Ye Xiaoyu named the shop "Ye Ji? Western Fruit Shop", the name comes from a film and television work in the previous life, the reason for this name is purely because Ye Xiaoyu feels that "Western Fruit" is a very difficult noun to understand, using such a term as the name of the shop, it can attract more customers to come and watch, there is more traffic, and the things sold in it are very novel, and the business of the shop will naturally be able to keep up.

Because Ye Xiaoyu can't find a lot of materials for Western-style pastries, there are not many types of desserts sold in the shop, the main ones are cakes of various flavors, followed by some desserts, such as taro balls, rice balls, double skin milk, milk tea, etc., because the materials for making zuò are relatively easy to find, and the process is relatively simple. Ye Xiaoyu is now using the most primitive stove to burn firewood, and she can't take care of anything too complicated by herself.

The most important ingredients in the shop today are milk, eggs and flour. Fortunately, eggs and flour are not difficult to buy here in Rongzhou, and the price is not expensive; As for milk, it is relatively rare to sell it alone on the market, but Ye Xiaoyu has already contacted several households in the North District who raise dairy cows, and every morning, those families will take turns to send Ye Xiaoyu a jar of fresh milk, because the weather is very hot and there is no place to refrigerate, Ye Xiaoyu only needs such a jar every day.

However, just to make those large and small cakes, Ye Xiaoyu has to get up very early every day, plus the guests in the usual business process order freshly made double-skin milk and other things, at the end of the day, Ye Xiaoyu is often tired like a dog. The area in the shop is not large, after two counters are placed. There was only one aisle left to walk. But in order to increase the flow of customers, Ye Xiaoyu asked the carpenter to order a few small tables, imitating the appearance of the dessert shop in the previous life, leaning against the wall by the aisle, so that the guests could sit and eat in the shop.

But this is not what Ye Xiaoyu is most satisfied with. Her favorite thing was the vacant lot in front of the shop near the street. She asked the carpenter to make several flower stands, placed them on both sides of the stone steps in front of the door, and went to the south gate to buy a bunch of good-looking flower pots back, Ye Xiaoyu didn't know where there was a place to buy plants to raise, she spent five whole days. Soak in the little hill behind the North End. I dug up a lot of plants and soil that I thought were beautiful, and then I put a lot of effort to plant them in pots.

It can be regarded as crooked, the pastry shop has been open for more than a month, under Ye Xiaoyu's careful care. The flowers and plants transplanted from the mountains did not die. This made Ye Xiaoyu inexplicably proud. She planned to find another opportunity to go to the small hill and dig up some wisteria and plant it.

Thinking of the wisteria corridor in her previous life, Ye Xiaoyu began to feel a little fluttery. After the wisteria he dug back was alive, he climbed all over the walls of the house, and then bloomed in clusters of small purple flowers, the scene made the corners of Ye Xiaoyu's mouth rise when he thought of it.

A dessert shop surrounded by flowers and plants.

Ye Xiaoyu has always thought that she is a layman who loses money, but when she thinks that she can decorate her shop like this in addition to making money, she is refreshed, especially in the hot summer, when there are few guests, lying on the counter, staring at the clusters of flowers and plants in front of the door, Ye Xiaoyu feels that her eyesight has become much better.

"Little fish? ――”

At noon, there were few customers in the shop, and Ye Xiaoyu was lying on the counter and was startled by this sudden sound.

There was a pot of luxuriant mint on the counter, which was touched by Ye Xiaoyu's hand and almost fell to the ground.

"Huh?"

Ye Xiaoyu, who was relieved, shook her somewhat swollen head.

"Such a coincidence?"

Wang Huaiqing stood in front of the counter, although it was the hottest time of the year, he was still wearing a long coat, but Ye Xiaoyu looked at the fabric, it should be a light and breathable banana cloth. In the cloth workshop of the shopkeeper of Yuejing Liu before, Ye Xiaoyu had seen this kind of cloth, banana cloth is also known as Jiaoge, which is to process the stem of the plantain into something like silk, and then put it into warm water with plant ash juice to remove the impurities, and spin it into cloth, which is used to make summer clothes, which is light and cool to wear, and can also dispel the heat of the summer. However, because of the cumbersome craftsmanship, only rich families can wear it, and ordinary people like Ye Xiaoyu generally change to ordinary short clothes in the summer.

"yes, I didn't expect to see you here. Xiaoyu, are you a buddy in this shop? ”

Wang Huaiqing was also surprised and asked with a smile.

When she finally met again, she was able to remember her, and Ye Xiaoyu felt that the person who should be most surprised was herself.

"Well, not at all."

Lowering his head and placing the mint in his hand, Ye Xiaoyu replied casually.

"What do you mean by that?"

Wang Huaiqing said as he began to look at the shop.

"Brother Huaiqing is here today to buy something?"

Originally, Ye Xiaoyu wanted to say that she was the owner of this shop, but after thinking about it, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she gave up.

