Yangcheng

Today, Qiu Xin came to the west courtyard to help again. Tang Jianwei had already made a plate of various small pastries, and asked her to eat whatever she wanted.

Qiu Xin was flattered: "Really... so many, are they all for me?"

Tang Jianwei said with certainty: "Of course it is for you. Thank you, Mrs. Qiuxin, for taking care of me these days. Without your help, there are so many trivial matters in the West Courtyard that need to be dealt with. No matter how capable Zitan is, I will be tired. .”

While reaping Qiuxin, Tang Jianwei specifically mentioned her in fear that Zitan would feel left out.

Red sandalwood, who was a bit greedy for Qiuxin's "special offer" pastry, was so loved by Tang Jianwei, and immediately said:

"How can I be so delicate? I can serve the eldest lady and the third lady, and I will never be tired for the rest of my life!"

While talking, Qiu Xin had already stuffed three or four pastries into her mouth, and found that these pastries not only had different appearances, but also had completely different fillings.

The inside of the round meringue is black sesame filling, and the oval piece with a waist pinched in the middle is really peanut filling.

Red beans, mung beans, taro...

Each piece is made extremely delicate and attentive.

Qiu Xin once followed her mistress to He Hua Lou, the most famous restaurant in Su County, and saw similar dim sum.

At that time, Qiu Xin was standing aside to help, so naturally she didn't eat, but it didn't delay her from sneaking a look.

Occasionally hearing the price of dim sum, Qiu Xin was so frightened that she lost a pound on the spot.

Three pieces will be sold for [-] Wen, which is really expensive!

But no matter how expensive it is, Qiu Xin never forgets it and wants to try it.

Qiu Xin doesn't have any other hobbies, she just likes to eat and eat delicious food.

At that time, Qiu Xin made up her mind to work hard and save money, hoping to have a chance in this life to go to Hehua Tower to enjoy it and eat the delicacies she wanted.

I didn't expect this wish to come true in the west courtyard...

Sister Tang's dim sum is even more beautiful than that of He Hua Lou!Also delicious!I'm afraid that Hehua Tower will be thrown away by a street!

Qiu Xin wiped her tears while eating: "I can eat such an exquisite snack casually. I really deserve it... I never thought that I would have such a happy day... Thank you, sister Tang! Thank you, sister Tang!"

Tang Jianwei: "...this child, why are you still crying?"

Zitan: "I'm about to cry too."

Tang Jianwei asked Qiu Xin if she could spare an hour in the morning to help take care of Tang Guanqiu in the west courtyard, and in return, she could try to make any snacks she wanted for her.

"What flavor does Miss Qiuxin like to eat, as long as I can make it, I will do my best to achieve the taste you want."

Tang Jianwei's words were extremely sincere, and Qiu Xin hurriedly said:

"I don't know what flavor I like, as long as it's made by Sister Tang, I like it! Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of... Big Sister Tang!"

Although Qiu Xin is only 14 years old, she doesn't seem to be good at anything except eating, but Tang Jianwei has observed her work carefully, and can see that she is quick and reliable in her work, and taking care of others should not be a problem.

With Qiu Xin taking care of the west courtyard, Tang Jianwei was able to take the red sandalwood to the stall together.

The two of them worked together today, Tang Jianwei concentrated on deep-fried fried dough sticks, while Zitan helped pack and settle the accounts. The master and servant grew up together, and they had a tacit understanding, and they knew what each other meant with a look or a word.

The amount of noodles and soy milk prepared today was twice as much as before, and Tang Jianwei didn't feel tired even if they were all sold out after an hour of busy work.

Hu Erlang was driving a carriage to pick up the goods again today, and when he found Zitan, a strange face, he asked Tang Jianwei curiously:

"Is this your sister?"

Zitan was about to clarify that he was just a domestic slave, Tang Jianwei answered:

"It's my sister, closer than my own sister."

Hu Erlang said with a smile: "No wonder it looks so juicy! Where are my deep-fried dough sticks!"

"It's in the old place."

Zitan wanted to help get it, but was stopped by Hu Erlang:

"Hey, I'll do it myself! Boss Tang, I took it away!"

Hu Erlang loaded the deep-fried sticks into the car, and left fifty Wen coins for the soybean milk barrel as usual.

Tang Jianwei called him back: "Brother Hu, you can just take the soymilk bucket, you don't need to hold down money, just send the bucket to the back door of Tong's Mansion when you are free."

Hu Erlang happily took back the money: "So trust me?"

"Of course I can trust you. If you don't come back, I'll go directly to the county government to beat drums and complain."

Tang Jianwei's clever mouth made everyone laugh.

