Chapter 299: The Mystery of Origin
At the end of March, the people of the Lao Hua family left the mountain village, and they didn't seem to have any nostalgia for moving away, and even the fields were rented to the more difficult families in the village, and the house was entrusted to the uncle of the Hua family to take care of.
When the old Hua's family left, there was a lot of movement, in addition to renting three or two big carriages, there was actually a firecracker early in the morning, and the quiet mountain village was woken up in an instant, and many people came out to watch. Many villagers complained that the people of the old flower family could not even live.
Hua Qingyan naturally didn't go to join in the fun, her shop was about to open, this preparation was the most cumbersome, and this dim sum shop was different from others, and many modern appliances needed her racking her brains to reproduce. However, the soldiers sent by Yun Shumo helped Hua Qingyan a lot, and actually helped Hua Qingyan research the oven and juicer.
In fact, the so-called oven is just an iron box with several layers, and the two layers of iron are filled with sand and water, which need to be thoroughly heated to achieve the effect of the oven.
Hua Qingyan wasted a pot when she tried it for the first time. But fortunately, this phenomenon has not appeared after waiting for proficiency, and the cake out of the pot is soft and glutinous and exudes a sweet smell, which is obviously very successful.
The juicer is even simpler, the wooden barrel, the hand-cranked rod is similar to the rocker in the well to draw water, but the rocker in the wooden barrel is embedded with a detachable sharp blade, put the fruit in it and shake the rocker vigorously to crush the fruit, and then pound it to pound a lot of juice. Although the method is a little more primitive and requires some strength, I have to say that it is quite easy to use.
Looking at these two things, Hua Qingyan was overjoyed, especially after she used this oven to make chocolate mousse, those big men who originally learned to make snacks with Hua Qingyan became even more interested. They had never seen that kind of dim sum, although it was dark, but it was exceptionally sweet, although it was completely different from what they had learned before, but each had its own flavor, and each one was very delicious!
A chocolate mousse opens the door to a new world for the big guys, and they can't wait to soak in the kitchen all day long.
The decoration in the shop has been finished, and when it was completed, Zhao Yun, who was entrusted with a heavy task, came to the Hua family to invite credit, and even more involuntarily pulled Hua Qingyan into the carriage and took him to Chaoyang Town.
The small building on the bank of the river is no longer what it looked like when I first saw it, carved railings and painted columns, vermilion lacquer and green tiles, it doesn't look like a shop, but it has the feeling of a young lady embroidering a building. There are a lot of flowers and plants planted under the bluestone steps at the entrance, which have not yet bloomed but are growing very well, and the green leaves are lush, lined with willow buds on the bank of the river, which is very interesting. Stone tables and stone benches were specially placed on the bank of the river, and Zhao Yuncheng also built a pavilion with a lot of scheming, and it was also comfortable to invite three or two friends to come here for the next game.
As for the decoration inside, it is completely according to what Hua Qingyan said, whether it is the hall on the first floor or the wing room on the second floor, it is the same as she described. Hua Qingyan nodded very satisfied after looking up and down, the tables, chairs and stools were all exquisite, and the rocking chairs in the wing room made her favorite for a long time, and she wanted to make a few and put them at home.
Because there are a lot of dim sum to be freshly made, the kitchen designed by Hua Qingyan is very large, right in the courtyard behind the small building. This yard was bought by Hua Qingyan, and it is only separated by a bridge from the small building, and there are only three small yards, but there is a well in the yard that is convenient for water. Hua Qingyan thought that this yard was good, so she bought it for money, and opened up two of the rooms to make a kitchen, and the other one was cleaned up as a storage room, where the ingredients and snacks were stored.
The kitchen is huge, with two walls on the stove alone, a steamer on one side of the oven and nothing on the other side. In the middle of the kitchen is a large counter, naturally used for handling ingredients, and on the other wall is a large shelf full of tools and dishes.
The kitchen is big and bright and more importantly clean!
Zhao Yuncheng licked his face and leaned over to Hua Qingyan's side: "Hehe, Miss Qingyan, I don't know when this store will be able to open to welcome customers, but I heard that you have made a new kind of dim sum, although it is not dark and autumnal, but it is extraordinarily sweet!" Saying that, Zhao Yuncheng swallowed his saliva and licked his lips, very greedy.
Looking at Zhao Yuncheng's gluttony, Hua Qingyan was helpless, chocolate mousse was destined to be impossible to make in large quantities, chocolate was the inventory in her space, and she really couldn't find a substitute for chocolate before she found cocoa. However, the mousse of the fruit is still OK.
"That's right, miss, when this shop will welcome customers, I can't wait." Yu Jiamin couldn't help but ask, she heard Hua Qingyan say how this shop should be run, but this was the first time she heard that this dim sum shop could be operated like a tavern, all the dim sum shops she had seen let customers buy dim sum, but they didn't eat directly in the shop. Hua Qingyan's shop is a bit like a teahouse.
"Don't worry, wait until after Qingming."
Hua Qingyan was stunned when she finished speaking, and she suddenly realized that Qingming was coming.
