Traveling through farming with the system, I cooked delicious food in ancient times

Su Xuexue was studying the "Night Banquet Picture" on the wall. The owner of this picture came to Liuxiang Snacks.

Qi Rui came to the cashier counter and paid Zhang Xiucai the copper coins he owed on credit that day.

Mao Xi took the painting off the wall: "Sir, look at it. This painting is intact. Now it's returned to you."

Lou Lan'er came out of the kitchen and recognized at a glance that Qi Rui was the person who discussed lantern riddles with him at the Poetry Lantern Pavilion that day.

She wanted to step forward to identify herself, but hesitated and did not speak directly. She just asked: "Sir, our shop has newly made flower cakes. Do you want to try them?"

Qi Rui raised his eyes and felt that Lou Lan'er's voice was somewhat familiar. He sat down and ordered a pot of tea and flower cakes.

The waiter Ah Xing brought the teapot and said, "Sir, your tea is here. The flower cakes are still being baked. Please wait a moment."

While drinking tea, Qi Rui also secretly raised his eyes to observe Lou Lan'er, feeling more and more that she was the one who guessed lantern riddles with him that day.

Mao Xi noticed the wonderful atmosphere between the two and called Lou Lan'er over to make this "rose cake" with her.

First make the filling of the flower cake: filter out the water from the rose sauce, stir-fry the glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour and low-gluten flour, and mix with the flower sauce and butter.

Just like the egg yolk puff pastry, the water-oil crust is wrapped with butter, then filled with fillings, rolled into a ball and flattened, stamped with a flower-shaped seal on the top, and baked in the kiln for two-quarters of an hour.

The flower cake came out of the oven, and Lou Laner personally held a plate of cake and placed it in front of Qi Rui.

"Sir, this is our store's new fruit, rose cake, please try it."

Qi Rui took one and opened it to reveal the rose filling. The fragrance of the flowers was refreshing. He tasted it and it was sweet but not greasy.

Lou Laner took out the lantern riddle poem card from that day and gave it to Qi Rui, and asked, "Sir, how can I solve the riddle of the poem card that day?"

"It's really you?!" Mr. Qi was surprised, stood up and said, "Hello, young lady, Qi Rui."

"Hello, young master, my name is Lou Lan'er."

Qi Rui picked up the poetry tablet, dipped his hand in some tea, and wrote the word [?二] on the table.

Everyone gathered around.

"It turns out to be a crossword puzzle!" Lou Laner suddenly realized.

Scholar Su came forward and wanted to ask Qi Rui to sell him the night banquet picture.

Qi Rui: "I'm sorry, Mr. Su. This painting is collected by my father and is not for sale at the moment. However, it will be displayed in Xiaosheng's art academy in the future. You can come and view it at any time."

"Painting studio? Master, do you know how to draw?" Lou Lan'er asked.

"Yaji Painting Academy is newly opened, right next to the market." Qi Rui nodded and continued, "I used to sell paintings at a stall next to the market. Everyone is welcome to come to my painting academy."

After Qi Rui paid the bill, he bought another package of take-out rose cakes and stuffed them into Lou Lan'er's hand.

"Miss Lan'er, this packet of flower cakes is for you!" After saying that, she left with the scroll.

As he walked on the road, he was already sweating while holding the scroll in his palms.

"Qi Rui, Qi Rui, you should have invited her out for tea just now!" Qi Rui blamed herself.

In Liuxiang Snack Shop, Mao Xi stepped forward and asked Lou Lan'er: "Sister Lan'er, is he the young man who wore a mask and guessed lantern riddles with you that day?"

"Probably!" Lou Lan'er smiled, put away the poem card, and continued to help make flower cakes.

Mao Xi asked Lou Lan'er and Xiao Qing to continue to help cook in the store and make the flower cakes. She had to go to the paper shop to pick up the custom-made cake wrapping paper.

The business of plain cakes and fruits in the shop is getting better and better. She plans to rent another room near the restaurant to sell fruit cakes and hire two helpers.

The name of the store and the name of the confectionery were printed on the oil paper on which the cakes were wrapped. They were packaged in packages of 10. After Mao Xi brought them back from the paper bureau, they packaged them together with Chen.

"Auntie, I want to open a small workshop to make these fruit cakes." Miao Xi wrapped the plain cakes and asked Chen's opinion.

"Do you want to rent another shop or buy a small workshop?"

"Let's rent one first. I'm interested in a house that's for rent. It's right at the market, not far from where we live."

"Once you've made a decision, go ahead and do it. If you need more people, you can hire more people to do the work. I'll help out when I have time. Xiaoqing and I can cook the dishes on the menu now in the shop."

Ms. Chen has always supported her daughter's decision. She thinks she doesn't have her daughter's cooking and business abilities, but she can help the kitchen and check the books every day.

After wrapping up the vegetarian cakes and flower cakes, Mao Xi gave them to Lu Da and asked him to sell them at the outside food window. Anyone who comes to drink tea or coffee recently will usually bring a bag with them.

This made Ma Xi even more determined to open a workshop alone.

After Mao Xi finished her work, she took the money and went to the market to talk to the owner about renting a house.

The owner of the house saw that Mao Xi was the shopkeeper of Liuxiang Snacks and learned that she was going to open a workshop, so he happily rented it to her for fifty taels a month.

Mao Xi collected the contract, passed by the market, and went to Qi Rui's painting academy.

The painting academy looked like it had just been renovated, and there were not many guests.

"Shopkeeper Ah Shu, why are you here?" Qi Rui was a little surprised and a little disappointed that Lou Laner didn't come.

"I'm on business nearby, so I stopped by to take a look at the paintings in your shop. Are there any paintings suitable for hanging in the tea room?" Shui Xi admired the paintings in the museum, "Are these all painted by you yourself?"

"Yes, Shopkeeper Ah Shu, look at this painting."

Qi Rui took down a painting from the easel, which was a freehand painting of a lotus pond.

Mao Xi felt it was too elegant and quiet, so he asked, "Is there anything more lively, such as animals and birds?"

Qi Rui changed the painting again, and painted a dragonfly resting on the lotus bud.

Mao Xi liked it very much and bought it for 100 Wen.

"I wonder if I could ask Mr. Qi to paint some still life sketches for my shop's guests some other day?"

Qi Rui was puzzled: "Shopkeeper Ah Shu, why is this still life sketch?"

Mao Xi put a pot of tea on the table and gestured: "Just like I put a pot of tea here, you only need to draw this teapot in your painting, and it needs to be colorful."

"This is not difficult. I am used to painting in the studio. I would also like to ask you to bring the food you need for painting."

"Let's draw some fruits and snacks first. They'll be easier to bring."

"I will give you a deposit of 100 yuan first, and let Lou Lan'er come to you in a few days. You must be in the painting academy then."

Qi Rui sent Shu Xi to the door: "I'm in the store, shopkeeper Ah Shu, go slowly."

After coming out of the studio, Mao Xi went to the carpenters and asked them to repair the rented shop. Then, she went to the grocery store to find the Tao shopkeeper and ordered three large iron plates for pancakes.

Everything was ready, all that was needed was people. Mao Xi posted recruitment notices at the door of the fruit workshop and Liuxiang Snacks.

Once the employees are in place, she can open a workshop and serve as her own supplier.