The more the two women, an old man and a young woman, became more and more excited, and once again devoted themselves to the research and development work, forgetting that lunch had not been made yet, but fortunately, there were a lot of baked cakes in the first furnace.

For the whole afternoon, the Hu family's courtyard was immersed in deep joy.

Experience has always been accumulated in failure, and one of the three ovens of baked cakes was scorched, but the results were also very gratifying, with round sugar cakes, bean paste cakes in the shape of beef tongue, and oil and salt cakes sprinkled with black sesame seeds on the dough were full of baskets.

Ye Lan was so tired that her back hurt, and she was thinking about where to store the baked cakes, and take them out for trial sale tomorrow to see how the effect was, but Hu Po was in a hurry, where was she willing to wait for one more night, so she went directly to the street with a basket.

Ye Lan was amused and helpless, so she hurriedly followed.

It was the beginning of the Shen period, the sun was hanging obliquely in the western sky, and it would not be long before it would set, and people who had been busy all day hurriedly walked on the way home, and some people could not bear the hunger, and planned to buy some food mats on the side of the road to pad their stomachs.

As soon as Hu Po appeared, a familiar person greeted him with a smile: "Hu Po came too coincidentally, quickly wrap me two dry biscuits, I have been busy all day, and I am so hungry." ”

Hu Po saw that the person who spoke was a hunter who lived in the mountains outside the city, and he went into the city to sell wild meat on weekdays, and his parents were gone, and he had no wife and children, and occasionally needed to go into the mountains to squat and guard the big beasts, so he would buy dozens of flatbreads with her to make dry food, and he was an old customer.

"Brother Liang, what good fur did you sell today, you must have made a fortune, why don't you try the newly made bread at home, it tastes great. You're the first customer, I'll give you one more. ”

The hunter was afraid that he would go out of the city by mistake, so he just wanted to buy dry cakes and go on the road, so he refused, but Hu Po promptly untied the white cotton cloth covering the basket, revealing the golden baked dough inside, which was hot, oily, and extremely coveted.

So Orion's words changed to praise when they came to his lips, "Hu Po, this bread looks really good, how much is it?" Give me a taste first. ”

"Great!" Hu Po has been walking around for a long time, and she is also a good trader, she didn't mention the money, she directly used a bamboo clip to sandwich an oil and salt baked cake and handed it over, "Come, you taste it first, it's not delicious, Hu Po doesn't charge money!" ”

Orion is not polite, and eats as soon as he opens his mouth.

A baked cake is no more than the size of a bowl, and it will be eaten in seven or eight bites, and Orion still gives a thumbs up and praises: "Hu Po is really not deceiving, this bread is so delicious." How much does it cost? I'll buy more and go up the mountain tomorrow as dry food. ”

"That's good, three pennies a penny, more than a penny for a dry biscuit."

Orion thought about the dry cakes with no oil and no taste, then licked his oily mouth, nodded and said, "Hu Po is really kind, this bread is not expensive, give me ten first." ”

"It's all from the villagers, just make a hard-earned money to support the family, who expects to sell cakes and become a rich man!" Hu Po smiled politely, took the oil paper handed by Ye Lan and began to fill the baked cakes.

The passers-by on the side listened to their lively talk, and looked at the baked cakes from a distance, and they came over to visit.

Ye Lan was about to say hello, but was gently pulled by the old lady. She was stunned, and immediately figured out the reason, so she stood aside honestly, at most she helped hand over an oiled paper, and said no more.

There are only sixty baskets of baked cakes, and the price is really not expensive, and they were quickly bought out by everyone. Can you book Yunyun first, and she was so happy that Hu Po smiled.

It was heavy when it came, and it was empty when it returned, but the purse was already full of copper coins.

Hu Po pulled Ye Lan in the direction of home, and only whispered when there was no one on the side of the road: "Miss, don't blame me for stopping you?" ”

"Auntie, didn't you say that you should call me Lan'er?" Ye Lan took the basket in her hand and said with a smile: "I know that my aunt doesn't want me to show my head and be pointed at by others. ”

"It's good that you know, I'm still afraid that you will be annoyed, although the people here are simple and simple, and there are few vicious people, but your status is noble, although my aunt can't give you brocade clothes and food, she can always protect you from some grievances."

"My aunt loves me, I know in my heart."

"You're a good boy, no matter what happened in the past, let's live a good life in the future."

