The 134th day has arrived

  Zhen Ming didn't expect these snacks to be so popular, after thinking about it for several nights, he decided to recruit more staff and expand production.

  At the same time, it also launched a VIP system, which can be accepted after making an appointment with the VIP.

  He rented two more rooms next to the Zhang's, bought another stone mill, two small donkeys, and invited some of Fei Long's fellow villagers to come over and help with procurement and heavy lifting.

  Several young and strong men were also hired, responsible for grinding soy milk, kneading flour, controlling the fire of the oven. Mrs. Zhang only needed to instruct from the side. After processing, it was sent to another room for further processing, adding various spices mixed by Sun Lang, and then roasted.

  In this way, the division of labor is clear, and the process is greatly simplified. The secret recipe for making it will not be mastered by one person, and the two workshops do not know each other, nor do they know what the other process is or what its purpose is.

  Although the method is simple, it can effectively prevent the leakage of secret recipes and the phenomenon of stealing teachers.

  Efficiency has increased by tens of times.

  No need to worry about the phenomenon of someone not being able to buy it every day, the customer's satisfaction has risen sharply, and Huan'er's smile has also increased. Even when returning home, she won't be tearfully complaining anymore.

  After a month, after settling the accounts, deducting more than 100 taels of taxes and wages for employees, there was nearly 200 taels of pure profit. At this rate, it would only take half a year to recover all the investment costs, which made all the employees of Dian Xin Fang very excited.

  Apart from repaying one hundred taels to Yang Zong, Zhang's family distributed the remaining one hundred taels as dividends to everyone.

  When she handed out the wages of ten taels per person to Xing'er and others, Xing'er was so happy that she laughed and jumped. This was the first time in her life that she had received such a large amount of wages, and also the first time she had taken so much silver that belonged to herself.

  As soon as the shop closed, she pulled Huan'er out of the door and strolled around for half a day before returning. With great excitement, she unloaded a pile of cosmetics, accessories, clothes, bangles, and jewelry from the car.

  Only then did they realize that the twenty taels of silver they had just received as their wages today were all spent by them after strolling around for half a day.

  To celebrate the prosperity of the business, Zhen Ming had set up two tables at the largest wine house in Luoyang and invited all employees of Zhang's Sweetheart Workshop to have a big meal together.

  Zhang's family excused herself saying she was feeling unwell and stayed at home. Zhen Ming knew that she had never liked noisy gatherings, so he didn't force her to go.

  At the banquet, Huan'er, who was sitting next to Zhen Ming, leaned in close and whispered: "Brother Zhen, Xing'er wants me to ask you something about Sister Zhang."

  Zhen Mingxu was chatting and laughing with Zhu Zi when he heard this and asked: "What's going on?"

  "Have you bullied Zhang sister again?"

  "What's wrong? When did I ever bully her?"

  "Why was she always absent-minded for several days, as if she had something on her mind, often spacing out and not responding when called, sometimes even making calculation mistakes."

  "Let Sun Langzhong take a look at her tonight, maybe she's ill."

  "Her godfather said she looked very well and didn't have any illness at all."

  "Is it because of Aunt Flo's visit?"

  "What's Auntie?"

  Zhenming whispered a few words into Huan'er's ear, and her face immediately turned red to the roots of her ears. She lightly spat out: "Pfft, no wonder Xing'er said you're not a good person!"

  "What's there to be ashamed of? I've already asked Sun Lang about all your daily lives, and when the time comes, I'll retreat three houses away and absolutely not enter within a three-meter radius of you..."

  "Get lost! You're not allowed to talk to us again!"

  Huan'er didn't know that Zhenming was bitter and had drunk some wine, completely changing into a different person, puffed up with anger, turning his head away and no longer paying attention to him.

  At this banquet, the two tables of people drank more than ten taels of silver, and all the employees of Sweetheart Workshop got drunk, one after another, expressing that they would work hard in the future to make Sweetheart Workshop's business more prosperous.

  ……

  In the Baifang Pavilion of Hongxuan's courtyard, Mudan Xianzi Ling Shuang sat on the wide railing of the balcony after returning to her room from a rehearsal of her new dance, holding the score she had specially composed for it. Her pair of snowy white and delicate jade feet swung back and forth in the air, carefree and unrestrained.

  Downstairs is the vast and endless Riyue Lake, where the mountains and forests on the lake surface are filled with red maples, green trees scattered among them, colorful and breathtakingly beautiful.

  She casually picked up a dessert from the table on the balcony, this was her most enjoyable moment after practicing dance every day, savoring a delicious dessert, replenishing the consumed physical strength, and the fatigue of dancing all day would disappear at any time.

  She carelessly took a light bite, suddenly put down the score in her hand, lowered her head to look at the dessert in her hand, and looked surprised on her face.

  Qiao Yanyu sat on a small swing on the balcony and laughed as she asked: "Fang sister, is it delicious?"

  Ling Frost nodded: "Where did you buy it?"

  "It was Chen's mother who had someone buy it from Zhang's Sweetheart Shop, which had just opened not long ago. I heard Chen's mother say that many people were queuing at the door of the shop, and she had to queue for almost an hour before she could buy it. Moreover, each person was limited to buying only five pieces."

  "Cheung's Sweetheart Workshop?"

  Ling Shuang's eyes flashed with a hint of excitement and curiosity, as soon as she took a bite of the pastry, she had already figured out that this dessert was similar in taste to the basket of pastries Yang Wei had brought her last time. The only difference was that the one she was eating now had a more fragrant and rich flavor, with a hint of subtle mint flavor that seemed to have been improved upon, making the texture even more rich and varied.

  "What's this dessert called?"

  Miao Yu said: "It seems to be called Portuguese egg tart."

  Ling Frost lightly bit into it, her slender eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face, as if she was trying to discern the ingredients in this dessert.

  To create a dish that can make the Peony Fairy, known as the most beautiful foodie in Beijing, bloom with an enchanting smile, is the highest ideal and pursuit of every chef in Luoyang.

  "Although it's quite innovative, the mint flavor is a bit too strong, but fortunately, the Chinese medicinal ingredients neutralized some of its spiciness, making it just right. There's also a strange aroma inside that I still can't figure out - it's like the sourness of plum, but without the astringency, and the fragrance of red berries, yet mixed with wine ingredients. It's my first time seeing someone combine flavors like this; the taste is a bit weird, but not unpleasant..."

  Miao Yu covered her mouth and giggled, "If everyone ate like you, guessing the ingredients for half a day, they'd have starved to death. If you want to know what's inside, just ask the owner of Zhang's Sweetheart Shop, she'll tell you. It's just a few hundred meters away from Hong Xing's courtyard. I heard that Old Lady Zhang is one of Luoyang's famous tofu beauties."

  Ling Feng heard this and raised her head, a hint of surprise on her face: "Tofu Xishi?"

  Then, a look of realization appeared: "I see, it's bean fragrance. The butter has egg in it, which covers up the bean fragrance but makes the flavor of the butter even more mellow and fragrant without being greasy..."

  She closed her eyes, as if savoring the memory, and murmured after a while: "It's been a long time since Ah Tong came to see me..."

  "Who made him so scared last time that he didn't dare come again."