There is still a month left before the spiritual master assessment.

But before the day, the screening has already begun.

The queen mother gave her a point, it is said that after the spirit master who wants to participate in the assessment registers, many examiners will secretly start to select, to determine that you are eligible, and will announce the final list of those who can participate in the assessment a few days before and after the middle of February of the new year.

Before the list came out, all the spirit masters didn't know if they could participate in the final assessment.

To be honest, this selection method is really a bit strange, all spirit masters are not clear about the rules, and according to the regulations, those spirit masters who pass the assessment cannot tell others about the relevant things afterwards.

The queen mother also reassured Hongchen that the starting point of all spiritual masters is the same, that is, there are elders who have passed the assessment and become spiritual masters registered in the imperial court, and he can't tell the questions and various experiences that will come out during the assessment to his descendants, and no one has ever violated them.

"I haven't been there...... I thought about it at first. ”

The queen sighed, as if she was a little sad, and a little regretful, then smiled, and asked the palace maid next to her to pour a cup of fragrant tea for Hongchen, half of which was fairy tea, Hongchen himself was filial, and the other half tasted very peculiar, with a little medicinal fragrance.

Hongchen took a sip, and he felt comfortable, his pores seemed to be open, and he couldn't help but close his eyes and revel for a long time.

The queen smiled: "I found that the effect of condensation tea with your immortal tea is particularly good, and it is more fragrant than drinking condensation alone." ”

"So this is Condensation?"

Hongchen has never heard of it in his life, and in his previous life, he heard him mention two sentences from Mr. Guigu. Thirty years ago, there was a master tea maker who inadvertently used various medicinal materials to concoct immortal tea condensation, which can relieve people's sorrows when drunk, and it is a great supplement for the spiritual master.

Later, the tea master offended the enemy, the whole door was destroyed, and the condensation was lost, and many people wanted to find out the formula, but unfortunately they were not satisfactory.

Now there is only a small part of the tea leaves that are excellently preserved. Stay in the family. Ouchi of the Imperial Palace.

Hongchen was a little incredulous: "Why did Niangniang take it out to entertain me?" ”

It's just that it's just chatting in the dormitory, and there are sunflower seeds on the table, and it's not an important occasion, where can I use it?

The queen shook her head. Stretched out his hand and touched Hongchen's hair. Eyebrows and eyes are gentle: "Silly boy." Tea is for drinking, if you don't drink it, don't you watch it and play? You should learn to enjoy. ”

Hongchen: "......"

She thinks that she will enjoy it more than most boudoir girls in the capital.

The queen's expression was a little distant: "I didn't understand it when I was young. There are a lot of scruples, and I never want to live completely according to my own will, when I was as old as you, I also had the opportunity to participate in the spiritual master assessment, and I was almost selected for the list, but unfortunately my man was not happy, he was selfish and selfish, and the wife he married couldn't be better than him, let alone become a spiritual master. ”

Her expression showed a little mockery, but she sighed, "If I am ruthless and fight, regardless of what others think, maybe, my life will be completely different." ”

The queen didn't know what to think, and suddenly said hatefully, "Hmph, if I hadn't entered the palace back then, some people said that if I could be my wife, I wouldn't accept two colors in my life, although I don't know how, it would be much better than being in the palace." ”

Hongchen was stunned, and when he turned around, he saw that the palace maids around him had a straight face, and he didn't hear it at all.

The queen mother immediately came back to her senses, and returned to her lazy appearance, "Forget it, don't talk about this, it's not too late to change now, as long as you don't die, it's never too late, I'm living a comfortable life now, since the emperor doesn't want to have a queen who takes care of him dutifully, I'm too lazy to take care of it, and I save a lot of idleness!" ”

Isn't it just a little tea, why does it attract so many words?

Hongchen smiled bitterly, picked up the teacup, and asked the palace maid to refill a cup of tea and taste it slowly.

