Li Mengru knows the preciousness of small tomatoes. Even their family was only lucky enough to buy it once or twice, a small box of more than a dozen pieces, and the children of the descendants were fortunate to get one or two. Those who are born and favored may not have the opportunity to taste it.

Unexpectedly, the fruit that I had only heard in my sister's mouth was placed in her hand at this time, not only one or two, but a whole fruit bowl, how could there be dozens of them?

"Taste, my godmother and I planted it in the greenhouse, and it tastes better than the one in the greenhouse!" She secretly watered the little tomatoes with spiritual stone water every day, and the taste was certainly better than in the greenhouse. And it's great for the body!

Li Mengru carefully took one with her hand, and glanced at Yu Xiaocao again, as if confirming that it was for her to eat. Seeing Yu Xiaocao nodding with a smile, and also took one from the plate in front of him and put it in his mouth, Li Mengru brought the small tomato to his mouth with a little hesitation, and gently bit a small hole with his teeth.

Sweet with a slight sourness, a strange taste spreads between the lips and teeth, and a sense of happiness flows from the mouth and tongue to the heart. It's no wonder that Sister Yan is obsessed with this fruit, and it turns out that the taste is not exactly the taste of small tomatoes, but the irresistible satisfaction. It feels like when my aunt was alive, she was cared for when she was young.

Sucked hard the sweet and sour juice in the small tomato, as if he wanted to keep the taste of happiness, because he recalled the happy times with his aunt in the past, Li Mengru's eyes flashed, but the corners of his mouth had a sweet smile.

After eating the small tomato in small bites, Li Mengru sniffed lightly, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I lost my temper, let you see you laugh!" ”

"You're welcome! I feel the same way, and every time I eat something I like, I am always moved. This little tomato may be precious to others, in our house, just like cabbage and radish, it is readily available - I am not showing off, I want Miss Li to let you open your arms and enjoy it. In order to appease the little girl's fragile heart, Yu Xiaocao did not hesitate to use slightly exaggerated expressions and words to describe the ordinariness of the little tomato.

Sure enough, when the little girl Li Mengru heard this, she laughed and said, "If you say this on the street, there must be many people who want to beat you!" The fruit that is hard to find is turned into radish and cabbage in your mouth. Isn't it begging? ”

Yu Xiaocao shrugged his shoulders in a chic manner, spread his hands, and said, "I'm telling the truth, I don't believe you can go to our warm house to take a look." My godmother said that I didn't understand elegance, and used her greenhouse to plant precious flowers and plants to make some vegetables and fruits. It's a terrible thing! ”

"When you say that, I'm really curious about your conservatory!" Li Mengru's little girl is not very old, and she is detained in her yard on weekdays, and she rarely has the opportunity to talk freely with a little girl who is about the same age. Yu Xiaocao is different from the little girl she knows, there is no poetry and calligraphy in her mouth, no piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and no female beauty, but they are all novelty for her. Grow vegetables and fruits with a flower house, she can think of it, no wonder Mrs. Fang said about her!

Yu Xiaocao is not in a hurry to enter the topic, as long as this little girl can let down her guard and accept her as a friend, the future will naturally come to fruition. She smiled, stood up, and said, "If Miss Li doesn't dislike it, you can follow me to the conservatory." In addition to the tomatoes, I also planted some strawberries, and in the morning I saw that a few of them were almost red, so let's pick them and try them! ”

Strawberry? Strawberries are grown? Li Mengru's eyes flashed with surprise. The mother-in-law is quite generous, and she has not shortened the supply of concubines and concubines, and in late spring, sweet and sour strawberries are one of Li Mengru's favorite fruits! Unexpectedly, in the snowy winter, I could see strawberries that had been absent for more than half a year. The little girl's heart suddenly soared, and her curiosity was fully mobilized.

The two put on their coats, left the living room of the inner house covered with earth dragons, and stepped into the wind and snow. Yu Xiaocao led the way in front, and Li Mengru's master and servant followed behind her. Soon, the two came to the conservatory.

Because Mrs. Fang loves flowers, General Fang built a big warm house for Mrs. Fang in a corner of the back garden, which looked like more than 100 square meters. The conservatory is covered with glass on all sides, and the top is also transparent glass. This greenhouse alone costs nearly a thousand taels of silver, to say the least. Li Mengru's heart was speechless.

Entering the greenhouse, Li Mengru found that the flowers and plants in the house were not planted on the ground, but erected high. The shelves are inlaid with glass walls on four sides, with two floors on the south side and three floors on the other three sides. On the shelves are a variety of precious flowers and plants, among which orchids are the majority. The best place to put the "Suguan Lotus Ding" that was a blockbuster at the Flower Fighting Party, and there is more than one pot! Some of the flowers are even hung in the air, just to save space, grow vegetables and fruits!!