"Auntie, when we make more money, let's buy a small shop on the street, and then we will sit at home and sell bread, so you don't have to sell it everywhere."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

The sunset saw the setting of the western mountain, and the faint glow shone on the backs of Ye Lan and Hu Po, pulling out a long shadow, and from time to time there were homing birds flying over the heads of the two curiously, chirping non-stop.

When the night finally fell, the small courtyard of the Hu family finally calmed down after a busy day of fishing, Ye Lan was so tired that she ate dinner and fell asleep, although she was skilled, this body was pampered and raised, but after doing half a day's work, her arms were so sore that she couldn't lift them.

Hu Po sat on the edge of the kang and gently rubbed and rubbed for her until her slightly frowning brow was completely loosened, and then she quietly returned to the east house.

Hu Bo was sipping the cigarette pouch and pot, and when he saw the old woman coming in, he quickly pressed the fireworks and knocked on the edge of the kang.

Hu Po rarely didn't quarrel with him, took off his clothes and went into the quilt, he was a little unaccustomed, thought about it and came to him, and asked in a low voice: "Old woman, isn't the new bread selling very well?" Why don't you look upset, aren't you tired? ”

Hu Po shook her head, and it took a long time before she responded: "God is really unfair, what a good girl the eldest lady is, she should have enjoyed all the wealth, but she didn't expect to suffer like this." ”

When Hu Bo heard this, he persuaded: "Don't think about it, I see that the eldest lady is very comfortable living in our house, and it is okay to treat us." I have no children or daughters with you, so I will treat her as a daughter in the future. ”

"Well, that's all there is to it." Hu Po sighed, "Shanzi's kid didn't want to say much, only said that the eldest lady entered the palace as a concubine, and on the second day she injured her head and was locked in the firewood room. It's good that it's out now, let's pay more attention in the future, if there is a good family, we will open up a family for the eldest lady again, have children, and have a support when you are old. ”

"Cheng, I listen to you, it's just that we're too young here, and the son of the county master is not worthy of the eldest lady, don't think so much about it, let's sleep."

The old couple said a few words, but when they were old, they couldn't bear the fatigue and quickly fell asleep.

Under the eaves of the verandah outside the window, Shanzi, who had stood for a long time, was silent and tightened the longbow on his back, looked at the clean and peaceful courtyard again, and then turned over the wall and quickly disappeared into the night.

There is a saying that leaving is to never be separated again, but in fact, sometimes, leaving is also missing......

Every fiveth, fifteenth, and twenty-fifth days of the first month, it is a big bazaar that is customary in the gravel city, and the people of the villages and towns in the vicinity of dozens of miles will rush to the city on this day to join in the fun, some sell eggs, some sell dried mushrooms and game, and then buy some lamp oil, sugar and salt and other daily necessities to go home after changing the money, and occasionally the more generous ones will pull a piece of flower cloth for the daughter-in-law, bring a box of snacks to the old lady, and buy a few taels of sugar tablets for the children.

Today is March 15th, the sun has completely receded the winter laziness, diligent climb out of the mountain early, the wild grass grows wildly, the forest is lush, the big girls and little daughters-in-law can't wait to take off their jackets, change into light clothes, find some embroidered handkerchiefs or purses as an excuse, go to the city for a walk, add a touch of lightness and beauty to the spring.

The men, on the other hand, were more concerned with farming, and went to the blacksmith's shop to make a good plow, and bought some baskets at the bazaar, and the year's hard work was about to begin.

The children, as always, did not know what it was like, pulling the plackets of adults' clothes to shuttle through the crowd, staring at the snacks in the hands of roadside vendors from time to time, and their mouths watered.

Ye Lan got up almost when she was just after her birth, and helped Hu Bo and his wife bake a full five hundred baked cakes and filled eight baskets.

After this half a month of hot sales, Hu Po baked cakes have now become a well-known good food, you must know that ordinary dry cakes also cost two pennies a piece, this baked cake is baked golden, at a glance, you know that there is no less oil, and it tastes soft and sweet, only a penny is expensive, it is simply too cost-effective.

As soon as a family of three carried their burdens to the market and found a lively place at the intersection to put down, many buyers gathered around, children clamored for sweet sugar cakes, women liked beef tongue cakes filled with bean paste, and men wanted oil, salt and sesame cakes with affordable and satisfying oil, salt, and sesame seeds.

There are three of you, five of her, and ten more there, almost like a scramble, and they quickly snatch up all the pancakes.

The wooden box in front of Ye Lan was stuffed with copper coins, which made her bend down slightly, but the smile on her face never stopped, and the abacus beads in her heart crackled.

