The daughter was ruthlessly driven out of the wealthy family and went to the countryside

Shen Xuening laughed: "Okay, let's take a look."

The two walked down the mountain, followed by a group of small animals, creating a lively scene. When they reached the foot of the mountain, the animals dispersed and disappeared into the jungle as if nothing had happened.

Shen Baohong looked back and wondered why he hadn't noticed before, but now the little animals seemed to have become sentient beings, each one incredibly clever and cunning.

Just as they came down the mountain, they ran into Zhang Ying, a villager who was about to go into the mountains. She lived not far from the Shen family and could be considered their neighbor: "Wow, you dug up so many wild poria cocos?"

Shen Xuening smiled faintly: "It's not much, we were just lucky to find a Poria cocos that was growing quite large."

Zhang Ying immediately asked, "Wild Poria cocos is good, are you planning to sell it?"

Shen Xuening hadn't thought about this question before, but after a moment's thought, she said, "I won't sell them. If you want some, I'll share some with you."

Zhang Ying waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, wild poria cocos is hard to find now. If you're selling it, I'll buy some. If you're giving it to me for free, then I don't want it."

Shen Xuening said, "It's nothing. It's not convenient to carry it now. I'll leave it at your house for you in a bit."

Zhang Ying said, "I really can't accept this. I can't take it for free. Please don't release it."

Shen Xuening didn't bring up that again, but instead asked, "Auntie, what are you doing up the mountain?"

Zhang Ying said with a smile, "I'm going to pick wild persimmons. I heard they're ripe."

Shen Xuening then said, "Then pick more, and share some with my family later. I'll trade you some Poria cocos."

Zhang Ying immediately understood Shen Xuening's intention, so she stopped refusing: "Okay, I'll go up the mountain now and come find you when I get home."

Shen Xuening nodded: "Okay."

……

Back home, Shen Baohong stopped doing anything else and focused on filming Shen Xuening.

Shen Xuening then began processing the Poria cocos.

The poria cocos dug from the ground was covered in soil, and it also needed to be dried. She took out a bamboo tray from her home, set it aside, and then took the poria cocos out of the basket and laid them out on the ground piece by piece.

Almost every piece of Poria cocos has its skin on, and where there is skin, there is dirt, which needs to be washed.

I put the Poria cocos under the tap, turned on the water, and used a brush to wash it. This process was quite relaxing. As the brush moved, the mud was brushed off, leaving it clean and white. However, the skin was brown, so it still didn't look very appealing.

The flesh inside the Poria cocos is white, soft, and somewhat moist. Shen Xuening tried to squeeze the flesh of the Poria cocos with her hands, but she couldn't break it at all.

After washing, Shen Xuening placed the poria cocos in a bamboo tray and then put it on the fence to dry.

The sun is shining brightly now, and they'll be dry in a few days. If there were more, Shen Xuening would have taken them to the factory to be dried. But since there are only a little over 100 jin (50 kg) now, she'll just dry them herself.

The pieces of Poria cocos were cleaned and placed in a bamboo tray. Shen Xuening had a slight case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and she arranged them very neatly, making them look very orderly. It was a blessing for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

After spending more than half an hour cleaning all the poria cocos, Shen Xuening asked, "Cousin, would you like to try some poria cocos?"

Shen Baohong asked with great interest, "How do we taste it?"

Shen Xuening hasn't cooked in a long time, so she'll temporarily become a cooking blogger for this video: "I'll make you a five-white soup."

Shen Baohong answered crisply, "Okay."

Shen Xuening had heard of Five-White Soup, but had never made it. On a whim, she searched it on Baidu: "Five-White Soup has four basic ingredients: white fungus, lotus seeds, lily bulbs, and yam. The last ingredient is up to you; it can be pear, almonds, barley, or even poria cocos."

Shen Baohong looked on with anticipation: "It sounds so nourishing."

"Wait, I'll go prepare right away." Shen Xuening went to a small supermarket and got all four ingredients ready. When she got home, she weighed them on a small scale. The five ingredients weighed a total of 100 grams. She washed them clean, put them directly into the blender, added water to the 1,000 ml mark, added a spoonful of sugar, and finally started the machine.

"Let's wait a bit while the blender cooks and blends," Shen Xuening said to Shen Baohong.

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Juan walked in with an old man in his sixties: "Xue Ning, Bao Hong, this is your great-uncle, please greet him quickly."

Distant relatives would occasionally appear at their home, and the two of them were used to it, obediently calling out, "Great-Uncle."

