Border Cook

"I don't dare to do it because it's a big deal, and buying an orchard is a small matter for the He family, so you dare to think about it, and not only think about it, but also complain about it, just because the He family is behind it."

"Now that the four major families hold great power, the imperial power is quite constrained. They are already dissatisfied with the other families. If they provoke trouble again, it would be like putting the knife in their hands."

Madam He said earnestly, "Don't say these words anymore, and don't reveal these thoughts anymore. You should be more careful in what you say and do when you are outside."

"Yes." Biyun responded with fear and trepidation.

Seeing this, Madam He raised her drooping eyelids and kept looking into the distance. "Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at how neatly and delicately the orchard is maintained. Everything is done so thoughtfully. It can be seen how attentive the owner of the orchard is. I think the owner also loves the orchard very much. We can't take away what others love, right?"

"What the old lady said is very true." Biyun responded, and hurriedly presented the snacks sent from the orchard. "The old lady has walked for a long time, and I think she must be hungry. Here are the snacks from the orchard. I think they are quite exquisite. The old lady should have a taste."

Mrs. He was indeed a little tired at this time, so she followed Biyun's instructions and sat down at a stone table next to the orchard.

Seeing that there were peach blossom cakes and pear blossom cakes in the snack, he picked up a piece and said with a smile, "This snack is similar to the one I had in the garden before..."

After chewing it, he exclaimed, "It tastes exactly the same."

"They taste the same?" Mother Gui was a little surprised. She took the remaining small piece from Mrs. He and put it in her mouth to taste it.

It indeed tasted the same as the peach blossom pastry that the old lady had eaten a few days ago.

Now if you look closely, even the peach blossom pastry looks exactly the same.

After all, the stamens of the peach blossom pastries sold on the market are mostly made of osmanthus petals for their bright colors, while the stamens of the peach blossom pastries that were previously sent to the garden are made of peach blossom petals.

Although the color of the peach blossom petals and the overall color of the peach blossom pastry are somewhat repetitive and not very obvious, the dried peach blossom petals have a faint peach blossom fragrance, which gives the peach blossom pastry more soul.

At the moment, the two kinds of peach blossom cakes are the same...

"The person who delivered the snacks just now said that these snacks were all made in the orchard and not sold outside. The peach blossom cakes that the old lady ate were made by a person named Madam Xia..."

Mother Gui paused, raised her hand and called Guo Kanglai who was waiting in the distance, "My old lady wants to ask, who is the owner of your orchard?"

Although Guo Kanglai didn't like the fact that this family always asked if they were willing to sell the orchard, he still answered truthfully when the distinguished guest asked him, "My master's surname is Xia."

"Your surname is Xia?" Mother Gui was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Is it Madam Xia?"

This time it was Guo Kang's turn to be stunned, "Did the distinguished guest recognize the master of this old servant's family?"

Most of the properties are owned by men, and there are not many that can be registered under the name of women. The other party blurted out "Madam Xia", which gave Guo Kanglai reason to believe that this distinguished guest knew Xia Mingyue.

"It's really Madam Xia. No wonder the peach blossom pastry is the same." Biyun sighed.

Although I often heard Manager Fu mention Madam Xia's name before, I thought that since she only made snacks and desserts, she should be just an ordinary cook. I never thought that she had such a business.

Madam He was also a little surprised, but she smiled knowingly, "So this orchard belongs to her, no wonder it is taken care of so exquisitely." Being able to make so many delicious foods, and each food is of different style, with the flavor of different places, this person must have traveled to various places and learned various skills, or he has a lot of ideas in his mind and has his own experience in making food.

But no matter what the reason is, this Miss Xia is not an ordinary person.

"Your mistress, Madam Xia, is a kind-hearted person." Old Madam He sighed.

Seeing the distinguished guest praising his master, Guo Kanglai's originally tense nerves relaxed a lot, and his face was full of smiles. "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the old lady. My old slave master, Madam Xia, is much better than many men. She is really admirable."

"I heard that when Madam Xia first arrived in Jinqiu County, she didn't have any business. She just started by selling meat pies on the street to earn some money. Then she opened a food stall, created the Xiaji brand, and developed many franchisees, making the Xiaji brand bigger and bigger."

"I heard that Madam Xia has partnered with someone to open a restaurant called Buyunlou. It is now the most popular restaurant in Jinqiu County, and the seats are always full every day."

"I also heard that when Madam Xia recruited people, she paid great attention to the character and conduct of the people who joined, and she also took into consideration many people who were in financial difficulties due to war or other reasons. Many people were very grateful when they mentioned Madam Xia."

"To be frank, when Madam Xia first bought this orchard, I was a little nervous. I was afraid that Madam Xia was a narrow-minded woman who didn't know how to run a business but liked to give orders. Facts have proved that I was a little mean."

"Madam Xia has a lot of ideas about business operations, and she respects me very much. She discussed a lot with me and gave me a lot of suggestions. For example, the waterwheel, pond, chickens, ducks and geese running around were all Madam Xia's suggestions, so the whole orchard looks very neat and elegant."

"Yes." Madam He listened for a while and nodded again, "Madam Xia is indeed good."

He is an excellent cook, capable, intelligent and kind-hearted.

Such a woman is worth making friends with.

Seeing that Old Madam He narrowed her eyes in smile, Guo Kanglai also smiled. However, Mother Gui and Biyun looked at each other.

The old lady has worked hard all her life and has seen countless people. Her vision is much higher than that of ordinary people. She can say that it is good...

I'm afraid that Miss Xia will have good luck in the future.

At this time, Xia Mingyue sneezed again.

This made Jiang Zhuguo, who was reporting the recent status of Xia's accounts to Xia Mingyue, hurriedly take out a handkerchief and hand it over, "Sister Xia, have you caught a cold?"

"I've been sneezing a lot these past few days, and I don't know why." Xia Mingyue rubbed her nose, "Maybe it's because the weather has been so hot and cold lately."

"The weather in spring is unpredictable, and the temperature difference between day and night is also large. In addition, it is easy to get windy every day. It is indeed very easy to catch a cold. Madam, you must be very careful."

Zhuang Cui also agreed, "But when you are sick, in addition to paying attention to adding or removing clothes on a daily basis, the most important thing is to have a strong body to better resist the disease. How about you follow me to do horse stance and boxing every day to strengthen your body?"

Xia Mingyue, "Ah?"

Are you serious? (End of this chapter)