"The Lord's House, making pastries or making meals, is not for the so-called hunger, after all, there is money and status, and what is pursued on it is elegance and style.

The production of pastries is extremely particular in terms of steps and shapes, as the so-called color, flavor, and flavor, and making pastries is to please others and themselves.

Behind each meal and pastry, including its name, preparation and seasoning, it has its own unique meaning, and it contains the ingenuity of countless skilled craftsmen.

For example, in this golden wind and jade dew, the most tender stamens in the heart of fresh flowers are taken and dried, finely ground into powder, sealed in a wooden box, and exposed to the sun for three days.

Make sure that the fragrance of the stamens is light and pleasant, which is said to be moderate.

Then the pastry is cooked, shaped and plated, and there is truth in it, but this is what your second aunt is best at, although I have read some books on home-made pastries, but I only read some scratches.

Among them, there are three pastries that I remember most clearly, namely pear blossom paste, lotus crisp and peach blossom cake.

It's just that the materials are more elaborate than usual, and the shape is more peculiar, and there is no other difference in detail. ”

Yao touched Qi Zhenzhen's bun as she spoke, and she couldn't help but rejoice when she saw her daughter's originally somewhat dull yellow hair turn black and shiny again.

Qi Zhenzhen's heart was also quite happy at this time, so it turned out that she finally understood the truth that the so-called family has been passed down for thousands of years, and even the production of such a pastry has so much attention, let alone others.

It's just that her mother doesn't seem to be very good at making pastries, but Qi Zhenzhen's whimsy is related to pastries, and since the pastries made by the family take the elegant route, she might as well make them popular.

To see if this can attract everyone's attention, thinking of this, Qi Zhenzhen hurriedly stood up, grabbed the Li family in front of her, and whispered to her:

"Second aunt, are you interested in making pastries? It's like the golden wind and jade dew, and there are these kinds like what my mother said, but it's a little simpler, cheaper, and more affordable than these steps, and then the amount is a little bigger. ”

Seeing Qi Zhenzhen's cute head lowered and spoke, Li touched her head with a light smile, and asked with a smile:

"The second aunt knows that you want to make pastries to sell, right? Look at you these days, you have been worried about these things, we originally wanted to find a chance to talk to you, but we didn't expect you to be so concerned, since this is the case, then let's talk about it together. ”

Yao is a meticulous person, and she is extremely concerned about any changes in things, let alone her dearest and favorite daughter. So from the beginning of Qi Zhenzhen's sorrowful face, Yao has been thinking about the reason.

It stands to reason that Qi Zhenzhen at this age is one year younger than the two brothers and sisters in the big house, and it is the time when she is innocent and does not know what it is like to be a teenager.

But somehow she was inexplicably worried, and Qi Zhenzhen's big eyes would always stare at the merchants who were setting up stalls outside.

Yao thought at first that Qi Zhenzhen was a little hungry for the pastries outside, so she hurriedly went out to buy some back, but the other party didn't have much appetite.

Yao's heart became more and more strange, and later met Li's, Yao's told the other party his doubts again, and the two of them observed it again, only then did they discover the truth.

It's just that this truth is quite ridiculous, I didn't expect that the adults didn't worry much about their livelihoods, and the youngest in the entire Qi family, Qi Zhenzhen, who should have been carefree, was worried first.

After this short period of surprise, and then there was some warmth in the hearts of the two, this little girl, at such a young age, actually knew how to be considerate of her elders, and she was not messing around, but she was silently pondering in her heart.

The Yao family and the Li family only felt that this kind of Qi Zhenzhen made them love a little more, so no matter what, even if the money was a little lost, they wanted Qi Zhenzhen's dream to come true.

Qi Zhenzhen didn't expect that her little idea had already been known to her second aunt and mother, and she still wanted to surprise the two.

Now she was a little embarrassed to bow her head and play with her fingers, waiting for her mother to talk to her second aunt.

saw that Yao just smiled at her, and then took out a small coarse sack from the quilt.

The cloth bag was extremely rough in workmanship, and it was made of coarse cloth, and it was dusty when knocked, and Qi Zhenzhen saw it many times on the road, because this small cloth bag was so inconspicuous that the officials guarding them only felt ugly, and they didn't even bother to pass it. So this coarse cloth bag also followed Yao all the way to the inn.

Yao opened the coarse cloth pouch and saw that it was a whole black stone lump inside, and she was a little curious why Yao took this thing all the way to exile, and even took it with him when he escaped.

But before she could speak, she saw Yao Shi bring a plate of clear water, put the black stone lump in the clear water and rub it slowly.

Not long after the time passed, I saw that the small black round balls peeled off from the stone lumps little by little, and then gradually revealed their true faces under the water waves.

