Chapter 16: The Breadbreads (Part I)
The shop that Lu Tingqi brought Lin Yuxiao here is really simple, but fortunately, it is still clean, and it is not yet bright at this hour, so Lin Yuxiao will not pick it.
They came early, the old Shang ancestors and grandchildren got up earlier, the porridge on the stove had been boiled, Xiao Shang gave two bowls, the golden millet porridge with red boiled beans, with chopped pickles, drink a bowl to keep the whole body warm, dispel the cold of this deep winter.
"If this porridge is boiled for another half an hour, it will definitely taste more full, but this bungalow cake happens to be the first oven of the new bake, you can taste it......" Lao Shang brought a plate of hot dim sum and put it on the table.
"Bunroshiki? It's the first time I've heard this name, "Lin Yuxiao picked up a look with chopsticks, the dim sum was square, the top was a layer of oily sesame seeds, and the bottom layer was a little special, it was a pie belt folded with a pointed belt, and when it cooled down, he took a bite, and the filling was salt and pepper.
"It's delicious." Lin Yuxiao did not hesitate to praise, the crispy and fluffy taste and the warmth of the freshly baked food are really suitable for early winter meals.
“…… Hehe," Lao Shang was of course happy to hear the praise of the guests, anyway, it was still early, so he further showed it to the guests, "The dim sum is called furoshiki, because it is made in the same way as baobao, the inside is wrapped in filling, the pie crust is folded into a square, and the two corners are pressed on the bottom ......"
"Oh, in fact, I've eaten similar ......," Lin Yuxiao suddenly remembered, "It's like this kind of baggage, the tip of the pie crust is folded at the bottom, but it's not sesame seeds on it, but it's brushed with a layer of egg yolk liquid, and the salt and pepper filling inside is added with osmanthus, so it's called osmanthus crisp, but it's not very delicious, I don't feel at ease." ”
"Of course it won't be delicious! My grandfather made the real thing! What osmanthus crisp, do you think it's great to change your name? If you have the ability, don't do it like a furoshiki! Xiao Shang was indignant when he heard it, only because Lin Yuxiao said that the osmanthus crisp was not delicious, so he didn't rush to others.
Lu Tingqi was a little embarrassed and explained a few words to Lin Yuxiao in a low voice, it turned out that many people like to eat this dim sum but thought that the name of the bungalow cake was not good, so Lao Shang changed his name but people refused, saying that it was the name handed down by the ancestors, and he changed it to be sorry for the ancestors, because of this, many guests left.
"We have bowls of hot porridge and hot snacks to fill our stomachs, which is already a good life." Lu Tingqi said with a smile, so now the only ones who still support the Shang family's baggage cake are busy people who have irregular work and can't find other places to eat.
"What's wrong with the name Bunrobi, I think it's pretty good?" Lin Yuxiao was a little puzzled by the pickiness of this place, "The appearance of the cake is called a baggage cake, what's not to do?" ”
"Backpack, who wants to carry a backpack." Lao Shang also looked down on this small craft in his early years, but after decades of ups and downs, in the end, it was this dim sum craft passed down by the elders to feed him and his grandson, probably ashamed of the thoughts of his ancestors, he knew that this name would lose guests if he didn't hear it, but he still insisted on not changing.
"What do you carry when you don't carry your backpack when you're out and about? Garbage? Let's talk about the ...... that we people in the public often encounter The real murderer is suspected of being targeted and is about to escape, so what will he pack his baggage in? Lin Yuxiao asked Lu Tingqi with a smile.
"Naturally, it's the gold and silver treasures he gave up by robbing his family!" Xiao Shang shouted first, he felt that his mind suddenly opened up, and the burden was a good thing! Who is not pretending to be valuable and useful in the baggage! The rags will be thrown away, which one will carry them!
What can be carried is loaded with a baby, and he is distressed and reluctant to throw it away before he carries it with him, and Lao Shang is also suddenly, who said that the burden is equal to a burden? Why can't it be compared to a jewel box, a treasure chest?
Lin Yuxiao's words changed the way of thinking for the old Shang ancestors, they felt that the future baggage cake did not need to change the name but could be sold in a different way, and they were happy that they didn't even want the money for this early meal.
Lin Yuxiao didn't take advantage of this, he not only paid for his own, but also Lu Tingqi's.
"How does this work!" Lu Tingqi hurriedly took out his wallet, how could a boss invite his subordinates to dinner.
"Thank you for finding me such a good snack to eat, I don't really like to owe favors." Lin Yuxiao didn't ask for Lu Tingqi's money.
Seeing that he insisted, and that it was only twenty yuan for the two of them to add one piece earlier, Lu Tingqi thought that it would not look good to push around for a little money, so forget it.
This meal was also Lu Tingqi's intention to have further contact with the Qincha, he heard the prefect say that Lin Yuxiao was younger and more approachable among the two Qincha, and more importantly, Lin Yuxiao was more talkative to today's saints, and this time he came back to Mengzhou to investigate the case, and it was Lin Yuxiao who was in charge.
Today I was able to meet the one with the heaviest status in the Qin Cha in the early hours of the morning, Lu Tingqi didn't expect it in advance, but the person who can be called a famous arrester in Jiangnan will not just be good at handling cases, Lin Yuxiao's smile is cordial, and the old Shang Zusun who coaxed him to meet for the first time had a very good impression of him, but he saw that this Lin Gongzi was faintly distancing himself from others, and he didn't really mingle with the people below.
