The carriage rattled along, passing through the avenue connecting Research Institute and Spirit City.
Qian Xunji patted his daughter on the back, but looked at the market outside through the car window.
While passing by a busy street, he suddenly spoke.
"Stop."
The driver tightened the reins and the carriage slowly stopped.
Qian Xunji got out of the car with her daughter in her arms and walked into a grocery store on the street.
The shop is not big, but the goods are complete.
There are various dry goods on the counter, bunches of chili peppers and garlic hanging on the wall, and the air is filled with the smell of spices.
The boss was a middle-aged fat man. When the Pope came to his door, he quickly came to greet him.
"What do you want to buy, Your Majesty?"
Qian Xunji glanced across the shelves and finally landed on a wooden barrel.
"Anko, are you available?"
"Yes, yes." The boss quickly scooped out the red beans from the barrel and wrapped them in paper, "How much do you want, Your Majesty?"
"Ten pounds, maybe."
The boss weighed the red beans, raised his head and asked, "Do you want anything else?"
"Bingtang, another ten pounds of rock candy."
The boss wrapped the rock sugar again, and while wrapping it, he asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to make red bean soup?"
"Yes."
"That's it."
The boss happily handed over the red beans and rock candy.
"How much?"
"No, we don't charge money."
"How does this work? How much?"
Seeing that Qian Xunji insisted on giving it, the boss said, "There are seventeen Copper Soul Coin in total."
Qian Xunji paid the money, carried the things and returned to the carriage with her daughter.
Qian Renxue was already awake, watching his father put those things into the corner of the car with his eyes open.
Red beans? Rock sugar?
Here's what to do...
Red bean soup?
Several questions popped up in her little head.
Qian Xunji After sitting firmly, he did not tell the driver to continue on his way. Instead, he leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed his eyes.
On the surface, it looks like he is closing his eyes to rest, but actually...
"System."
[Ding! What needs does the host have?]
"Are there any taro balls? Sago? Burn Immortal Herb?"
The system was silent for two seconds.
[The host wants to make milk tea?]
Qian Xunji smiled inwardly, "Absolutely, is there any?"
[Yes, one package each of taro balls, sago and roasted Immortal Herb has been placed in Angel Ring.]
Qian Xunji said "hmm" with satisfaction.
Opening his eyes, he took out the three things from Angel Ring and put them into the pile of ingredients in the corner of the carriage.
Qian Renxue looked at those three things curiously, having never seen them before.
At the same time, Qian Xunji looked down at her, and met her wide-open eyes.
"Does the baby want to eat?"
"I'll cook it for you later and taste it."
The carriage continued to move forward, heading towards the depths of Spirit City.
The carriage slowly stopped in the night and stopped in front of a two-story building.
Qian Xunji hugged Qian Renxue and got out of the car and walked in.
The lights were still on in the shop, and Liu Xiulan was standing behind the counter, holding a ledger in his hand and facing the goods on the shelves.
Hearing the footsteps, she raised her head and saw her son-in-law and granddaughter, and a smile immediately broke out on her face.
"You're back?" She put down her account book and hurriedly came out, "Xiao Xue is asleep?"
Qian Xunji looked down at his daughter, who had half-closed eyes in his arms, and said with a smile, "It's almost time. I'm already sleepy in the car."
Liu Xiulan reached out and touched her granddaughter's face, her eyes were full of love.
"Where's Dad?"
Liu Xiulan pointed in the direction of the backyard. "I am in retreat in my room to break through."
"Since I ate your Immortal Herb, we have broken through level three this year."
"I didn't expect that there would be a chance to hit Soul Elder. It's all thanks to you."
Qian Xunji smiled gently, "This is all as it should be, and the higher the level, the longer the life span, and the more time you will spend with Xiao Xue in the future."
Liu Xiulan nodded repeatedly, his eyes falling on the things he was carrying.
"What did you buy this for?"
Qian Xunji raised the ingredients in his hand. "Make sugar water tonight."
"Sugar water?" Liu Xiulan curiously came over and looked at the packages, "Red bean syrup? Are you making red bean syrup at this time?"
Qian Xunji shook his head and smiled mysteriously, "It's not red bean syrup, it's completely different."
He put the things in his hands on the counter and handed over Qian Renxue, who was half asleep in his arms.
"Mom, give me a hug Xiao Xue."
Liu Xiulan quickly picked up the granddaughter and held the child in her arms.
Qian Renxue changed his arms, opened his eyes a little, saw that it was grandma, and closed them again with peace of mind.
"Okay, you go and do your work."
Liu Xiulan held the child and sat down on a chair nearby, patting him gently.
Qian Xunji rolled up his sleeves and carried the ingredients into the kitchen.
I saw a ready-made fire on the stove, and all the pots and pans were available.
He first washed the red beans, poured them into a pot, added water and boiled them.
Then take out the packages of ingredients provided by the system - taro balls, sago, roasted Immortal Herb.
Taro balls and sago are dry and need to be cooked first.
Burning Immortal Herb is black powder and needs to be cooked as well.
He first put the sago into the pot, boiled it until it was transparent, and then drained it into cold water.
Then boil the taro balls and make them float one by one.
Finally, cut the cooked roasted Immortal Herb into small dices and set aside.
The red beans were almost cooked, so he added a few more pieces of rock sugar and slowly simmered it into a thick red bean soup.
While I was busy, I heard footsteps behind me.
"What is this?"
Qian Xunji turned around and saw her standing at the door of the kitchen, followed by Ling Yuan and Bibi Xi.
"You are back."
Bibi Dong came over and looked into the pot. "I'll be back after I finish my work."
Ling Yuan also came over and looked at the dishes on the stove curiously. "Brother-in-law, what is this made for? I've never seen it before."
Bibi Xi took action directly and wanted to pinch a taro ball to try, but was slapped away by Ling Yuan.
"Have you washed your hands?"
Bibi Xi took his hand back in embarrassment, but still looked at the colorful taro balls curiously.
Qian Xunji explained with a smile, "This is called taro ball sugar water. First put the cooked red bean soup into a bowl, add the cooked taro balls, sago, roasted Immortal Herb, then pour some animal milk, and it's ready."
He demonstrated while talking, taking several bowls, ladling in red bean soup one by one, adding various ingredients, and finally pouring hot animal milk.
Bowls of steaming sugar water soon filled the stove.
"Here, take it out and drink."
Several people hurriedly carried the bowls to the table in the main room and sat down around it.
Liu Xiulan also sat over with Qian Renxue in his arms, putting the child on his lap.
Qian Renxue was awakened by the movement. When he opened his eyes, he saw the table full of bowls.
What is this? It looks delicious.
Thinking of this, her little eyes suddenly lit up.
Bibi Dong picked up the bowl, took a spoonful and put it into his mouth.
The sweetness of red beans mixed with the fragrance of milk, the softness and elasticity of taro balls, the smoothness of sago...
Various flavors intertwine in the mouth, creating a delicious taste that has never been experienced before.
"Delicious!"
Ling Yuan had already immersed himself in drinking several sips. He nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, and responded vaguely, "Yeah, yeah! It tastes good! It's as delicious as cake!"