In the blink of an eye, two days have passed since Chinese New Year's Eve.

Farmers and businessmen on the go can only rest during the few days of the New Year, so the early morning of the new year is quiet.

But this year's Wang family is different, just after the end of the hour, the Wang family got up early to make a fire, and set up two pots, and the family was busy in the kitchen.

Aunt Wang was full of white noodles, kneading the dough into strips in front of the board, the shopkeeper Wang held a small wooden basin and glutinous rice flour, and Yueniang pickled roses, only Luo Qinghe looked at it with a novel face.

The oil in the pot was hot and smoking, and Aunt Wang saw that the heat was almost over, so she gently slid the kneaded dough into the pot, and the snow-white dough rolled in the oil pan a few times, and then it was wrapped in a golden color, and the fragrant twist flower was so good. Aunt Wang just sprinkled white sugar on the twist flowers, and the shopkeeper Wang also neatly stacked the pressed almond cake on the white cloth.

"Hello! Try grandma's fried twist while it's hot! After sprinkling the sugar, Aunt Wang hurriedly beckoned Luo Qinghe to come and taste it.

I have always known that my family used to open a dim sum shop, but when I really ate my own dim sum, this 'Luo Qinghe' is the first time.

After resigning from the Fang family, the Wang family decided to continue selling dim sum after thinking about it.

So Yueniang took the silver bracelet rewarded by the second lady to the pawnshop as a lot of silver, purchased vegetable oil, flour, eggs, glutinous rice, almonds and other ingredients for snacks, and organized the kitchen well, and the Wang's dim sum shop was officially opened.

However, no one went out during the Chinese New Year, so Luo Qinghe and Yueniang decided to carry the burden and go out to walk the streets and alleys for two days to try.

"Mother! You taste this twist! Yueniang was busy stacking the finished pastries neatly in the bamboo basket, and suddenly she was caught off guard by Luo Qinghe's mouthful of twisted flowers.

"My mother has not eaten less of these snacks since she was a child, you can eat more yourself!"

"When my grandfather made dim sum, I didn't eat less! Don't be busy, eat some food and fill your stomach, and we'll be gone later! Luo Qinghe knew that Yueniang was reluctant to eat this snack used to sell money, so he snatched the work in Yueniang's hands and forced him.

Seeing that Luo Qinghe was so intimate, Yueniang's heart warmed, and she didn't want to brush off her daughter's kindness, so she went to eat honestly.

Luo Qinghe hurriedly put some peanut crisp in his arms, and also filled some brown sugar ginger water in a bamboo tube, and went out with the burden of the same moon.

As soon as the sun rose, the quiet town resounded with the girl's clear cry:

"Selling dim sum! Almond crisp! Rose cake! And the freshly fried twist yo ........."

Jiqing Town

The second lady's surname is Gu, and her maiden home is about dozens of miles out of Luoquan Town, called Jiqing Town.

In the past few years, taking advantage of the war, the Gu family has made a lot of money in secret, and finally made a fortune, and the habits of this nouveau riche have been revealed: the Gu family has built their house extremely magnificently and luxuriously, and the word "Gu Fu" can be seen hanging on the door from afar.

On the second day of the first lunar month, all the women who marry out will return to their parents' homes to save their relatives.

The second lady was dressed in brocade clothes, sitting leisurely in the sedan chair and looking out, and found that among the women who went home, none of them brought their own gifts, and they were immediately proud.

As soon as she arrived at her mother's house, she held her head high and asked her subordinates to carry the boxes of gifts into the house, and her vanity swelled to the extreme in the midst of everyone's exclamations.

"Where's my brother? Why didn't you come out to greet me? Seeing that her brother was not standing at the door waiting, the second lady was a little dissatisfied.

"I'm sorry, sister! Your brother said yesterday that he was going to come to the door to greet you in person, but Lord Jiang, the county official in the yamen, sent someone to call your brother to go, and he hasn't come back yet. The second lady's sister-in-law hurriedly comforted: "Your brother specially asked me to apologize to you when he left!" ”

As soon as the second lady heard this, she let go of her unhappiness, and entered the house surrounded by everyone.

"Why is my brother so sad during the New Year?" The second lady saw that Uncle Gu's face was very bad, and said with concern.

"Alas... Isn't it, Lord Jiang's wife is pregnant recently, and she is seriously happy, what to eat and vomit! Master Jiang searched for a lot of Langzhong, and tried all methods, but all of them were useless. That Lord Jiang really can't do it, and he knows that our family has money, so he asked me to find him some cooks who can cook, I have already told him all the good dishes in the town, but Lord Jiang said that he has already done it, and it is useless! How do you think that's good? ”

Speaking of this Master Jiang, this man is nearly fifty years old, but his wife is only in her early twenties.

A few years ago, when there was a war, there was no peace everywhere, and Lord Jiang's original wife also died of illness in the war, and then it happened that a girl from a good family also delayed the opportunity to marry out because of the war, and the family married her to Lord Jiang in order to gain some relationships.

It is said that the old man loves the young wife, and now this Lord Jiang is obedient to the new lady, and when he sees her, he is happy, and he burns his eyebrows urgently! Therefore, if this retrospective family can solve his urgent need, then if there is anything to do next time, it is better to ask Master Jiang for help.

In fact, the Gu family wanted to find an opportunity to firmly climb into the relationship with Lord Jiang......

Because Uncle Gu needs a name to raise some family members at home, after all, the origin of the Gu family's wealth is a little unclear, and many of them are businesses done against conscience, so they are worried day and night that someone will come to seek revenge, so they want to seek a position as a city protector, so that they have the right to raise some warriors in the house to protect the Gu family.

