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Chapter 490 Pastry Shop
"Miss He, are you going to check out?" The shopkeeper of the inn was surprised, the abacus beads in his hand were dialed wrong, but now he couldn't care less about settling accounts, and looked outside warily.

The shopkeeper deliberately lowered his voice, "Miss He, the old man said something from the bottom of his heart, Liu County is not far from the capital city, and the carriage will arrive in half a day, but there are mountains on both sides of the official road, so this road will not be peaceful."

"Thank you shopkeeper for your reminder." He Nuan thanked with a warm smile. She understood the meaning of the shopkeeper's words. The matter in Liu County is not over. If she just leaves like this, the shopkeeper is afraid that something will happen on the way.

"Brother He is very skilled in martial arts, but as the saying goes, a strong dragon can't overwhelm a local snake." If the shopkeeper hadn't had a little relationship with Mr. Zhao, he wouldn't have said these words to He Nuan. If he said it, it would be tantamount to offending Cheng. County lieutenant.

Especially Wang Butou and the others will have a broken leg and recuperate at home. If he knows, it will not be easy for the shopkeeper to run the inn peacefully.

"I'll let you know." He Nuan thanked again, but still returned the three rooms. They only stayed for ten days, but they spent 30 taels of silver. The people here are either rich or expensive. Ordinary people only save ten taels of silver in a year, and the silver in three years is gone in ten days.

In the room on the second floor, Zhan Feiyu had just revised the policy question he wrote yesterday, and asked without raising his head when he heard the door open, "Is it all done?"

"My brother is checking the carriage. Miss, what do you want to tell me?" He Nuan checked the room, packed up all the luggage and put them in the box. There is still more than half an hour before departure. He Nuan plans to go out and buy some The ingredients are put on the carriage.

Liu County is close to Fucheng, and you can get there before dark, so He Nuan just plans to buy a little bit, and the meal at noon is estimated to be settled in the carriage.

The weather is hot, and fresh vegetables and fruits can still be stored for two days. As for meat, Liu County is surrounded by mountains. Wherever you camp and rest, you can go to the forest to hunt a rabbit or pheasant and come back.

"Let's go out together." Zhan Feiyu stood up and moved his shoulders that were hard because of his desk, "It's been a quiet two days, just enough to go out for a walk."

Zhan Feiyu originally thought that County Magistrate Zhu or Master Zhao would take action, but the past two days have been peaceful, as if nothing happened before, and Zhan Feiyu doesn't plan to stay in Liu County any longer. Whether someone will intercept it halfway depends on who is more capable.

Two quarters later.

In the bustling market, He Nuan pointed to the shop diagonally opposite, "Miss, that's Zhao's pastry shop, do you want to buy some to eat on the road?"

Zhan Feiyu followed the flow of people and continued to walk forward, "The people in Liuxian County are indeed richer than other places. Before we arrive at Sishi, the shop is full of people."

In other places, at this time, the most people go to the morning market to buy vegetables, and then the breakfast shops selling buns and steamed buns will be crowded with people.

But Liu County is different. Looking around, the shops on both sides of the street have customers coming in and out, selling everything, which also shows that the people are not short of money.

"Please, two guests, I just made cold cakes today, clearing away the heat and relieving the heat." The clerk of the pastry shop greeted attentively, and there were cold cakes for guests to try on the plate on the counter. "Miss, can you try it?"

"No need." He Nuan rebuffed aloud, signaling to the waiter that there is no need to greet her again, and then said: "Miss' cold cake is made with lotus leaves and lotus seeds, it is not too sweet and has a sweet taste, here is Mung bean cake, next to it is horseshoe cake..."

The stove in the inn is simple, so He Nuankong has no way to make cakes, and the weather is getting hotter every day, and the cakes made by busy hours will go bad within two days So it is more convenient to go to the store to buy.

Just when Zhan Feiyu was about to buy a few pieces of the same pastry, there was a sudden sound of cursing and crying outside the shop.

"You black-hearted shop almost killed my mother. There is no law in Liuxian County. The pastries in this shop are not edible..."

Not to mention Zhan Feiyu was taken aback by the sudden howling, several women who were about to buy cakes also took two steps back in fright. Who would dare to buy them when they heard that the cakes almost killed people.

