The Age of Discovery: Chinese cuisine swept across Europe

The next day, Min Xi still did not report to the Censorate, because if he went to the Censorate, his relaxing days would be over. He planned to delay for a few more days and go after the Lantern Festival. Anyway, there was no set day for him to report, and with the work efficiency in this era, it was normal to report a week late.

After all, many officials will return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors before taking office, and there may be a gap of half a year between receiving the transfer order and taking office.

So when Min Xi showed up at the Honglu Temple, his colleagues were all surprised: "Min Lord, why are you reporting to the government office today? Aren't you going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Min Xi smiled and said, "It won't be free there, let's go in two days. I still like the Honglu Temple better."

Everyone was happy to hear him say that. The future of the Censorate was obviously better than that of the Honglu Temple, but Min Xi said that he liked the Honglu Temple, which showed that Min Xi recognized everyone: "Then you should come back to the Honglu Temple often in the future." In fact, the colleagues in the Honglu Temple were reluctant to part with Min Xi, because he was rich and generous, and being his colleague would bring a lot of benefits.

"Don't worry, I'm sure!" The work in the Honglu Temple is simple, it's a clean office, there are not many conflicts of interest, and colleagues get along with each other more sincerely. Min Xi likes his colleagues here. Everyone tacitly slacks off and leaves early, and the atmosphere is very good. The Metropolitan Procuratorate is a department that supervises and impeaches officials. To supervise others, you must first be upright, so I'm afraid I'll feel embarrassed to slack off and leave early in the future.

After checking in, Min Xi left. He wanted to visit the blacksmith shop and Yunxianghao's store to learn about the business conditions of these shops, especially the blacksmith shop. He had no idea how it was doing in the two years he was away.

The first place he went to was the pastry shop because he was worried about Diego.

The carriage stopped in front of the Yunxiang Pastry Shop. As soon as I got off, I smelled a very strong sweet fragrance. It was obvious that the pastries were freshly baked.

Min Xi walked into the shop with the gift in hand, and the display inside had also changed. At that time, because the large glass was successfully produced, Min Xi asked Diego to go to the glass shop to order thick glass and renovate the pastry shop. All the shelves were inlaid with glass to ensure the cleanliness of the pastries.

The shop was illuminated by glass lamps, which made the shop bright and bright. The shop was filled with the tempting aroma of butter and sugar baking, which made people's appetites whet. There were also many customers buying snacks in the shop at this time, which seemed to be a good business.

"Madam Boss, give me a box of egg tarts." Min Xi walked to the counter and said with a smile.

Gao'er, who was packing snacks, looked up and saw Min Xi, with an expression of disbelief on her face: "Dong, Dong? Dong, you're back! When did you come back! Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, come quickly, the Dong is back!"

As she spoke, she turned her head and shouted excitedly. A moment later, Diego rushed out. When he saw Min Xi, tears welled up in his eyes: "Boss! Boss, you are finally back! God bless you, you are back safely. Where is Boss Yun?"

"He's back too! He's working in the government office. I'm relatively free, so I came to see you first. Are you all okay?" Min Xi looked at Diego. He was now a typical western man with thick hair and beard, but because he had to make snacks, he didn't dare to grow his beard too long. He just had a short beard that he had to shave every few days.

Diego opened the side door next to the cabinet and let Min Xi in: "Boss, come in and talk."

Gao'er said to Diego, "The boss wants to eat egg tarts."

Diego quickly said, "Let's go to the kitchen. They're freshly baked and hot. They taste even better."

This was his own shop, so Min Xi was not shy and walked in calmly. Diego was so excited to see Min Xi that he kept asking about his well-being. Finally, he said, "The boss has suffered. I should have gone with him, but I let him suffer. It's really wrong."

"What are you talking about! We didn't plan to let you go. You already have a family. Baron Fernando and his family have just arrived in Beijing and need your care and guidance. This pastry shop also needs your care. I think the business here is very good. You are doing a good job."

When talking about the business of the shop, Diego was confident: "I have lived up to the trust of the boss. The business of the shop has been pretty good. I have also researched a lot of new snack styles. Please have a taste of them."

Now the shop is fully managed by Diego, Gao'er comes to the shop to collect the cash, and he has hired helpers and apprentices, adding up to seven or eight people. Even so, during the holidays, they are not too busy.

"Okay!" Min Xi agreed readily.

Diego brought the new styles he developed to Min Xi for tasting. It must be said that Diego has a lot of ingenuity in making dim sum, and the dim sum he made tasted very good.

Min Xi stayed in the pastry shop for quite a while and left after lunch. Before leaving, Diego packed several boxes of pastries for him to take back for Yun Ji to taste. Min Xi did not refuse and accepted them all. Although he could make them, it took time to make pastries, and he did not have the leisure time now.

After leaving the pastry shop, Min Xi drove the carriage straight to the blacksmith shop.