A baked cake costs 3 yuan, 500 is 1,500 yuan, deducting the cost of flour and oil and salt and other materials, the net profit is 700 yuan, although there is not so much sold in the market on weekdays, there are about 400 yuan.

In the past few days, she has been wandering around the city a lot, and the rent of several shops she likes is about five taels per month, so calculated, in another ten days and half a month, the Hujia cake shop will be opened.

Hu Po sent off the last guest, wiped a handful of sweat beads with her hand, turned around and looked at Ye Lan's money-obsessed appearance, and couldn't help laughing: "You girl, do you want to open a shop again?" Don't worry, I told Zhang's family last night that his family will move out in three days, and I will go to Qian's house and rent the shop when the time comes. ”

"Really?" Ye Lan smiled with joy.

Zhang's shop is the most satisfactory shop she has seen, although the shop is not big, only two, but it was a grocery business before, and it is very clean, plus it is located at the corner of the street of the bazaar, people come and go, there is no shortage of customers, when the baked cake is baked, there is no need to shout, and countless people can hook countless people with the fragrance.

The most important thing is that the shop is close to their own courtyard, easy to move around, busy in the shop during the day, go home at night to rest, and do not delay anything.

"Aunt is really amazing, that Aunt Zhang heard that she has a stubborn temper, how could she tell us the details so easily?"

The old lady raised her chin proudly and replied: "Her family is a little unauthentic, selling second-hand things as new things, deceiving many people, and I caught the handle, besides, her family doesn't plan to rent anymore, and she still hides and stops people from renting, which is really hateful." ”

Hu Bo was hanging the basket on the flat pole, and when he heard this, he muttered: "It's not the news I inquired about, according to your temper, I'm afraid that you will have to quarrel with others again." ”

"What are you muttering about?" Hu Po glared at the old man, and scolded with a smile: "I know that you have a lot of credit, I will go to make a pot of wine in a while, right?" ”

"Hey, that's good!" When Hu Bo heard that there was wine to drink, he was so happy that his beard was cocked, "If there is something in the future, please send it, madam!" As he spoke, he was about to rush to the wine shop, but Ye Lan stopped him in time and handed him a handful of copper coins.

Hu Po was angry and funny, "If you don't cultivate this old man, you will die when you see wine." ”

The old man laughed, and Yang Yang ran away with the copper coin in his hand.

Ye Lan saw that the old couple were so happy to get along, and she couldn't help but be envious in her heart. In her previous life, she only cared about making money, and she didn't even talk about a relationship, but she finally had money and leisure, and she could look forward to her future family life, and she was here again.

After all, she has been nurtured for more than twenty or thirty years in modern times, and if she is asked to be a tangled vine like a woman in this time and space, she is not used to it and disdainful, but when she is really a maverick for a lifetime, she has some regrets in her heart.

However, this is not something that can be rushed, as long as she lives seriously and acts worthy of her conscience, I believe there will be a good ending.

When she went out in a hurry in the morning, the family didn't eat, and Hu Po was afraid that Ye Lan would be hungry, so she reached out and took two specially left baked cakes in the basket, one was handed to Ye Lan, and the other was a farmer on the same side who exchanged a large bundle of mountain bracken.

At this time, it is the best season to eat wild vegetables in the mountains, the bracken is only five inches long, the thickness of children's fingers, blanched in the pot of hot water, mixed with egg sauce, a different kind of smooth and delicious.

Hu Po sighed while putting the bracken into the basket, "Shanzi, this kid, left without saying hello, I don't know when I will come back, will I suffer outside?" ”

Ye Lan held the baked cake in her hand, carried her burden and followed the old lady to squeeze outside the market, and comforted casually: "Auntie, don't worry about that guy, whoever suffers a loss in this world, he will not suffer." You don't know how fierce he was on the way north with him, just because I said a few more words, he actually clicked on my dumb hole and almost suffocated me. ”

"Haha," Hu Po laughed when she heard this, nodded and said, "This kid doesn't like to talk, and he hates others talking too much, so it's polite if he doesn't directly stun you." ”

"Auntie, he really beat me." Ye Lan remembered the night she escaped from the palace, and couldn't help but be angry, "When I first came out, I asked him to help get some gold and silver to wrap around, but he refused to live or die, and I carried me away when I was stunned. ”

