiled sweetly, "Then I'll leave it to you, mother!"

"There are also hawthorn slices added to lotus root powder. We can also make some and sell them together with lotus root powder. Hawthorn slices can also be eaten alone."

Su Mu was preparing to prepare all the ingredients for the lotus root powder and eight-treasure porridge, but he was still missing some materials.

“Hawthorn slices?”

"Yes, hawthorn slices added to lotus root powder are sour and sweet, very delicious, and there are still a lot of hawthorns now."

"Little sister, how do you make hawthorn slices?"

"Then let's make some first?"

"can!"

Su Mu took out a basket of hawthorns from the space.

"Wash the hawthorns clean and poke them with a thin, pointed bamboo tube like this." Su Mu demonstrated, "This way the hawthorns will be deseeded."

Su Mu kept the hawthorn seeds and put them into the space for planting.

“Remove the seeds from the hawthorn and cut it into slices and dry them in the sun.”

The family sat around the table, peeling hawthorn seeds from their hands and chatting, it was quite comfortable.

The hawthorn slices were dried quickly with the help of the cheating tool.

"You can keep some of these dried hawthorn slices to soak in water and drink, and the rest needs to be ground into powder. It needs to be ground very finely."

The hawthorn powder was ground two or three times in the grinding wheel and became very fine.

"The next step is to boil the syrup. Add water and sugar to the pot and boil it until it becomes a slightly stringy state. That's it." Su Mu raised the spoon. The syrup hung on the spoon and became slightly sticky before dripping down.

"Little sister, here is the ground hawthorn powder." The third brother brought a large bowl of powder. The powder ground from dried hawthorn has a little flesh pink with a hint of red.

"I poured the syrup water into the hawthorn powder while it was still hot, and Third Brother stirred it at the same time." Su Mu used a large spoon to scoop the syrup into the hawthorn powder.

The third brother stirred the hawthorn powder until it became flocculent and could be kneaded into a ball with his hands.

“These hawthorn balls need to be rolled into thin slices with a rolling pin.”

"I'll do it!" Wang held a long rolling pin and rolled it into thin slices very skillfully. "Is this okay?"

"Sure! Mommy rolled it really thin."

"This is what I've learned from rolling noodles over the years." Wang only rolled the hawthorn dough a few times and it became a large piece.

Cut a large piece of hawthorn into small squares and let them dry for an hour to allow the sugar added to become sandy. This will make the taste better.

"Is it tasty?"

The third brother was chewing a piece of hawthorn in his mouth, "Delicious!!"

"Sweet with a little sourness! Very delicious. After eating this hawthorn slice, I feel like I can eat two bowls of rice!"

"Hawthorn slices have some appetite-stimulating effect." The third brother was able to discover this very keenly after eating only one piece of hawthorn slice.

"How about trying lotus root powder with hawthorn slices?" Su Mu took out the lotus root powder and wanted to make a cup.

"Little sister, let me do it!" The third brother took the lotus root powder, "I want to feel how it feels to make a bowl of porridge in a few breaths!"

"Okay, here you go." Su Mu smiled faintly and handed it to his third brother.

"This is for my younger sister, this is for mother, and this is for grandfather." The third brother wanted to continue brewing, but Wang stopped him in a hurry, "You don't need to brew so much, just a little less will be fine, we still have to eat later."

"Got it." The third brother could only let go of his desire to continue brewing.

"The taste is really different after adding hawthorn slices." The lotus root powder porridge has more layers, with a slight hint of fruit sourness, which is appetizing and delicious.

"Then we will serve the new lotus root powder and hawthorn slices in a few days."

"How do you price this lotus root powder, Mumu?"

"The price of lotus root powder will not be low. One pound of powder is equivalent to ten pounds of lotus root. The current price of lotus root is 12 cents per pound. And it is only available during the lotus root production season. After the season, the lotus root will be sold at a higher price.

The price of our lotus root starch will not be too low. A can of half a pound will be priced at 100 wen. A spoon and some small ingredients for storage can be included in the can.

We also need to order some lotus root starch jars with the name of the store engraved on them."

"Hawthorn slices can be sold alone. Those who like it can buy it and eat it alone, or they can add it to lotus root powder." Selling both can also take into account the needs of people who don't like eating hawthorn or only need lotus root powder.