The ground was vacated, half planted with small tomatoes and half with strawberries. It must have been picked in the morning, and most of the small tomato plants are green fruits, with occasional faint red tinges. Yu Xiaocao grabbed a fish that slipped through the net from the small tomato field, stuffed it into Li Mengru's hand, and said, "Actually, the fruit picked by your own hands is the sweetest when you eat it in your mouth." Let's go and take a look inside the strawberry field! ”

The strawberry vines are creeping on the ground, and the green leaves are dotted with red fruits. Li Mengru saw a red strawberry under the leaves, and couldn't help but bend down and pick it. At this time, Tanchun, who was beside Yu Xiaocao, took a water ladle from the corner of the greenhouse, filled it with water, and said with a smile: "Miss Li, do you want to wash?" ”

Li Mengru looked at the big and red strawberries in her hand, exuding a unique fragrance. This strawberry was bigger than any strawberry she had ever tasted, and its fragrance was stronger. She couldn't help but swallow her saliva and looked at Yu Xiaocao with a little embarrassment.

Yu Xiaocao didn't receive the eyes of this shy little girl, she stepped on the slightly damp soil, walked into the strawberry field, bent down and searched among the leaves, and sometimes harvested. The strawberries I picked were put into the water scoop in the hands of the sycamore, and one was cleaned from time to time, and I put it in my mouth and ate it deliciously.

Li Mengru hesitated for a moment, followed her example, put the freshly picked strawberries into the water and cleaned them, and brought them to her mouth to take a big bite. It's so sweet and fragrant! Li Mengru's eyes were crooked, and she ate the strawberries in three or two bites. He followed behind Xiaocao again, looking for a new target.

The two little girls looked down and looked for ripe strawberries, although they didn't exchange words much, but their hearts approached unconsciously. By the time she came out of the conservatory, Li Mengru was no longer as restrained as when she came, although she didn't talk much, her smile was a lot more sincere. The little girl's friendship began so wonderfully.

After eating a stomach of strawberries and small tomatoes, Li Mengru felt still in a dream. In the warm conservatory, eating cold fruits, or picking them by yourself, is really a new and wonderful experience.

When I returned to the Little Flower Hall, the kitchen brought a few more plates of novel snacks. When I inquired, I learned that these dim sum with all the color and flavor were actually developed by Yu Xiaocao! Li Mengru admired her from the bottom of her heart - no wonder she became the only female adult in the Ming Dynasty at a young age, and she was so versatile.

I ate a piece of every snack, and my little stomach was bulging. The two little girls, while eating and drinking, became good friends who talked about everything.

"Sister Mengru, I won't go around the bend with you, just say it! I invite you to come over this time, and I want to talk to you about cooperating in opening a shop! After taking a sip of the tea, Yu Xiaocao explained his purpose.

"Cooperate to open a shop?" Li Mengru repeated in surprise, and immediately said embarrassedly, "I'm just a concubine, and the money I can hold in my hand is limited." If Sister Xiaocao doesn't dislike it, I'll take out all my savings when I go back and let Jin'er send it over. ”

Jin'er, who was standing beside her, was also rewarded with a few pastries, and she was glad that she came out with Miss this time. Hearing this, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably: My young lady! All the silver you have now adds up to less than ten taels. This is still after the winter, because the flowers and plants for making rouge are difficult to find, so it was saved. Master Yu, with so many profitable transactions in your hands, can you still care about your mere ten taels of silver?

Sure enough, Yu Xiaocao smiled: "Sister Mengru, I want to open a beauty and health shop only for women." You've also heard of the peach blossom tea in our house, right? Since it is a beauty regimen, you can't just have a healthy flower tea, but also a product that can improve the condition of the skin. I heard that my sister has a lot of experience in making rouge gouache, so I took the liberty to invite you to ......"

"What do you mean? Want to sell the rouge gouache I made in the shop? Li Mengru's eyes widened and asked in disbelief.

Yu Xiaocao nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes! Not only you, but I also invited Sister Yuan from the Prime Minister's family, who has also made great achievements in making skin care products......"

"No, no!" Li Mengru shook her hand again and again, and said, "Those rouge gouaches are just messed up in my spare time." It's okay to use it for entertainment, but if you sell it in the shop, I'm afraid it will affect my sister. No way! ”

"Why should my sister be presumptuous? Sister Yuan, one of the two sisters, is full of praise for your rouge gouache. He also said that your production process is even more sophisticated than that of Fuyuan Spring. The ladies who have used your rouge gouache also expressed their affirmation. What else does my sister have to worry about? ”

"But ......"

"No, no! People always have to learn to try to know if they can do it! At the beginning, when the emperor appointed me as a six-rank official and let me be in charge of the imperial village, I didn't have any bottom in my heart. But now, don't the facts prove that I can do it? Yu Xiaocao knew that she was not incapable, but lacked courage, and repeatedly cheered her up.

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My sister-in-law's writing has always been slow and hot, and the rhythm is relatively slow. I will try to adjust......