The great-uncle looked worried, but when he heard the two calling out, he laughed: "Grandniece, grandnephew, hello, sorry to bother you."

"Uncle, please sit down for a while. Bao Hong, please entertain the guests." After saying this, Liu Juan pulled Shen Xuening aside.

Shen Xuening asked softly, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Liu Juan was full of apologies. She held Shen Xuening's hand and said, "Xuening, Mom brought him back without my permission. Don't blame me. Your great-uncle almost knelt down to me just now. I had no choice. Listen to what I have to say. If you can help, then help. If you can't, then forget it."

Shen Xuening didn't mean to blame her. In the countryside, it's hard to refuse favors: "Mom, tell me what happened first."

"Hmm." Liu Juan nodded. "Here's what happened. I went to deliver something and ran into your great-uncle. He grows a lot of Poria cocos, but he can't sell it. His grandson has even started live streaming to promote it, but not many people are buying. So he wanted to ask you for help. What do you think..."

Shen Xuening understood: "Mom, don't ask yet, I'll go talk to my great-uncle."

Liu Juan was worried and didn't know what to say, so she nodded: "Xue Ning, if it's too much to ask, just refuse. I will definitely help if I don't agree."

"I understand, Mom." Shen Xuening patted Liu Juan's hand, signaling her to calm down. Then she went over and sat down on the single sofa. "Uncle, my mom said that you grow a lot of Poria cocos and wants me to help you sell it."

She didn't have much time for maneuvering, so she went straight to the point.

The great-uncle glanced at Liu Juan, then quickly nodded: "Yes, my grandson also set up some kind of account and does live streams every day, but no one buys anything. He's been doing this for over a month, and the Poria cocos is almost ready for harvest. I really have no other choice."

Shen Xuening asked, "Is this your first year planting?"

The great-uncle dared not hide the truth and said in detail, "No, I've been planting them for several years. People used to come to buy them, but this year the medicinal herbs are not selling well, so they don't come anymore. But I've already planted them, and it would be a waste if they just rotted in the ground if I didn't sell them."

"It's a real pity," Shen Xuening agreed. "By the way, how much does one of your Poria cocos pieces weigh?"

My great-uncle said, "It weighs about 70 or 80 jin. I used farmyard manure, but no fertilizer. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to plant it next year. Poria cocos is quite delicate."

Shen Xuening thought it sounded good and said, "That's good. Take me to see it. If the quality is good, I can buy it."

The great-uncle was overjoyed: "Great, great, I'll take you up the mountain right away."

Shen Baohong quickly said, "Xue Ning, let's finish the Five White Soup before we go. It seems like Uncle's place is quite far away, and we might not make it in time."

Shen Xuening explained to Liu Juan and her great-uncle, "Let's wait about twenty minutes, there's no rush."

Liu Juan said, "Then I'll go and clear out the next batch of goods. I'll be back in about twenty minutes." After saying that, she hurriedly left.

Shen Xuening received a phone call, and she asked Shen Baohong to attend to her great-uncle while she went to answer the phone.

For Shen Xuening, twenty minutes was just a matter of answering a few phone calls and handling a few things, and it passed quickly. But for her great-uncle, it felt like an eternity.

"Drip drip..."

The blender finally beeped, and my great-uncle breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Shen Baohong went to get four cups and poured the five-white soup from the blender into the cups evenly, one cup for each person. Just as he finished pouring, Liu Juan returned.

"Third Aunt, you're back just in time, you can drink now," Shen Baohong called out.

"Then I'm really lucky." Liu Juan quickly took the five-white soup that Shen Baohong handed her. "It smells so good."

Shen Baohong chimed in, "It has the fragrance of lotus seeds and the faint floral and fruity aroma of white fungus. If you smell it closely, it's quite noticeable."

Shen Xuening had already taken a sip while they were talking: "The texture is silky smooth and glutinous, the original flavor of the ingredients is there, and the sweetness is just right. I didn't expect it to be so delicious. It would be a great breakfast option."

Shen Baohong immediately asked, "Xue Ning, are you buying Poria cocos to make Five-White Soup to sell?"

Shen Xuening nodded: "Yes, the hot pot restaurant hasn't added any new food items in a long time, it's time to add some."

Shen Baohong said, "If we put such a delicious soup in a hot pot restaurant, it will definitely attract more customers."

Shen Xuening smiled and said, "I hope so."

My great-uncle also drank the five-white soup and praised with a smile, "Everyone says your family's food is delicious, and now I see it's true. Even a simple white soup is cooked so well."

Shen Baohong immediately said, "It seems that my great-uncle is a discerning person."