And Master Jiang also saw that the Gu family was rich and wanted to make more oil and water, so he told him this method vaguely.

However, this Lord Jiang just reminded him, instead of giving the official position directly to Uncle Gu, the Gu family guessed that Lord Jiang probably wanted to make more benefits, so if Uncle Gu really solved Lord Jiang's difficulties this time, that favor must be remembered by Lord Jiang.

"Sister, our family is all rough people, how do you know those delicate doorways to eat and drink? Your Fang family has been a real noble child for several generations, this matter is ...... I'm afraid my brother will have to ask your Fang family to borrow a few people......"

Uncle Gu's flattery simply entered the eyes of the second lady, and the second lady smiled proudly and said:

"What is that! There are some famous chefs in the Fang family's big kitchen, and when I go back to Fang's house in the afternoon, I will choose them and send them home! ”

When Uncle Gu heard this, the big stone in his heart fell to the ground, and he hurriedly enlarged the red envelope he wanted to wrap for An Ge'er, and a heavy bag of silver was stuffed into An Ge'er's hand.

The sixth day of the first month

Four days ago, the second lady carefully selected the cook sent to the Gu family to follow behind the chef and came back dejected.

"Second Madam, we really can't help it! That Mrs. Jiang's taste is really strange, she doesn't like to eat sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty, she is tired of making hot dishes, and she is too cold to cook cold dishes, none of the dishes we have made these days are what she loves to eat! ”

"I hear you mean that...... Gone in vain? The second lady saw the cook's submissive appearance and said sharply.

Seeing that the second lady was so angry, the chef who led the team didn't dare to open her mouth to defend herself.

In fact, the Gu family didn't say anything, and even asked the chef to explain to the second lady when they came back, saying that this matter was already difficult to do, and those people in the Fang family did their best, so they didn't punish them anymore.

"Madam, but the one that Aunt Qian did two days ago... What kind of cake is coming, Mrs. Jiang took two bites and said that it tasted good, and the hibiscus chicken cake made by Aunt Song was also left by Mrs. Jiang...... "The cook explained desperately in order to be less punished.

What's the use of that? That flower letter cake was Luo Qinghe's idea, and Aunt Song was the fourth lady's dowry maid, and none of the people who showed their faces were people in their own room!

Listening to this 'compliment', the second lady only felt very harsh, gritted her teeth and said: "You incompetent things! I am so happy at home on weekdays, but I am embarrassed at the critical moment?! ”

In front of her monstrous anger, the chef was full of despair, trembling and kneeling at the feet of the second lady, racking her brains to think of a way.

Suddenly, I had a plan, and the chef was a little hesitant... But there is really nothing to do at the moment, so I can only be heartbroken, and whispered: Madam, I think Mrs. Jiang may have tasted all the delicacies in these ten miles and eight towns, and she is tired of eating, so doesn't Luo Qinghe have a lot of quirky ideas? Otherwise...... Let her try? ”

When the second lady heard this, there was some truth, but that day she had already squeezed Yueniang and Luo Qinghe away, and finally said nothing, and she didn't need anyone anymore, but now she called her back...... She felt that she really couldn't pull this face.

The second lady's expression was a little shaken, and the chef seemed to see a glimmer of life, so she hurriedly moved two steps forward and said: "Second lady, for the sake of the Gu family's face, the old slave is willing to lobby for the second lady, isn't the Luo family short of money, the old slave spends more silver, this thing may be done!" ”

As soon as the second lady heard that there was no need for her to come forward, she hurriedly agreed: "Then why don't you hurry up?" ”

But the chef stopped talking, and she just didn't leave.

"Yo, do you want to ask me for silver?"

"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" Seeing that the second lady had no intention of giving money at all, the chef had no choice but to give up, got up and walked to Wang's house.

But at this moment, Luo Qinghe is still carrying the burden and selling dim sum outside!

It's just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, who has been walking the streets and alleys with a heavy burden for a few days, Luo Qinghe's immature shoulders grind out a few blood blisters, and her voice is a little hoarse.

Yueniang was very distressed, but no matter how she persuaded her, Luo Qinghe just didn't want Yueniang to come out and sell alone.

It was very cold outside, there were still snowflakes floating in the sky, and Luo Qinghe's little face was red from the cold. Many of the people in the town saw that their mother and daughter looked pitiful, and they bought a few pieces of snacks more or less.

In this way, although the mother and daughter are hard, they have not earned less money.

"Mother~ The remaining almond crisps are a little broken, and they can't be sold, so let's go home early!" Luo Qinghe looked at a few unformed almond cakes in the bamboo basket and said.

"Okay...... Then you go back first, and I'll send these pre-ordered snacks to Aunt Zheng! Yueniang was a little distressed when she saw Luo Qinghe's tired appearance.

"Don't you want to leave me alone, I'm going with you!" Luo Qinghe said, carrying the burden and hurriedly following Yueniang.

Mrs. Zheng runs the largest restaurant in Luoquan Town, so she has a lot of dim sum to use every day.

When the mother and daughter walked at the door of the hotel, they happened to see Aunt Zheng talking to a man in black.

"Our family is already the best chef in Luoquan Town, if you are not satisfied with these dishes, then you can ask elsewhere!" Aunt Zheng said and was about to turn around and enter the door.

"Help us! If this can be done, my family will be rewarded! The man in black said urgently.

"Official, I'm a businessman, how can I have a reason to turn away customers? But we really tried our best......" Aunt Zheng said that she turned around and left, but suddenly saw Luo Qinghe:

"It's so cold outside, what are you doing standing there, come in!"