After the peak period, people came to buy fritters and soy milk one after another. When they found out that they were sold out, they complained to the boss:

"Boss Tang, your fritters are so delicious, sell more. Otherwise, those of us who get up late won't be able to grab them."

The person who spoke, Tang Jianwei, knew that Xu Dalang, who owned a winery in the next door, specialized in supplying wine to the restaurant, and the restaurant boy came to deliver the wine himself, so he didn't bother him.

The business is big, and there are people in charge of it, so the whole family of the Xu family often sleeps until Chen Shi.

From Tang Jianwei's early stall passing by, in addition to those who rushed to work early, there were also neighbors like Xu Dalang who didn't need to get up early.

This is the second wave of business.

No one thinks that money is earned too much.

In the past, there was no one to help, relying on her alone to support, with limited energy, she often sold as much as she could.

Now that Zitan is helping her, it is estimated that it can sell another [-] sets, which is not a problem.

"Okay, if you come at this hour tomorrow, I will definitely keep it for you."

"Okay, then I'll just wait. The kids in my family are all clamoring to eat oily fruits, but your family doesn't want to eat them! You said that your family's business is so good that you can't catch up even if you come late. Tang Boss, your oily fruit is so delicious, do you have any secrets? Please let me know."

The businessman had better ask, although Xu Dalang, a wine seller, could not be said to be a serious colleague, Tang Jianwei couldn't possibly tell him the truth.

And the other party may not expect to be able to really keep secrets, but seeing that Tang Jianwei is a young lady, maybe her thoughts are simple, and she can talk about as much as she can.

Tang Jianwei understood very well in his heart, and replied with a smile: "I can't say any secrets, but it's just a little craftsmanship handed down from my ancestors. I don't have the nerve to make a fool of myself in front of Boss Xu. If I want to teach you, I have to be taught by Boss Xu. It is said that the most lively in the county back then. The two restaurants, Hehualou and Jiumendong are fighting for the exclusive supply of Boss Xu, I don't know if this is serious or not?"

This matter was casually chatted by the customers who bought fried dough sticks while waiting. Tang Jianwei listened to it casually, but she has a good memory, so she can find the main character when she finds out these gossip.

But even if it was gossip, they didn't praise Xu Dalang so much, they only said that Hehualou and Jiumendong both wanted to buy wine from him.After Tang Jianwei's exaggeration, Xu Dalang transformed himself into the hot big boss, as if these two big restaurants would not be able to open without his goods.

Xu Dalang has listened to compliments all these years, but Tang Jianwei's words still hit his most comfortable and vain place.

"Hey! It happened so many years ago, why bother to mention it again." Xu Dalang smiled and waved his hands, neither admitting nor denying it, it was probably acquiescing.

Tang Jianwei continued to ask: "I heard that the wine provided by Boss Xu is rich and sweet, rich and balanced. It can be said that it can be described as 'drunk for a thousand days, and unbeatable for ten years'. People who have drunk it say it is good."

"Boss Tang seems to be an expert too?" Xu Dalang was really excited by what she said.

"Who dares to be called an expert in front of Boss Xu? My little girl just met a few wine merchants in Boling and knows a little about wine."

"It is said that the Boling restaurant is a hundred feet high, and the strings are kept overnight, and there are people everywhere!"

"Then, does Boss Xu know which is the biggest restaurant in Boling?"

"I heard that it's the hundred-foot Hualou Maominglou!"

Maominglou is the restaurant owned by Aunt Tang Jianwei and Su Maozhen.

It was also the place Tang Jianwei was most familiar with.

When Xu Dalang said this, he seemed to have thought of something: "It is said that Maominglou and Boling Tang's family are one family, you..."

Tang Jianwei admitted frankly: "The Maoming Tower is my mother's painstaking effort."

Of course Xu Dalang knew that Tang Jianwei came from a wealthy family from Boling, so he was even more excited to hear what she said, and kept asking about the land price, supply, operation, and passenger flow of Boling Restaurant...

Tang Jianwei also knew everything, from the restaurant in Boling to the restaurant in Su County.Xu Dalang could tell that she was indeed an expert.

Tang Jianwei: "...So in the end, Boss Xu still signed a contract with Hehualou to provide wine for Hehualou?"

Speaking of this matter, Xu Dalang became a little angry: "Originally, I wanted to sign a contract with Hehua Tower, but later I heard that their boss is a ghost, always playing tricks on the contract, and he accepted me a jug of wine Only give three..."

Having said this, Xu Dalang stopped suddenly.

Unknowingly, she almost cheated her of the most important trade secrets!