And the people of the Lao Hua family never thought of waiting for Qingming to worship the ancestors before leaving, not to mention that there is also the tomb of the Knowles in this mountain village, which is the biological mother of Hua Jizu, the county order!
Thinking of this, Hua Qingyan smiled sarcastically, what kind of biological mother, it's just seen by outsiders, Hua Jizu is not Knowles' biological at all!
The night before Lao Hua's family left, Hua Qingyan unexpectedly saw Wen at the door of her house. Hua Qingyan was subconsciously defensive, but Wen smiled at her rarely: "Don't be nervous, I'm not here to find fault." ”
Hua Qingyan has never had a good impression of Wen, this woman is domineering and tricky, and there are many contradictions between them, so much so that Wen once wanted to kill her.
"What's the matter with you?" Hua Qingyan calmed down, she didn't think that she and Wen could talk about things calmly, of course, there was nothing to talk about between them.
Wen Shi looked sideways at Hua Qingyan's back, the courtyard was very deep, and he could glimpse the beautiful scenery inside just by looking at it: "Don't you invite me to sit inside?" After all, you are still my titular granddaughter, although we are not related by blood. ”
Although Hua Qingyan was very repulsive to Wen, it was obvious that Wen's words hit her heart fiercely. She intuitively felt that what Wen was going to tell her had something to do with Knowles. Hua Qingyan didn't hesitate to bring Wen in, and went directly to the inner courtyard into her room.
Although it was the first time for Wen, he was very comfortable. It stands to reason that Hua Qingyan and her are also enemies, but she did not feel nervous about going deep into the enemy camp at all, but watched it with great interest. Wen's is very regular, just look at it, it is completely different from Hua Panpan's kind of stealing and taking.
Hua Qingyan let her go, made a pot of tea, poured a cup and handed it to her.
Wen took a sip of the teacup unceremoniously: "It is said that your Huaqingyan tea has a unique flavor, and it is really the case when you taste it today." If I don't come today, I'm afraid I won't be able to drink your craftsmanship in the future. ”
Hua Qingyan tilted her head to look at her, but did not say anything. Wen looked down and smiled, obviously understanding that she didn't want to hear her talk nonsense here.
"Okay, let's get straight to the point." Wen put down the teacup and his expression became serious.
Wen's age is actually not very old, only in his forties, Hua Qingyan knows that this is an era when it is common to get married and have children at the age of thirteen or fourteen. However, compared to the previous life, the forties here are already showing an old state. The skin on her face is no longer tight and wrinkled, and the most frightening thing is actually her eyes, triangular hanging eyes, which feel particularly cruel when looking at people.
I don't know if it's because I'm in a good mood today, the expression on Wen's face softened a lot. Hua Qingyan looked at her directly, and Wen Shi looked at her without avoidance: "Hua Jizu is not a child of the Knowles family. ”
Wen's words were so straightforward that Hua Qingyan didn't know how to answer, and opening her mouth was such a big secret that Hua Qingyan didn't know how to show surprise. But Wen didn't care about Hua Qingyan's thoughts, and continued: "When Hua Qi returned to the mountain village, he took Lou Xuekite and two children. One of them is your father, and the other is Hua Jizu. Oh, Lou Xue Kite is Knowles, your grandmother. ”
"Why do you say that Hua Jizu is not my grandmother's child?" Hua Qingyan asked.
Everyone in the backing village knows that Hua Qi brought back two children, both of whom belonged to Lou Xuekite. But Wen now told her that Hua Jizu was not her own uncle. Hua Qingyan frowned and thought for a while, and looked at the Wen family: "Is that Hua Jizu Hua Qi's child?" ”
"Yes." Wen nodded, "Back then, Hua Qi told me that Hua Jizu's biological mother was just a female branch girl, and after giving birth to Hua Jizu, she asked someone to bring the child to him. When he met Lou Xuekite, Lou Xuekite was already pregnant with a child in her belly. ”
Hearing this, Hua Qingyan swallowed her saliva with difficulty. She thought about many possibilities, thinking that Hua Jizu and Hua Yaozong were not Hua Qi's children, but she didn't expect the truth to be like this! So her father has nothing to do with the Lao Hua family, and she has no blood relationship with the Lao Hua family!
Hua Qingyan bit her lip and tried her best to calm down her surging mood. She took a deep breath and said, "All of this is what Hua Qi said?" You didn't lie to me? ”
"What am I lying to you for?" Wen sneered, "Hua Qi has always looked down on Lou Xue Kite, this woman is a young lady, and her extravagance is incompatible with the mountain village." Others envy Hua Qi, but Hua Qi feels that Lou Xueyuan has always despised him, and her existence is to set off how failed he is. ”
Wen smiled again with disdain in his eyes: "But do you know, since Lou Xuekite and Hua Qi came back, she has been doing a good job, trying to integrate into the life here, helping Hua Qi all the time, the old Hua family has such a situation now, all thanks to Lou Xue Kite." But Hua Qi is so ruthless, she wants her to die all the time. ”