Chapter 263: The Mid-Autumn Festival is full
With the more shares of the people at the dock, the task is even heavier, Yingzi and the others had dinner directly at Zhao's house, asked Xiao Liuzi to carry the letter home, and then started work overnight, and was busy until midnight, and baked two hundred moon cakes out, and slept indiscriminately in the small compartment where he rested on weekdays for two hours, and the sky was bright again.
Zhang Dahe sent the other four molds over with red eyes, and the women began to bake the remaining four kinds of stuffing again, until the sky was dark, and before the end of the day, they were all baked, and everyone was so tired that they couldn't lift their arms, but they all had a smile on their faces.
Sister-in-law Zhang went to the dock to deliver moon cakes, brought back two baskets of crispy dates and the gratitude of everyone in the Peishui Gang, and then began to pour out the carved boxes in the warehouse to rectify the rituals.
Mr. Yan and Mr. Wei are two boxes of six-color mooncakes and a set of four treasures of the study; In the city, Tian Fu and Cheng Lao's shopkeeper have two boxes of moon cakes and two boxes of those snacks baked a few days ago; As for the shopkeepers of each restaurant, one box of mooncakes is enough.
Rui Xue remembered Zhao Fengnian's shopkeepers who were doing business together, this was the first time to give a gift, so she had to be cautious, so she asked someone to call him back, and after asking a few words, she arranged a few more portions that were not thin or thick.
The two carriages in the family, dispatched at the same time, one after the other pulled the festival into the city, the Tian family's reward for silver, naturally is still the most generous, the Cheng family is second, the shopkeeper of each restaurant is also one hundred and ten, but Zhao Fengnian knows the few shopkeepers, took the moon cakes, it is very novel, and feel that the Zhao family understands the etiquette, and under the joy, the reward silver is also given one or two.
So, when I came back in the evening, a few people who were responsible for going out to give gifts gathered in one place, and after a careful addition, they actually got a reward of more than twelve taels, they all said too much, and sent them to their own shopkeepers, wanting to return to the public, where is Zhao Fengnian who is greedy for these small money, and he waved his hand to explain that they were divided equally, and the four of them felt fair and stepped forward to thank them.
Early in the morning of the second day, the workshop everyone went to work an hour early, and all the work was done, and the guys of each restaurant also came to get the tofu with their own shopkeeper's return gift, some of the shopkeepers sent six live fish, some were two jars of preserves, some were two cotton cloths, everything was available, to the Cheng family, the Tian family, and the gifts of the shopkeepers were sent again, but it was completely lively, and everyone helped to move it in, a jar of good wine, cloth, knick-knacks, paper and ink, and soon piled up a small half of the warehouse.
Rui Xue took the gift list, her brows furrowed slightly, the gift she gave was worth at most one or two taels of silver, but what she received was four or five times as much, and in the long run, people just didn't think she was collecting money, and she would blush herself.
Zhao Fengnian came in and saw that her face was not good, so he asked, "What's the matter, but what's wrong with the ritual?" ”
Rui Xue shook her head, "It's not inappropriate, it's very inappropriate, we made another profit." ”
Zhao Fengnian remembered the first few gifts he had given, guessed a few points, and said, "The Tian family and the Cheng family are not caring people, what they value is the heart of our house, you know, the dim sum you make with your own hands is the only one, and the entire martial arts country can't buy it." ”
Rui Xue glared at him with disgust, and threw the gift slip into his hand, "That's not worth the return gift of others, you see, this return gift is more valuable than the original." ”
Zhao Fengnian glanced at it, and sure enough, the Cheng family's value was ten taels of silver, and the Tian family's was even worse, I was afraid that one hundred taels would not be able to come down, which was indeed a bit excessive. He thought about it for a while, and said, "Are these two families asking each other for something?" ”
Rui Xue's mind turned, and she also felt that it was possible, so she asked the Cheng family and the little steward of the Tian family to come in, and under inquiry, it was really as their husband and wife thought, Cheng shopkeeper and Mrs. Tian both felt that this moon cake was novel and delicious, and wanted to ask the Zhao family for more, they put it in the ritual, and walked around with the mansion decently and brilliantly.
Rui Xue was a little stunned and asked, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, even if you take the moon cakes back at this time, will you still be in time?" ”
The little steward of Tianfu immediately said, "In time, in time, our wife has prepared other rituals, only the moon cakes in your mansion are missing." ”
The little housekeeper of the Cheng family also said, "Our shopkeeper also said that at noon, invite relatives and friends to the banquet, let them bring the moon cakes back directly, and enjoy the moon at night without delay." ”
Rui Xue felt funny and happy, after all, the dim sum she made by herself was very popular, which proved that her craftsmanship was good. So, simply and generously each family sent forty-eight yuan, the wooden box was not enough, so it was directly put into the big food box, filled it full, and the two little stewards got the silver reward, and completed the master's entrustment, and went back happily.
