Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

Xia Yingying placed the basket on a clean stone, and she and Lu Yuwei stood beside the basket.

The people who came just looked at Xia Yingying's pastries curiously and didn't say anything.

When doing business, you must take the initiative to seize opportunities.

Xia Yingying took the initiative and said to the crowd while there were many people around: "I made this cake today. It's still a little warm and you can feel the temperature. Anyone who wants to buy it can try it for free."

When the crowd heard that they could taste the cakes for free, they became excited. Xia Yingying took a piece of cake, cut it into small pieces with a knife, and put bamboo sticks on them. Each person in the queue received a piece of cake.

A plump woman licked her lips after eating the cake and asked directly: "Madam, what is the name of your cake? How much is it?"

"This steamed cake is three cents a piece, five cents for two pieces, and ten cents for four pieces." Xia Yingying said neatly.

"This is more expensive than the buns in town."

A bun in the town costs two cents.

An old lady said with a frown.

Although it is expensive, it is expensive for a reason.

"Auntie, this is not a bun, this is a pastry. I added pure eggs and sugar. One egg and one sugar cost three cents. I am only selling it at cost price, earning hard-earned money. The pastries in town are more expensive than mine. You have already tasted it just now. If you think it tastes good, buy it. If it doesn't taste good, I won't force you to buy it."

The old lady thought what Xia Yingying said made sense. Pastries in the town cost ten cents per kilogram, almost the same as the price of meat. They only went to buy them when they were hungry.

The pastries in the town are not as delicious as those made by the young lady. The pastries are very big, almost the size of buns, and are quite heavy.

Pastries are all about eating delicious food and having fun.

There are six children and six adults in my aunt's family. They can just divide the ten-cent cakes they buy into the pot evenly.

"Madam, please give me ten cents' worth of pastries." The old lady took out ten copper coins. Lu Yuwei took the copper coins and put them in the purse that Xia Yingying handed to her. Xia Yingying took the oil paper and quickly wrapped four steamed cakes and handed them to the old lady.

"I've never seen this pastry before. The pastry shop in town doesn't have it." A woman asked, looking at the soft pastry.

"The recipe was brought out by a maid in the palace. I heard it was introduced from another country, which is near some ocean. This cake is very popular in the palace. I heard that the imperial concubine and the princesses love to eat it all the time."

Xia Yingying lied without hesitation. She was not sure if there was such a pastry in this era. Such pastries could only be found in the imperial palace. She was right. Moreover, what he said was ambiguous. He said that she spread rumors. Even if he wanted to investigate, he would not be able to find the cause.

Lu Yuwei couldn't help but look up at Xia Yingying with her eyes wide open. Has the stepmother also seen the empress in the palace?

Such pastries would indeed only be found in the palace, and she had never seen such pastries in the pastry shops in the capital.

How could Xia Yingying have seen him?

She didn't know that Xia Yingying was just adding a gimmick to the pastries she sold to attract people to buy her pastries.

Many people in the village have never been to the county town in their entire lives. The highest official they may have ever seen is the village chief. They have a natural sense of awe and submission to the words "Palace", "Empress", and "Princess".

Who would care to investigate whether these pastries are really eaten by ladies?

Sure enough, the people who were originally watching immediately formed a long queue to taste the cakes that the Empress loved.

Some people who were concerned about the price stopped talking and looked towards Xia Yingying's team with great piety.

Xia Yingying's basket of cakes was quickly sold out. Some people at the back of the line hadn't bought any yet and went back in dismay.

When he returned, he asked Xia Yingying when she would come to the village to sell again.

"My lady, come meet me at the market in town next time you go to market."

Xia Yingying will not come to Xinghua Village in the short term, because most people in Xinghua Village have already bought pastries and will not buy them for the second time in a short term.

Pastries are snacks, and not every household in the village has the conditions to eat snacks.

The basket was empty. Lu Yuwei's hands were cramped from collecting the money, but she was very happy.

"Stepmother, will we come to this village again tomorrow?" Lu Yuwei handed the purse to Xia Yingying.

"Not coming anymore." Xia Yingying took the purse and shook her head.

Lu Yuwei was very confused. Business was so good, so why didn't they come?

Xia Yingying explained it to Lu Yuwei. Then she nodded in sudden realization, and sighed in her heart, "The stepmother is really amazing."

Xia Yingying packed up the basket, and there was still half a broken piece of cake in it. Xia Yingying gave it to Lu Yuwei to eat. Lu Yuwei shook her head timidly. Xia Yingying put the cake in her hand without saying a word and drank half of the water in the water bag.

Only then did Lu Yuwei stick out her tongue and lick the pastry crumbs like a kitten.

Seeing that Lu Yuwei had finished eating, Xia Yingying handed the water bag to her: "The remaining water is yours."

After Lu Yuwei drank the water, her throat felt much better.

She handed the empty water bag to Xia Yingying, who put it in the basket, and they went home together.

border town.

Lu Ziren slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of cold and fierce momentum. Who dared to make a move around him?

A big hand tightly grabbed a soldier who was feeding medicine to Lu Ziren, and the other hand tried to strangle the soldier's neck. The soldier reacted quickly and half-knelt down, grimacing in pain as Lu Ziren grabbed his arm.

"General, you are finally awake."

General? Is he in the barracks?

Lu Ziren looked around as memories gradually emerged in his mind.

After the incident, he returned to the village of Qingshui Town with his four children. He was tricked by the vicious woman Xia Yingying into marrying her. Later, when the war got intense, he went to the battlefield. The messenger reported his death back to the village. The vicious woman Xia Yingying sold Arou and abused several children. Three children were abused beyond recognition, and Xiaowei's face was disfigured...

This poisonous woman.

The joints of her bones were cracking as Lu Ziren squeezed them. He gritted his teeth and repeated Xia Yingying's name, as if he wanted to tear her into pieces.

Lu Ziren's aura is so fierce that it can freeze people to three feet cold.

"What year, month and day is it now?" Lu Ziren asked through gritted teeth.

"September 28th, the 31st year of Tianchen." The soldier answered tremblingly.

It's still too late to go back and stop it.

But now the war is tense, and he, as the main general, was shot by a poisonous arrow, and the morale is greatly reduced.

In his previous life, he adopted a conservative approach to attack, taking advantage of their lack of food and fodder, and it took him three months to repel the enemy. But he couldn't do that this time.

He couldn't wait that long, and neither could the children. He had to end the war as soon as possible.

Lu Ziren frowned, his voice a little hoarse due to the poisoning, but his momentum was still strong: "Send the order, General Xuan Wang come over."

"Yes." The soldier clasped his fists and retreated.

Xia Yingying and Lu Yuwei returned home, and Lu Haoran and Lu Haojie had also gone home.

There was a small pile of firewood in the yard, and a basket of wild mushrooms, all picked up by the brothers Lu Haojie and Lu Haoran.

Song Ruyi picked a few flowers for cooking, and took out the roots of the rest and placed them in a bamboo sieve in the yard to dry.

Song Ruyi was still making clothes in the house. She was good at sewing and her stitches were dense. The clothes she made were better than the ready-made clothes sold in the store. Lu Haojie and Lu Haoran had already tried them first.