[Red Chamber] Xiuyan is a little Shennong

Although the Xu family is a farming and studying family, no one in the Xu family is an official now, and Tong Sheng is the one with the highest reputation.Even if this Tongsheng is still young, he may be excellent in the future, but the distant fame is very elusive.

The people who came to Xu's house to talk about their relatives were basically from the town, and there were also some people from the countryside.However, there are very few people in the countryside, and they are basically people from the town.

What Mrs. Xu meant was that it was important to find someone with good character.It's not the kind of person who likes the second cousin of the Xu family to learn crafts at Baihua Pastry Shop, and wants the second cousin of the Xu family to work to make money.Even if Xing Xiuyan is willing, Mrs. Xu also feels that such a family may not be very good.

If you want to talk about something you don't covet, that's a lie. If you covet craftsmanship, then covet craftsmanship, and there are other things.

Those scholars basically waited until they passed the exam to be a scholar, or even passed the exam to raise a person before going to talk about marriage.Those who professed their love early were either unable to read well or had other problems, and very few of them were very good.

"Second cousin can make cakes in Qingshui Town." As soon as Xing Xiuyan entered the house, she heard Mrs. Xu talking about Xu's second cousin's marriage, and that someone was thinking about Xu's second cousin's craftsmanship, "In the future, if you still want to learn Others can also be learned."

"Are you not afraid that she will sell your secret recipe?" Mrs. Xu said.

"These are not complicated things in themselves." Xing Xiuyan said with a smile, "Other pastry shops also make them, but the taste is not as good as ours. Carefully selected flowers, plus special honey water and lemonade, are made It's not the same. Even if my cousin, big cousin and I did it, there is still a difference."

"Indeed." Mrs. Xu nodded, "If she gets married in the county town, and she doesn't have a good family, it will be difficult to do things then. In the town, if she is closer, she can help."

Mrs. Xu didn't think that her granddaughter would really sell pastries, but that she wanted to tell her granddaughter what kind of family was suitable.I'm afraid that after my granddaughter comes to the county, she will think about those people in the county.

"But it's up to her parents, what the parents ordered and the matchmaker's words. As a grandmother, it's not good for me to care too much." Mrs. Xu didn't want to interfere too much, lest her granddaughter have a bad life in the future, and she said it was her fault. .

Xing Xiuyan didn't say much, she wasn't old enough to say goodbye, and she wasn't the second cousin of the Xu family, so she didn't know what kind of person the second cousin of the Xu family liked.

The Xing family has an aunt who lives in Rongguo Mansion, and people in the county who know this don't dare to bring their ideas to Baihua Pastry Shop.In addition, Mrs. Qin also protected Xing Xiuyan's family, and the Baihua pastries were rolled out smoothly, and no hooligans came to the door.

Since Xing Xiuyan made strawberry jam, many people came to buy strawberry jam.Those pastry shops also learned how to make strawberry jam, and spread strawberry jam on pastries. Xing Xiuyan's strawberry jam is delicious, but it is still diverted.

After a few days of freshness for those people, the daily income of the pastry shop dropped again.

"It's less." The second cousin Xu looked at the unsold pastries and muttered a few words.

"Okay." Xing Xiuyan has stopped making strawberry mille-feuille and strawberry cake today. This kind of food is not suitable for eating every day. Even if some people like it, they will get bored after eating it for a few days.

Those rich and noble families even asked the housekeeper to buy a few yuan for the girls in the mansion to taste. After coming and going, there are more strawberry mille-feuille and strawberry cakes sold in the past few days.Those people still bought strawberry jam. Generally speaking, the pastry shop made a lot of money.

When new products are launched, the revenue increases, and then the decline tends to be stable, which is normal.

"If it's in a town, I'm afraid it will be less." Xing Xiuyan said, "But if it's in a town, I'll sell bowl cakes for one penny or two, which is cheaper. You can put some raisins in the bowl cakes, It’s much easier to do.”

There are many villagers going to the town to go to the market, and Bozai cakes are cheap, so those people are more likely to buy them.

When Xing Xiuyan said that, the second cousin of the Xu family remembered it.

"How to make Bozai Cake, can my sister teach me?" Xu's second cousin asked, she was a little nervous, and always felt that it was not good to ask.

The second cousin of Xu's family has reached the age of marriage, so she knows that she can't stay here forever.The cousin let her learn the craft and was willing to let her make things to sell, but the taste of her cooking was not so good, and few others bought it.

During this period of time, the second cousin of Xu's family found out that every time the pastries made by Xing Xiuyan sold out very quickly, those people knew that Xing Xiuyan made them by himself and bought more.If Xing Xiuyan didn't make it himself that day, someone would have bought it, but they didn't buy so much.

"Okay." Xing Xiuyan nodded, the practice of Bozai Cake has become more popular in later generations, and it is still the kind that is directly disclosed on the Internet.

Xing Xiuyan doesn't think it's necessary to hide the secret recipe, and it's not a secret recipe.

In Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian has already brought Lin Daiyu back.Lin Ruhai died of illness, and Lin Daiyu was entrusted to the Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Daiyu was sad, but she couldn't help it.