The guy who was greeting the guests was stunned for a moment, and then he roared angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about here? Our Zhao's pastry shop is an ancestral craftsmanship. It has been open in Liu County for decades, and there has never been a piece of pastry. Eat bad people!"

I don't blame the guy for getting angry, that's what shops that run food are afraid of. This rumor has been widely spread, and no one will dare to come to the shop to buy pastries in the future.

A woman with a round face on the left side also said helpfully: "Brother, you made a mistake? My family lives in this alley, and my mother's family and mother-in-law have been buying pastries in this shop since the beginning. I bought a few catties for the Chinese New Year, and I haven’t eaten a piece of broken pastry for so many years.”

"Thank you, sister-in-law Liu, for speaking up." Zhao Ling, who heard the quarrel and rushed over from the backyard, bowed gratefully to sister-in-law Liu, and then strode to the door of the shop and spoke loudly.

"My Zhao family's pastry shop has been open in Liu County for three generations. Not only in Liu County, but also in several adjacent counties including Fucheng. The materials used by Zhao's family to make pastries are all The best thing, if you don’t believe me, you can go to the Huangji Rice Shop and ask Boss Huang, all the rice, beans and sugar used in the cakes are bought from Boss Huang’s shop.”

Standing at the door of the shop, an old woman carrying a basket to buy vegetables also nodded in agreement, "Old woman, let me be fair, this Zhao family will never engage in shady business, and every month the shopkeeper Zhao will destroy the goods that are about to break." The lost cakes are sold at a low price, my wife and my family are poor, and my grandsons and granddaughters rely on the cakes sold by Zhao’s to make sweet mouths.”

It’s okay to be hot in summer, but in autumn and winter, generally pastries will not go bad after a month, at most the taste will be much worse.

But Zhao's pastry shop has been such a rule since its ancestors. Once the taste of the pastry deteriorates, it will be sold at the cost price.

In this way, many people from poor families are willing to buy a few cakes. After all, the price is much cheaper, and the taste is only a little worse.

If I make some pastries for food, I will eat them slowly for more than a month. Poor people are not as particular as those high-ranking officials, and those who stutter are thankful.

The common people watching outside the shop also said that the cakes sold by Zhao's shop are indeed high-quality and cheap, and they will give more if they buy more during the festivals. They have eaten so many pastries from Zhao's shop, and never I haven't heard of anyone eating bad stomach.

The middle-aged man standing at the door was furious now, he went up the steps suddenly and grabbed Zhao Ling's lapel, and asked bitterly: "My old lady is still lying in the hospital, the doctor said it was fortunate that I It was delivered in time, otherwise my old lady would have died, she just ate your pastries in the morning, and then she started to vomit and have diarrhea, could it be that the pastries in your shop are broken?"

The voice became louder and louder, the man's eyes turned red when he thought of the old woman who was lying in the hospital with less air intake and more air output, and he suddenly raised his fist and threw his fist at Zhao Ling's face, making a roar of exhaustion At the same time, it sounded, "If there is something wrong with my old lady, I will burn your shop down!"

"Why are you beating someone? Let go of my shopkeeper!" The boy rushed over anxiously, but unfortunately, with all his strength, he pushed the boy away with a wave of his hand.

After being punched, Zhao Ling wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth. He didn't care about the pain anymore. No matter what this person said was true or not, he had to control the situation first.

In the shop, Zhan Feiyu came out from behind He Nuan, looked at the two people who were facing each other at the door, and observed for a while, "Ah Nuan, is that Lian Jiazi?"

"The breath is heavy, the punches are not organized, and the lower body is not stable. I guess I often do heavy work, so I have great strength." He Nuan shook his head, this man looked like an ordinary person.

Zhan Feiyu didn't speak again.

Zhao Ling finally broke free from the man's restraint, and there was no trace of anger on his red and swollen face, instead Chen Ken said: "Brother, I can guarantee that the pastries in Zhao's shop are all fresh, but since the old lady has a pastry disease It's down, let's not talk about other things, I will accompany you to go there, no matter how the old lady is treated, the most important thing is, we will talk about the rest later."

(End of this chapter)