Chapter 41: A Veritable Grouting Steamed Bun (7)
Sure enough, I want to sell grouting steamed buns, alas, no matter how good this grouting steamed buns are, how much money can I make? Besides, they don't even have a cart, so what are they going to sell it? Little Pepper frowned: "Miss, we even borrowed the kitchen, how can we sell grout steamed buns?" ”
Shen Yiyi thought for a while: "You take the steamer and sell it." ”
"Steamer?!" Little Pepper pointed to the steamer still on the pot, unable to believe her ears, "Miss, I'm going to sell this with this?!" ”
"Yes." Shen Yiyi nodded: "You take a rag to pad your hands, and hold the steamer handle, it shouldn't be hot, and you don't need to serve too much, one cage is enough." ”
A cage?? Little Pepper felt that Shen Yiyi was joking: "Miss, why don't I pay a few dollars and buy it all for you." ”
"Nonsense! This cage of grouting steamed buns is about fate, and you must sell it to me! Shen Yiyi rarely raised her face.
Little Pepper hurriedly corrected her attitude: "Miss, where should I sell it?" ”
That's right! Shen Yiyi beckoned, asked her to come over with her ear, and whispered a few words.
After hearing this, Little Pepper was surprised and said, "Miss, how do you know that there is an alley behind the official office?" ”
Of course, she asked the old official about the eight-character wall. Shen Yiyi pretended to be profound and mysterious: "Your young lady and I, I am clever-"
But before she could finish boasting, she saw Little Pepper roll her eyes and run away with the steamer.
"Remember to serve vinegar and ginger!" This girl! Shen Yiyi shouted after her.
As the kitchen door was opened, Li Gui, who was squatting in the yard, was revealed, Shen Yiyi looked at the sun, and then remembered that she had taken too long to boil the skin and freeze, delaying Li Gui's business.
She walked towards Li Gui with guilt and said, "Agui, I'm sorry, I forgot the time." ”
"It's okay, it's okay!" Li Gui stood up and waved his hand again and again, "If it weren't for you, there would be no customers in the foot shop every day, and I would be idle every day, but now I just delay a meal, what does it matter?" ”
"Thank you." Shen Yiyi said sincerely. Thinking about her bad life after crossing over, she has not always been shrouded in the shadow of "Shen Yiyi", at least Li Gui, a friend, is hers.
Li Gui waved his hand embarrassedly and went into the kitchen.
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Little Pepper carried the steamer and found the alley behind the yamen. She felt that her life was really worse day by day, she used to sell sad cold noodles in Fuyang County, and she had a small cart, but now she can only rely on her hand to hold the steamer, which is really shabby! Luckily, she had a hijab to cover, otherwise she would have blushed.
But the young lady had an order, no matter how embarrassing it was, she had to sell it, and Little Pepper cleared her throat and shouted: "Sell grout steamed buns!" Sell grout steamed buns! ”
In the alley, a door was soon opened, and a middle-aged man walked out, looking at Xiao Pepper in surprise: "The kitchen workers of the post house have been booked, why are there still people running to sell grout steamed buns?" ”
What inn? What cook? Little Pepper didn't understand, so she just shouted: "Sell grout steamed buns!" Ten taels of silver each! ”
"Nowadays, people really dare to shout anything in order to attract attention." The middle-aged man shook his head with a look that had seen through everything, "Ten taels of silver, is it made of gold?" ”
Little Pepper kept Shen Yiyi's instructions in mind, shouted and brought the steamer to the middle-aged man, and lifted the lid.
The middle-aged man glanced at it: "Yo, the steamed buns made of dead noodles are also fresh." ”
Little Pepper didn't speak, put the steamer on the ground, picked up a steamed bun, and ate it in front of him.
The middle-aged man's demeanor of seeing through everything gradually disappeared, and was replaced by a face full of surprise: "This is a grouting steamed bun?" Is the juice in there? ”
"This is no ordinary slurry." Little Pepper finally spoke, handing the steamer over, "Would you like to taste one?" ”
The middle-aged man didn't care about the price of ten taels of silver, so he really picked one up, followed her example, and ate it.
"What's the juice here?!" Before the middle-aged man could finish eating, he cried out in surprise.
Little Pepper shook her head: "I don't know, this is my young lady's doing." ”
"You came here to sell grouting steamed buns, and your young lady ordered you?" The middle-aged man asked.
"Yes." Pepper nodded.
The middle-aged man looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze for a while, and nodded: "Okay, tell your young lady to go to the post house on time at the beginning of tomorrow." ”
After he finished speaking, he picked up the steamer, and without paying, turned around and went into the house.
Little Pepper looked at her empty hand, and it took a while to react, and she ran towards the foot shop.
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"Miss! Miss! Little Pepper ran back to the foot shop, panting, "Someone really took the grouting steamed buns away, and told you to go to the post house at the beginning of tomorrow!" ”
"Okay, I got it." Shen Yiyi nodded, "That person should be the master of the deceased." ”
I understood every word of the old book, the post house, and Little Pepper, but I still didn't understand what Shen Yiyi was going to do, and her face was at a loss.
"Tomorrow should be an interview." Shen Yiyi said, "If we can pass tomorrow's pass, we will have to rely on it for the time being." ”
Xiao Pepper didn't know what the interview was, but she finally understood the two words, and nodded heavily: "Miss, I'll wake you up early tomorrow morning and send you to the post house!" ”
The next day, Little Pepper really got up early in the morning, and after serving Shen Yiyi to wash up, she was sent to the post house. In front of the post house, there were two rows of officials on duty, so frightened that Little Pepper beat the drum in her heart, but fortunately, it didn't take long for someone to come out and lead Shen Yiyi in.
Xiao Pepper asked Li Gui for leave today, and originally wanted to follow in, but the person who took her was not allowed, so she had to wait at the gate.
It wasn't until near noon that Shen Yiyi came out, and Xiao Pepper saw her smiling, and immediately became happy, and pounced: "Miss, how was the interview?" ”
Shen Yiyi nodded at her slightly, and said as she walked: "It's done." After three days, someone will come to the foot shop to pick me up and go to the post house to make grouting steamed buns for the prefect. Just now, the prefect personally tasted the grouting steamed buns I made, and specially told me not to leave Hangzhou Mansion in the past few days, let alone get sick, so as not to delay the business three days later. ”
It turned out that the prefect was in the post house just now, no wonder there were so many officials guarding outside! Little Pepper was surprised: "The prefect attaches so much importance to it? And I specifically told you not to get sick these days? ”
"Because after he tasted the grout steamed buns, he couldn't wait to order someone to send the news to the prefect." Shen Yiyi said, "The words have been released, if the prefect can't taste the grouting steamed buns in three days, won't the prefect be ashamed?" ”
Miss is going to make grouting steamed buns for the magistrate! And it was assigned by the prefect! Little Pepper became excited: "Miss, is this what you said about relying on?" ”
"If the grouting steamed bun is done well, it is relied on." Shen Yiyi knocked her on the head, "If you don't do it well, you will be beaten with a cane." ”
"The grouting steamed buns made by Miss are peerless, there must be no problem!" Little Pepper jumped and rushed forward, "Miss, you go slowly, I'll go back to work first, I only took half a day off!" ”
This girl! Shen Yiyi shook her head with a smile and walked forward along the avenue in front of the post house.
She walked a few steps before she saw Cai Li coming towards her, and waved her hand to greet her: "You still owe me a meal, hurry up and cash it!" ”