The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

A little anxious, Minister Luo stood by the teahouse counter and asked Xu Ruofeng, "Manager, will your teahouse still be selling rice candy tomorrow?"

Xu Ruofeng looked up from a pile of account books. He was a little surprised when he saw Minister Luo because the man looked very much like Su Bing, his wife Gu Ying's uncle.

The world is full of wonders, and it's not particularly strange for people to look alike, so Xu Ruofeng didn't take it too seriously.

He said to Minister Luo, "Guest, starting tomorrow, our teahouse will be making rice candy on-site. Each person will be limited to 10 packs. You can send someone to queue up early."

Before even leaving the teahouse, Minister Luo had already finished a whole bag of rice candy, and he found it incredibly delicious, becoming more and more craving it with each bite.

It's a real pity. If he had arrived at Gu's earlier, he could have bought more rice candy.

Vice Minister Luo instructed his attendant, "Remember, get up early tomorrow morning and go to Gu's shop to queue up. You must buy rice candy. If you can't buy it, you don't need to stay in the Luo residence anymore."

"Yes, sir."

Minister Luo also wanted to see what the Chu seal script, which had been lost for more than 300 years, looked like, so he waited until the teahouse closed and when there were fewer people.

He leaned closer to take a look at the rare book, but Gou Dan secretly directed two of his men to drag him away.

This Minister Luo is not kind to Miss Su at all; I don't want Minister Luo to get his wish to see this rare book.

The waiter helped the person up while apologizing, "I'm sorry, sir, our teahouse is closing time."

Minister Luo felt he was unlucky; with so many people in the teahouse, why was he the first one the waiter kicked out?

Soon, Gu's Teahouse closed its doors on time.

In the lobby, Xu Ruofeng was clicking the abacus beads loudly.

Xu Ruoxuan and Gu Ying sat to the side, both looking at Xu Ruofeng with expectant expressions.

Vivian Hsu exclaimed with delight, "The black coal is very popular. I originally planned to keep some for the teahouse to use as fuel, but it was all sold out in one day."

Su Dongjia said that there is still a lot of black coal in Qinghe County, and another hundred truckloads will be transported over in a few days.

Although black coal has a strong fire, it is not actually the first choice for heating.

Because it produces a lot of smoke when burned, smokeless charcoal is better for heating in wealthy households.

The reason they're scrambling to buy it is simply because it's something new.

In addition, black coal can be used in the kitchens and servants' quarters of the mansion.

Gu Ying was very excited, "There wasn't enough rice candy to go around. Many people lined up for a long time but went home empty-handed. They must have been quite sad."

"Luckily, my cousin had someone deliver the iron pot for making rice popcorn. I've already told the workers to familiarize themselves with the popcorn pot in the backyard, and we can start making and selling fresh popcorn tomorrow."

The sound of the abacus stopped in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Amid Gu Ying and Xu Ruoxian's anticipation, Xu Ruofeng announced the teahouse's profits for the day.

"Aside from rice candy and black charcoal, the teahouse's revenue alone reached more than five times its usual amount."

Vivian Hsu was overjoyed. She never expected that rice candy could bring the teahouse about five times the revenue. It was truly a wonderful product.

Mr. Su never disappoints!

She quickly pulled Gu Ying to the back kitchen to work with the staff on how to make popcorn using an iron pot.

Following the method described in Su Qianqian's letter, Gu Ying successfully popped the rice in just one attempt.

Gu Ying was overjoyed and said happily, "My cousin wrote to say that this pot can not only pop rice, but also pop corn. She asked me to research how to make cream-flavored popcorn, saying that it can be sold as a tea snack in teahouses."

Vivian Hsu raised both hands in agreement, "Great! With the new tea snacks, business will definitely boom even more."

Luo Shilang's entourage queued at Gu's shop for two days before finally managing to snag ten bags of rice candy.

His clothes were torn to shreds; it must have been incredibly difficult for him.

Minister Luo sat in his study, looking at the ten bags of rice candy with a troubled expression. There were more than twenty masters in the Luo household alone, and ten bags of rice candy were simply not enough to go around.

He then had his maid cut it into small pieces and served it as a snack.

