In the afternoon, Xu Xianling sat in the courtyard for a long time, and when he saw that no one had sent flowers again, he pulled Tao out. At this time, it was almost noon, and Xu Xianling was a little hungry, so he walked towards the Pinhua District.

Xu County's order was unwilling to take advantage of the people, so he issued an order early in the morning, and everyone had to pay for all the food in it before eating. Some people in Pinhua District are very grateful to Xu County Order, but some people feel that they have lost a little, and they want to be praised by Xu County Order more than the small profits in front of them! As long as you are fortunate enough to be praised by Xu County's order today, are you afraid that you won't be able to make money every day in the future?

Therefore, seeing that Xu County Ling and Tao were coming, someone stood up and said: "Lord County Order, this painting and painting will choose a leader, why can't we taste flowers here?" ”

The person who brought it up was the shopkeeper of a restaurant in the Cao family, also surnamed Cao.

It's not that Xu Xianling hasn't thought about this problem, it's just that he is afraid that there will be too many people in Pinhua District, and he will support himself if he can't eat so much. But other districts can choose a leader, and there is really no reason why it can't be done here. Besides, he said early in the morning that the food here is all to be bought, how can he go up to each stall to buy a mouthful of food?

Shopkeeper Cao obviously came prepared, and when he saw Xu Xianling's hesitation, he hurriedly said: "The little one knows that the adults feel sorry for us, but the little one knows that there should be many villagers here who hope that the adults and their wives can taste the dishes we make." So the little one has a suggestion, would the adults be willing to try it? ”

Xu Xianling was really a little curious: "You say come and listen." ”

"That's the case, the little one thinks that there are not so many people in this flower area, and most of the villagers do it here just because they want to eat something when the meal arrives, and it has nothing to do with flowers. Therefore, this dish that has nothing to do with lotus flowers cannot be participated, and those who want to participate take a small plate and put some on the stone table over there, and then the adults will find a few people who like food to taste together. ”

Xu Xian Ling looked around and found that many things were indeed unrelated to lotus flowers, so he nodded and said, "Your idea is okay, then tell me, who in our county loves food?" ”

Regarding such a candidate, their Cao family was naturally prepared, and reported several names in a row. Of course, the Cao family is not stupid, and they will not go too far in selecting people. These people reported by the shopkeeper Cao are indeed frequent customers of their Cao family restaurant, but they are also famous diners in Songyue County, and they can still convince the public in terms of tasting food.

Xu Xianling nodded with a smile, and then changed a few names according to the list in his impression, and asked the people under his command to find those diners.

The diners were very happy when they came, they wanted to play like this when they knew that someone would cook at the Hibiscus Banquet, but Xu Xianling didn't say it, and they were embarrassed to mention it.

Originally, there were no competitions and no rewards, and many people sitting nearby just planned to get some food to fill their stomachs. Who would pick lotus flowers to cook when they have nothing to do? They only know that daylily can be used to make vegetables, but they don't know that other flowers can also be used to make vegetables. It's just that they suddenly saw that Xu Xianling was really going to get the game up, and they hurriedly went to prepare, who doesn't want to be appreciated by the county adults? Although they have never cooked with flowers, the important thing is to participate, maybe they are lucky enough to get into the eyes of the county order?

Although Xu Xianling was already hungry, he was embarrassed to spoil the fun when he saw that everyone was preparing so actively, so he chose to endure it for a while and wait for the game to officially start before eating.

Seeing this, Gu Sibei felt that his opportunity had come, and hurriedly signaled Gu Shuangshuang with his eyes. Gu Shuangshuang is the best one in the West Courtyard, even more delicate than Qiao's back then, and after receiving Gu Sibei's eyes, he picked up the lotus crisp he had prepared before and walked towards Xu Xianling.

Gu Sibei was very satisfied when he saw it, thinking to himself that what man would not like such a flower-like and graceful sister?

Gu Shuangshuang's voice was also delicate: "Lord Xu, Mrs. Xu, this dish can't start for a while, the little woman thought that the two of you should be hungry, so she made some lotus cakes, do you want to eat some first, pad your stomach." ”

Tao is actually very talkative, but Gu Shuangshuang spoke contrivedly and had hooks in her eyes, which made her upset, and she immediately turned her head and was too lazy to care. Xu Xianling has always loved his wife, and when he saw this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said no, and pulled his wife to the side. Gu Shuangshuang was faceless, and his face turned red with anger.

Gu Sibei was also very strange when he saw it, thinking to himself that this county magistrate was not a hypocrisy? The county lady doesn't have to look like Gu Shuangshuangqiang, it's not as fresh as Gu Shuangshuang, that dignified lady looks weird and boring, no matter how you look at it, her sister is more likable. Could it be that the county order is actually a strict wife?

Hehe! Gu Sibei felt that if he didn't take a fancy to his sister, it must be that Xu County Ling was blind.

How does Xu Xianling know what Gu Sibei is thinking, for him, his wife is the best, he is the person who knows him best in the world, he can't make his wife unhappy if he makes anyone unhappy!

"If the lady is really hungry, why don't you go out and buy some food?" Although Xu Xianling didn't like Gu Shuangshuang's pretentious posture, he was reminded by her that he was also afraid of starving his wife.

