While waiting for a response from the academy, Aster continued practicing her zither, while Quartz worked hard on the farm and thought of creating a new dish.
"When all the customers have gone home, everyone should rest!"- Quartz
"Yes!"
That's right, after a few days, guests started to come to her place to enjoy the new dish
The rabbits helped cut the vegetables very skillfully, and the rabbits standing in the kitchen were covered with a heat-resistant layer by Quartz so that the rabbits could stand in the hot stove without fear of getting burned.
Outside, Quartz and Fenech along with the remaining rabbits were warmly welcoming the guests, there were many species from humans to beastmen, elves, dwarves and more.
"The owner, please give us some more sandwiches"
"Give us a take-out grilled meat!"
"Don't forget the juice!"
"I heard everything! We'll serve it right away!" - Quartz
At this moment, she was feeling very happy to be doing business, so this was the feeling when her parents went to earn money with their labor. Although tired, they were very happy to earn money.
After it was late at night around 8:00 p.m, they closed the shop, another successful day of business. Quartz counted the money she earned today and was very proud, with this amount of money, she could pay a little tuition for her younger sister although Quartz didn't know how much the tuition was.
But saving is never a bad thing, moreover, it helps in emergencies when needed.
Fenech had just finished eating with the rabbits when she jumped over to see the female owner working.
"We're doing better today. It's only a matter of time before we get more customers."- Quartz
"Yes, mistress. I see that everyone seems to like your food."- Fenech
"Our food. You guys also contributed to it, so my food wouldn't be this delicious without your help."- Quartz
The rabbits heard this and immediately jumped towards Quartz and continuously patted her feet as if to show their gratitude to the humans. She knelt down and patted each rabbit one by one.
But there were so many rabbits that the rabbits behind also wanted to be petted, so they fought to be pampered more. Quartz was crushed by a wave of rabbits. If Fenech hadn't helped, she might have been buried under this pile of adorable cotton balls.
They had been in this world for a while now, and Quartz felt a little homesick. Although she didn't know if they would be able to return, at least there were some things that could remind them of their homeland.
She checked the ingredients and realized that there were a lot of fresh fruits in the refrigerator. Although this refrigerator could preserve food for a long time, her garden was always lush and growing quickly, so there was a surplus.
Nhớ lại thì món tráng miệng mà cô ấy và em gái thường ăn nếu như có hứng thì đó là một loại thạch rau câu. Những loại thạch đủ loại màu sắc và mùi vị hoa quả.
"Aster!"- Quartz
"What?"- Aster replied
"Do you want to eat jelly?"- Quartz
"Jelly....Of course!"- Aster
Quartz immediately took out a few bags of jelly powder from the dry goods cabinet, she recalled the first time she made jelly without reading the instructions carefully before using it, so she was scared a few times.
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When Quartz was 12 years old, she was very excited about making jelly, but when the water started to boil, she added the powder, but the result was that the powder not only did not dissolve but also clumped into a hard and sticky dough.
"What is this, this is not the jelly I wanted"- Quartz
Putting it in her mouth to taste it, the child's face wrinkled because it was not only hard but also had raw powder in it, causing Quartz to spit it out.
"You didn't read the instructions again, did you?"- Mom
The mother took a bag of jelly and then turned to the back of the bag where the instructions were written.
"Here, you have to dissolve it in enough water with the amount of jelly powder and then slowly boil it. When it's hot, turn off the stove and let it cool down so that the jelly can solidify."- Mom
Little Quartz read the words written on it and felt silly and rushed.
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It's true that at that time, she always read the instructions first before doing anything. Just now, she mixed the jelly powder with water and while waiting, she squeezed fruit into juice including apples, strawberries, watermelon, grapes and oranges. Luckily, her house had a juicer so the juice was separated and the residue of the fruit was set aside to make something else.
After the jelly water was hot enough, she poured the jelly concentrate into the fruit juices and mixed them together, then put them in the refrigerator to freeze faster.
As for the fruit residue, she put them in ice cream trays, then poured condensed milk inside and put them in the freezer to make ice cream.
But thinking again, waiting too long would make her lose her appetite, so Quartz thought of a way to try using the power of ice. Quartz just needed to put her hand slightly close to the food and then the low temperature would make them cool faster.
The surface of the jelly had already started to have a thin elastic layer, so she stopped using magic and then moved to the ice cream trays, she touched the ice cream tray and it froze immediately.
"Aster, come down here. There's the fruit ice cream you like!"- Quartz
"Really? I'll be right down!"- Aster
Aster's hurried footsteps got closer and closer, the little girl jumped down a few steps and ran towards the dining table, where the ice cream sticks had not been pulled out yet.
This was the decisive moment, because when you pull out the ice cream without pulling out just the stick, it was considered lucky because normally when you want to pull out a homemade ice cream from the tray, you can only pull out the stick.
"I was fooled last time, I won't do it again this time"- Aster challenged
"Let's see"- Quartz smirked
So both sisters each held an ice cream stick, their eyes flashed with electricity and both used all their strength to pull the ice cream out of the tray. Both of them tried their best to pull the ice cream out of the tray very fiercely until...
They only pulled out the ice cream stick, not the whole ice cream.
Quartz and Aster looked at each other for a while and then both burst out laughing.
"Looks like we're even again?"- Quartz
"That's right, it's always like that. We're always even"- Aster
Then suddenly a pop sound caught their attention, the rabbit Fenech had successfully pulled the ice cream out before the two sisters' surprised eyes.
"Oh my god, you did it!"- Quartz
"That's amazing, how did you do it?"- Aster
"I just gently pulled it out without shaking the ice cream stick too much and slowly pulled it out"- Fenech
"That's amazing! I didn't know you had such a skill"- Quartz
Aster noticed that there were several boxes of jelly of all colors on the table, so while her sister wasn't paying attention, she took the opportunity to eat a little. The orange jelly box must have been orange-flavored, so she used a spoon to scoop a spoonful from the middle and put it in her mouth to taste. The sweet and sour orange flavor spread in her mouth, making the little girl's eyes widen at the delicious taste.
"So delicious... I didn't expect homemade jelly to be this delicious"- Aster
When Quartz turned around, she saw that the orange jelly box had been scooped out in many places in the middle, she was shocked and turned to her younger sister who was preparing to run away with the ice cream in her hand. So the two started chasing each other around the house.
"Stop here, you little mouse! Who fed you like that?"- Quartz
"I didn't do anything, I'm lucky enough to eat!"- Aster
"What kind of girl has no manners!!!"- Quartz
While the two were chasing each other, the rabbits divided up small pieces of jelly and ate them deliciously. Some of them licked the fruit ice cream to enjoy it.
Although in reality, rabbits normally can't eat these things.