Chapter 15: Make congratulatory gifts, and the birthday banquet is a surprise

Gu Xiaohan, who woke up the next morning, sat up leisurely, she was thinking about last night, she only remembered that she and Han Zimo were drinking, she drank a little too much, and in a daze, it seemed that she kissed Han Zimo again, and it seemed that he also kissed her back, and she couldn't remember what happened after that, but looking at the clothes she wore yesterday, it seemed that Han Zimo didn't do anything to her after that, although she liked him a little bit in her heart, but when she hadn't expressed her heart to him, She still didn't dare to have anything to do with him that shouldn't have happened, at this time she thanked him for stopping in time, otherwise she wasn't sure what really happened, and how to respond to his feelings for her, so she warned herself: "Don't drink too much in the future, and kiss people when you get drunk, so what should people think of her in their hearts, Gu Xiaohan, you have to remember that you must control your alcohol and wine." Well, that's it. Deciding not to think any more, she quickly got out of bed and washed, and went to the desk to draw the pattern of the knife used to cut the cake, and after drawing it, she took it to the king's shopkeeper, and told him to take the plank he had bought the day before, and to find a carpenter in the city to make the knife according to the figure, and then he asked him where he had put the things that the coachman had brought back last night, and after knowing that the things were in the kitchen, she went to the back kitchen, and found something to fill her stomach, and prepared to start making a congratulatory gift for the old general.

She takes out all the ingredients she needs and moves on to the cake-making...... After working for more than an hour, a beautiful two-layer cake was freshly baked, she originally wanted to find a carton to wrap the cake, but after looking at it for a long time, she didn't find such a thing as a carton, so she came to the front of the store to find the shopkeeper Wang, and asked him to buy a big round food box back, by the way, she was buying a big red cloth, she wanted to decorate, and after the order, she went back to the kitchen, using the fruit she bought before to make a few pots of freshly squeezed drinks.

Then he found a fellow and asked him if there was a shady place, and she wanted to leave the drink there for the night, and after listening to what she said, he said yes, so he took her to a cellar, and after putting the drink away, the shopkeeper had already bought back what she had given, and she carefully put the cake into the food box, and then made a flower out of red cloth and tied it on the food box.

After she had done everything, she came to Han Zimo's room with the finished cake, and he was looking through the business of the porcelain shop over the years.

