I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

When Xu Congyi walked into Tang's Pastry, there were already many customers in the store. She walked to the counter and asked the waiter if Tang Wenhao was upstairs. The waiters in the store already knew Xu Congyi, and knowing that their boss was there, they told her to just go upstairs. Xu Congyi was holding a bag of candied haws in her hand, which she had taken out from her own space in an empty alley on the road. She had three strings of each of hawthorn and orange, ready for Tang Wenhao to taste.

Tang Wenhao was thinking that Shen Xiao would be back in the next two days, and he happened to have found out something he wanted to tell Shen Xiao.

Here, Tang Wenhao sat in the study, holding a teacup in his hand, but his eyes drifted to the window involuntarily, thinking that Shen Xiao should be back in the next two days. He happened to find out something and wanted to tell Shen Xiao as soon as he came back.

"Knock knock knock", there was a knock on the door. Tang Wenhao raised his eyebrows, thinking it was Shen Xiao. After all, no one came here to see him except Shen Xiao. Even if someone else came, there would be a servant to pass on the message. Moreover, they had agreed to start supplying goods on the 16th day of the first lunar month, so Tang Wenhao never thought that the person outside the door would be Xu Congyi.

He couldn't wait to share his findings with Shen Xiao, so he stood up and walked towards the door, shouting as he walked: "Come in, Shen Xiao, I'm telling you, I found out that Tang..."

The door was pushed open and Xu Congyi walked in. Seeing that it was Xu Congyi, Tang Wenhao was stunned for a moment and swallowed the next words. He smiled awkwardly and asked, "Miss Xu, why is it you?"

Xu Congyi noticed Tang Wenhao's strangeness, and she took over the conversation: "What did you find out?"

Tang Wenhao quickly changed the subject and laughed: "Oh, nothing, I just found out where the rare copy that Shen Xiao wanted a lot of time ago is. Turns out we have it in the Tang family study!" He thought quickly and found an excuse quickly.

Xu Congyi nodded when she heard this, and did not ask any more questions. She handed the paper bag in her hand to Tang Wenhao: "I came to you because I have something good to give you. This is the candied haws I made at home. It happened that my grandfather and I were sending Grandpa Shen and Brother Shen Xiao home together, so I brought a few strings for you to try."

Tang Wenhao took the paper bag and opened it. Inside was a few strings of tempting candied haws. His eyes lit up immediately and he smiled, "Miss Xu is really clever and skillful. These candied haws look delicious."

"You try it. If it doesn't suit your taste, then you'd better praise it too early." Xu Congyi joked.

Tang Wenhao picked up the attractively colored candied haws. The crystal clear sugar coating shone with an attractive luster in the sun. He seemed to be attracted by the tempting smell and took a bite. Suddenly, a sour and sweet taste spread in his mouth. The sourness of the hawthorn and the sweetness of the sugar were perfectly combined, dancing on the tip of his tongue like a melody.

He closed his eyes and savored the sudden deliciousness. The sourness stimulated the taste buds just right, making him feel refreshed; and the sweetness flowed in his mouth like a spring, bringing endless satisfaction. He couldn't help but reveal an expression of surprise on his face, as if he had discovered some treasure.

"It's really delicious!" Tang Wenhao opened his eyes and exclaimed sincerely. He looked at Xu Congyi, "Miss Xu, your cooking skills are really amazing! I have never seen this candied haws before. If I don't sell such delicious food..."

Tang Wenhao's eyes flashed with a keen sense of business, and he had already begun to think about how to cooperate with Xu Congyi to bring this delicacy to more people. He smiled and said, "Miss Xu, your candied haws are so delicious. If we can cooperate and sell them in Tang's Pastry Shop, they will definitely be very popular."

Xu Congyi laughed when she heard this, as if she had expected Tang Wenhao to make such a suggestion. She waved her hand gently and said modestly: "Mr. Tang, I just wanted to bring it to you to taste after it is done. In fact, the method of making this candied haws is not complicated. I dare say that as long as you start selling it, someone will imitate it soon. Moreover, the key to this candied haws is the sour fruit used. Now that the season has passed, these sour fruits are all wild sour fruits that I picked from the nearby mountains in autumn. Although I have seen people selling similar candied haws before, the supply of sour fruits is indeed a problem. It is difficult to meet the large sales volume of Tang's Pastry Shop."

Xu Cong paused for a moment and continued, "As for the formula, if you are really interested, I can just tell you directly. It will be like a New Year's gift to you."

Although the candied haws are doing well in the modern times, Tangji pastries are mainly high-end. Popcorn is made of precious ingredients that are difficult to imitate in this era, and sesame seed sweet potatoes are made of expensive sesame seeds. However, candied haws are different. Its production process is relatively simple and easy to imitate. Once everyone can make it, it will be difficult to maintain its unique charm. Who will spend money to buy it from Tangji?

Xu Cong has been telling Tang Wenhao how to make candied haws. After all, he is a businessman. After listening to the recipe, he also knew why Xu Congyi was unwilling to cooperate. He understood that Xu Congyi's concerns were not groundless, but were due to his insistence on quality and keen insight into the market. He was grateful in his heart, not only because Xu Congyi was willing to share this delicious recipe with him, but also because she was sincerely thinking about him.

In order to express his gratitude, Tang Wenhao also planned to give Xu Congyi a gift. This was his new treasure, which he bought from foreigners at a high price. However, no amount of money could buy this friendship. In Tang Wenhao's heart, Xu Congyi was already his friend, his best friend except Shen Xiao.

"Miss Xu, I also have a small gift for you." Tang Wenhao took out a tightly wrapped small box from the drawer of the desk.

Xu Congyi came forward curiously, his eyes gleaming with anticipation, "What is it? Young Master Tang is so mysterious."

She was not overly polite. After all, in ancient times, if someone gave her a bracelet or a vase as a gift, she would be considered rich.

Tang Wenhao gently opened the box and carefully took out a cylindrical object. "Look, this is the gift I want to give you. It's called 'Telescope'. Just put it in front of your eyes and you can see very far away."

Xu Congyi looked down and saw that although the so-called "telescope" was small, it was a bit crudely made and was indeed far from modern telescopes. However, considering that this was an ancient craft, it was not easy to have such a finished product.

She frowned slightly, but secretly felt that this telescope could only see a few hundred meters away. But in order not to spoil Tang Wenhao's fun, she pretended to be surprised, took it to the window, and pretended to observe carefully.