Hu Po originally listened to it with relish, but then she said: "Don't blame Shanzi, he did the right thing, it's not all written in the book, a gentleman loves money, and he takes it in a good way, and he can't do anything about stealing, besides, this money is not earned back by his own efforts, and it is not practical to use it." If you are in a hurry, my aunt still has two pieces of jewelry, both of which were given by the lady back then, and they will be taken to the pawnshop tomorrow, which is enough to take down the shop. ”

"I can't help it, aunt." Ye Lan hurriedly confessed her mistake to the old lady, "Auntie, I was wrong, I won't think about anything in the future, that jewelry is my mother's idea to leave an aunt, you must not send it to the pawnshop, let's sell cakes to make money, and it is enough to rent a shop." ”

Seeing that Ye Lan was so well-behaved, Hu Po quickly smiled again, "That's not appropriate, I can't bear it." Wait for you later...... Well, I'll keep it for you. ”

She wanted to say that Ye Lan would give her a dowry when she remarried, but she was afraid of provoking her to remember what happened before, so she vaguely brought the words over.

Ye Lan didn't care either, smiled and divided half of the baked cakes to the old lady, and the two went home slowly.

Ye Lan's days in Gravel City were comfortable and happy, but Ye Lian, who temporarily lived in Liangcheng one hundred and ten miles away, couldn't be happy.

There is no other reason, I thought it was a good thing to go out with the prince, there were no outsiders to disturb, they got along with each other a lot, cultivated their feelings, and it was best to get pregnant and then return to the capital, so that even if there were concubines or concubines in the palace in the future, she was not afraid that someone would shake her status.

It's a pity that people are not as good as the sky, not long after going out, there were "relatives" to visit, and finally sent away the uninvited guests, and the prince didn't know what to start busy with, and he often didn't see people at night, even if he met during the day, he was mostly absent-minded, especially in recent days, since he lived in Liangcheng, he didn't even go back to the back house a few times.

Ye Lian saw that it was about to come to the day when her "relatives" visited, and she was as anxious as a cat scratching. In the first month of marriage, she didn't touch her husband's body, if it was spread out, I was afraid that people would think that she had some defects, which would disgust her husband.

The two big girls are the most eye-catching, seeing that the master is in a bad mood, they are trying their best to serve, but they are inevitably used as punching bags, today they are punished to kneel, tomorrow they are slapped twice, and they are scared and trembling in a few days.

finally got a free time, the two gathered together, discussed in a low voice, and unanimously decided to help the master quickly have a round with the prince, otherwise their lives will be more and more difficult.

Ye Lian got up from a nap and saw the big girl bring bird's nest porridge on a spring night, and drank two sips lazily, and her face was rarely much better.

Drizzle, who is the most clever on weekdays, stepped forward to take the porcelain bowl, and persuaded with a smile: "Miss, the slave maid just saw a piece of flowers blooming brilliantly in the garden, why don't you help you go and relax." ”

Spring Night also hurriedly responded: "That's right, Miss, if the scenery is good, let the kitchen prepare a few good dishes, and you can accompany the prince to enjoy the scenery and drink at night." ”

Ye Lian frowned and complained casually: "What if the scenery is good?" The prince hasn't returned to the inner house for a long time. ”

Spring Night and Drizzle secretly glanced at each other, and knelt in front of Ye Lan together.

"Miss, you can't give up on yourself like this, now that you're traveling, it's a good time to get in touch with the prince. The emperor treats the prince so well, I'm afraid that when he returns to Tibetan Kuncheng, he will be rewarded by a beauty. The drizzle was so anxious that her eyes were red, and she looked like a good slave and maid who was faithful to the Lord.

The spring night on the side was not to be outdone, choked up and said: "Miss, I am upset for a while, and the slave and maid don't dare to say it, the day before yesterday, a guard said that he slipped away, and the slave and maid heard two words of gossip, as if there is a Qing Qier in the fireworks land in this city who is very famous, and the prince has often come to cheer recently......"

"What?" When Ye Lian heard this, she immediately became anxious. She originally thought that someone was sharing her husband, and it was also after returning to Tibetan Kuncheng, but she didn't think that someone would pry the corner of the wall at this time. "What you say is true?"

"Of course, how dare the slave deceive Miss." Drizzle shrank her neck, and still persuaded in a low voice: "Miss, you have to find a way to have sex with the prince quickly, otherwise let other cheap women get pregnant before you, and Miss will be wronged at that time." ”

Ye Lian's eyes widened, and the hands in her sleeves turned white. The prince is her alone, and even Ye Lan didn't succeed in snatching it, let alone others.