On this day, the weather in Bianzhou City was surprisingly good. The sky was clear in the morning, and even the wind blowing in the winter was a little warmer. The four markets in the south, east, and west gradually began to be crowded, and the day began to buy and sell.

At the junction of the North City and the East Market, in the narrow alley, except for the innermost shop, the first two opened the wooden doors to welcome customers. After a while, a thin gray shadow appeared in the alley. The people in the first two shops greeted each other very well and eagerly, and the gray shadow returned the salute one by one, but did not stop until he reached the door of the last closed shop.

Knock Knock Knock –

"Who?" asked from the store.

"Aunt Five, it's me. ”

The door of the store was opened, and the sleepy-eyed face of the fifth aunt was poked out, and she was stunned when she saw the visitor, but she soon came to her senses.

"Yes sir...... Why did the gentleman come here so early?

"Thanks to Aunt Tuo, Alu's hand is no longer in the way. Mr. Xiao Lu's expression was bright, and the corners of his mouth were raised.

The fifth aunt stared at the face of the person in front of her and was stunned, always feeling that there seemed to be something different about today's husband.

"That's good, Auntie, I can rest easy. She breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to say something, when she heard Mr. Xiao Lu's voice again.

"Auntie, do you have flour and peanuts in the store now?"

"Yes, although my husband hasn't come to the store these days, I have all these raw materials. The fifth aunt nodded again and again, suddenly reacted, and said in a surprised tone, "Sir, does Mr. want to make peanut cakes now?"

Sure enough, Mr. Xiao Lu bowed his head at her and said softly: "I have missed the business of the store because of my hand injury in the past few days, I think it is better to open earlier today and make a few more drawers." Auntie, what do you think?"

"I, of course I'm good!" Aunt Five's eyes lit up, and she was completely excited, "Sir doesn't know yet! Everyone should be very happy to be able to eat peanut cake early today!

"Today, I gave my children a day off. ”

"Oh! That's fine. Huh, special circumstances......" The fifth aunt was still thinking about what the special situation was, and when she saw Mr. Xiao Lu looking at her with a quiet smile, she patted her head sharply and ran towards the back room, "Oh, I'll prepare for Mr. immediately." Wait a minute, sir......"

When Mr. Xiao Lu saw her figure leaving, he stepped into the store, picked up the cloth hanging on the wall, and tied it carefully on his body.

Today, whether you are passing by the border between the North City and the East Market, or the businessmen who are already in the vicinity, they all smell the fragrance of peanut cake that is particularly tempting and greedy. And the source of this fragrance is from the narrow alley.

The fifth aunt has set up a polished board in front of the peanut cake shop. There were already a few guests who were attracted by the scent.

"Aunt Five, opened the door so early today, is Mr. Xiao Lu back?" asked the people along the way.

"Yes, Mr. Xiao Lu knows that everyone misses his peanut cake very much, and he came to the store without hurting!" The fifth aunt's eyebrows were full of joy, and she shouted towards the door, "Mr. also said that there is no limit to purchases in the store today, and everyone can buy as much as they want!"

"Oh, that's great! This peanut cake is still delicious at your fifth aunt's house!"

More and more people gathered in front of the store, waiting for the peanut cake to be baked, and the words were lively.

"This Mr. Xiao Lu is ingenious, talented and good-looking, but I'm afraid that Bianliang can't find a good man like him. I saw what happened a few days ago, it was Liang Ji's people who were playing ghosts!"

"That's it, I don't believe that Mr. Xiao Lu would do such a thing. Liang Ji is relying on a few dollars to deliberately bully people. Aunt Five, you said yes, right?"

The fifth aunt nodded again and again when she heard this, and couldn't help but feel relieved to see that everyone was on Mr. Xiao Lu's side. The fragrance that permeated the area became stronger and stronger, and a long-awaited voice came from behind him.

"The peanut cake is ready. ”

Everyone looked up and saw the thin gray figure carrying the steaming cake dough that had just come out of the baking kang.

"Ah, sir is here!" cheered everywhere.

Mr. Xiao Lu carefully removed the mold, raised his hand, and evenly sprinkled crushed peanuts on top of the cake, and cut it into pieces neatly with a knife. The guy in the shop prepared the oiled paper, packed the peanut cake and handed it to the customers. There was already a long queue outside, and thinking that there was no limit to purchase today, the people behind couldn't help but squeeze forward impatiently.

The fifth aunt maintained order while collecting the copper plate, "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, come one by one!"

Mr. Xiao Lu helped the guy hand the peanut cake to the guests, and when he heard the voice, he also raised his head and said, "Don't worry, everyone, there are still a few drawers roasted on the baking kang, so everyone is sure to have a share." ”

There was a round of applause in front of the store, and the fifth aunt listened to the joy on her eyebrows.

"Mr. Xiao Lu, Fifth Aunt!"

Suddenly, there was a very bright voice from the crowd. Both of them looked up and saw the familiar green shadow striding forward, followed by a man with a folding fan in his hand.

"It's Miss Qi here. The fifth aunt smiled and made a way.

"Woman. Mr. Xiao Lu looked at her, and his smile deepened a few inches. But the meaning of this is only known to the two of them.

"We smelled the peanut cake from afar, and we thought that my husband must be in the store. In this way, sir, your hand injury is also healed. Seeing that there were many people and business was so hot, Qiye also picked up the oil paper on the side to help.

Meng Yunsheng leaned to the side, gently shaking the folding fan and looking at them quietly.

Mr. Xiao Lu nodded with Qiye, and stopped when he remembered something, "By the way, I have something to give you, you wait for me." ”

Qiye saw her walk to the back room, took something from the edge of the kang and put it on a plate.

"This is?" on the plate were a few pieces of peanut cake. Qi Ye saw her stretch out her hand, and her eyes were a little excited: "Woman, you can taste it." ”

Hearing this, Qiye picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

"Well, it was freshly baked, and it was really fragrant and delicious. She said as she ate.

"Really, do you think this is different from what you've eaten before?"

"Different, why is it different......" She was puzzled, and chewed carefully for a while, but she paused, and her eyebrows protruded slightly.

"What's the matter, is it really different?" Mr. Xiao Lu saw her like this, and his expression showed some urgency,

Qi Ye continued to eat the peanut cake in his hand, and looked down at the peanut cake on the board, and saw that the color, size, and shape were all exactly the same.

"No, perhaps...... Maybe there's something wrong with my tongue......" she said hesitantly.

Qiye turned around and looked at the man behind him with an embarrassed expression. Meng Yunsheng paused for a moment, then put away the fan and reached for the plate.

"From the outside, it's the same as usual, and it's sweet and crispy at first. It's just-" Meng Yunsheng only tasted it, and then said the point, "The aftertaste of this peanut cake is a little salty, and there is even a hint of bitterness. ”

Qiye nodded thoughtfully, "Indeed, I also felt this way when I ate it, and I thought it was a taste problem." They look exactly the same, but why has the taste changed a little?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the peanut cake on this plate has a little extra vermilion powder. Mengyunsheng said.

"What's that?"

The two looked at the gray shadow. Mr. Xiao Lu was also savoring the peanut cake in his mouth, his expression showed some frustration, and he dropped half of the cake to the plate and sighed.

Sure enough, it failed again. ”

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