Chapter 15: A Touching Story

Master Qi looked at Yao, then at Third Master Qi, and finally sighed deeply.

Parents always hope that their children can be harmonious as husband and wife, even if they respect each other like guests, but unfortunately the third child did not correct his body before, and he and the Yao family have already become a grudge couple.

Originally, I thought that some time ago, the third master of Qi had changed his temperament and no longer spoiled his concubine and killed his wife so much, but now it seems that it is just that his nature is difficult to change, and Master Qi's heart is inevitably disappointed, and his fingertips trembled slightly and said:

"That's it, after all, the third brother can't live with you, even so, I have decided to let your eldest brother stay in this Nanding Town to settle down, even if you are so, you will also stay here, just remember that if there is nothing important in the future, you are not allowed to bother your eldest brother, although you two are still brothers, but you still have to live your own life."

The second half of the sentence was said by Master Qi to Qi Sanye, and his tone was quite cold, and Qi Sanye already knew that now his father no longer loved himself as much as he did in the Mingyuan Marquis's mansion.

The eldest brother and the second brother don't talk about it first, now that my father loves Qi Zhenzhen, a little girl, I am far better than him, and Qi Sanye tried to say some clever things as before, but Qi Sanye was always cold, and Qi Sanye had to let go.

Hearing Master Qi's arrangement, the others didn't make any obvious reaction, but Mrs. Qi responded happily first, she was happy only for two reasons, one is that her husband chose the latter between his father and himself and his children.

Mrs. Qi only felt that the sulking she had last night had been evacuated, on the other hand, she was happy that her daughter and son did not have to be as bumpy as a few days ago, and now Nanding Town is small, but I believe that with their savings to manage well, they can also live a peaceful and happy life.

She no longer fantasizes about the prosperity of the Hou Mansion in the past, as long as it is so stable now, so although she has to carry the burden of Qi Sanye, Mrs. Qi is still quite happy.

In this way, the Qi family was officially separated under the arrangement of Master Qi, Uncle Qi and Third Master Qi stayed in Nanding Town, and the rest of Second Master Qi and Li's family, Yao's family, Concubine Rou and Zhen Zhen followed Master Qi to West Hammer.

As for what savings Master Qi will give to Qi Sanye in private, others don't know, and when Qi Sanye left, he seemed to want to say something to Yao, but his buzzing lips were speechless after all, but the aunt next to him shook her body slightly at the right time, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Yao's tense body relaxed again for a moment, maybe some people are like this, always missing out.

Thinking that she was canonized as the county lord back then, it was just a soothing title, and the Yao family was confused and didn't know where to go.

It was at this time that the people from the Marquis of Mingyuan Mansion came to propose marriage, in fact, the Yao family had longing and expectations in their hearts, but the expectations were followed by disappointments again and again.

Slowly, she has long been disheartened with her husband, and all she misses is her own daughter-in-law, and now she only has Zhen Zhen left.

As if sensing Yao's vulnerability, Qi Zhenzhen took Yao's hand comfortingly and said softly to her:

"Mother, Zhen Zhen will always be with you in the future, mother don't be sad anymore."

yes, don't get hurt again, that's all it takes.

The separation has been completed, Qi Zhenzhen let go of this concern, and began to worry about the pastry shop again.

Originally, it had been surveying a suitable location with the Li family that day, but later it met Concubine Rou and a series of things, obviously the pastry shop was not as important as the previous thing, so it was repeatedly shelved.

And this time I think about it again, things are very different from the past, now that the Qi family has been separated, Master Qi also has the idea of going to the West Hammer, and he may have to leave soon.

Qi Zhenzhen didn't know if she should put this plan on hold for a while, or test the water now to see if there was anything that needed to be changed.

Qi Zhenzhen's heart couldn't make up her mind for a while, so she went to ask Master Qi, who listened to Qi Zhenzhen's plan, touched her head with a smile and said:

"Then let's try it here first, saying that I want to leave, but in fact, there are still many things that need to be prepared, and it will take about half a month."

got Master Qi's personal reply, Qi Zhenzhen smiled yes, and then pulled the Li family to look for a stall outside, this time there was one more person who was Concubine Rou, and now she was going to change her name to Aunt Rou.

Concubine Rou and the Li family have always been in the contract, which was the case when they were in the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion, and now the relationship is much closer.

Hearing Qi Zhenzhen's plan, Concubine Rou was also quite interested in her heart, she was just a weak female streamer, and now that she has decided to follow the Qi family, she naturally hopes that the Qi family will get better and better, and this pastry is obviously a very serious and convenient livelihood.

And Concubine Rou is also quite good at cooking, when she was in the palace, the concubines were proficient in everything in order to compete for favor.

Today's dancing, tomorrow'er's singing, and tomorrow's poetry can be said to be everything, and although these Rou concubines have also learned in the boudoir, they are really not very outstanding.