When I saw the food box she was carrying, I asked her, "What's in it?" ": "This is the congratulatory gift to the old general tomorrow called the birthday cake, which has been completed." "Really, you did it so quickly?" "Well, but I can't let you watch it now, I'll watch it with everyone at the banquet tomorrow!" I'm going to leave it in your room tonight, I'm afraid there's a rat in the kitchen, and it's not good to be eaten by it. "Okay, it's up to you." "How did you and the old general meet?" Are you of different generations? "When we met, I was still an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy, just took over the family business left by my father, once I came here to study with my father, and met the old general who came to play chess with my father, they fell into a deadlock, I helped my father win him, he praised me for being smart and wise, and then he often asked me to play chess, and I became a good friend. "Oh, I see. The two continued to chat...... The next morning, they got up early to prepare, and took the congratulatory gift to the general's mansion in a carriage, and came to the door of Zhang's mansion. Now it's okay, the general can rest assured. ": "Since it is the birthday banquet of the old general, I have a gift as his friend." The attendant saw Gu Xiaohan and asked, "Dare to ask the owner of the village, who is this girl??" "This is Miss Gu, my friend, who brought her to congratulate the general on his birthday today." "Hello, this little brother, I am a friend of the owner. "If you are a friend of the owner, then please do it!" "Okay, but please bring in the congratulatory gift for the general, be careful to handle it, it will be easily damaged." After saying that, he handed him the cake, "And this is my homemade wine, please bring it to everyone at the banquet later." The attendant took it: "Okay, I will definitely report this to the general and his wife." He said to Han Zimo again: "The owner of the village, please go inside and sit down and rest for a while, and the general and his wife will be there in a while." "Okay. Soon after they sat down, they heard a voice outside the door: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" "The prince is also here, it seems that this old general must be a great hero, and His Royal Highness the prince actually came to attend the birthday banquet." "Since the prince is here, let's go out to greet us, right?" "Okay. After saying that, they walked outside, and the old general and his wife were also coming out of the room to greet the prince: "The old minister greets His Royal Highness the prince!" After speaking, he knelt and bowed: "Thank you His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for coming all the way to attend the birthday banquet of the old minister, and the old minister thanked His Royal Highness!" ": "Eh, the general, please get up quickly, you don't need to be polite if you are a birthday star today, my father is unwell and can't come in person, so I specially sent this prince to attend the old general's birthday banquet instead of him, so as to show my father's respect for the old general." ": "Since it is the entrustment of the king of Qi, the old minister thanked the king." "Your Highness the Prince, please!" "Good! As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Gu and Han and said to them: "Oh, Brother Zimo is here but it's nothing, why is Miss Gu also there?" "Xiaohan to see His Royal Highness the Prince, I came here today to attend the old general's birthday banquet by the light of the lord of Hanzhuang." "Yes, Prince, Miss Gu accompanied me here to inspect the business of the porcelain shop, so I brought her here." "Oh, I see! "Prince, please! After entering, the birthday star and his wife did it in the center of the high hall, the prince sat near them, and the rest of the guests sat on both sides of the lower hall according to the level of their positions, and the birthday banquet began after everyone sat down, and the music was played, and the dancers came to the lower hall and began to dance, everyone enjoyed the dance while drinking, and after the dance, the guests began to congratulate the birthday one by one, and they also brought the congratulatory gifts one by one when they congratulated the birthday, and when it was Han Zimo's turn, I saw the attendants of the general's mansion following behind Gu Xiaohan, and came in from the outside with congratulatory gifts, Gu Xiaohan said: "The little girl Gu Xiaohan came to congratulate the old general on behalf of the owner of the cold village and wish the old general good health and all the best!" This is a congratulatory birthday cake specially prepared by the owner, and it is a pastry specially used to celebrate birthdays. "Oh, there is still such a thing in this world that is used for longevity, the old man has lived all his life but has never heard of it, I don't know where the owner of the cold village got it?" ": "Back to the old general, this is made by Miss Gu herself, and even under the bottom, I don't know what it looks like, saying that I was watching it together when it was presented to the general." "Oh, since that's the case, then hurry up and let Miss Gu take it apart and take a look." "Okay. After speaking, she opened the lid of the food box, and a beautiful double-layer cake appeared in the eyes of everyone, and everyone was surprised and said: "It's so beautiful, I don't know what it tastes like?" "General and ladies and gentlemen, the birthday cake in my hometown is a delicacy to be shared with all the guests seated again, but I have to trouble Madame to cut the cake for the general." When the lady heard this, she said, "Good! Then I'll cut the cake for everyone! The crowd chimed in, "Good! Gu Xiaohan stepped forward to hand over to the old lady how to cut the cake, cut it and put it on the plate, and then the next person served it to the guests, and then Gu Xiaohan said: "Everyone, please see that these wine jugs are filled with drinks made by me, it is not wine, but it is very delicious, sweet and sour, and it tastes very good, please taste it!" "Oh, there is such a novelty thing, Miss Gu is really a talented girl, I have never heard of what I know, and today I have a chance to taste Miss Gu's craftsmanship!" Haha......": "Thank you for the general's praise." After speaking, he motioned for the people to pour it, and everyone tasted the cake and drank the drink, and they all boasted: "It's delicious..." "yes." Zai Xia is also very glad to meet her, Miss Gu not only has exquisite craftsmanship and cooking skills, but also has a very novel method of solving the case, she is a strange woman, and I admire her very much. "Everyone's awarded, the little woman is just an axe in the class, and the strange woman doesn't dare to be it." "Eh, the girl doesn't have to be too humble, today the girl let me and others taste such food and wine, that is the blessing of our waiting!" After a while, Gu Xiaohan walked to the hall again and said: "The general's little daughter heard from the owner of the village that the general and his wife are in love, and the little girl is not talented, so I want to paint a picture for the two, and I hope the two will never be separated for a long time." "Oh, the girl can also paint." "Yes." "Well, according to the girl's wishes, someone will come to serve you." After a while, the pen and paper came, Gu Xiaohan began to paint, only to hear a shabu sound, after about ten minutes, the painting was finished, and then she turned the painting, and it was actually a picture of the general and his wife clasping their hands tightly together.

After seeing it, the general and his wife said happily: "Okay, the painting is really good, come and see it!" Everyone stepped forward to watch and said, "It's so godly, it looks the same, and it means good......": "How did you do this?" "The little girl doesn't have to be guided by a painter, so that she can have such a level." "Okay, it's the blessing of the old man to be able to meet Miss Gu today, and it's also the blessing of sitting on you again, there is Miss Laogu!" "It's also a blessing for the little girl to see the general and you today. After that, the banquet lasted until the end of the afternoon, and everyone said goodbye one by one, and when Gu Han and the two were about to leave after saying goodbye, they heard the old lady come forward and say: "Miss Gu, Master Han, please stay, Miss Gu thanks to the gift you brought to you today, there is a jade bracelet for the girl as a gift of thanks." "No...... Madame, this is too precious for me to accept. "Take it, since you and I can get acquainted is fate, we are already friends, so don't shirk it anymore." "Well, thank you, ma'am!" "Okay, I'll come to the house more when I have time in the future!" "Well, okay, take care of that lady, goodbye!" "Good! Good bye! After that, they got into the carriage and went back, and Han Zimo said in the carriage: "Girl, what other skills do you not know, but today you are very dazzling?" "Well, there are many, many more, you will see it when you have a chance in the future, this jade bracelet is so beautiful......"