Mao Xi took two bags of coffee beans and a set of brewing tools and gave them to Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yun took out two taels of silver from her purse: "I didn't bring much silver with me when I went out. Miss Ah Shu, please keep these. Thank you for sending the jade token back."
"These coffee beans don't cost so much money."
While the two were pushing and shoving, Mao Xi accepted it and gave Xiao Yun two take-out boxes of egg yolk cakes and four-season fruits.
Lu Da returned to the store and asked Lou Lan'er to take Xiao Yun and Mu Zhiyuan to meet up, and together they went to Kaitang County Yamen to report to the official.
"Sister Lan'er, wait a moment!"
Mao Xi called Lou Lan'er aside and gave her a box of Yuanbao cakes and flyers for the food shop, asking Lou Lan'er to go to the East and West Stages to promote the shop on the way back.
The new year is approaching, and the profits of fruits are high. Recently, many diners have come from Kaitang County to buy them as tributes.
Mao Xi told Lou Lan'er: "This time we are selling Yuanbao cakes. I added honey red beans to the butter filling. You can use the auspicious words 'Yuanbao makes you rich' to promote it to the diners. One cake will sell for 5 Wen, and three for 10 Wen." .”
Lou Lan'er nodded in understanding and took Xiao Yun to join Mu Zhiyuan.
Lu Da was dissatisfied and said: "Why is it that every time I go out to sell fruit, it's always Lou Lan'er? I also want to go out for some fresh air!"
Mao Xi comforted him: "Brother Mu, your coffee beans are well ground and brewed fragrantly. Most of the ladies who come here to buy fruit are also brewing your coffee!"
"Is anyone there? Are they selling coffee?"
Just as he was talking, outside the dining window, another young lady came to buy coffee.
Xiao Yun followed Mu Zhiyuan to the yamen. After expressing her love to the county magistrate, she was escorted by Mu Zhiyuan and the yamen servants back to the post house.
The maid who had been waiting at the post house for a long time breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the young lady came back safe and sound.
Lou Laner took the food box and went to the east and west stages to sell ingot cakes.
The young men and ladies who often come to the theater also recognize her and try her out one after another.
There were also little kids who, seeing how cute the ingot cake looked, were clamoring for their mothers to eat it.
The Yuanbao cakes sold out quickly, but there were still some flyers that had not been distributed, so she went to distribute them near Yuqing Temple.
There was an old man selling Poria cakes at the foot of Linglong Mountain. Seeing that there were few people on the mountain, Lou Laner asked him:
"Uncle, who is on the mountain today? I don't think people are allowed to go up the mountain. Why are there so many servants and guards guarding the entrance? It can't be the Prime Minister's wife, right?"
"Isn't that right? The Prime Minister's wife is here today to pray for blessings."
In Linglong Mountain, under the cypress tree.
Zhe Mei is playing the guzheng, and the Prime Minister's wife is sitting aside, listening to the guzheng and drinking tea.
At the end of the song, Mrs. Xiao praised the music played by Zhe Mei, which was like ethereal fairy music.
Zhemei knelt down in front of Mrs. Xiao and told her that she wanted to return to secular life and open a piano studio. She asked the old lady to help her obtain the official registration documents for opening a piano studio.
Mrs. Xiao helped Zhemei up and said with pity: "This is simple. You are a big girl. If you have such piano skills, it would be a pity if you were buried in the mountains. You might as well open a museum to teach the skills!"
Zhe Mei felt ashamed and said, "Thank you, old lady, for showing me your love. I am so ashamed of myself! This return to secular life is not just to make a living by opening a restaurant, but also to be able to stay with the one I love!"
The old lady was puzzled, so Zhemei told Sima Yuan that she would become acquainted with the old lady through words.
Mrs. Xiao: "Master Zhemei, I usually like to read story books, and most of all I admire those strange women in the books who dare to love and hate. I heard that Shaoyao from Lihua Town saw through the mortal world for love. This time I went up the mountain to see a real person. It was indeed true. During this trip, you are more daring to love and hate than the rumors say!"
"Old Madam, I am just a man of temperament. I am returning to secular life to open a restaurant this time. I hope Madam can help me."