The queen laughed even more heartily, laughed for a while, and then worried: "The matter of the spirit master assessment, hey, every year it is fair and just, no spirit master can know any information in advance, but after all, the 'selected list' is selected by the people, and the spirit master is not a cabbage, and there are only a few old people who are qualified to participate in the selection, like the old man of the Yan family, and the only old guy in our capital who can cultivate spirit wood...... As long as these few don't die, they shouldn't be missed. Those guys always rely on their own means to obtain information, and those who can succeed cannot be said to be completely none, really, one is more treacherous than the other, and they are desperately chasing after them, and they know how to be opportunistic. ”

Hongchenwaner, that's normal, the relationship between Dolara is that you can't get information, and it is also a shortcut to show it in front of them more to make them more impressed.

The queen drank tea, squinted her eyes, and looked very comfortable, but her mouth didn't stop, "It's said that this year is stricter than before, I've thought of a way, but I can't figure out the details, and now I don't know who is in the list, Hongchen, don't leave the capital in the past two days, show your face everywhere, mix and mix things more, well, cough." ”

Her old man just said that others were treacherous, and in a blink of an eye, she also belonged to the one who liked to be opportunistic.

Hongchen naturally couldn't laugh at Niangniang, so he casually went back.

"Meow!"

Gigi didn't know where it came from, and there was a small bell around his neck, which jingled and jingled, and the sound was pleasant.

Hongchen hugged it with his hand, and stroked his hair.

When the queen saw the bell, she was suddenly stunned, clapped her hands and smiled: "I almost forgot, and him, let me think about it...... Dust, I want to eat peach blossom cake. ”

Hongchen: "......"

Just out of the New Year, you want to eat peach blossom cake?

The queen can't be so capricious!

"Don't you eat the same osmanthus cake?"

Of course, she also knew that this lady must have her reasons for proposing to eat peach blossom cake.

Hongchen's first reaction was to go to the imperial dining room to ask for it, which was the easiest and most trouble-free, but the palace did not advocate eating things out of season.

Especially something that is not common.

The masters in the palace have their own ways of maintaining their health, this kind of food is not nothing, and the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not the one who will be pinched by the palace people. He and his harem concubines, what do they want to eat, the people below don't dare to be too confused, but health and blessing are for themselves, eating things out of season is unconventional in the eyes of the imperial doctors, and it is not good for the body, the ladies in the palace don't want to eat, and the people in the imperial dining room are even more unlikely to take the initiative to send it.

If you go to the dining room and ask for it, it doesn't seem to be good.

Although, the peach blossoms are also about to bloom. It doesn't seem to be unwanted.

"Peach blossom cake. Peach Blossom Cake! ”

Hongchen muttered a few words, and Luo Niang brought her a small plate of peach blossom cakes, only four, pink and crystal-colored. Clear and transparent. Chic. It looks like a flower, and the petals are layered on top of each other, and it looks cute. The taste in the mouth is also quite flavorful, and the sweetness is just right, even if you don't like sweets, you probably think it is delicious.

"I didn't make it at home, did I buy it from?"

Most of the food made by Qu Sanniang is very simple in shape, but there is an inner show, and the taste is good. She wants to learn a little carving skills, but also to make a beautiful shape, after all, the master of the family is now the county lord, and the guests are also entertained, and it is a little inappropriate to fool as before, but she is used to ordinary dishes, even if she wants to learn, it is not a moment to do.

Luo Niang's peach blossom cake was bought in the innermost restaurant in Santong Hutong.

"At this time, there are few shops selling peach blossom cakes in our capital, and many of them are coping things, only this one in Santong Hutong is a century-old brand, and all the dim sum is the most famous peach blossom cake."

Then don't say anything, go ahead.

The queen mother is her grandmother, and she asked the junior to buy some food, is the junior too embarrassed not to go?

Besides, Niangniang didn't support her in vain, and when she left the palace gate, a palace person sent a big box over.

It was said that it was given by the queen.

