At the end of March and the beginning of April, the weather slowly warmed up, Lin Xue's family changed out of their cotton jackets and put on jackets, and the plane trees in the yard also sprouted new branches, adding color to the monotonous yard with a touch of green.

After thinking about it for a winter, Lin Xue finally decided to open a dim sum shop, and make dim sum at home every day and bring it to the store, so that it is convenient and there is no need to hire people again.

The capital is the most accepting place for new things, so Lin Xue is not afraid that no one will buy the novelty snacks she makes.

Half a month later, with the sound of crackling firecrackers, Lin Xue's dim sum shop opened, named Maggie Cake House.

"Mother, this is a cake, it's so beautiful, I've never seen you make it before." Yunyun looked at the newly baked cake and was amazed, such a beautiful thing was unbearable to eat.

Lin Xue took off her apron and put the cake on the counter, and said, "Didn't you have no chance before, little gluttonous cat, wait until the evening when my mother makes another one for you to eat." ”

Yunyun laughed and ran away, the business of the dim sum shop was not as good as Lin Xue imagined, most people just watched and didn't buy, Lin Xue was not in a hurry, after all, the new store needed a period of adaptation.

"Shopkeeper, why is this shop called a cake house, and what is this cake?" A little girl in a red pomegranate dress asked.

Lin Xue pointed to the newly baked cake on the counter and said, "This young lady, this is the cake, we moved from somewhere else, and we have to eat the cake when we celebrate our birthday, so I will open a store like this in the capital." ”

"You misunderstood, I'm just a little girl, not a young lady." Wang Mei said embarrassedly, this is the first time someone has called her Miss, the eyes of people in the capital are very poisonous, what is the identity of a person, they can see it at a glance.

Lin Xue smiled and said, "I thought you were the young lady in the house when I saw that you had an elegant temperament, but I didn't expect it to be misunderstood, but our cake is very good, you can buy it for your young lady and try it, maybe she will like it." ”

Girls have vanity, and Wang Mei is no exception, and under Lin Xue's praise, she happily paid five taels of silver to buy a big cake.

In ancient times, there were no plastic boxes, so Lin Xue bought some small bamboo frames to hold the cake, handed it to Wang Mei and instructed, "The cake should be held flat, and it must not be shaken, otherwise it will be deformed." ”

After hearing this, Wang Mei carefully held the bamboo frame with her two hands, trying to find a place with fewer people.

After the sun set, Li Qi drove a carriage to pick up Lin Xue and the child, and Lin Xue fulfilled her promise and made a big cake and brought it back together.

"Xiaoxue, how is the business today, is there anyone to buy the cake?" Richie asked as soon as he got home.

Lin Xue took out her purse and counted it, a total of ten taels of silver, two taels of which were the change she brought, and said with a smile, "It's not bad, I earned a total of eight taels of silver today." ”

Yunyun didn't have the heart to listen to her parents' conversation, so she put her heart on the cake, carefully opened the bamboo frame, scooped a piece with a spoon and put it in her mouth, and shouted, "Mother, this cake is so delicious, you and Dad can also taste it." After saying that, I couldn't wait to run to the kitchen and get a few plates.

Lin Xue first cut a piece and asked Yunyun to send it to Dagui, and then the family began to taste it, and Li Qi and Yunyun praised it while eating.

Lin Xue smiled and didn't speak, and fed a small piece to Tianbao and Tianbei, this cake is easy to digest and is suitable for all ages.

"Boss, how is the corn growing, there is no problem." Lin Xue asked with concern.

Li Qi put down the plate and said, "It looks very good, but recently someone has been wandering around the neighborhood, and Dagui also told me that someone privately asked him about the origin of corn." ”

Lin Xue's face became serious, it seemed that the appearance of this corn had aroused many people's ideas, and after thinking about it, he said, "Boss, you usually go around the field a few more times, and also tell Dagui to be strict and not to reveal the news of corn." ”

Li Qi nodded and said, "Xiaoxue, isn't this corn just food for people to eat?" It's okay to let others know. ”

Lin Xue smiled bitterly, it is indeed food, but the yield of corn is not comparable to other grains, and it is a new species that no one knows, if this is rested on the body of an official, it will be a merit, a shortcut to promotion and wealth, Lin Xue had a trace of regret in his heart, he only thought of the benefits brought by corn, but did not consider the risks.

"Boss, I want to dig up corn and grow other crops, what do you think?" Lin Xue really didn't dare to take risks, their family was powerless, and anyone who came could pinch them to death.

"Why?" Li Qi frowned, this corn was finally planted, and it sprouted and grew well, how much silver would be lost by digging it out.

Lin Xue didn't know how to explain to Li Qi, after all, the matter hadn't happened yet, everything was her speculation, "Boss, there are some things I can't tell you clearly, but this corn is a bane, if we don't dig it up, it will harm us one day." ”

"Xiaoxue, is it so serious, this corn was not stolen and robbed, who can trouble us for no reason." Li Qi's mind is very simple, he has not done anything illegal, and he does not need to be afraid of anyone.