"I heard Yan Ming say that it's strange to have a shop here on West Street, and it's idle anyway, so I'll take a look at ......."

As he spoke, Wang Huaiqing walked into the shop, holding one hand behind his back, looking up and looking around.

"It's a very unique style."

That is, this is designed by her Ye Xiaoyu herself in the style of the shop in her previous life, can the style be chic?

"Come on, come on, let's see, do you want cake, or something else?"

Ye Xiaoyu greeted with a smile.

Because it was summer, Ye Xiaoyu didn't do much, and sold it all morning, and now there are only milk-flavored pure cakes, fruit tarts and glutinous rice dumplings left, and the most popular matcha red beans have all been sold. In fact, there was still a piece left, but Ye Xiaoyu planned to keep it for herself as a snack, so he didn't put it out.

These things are actually not too difficult to make, but because they are all ancient wood-burning stoves used here, the weather is too hot during the day, and just stirring the materials will make a sweat, so Ye Xiaoyu only makes them once a day in the early morning, and at other times, even if they are sold out, she is not willing to do them again.

"What is this? It looks delicious......"

Wang Huaiqing looked at the brightly colored fruit tarts placed on the Bogu shelf and asked curiously.

There was no glass during this period, Ye Xiaoyu could only take a compromise approach, and transformed the Bogu shelf that was originally used to place antique jade, widened its covering, used to cover the dust, and then placed all kinds of pastries on it, which looked good, but the weather was hot and unbearable, so it basically had to be wiped out on the same day, otherwise it would deteriorate the next day.

"It's a fruit tart, these are watermelons, these are cucumbers and pears in them, those two are apples, and the top is these fruits, but the bottom layer is a mixture of eggs, flour and milk, well, I can't describe the specifics, but if you like the flavor, it's not bad."

Wang Huaiqing is still an acquaintance after all, and Ye Xiaoyu didn't come up with the set that he introduced to other guests.

"Then, get me one of each."

As he spoke, Wang Huaiqing's eyes fell on the small cake on the counter on the other side.

This kind of small cake is the kind that Ye Xiaoyu often makes in Quanxiu Village, with a pure custard fragrance and a popular taste.

"Doesn't that seem good?"

Stretching out his finger, Wang Huaiqing looked up at Ye Xiaoyu and said with a smile.

"Or, Huaiqing, you sit here, I'll take some for you to taste first, and if it suits the taste, I'll buy it."

Looking at Wang Huaiqing's appearance, it seems that he deliberately wants to support his own field, Ye Xiaoyu is a little uneasy, the temperature is so high, if you don't like to eat, it will soon spoil. And in her shop, Ye Xiaoyu can also sell it to people who like this taste, and give it to Wang Huaiqing, it will only be a waste of his money.

"Alright then......"

As he spoke, Wang Huaiqing found a seat in the back and sat down.

After running the shop for more than a month, coupled with her previous experience as a partner in a teahouse, Ye Xiaoyu's movements were very fast, just for a short while, she not only put each flavor of fruit tarts and milky cakes in front of Wang Huaiqing, but also made him a cup of milk tea herself.

Green tea is cool, black tea is more irritable, and Tieguanyin belongs to green tea, that is, oolong tea, which is in between. Therefore, the tea products in Ye Xiaoyu's shop are all oolong tea, the main one is Tieguanyin, like the matcha powder on matcha red beans, and the tea in milk tea, all of which are made of Tieguanyin.

Milk tea should be regarded as the simplest process of making zuò in Ye Xiaoyu's shop, as long as the fresh milk is warmed, and then brewed in a pot of Tieguanyin, if someone orders milk tea, as long as the two are mixed, and then rock sugar is added.

"What kind of tea is this? The taste is unique and ......."

Wang Huaiqing took a sip of milk tea, tasted it for a while, and then turned his head and asked.

"This is milk tea, the practice over there in the Western Regions, do you still like the taste?"

Walking to the cabinet, Ye Xiaoyu took out the last piece of matcha red bean cake that he "treasured".

"Milky tea, light sweetness, and not greasy."

As he spoke, Wang Huaiqing took another sip.

"Is the owner of this shop from the Western Regions?"

"No, where would the people of the Western Regions open such a small shop?"

Putting the last piece of matcha red bean cake in front of Wang Huaiqing, Ye Xiaoyu said with a smile.

"This is the shop's signature dessert today, and there is only this one left for sale, you can try it......"

"It's really nice like this."

Looking at the things in front of him, Wang Huaiqing couldn't help but say.

The green matcha powder on the top and the bright red red bean grains in the middle make the color a bit bright at first glance.

The sun at noon in August is even more intense than in June, but fortunately, Rongzhou City is close to the sea, and the sea breeze with moisture blows from time to time appropriately alleviates the unbearable heat.

Ye Xiaoyu also made herself a cup of milk tea, sat down opposite Wang Huaiqing, and watched him taste his craft with relish, feeling inexplicably relieved. (To be continued......)