Tao shook his head and smiled: "The person who wants to judge is you and not me, I just have to eat my own, the master still cares more about himself." ”

Xu Xianling realized that he was the only one who needed to be hungry, and after being stunned for a while, he smiled again: "What does it matter, as long as you don't starve my lady." ”

Tao couldn't help poking him in the chest: "You know the poor mouth." ”

Xu Xianling smiled: "Then take a look, what do you like to eat here?" ”

At this time, Jiang Xuehe was taking out a blue-purple lotus flower from a delicate ceramic jar, putting it into a special emerald green lotus leaf cup, and then pouring boiling spring water. The lotus flower was soaked in one fell swoop, like a perfumed lotus flower blooming just right on the lotus leaf.

Jiang Xuehe had originally learned tea art from Pei's family, and every movement was extremely elegant and pleasing to the eye.

Seeing this scene, Tao hurriedly walked over to him, and asked curiously: "Is this lady making tea with lotus flowers?" The blue-purple lotus in the front yard is also a girl's? ”

"The women have seen the madame." Jiang Xuehe handed the lotus leaf cup to Tao, "Madame, do you want to try this perfume lotus tea?" ”

Tao took the teacup and didn't hand it to him when he smelled a burst of fragrance, and couldn't help laughing: "I know why this flower is called Perfume Lotus, this fragrance is really fascinating." ”

Gu Shuangshuang was very dissatisfied when he saw this scene, and he didn't know how the people in the East Courtyard planted lotus flowers of this color! But no matter how beautiful the flowers are, who knows if the tea brewed can be drunk? Maybe this county lady has diarrhea after drinking, and she will have to settle accounts with the people in the East Courtyard.

Dow took a sip of flower tea, his eyebrows and eyes stretched more and more, and exclaimed: "Good fragrant tea, not bitter, not astringent, not sour, but also fragrant and sweet. ”

Jiang Xuehe smiled: "How can it be as exaggerated as Madame said? However, this tea does have the effect of refreshing and relieving fatigue. I asked the doctor, and the doctor said that the woman can still live her blood and nourish her face after drinking this. ”

"Is it really that magical?" Xu Xianling didn't believe it when he heard this.

Jiang Xuehe said with a smile: "Don't talk about how amazing it is, there are many plants and trees in the world that can be used for medicinal purposes, and they all have some effects, and this flower just happens to be like this." ”

This is also reasonable, Xu Xianling thought for a while and said, "Bring me a cup too." ”

Tao smiled: "Don't adults still have to keep their stomachs and taste the food for a while?" ”

"It's just a cup of tea, what does it matter." Xu Xianling turned his head and asked Jiang Xuehe again, "Do you still have this tea?" And how to sell it? ”

"It just so happens that there is, Lord Xu wait a moment." Jiang Xuehe took out a white perfume lotus flower from another porcelain jar and concocted a cup in the same way as before, and handed it to Xu Xianling.

Xu Xianling was surprised: "What other colors does this flower have?" ”

Jiang Xuehe said with a smile: "Like other lotus flowers, there are white and pink, but blue-purple ones are not easy to get, and I don't have many here." ”

Compared with the blue-purple lotus, Xu Xianling still prefers the white lotus, and he also felt a little happy when he saw a white lotus blooming on the turquoise lotus leaf cup. He took another sip of tea, and found that his wife was not exaggerating, and he liked this flower tea even more, and his eyes lit up a little when he looked at Jiang Xuehe.

After many years of husband and wife, Tao saw her thoughts at a glance and asked, "I don't know how Madame sells these teas?" My husband and wife wanted to buy some back. ”

Jiang Xuehe put out a few of her ceramic jars and said with a smile: "The woman is also the first time to take it out and sell it, and the price has not been set yet, just thinking about selling one jar at a time, there are eight flowers in this jar, why don't you order one for me from Mrs.?" ”

Tao turned his head and asked Xu Xianling, "What do you think?" ”

Xu Xianling asked: "This flower is native overseas, if it is not available on land, the price will naturally be higher." I wonder how many such lotus flowers there are in the girl's house? ”

"Less than thirty." Jiang Xuehe said truthfully.

"In this case, I am afraid that the price will be higher." Xu Xianling thought for a while and said, "Let's set it at ten taels of silver for a can, but if Mrs. sells it like this, she can't sell a few cans." Can this flower only be flushed once? ”

"You can brew a flower up to five times, and I don't have a lot of flowers on hand now, and I haven't thought about starting a business this year." Jiang Xuehe said with a smile, "It's just that it's rare to grow a new variety, and it's time to catch up with the Hibiscus Feast, so naturally I want to try it." ”

Xu Xianling smiled: "How many cans did you bring over today?" The county bought it all. ”

"The purple one is currently the only one, the white one is two cans, and the powder one is two, do you want the adults?" Jiang Xuehe thought to herself that the couple seemed to be quite rich, and they took special care of her business every time, and they bought it all-inclusive, which made her embarrassed.

"Naturally. The purple can Mrs. Fang Cai had already drunk one, and it was counted together. ”

Since he said so, and also happily took out fifty taels of silver, Jiang Xuehe naturally could only offer the five jars of perfume lotus with both hands. Speaking of which, she earned more money than she expected, but unfortunately she originally wanted to make a few more cups for others to taste.