Lin Xue became inexplicably irritable, and she didn't have the patience to explain, and shouted, "If you want to watch something happen to the family, then you can keep the corn." ”

This roar really worked, Li Qi suddenly stood up, and said, "Then I'll go and dig the corn now, so as to save me a lot of dreams at night." As he spoke, he got dressed and left.

Lin Xue hurriedly grabbed him, and said helplessly, "It's okay for you to go now, and if you go tomorrow, if someone asks, you will say that you have been deceived, and this kind of seed will not grow crops at all." ”

Li Qi nodded a few times, sat back down, and after eating the cake, Yunyun also went back to the room to sleep, leaving only Li Qi and Lin Xue.

"Xiaoxue, can you tell me what's wrong with this corn?" Li Qi saw that Lin Xue was in a good mood, so he asked.

Lin Xue organized her language and expressed her concerns, and Li Qi thought thoughtfully after listening to it and said, "Xiaoxue, you mean that if this corn is planted, someone will snatch it." ”

Lin Xue nodded and said, "That's why I'm worried, if we meet a good-hearted person, we may be able to get a sum of silver, but if we meet a ruthless person, maybe we won't even lose our lives, you say, can I take the life of my whole family to take this risk?" ”

"That is, no matter how much money you have, your life is not important." Li Qi said solemnly, "Xiaoxue, I'll go dig up the corn early tomorrow morning, if it doesn't work, let's go back to Lijia Village." ”

Lin Xue hugged his arm and said, "That's not necessary, as long as the corn is dug up, the crisis will be gone, and we will do business well in the future." ”

The next day, before dawn, Li Qi called Dagui to dig corn in the field, although Dagui felt strange, but he didn't ask anything, got dressed and went with Li Qi.

"Knock knock, sister-in-law, get up and have an accident in the field." Lin Xue was woken up by Dagui's shouting, squinted her eyes and asked, "Dagui, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

"Sister-in-law, come out quickly, a large group of people have come outside, saying that they want to buy our land." Dagui looked anxious, he and Li Qi went to the field to dig corn, who knew that as soon as he arrived in the field, he was stopped, saying that he wanted to buy all the land, let Li Qi say a price casually, and they would pay immediately, Li Qi felt that something was wrong and stayed there and asked him to come back to Lin Xue.

When Lin Xue heard this, her mind instantly cleared up, she quickly got dressed and opened the door, and rushed to the field with Dagui, on the way Lin Xue figured out the ins and outs of the matter, it seemed that someone was eyeing their corn.

"Boss, what's wrong, why are there so many people." Lin Xue squeezed in from the crowd and walked up to Li Qi and asked.

"This is Mrs. Li." A man in his forties walked out of the crowd, looked at Lin Xue with his nostrils facing the sky and said, "Our lord has taken a fancy to these lands, you should hurry up and hand over the title deed and leave here." ”

A chill flashed in Lin Xue's eyes, and she bent down slightly and said respectfully, "This eldest brother, could it be that your master is the current saint." ”

Steward Song was stunned for a moment and said, "What nonsense, my lord is the cousin of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Master Song, there is no one in the capital who does not give him three points of face, and those who know each other hurry up and hand over the title deed, otherwise be careful of your family's life." ”

The more angry Lin Xue became, the calmer her face became, and she said unhurriedly, "Then I don't know how much money Master Song is willing to pay to buy our land." ”

Steward Song's face immediately darkened, and he thought that Lin Xue, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, would nod and hand over the title deed, but he didn't expect Lin Xue to be so bad, he took out twenty taels of silver from his arms and threw it on the ground, saying, "Give me the title deed." ”

Lin Xue didn't even look at the silver on the ground, stretched out her hand and said coldly, "I didn't see the silver, what kind of title deed do you want." ”

"Isn't that silver on the ground?" Steward Song's words contained a heavy anger, if it weren't for the master's order not to cause trouble, he would have strangled Lin Xue to death now.

Lin Xue looked around, and found that there were really a lot of people watching the excitement, so she raised her voice and said, "The waiter of the Ministry of Rites is really generous, and he paid twenty taels of silver to buy fifty-five acres of land, what a good person." ”

There was a lot of commotion around, everyone pointed at Steward Song and discussed, and some people sneered, "This waiter of the Ministry of Rites is a Qing official canonized by the Holy Lord himself, I didn't expect his private style to be so unbearable, it's really a blessing to the saint." ”

Steward Song was anxious when he heard this, and pointed at the man and scolded sharply, "Shut your stinky mouth, be careful that my master will arrest you in prison and lock you up, so that you can't survive and die." ”

The man seemed to be relying on something, and he was not afraid at all, and said provocatively, "You go and call, master, I will wait here to see if anyone dares to arrest me." ”

Lin Xue watched coldly, this person is very particular about dressing and dressing, and his temperament is not good, he should not be an ordinary person, but he doesn't know how he came back here.