Flower Moon

Chapter 26 The God of Luck's Favor

Tao Yueer went up to the second floor.

The second floor is different from Tao Yueer's imagination.Although the shopkeeper is a man, the upstairs is a typical female boudoir.

The moon-white gauze curtain fluttered around.A complete set of carved red sandalwood furniture, with uniform color and lustrous texture, is very valuable.There is a white jade incense burner on the table, which is similar in shape to the clay incense burner made by Hualing, but much more delicate.

Amidst the smoke, the whole room was filled with a strange milk fragrance.

"You know how to taste incense?" The shopkeeper's surname is Ruan, and he is very charming.A cinnabar mole at the corner of his eye made his feminine face even more enchanting.

As a woman, Tao Yue'er felt a little ashamed when compared to her like this.

Tao Yue'er lowered her head, shook her head and said, "I won't." She was inexplicably afraid to look at him.

The shopkeeper was amused by her shy appearance, he waved his feather fan to make her look up, and asked, "Am I ugly?"

Tao Yueer shook her head quickly: "No, it's not ugly. It's also very, very good-looking!"

"Then why are you so afraid?"

"I... I'm not afraid of being afraid." Tao Yue'er pursed her lips. She was really not afraid, but felt that the shopkeeper's eyes were strangely tight.If he looked at it, he would lose his mind.

Ruan Yanluo raised her orchid fingers, and brushed her sleeves past the censer in front of her, and the fragrance from the censer rushed towards Tao Yue'er.

The sweet smell made Tao Yue'er even more uncomfortable.

Ever since she entered this room, the smell of orchid in the room made her unable to think.Zhilan will enhance the flavor and freshness when used in fish head stew, but it can be used as the main ingredient of incense, which makes people feel too sweet and greasy.

"Since you don't know how to taste incense, how can you know 'zhilan'?"

"I saw it in a book." Tao Yueer replied.

"Oh? Which book?"

"This..." Tao Yue'er was dumbfounded for a moment.

She has read the title of "Quiet Dining Record" countless times, but she has never had the chance to fully understand these words.

Tao Yue'er thought for a while, and said, "That book seems to be called Qing... Qing... Owing Food Record?"

"..." The shopkeeper frowned and asked, "What kind of book is this?"

"Recipe!" Tao Yueer said proudly: "That book records all kinds of delicacies, and Zhilan is one of the ingredients!"

"..." Ruan Yanluo was surprised: "You mean, Zhilan is used for cooking?"

"That's right!" Tao Yueer replied loudly: "Put the fish head into the soup pot, add sesame orchids, and add some mint leaves. It is the most delicious and delicious. It is said to warm the stomach and dispel the cold." The effect!"

After Tao Yue'er finished speaking, the smile on Ruan Yanluo's face froze, and the atmosphere became awkward for a while...

But Tao Yue'er didn't realize it.

When Tao Yue'er mentions what she is best at, her face is always bright.

She still remembers that she went to ask Hualing after reading "Quiet Drinking Meal Record", and Hualing told her: "Dry and rub the seeds of vanilla, and you can get Zhilan in a year. Zhilan has a delicate fragrance, almost milky. fragrant."

In his mind, Hua Ling is almost an encyclopedia, and he knows everything.So he told Ruan Yanluo how to cook Zhilan fish head.

Shopkeeper Ruan looked at Tao Yue'er's delicate face, and the small gesture of raising her hands unconsciously when speaking, which made her feel that the person in front of her was really innocent and cute.

But even if she was so frank, shopkeeper Ruan still couldn't understand what she just said.

"'Zhilan' is so precious, how can it be used for cooking?" Ruan Yanluo frowned slightly, puzzled.

Tao Yue'er was more puzzled than him: "Isn't it an ingredient?"

Ruan Yanluo laughed "puchi": "This is the first time I've heard such a statement. Zhilan grows in Penglai, it is very precious and rare, and it is a waste to use it for cooking."

"Ah, so..." This statement is consistent with Hua Ling's statement.

It's just that when it comes to Penglai, Hua Ling feels as relaxed as going home.There is no reverence on the face of Shopkeeper Ruan at all.Tao Yue'er didn't care, she just thought they had different temperaments.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ruan Yanluo said, "Okay, you can stay here, one or two taels of silver per month, okay?"

"One tael?!" Tao Yue'er exclaimed.