On weekdays, the queen has to send something to Hongchen every once in a while, and even thinks it's good to eat a piece of melon, which kind of dim sum may suit her appetite, and she has to send someone to send it, and the palace people are used to it, and they don't care.

Hongchen didn't take it seriously, but when he went back and opened it, there was half a box of books on the left, and if he looked closely, there was a black seal printed on the cover - Xiande was banned for 39 years.

The others are also forbidden numbers, and there is no circulation among the people, only the Imperial Palace Ouchi has some originals.

Luo Niang was shocked.

Hongchen calmly put away the books and stuffed them in his bedroom, this kind of book, it's better not to take the teahouse casually.

As for the other half of the box, they are all kinds of gemstones, and some jadeite, which are not very valuable.

The gems are also stored in the vault and kept for a long time.

It was a good day, so Hongchen took Luo Niang and Xiao Yan, grabbed a handful of money, thought about it, and went out with some more silver tickets.

It happened that the New Year had passed, and Luo Niang and they should all go to study, and they always had to buy some pens, ink, paper, inkstones, and the like.

The paper at home is particularly precious, and it is a pity to practice calligraphy, and many scholars in the teahouse copy books, so they should prepare more.

Hongchen sat in the car and read a book for a while, not long after, the three-way alley arrived, said to be the alley, in fact, it looks extremely broad, the small restaurants in it are lined up and scaled, the traffic is busy, the sound is noisy, and there are many pedestrians.

When he got out of the car, he didn't need Luo Niang's guidance, Hongchen found the place at a glance.

It was a small two-story building with blue bricks and green tiles, through the doors and windows, a sweet fragrance came to the nose, the red dust climbed the stairs, the shop was very spacious, and there were many glass-covered candlesticks hanging on the walls, and the lights were bright.

The shopkeepers are wearing the same short clothes, cotton fabric, very clean and tidy, the head and face are also clean, the nails are trimmed very short, all of them are energetic, the ground is paved with polished bluestone that is quite smooth, the lines on the bluestone are very special, and some gold wires surround the roof hanging down, which is very exquisite, Hongchen can see at a glance that this is a very ingenious gold-absorbing pattern, and it is not the kind of only in but not out, long-term partial wealth pattern, but the cycle is repeated, endless, as long as the feng shui bureau is not bad, Future generations will benefit.

"Nice place."

Hongchen blinked, and suddenly knew that he was probably in the right place, and it was not the first time that the queen mother had played tricks, and suddenly asked her to buy peach blossom cakes, which was probably related to the spiritual master's assessment.

There are a lot of customers in the store, and there is a long queue.

She didn't cut in line, and honestly stood in the back row.

glanced at it casually, and the people who came here to buy snacks were actually worth a lot of money, and the maids were also dressed up in beads. Very rich.

Fortunately, the queue was very fast, and I kept walking, and when I walked to the front, there was another shopkeeper with a good face and a lotus tongue who led me to the back to choose pastries.

Luo Niang whispered: "Miss is waiting next to you, let's line up, the dim sum here is different from other places, there are ready-made, you can also order, some dim sum is ordered." You can carve it according to your own requirements. Nine out of ten people in line here want to make a reservation. ”

Hongchen was not in a hurry, and after a while, he was short. A smile on his face. And the amiable shopkeeper came over and smiled: "What do you want to do?" Please here, as long as you can say it, our master here can make you wish! ”

Luo Niang snorted and laughed: "I want a stone snack?" ”

"Of course."

The shopkeeper smiled. "As long as the distinguished guest opens the golden mouth, let alone the stone, we will also make the gold."

"You're going to be able to talk."

"Well, if I were dumb, I wouldn't be able to do this."

The shopkeeper made Hongchen and the three of them laugh.

Hongchen laughed for a long time, and then said, "We don't want to be sideways, you just give me a few pieces of peach blossom cake." ”

Luo Niang also said: "As long as the peach blossom cake, it is not too small for business." ”

"What you say is not right, you just need a piece of peach blossom cake, and our master must also make it seriously for the guests to ensure that you are satisfied, and you will come next time."