Even if this is a nobleman from Boling, but now she is married to Su County in distress, judging by her skills and ambition, she probably won't be satisfied with setting up a breakfast stall to barely make ends meet.

Peers are enemies.

Just because we are not colleagues now, doesn't mean we won't be enemies in the future.

Xu Dalang looked at Tang Jianwei's innocent face as if he didn't notice anything wrong, with sweat on his forehead.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Tang Jianwei was really talking, or just chatting casually.

"I still have something to do at home, so I'll take my leave first." Xu Dalang still walked as the best policy.

Tang Jianwei bid him farewell, Zitan put all the bowls into the car, showed a pair of eyes from behind the car, and said with a smile:

"This man is really funny, his thoughts are all written on his face. Sanniang, you've frightened him."

Tang Jianwei is really innocent: "It's just a chat, and I haven't really started talking. I can't pry his mouth open with a knife for things he doesn't want to say. It's so fast to run... Hey, don't be serious." Scared, I won’t come to buy fried dough sticks tomorrow.”

The other Hu Erlang brought a hundred deep-fried dough sticks, and drove back while eating.

When we arrived at the back door of the county government office, several colleagues were already waiting at the door, angrily waiting.

Seeing that Hu Erlang's carriage finally arrived, he immediately went up to meet him.

"Why are you here so late today!"

"Don't make my fritters not crispy!"

"Quick, quick, give me one, I'm starving to death!"

Hu Erlang let out a "huh": "I thought you were welcoming me, but it turned out to be fried dough sticks!"

As soon as the breakfast was brought down, a group of people took it apart, stretched out their hands and ate it.

Hu Erlang disliked them starving and reincarnated, a group of yamen servants ate lively and entered the yamen.

The sixth sister-in-law at the bakery across the road watched them secretly the whole time.

Alright, I'm going to do that sleazy business again today!

When Sister-in-law Six saw the faces of these yamen servants eating deep-fried dough sticks until their old faces bloomed, the fire in her heart burned to the point of pain.

Ever since the unlucky Tang family in Jingyangfang opened up early, it seems that she has contracted the early business in the northeast corner of Su County!

Sister-in-law Liu's Baozipu is located in a good location, at the intersection of two roads, with few restaurants around, and naturally less competition.

Originally, the county government on the opposite side, the vegetable market behind, and passers-by would try to buy her buns to satisfy their hunger.

Sister-in-law Six has been selling steamed buns here for more than ten years, and the business has never been so bleak!

Those smelly servants in the yamen don't think it's troublesome, even if they drive two miles away, what fried dough sticks do they have to eat? !

What is Hu Erlang's heart?Buy a whole carload as soon as you buy it, and force the whole yamen to eat it. Who will buy buns after eating?

Didn't the surname Hu deliberately oppose her?

For three consecutive days, Sister-in-Law's steamed buns were only sold to less than half of what they usually sell, and they were reheated in the whole pot. On the third day, there was no need to make new ones, and the steamer couldn't fit it.

The sixth sister-in-law can only sell it at a reduced price, and plans to clear the inventory first.

Originally, there were two steamed stuffed buns with meat stuffing for five fen, and two for vegetarian stuffing for three fen, but now they are changed to three for five fen and one for one fen.

After the price cut, a wave of people came to buy it. After a contractor came to ask, he bought all the remaining 50 or so buns.

Sixth Sister-in-Law felt a little more at ease, and was thinking about whether to continue to sell at a low price or to find another way in the future. The contractor came back and scolded Sixth Sister-in-law:

"How dare you sell the steamed stuffed buns that are so rotten?! How shameless you are, a thief!"

Sixth sister-in-law "bah": "Old dog, who are you scolding? You don't want to inquire about it. My sixth sister-in-law has been selling steamed buns here for decades. When did she sell rotten steamed stuffed buns? I would also find some to frame your mother." Good excuse!"

The contractor directly poured a bag of steamed buns on Mrs. Liu's face:

"Come and see for yourself! See if you have cheated on you!"

Sixth Sister-in-Law broke open one angrily, bit into it forcefully, and said while chewing:

"Isn't this good! How can it be... bah bah bah bah!"

After taking two bites, the sixth sister-in-law was stunned by the smell of stinky meat and quickly vomited it out.

The contractor laughed so hard that he almost jumped on top of her steamer: "Have you eaten the skin of the thief girl? Is it rotten or not? If you can eat all the stinky buns, yeah yeah I won't bother with you. Otherwise, you will pay for it!"

It may be that the steamed stuffed bun has not been sold in the past three days. She heated the steamed stuffed bun and didn't find that it was broken.

