Zhangjia biscuits shop

From that day on, the Zhangjia Biscuit Shop had two handsome young men come to do business.

The young man in white, always smiling, is Zhang Dabing's apprentice. He has been here for a few months, and the neighbors around him know him well, and know that he is very kind to others.What is rare is the man in black, who is said to be Zhang Dabing’s general’s son, because he has to go to court every morning, and he knows nothing about making cakes, so he only comes to help when he is free, and starts from scratch with Su Qi Learn to make cakes.He has only been here for a few days, and the sisters-in-law and aunts have guessed his character in their hearts: Although his attitude is a little cold, the service is still standard and thoughtful, and he seems to be a cold-faced and kind-hearted person.

After such a commotion, the business of the Zhang Family Biscuit Shop was even more busy, but although Zhang Yuanchen came to replace Zhang Dabing, it was just that he couldn't make cakes and was busy taking care of Zhang Dabing, so the shop's business was [-]% It still fell on Su Qi's shoulders.In addition, Su Qi himself was still an apprentice in the store two days ago, and now he has become the lobby manager, not to mention bringing in newcomers and teaching cake making. So after a few days, although he couldn't see it on the surface, in fact Su Qi's smile Already froze, he closed the shop door every night and wandered back to Su Mansion.Seeing the worried expression on the butler's face when he returned home, he didn't have the energy to say anything else, so he could only wave his hands and call two maids to pinch his sore arms—the majestic Dali Siqing, reduced to working as a waiter for a sesame seed shop Not to mention, it is a rare spectacle in the world to be so troubled.

However, Zhang Yuanchen and Su Qi have the same virtues, and they are serious about learning to make cakes, and they are not sloppy. After a few days, he even asked the emperor to avoid the early court in order to inherit his father's craftsmanship as soon as possible.Of course, Zhang Yuanchen didn't know that there was a word "also" in the previous sentence, but Bai Lilan, who knew the inside story, had a headache. It is true that General Yudian does not need to go to court every day, but he is still aggrieved, dignified, the two ministers, or high-quality and high-ranking ministers, both love to go to the sesame seed stall?If this is said, let alone Liang Ting, I guess the confinement woman in the west and the small country of Wangan will call here without hesitation, and I can pick up a few sesame seed cakes by the way...

Su Qi heard about this, and didn't ask any further questions. Anyway, as long as Bai Lilan didn't reveal his identity to Zhang Yuanchen, it didn't matter to him. Now he could help the shop with another man, so why not do it?What's more, recently, because of Zhang Yuanchen's sentence, "Although the biscuits you and my father made taste similar, there is always something missing", he held his breath and wanted to surpass himself.So the two agreed that Zhang Yuanchen was a martial arts student with good hands and specialized in kneading dough to solve the problem of insufficient strength of the dough Su Qi kneaded; while Su Qi devoted himself to researching ingredients and heat, and made Zhang Yuanchen to taste and comment on the biscuits he made. The difference from Zhang Dabing’s traditional handicraft is that the two sell biscuits together, which saves time and effort.

Originally, the Zhangjia Shaobing shop was a small business stall with no clerks, and naturally there were no so-called work clothes, but now the two beauties are in charge, one is black and the other is white, and the surrounding shops have become standardized. The reception clerks in front of each store in Xishi City all wore starched white clothes and white trousers, while the clerks in the store wore black clothes and trousers, which caused the price of cloth in West Market to fluctuate for a while, and finally the coarse cloth in the cloth shop was almost non-existent. The pure color is dyed black and sold, while the fabrics of other colors are stored there.Fortunately, West Market is also an important place in Kyoto. At the foot of the emperor, local officials attach great importance to economic development, so "both hands must be grasped and both hands must be hard", combining the "invisible hand" (market demand) and "visible hand". "hands" (government control) combined perfectly, and the government ordered the purchase of colored cloth.So the outsiders who visited Xishikou at that time were almost stunned when they saw it. Not to mention the uniform black and white clothing of ordinary shop assistants, the uniforms of government servants are colorful and colorful, and they are completely different from other places. I couldn't help but marvel that West Market is really unique and unique, so word of mouth spread it around, so that after a few months, other places followed the fashion trend, and let the small officials learn from the nine-rank official uniforms of ministers, using different colors of uniforms to differentiate job responsibilities.Of course, this is a foreign language, which is far away.

Keep pulling back.

