As soon as I opened the door, I could smell the sweet smell of fermented grain in the air.

Hua Qingxue curiously looked for the taste and walked to the kitchen, and saw Aunt He busy working inside. On the cutting board covered with a layer of white flour, one big white steamed bun after another is neatly placed.

When Aunt He saw her come in, she took a steamed bun and stuffed it for her, "Wake up?" Let's take it and eat it. ”

The steamed buns were hot, and they were still a little hot in their hands, Hua Qingxue blew them and said, "It's so fragrant." ”

And it's white, soft, round, and super appetizing when you look at it.

Hua Qingxue was not polite, and took a bite right away - soft and strong, and the sweetness of maltose fermented from the rice noodles after chewing was delicious!

Maybe it was an empty stomach, but the first white-flour steamed bun in the morning actually made Hua Qingxue taste the feeling of delicacies from the mountains and seas.

"Auntie, this steamed bun is so delicious." Hua Qingxue praised sincerely.

Aunt He laughed, "There will be buns in a while." ”

After she finished speaking, she went to remove the steamer on the stove, the white steam was noisy, and there were indeed white fat buns inside.

Hua Qingxue's eyes widened, she was amazed, and she couldn't help asking, "Auntie, you do so much, do you want to take it out and sell it?" ”

"Yes, I have a breakfast stall on Fuxing Street to make some money to live." Aunt He neatly packed the steamed buns into a bamboo basket covered with clean cotton cloth, wrapped them in a thick cotton pad, and covered the top layer with a thick cotton pad.

Hua Qingxue saw that she was going to move the bamboo basket, and hurriedly said, "Auntie, I'll help you." ”

The two carried the bamboo basket full of steamed buns out of the kitchen and placed them on the two-wheeled cart in the courtyard, carrying a total of two baskets.

At this time, the sky was still cloudy, and Aunt He pulled the cart out to set up a stall.

Hua Qingxue stood at the gate of the courtyard and yawned, closed the courtyard door, and returned to her house.

Seeing Aunt He going out to set up a stall, she couldn't help but start thinking about how she would make money to make a living in the future.

In fact, there are a lot of methods in her head, but most of them are limited by raw materials and cannot be made......

Yes!

Hua Qingxue remembered!

When she was in Renqiu before, she wanted to make tea to make money, but then she had to give up because there was no sugar and pot at home, and now she can give it a try!

Boiling tea is simple and trouble-free, and the most important thing is that the cost is very low, even if it can't be sold in the end, it won't lose too much money.

The more Hua Qingxue thought about it, the more excited she became, and her mind quickly flashed over the recipe for boiling tea, and decided to make four kinds of tea first: chrysanthemum pear tea, red dates and wolfberry ginger tea, plum green tea, and winter melon tea.

The ingredients of these teas are relatively common and taste good.

In fact, Hua Qingxue thinks that drinking honey grapefruit tea is the best in this season, but pomelo and honey are luxury goods for ordinary people, and the price is relatively expensive, and if you make tea, the cost is too high.

People can spend a penny to drink a bowl of tea on the side of the road to quench their thirst, but two pennies or three pennies are not necessarily, because everyone will think that they can eat a bowl of wontons for three pennies, and it is too expensive to drink tea alone.

Hua Qingxue thought about it in her heart, carefully cleaned up her house again, silently wrote down the missing household and the tools and materials needed to make tea, and decided to go out to purchase.

The day is getting brighter, and the shops on both sides of the street are opening one after another.

As Hua Qingxue walked, she paid attention to what the shops on both sides were selling, and what the pedestrians on the road were buying.

Although she already knew that this was the Great Qi Kingdom, whether it was the clothing of the pedestrians on the street, the style of architectural furniture and the production technology of small goods, it felt like the ancient Song Dynasty in ancient China.

For example, the production technology of sucrose was very close to modern sugar production technology in the Song Dynasty, and the sugar made from western cane was slightly light-colored because the color was not pure white, and the price was not high. The sugar used to make cane is sweet and thick, and the color of the sugar used to make it is snow-white and frost-like snow, and the price is the highest.

Hua Qingxue felt that this place should be diverted from history, similar to another world in the ancient Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty is good, the Song Dynasty is the most prosperous dynasty of all dynasties, with the most developed economy, the most developed science and technology, the most prosperous culture, the most profound art, and the richest living standards of the people.

The most important thing is that this dynasty has the most inventions and creations, so it is very suitable for Hua Qingxue to settle here.

Hua Qingxue slowly picked and chose on the street.

Dried chrysanthemums, ginger, and wolfberries are all common, and they are sold in pharmacies. Hua Qingxue just started doing it, and she wasn't going to buy too much, so she only bought a little bit of everything, and it didn't cost much.

It's just that I had a problem buying plums.

The taste of plum green tea is good, plum is the key, you must choose the kind of plum that is salty and sour enough, and the tea brewed out is delicious enough.

But Hua Qingxue has been wandering around for a long time, and she hasn't bought the right plum, or it can be said that the plum, pickling technique and taste of this era are different from what she knows.

Plum green tea is not to be made.

Hua Qingxue couldn't help but be a little disappointed, she was thinking about whether there was any other tea to replace, and she glanced at the shop in front of her that sold rice and grain, and moved out a lot of corn!

Corn?!

Is it really corn?!

Hua Qingxue was stunned!