Also, from the capital, he still grew up in the palace, and Lin Yuxiao is not like those scum who look at people with their chin when they have a little money, which is already rare.
Lu Tingqi also has self-esteem, since he sees that people don't intend to get close to them as "ordinary people", then he won't wag his tail and lean forward, and when he gets out of the Shang family's breakfast shop, he will say goodbye first.
"Lu Zhutou has just come back from outside, there must be a lot of official business waiting for you to deal with in the yamen, and I am embarrassed to let Lu Zhutou accompany me anymore, but there are still ten days before the gangsters come to the earliest Yang family's case, I will go to the yamen to find you if there is something." Lin Yuxiao said softly.
"Thank you Lord Lin for your understanding, if you find any clues in the case, you must report it to your lord as soon as possible." Lu Tingqi is also very good at talking, he means that he put the Qin Cha in front of the prefect.
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"Cai'er?"
Liu Yiyi, who was making noodles in the small kitchen, stopped and blinked suspiciously.
"It's called Cai'er, the youngest daughter of the slave's sister's sister, this child is fifteen years old this year, but honest, the adults will do whatever they say, never make their own decisions, there is work in their eyes, and they are not idle for a moment when they cook on the fire, slave and maid, isn't this to see that the eldest lady's small kitchen is short of manpower......" The middle-aged woman who spoke was Aunt Wang, who was responsible for washing and cleaning in the big kitchen, and she boasted that she was her relative Cai'er, and wanted to introduce someone to work in the willow house.
Cai'er, this name never appears in the novel, so Liu Yiyi doesn't know who this Cai'er is? Could it be that the original owner knew or promised Aunt Wang, she quietly listened to Aunt Wang say a lot, all of which were how good and capable Cai'er was, but she didn't say that Miss had ever seen Cai'er.
"What about Cai'er?" Liu Yiyi asked tentatively.
"Miss agrees that Cai'er is here, I'll call her!" Aunt Wang was overjoyed, Miss's personal maid's salary for a month was four taels of silver, which was more than what she earned!
Liu Yiyi smiled: "Aunt Wang, you have to let me see Cai'er before you talk about it......" When she said this, she was actually worried in her heart, she shouldn't know Cai'er, right?
"This ......," Aunt Wang hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
Seeing Aunt Wang leave, Liu Yiyi frowned a little puzzled, she shouldn't know Cai'er, otherwise Aunt Wang would say, "Hasn't Miss seen it?" What's not to worry about? "That's the kind of thing, so what's wrong with her interviewing before hiring someone for a job? Aunt Wang has known this person for a while, not the kind of foolish, she said how good Cai'er is, even if it is exaggerated, it will not be too outrageous.
Aunt Wang introduced Cai'er to Liu'er to sign the death deed of sale, so that even if Cai'er's character is not good, Liuzhai finds out that she is fooled, it is easy to send Cai'er down casually, even including Aunt Wang, who is also a death deed, and Aunt Wang will not do such a thankless thing as long as she has a little brain.
Then why is Aunt Wang so anxious that she hopes that the eldest lady will accept Cai'er without meeting?
After pondering for a long time, in the afternoon and evening, Aunt Wang excitedly brought a little girl: "Miss, this is Cai'er, Cai'er shouldn't hurry up and kowtow to the eldest lady to say goodbye!" ”
Listening to Aunt Wang's introduction, Liu Yiyi was relieved first, she had never seen Cai'er, so she asked Cai'er to get up softly, and then looked at this little girl.
Fifteen-year-old Cai'er has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and she can't hide that she is a little beauty in a cloth dress, and her eyes are a little timid, she looks clean and clear, her face is not greased and powdered, and her clothes are neat and hygienic.
If you look at it from the perspective of recruiting chefs, Cai'er is a person who pays attention to hygiene and cleanliness at first glance, and she passed the interview, "Cai'er, do you know that if you want to come to our willow house as a maid, it means that your future can no longer be decided by yourself, and your parents can't interfere, you have to think clearly." ”
Liu Yiyi still has a modern concept, she thinks that it is okay to work part-time, but it is too serious to sell her body, especially Cai'er, a fresh and watery little girl, how can she not be like a starving person who can't survive, she can't coax people to be slaves for a lifetime!
"It's a blessing for us to be able to wait for the eldest lady!" Aunt Wang replied first, she was sold into the willow house by her father and mother back then, but now, she is the most worry-free of her brothers and sisters, so she doesn't think there is anything wrong with being a slave.
"Cai'er, what did you say yourself?" Liu Yiyi is based on the opinions of the parties.
Cai'er glanced at Aunt Wang, and when she saw Aunt Wang nodding, she replied, "Cai'er is willing to serve the eldest lady." ”
This glance made Liu Yiyi muttered in her heart, this doesn't seem to be Cai'er's own wish? "Aunt Wang, you still have work in the kitchen, right? Let's talk to Cai'er and me here. She planned to send the adults away, and listen to the little girl's heart.
"This ......" Aunt Wang is really not at ease.
"What, Cai'er and I are alone for a while, and you are reluctant? Then what else do you want to give her to me as a personal ring? Will you still follow me when she waits for me in the future? Liu Yiyi looked at Aunt Wang with a smile.
Aunt Wang's face was a little red: "...... What the eldest lady said was that I still had work in the kitchen, so I left first...... Cai'er, listen to the words of the eldest lady...... "Walking out, she gave her niece another look.