Last time, in the fall of Yixin’s 12th year, Zhang Dabing suffered from a serious illness and was bedridden for three months until winter. The pain accumulated from years of hard work made him unable to get better, even if Su Qi and Zhang Yuanchen took good care of him every day, He couldn't stand his body getting thinner day by day.

In winter, at the end of November, Zhang Yuanchen learned all the steps of making cakes. He not only kneaded the dough, but also helped Su Qi with other tasks. The two also took turns looking after Zhang Dabing without any slack.

As "brothers" in name, the relationship between Su Qi and Zhang Yuanchen is naturally getting closer and getting to know each other a lot. Of course, the only thing Su Qi keeps from Zhang Yuanchen is his real identity: To be honest, he himself doesn't know Why didn't he want to tell Zhang Yuanchen the truth, but felt that since he had already concealed it, it would be more convenient to continue to conceal it.

Zhang Yuanchen also asked about Su Qi's family background, and Su Qi also said a few words inadvertently to deal with it. It was the same as what he explained to Zhang Dabing.Knowing that Zhang Yuanchen just asked inadvertently, Su Qi had nothing to worry about. He also told him about his unmarried wife who died young more than ten years ago, bowed his head and smiled regretfully, "Although I don't like her, if that When I married her, I'm afraid I won't be what I am today..."

When the two chatted, it was mostly in the afternoon, Zhang Dabing drank the medicine and took a nap, there were not many people coming and going in front of the shop, Su Qi patted the flour on the apron, the fine dust was golden in the sun, he leaned on the table He turned his head and smiled at Zhang Yuanchen who was sitting on the stool.

Although Zhang Yuanchen is always expressionless on the surface, he is actually very easy to get along with. He rarely smiles, but the extremely shallow curvature of his lips. Experience in the Southwest said, the words are just a simple narrative, it seems that he is not a person who is good at talking.

Su Qisheng was abandoned in Kyoto for more than 20 years. He originally had the opportunity to go to Yunnan two years ago, but was also sent by Ye Tianxiang. Therefore, he has never been in touch with the customs of the Southwest, so he is naturally very curious and touched. Interest, even after days of questioning, Zhang Yuanchen was not given a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.Zhang Yuanchen had no choice but to honestly recall his life there, and then told Su Qi.

Su Qi accidentally mentioned the "Assassination of the Prince" that Bai Xingjian told him back then, and casually asked Zhang Yuanchen if he knew the King of Zhennan. After all, Yunnan also belonged to the southwest border.

Zhang Yuanchen gave a rare smile when he heard this, "You mean Zhennan Wang Bailifu? I heard that he also has a lover, who is about ten years younger than him. He is a restless guy who runs out every day, causing trouble for our border army. If you have nothing to do, you can help find someone everywhere, do you think it’s still not familiar after a long time?”

"Lover?" Su Qi clicked his tongue, and thought to himself that he had first-hand information, and Bai Xingjian didn't even mention it in such detail back then.

Zhang Yuanchen looked a little embarrassed this time, and it is rare to see some embarrassment on his usually cold face, "Yes, he is also a man. The King of Zhennan is very painful, and he doesn't even hide his favor in public. Often, halfway through our gathering, King Zhennan would leave to see him."

Seeing his expression, Su Qi felt a little funny, and looked at him with a smile on her cheek.The sun is rare in winter, and the feng shui of the biscuit shop is good. It happens that the room is full of sunshine in the afternoon, the ground is like pieces of silver, and the air is full of dust. Compared with Yan Yan Shi Shi, he is even thinner and taller.

Looking at it, Su Qi suddenly felt that it would be good to spend a lifetime guarding a biscuit shop like this.

"Hey, Senior Brother," Su Qi said, "After winter, spring will begin. I'm afraid Master won't be able to hold my son next year." He paused, "I still don't want to get married."

Zhang Yuanchen glanced at him, "I know."

The author has something to say:

[These two people are actually slow to warm up. My last few sentences are mainly to show that there is a little progress between the two of them... Help the forehead, but the plot is still nothing to write, so the next chapter will continue to be ambiguous and the chapter will be a turning point... 】

[I remember that Bai Xingjian and Su Qi were the same age, Lanxiu Tianxiang was Bai Xingjian 24 years old, Yixin was 26 years old, and here Su Qi was 12 years old, so it should be 27 years for Yixin, and Zhang Yuanchen was [-] years old.By the way, even I can't figure out the year, looking at the sky...

There is another one, only after looking through the blue sleeves to add fragrance, I found out that Su Qi also had an unmarried fiancée who died young at the age of 15...]