The convoy was all carrying goods, except for the carriage in front of it, which was sitting, and the rest were on horseback. The leader pinched Ah Umbrella's thin shoulder, shook his head helplessly, and said something to the carriage in front, and got the promise, Ah Umbrella was brought to the carriage.

The curtain of the car was opened, and inside the car was an old man over half a hundred years old, who was not dressed gorgeously, but was a little simple, just glanced at Ah Umbrella and said, "Come up." ”

As soon as his body was empty, Ah Umbrella was carried into the carriage by the leader.

Ah Umbrella got into the carriage, there was only the old man in the car, she retreated to the corner, buried her head in silence, the old man did not speak, only as if she did not exist, closed her eyes and pondered.

A umbrella is afraid of being found abnormality when passing through, has been pretending to be the original timid and fearful, withdrawn and silent look, two months down, the only person who has communicated is the man who drove the old man's house, the man's daughter-in-law loves to eat fish, A umbrella often goes down to the river to catch fish and send it over, in exchange for three points cheaper than the fish money on the market, or some bread to eat. Ah Umbrella later bought lard with all the money.

It's been installed for two months, but it's a little too used to it. Ah Umbrella frowned, it's not wrong to be timid and shy, but no one takes care of it, which is a very big drawback. Moreover, in ancient times, women were already weak, and it was even more difficult for them to survive.

Ah Umbrella is an orphan in modern times, relying on his own efforts, the later days are also worry-free, because he does not like to be restrained, Ah Umbrella earns enough money and no longer works, traveling around. Before the crossing, Ah Umbrella joined a deep-sea expedition team, but he did not expect the breathing apparatus to leak suddenly during the dive. Ah Umbrella still can't forget the painful suffocation.

Now that he has picked up a life in vain, he has to cherish it well.

Suddenly, Ah Umbrella smelled a refreshing fragrance.

"Osmanthus cake?"

Ah Umbrella looked for the fragrance, and it turned out that the old man took out a plate of milky white pastries and cut them into cubes, about five or six. Previously placed in a food box, the taste was masked.

"Have you ever seen a pastry like this?" Qin Jiu looked Ah Umbrella up and down, he had been to many places in Beizhou, eaten countless delicacies, and had never seen a pastry similar to this, besides, this plate of pastries was developed by him recently, this little girl in rags actually called out the name of this pastry, Qin Jiu was very curious, osmanthus? It seems to be a plant that only exists in Dongzhou.

Ah Umbrella realized what she said, but the aroma reminded her of the past, she didn't know if there were osmanthus flowers in this world, but after a turn of mind, Ah Umbrella had an idea, and said: "My mother often makes pastries for me to eat, the fragrance of this pastry is very similar to my favorite osmanthus cake, I remember that my mother is made of a very fragrant flower." ”

"Is that it?" Qin Jiu didn't know where to take out a handful of white petals, Ah Umbrella sniffed carefully, and the fragrance was the same as that of osmanthus, so he nodded.

Qin Jiu picked up a piece of pastry and handed it to Ah Umbrella: "Try it." ”

A small bite of the umbrella, chewing a few times and frowning, the pastry is very fragrant, although the taste is good, but the bite is not fragrant and delicious osmanthus, and the taste is not right.

After taking a small bite, Ah Umbrella put it down, pursed his mouth and said dissatisfiedly: "It's not as delicious as what I made." ”

When Qin Jiu heard this, he was not annoyed, but he was happy, thinking that this girl was a treasure.

Most places in Beizhou have a very strong climate, with extremely hot summers and extremely cold winters, and there are mostly desert ice fields, and there are not many places suitable for human habitation. It is difficult for plants to grow in North Continent, and most people eat meat, but the staple food in North Continent is still pasta, and although other plants are difficult to grow, the yield of wheat in North Continent is extremely high. Although pastries are not rare in Beizhou, there are not many types due to the limited number of ingredients.

Ah Umbrella knew this situation and put down the bait, and this osmanthus cake, made of wheat flour, the taste is really bad.

"You know how to make pastries?" The wrinkles on the old face are stretched, and the eyes are shining.

"Of course, my mother has taught me a lot, in addition to osmanthus cake, I will also ** cake, jujube cake, peach cake... A hundred times better than your pastries. "Although the washed little face is a little thin and yellow, a pair of big eyes are extraordinarily bright, and I look like my best, writing the child's innocence in the form.

Qin Jiu couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, good." Taster than my pastries. Seeing that Ah Umbrella was really thin, he thought that he hadn't eaten well for a few days, and said, "You want to go to Beiling City to find relatives?" ”

"No, it's not." Ah Umbrella lowered his head, grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly, and said in a low voice: "I have no relatives anymore." After my father and mother died, I originally lived in the town with my brother and sister-in-law, but I was kicked out a few days ago, and the uncle in the town said that there was a lot of work in the city, and I didn't die of hunger, so I ran out. My mother often said not to cause trouble to people, but I was afraid that the lady who sold tea would worry, so I lied. ”

"Then why are you telling the truth again now?" Qin Jiu's eyes changed slightly.

"Because I'm almost in the city, I'll find a job soon and won't bother anyone else." Ah Umbrella raised his face, his eyes full of confidence. At this time, her words were her real heart. When she counted the snacks she would make just now, she figured it out, since she has such an advantage, why worry about not being able to get by, instead of bothering to calculate and find a backer, she still likes to dig herself, and it is always better to rely on herself than on others.

Qin Jiu's gaze softened suddenly, touched the top of Ah Umbrella's hair, and quipped, "Are you so sure you can find a job?" If you are so thin and small, you have no strength to work, and people must not want you. ”

Ah Umbrella was anxious, and replied: "I'm very good, I will make a lot of delicious food, I will make them delicious, and they will give me money." ”

Qin Jiu laughed, frowned and became kind, and said, "Little girl, how about you work in my restaurant?" I give you more money than others. ”

Ah Umbrella shook his head and said, "No, I want to be my own boss, and I also want to open a restaurant." ”

"Silly girl, you don't have a penny now, how can you be your own boss."

"Hmph, I've got money." Ah Umbrella pretended to be angry, turned around and didn't look at Qin Jiu, and continued: "I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep." ”

Qin Jiu asked her to go to sleep on the soft floor that had been laid, picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, thinking of Ah Umbrella's words, she felt funny in her heart, she regarded it as a treasure's new pastry, but she was actually spurned by a little girl.

knocked on the carriage to call the leader, gave him the pastries to taste, saw the leader's reaction with satisfaction, remembered something in the next second, handed the rest of the pastries to the leader, closed the car curtain, looked at the umbrella with an uncertain expression, after so many years, he suddenly wanted to accept an apprentice, I was afraid that this apprentice would dislike him.

Outside the carriage, there was a burst of cheers, but Qin Jiu was not angry, he just wanted to wake up Ah Umbrella at this time and let her see how much others liked the pastries he made.

Ah Umbrella also heard the noise outside the carriage, she didn't fall asleep at all, her two little hands tightly grasped the placket of her clothes, and her face was thinking.

In her arms, there was also a hosta, which was buried with the jade pendant in the original body.

With money, it's easy to do business.

A new life is about to begin.