The great-uncle laughed and said, "Haha, the great-uncle is just old, but he's not a fool. How could he not recognize the value of this? This white soup is so delicious, I'm afraid I'll never forget the taste."

Taking the opportunity, Shen Baohong promoted the product, saying, "We'll be selling this white soup in the shop from now on. If you want some, just go to the shop and buy a bowl."

My great-uncle nodded: "It's good that we can buy it."

After finishing her five-white soup, Shen Xuening put down the bowl and said to Liu Juan, "Mom, I'm going to visit my great-uncle's house to see Fuling. Do you want to come with me?"

Liu Juan agreed, "Okay, I was just about to deliver a bunch of scallions."

"Then I'll drive, let's go together." Shen Xuening grabbed her car keys and walked out first.

Shen Baohong chased after him: "Should I go or not?"

Shen Xuening said, "Let's go together. Bring a camera and shoot as much footage as possible; we can use it for advertising later."

Shen Baohong replied, "Okay." He turned around, picked up the camera, and followed him out.

……

The video was uploaded online the following day.

"I've had this Five White Soup before, it's very fragrant and delicious. The food from Maoling is usually even better, so I wonder if this Five White Soup will be even better?"

"Look how tempting it looks to the blogger; I want a cup too."

"I don't know where to buy Five White Soup. How about we try ordering it from delivery?"

"I'm planning a trip to Maoling this week. I wonder if hot pot restaurants will have any new items coming out?"

"Looks like I'll have to go to Maoling for a trip sooner rather than later. I really want to try this Five White Soup; it looks so delicious."

"..."

Shen Baohong looked at everyone's comments, his legs crossed and swaying back and forth, looking extremely comfortable.

The assistant said, "Mr. Bao, every video that our CEO Shen posts seems to go viral, and the built-in advertising effect is absolutely amazing."

Shen Baohong glanced at his assistant: "Are you envious?"

The assistant answered honestly, "Who wouldn't be envious? Everyone would be, right? But what's the use of being envious? Not everyone can do that."

Shen Baohong patted his assistant on the shoulder: "You're right, our CEO Shen's success is not replicable."

The assistant nodded vigorously: "That's right, there's only one like our CEO Shen in the whole country."

Just then, Shen Baohong received a WeChat message from Shen Xuening: "You said in the video that we can have Five-White Soup at the hot pot restaurant today?"

Shen Baohong's heart sank when he saw this: "No, I only said it would be in a while, I didn't say a specific time."

Shen Xuening quickly replied: "There are so many people in the hot pot restaurant asking about the Five White Soup, it's almost chaotic. I'll talk about it later, I'm going out to deal with it."

Shen Baohong reiterated: "I really didn't say that."

Shen Xuening did not reply.

……

The hot pot restaurant manager's office.

Shen Xuening looked at the store manager: "What's going on? I've seen a lot of people leaving messages on the app saying that we're dishonest and can't keep our promises. Haven't you explained this to everyone?"

The store manager looked anxious: "I don't know what happened. Today, as soon as the customer came in, he asked for Five White Soup, saying that he saw in a video that hot pot restaurants serve Five White Soup."

Shen Xuening calmly asked, "So how did you handle it?"

The store manager, head down, said, "I told you we're preparing the raw materials and will supply them as soon as they're ready. We don't have any right now, so please wait a bit."

Shen Xuening looked at the store manager and said, "Go and post a notice saying that the raw material preparation time will take three days, which is around the Dragon Boat Festival, and that the new products will be launched during the Dragon Boat Festival."

The store manager understood Shen Xuening's meaning: "President Shen, I understand, I'll get on it right away."

Shen Xuening toyed with a pen in her hand: "Go ahead."

The store manager quickly went out.

Shen Xuening sat in a chair, remained silent for a while, and then called Liu Yujie, asking him to prepare the raw materials. The other four types were easy to obtain and could be bought immediately. The remaining one was white poria cocos, which her great-uncle was still digging for, so she needed to go and transport it back herself.

Liu Yujie said he understood and would send someone over to transport it immediately.

Shen Xuening thought carefully about what to say and do after reading it, and it would be best to specify the time and place, otherwise it would easily cause misunderstandings and affect the shop's business.

After sitting in the office for a while, Shen Xuening got up and left.

The deal has been finalized with my great-uncle. They've already started digging at their house. Once it's done, they'll be responsible for transporting it back. My great-uncle doesn't have to worry about anything else. This makes things very convenient for him, but the purchase price won't be as high.

My great-uncle is now only concerned with selling the Poria cocos; he's willing to accept any loss on the price.