The shopkeeper hurriedly led the three of them to the side.

As soon as I walked over, the potted plant next to the seat suddenly sounded, rustling, not loud, but very pleasant.

Hongchen squinted his eyes, unconsciously turned his head to look, and was surprised in his heart - this is actually a magic weapon, or made of spirit wood, and the craftsmanship is very familiar, but it is not made by the old man who fiddles with wood all day and grows spirit wood.

"What are you doing here?"

She looked at it for a long time, but she couldn't see the effect of the magic weapon.

As soon as he came back to his senses, the shopkeeper had already taken out a black lacquered mahogany food box, which contained freshly picked and edible peach blossoms.

He picked up a little bit with small tweezers and handed it to Hongchen to see.

"Distinguished guests, this is the main ingredient of our peach blossom cake, it is the freshest, and it is sweet to eat directly."

Hongchen nodded and said with a smile: "Not bad." After speaking, he ordered a few ordinary ones, and ordered a few carved words with the words "peace and happiness".

"These are in stock, whether you want to spot them, or set an hour to get fresh pastries that have just been baked, the price is the same, it just depends on whether you are in a hurry."

"It's good to have it in stock."

Even if it is the queen mother, she will not be able to eat a few freshly baked hot snacks in the palace.

The shopkeeper answered, turned around and ordered someone to take the food box and pack it.

The people in the shop are very quick to move, and they are packed in a moment, and the box is also very exquisite, and it costs a total of one or two or eight dollars.

Of course, cheap is not cheap, but Hongchen is not bad for this money, so it will not waste time bargaining.

Luo Niang took out the broken silver very happily.

was about to pay the bill, but the shopkeeper was suddenly stumbled, and the food box in his hand was snatched away.

"Peach blossom cake?"

When the man smelled it, he asked.

The shopkeeper was confused: "The fourth son? How did you get here? Yes, the peach blossom cake that this guest bought has just been packed. ”

"Hmm."

The one glanced at Hongchen and answered, "Something else." After speaking, he carried the peach blossom cake and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The shopkeeper sighed, and the whole person was stunned.

Not only him, but even Hongchen and the others were stunned.

The group looked at each other.

The shopkeeper said: "Uh, guest, our fourth son loves to eat this bite, and he has always refused to wait, so what, he, he ......"

The sharp-toothed shopkeeper, I can't say anything at this time, the guests have waited for so long, and they have waited in such a long line, just for your snacks here, and now it's their turn, and the host comes to grab it, saying that there is no such reason for breaking the sky, so he can only apologize, "Look, why don't I give you another package?" ”

Hongchen frowned, although she was a little unhappy that she was taken away from food, but she didn't say much, she had enough time, and she nodded for a while, but she still glanced at the fourth son, but at this glance, her eyes suddenly flickered, and she squinted her eyes for a while, thoughtfully.

The shopkeeper was amnesty, and hurriedly rushed over and asked someone to pack it, and quickly packed the dim sum, and he also added a few more yuan, although the price could not be reduced, and the rules of the store did not bargain. However, it doesn't hurt to add a few extra pieces of dim sum to add to the head.

Seeing that he was attentive, Luo Niang and Xiao Yan were a little unhappy just now, and they dispersed, in fact, to put it bluntly, they just had some food, if they explained the reason, it would not hurt to let them wait for a while.

It's just that the fourth son just now didn't say a word, picked up his things and left, which made it really hard to be happy.

The shopkeeper personally came over with the food box, and smiled on his face: "I'm sorry." I ......"

The voice did not fall. A young man who looked like a small guy came from behind, and snatched the food box again.

Hongchen: "......"

The shopkeeper simply jumped to his feet: "Ma San, what are you doing?" ”

"There are no peach blossom cakes today."

Ma San is serious and authentic.

Shopkeeper: "What's the matter with you?" Tell nonsense with your eyes open! ”

Ma San threw the food box into the trash can in the corner of the wall and plopped. The whole box of peach blossom cake is shattered. Pastries fall. Fragmented.

