As soon as Liang Sanniang finished giving the order, two servants came up with a saucer each. There are two pieces of peanut cake in both plates, and there is nothing else special about it. Seeing the lively neighbors tiptoe to find out, my heart became more and more curious.

Liang Sanniang gently flicked her sleeves, and unhurriedly picked up one of the peanut cakes with bamboo chopsticks, "Everyone, look at it, this is our secret peanut cake made by Liang Ji." ”

She carried her chopsticks and walked around the courtyard, put them back in place, picked up the peanut cake on another plate, and said, "And this, I asked my subordinates to go to Aunt Five's peanut cake shop yesterday to buy it." ”

The peanut cake in the two plates, except for a faint "Liang" character printed on the top of Liang Ji, the appearance, shape, and size of the rest are extremely similar, and even the outermost layer of crushed peanuts is extremely similar.

"I don't know how busy Mr. Xiao Lu is, have you ever tasted the peanut cake from Liang Kee Pastry Shop?"

When Qi Ye heard this, the figure of Mr. Xiao Lu buying cakes in front of Liang Kee's new store suddenly appeared in his mind.

"If not, then you have to see clearly. Do you think this is familiar?" Liang Sanniang specially ordered someone to put two portions of peanut cake in front of Mr. Xiao Lu, and his feet also approached little by little.

"Aren't all the peanut cakes in Bianzhou City almost the same?" The raised hand instantly stopped the figure who was about to lean over, and Qi Ye asked, "What does Liang Sanniang want to say?"

The eye wave turned to the two of them, and gradually retracted, Liang Sanniang snorted lightly, covered her mouth and said, "Of course, I still can't see anything famous." The most important thing is how good the two peanut cakes taste. ”

She turned to the people at the door, raised her voice slightly, and said, "I wonder if anyone is willing to come forward to help with the tasting?"

Quite a few people raised their hands. Liang Sanniang asked around, and finally chose an old man in Mai who never liked to eat peanut cakes.

The old man rushed forward with great interest, directly picked up a piece of peanut cake printed with the word "Liang", took a bite and exclaimed, "Yo, it's still hot! No wonder my good granddaughter loves to eat, this bite is fragrant and crispy, it is very delicious!"

Liang Sanniang's eyes couldn't hide the pride. She pointed to the other and said, "You might as well do this often." ”

The old man did as she said, and picked up the peanut cake from another plate and ate it. After chewing for a while, he stopped and said, "This peanut cake is also good, but in terms of taste...... It seems to be a little worse than the one I ate earlier. ”

Qi Ye was not surprised when he heard it, and only said: "One is freshly made, and the other was bought last night, so naturally the freshly baked ones are more dominant." ”

The old man bowed slightly, continued to eat the cake in his hand, chewed it a few more times, and suddenly said, "Huh".

Qi Ye saw him open his eyes wide and showed a look of surprise, and quickly picked up Liang Ji's pastry on the other side and took a bite, chewed it a few times, and changed another piece to continue eating.

Liang Sanniang stood aside, leaned on her chin with one hand, and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong with these two pieces of peanut cake? ”

The old man finished eating the two pieces of peanut cake in his hand, buttoned the crumbs between his fingernails, scratched the top of his head, and looked puzzled, "Although it is the first time I have eaten peanut cake, my tongue is not broken." Except for the latter one, which is a little harder, aren't these two pieces of peanut cake the same flavor?"

He looked at Liang Sanniang, and then at Mr. Xiao Lu, his brows furrowed, "I just heard what you said about Liang Ji and Aunt Wu, aren't these from the same family?"

A sentence stirred up a thousand waves. Among the onlookers, there were five aunts' regulars at the peanut cake shop, and of course, many of them had bought Liang Ji pastries, so they couldn't help but turn their heads and ears.

"Eh, Liang Ji's peanut cake tastes the same as Aunt Wu's house, why didn't I notice it before?"

"It seems to be the same, isn't it all like that?

"No, no, no, how do I remember that Mr. Xiao Lu made it a little more crispy, and the crushed peanuts in it are also more crispy!"

"Yes, I still like to eat what Mr. Xiao Lu makes, but I can only buy two pieces at a time, which is not enough......"

"But how can Aunt Five's peanut cake taste exactly the same as Liang Ji......'s?"

......

