happy event

Chapter 119 The East Wind is Coming
This made Wen Niang laugh, she rarely joked with Steward Zhang, "When the restaurant opens, I'm not afraid that these boys will steal the food when it's served."

Guanshi Zhang stared, pretending to be annoyed, "If they dare to break the rules, I'll break their legs!"

A group of middle-aged and middle-aged children who were lying at the door and eavesdropping quickly shrank their heads in fright. They played diners and servants in pairs and answered each other, trying to recite the menu and wine list.

Silly Zhu took the manpower to transfer the fruit wine out of the cellar today, and buried it under the fruit tree. When the guests come to see the wine jar dug out from under the tree, they will be more happy.

Dong Rong and Chu Silian are thinking about a kind of dessert called thousand-layer cake. In her previous life, she only heard people tell how to make this dessert, but now she knows how complicated it is by doing it herself. , a little uneven, the steamed finished product looks much worse.

Chu Silian has a stubborn temper, which can be seen in the elopement.Dong Rong was so tired that she was about to go on strike, but she tried and improved again and again. After three or four days of hard work, she finally succeeded today.

Dong Rong called for everyone to taste a piece, and the soft and sweet taste immediately captured everyone's lips and tongues. Sister-in-law Liu mumbled, "I have never eaten such a good dim sum in my life, my boss, this dessert is delicious." It can’t be sold cheap.”

Mei Blossom also nodded vigorously, "I can't do more, what is there a saying... that is, less things are precious!"

Dong Rong glanced at her appreciatively, and then said, "Scarcity is the most expensive thing. This mille-layer cake is labor-intensive, so the price must be set higher. I will make a basket a day later, and only sell it in the orchard." , never take out.”

Chu Silian thumped her lower back playfully, and said with a smile, "If my master asks me to make seven or eight cages a day, I'm afraid I'll die of exhaustion."

Dong Rong likes that she has a penchant for doing work. These days, she managed to figure out the pottery kiln that acts as an oven. When baking cakes and biscuits, the temperature of the fire is extremely accurate.In addition, her family, Yu Guisheng, helped to make various molds, and the baked pastries were exquisite and delicious. If they were spread with cream and painted with flowers, they would probably be much better than those in the pastry bakery.

"Don't scare me. If you are exhausted, Yu Guisheng will be the first to kill and come up the mountain." Dong Rong pretended to be frightened, turned her head and called Wen Niang, "Go to the warehouse and get the second young master from the capital. Take three boxes of the rouge I brought, I have to bribe a few chefs quickly, lest they go on strike, and our small wine shop will be built in vain."

Everyone laughed, and when they saw the rouge box brought by Wen Niang and put it on the table, the eyes of the three women immediately lit up.The small box is only the size of a palm, but it is made of high-quality rosewood. The lid is hollowed out and carved, and the texture of the box body is clear and smooth. At first glance, it looks like a good thing sold in a store, and it is definitely not a cheap one from a roadside stall. goods.

Sister-in-law Liu was a little hesitant, and refused, "Master, this... is a little expensive, right?"

Dong Rong took the boxes and stuffed them into their hands one by one, and said with a smile, "It's nothing more than a box of rouge. You should think about eating carefully, and you will earn more money in the garden. I will give each of you a good face during the Chinese New Year." Son."

As long as a woman, no matter how old she is, she loves to dress up.The three sisters-in-law Liu saw that the owner rewarded them sincerely, and they really loved the good rouge, so they all stood up to thank them, and finally went to tidy up the kitchen, talking and laughing.

Dong Rong turned her head and saw Silly Zhu walking in with mud all over her body and hands, she smiled and said, "I asked you to bury a wine jar, but why did you make yourself look like you were in a pond?"

Silly Zhu just laughed in response, raised his hand and wiped his forehead, and immediately he was three points more embarrassed than the mud monkey.Dong Rong was so angry and funny, she stepped forward and pulled him into the house to wash his face and change clothes.Silly Zhu let his daughter-in-law play around, and occasionally looked down at her busy and chattering appearance, his eyes were full of happy smiles...

I don't feel dawn when I sleep in spring, and I hear birds singing everywhere.People who have been bored all winter can't wait to take off their thick quilted shirts when they see spring coming, and put on light silk and satin.The men thought about going for a horse race outside the city, and the women also disliked that the sky above their heads could not see the color of spring. At this time when men, women and children were all about to move around, a news spread in Qing County at some point, no, It should be said that an old news has been heated up again.

On the occasion of the emperor's fiftieth birthday last autumn, he got four auspicious fruits. It is said that there are four big characters on the bright red fruits, which means longevity.The emperor was so happy that he rewarded many princes and ministers. Even Bailu Academy got a plaque written by the emperor himself.There is no other reason, it is because this auspicious fruit comes from Qing County, but no one knows exactly which landscape in Qing County is so favored by heaven and earth that gave birth to such auspicious fruit.

However, in the streets and alleys these days, some people in teahouses and restaurants mysteriously mentioned that the auspicious fruit came from a small orchard not far from the south of the city, which seemed to be called the Four Seasons Garden.

Some people listened and asked curiously, while others scoffed. Auspicious fruits, such fetishes that gather the essence of heaven and earth, can't bear fruit unless a hundred-year-old tree in a deep mountain, so how could it come from a small orchard?And it's so close to the county seat, isn't it afraid that the world of mortals will destroy the spiritual things?