"There are no peach blossom cakes today."

Ma San said seriously.

Shopkeeper 2: "......"

Hongchen frowned, took a deep breath for a while. chuckled, and smiled very gently and amiably: "Then dare to ask, when will it be?" ”

Ma San lowered his head, didn't look at her, kept a straight face, and his voice didn't fluctuate: "A month, a month later, you can come and buy." ”

Do you have to wait a month to eat a peach blossom cake?

Hongchen was speechless.

Not only her, but a young man in blue clothes next to him was also furious: "What do you mean? I ordered the peach blossom cake the day before yesterday, and said that I came to get it today, what do you mean by not? ”

The shopkeeper in charge over there gave him money.

The young man was so angry that he slapped the money on the ground and gritted his teeth: "When I don't have this money, can't I succeed?" My mother's birthday, I love to eat this, I specially saved half a month's silver money for her old man to order one, now you say no, no? If I really didn't admit it, I just said it well, and it has already been made! ”

He made a fuss so violently that the other guests looked over.

Ma San suddenly raised his feet, strode over, picked up the guest, and threw him out of the distance with a slight flick.

The guest saw that he was fierce, and he was also afraid of suffering, so he stopped screaming and glared indignantly, Ma San said coldly: "Hmph, say no, it's not ......" The words were hard and tight, and he didn't know what to think of when he thought about it, and said in a low voice, "I will send it for free next month." ”

The guest took a deep breath, and finally suppressed his temper, in the end he didn't dare to say more, this shop is not simple, I heard that even many nobles in the capital, have to see the face of their shopkeeper, the ancestors of the people opened a shop back then, just to satisfy the appetite, to not why money, passed on to this generation, the business is getting better and better, but the shopkeeper is not a simple businessman.

just walked out of the door gently, but couldn't help but sigh: "Old lady, old lady, you can't postpone your birthday for a month!" ”

Luo Niang suddenly smiled and said, "Miss, whenever you are asked to buy her something to eat, there will always be all kinds of new things." ”

The last time I went to Yan Jiu's shop, I was misunderstood.

Buy a peach blossom cake now and queue for half a day in vain.

Hongchen shook his head and stared at the shopkeeper: "What do you say?" That's how you do business? ”

The shopkeeper also wanted to cry without tears, full of confusion: "Nobleman, let's open a store to do business and pay attention to harmony and wealth, how can you push the money out of the door, the little one really doesn't know what's going on, maybe, maybe ......"

He may not be able to say one, two, or three for a long time.

Hongchen turned around and left: "That's it, let's go." ”

Although she was a little angry, she couldn't really tear down someone's shop for a little food, besides, she could see that this store was not specifically aimed at her, but for some reason, suddenly stopped selling peach blossom cakes, and was in a hurry.

If you weren't in a hurry, you would have posted a notice in advance saying that there were no peach blossom cakes in the restaurant. It's not the season for peach blossoms to bloom right now, so it's no longer normal, so why make it so embarrassing that it makes people angry in vain.

Luo Niang and Xiao Yan were a little angry, but they still honestly got into the car with Hongchen, this place is the capital, their young lady and these people are too cheap, and they always find an opportunity to teach this broken shop a lesson.

Hongchen didn't know that these women in her family held grudges, and she didn't bother to dig into it.

said that the fourth son in this store also looked a little dignified, turned around and entered a small private room on the second floor.

"I have already ordered that starting today, all peach blossom cakes will be destroyed and will be prohibited from being sold."

There was a young girl sitting on the seat inside, and she said with a smile: "The bottom of the kettle is drawn, I see that no guests will come to the door in the future, or are you acting neatly, and when they discuss the ugliness, the opportunity has long been missed, this is a big business, because a little small business is wrong, our family must not lose money?" ”

As he spoke, the door was kicked open, and an old man with snow-white hair snorted in.

The fourth prince and the girl inside got up together and said in a low voice, "Old man." (To be continued.) )