Chapter 127: Shocked
After serving Fen Lan a pot of tea and a plate of water chestnut cake, Duan Yixin walked to the backyard. Fen Lan sat on her seat and looked at the plate of water chestnut cake for a moment. She picked a piece and took a small bite. In the next second, her eyes widened in surprise.
Looking at the translucent water chestnut cake between her fingers, Fen Lan murmured in amazement, "Miss Duan is indeed full of surprises. This is the first time I have tasted this kind of cake. I wonder what ingredients are needed to make this cake."
After eating a piece of water chestnut cake, Fen Lan thought for a while and took out a clean handkerchief. Then she wrapped three pieces of water chestnut cake and kept them carefully. After that, she poured herself a cup of tea. As the tea slowly fills the cup, a nutty aroma with a hint of mint slowly fills the air.
She held the teacup, smelled the tea carefully, and took a sip. When the tea entered her mouth, the aroma of nuts spread instantly. Fen Lan swallowed the tea and tasted a hint of sweetness and minty aroma on the tips of her tongue. After two seconds, the sweetness disappeared, leaving only a long-lasting fresh taste of mint.
Shocked by the complex taste of the tea, Fen Lan took another sip and looked thoughtfully in the direction of Duan Yixin’s house. While Fen Lan was enjoying water chestnut cake and tea, Duan Yixin was busy in the woodshed.
She stood in front of the wooden table in the corner of the woodshed, looking at the list while her mind was busy figuring out how to combine materials to achieve the effect Hong Qiaole wanted.
After thinking for a few minutes, she took out ginger, mint, licorice, orange peel, Zhi Zhui Ju, Hui Xiang, marshmallow leaves, and cloves from the warehouse. Some of these materials are the remaining medicinal materials she collected from the forest, and some are from the boxes in the warehouse.
Duan Yixin then took out a small silver scale from the warehouse and weighed the medicinal materials carefully. After that, she also took out a piece of paper given by Chi Xinru this morning.
She spent twenty minutes in the woodshed weighing and mixing the ingredients for herbal tea. After packing up the herbal tea with a piece of paper, she put the remaining materials and silver scales into the warehouse. Duan Yixin then left the woodshed carrying a pack of herbal tea and walked to the front yard.
When she came out of the house, Fen Lan had already finished a pot of tea. Looking at the empty plates on the wooden table, Duan Yixin smiled slightly and said, "I hope Miss Fen didn’t wait too long."
Fen Lan stood up and said with a smile, "Thanks to the delicious pastries and tea, I enjoyed the waiting time. Has Miss Duan prepared the herbal tea?"