At that time, Concubine Rou's position was not high, and she was favored for a few days and was awarded a small Baolin, although the emperor liked her appearance a little, but the beautiful people in the harem were like carp crossing the river.

Although the beauty of Concubine Rou is outstanding, the emperor who has seen her for a long time is always a little less amazing, and her grace will always fade slowly if she goes on like this.

And the reason why Concubine Rou was able to be promoted frequently later was because Concubine Rou found a new way among the concubines who chose to show their talents, and chose to impress the emperor with her cooking skills.

has been in a high position for many years, and the emperor is used to seeing people surrender, but there is also a saying that high places are unbearable, so occasionally there will be some times when he yearns for ordinary life.

And Concubine Rou is working hard along this line of thought, if compared to cooking, she is naturally not as good as the chefs who specialize in this in the imperial dining room, they are all top-notch. Then she worked hard to make some home-cooked delicious side dishes and snacks, and tried to create a warm feeling for the emperor.

So as soon as the emperor arrived in her palace, he felt cordial, and ate some novel meals and pastries made by Concubine Rou herself, although not as exquisite as the imperial dining room, but the presentation was also quite attentive, just to make the emperor feel warm.

In the past few years, although there are always new favorites in the harem, Concubine Rou has become the most favored, although it is not a special favorite, it can be called an equal distribution, and the emperor is much more generous to her than those concubines.

Therefore, Concubine Rou has actually had some experience in cooking over the years, and now she is trying to integrate into the Qi family, listening to Qi Zhenzhen and Li's plans, this is exactly the area she is good at, and Concubine Rou naturally wants to participate wholeheartedly.

As a result, there were two slender women with a little girl in the market of Nanding Town, although Concubine Rou and Li were both brushed with light veils, but they could also see their stunning faces.

People are always very tolerant of beautiful things, so after half a day, Concubine Rou and Li decided on the location of the stall and bought the raw materials for making pastries at a relatively low price, and went to the store to get the customized molds.

Now that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, a few people discussed it, and finally decided to put out a few pastries tomorrow to try it out to see how well the residents of Nanding Town are accepted, and then modify it as appropriate.

So on the second day, a beautiful scenery appeared in the market of Nanding Town......

Rows and rows of delicately crafted pastries lay on the table, covered in tulle, and although through the tulle, people seem to have smelled the seductive fragrance of the pastry, not to mention the delicate pattern on the surface.

Most of the markets in Nanding Town are some affordable things, although they are enough to fill the stomach, but the taste is always slightly inferior, not to mention the style, basically only seeking a large amount but the shape is not very pursuing.

Everyone is used to seeing the previous ones, and they just think that most of them are about the same, but when they see this exquisite and fragrant pastry, they have a new understanding.

It is true that everyone likes to buy a lot of money, but nowadays everyone has some spare money in their hands, so they want to try these delicate pastries.

So everyone got together in twos and threes, and it really became a rather curious scenery in the market of Nanding Town.

"Yo, look at this pastry, it's so exquisite, why is there a word next to it, who knows to read it to our big guy?"

"Yes, usually my family also likes to eat some desserts after meals and the like, and occasionally I buy some in the provincial capital, but most of them are simple styles, so delicate and I don't know how much, but no matter what, I always have to try it."

Everyone was discussing in twos and threes, and at this time, the literate scholar next to him was led over to read the words on the paper, which was still Qi Zhenzhen's trick.

Now everyone's entertainment is not as rich as that of later generations, but there must be a unique story behind a brilliant delicacy, so that it is more eye-catching, so Qi Zhenzhen also thought of a moving story behind these pastries.

Qi Zhenzhen's handwriting is not very outstanding, and the Li family, Concubine Rou, and Yao are all carefully raised daughters of the family, even if they are not outstanding in calligraphy, but they are also beautiful, so Qi Zhenzhen dictated this story to them and asked them to write it down.

Li Shi wrote at that time, and nodded Qi Zhenzhen's forehead with a smile, and teased Yao Shi next to him:

"This little girl doesn't know how to grow up, she has so many ingenuity in her heart at such a young age, and when she grows up, what kind of excellent son do you say can be worthy of Zhen Zhen? Blessed are you, third brother and sister. ”

I only listened to the literate scholar slowly tell the story on the paper, the story is probably that there is a boy in a peasant family in a certain town who has been smart since he was a child, but his family is poor, but fortunately he met Yixiu to cherish his talent, and he was free to teach him, and even married his only daughter to her after the scholar was born.

The wife is beautiful and gentle, quite good at pastry making, with this craft all the way to support her husband's high school champion, the emperor heard that this matter was quite touched, felt that it was not easy for peasant students to study, and praised Xiucai and his daughter's affection, and gave it as the wife of the fate, and later the scholar and his wife had a deep love, a lifetime of a couple.

And the pastry that once supported scholars to enter Beijing to take the exam was affectionately called the genius cake by the local people.