In addition, take some candy for Mo Yun and the others. Yang Mengchen presented the wooden box to Long Xuanmo, "Prince, please bring these back for the Eldest Princess, the prince consort, and the Fifth Prince to taste."

Long Xuanmo, not fond of sweets, nevertheless saw for himself the efforts Ah Jiu had put in and did not want to let Ah Jiu's hard work go in vain. He picked up a candy printed with white and blue patterns (he heard Ah Jiu tell the workers it was milk candy), unwrapped the sugar paper, and placed it in his mouth. The rich milk flavor was slightly sweet but not at all cloying.

"It's very delicious," Long Xuanmo gave his honest opinion, then ordered Mo Yun to deliver the candies back to their separate residence.

After taking a sip of tea, Yang Mengchen commented regretfully, "What a pity that this year's jerusalem artichokes and leafy greens were so scarce, and there weren't many varieties of fruits. Otherwise, I could have produced even more varieties of candy. Fortunately, next year several villages will plant jerusalem artichokes and leafy greens. We should have plenty of raw materials then."

Yang Mengchen's comment was merely an exclamation, but Long Xuanmo took it to heart.

At the end of the working day, the workers left for home happily with their share of the candy. Yang Mengchen, Shen Qiulan, Long Xuanmo, Sister Jin, and the others also returned to the Yang family home.

"Sister!" Long Yingtong approached Yang Mengchen cheerfully with Xiao Guai following behind (Yang Mengchen had instructed Xiao Guai to protect Long Yingtong), "Those candies are really tasty. Sister, I want to send some to the Royal Grandmother, my father the Emperor, the Empress, and the Tenth Imperial Brother to taste. May I?"

Since there were many students and teachers at the Academy, and the candies were limited, Yang Mengchen sent some only to the teachers and family members, so each person only received three or four candies.

Long Yingtong was a filial child. She didn't dare eat any, keeping them aside to send to her elders and her imperial brother. Yang Chengbin let her taste one of his candies, and like Yang Chengyou, gave all the rest to her. However, since these were made by her sister, she needed her sister's approval first.

Gently caressing Long Yingtong's cheek, Yang Mengchen said with a smile, "Yingtong is such a good child. I'm sure the Empress Dowager and the others will be very happy to receive the candy. In a few days, I'll make some other varieties, and then I'll prepare four portions for Yingtong to send to them all together."

"Thank you, Sister!" Clinging affectionately to Yang Mengchen's arm, Long Yingtong's smile blossomed. It felt so good to have a sister!

Old Lady Luo approached with a loving smile, "Mengmeng is so smart and capable, that's why she can make such delicious candies. Even the old man who dislikes sweets couldn't help eating several (Yang Mengchen made some marshmallows), and immediately sent a letter to Ruirui, asking him to send more jerusalem artichokes and fruits over, hehe."

Though it was true, old spouses mentioning such things in front of others naturally made Old Master Luo feel somewhat embarrassed, so he glanced at his wife.

Old Lady Luo pretended not to see and cheerfully kept talking to Yang Mengchen.

Everyone held back their laughter. As the old saying goes, "the older, the more childlike", and Old Master Luo and his wife would often tease each other in jest, which perfectly illustrated this saying.

"I'm glad you all like it," said Yang Mengchen, always with a smile. "Tomorrow morning, I'll make some new pastries for you to try. Aunty Xiao can have some too."

"Good," everyone was pleased at the news, especially Weichi Kong. These days, Yang Mengchen seldom cooked, and although the cooks prepared meals quite well, they couldn't compare with Yang Mengchen's. But knowing that Yang Mengchen was very busy, Weichi Kong had to make do.

Yang Mengchen turned to Grandpa Yang, "Grandpa, go find the village chief and Lizheng tomorrow and notify the people from other villages that if they have red dates, sesame seeds, melon seeds, and the like, they can bring them here. We will buy in bulk."

"I understand," Grandpa Yang always cheerfully completed the tasks arranged by his dutiful granddaughter.

After dinner and checking the medical knowledge learned by the nine people sent by Long Xuanmo today, an exhausted Yang Mengchen washed up and fell into a deep sleep.

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