A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

The next day.

Zhang Yunyue gave Zhang Xingyun a jade pendant that she had bought at Jinyu Pavilion while shopping.

"Brother, this is the jade pendant I gave you. I saw many young men in the city wear a jade pendant around their waists. I think it will look good on you too."

After saying that, he personally hung the jade pendant on Zhang Xingyun's belt.

"Brother, it looks really good. With the jade pendant on, I feel like I'm even more handsome." Zhang Yunyue praised.

Zhang Xingfeng looked at his sister lovingly, then looked at the jade pendant hanging around his waist: "Thank you, Yueyue, this jade pendant is very beautiful, big brother likes it very much."

Zhang Xinghao also took out his own gift: "Brother, this is what I chose for you. It's a fan. I also saw many young masters holding fans. It goes well with Yueyue's jade pendant. Brother, you look even more majestic like this."

After saying this, he grinned.

"Thank you, Xiaohao. Big brother likes it too."

After saying that, Zhang Xingyun took the fan given by Zhang Xinghao and walked around in front of the two of them.

"How about it?"

They both said, "Brother, very handsome."

After saying that, the three of them laughed.

Here, Aunt Fang came back from the market and bought a full bucket of milk.

Seeing that there was so much milk that it couldn't be used up to make a birthday cake, Zhang Yunyue thought about baking some cookies. The cookies at home had been eaten long ago, so she could bake some for Xiao Qi and the guards.

So, Liu Wenke and Liu Wenqin were asked to help make cookies.

Two people can make cookies, but only one can make a birthday cake.

Zhang Yunyue called over her elder brother Liu Wenke and others to help make the birthday cake, while Fang took her children to wash vegetables and cut meat.

By the time it was almost 3 p.m., the cookies and cakes were ready.

A lot of cookies were made, filling two large basins, and two quite large cakes, so that each of the thirty or forty people could get a piece, and there would be some left over. However, most of the people were men, so there probably wouldn't be any left over.

At 5 p.m., Xiao Qi arrived with Mo Qi and Mo Wen.

The three of them were very curious when they saw the birthday cake on the table in the yard.

Xiao Qi: "Miss Zhang, what is this? Is it a snack? It looks too big."

It’s not that Xiao Qi is curious, but each of these two is as big as a washbasin.

Mo Wen leaned in and sniffed it: "Yes, Miss Zhang, what is this? There is fruit on it. It smells quite fragrant."

"This is a birthday cake. Our family only makes cakes for people's birthdays. You can eat it later. There are cookies. You can eat some first."

At this time, Fang was bringing all the meat and vegetables to the table in the yard, preparing to start skewering them.

In addition to the Fang family, Zhang Yunyue and the others also washed their hands and followed suit.

Seeing this, Xiao Qi quietly washed his hands, stood beside Zhang Yunyue, and said with a smile: "Miss Zhang, I'll also learn how to string the string. It's quite fun and lively to see you do this."

Seeing the young master doing this, Mo Qi and Mo Wen also washed their hands and followed everyone else to do it.

"Okay, you know what? Although I like to eat, what I enjoy most is the process of cooking with others. After the food is done, we eat together, especially when everyone is eating happily. I feel a sense of accomplishment."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Qi with a smile on his face.

Xiao Qi looked at the woman in front of him. She didn't have the arrogance of a young lady from a wealthy family. Even though she was no longer short of money, she was still able to maintain such a calm mentality, which was very admirable.

Xiao Qi looked into Zhang Yunyue's eyes and said, "Although I have never done this before, every time I do it with you, I find it is quite different, just like when I grilled by myself before, the food I make by myself tastes better."

"Hahaha, yes, I feel the same way."

Zhang Yunyue was immediately attracted by Xiao Qi's eyes. She was stunned for a few seconds, then she reacted and quickly lowered her head, pretending nothing had happened and continued to thread the beads. However, no one noticed that Zhang Yunyue's earlobes turned red.

The same is true for Xiao Qi.

At this moment, the atmosphere between the two became different from before.

Zhang Yunyue’s inner thoughts were: Oh my god, I’ve been single for 30 years, but I’ve seen a lot of celebrities. How can I be shy in front of an underage man?

Could it be that I have been in this body for so long that my mind has become that of a teenage girl?

I shook my head and said, forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore.

By the end of the afternoon, all the barbecue skewers were ready.

Led by Li Hai and Li He, all members of the escort team wandered around the city for most of the day and now they have all returned.

Li Da led his men to set up the barbecue grill, and then everyone began to prepare for the barbecue.

Those who don’t know how to bake stand aside and watch everyone do it.

"Yueyue, I passed by your barbecue restaurant today. There were so many people there, and there was also a long line at the barbecue stall in front of the door."

"Yeah, smelling this now, it feels like there's a reason for such a long queue."

Everyone was barbecuing and eating in the yard, and many people were chatting about various things.

Seeing that everyone was eating happily, Zhang Xingyun, the birthday boy, cut the cake, put it in a bowl, and handed a bowl to each person.

"This is the birthday cake Yueyue made. Everyone, have a try."

Seeing this, everyone stopped being pretentious. They wanted to eat it just by looking at it, so they each took a bowl and started eating.

Mo Wen's foodie nature came out again: "Miss Zhang, your birthday cake is so delicious, how can you come up with so many delicious things? The only person I admired before was my son, and now there is one more person, and that is you."

When the others heard what Mo Wen said, they all started to clamor in agreement.

After Xiao Qi finished eating the birthday cake, an idea came to his mind.

Seeing that Zhang Yunyue was alone at the moment, he walked over to her.

"Miss Zhang, do you have any idea to sell this birthday cake and biscuits to the capital? Both of your products are very unique and taste great, and no one knows how to make them. The dignitaries in the capital often hold banquets. This birthday cake tastes much better than birthday peaches, and I believe it will sell very well."

"Hmm? Actually, I've thought about what you said, but I'm in the prefectural city now. The capital is too far away, and I don't have any roots there. If something like this suddenly appears, it's easy for people to target me."

After saying this, Zhang Yunyue shook his head regretfully.

"Miss Zhang, how about this, we cooperate? My family has relatives in Beijing, and I happen to have a vacant shop in Beijing. I will provide the shop and the staff, and you will provide the recipe, and then we will split the profits 50-50."

Zhang Yunyue thought about it and it seemed possible. The main reason was that biscuits were okay, but birthday cakes were something that ordinary people might not be able to afford. Since he wanted to make money, he might as well make money from the wealthy families and officials.