The sixth sister-in-law could only admit that she was unlucky, and returned all the money to buy the buns to the contractor.

In the end, the contractor didn't think it was enough, and asked for another tael of silver.

Sixth sister-in-law stared at her eyes: "Why!"

"My buddy over there got sick from eating your stinky buns. Don't see a doctor, don't you want to pay for your wages? As long as you have a tael of silver, you are already taking care of your orphans and widows. Otherwise, let's ask the official to judge. ?”

The contractor pointed at the yamen opposite, his eyebrows cold.

There is no good thing in those yamen!If the contractor really went to find them, no one would speak to her.

"Or should I call all the guys and let them confront you one by one?"

If those mud legs came to kill her, she would die even more.

The sixth sister-in-law could only swallow her anger and pay a tael of silver.

It was really painful for her to lose this tael of silver.

She has never suffered such a big loss in selling steamed stuffed buns all these years!

After much deliberation, Sister-in-law Six couldn't swallow the bad breath.

It's all the fault of that charming fox surnamed Tang!

When Ji Xue sent the thick winter clothes to the west courtyard, Tang Jianwei and Zitan just came back from the booth, and Qiu Xin had just left.

"What are you doing here?" Seeing Ji Xue, Zitan asked angrily, thinking of the quarrel they had in the medicine shop that day.

Ji Xue didn't intend to fight her at all, after all, Tang Jianwei was here, and her sarcastic remarks were a bit outrageous.

Ji Xue smiled and said, "Siniang told me to give you some things for the winter."

Zitan's cold words were as if an ax had been slashed on the soft cotton, without cutting anything, he almost dislocated his arm.

This matter was a bit beyond Tang Jianwei's expectation: "A Nian?"

Ji Xue: "Si Niang got up early this morning, and went to the market to pick it out herself. Young Madam, Mrs. Tang, and red sandalwood all have them."

Zitan: "... and my share?"

Ji Xue: "Of course I have. Come and try to see if the jacket fits well. If it doesn't fit, I'll send it back and have it changed."

Tang Jianwei said: "Thank you, Anian, for me."

"Young Madam, let's thank you in person."

"Alright."

It is said that Tong Shaoxuan drank the medicine obediently yesterday, so today he will naturally give her something delicious and reward her, so that she will be more obedient in the future.

Unexpectedly, the jacket Tong Shaoxuan chose was bright in color but not exaggerated, and the style was also novel. The most amazing thing was that whether it was Tang Jianwei, Tang Guanqiu or red sandalwood, the upper body was just right.

Zitan lowered her head and looked: "Huh? It's not bad!"

Tang Jianwei didn't expect that Tong Shaoxuan's eyes were very powerful, and he had such miraculous skills.

Tang Guanqiu touched the jacket and said with a smile, "It's so warm."

Ji Xue looked at Tang Guanqiu up close, and it was a bit better than watching Tang Guanqiu from a distance of more than ten steps.

The skin can be broken by blowing bombs, bright eyes and white teeth, and the facial features are very similar to Tang Jianwei, but slightly different.It is this difference that completely separates the temperaments of the two sisters.

Tang Guanqiu is demure and quiet, while Tang Jianwei is quick-witted, moving still and moving, full of humor.

Even if Tang Guanqiu looked closely, he couldn't tell that he was suffering from dementia.

If there were any traces, it would be that her gaze was a little sluggish compared to ordinary people, and her speech was confused and confused, but if she just stood here without opening her mouth, she was no different from others.

Ji Xue's eyes on Tang Guanqiu were a little too presumptuous, not out of curiosity to get some pleasure from her, but rather soft and gentle.

Tang Jianwei noticed it, and Zitan also noticed it. Neither of them spoke, and their eyes briefly met in the air.

Ji Xue quickly narrowed her gaze, making sure that there was no need to change the jacket, she withdrew.

As soon as the door was closed, Zitan spoke first:

"What does Ji Xue want to do this time! If she plots against the eldest lady, see if I don't squeeze her heart!"

"Zitan, don't be impulsive, maybe they just pity my sister for her strange illness." Tang Jianwei comforted her, "You really need to change your temper."

"I just said that, can I really pinch her? Don't worry, don't you know what kind of Sanniang I am? It's just that I have had a mouthful, and I am actually very cowardly."

When Ji Xue came out, Tong Shaoqian had just been dragged by his father to read the book all morning, and he walked out with a heavy head, planning to go for a stroll by the river to blow away his heavy frustration.

Seeing that Ji Xue came out from the west courtyard, Tong Shaoqian called her to stop:

"Are you looking for Tang Jianwei?"