Caiyue liked the bean paste moon cakes very much, and seeing that there was not much left in her house, she asked with a pout, "Madam, do we need to bake a few more ovens?" ”
Rui Xue looked at Yingzi and the others were tired, so she shook her head and said, "It's all my own family, and it's not bad for this day, when you want to eat it in the future, just bake it again." ”
Yingzi was afraid that everyone in the workshop would not be able to share it, so he hurriedly said, "Madam, we are not tired, it is better to roast a few ovens of fresh meat, it tastes good and is easy to make." ”
They weren't too tired, and Rui Xue naturally wouldn't be reluctant to give up those noodles and oil, so everyone started to bake a few more ovens together, and finally they were all ready before noon.
Ruixue gathered everyone in the workshop, and each person gave out six moon cakes, a fish, and a piece of meat, which were counted as the benefits of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Yingzi and the three were worried about the children at home, and they took things and wanted to go out, but they were stopped by Ruixue, and each of them gave an extra 100 copper coins and six moon cakes.
Rui Xue smiled and said, "You have been busy for the past few days, and you have worked harder than the male workers, so you should get more." The 100 yuan is my body for you, and if you want to go back to your mother's house, you must buy something to eat. ”
The three of Yingzi were very moved when they heard it, and their tears almost fell, they worked in the workshop, although they were much better than before in their mother-in-law's house, but all the wages and things they ate were through the eyes of the people, and if they wanted to supplement their mother's family, they always had to agree with their husband and in-laws, which was very inconvenient.
Now the proprietress is privately subsidizing, and the in-laws don't know, they can go to the city to buy food and take it back, or just stuff it directly to the old lady, which is great.
Rui Xue didn't wait for them to thank them politely, so she pushed them home, and then divided Caiyun Caiyue and Cui'er with 100 yuan each, and when she took out a pair of silver bracelets to the old mama, the old mama didn't want to live or die, and Rui Xue didn't force it after thinking about it.
In the afternoon, the Lizheng family and several ethnic families, the Zhang family, the Yun family, the Cuilan family next door, the Gao family and the Wang family in the city, and several families who are good friends on weekdays were sent to the festival, and this festival is almost busy.
Ruixue slept and got up, only to feel energetic, looking at everything that was pleasing to the eye, changed into a cotton dress, and began to Zhang Luo's evening dishes, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a day of reunion, the Zhang family is definitely going to the old house, the Yun family is also a family reunion, and Mr. Yan was picked up by friends in the city, so it is extremely rare that only the Zhao family has their own people to hold a banquet.
Rui Xue can choose eight dishes according to everyone's preferences, Caiyun Caiyue and Cui'er took over the errand of cutting meat and chopping bones, and Rui Xue sat at the table with the old mother, gossiping while picking vegetables.
The old lady endured it for a long time, and finally asked, "Miss, you haven't even entered the stove before, but now you are so good at dim sum and dishes, I don't know who you learned from anyone?" ”
Rui Xue's subordinates paused, and said with a half-truthful smile, "Mama doesn't know, God may think that I have suffered before, and in order to compensate me, he put a lot of strange things in my head, such as the practice of this moon cake, such as how to dial the abacus and manage the accounts, all of which are given by God." ”
The old lady stared, not knowing whether to believe it, such a shocking or magical thing, and finally saw Rui Xue's face with a smile, and shook her head helplessly, "Miss, you have not only become smart, but you are also a lot naughty in this temperament." ”
"Mama, is that my current temperament good, or is it the same as before?"
The old lady didn't hesitate at all, and immediately said, "Naturally, it's good now, if the young lady was in the General's Mansion at the beginning, she would be like this, and it wouldn't be..."
"Mama," Rui Xue didn't want to hear her mention the General's Mansion, and interrupted her with a smile, "The past is all in the past, there is no need to mention it again, my life is going well now." ”
The old lady sighed helplessly and nodded slowly, "Miss thinks it's good to be happy." ”
Rui Xue revealed the words, and said, "Mama, I see that you like to eat the moon cakes stuffed with bean paste, I wrote the recipe, remember to take it with you when you leave, and after you go back, as long as you want to eat, you can bake it according to the recipe." ”
The old mother's face instantly darkened by three points, Rui Xue was also sad in her heart, but she could only pretend not to see it, just as Wu Yu was sweating profusely and came in from outside, Rui Xue made an excuse and arrested him to wash his hair and change into good clothes.
At the end of Shen Shi, the family banquet of the Zhao family started, Ruixue and his wife, Amber and Wu Yu, and Caiyun Caiyue, the old mama, Cui'er, and Wu Er sat around the big round table.
After getting along for a few days, everyone was not as unfamiliar as they were at the beginning, listening to the old grandmother talk about what they had seen and heard along the way, the customs of various cities, Wu Yu talked about the naughty things of the children in the school again, which made everyone laugh non-stop, and the dinner table was very lively.
After the meal, the wine and food were withdrawn, the sky also darkened, and a round of silver full moon slowly rose in the east of the sky, and the moonlight was sprinkled on the world, which was not a beautiful scenery.
Ruixue ordered tea, moon cakes, fruits, and a few pots of osmanthus wine to be placed under the laurel tree in the East Garden, and everyone chatted while admiring the moon and eating moon cakes.
Wu Yu recited a poem related to the moonlight, which aroused everyone's admiration, Rui Xue was used to listening to the classic water tune song in her previous life, but she didn't feel what was good, but it was not good not to cheer, so she praised a few words, Wu Yu was very proud, came to her sister, and peeled melon seeds for her sister to eat.