"Why, don't you think it's not enough? My price is already the highest in the industry."

"Enough! Enough! Much more than I imagined!" Tao Yueer was overjoyed and excited.

Ruan Yanluo shook the lupine fan and smiled with satisfaction: "Go to the shop and find Lan Sheng, she will teach you what to do next."

Tao Yue'er nodded respectfully: "Yes! Thank you shopkeeper, Yue'er will leave first." After speaking, she ran downstairs like flying.The happy expression on his face was almost overflowing.

What can you do with one or two denarii?

You can change to a big house, and make three new clothes for Hua Ling, from head to toe including shoes!Maybe I can buy a new incense burner, and Hua Ling will not be restrained when she burns incense and bathes in the future, she can afford any spice she wants!

When Tao Yue'er thought that for the rest of her life, Hua Ling could stay at home and do what she liked, she was so happy that she couldn't restrain it. The smile on her face made Lan Sheng a little dazed when he saw her.

Along the way, she felt that she had been unlucky for 25 years, and the god of luck finally came to her side!
In the future, she will have a stable source of income to support herself and Hua Ling, and her life will go smoothly, right?

"You're so happy, did you take the wrong medicine?" Downstairs, Lan Sheng asked her with a straight face.

Her sarcastic appearance brought Tao Yue'er back to reality.

Tao Yueer shook her head quickly: "No, no! I'm just too happy! Shopkeeper Ruan said that I can stay and learn from you to practice incense!"

"Oh." Lan Sheng didn't show any happiness.After finishing speaking lightly, he made a gesture of 'follow me', opened the curtain and walked to the backyard.

Only then did Tao Yueer discover that Miaoxiang Hall is a courtyard with two entrances and two exits. The shop you enter is on the south side. There is a screen wall in the middle of the courtyard. Behind the screen wall is a large white jade fish tank. blue fish.

The tail of the fish is big and flexible. Although it looks blue and blue, it glows with rainbow light when swimming.Just like a peacock spreading its tail, it is gorgeous and colorful.

"It's so beautiful!" Tao Yue'er exclaimed, she had never seen such a fish.

"It's called General Banyue, and it's the shopkeeper's treasure. Don't touch it."

Tao Yueer nodded: "I'll just take a look."

"Ah."

Walk across the patio and into the darkroom to the east.Lan Sheng took out the torch and lit the surrounding candlesticks, and the whole room was lit up.

This is a warehouse.There is an entire wall of incense burners in the warehouse.There are small compartments on the wall, and various incense burners are placed on the compartments.There are white jade, emerald, gold-plated, silver-plated, ceramic, celadon, etc., and the shapes are also countless.

"Are these for sale?"

"Some sell, some don't."

"Is it expensive?" Tao Yue'er fell in love with the color of a crescent moon, and the furnace cover was made of a cloud-shaped incense burner. She wondered if she could buy it back and give it to Hua Ling as a gift after receiving her salary.If one month's salary is not enough, two months is fine...

As long as she can keep doing here, she can afford Hua Ling anything!

"You can't afford it." Lan Sheng once again poured cold water on her.

"Oh..." Tao Yue'er didn't feel hurt either.If you can't afford these good ones, you can just buy a normal one.

Lan Sheng dug out a wooden box half a person wide from the spice boxes at the other end, and said, "Check out all the spices in it."

Tao Yueer opened the wooden box, and saw that the wooden lattice inside was extremely fine, and there were hundreds of kinds densely packed!

"All, all must be recognized?"

Lan Sheng nodded: "Not only must you recognize the whole, but you must also remember the name, shape, and aroma of each flavor, and you must also know the relationship between them."

"This……"

"Ten days. You only have ten days. Although you are the person appointed by the shopkeeper, if you can't even master the most basic things, you can leave by yourself after ten days." Lan Sheng said, not waiting for Tao Yue'er replied, and added: "Miaoxiangtang does not accept waste."

"……I see."

"Also, you can't learn incense during work, you can only study at home." After Lan Sheng finished speaking, he threw a large blue book on the wooden box, stirring up the dust in the room.

Sure enough, there is no such thing as a pie in the sky, and I am still too naive...

Tao Yue'er looked at the ash on the wooden box and the densely packed incense, and finally understood why the salary was so high...

She hasn't passed the exam yet, seems a bit too happy?
(End of this chapter)