Kaitang County, inside the post house.
Mu Zhiyuan escorted Xiao Yun safely and prepared to leave.
Xiao Yun handed him a letter from the princess and said: "Prince Mu, this is the letter Princess Le'an asked me to give you. She said she missed you very much, but was unable to leave the palace and hoped that you could go to Beidu. Find her."
Mu Zhiyuan opened the letter, and Princess Le'an said in the letter that she had been a little anorexic recently, envied his secluded life outside, and wished him well in Lihua Town.
The brother and sister have been close since childhood. When she was a child, Mu Zhiyuan often took her to sneak into the imperial dining room to eat roasted chicken legs.
"Princess Le'an is really anorexic?" Mu Zhiyuan asked.
Xiao Yun was startled at first, then nodded and said, "It's anorexia, and she also has some loss of appetite. She specially asked me to go to Lihua Town to deliver a letter to you this time, and to buy some folk specialties."
Lou Laner returned to Liuxiang Snacks from Kaitang County.
"How are the Yuanbao cakes selling today?" Shui Xi asked.
Lou Lan'er said that all the regulars at the stage knew her now, and the cakes were sold very early.
"I originally wanted to go to Yuqing Temple to distribute some, but today the Prime Minister's wife was offering incense there and fewer people went there. There are still some flyers left in the shop."
Ms. Chen also likes to worship gods on weekdays. As the Chinese New Year is coming soon, she suggested that the whole family go to Yuqing Temple tomorrow to offer incense and pray for blessings.
Early the next morning, Mao Xi and his whole family arrived at Yuqing Temple in Linglong Mountain with Lou Laner.
Mao Xi made some mung bean and pumpkin plain cakes as tribute.
Mrs. Chen first placed the tributes on the tribute platform, lit three incense sticks for each person, and led everyone to pray together.
Mao Xi prays: I hope Liuxiang Snacks will have a prosperous business in the coming year and expand as soon as possible.
Mrs. Chen prayed to the gods with a series of requests: for Ah Xiao's shop to be prosperous, for the safety of her family, for her husband to return early, for her son to be safe outside the Great Wall, for Xiao Douzi to succeed in school, for Ah Jiao to grow up safely...
The two little kids prayed that they would have delicious food every day.
Lou Lan'er, who has always been straightforward, prayed that she would have a good marriage in the future.
After the worship, Mao Xi heard the sound of the piano in the forest, and went to visit Zhemei with the tribute.
"Master Zhemei, these are the vegetarian cakes I made. They are made of mung beans and pumpkins. You can try them!"
"Is this a new fruit in your shop?" Zhemei poured tea for everyone.
Ajiao and Xiaodouzi were greedy, so they each took one and tasted it. Chen took them aside to play.
Ajiao Tongyan Wuji pointed at Zhemei and said, "Sister, I have seen you before, and you are more beautiful than before!"
The child was sweet-mouthed, so Zhemei grabbed a handful of red dates from the oven and gave them to Ajiao.
"These vegetarian cakes don't look as good as the fruit ones. I made them with the extra ghee dough from making the fruit and the pumpkin and mung beans at home. Try it. How do you like it?"
"The shape looks a bit plain, but it goes well with tea and is also suitable for eating in the temple."
Mao Xi asked when Zhe Mei was going to return to secular life. She had already asked Mu Zhiyuan to talk to the person in charge, so the registration documents should not be a problem.
"Yesterday, Prime Minister Xiao's wife also came to the temple to offer incense, and I asked her to do so. I plan to return to secular life after the Lantern Festival."
"Sister Mudan cares about you very much. I wonder if you plan to open the piano studio in Lihua Town or Kaitang County?"
"Ewha Town!"
While Mao Xi and Zhe Mei were chatting, Master Guzhu came to the fireside.
"Zhe Mei, do you really want to return to secular life?" Master Guzhu was a little reluctant. In recent days, she has been meditating to the sound of Zhe Mei's piano.
Everyone stood up and bowed to Master Guzhu to say hello.
The master threw the whisk aside, took a seat, picked up a vegetarian cake and ate it.
"This vegetarian cake is delicious, who made it?"
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