Isn't corn supposed to be available in the Ming Dynasty? …… Yes! I forgot that this is not the history she knows!

Hua Qingxue walked over curiously to inquire, she mainly wanted to know, is this corn locally produced or introduced from other places?

There aren't many people buying things right now, and the shopkeeper is happy to chat with her.

It turns out that the corn here is not called corn, but called Yumai, which was brought back to Daqi by merchants from overseas and presented to the emperor as a rare thing.

However, this promotion seems to have just started a few years, there are not too many people who plant it, and people are slowly becoming familiar with this new crop, although they know that fresh corn is sweet and tender after cooking, but sun-dried corn is not very popular because of the rough taste after grinding.

Hua Qingxue asked the price and found that it was very cheap, so she happily bought two or three.

Hua Qingxue, who had purchased a lot, returned to her residence satisfied, it was almost noon, and people were hungry, but there was nothing to eat at home, so she remembered that she had just patronized the materials for making tea, but she forgot the rice, grain, oil and salt used in the buyer.

Alas...... What a toss......

was about to go out again, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Aunt He pulling the cart back.

Hua Qingxue's eyes lit up, and she leaned over and asked, "Auntie, do you have any leftover steamed buns?" Can you sell me? ”

Aunt He was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Didn't you eat?" ”

Hua Qingxue smiled shyly, "Well, I haven't bothered to do it yet." ”

Aunt He turned around and took out two or three steamed buns from the basket and stuffed them into Hua Qingxue's hand, "The buns are sold out, you can take the rest and eat them." ”

Hua Qingxue hurriedly took out the money, but Aunt He naturally refused to ask for it, and the two of them pushed back and forth to refuse, and Aunt He reluctantly accepted the money.

Aunt He entered the house to pack up the bamboo baskets, mattresses and other things, Hua Qingxue followed behind Aunt He like a fart while nibbling on steamed buns, and asked, "Auntie, I plan to set up a stall on the street to sell tea, do you have any good opinions?" ”

Aunt He looked back at her, her expression was a little hesitant, "Your little girl's family, go out to set up a stall...... I'm afraid I'll suffer. ”

Especially Hua Qingxue is still soft and weak, wouldn't it be bad if she met a ruffian hooligan who didn't hesitate?

Hua Qingxue's eyes widened and asked, "Will it be dangerous?" But I just went out on the street, and I look very good......"

Aunt He thought for a while and said to her: "Otherwise, you go to Dongzheng Street to try, the stalls over there are circled by the yamen, as long as you pay the money, no one will occupy the place indiscriminately, and there are errand servants who patrol the streets from time to time, and the security is very good." ”

Hua Qingxue asked, "How much do you have to pay?" ”

"I remember as if ...... Fifty wen a month. Aunt He thought about it and told her seriously, "Spending some money is a trivial matter, the most important thing is safety, you are a little girl, unlike us bad women, it's better to be careful." ”

Hua Qingxue nodded repeatedly.

Aunt He reminded her again: "But if you want to rent a stall, you have to go to the yamen to go through the formalities first, and I am afraid that I won't be able to do it in ten days and a half months, if you really want to rent, you have to go as soon as possible." ”

It's so troublesome......

Hua Qingxue remembered it in her heart, thanked Aunt He again, and went back to the house with the rest of the steamed buns.

In the afternoon, Hua Qingxue went out with her household registration certificate and silver.

But she didn't want to go to the Yamen, but to the General's Mansion.

To tell the truth, she is a woman, and she is really a little apprehensive when she goes to a place like Yamen. It's probably because the shadow was too deep in the Liao soldiers last time......

Since the bearded man said that he could go to the General's Mansion to find a housekeeper for anything, of course such a relationship cannot be wasted.

Hua Qingxue followed the route explained by the soldiers last time, kept walking and walking, and sure enough, she found the rumored general's mansion.

The high wall is green tile, the vermilion lacquer gate, and the plaque of "General's Mansion" is hung directly above, and on both sides of the gate, there are two majestic lions.

Before Hua Qingxue could get excited, the nursing home guarding the door waved at her with disgust, "Go to the side door." ”

What side door?

Hua Qingxue was stunned, and then thought that it seemed to be like this, some high-ranking families in ancient times rarely used the main gate on weekdays, and they went in and out of other doors.

But...... Where is the side entrance to the General's Mansion?

Hua Qingxue glanced at the two guards at the gate in disappointment, judging from the disdain and contempt in the other party's eyes, she couldn't expect someone to lead the way, so find it herself......

Hua Qingxue walked slowly along the courtyard wall on the periphery of the General's Mansion, and walked for a long time before finally discovering where the side door was!

It is said to be a side door, but it is actually larger than the courtyard gate of ordinary people.

Hua Qingxue stepped forward and patted on the door, and soon someone opened the door, it was a young servant, who seemed to be napping just now, and at the moment he was holding half the door with one hand, still yawning.

Hua Qingxue hurriedly said, "Hello, is Steward Zhao here?" ”

The other party frowned and swept her from head to toe, and asked, "What are you looking for Steward Zhao?" Who is in his family? ”

Hua Qingxue replied cautiously: "It's not Steward Zhao's family, it's me who wants to ask Steward Zhao for help......

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted impatiently by the other party: "Steward Zhao is what you want to see?!" Go, go, go! Stay away! Don't look at what kind of place this is, you dare to come and climb the relationship! ”

With that, the door slammed shut!

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