I rely on food to carry on my family business in modern times

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  Chapter 13 Sour Plum Soup 1

  The summer vacation passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the start of the school year again.
  "Today is a cool autumn day, and the sweet osmanthus is fragrant..."

  At the opening ceremony, the principal, standing on the podium in the playground, spoke eloquently.

  "How long are you going to talk? It's so hot!"

  "Yeah, every year when school starts it's always hot and the principal's words never change. I'm tired of hearing them!"

  "Today is a bright and refreshing autumn day, with the sweet osmanthus fragrance in the air. I can recite whatever you say next."

  Gradually, many students began to complain, forcing the teachers to come out to maintain order.

  But among them there was still one person who walked like a pine or cypress and stood straight, and that person was Jiang Yao.

  This was the first time Jiang Yao had this experience.

  There was no way. Girls were not allowed to go to school in the past. The original owner's school was too small, and there were not so many people at the beginning of the school year. Jiang Yao had such a deep memory of the serious image of the students at the beginning of the school year that she stood up straight unconsciously.

  This incident attracted the attention of teachers and classmates. Among a group of lazy students, this child was quite special.

  "You should learn from Jiang Yao and be more steady. You don't have much to say when you are standing for a while. Those who just started talking, run around the playground twice after the meeting and then go back to the classroom!"

  Jiang Yao listened to the teacher's praise, feeling a little confused. She felt as if she had been singled out and became the target of criticism.

  Sure enough, the two girls in the class who had previously had an argument with Jiang Yao began to take advantage of the situation.

  "Look at how different she is. She's afraid that others don't know that she's a good student."

  "My studies are so-so, but I am good at this kind of flattery."

  "He stood straight on purpose and said nothing, but we got scolded by the teacher and had to run as punishment."

  Some people didn't have any feelings towards Jiang Yao at first, and just mentioned a few special things in private. As a result, when the teacher announced the punishment of running, and the two girls provoked them, they began to complain about Jiang Yao.

  After the opening speech, Jiang Yao and some students who were not punished to run returned to the classroom first.  

  Before leaving, she saw those who were punished to run glaring at her with resentment, and she was speechless.
  Jiang Yao didn't think she had done anything wrong, nor did she mean to hurt anyone else. She couldn't understand why she would take her anger out on others after being punished for doing something wrong.

  "Yaoyao, ignore them. We didn't do anything wrong. Let's go, let's go. I can't wait to drink the sour plum soup you said you would bring me today." Li Qingqing pulled her and walked quickly towards the classroom.

  As soon as she sat down in the classroom, Li Qingqing stared at Jiang Yao, waiting for her to feed her quickly.

  Jiang Yao slowly took out the thermos cup. Putting ice cubes in the cup would not melt easily in the summer.

  Jiang Yao is very satisfied with the convenience of storing ice cubes nowadays. In the past, ice was a luxury. It is not like now when you can use it whenever you want. Adding ice to summer drinks makes them taste more refreshing and have better flavor.

  The moment the thermos is opened, a hint of cool air accompanied by the aroma of sour plum soup overflows, making one's mouth water at the smell.

  Take a sip and you will enjoy the pure and refreshing taste of sour plum, which will cool you down and relieve you from the heat.

  "It's so refreshing, not hot at all, so delicious!!! Woohoo~ I feel like I can finish three bowls of rice in one go!" Li Qingqing shook her head while drinking, and kept saying flattering things.

  Jiang Yao was thinking that it was a secret sour plum soup that she had spent a lot of effort to make. She specially bought medicinal black plums, and carefully boiled them with hawthorn, licorice, tangerine peel and other medicinal materials. She boiled the soup over high heat, then added rock sugar and boiled it over low heat.

  This process is carried out twice, effectively removing the astringency of the soup, leaving only the mellow sweetness in the soup, and finally passing through the filtered materials, it is smooth and refreshing.

  It can be said that what Li Qingqing drank was the essence of the essence.

  The classmates next to her had already smelled the aroma of sour plum soup. They all said that looking at plums can quench thirst. They were all swallowing their saliva, and then noticed that Li Qingqing was enjoying it.

  Is it really that delicious?

  Some students who couldn't help it had already left the classroom to buy drinks. It was simply torture to stay here.

  Some people also came up to ask where she bought the sour plum soup. They were a little surprised to learn that it was made by Jiang Yao. They didn't expect that she had this skill, as she is usually very low-key.