"Sister Lin." Jia Baoyu came with his newly bought rose essence, as well as lily and other essences. Sister, take a look and see if you like it."

"Why are there no plum blossoms?" Lin Daiyu asked, plum blossoms are more elegant, but roses are a little too strong.

Roses, bright red, even if it is not used for a long time, it will be associated with it.

Lin Daiyu doesn't think of big red roses now, they are more elegant in color.

"There are few plum blossoms, so it will take a while." Jia Baoyu said, "When there are some, let them send them."

"Forget it." Lin Daiyu chose one of the very light scented ones, "There are a lot of things here."

"This is the capital city, people from other places and foreign countries, they all like to sell things here." Jia Baoyu explained, "If my sister is interested, let's go out and have a look together some other day."

"Where can I go out at will." Lin Daiyu didn't think about going out, she was still keeping her filial piety, so she didn't want to go out too much, lest people gossip.

"I heard that there is also a younger sister in the Xing family. She also made essence and sent it here." Jia Baoyu thought of what Wang Xifeng said a few days ago. Wang Xifeng had a bottle of rose essence, and that bottle of essence It seems better, "Just send it to Da Fang."

Jia Baoyu felt a little regretful, why did he only give away those few people from Dafang.It was not easy for Jia Baoyu to let the Xing family sister give it to them. He didn't know how to contact the Xing family sister. Moreover, the Xing family sister was indeed a relative of the first room, and had nothing to do with the second room.

"It should be sent to them." Lin Daiyu said, "We have never seen this younger sister. If you hadn't told me, I would not have known there was such a younger sister."

"I didn't know about it before." Jia Baoyu replied, what he knew were Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun and others, and these sisters in the family.Jia Baoyu knew some of those relatives in the capital, but not all of them remembered, "I don't know when she came to Beijing. If she came, maybe I could play with Sister Lin."

"It's fine, isn't it good to be at home, what are you doing in the capital?" Lin Daiyu was not very happy when she heard this.

Firstly, Lin Daiyu felt that Jia Baoyu was thinking about others, but she didn't seem to care much about her; secondly, both Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai came to the capital because of something happened at home, and if the Xing family's younger sister was doing well at home, she would naturally be happy. There is no need to come to seek refuge with relatives in the capital.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu was unhappy, Jia Baoyu knew that he had offended Sister Lin, so he quickly apologized, "It's my fault, it's better to stay at home."

Lin Daiyu's eyes were slightly red, she remembered the good time in Yangzhou, she missed her father, she missed her mother... In the past, when her father was still there, she also came when she came to Rongguo Mansion, but now, her father is gone, and Lin Daiyu's heart is also empty Quite a lot, and can no longer expect her father to pick her up, nor can she expect letters from her father.

In Lixiangyuan, Mrs. Xue received a letter from Jinling and learned that Xue Biao had lost her mind.Fortunately, Xue Biao didn't fall stupid, but sometimes his actions were a bit weird, which didn't affect his daily business.

"I don't know if something bad happened at home, why all these bad things happened." Mrs. Xue sighed, "Fortunately, Baoqin is also sensible, brother and sister helped each other, and it passed."

Xue Biao lost his head, and it didn't kill other people's lives, but it was okay.It's not like Xue Pan, who has committed a serious crime, and if he can't escape, he can only come to the capital.

"It will be fine in the future." Xue Baochai said, "Xue Biao's side is not too important, just occasionally in a daze, maybe talking nonsense, it's nothing. It doesn't affect the business. The shop also has a shopkeeper. Their brothers and sisters can Done."

"In two years, Baoqin should also come to Beijing." Mrs. Xue thought of Xue Baoqin's marriage, "She had a marriage contract since she was a child."

It's just that it belonged to the Xue family's second room. After Mrs. Xue arrived in the capital, she didn't go around with the Mei family much.Xue Baoqin has not entered Beijing yet, Madam Xue thinks that there is no need to walk around too much for now, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

"You don't have to worry about them, I see, they are good." Xue Baochai wished that his elder brother could be like Xue Biao, "Just wait for two or three years."

"Did your brother go out again?" Mrs. Xue asked.

"I went to drink with friends." Xue Baochai replied, they lived in Rongguo Mansion, relying on the relationship of Rongguo Mansion, Xue Pan still made many friends.

Xue Baochai reminded Xue Pan not to follow the example in Jinling and never beat anyone to death again.This is the capital city, not Jinling, so they can't bear it.It's just that it's not easy to say too much. If you say too much, it will make people unhappy.

And Xue Biao didn't know that Xue Baochai still wanted Xue Pan to be like him. Xue Biao bought strawberry jam on the street and gave a bottle to his sister, and he kept a bottle.

Holding the bottle of strawberry jam, Xue Biao wondered if the person in his dream existed?If it exists, shouldn't he also give her a bottle?

"Brother." Xue Baoqin saw her elder brother standing in the courtyard with a smirk, and walked up, only to find that her elder brother was still holding strawberry jam in his arms. Did my elder brother fall ill again?