After marrying the hunter, he became more and more abnormal

Chapter 488 Daily Life After Returning to the Village (9)

Once inside, before Xia Mo and Ling Chuan could even sit down, Manager Hong poured out his heart about how the maltose business had plummeted, and then asked, "Brother Liu, Brother Ling, what should we do?"

He looked at the two people in front of him expectantly. This was not only his personal loss, but also theirs. The unsold maltose on his side would directly affect the production of their sugar mill, unless they had found more buyers.

Thinking this, Manager Hong's heart sank again. After all, it wasn't impossible; perhaps Mr. Liu and Brother Ling had negotiated business deals with others during their time away.

Xia Mo looked at him and said slowly, "Manager Hong, don't be impatient, let me explain in detail."

Manager Hong: "Alright, go ahead."

Xia Mo said, "There's not much we can do about maltose, but as the saying goes, you have to compare prices. Whether it's Qinghe County or other counties, each area only has so many customers. If we want to retain our customers and sell better than other shops, apart from price, we can only focus on taste and quality. Manager Hong can rest assured about that. Our sugar workshop is meticulous in hygiene, ingredients, and production process."

Manager Hong's expression fell, revealing disappointment. How was this any different from his current state?

Seeing this, Xia Mo smiled and continued, "I haven't finished speaking yet. Manager Hong, don't be discouraged. Selling only maltose is too limited. They've only learned how to make maltose. But I can make it clear that my sugar workshop can't just make this one kind of candy forever. If we can't innovate, it's only a matter of time before others copy us and surpass us. So I've tried making a few unique flavored candies. Manager Hong can take a look and see how they compare to maltose and whether they're marketable."

While Xia Mo was speaking, Ling Chuan consciously opened several paper packages and pushed them all to the center of the table so that Manager Hong could see them.

Upon seeing five new types of candy, Manager Hong immediately sat up straight, his eyes widening. His previous dejected expression vanished, replaced by undisguised joy and excitement. He looked up at the two of them and asked, "Are these all candy?"

Xia Mo said, "You could say that. These are small snacks made with sugar, which we call candy. My kids have tried them and they all like them. Let me introduce them to you first."

These candies were made by him when he was bored while secretly protecting the two elders at Lingguang Temple. The ingredients were kindly provided by Xiaoshu, and the results were quite good, just like the taste in his memory.

“Alright, alright, please speak, Mr. Liu.” Manager Hong’s attitude was very proper.

Xia Mo pointed to the first package on the right and said, "This is soft ginger candy. It tastes excellent. Manager Hong also knows about ginger. It is pungent and slightly warm in nature. It has the effects of relieving exterior cold, warming the middle and stopping vomiting, warming the lungs and stopping cough, and detoxifying. It is often used for colds caused by wind and cold, spleen and stomach cold syndrome, stomach cold vomiting, and lung cold cough. Ginger candy made with ginger and sugar also has the effects of increasing appetite, promoting blood circulation and dispelling cold, and replenishing deficiency. Manager Hong can try it and see how it tastes."

"Good!" Manager Hong's eyes gleamed with excitement. He couldn't wait any longer because this ginger candy was different from any ginger slices he had ever seen. It looked very appetizing. He praised, "As expected of Mr. Liu, the ginger candy you make is truly unique."

Then he picked up a piece of light brown ginger candy with white powder on the surface and put it in his mouth to chew. A spicy, sweet and refreshing taste with a hint of heat exploded in his mouth. It was soft and delicious. After swallowing it, the heat lingered between his lips and teeth. It really had the feeling of dispelling cold and warming the body.

Manager Hong took another piece.

Seeing his undisguised joy and delight, Xia Mo continued to introduce the next item.

"This is a preserved plum hard candy. Unlike soft candy that can be chewed a few times and swallowed, it can be enjoyed slowly for a longer time. One of its ingredients is ripe green plum. Preserved plums, made from ripe green plums, have the effects of strengthening the stomach, astringing the lungs, warming the spleen, stopping bleeding and phlegm, reducing swelling and detoxifying, and promoting body fluid production and quenching thirst. Therefore, the hard candy made from it naturally contains some of these effects. It tastes sweet and sour, and is delicious. Moderate consumption can alleviate spleen deficiency and loss of appetite, help smooth the skin, resolve phlegm and stop coughing, and has the effects of warming the lungs and promoting body fluid production and quenching thirst."

Upon hearing this, Manager Hong was completely unsettled. His gaze was fixed intently on the small pile of flat, round sugar granules, with a hint of preserved plum peeking out from the brown sugar. He looked up and asked, "Is this really true?"

Xia Mo smiled and said, "There is some truth to that. It's all based on the characteristics of the materials used. Many sellers do this; they give their products a good name to make them more marketable."

Of course, he copied all of this from Baidu in his previous life, including the sugar-making method. Well, he's putting what he learned into practice.

Manager Hong believed him, thinking that the storytellers in the teahouse loved to use preserved plums because of their miraculous effect of stimulating saliva production. If there were preserved plum hard candies, they would surely be even more popular, since candy is a rare commodity.

At that time, not only will preserved plum hard candy have a wider market, but preserved plums will also sell well, and the booming sales of preserved plums will also increase the income of farmers who grow plums...

Xia Mo took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, glanced at Manager Hong who seemed to be deep in thought, and said, "Manager Hong, we can try the hard candy last. Let me tell you about the remaining three types first."

"Alright, Mr. Liu, please continue." Manager Hong collected his thoughts and looked at Xia Mo with bright eyes, eagerly anticipating his explanation. These were all gimmicks that would come in handy later.

Xia Mo's gaze fell on the third paper package, looking at the bluish-white melon strips inside, which resembled a frosty exterior, and said:

"This is candied winter melon, also known as candied winter melon. It has a crisp and refreshing taste, sweet but not greasy, and crunchy but not dry. Winter melon is cold in nature and has diuretic and swelling-reducing effects. Candied winter melon made from it also has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough. If it is sealed and stored properly away from light, it can be stored for more than a year or even two years."

Manager Hong's breathing became slightly erratic. "Then I'll try it."

Xia Mo smiled and said, "Please, Manager Hong, if you have any comments after you've tasted it, please feel free to raise them. If we can make improvements, we will definitely do our best."

Manager Hong had already eaten a piece of winter melon candy and was full of praise for it. If it weren't for Liu Fulang saying that it was made of winter melon, he wouldn't have been able to tell that it was made of winter melon at all, because it didn't taste like winter melon at all.

"No objection. Mr. Liu has excellent skills and ingenuity. I won't show off my limited abilities in front of you."

Xia Mo smiled faintly, "Manager Hong, you flatter me."

He glanced at the fourth and fifth paper packages and said, "The remaining two are shortbread and peanut brittle. They are not very effective, but their taste is more in line with the general public than the three I mentioned before. They are also new products that our candy workshop can make recently."

Manager Hong frowned, his joy instantly halved.

"So, you can't produce ginger candy, preserved plum hard candy, and winter melon candy for the time being?"

"Well, Chuan and I just got back, and we have a lot of things to do at home, so we don't have much energy. Besides, it's not advisable to release all of these candies at once," Xia Mo said.

Manager Hong wasn't stupid; he understood immediately. He smiled helplessly, inwardly marveling at how the younger generation truly surpasses the older one, and he had to admit defeat.