Ji Xue told the truth, and Tong Shaoqian smiled and said, "That kid, A Nian, even said that he doesn't like her. Look, the weather is still warm, and she has already started to help her prepare winter things."

Tong Shaoqian found out about his sister's interesting stories, and forgot about going to the river, he turned a corner and went straight to the kitchen, and asked Aunt He to serve him a bowl of flat food.

After eating the flat food, she slept all afternoon, and when Tong Shaoxuan came back, she was so sleepy that her stomach was growling, and she came out to wait for dinner.

"Ah-read-ah!"

Tong Shaoqian leaned against the pillar and waved a handkerchief to Tong Shaoxuan.

Seeing the third sister's appearance, Tong Shaoxuan was almost blind, and came over with disgust: "I didn't bring you any money to take you out of the store."

"Go! What are you talking about! Come here, I have something to ask you."

Seeing Tong Shaoqian's insidious appearance, which was so insidious that he could wring out water, Tong Shaoxuan stopped and walked in the opposite direction.

"Hey? I said I have something to ask you, and you still run away?"

"It must be nothing good!"

"You run away again and I yell!"

"You yell, yell, try it." Tong Shaoxuan took the pepper ball out of his sleeve and pointed it at Tong Shaoqian's face.

Does Tong Shaoqian know how choking the pepper bomb is, and it would be worse than death if he was hit by it.

"How could you use it against your sister?"

"Then tell me what I will use against you. I still have eighteen weapons, six formations, and three mechas in my room..."

"...I suspect that you were not born to Ye Niang! You only have Tang Jianwei in your eyes!"

"What are you crazy about?"

"I know everything about you graciously delivering clothes and quilts to people. You also said that you are not yearning for Tang, but haunting your dreams!"

"Oh, that's it." Tong Shaoxuan seemed to have thought of his words a long time ago, and said calmly, "She helped me stew medicine to recuperate my body and gave my mother monthly money. It's almost a change of season and she's wearing a thin skirt. If you dress like this all day long and go out to set up a stall, people will think how our Tong family abused them. Although our Tong family is not said to be rich, we still have money to buy a few winter clothes and thick quilts. What's more, the eldest sister of the Tang family is still The sick body is taking medicine every day, but it doesn't get better, so I need to take care of it more."

"Speaking of which, you don't mean anything to Tang Jianwei?"

"I only think about those loves between men and women all day long, you are so vulgar. I have said it all, this is not a selfish little love, but a boundless love! I am for her hard-working sister!"

"You don't even let her sister go?"

"...Believe it or not, I'm fighting with you?"

"Being considerate to Tang Jianwei's sister is boundless love, right? Okay, if you want to talk about nonsense, look at the entire Su County. No one dares to be the number one if you call it the second. All right, go and see yours tonight. What delicious food did Xiao Ai bring?"

Tong Shaoxuan: "..."

Before Tang Jianwei came, the Tong family had already sat down at the table and waited happily.

After Aunt He arranged the pickles, mixed cucumbers and steamed carp, no one moved their chopsticks and stretched their necks to look out.

After waiting for a long time but no one came, Tong Changting fidgeted anxiously, Tong Boyi poured tea for himself, Tong Shaoqian and Song Qiao ate melon seeds, and kept guessing what delicious Tang Jianwei would make tonight.

Tong Shaoxuan saw that his family had been completely taken down by Tang Jianwei, and the words "good for nothing" were already written on his face, and thousands of words could only be turned into sighs on his lips.

Why this family?

It's just a few dishes, let them look forward to the rain like a withered seedling, eagerly waiting for their feet.

Don't say anything about this, otherwise you won't want to lose it...

"Here we come!" Tong Shaoqian exclaimed excitedly as he spat out the melon seed shell.

Following the whispers from the table, Tong Shaoxuan immediately turned around, almost spinning off his chair.

It smells so good!

Tong Shaoxuan seemed to have grown a pair of pointed ears and a wildly wagging tail!

The muffled sound of sizzling oil blossoms came from far and near, and the smiles on the faces of the Tong family gradually became brighter and brighter.

When Tang Jianwei put two dishes and one soup on the table, he felt surrounded by love.

"Tonight's dishes are very tasty, Ah Nian needs to eat more."

Tang Jianwei looked at Tong Shaoxuan and smiled, Tong Shaoxuan originally wanted to smile back, but suddenly he found out of the corner of his eye that Tong Shaoqian was staring at her with ill intentions, which made her feel uncomfortable, so he didn't smile.

Tang Jianwei didn't mind, she lifted the hood covering the food, and the sound of oil flowers and cheers from Tong's family filled the front hall.

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Tang Jianwei: Well, my pet's ears and tail have just grown.