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Chapter 321 Filled Candy

Dou Weiyi's lips twitched violently.

With so many people in the kitchen, how come there's not a sound?

He coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment, and in doing so, restored the image he had lost on the ground to his face: "Mengze Heiyi, what are you all doing here?"

Mengze hung the malt candy in his hand on the hook again and pulled it: "We've always been here. The boss wants to make malt candy."

"Ahem, let's make maltose! Maltose is good, maltose is good!!"

Dou Weiyi then noticed that there were large pots on all the stoves, with a pot of sweet and fragrant sugar water simmering on them.

Dou Weiyi quickly went over and tugged at Lin Xi's sleeve: "Brother Lin, why are you making so much maltose? This stuff doesn't keep for long and it melts easily."

Lin Xi shrugged: "My Mengli said she wanted to eat candy with fillings, so I made some."

"A candy core?"

Dou Weiyi has seen a lot of the world, but he has never heard of any kind of candy with a core.

Just then, a commotion came from the entrance of the inn.

Lin Xi's face lit up with joy, and she quickly ran out, exclaiming, "It must be my Mengli who's back!"

"Could you please help me carry the small ceramic jar inside?"

When Gao Mengli saw the kitchen staff come out, she quickly directed everyone to unload the goods.

These small pottery jars were ordered when the wheat seedlings were being cultivated, and they were just coming out of the kiln when she went to the pottery village today.

Gao Mengli looked up and saw Dou Weiyi: "Oh? Lord Dou, you're back?"

Dou Weiyi quickly beckoned to Gao Mengli and walked over to her side: "Sister-in-law, Lin said you're going to make some filled candies, but this maltose candy doesn't keep well. If you're going to sell it, it'll soften halfway through the journey..."

It was a well-intentioned reminder, as I was worried they might lose money because I was so close to them.

Moreover, sugar is generally a snack for wealthy families. Although the people of Pingyao are somewhat well-off, they cannot afford to eat so much sugar.

"Oh, don't worry about that. We'll use roasted soybeans ground into powder and store it in sealed earthenware jars for a year or two without any problem. As for shipping it out, that's even less of a problem."

"Really, really!"

Dou Wei felt as if a huge pie had fallen from the sky, leaving him completely dazed!

It seems that no matter what it is, these two can make it delicious and easy to preserve!

Most importantly, with the grain tax levied, every household still has a lot of winter wheat.

With no problem with the raw materials, and wheat being sold right at their doorstep, the villagers are very happy.

When this person has a lot of spare money, he will go to Pingyao to buy things in a big way!

It's a really good business idea that could boost the economy of the entire county.

Dou Weiyi was so excited that she didn't even eat her meal and wanted to stay in the kitchen to watch them make candy.

"Hurry up and do it, what are you standing there for!"

Dou Wei stood in the kitchen, and seeing that no one was moving, he anxiously spoke up to remind them.

Mengze glanced at it sideways, then continued pulling on the maltose candy on the wooden hook, muttering to himself, "What kind of decent family would make the secret recipe on the spot..."

This Lord Dou really has no sense of propriety whatsoever.

He said he was a little disgusted.

Although Mengze's voice was soft, not a single word escaped Dou Weiyi's ears.

Dou Weiyi realized what was happening and slapped her forehead: "Oh dear, look at me, I'll go out right now, I'll go out right now!"

He didn't forget to close the door after he went out, and then he stayed in the yard, pacing back and forth excitedly.

"Father, what is that?"

Mu Tiantian glanced out the window and saw a person walking back and forth in the yard, occasionally glancing towards the kitchen.

Mu Yang glanced at it and explained in a low voice, "This is the magistrate of Pingyao County, Lord Dou Weiyi."

"The county magistrate? What's he doing here?"

Mu Tiantian was unaware of the background; her mind was simply filled with curiosity.

Mu Yang shook his head and chuckled, explaining in a low voice, "The Lin family must be working on something new again."

It is said that Lord Dou recently bought several shiploads of goods to transport to Jiangnan for resale.

“Reselling? Father, aren’t government officials forbidden from engaging in commerce? This…”

If this gets out, will Lord Dou still want his head?

This guy is incredibly bold!

"Shh!"

Mu Yang quickly covered his daughter's mouth to stop her from blurting out anything.

He glanced around guiltily, then removed his hand from his mouth, gesturing for his daughter to be quiet.

“Lord Dou didn’t do business; it was Lady Xue, who was divorced from him, who took over these matters.”

"Divorce?"

Mu Tiantian was even more shocked. Could it be that this man had divorced his wife to focus on business?!

"Well, I don't know the specifics, but Sweetie, your dad has confidence in Mr. and Mrs. Lin. Anything they make is bound to be top-notch!"

Mu Yang had complete and utter admiration for Lin Xi and her husband.

Mu Tiantian strongly agreed with this point. Whether it's a convenient water pump, a flour mill and threshing machine, a washing tub, a horse-drawn carriage, or any other kind of convenient device, they are all things that can't be found elsewhere.

She immediately became interested in what the two men were making: "Dad, when you came back before, you went to the kitchen. Do you know what they were making?"

Mu Yang leaned against the window, took a deep breath of the sweet aroma in the air, smacked his lips, and said, "I heard it's some kind of filled candy, but I've never heard of that name before. I imagine it would be incredibly delicious!"

"Filled candy? It's a dessert!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Tiantian jumped up from her chair, startling Mu Yang.

"Good girl, what are you doing?"

Mu Tiantian clung to the window, her face full of excitement: "Dad, there are hundreds or even thousands of families selling pearls in Jiangnan, not just ours."

We rely on our century-old brand name, so business is not bad, but the snacks and desserts we prepare for ladies are the same as those in other stores.

But if our shop offered desserts that no other shop offered, do you think our business would take off even further?!

Mu Yang: "..."

I don't know, I don't understand, I don't get it.

Mu Yang relied on his parents when he was young, on his wife when he grew up, and on his daughter when he got old. Trying to explain things to him is like talking to a brick wall.

Seeing her father's dazed look, Mu Tiantian didn't expect him to be able to help in any way.

He immediately stopped chatting with Mu Yang and rushed downstairs to guard the yard!

"Hey, hey Sweetie, wait for Daddy!"

Seeing that Tian Tian had run away, Mu Yang chased after her.

With no one else in the kitchen, Lin Xi rolled up her sleeves and began to show off her skills!

Take the maltose that Mengze has torn apart, place it on the roasted soybean powder, and then shape the maltose into a candy jar shape: "Mengli, bring over the numbing agent, we can stuff it in now."

Gao Mengli responded and carried a bowl of numbing cream, spooning it into the maltose jar one spoonful at a time.

Lin Xi closed the opening to make it easier for Gao Mengli to release the catalyst.

Finally, after stuffing most of the bowl with numbing sensation, Lin Xi finally shut up.

Then, after kneading the sugar coating, I slowly pulled out a piece of sugar about half a finger thick.

Gao Mengli quickly bit one end of the cotton thread, used the thread to cut sugar strips, and put them into the winnowing basket containing soybean powder next to her.

Mengze and Hei Yi took out the earthenware jars and were about to fill them with sugar when Gao Mengli raised her hand to stop them: "Don't fill these, save them for everyone to eat."

In order to be able to eat it today, a small pot was specially prepared to make maltose first.

There are still ten large pots in the kitchen; it'll probably take until tomorrow morning to get the sugar.

"Uh-huh!"

Mengze was very excited when he heard this.

These are precious candies! His sister—no, his boss—actually told them to keep them to eat. In other words, they're in for a treat today!