In those words, Qi Ye had already stepped forward and tasted the remaining peanut cakes from the two plates. Liang Ji's peanut cake is the same as the one she bought in Liang Kee's new store before, and she told Meng Yunsheng after eating it that she still thinks Mr. Xiao Lu's cooking is more delicious.

And the other piece --

Liang Sanniang presented it and bought it yesterday at Aunt Wu's house. Qi Ye seriously chewed the pastry in his mouth, and was stunned for a moment, only to understand why the old man would say this.

Liang Sanniang on the side squinted at Qi Ye, "What, the little girl who is uneven, you can't speak now?"

Qi Ye ignored her, put down the peanut cake in his hand, swallowed the contents of his mouth, and stepped forward and said, "Everyone, if my expectations are right, every evening, everyone who passes through the narrow alley will be attracted by a tempting fragrance of gluttonous insects. It is said that Liang Ji's cake shop is big and numerous, and the peanut cake made is a must in Bianliang. But why are there many people willing to wait in front of Aunt Five's shop at sunset? I think the reason is that the peanut cake made by Mr. Xiao Lu has a unique fragrance, and the crushed peanuts on it are more crispy. Think about me, yes or no?"

She deliberately paused to observe the reaction of the onlookers. Everyone really nodded in agreement, and Liang Sanniang froze a little when she saw it.

"Today, this Liang Sanniang brought, one piece is freshly baked, and the other is made yesterday. Even if it is a competition, it is unfair to Mr. Xiao Lu. Everyone knows that after an overnight pastry, not only will the fragrance dissipate, but it will also become cold and hard, and of course the taste will be almost bad. I think it's for this reason that the fairy-like peanut cake of Aunt Wu's family is slightly inferior, and the taste is naturally similar to Liang Ji's. ”

Everyone gradually came back to their senses, and seemed to smell the unique fragrance of the peanut cake of the fifth aunt's house again, and couldn't help but nod with an "oh", as if it was the reason.

"You are talking nonsense! Our Liang Ji's peanut cake is the first in Bianliang!" Liang Sanniang listened to the anger, and no longer cared about that image, raised her eyebrows, and pointed her hand at Qi Ye's nose.

"No, it's not you who have the final say, it's everyone who has the final say. Qiye stepped back to Mr. Xiao Lu's side.

Liang Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down and said in a calm tone: "The little girl is very articulate. But as you just said, these two peanut cakes do taste similar. Our Liang Kee is a century-old shop in Bianzhou City, and the secret recipe for making peanut cakes has been passed down from generation to generation until today. I inquired before I came. Aunt Five's shop has only been doing well since a few years ago when a teacher was hired to make pastries. ”

She paused, snorted, and said loudly: "How can a teacher know so much? Isn't it stealing Liang Ji's secret recipe, and in order to hide people's eyes and ears and improve it, he says that it is his own pastry?"

Qi Yezhi frowned, very puzzled, "Liang Sanniang, the prejudice in your words is too deep. Why can't a teacher make peanut cakes? A woman can teach her husband and children at home, and she can also take care of the shop outside, is it possible that I will also say that you Liang Sanniang is not right?"

Liang Sanniang suddenly choked and couldn't answer for a while.

At this time, the old man standing on the side spoke, "What you two said is that I am an honest man!"

He pointed at Liang Sanniang, "You said they stole your Liang Ji's secret recipe." Then he looked to the other side and said, "You said you hadn't done that." That's simple, I, an old man, have seen Liang Ji's shop since I was a child, and it has indeed been around for a hundred years. It stands to reason that if it doesn't fall for a hundred years, it's still a bit of a way to make pastries. ”

He babbled on and on, and finally pointed to the gray shadow who had not spoken, "She said that you stole the secret recipe, then you can explain why you make peanut cakes, wouldn't that be good?"

And some of the crowd fell aside, agreeing with these words.

"Uncle, you're not right. Qiye shook his head, "If you haven't done it, you haven't done it, why do you have to explain too much? Justice is at ease in people's hearts......"

"Family heirloom. ”

Qi Ye was halfway through speaking, but he heard a sudden sound from the side. She, Liang Sanniang, and the old man all looked at the person beside them in surprise.

Mr. Xiao Lu's tone was extremely cold, "My method of making peanut cake is also a family tradition. ”

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