However, no matter how questioned or curious everyone was, this small orchard called Four Seasons Garden was familiar to everyone.

This day happened to be the first two days before the Bailu Academy rested, and all the gentlemen and scholars felt as if grass had grown in their hearts. Occasionally, they planned to go out for an outing when they were free.

When Dong Ping received a letter from his family, he took advantage of his lunch break to visit his mentor, Mr. Yang. After explaining his intentions, Mr. Yang was very happy and said with a smile, "Yesterday, I discussed with several gentlemen where to go for spring. It's exactly what we want to invite. Forget it, let's go to your orchard the next day after taking a rest."

Dong Ping was overjoyed and quickly saluted to thank him.Mr. Yang was about to ask where the orchard was and how far it was, but Mrs. Yang lifted the curtain and walked in.Dong Ping quickly stood up and saluted, and finally stood aside with half-cast eyes.

Mrs. Yang liked him for being respectful and courteous, and when she remembered her master's plan, she smiled and said, "You master and apprentice are talking about something interesting, you can hear laughter from far away."

Mr. Yang stroked his beard proudly and replied, "The orchard at Elder Sister Juncheng's house happens to be in full bloom, and I invite us old masters to enjoy the flowers."

Mrs. Yang's eyes flickered, and she secretly praised this as a good opportunity to find out Dong Ping's details nearby, so she smiled, "Hey, it's an elegant thing to enjoy flowers in spring, but I don't know if Juncheng is willing to let his wife go too Sit under the tree?"

"Of course I do. If I know that my mother is coming, the peach blossoms in my family will bloom overnight." Dong Ping's words were so funny that Mrs. Yang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and kept laughing. Just go and ask your other teachers and wives, I think you are also very happy to go out for a stroll."

Dong Ping hurriedly thanked him, and finally said a few more gossips and then withdrew.

Mr. Yang didn't know what the old wife's plan was, so he frowned slightly and said, "Why do you want to go to enjoy the flowers with me, why don't you still have a Wanyin?"

Mrs. Yang glared at him coquettishly, and said half annoyed, "Why can't you take it with you? Do you really want your daughter to meet her beloved on the day she gets married? Take this opportunity to let her secretly take a look at Juncheng, It’s best to see Dong’s family again, it’s better if you like it, but you can’t force her to be unhappy for the rest of her life.”

Mr. Yang remembered that he had secretly seen his old wife before, so he made up his mind to ask his parents to propose marriage, so he coughed twice and picked up the book, which was a tacit consent of the old wife to take her daughter to see the man secretly.

Dong Ping still didn't know that the orchard was full of peachy aura before the trip to view the flowers.He was surrounded by a group of classmates chattering and asking, "Juncheng, how far is your orchard from the academy?"

"Juncheng, your dim sum is the best, let us eat enough this time..."

"No, no! How can you enjoy the flowers without wine? You must get two jars of peach blossom wine..."

Dong Ping got a headache from the quarrel, and secretly smiled, who said that three women are worth a group of ducks, and if there are too many men, they can't be clean either.He finally calmed down the students with a wave of his hand, and then said, "The orchard was bought by my sister. She likes food the most. Naturally, she has already prepared good wine and food. Everyone just follow me." .”

"Great, hurry up on the holiday."

"Yeah, I'm drooling."

Hearing this, all the students threw off the skin of Mr. Pian Pianjia in an instant, revealing the essence of hungry wolves, wishing to step over to the orchard to have fun.

Young Master Xue sat in the corner, his face turned blue with hatred.Dong Ping is so poor, his family just bought a broken orchard and it shows off endlessly, these bumpkins are actually willing to flatter for fun.Hmph, their Xue family has three or four large orchards, and he doesn't care about wandering in small orchards.Of course, he would not admit the fact that Dong Ping had not invited him.

Not to mention how envious Young Master Xue was, but to say that two days passed in a flash, Xizi slipped out the back door early in the morning of Xiu Mu, hired a carriage and rushed to the orchard ahead of schedule.Dong Rong heard him carefully explain the number and identities of the guests, and then called Steward Zhang to arrange all the food, drink and supplies for the guests.

In the academy, all the scholars changed into the best silk and satin gowns one after another, and their hair was tied with jade hairpins. All of them were dressed in a suave and handsome manner.It's as if there are countless beauties in the Dong's orchard, waiting for them to appreciate them.Dong Ping looked amused, and casually touched a piece of broken silver and handed it to Xu Mao, entrusting him to hire a carriage to drive the students on their way.On the other hand, he waited respectfully outside the side gate of the academy, and when the carriages of several gentlemen's homes drove out, he jumped onto the shaft of the first one and guided the coachman out of the city to the south.

Xu Mao and the others saw that there seemed to be an unexpected number of carriages among the gentlemen, and almost immediately guessed that there must be family members accompanying them, so they exchanged excited glances, ran wildly to hire a carriage, and then chased after them.There is no other reason, just to see the little junior sister who is usually hidden in the boudoir by the teachers and mothers. Even if you can't see it, you can even smell the fragrance from the little junior sister's carriage.

Of course, they won't admit such nasty things as stalking and stealing incense, and they call it to protect the safety of their teachers and sisters.

(End of this chapter)