It turned out to be one after another seawater pearls like fingernails, and the color was really amazing.

I saw that the color of the pearl was excellent, and the color of each grain was as white as snow, but it was tinged with a faint light pink, showing a magnificent color under the refraction of the sun.

This pearl is worth a lot of money, let alone this bag full of it.

"This bag of pearls is still from my mother's family to marry, this is my father specially let the skilled craftsman to make a disguise, and then made my dowry, this turned out to be a box of fine saltwater pearls, one is worth a hundred gold.

I was too young to understand what my father meant, and such a good color pearl was a very thick dowry even if it was placed in the makeup.

It's just that at that time, my father told me not to expose my wealth, and to leave more things that others don't know is confidence, and later entered the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion, and the monthly silver was also abundant, and I didn't have anything to spend, so I kept it until the time of exile, and then I took it out.

Originally, I thought that when you grow up, no matter what happens to the Qi family at that time, this money will always be able to prepare a rich dowry for you, and then leave you enough to support.

In this way, no matter what your status is, you can always marry in style, and your mother will be satisfied at that time.

It's just that since you want to try trading now, then I naturally want to support you well, but this sea pearl is too conspicuous.

Wait a while, I'll grind it into a fine powder and take it to the pharmacy, presumably with the texture can also be exchanged for a lot of money, and the cost of setting up a stall is not enough. ”

After Yao's finished speaking, he was about to take out a pearl to grind, but was stopped by Li, smiled at her and said:

"Okay, why are you so stubborn, what you said at the beginning was to let Zhen Zhen know that we have some surplus in our hands, so that she has some confidence, and she doesn't have to worry too much about the future.

And this pearl is naturally to be kept well, and when Zhen Zhen grows up, she will make a dowry, how can she use it easily at this time.

What's more, if it is a pearl of this color, it is best to put a sticky note on the crown or in the jewel, so if it is ground into a fine powder and sold, its price is only one-tenth of the original, which is really not worth it. ”

After saying this, Li Shi held Yao's hand and took out a silver ticket from his coat pocket, on which was written an amount of 100 taels.

Li Shi took it to Qi Zhenzhen and said:

"Zhen Zhen, you remember, this silver ticket is arranged by you, you remember that you can't squander it easily, now we are no longer the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion when it was boiling.

If you have any ideas, let it go, no matter what the result is, my aunt will not blame you, but before that I have one thing to tell you, this must not be told to your aunt, only me and your mother and you know. ”

Li's words were also for Qi Zhenzhen's consideration.

After all, Mrs. Qi has been in charge of the whole family for many years, even if the Marquis of Mingyuan Mansion is defeated now, she still has some confidence.

If they knew that at the critical time of escaping, not only did they not work together to hand over all the money in their hands to her, but they also took out a hundred taels to give Qi Zhenzhen a try.

Thinking about it, this move was like child's play in the eyes of Mrs. Qi.

At that time, I am afraid that Mrs. Qi should have a seizure again, and now it is the time for the family to work together, the Yao family and the Li family really don't want to cause controversy because of these things, but they don't want to let Qi Zhenzhen be so disappointed.

In this way, they secretly took their own money, and they didn't let Mrs. Qi know about it, just hide it from her.

When Qi Zhenzhen heard Li's words, she naturally understood her plan, and Qi Zhenzhen couldn't help but be moved by the two elders' meticulous planning for herself.

For a while, Qi Zhenzhen only felt that her heart was hot, she couldn't help but puff up her chest, and said to the two of them with a childish face:

"Mother and aunt, don't worry, Zhen Zhen will definitely not let you lose money, and we have to save a lot of money, to buy beautiful hairpins and clothes for my mother and second aunt, buy the latest rouge gouache, and dress you all up beautifully."

Listening to Qi Zhenzhen's firm tone, Yao and Li felt very funny, but at the same time, they could not hide the emotion in their hearts.

Li even stretched out his hand and pinched Qi Zhenzhen's nose, and said to her with a smile:

"Okay, you little slippery, such a flamboyant tongue, what do you ask of us?"

"Of course, I make pastries, pear flower paste, lotus pastry, peach blossom cake, golden wind and jade dew, green drinks and refreshments, make more and more sales, but I need the help of my mother and second aunt.

Especially the second aunt, your hands are so skillful, but the more the merrier, of course, if you do more, you will naturally have to divide it, I will definitely give the second aunt a big red envelope, but you don't want to learn how to peel the skin. ”

"Hahaha, Zhen Zhen, your little mouth, is really getting more and more clever."

Li pretended to pinch Qi Zhenzhen's chubby face, but saw the other party quietly dodging, and the room was filled with happy laughter for a while.