Luo Minggeng's eyes lit up. "Hey, isn't this the super popular rice candy lately? So Grandpa also had people lining up to buy it. Grandpa, you're amazing!"

He went to the Prime Minister's residence to visit Feng Yuanxi and was fortunate enough to eat two pieces; the taste was absolutely delicious.

Luo Minggeng has been dreaming about eating rice candy every night for the past two nights.

Chopsticks flew around on the plate of rice candy, like a battle.

The Luo family members were all very happy to taste the fresh rice candy.

Even Madam Luo was very satisfied with the rice candy. "This rice candy is really good. It's crispy and crunchy, and even someone like me who has almost lost all her teeth can chew it."

Luo Minggeng, with his straightforward personality, exclaimed while eating rice candy, "Delicious! So delicious! This is absolutely the most delicious snack in the world."

Luo Mingfang ate with the most relish, saying, "Thank you, Grandpa! Grandpa is so kind!"

Luo Kang also liked rice candy. "Dad, I heard you bought this from Gu's Tea House. I'll have someone queue up and buy more later."

Minister Luo nodded. Gu's Tea House now limits each person to 10 packs of rice candy. If more people from the manor line up, they might be able to buy a few more.

"The people at Gu's Tea House said that this is a new delicacy from Qinghe County, and it's very hard to buy. Your father had someone queue for two days to get it. You must make sure to have someone queue up at Gu's Tea House as early as possible."

Luo Kang had a guilty conscience. Hearing the words "Qinghe County," he felt particularly flustered. Before he had even finished eating, he stood up to leave the table. "Father, Mother, my stomach is a little upset. I'll go back to my room and rest for a while."

Madam Luo had no time to listen to her son. After hearing the words "Qinghe County," she kept gagging and even reached into her throat, wishing she could vomit up all the rice candy she had eaten.

Madam Luo didn't want to have anything to do with Qinghe County, and she wouldn't even eat anything from Qinghe County.

Throughout her life, the three words she hated most were Qinghe County.

I thought that as long as my family didn't go to Qinghe County, I could stay away from it, but people and things from Qinghe County kept coming to the capital. What a genius painter's paintings! And what beautiful clothes from Qinghe County! Now there's even more, like rice candy from Qinghe County.

What's wrong with those goods from Qinghe County? Why do they have to come to Beijing?

It's really driving me crazy.

As Madam Luo was vomiting, her mouth suddenly twisted, she slid off the chair, and collapsed to the ground.

Luo Minggeng and Luo Mingxin quickly carried the old lady to the bed.

The doctor arrived in less than half an incense stick's time.

The doctor expressed his regret, saying, "This is already a mild stroke. I had previously warned you not to make the old lady angry again."

Minister Luo felt wronged. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was his wife angry again? It was truly baffling.

No one else in the family said anything! Nobody scolded her.

He felt that his wife's personality had become very strange as she got older.

At this moment, Madam Luo opened her eyes, but her speech became slurred.

Minister Luo listened to his wife for a long time, and heard her repeatedly say "su". He wondered which "su" she meant. Did she want some kind of crumbly pastry?

"Minggeng, have someone buy some flaky pastries and send them to your grandmother's room."

"Yes, Grandfather."

After Luo Minggeng left, Vice Minister Luo also planned to go to his study to handle official business. He instructed Mama Fan, "Mama Fan, please stay and take good care of her."

"Yes, sir."

Madam Fan felt terrified when she heard the old lady keep mentioning the name Su. She only felt relieved after the Vice Minister left.

I'm really afraid that the old lady is too confused due to her illness and will reveal the truth.

After closing the door, Fan's mother knelt down in front of the old lady's bed.

"Madam, please rest assured, this old servant will definitely keep your secret."

There was another reason why Fan's mother actively kept the secret: she was the one who took care of the child that night while staying at the Su family's house.

She bears undeniable responsibility for the child being switched.

If the Vice Minister finds out that the child has been switched, he will surely punish her severely.

Her son, Fan Dajiang, was highly regarded in the Luo household and was often taken by the Vice Minister. If the matter were exposed, her son Dajiang would definitely be implicated.

As for Su Bing from Lotus Village, he can only blame his bad luck! If he were lucky, he wouldn't have been switched at birth.