Huanzhuzhijinsuo is a good employee

Since Ziwei said that regardless of master and servant, he wanted to be a relative, so Jinsuo hit the snake with a stick, and called her to wash the rice and choose vegetables. It's not that Aunt Wang never persuaded Jinsuo behind her back. How can I ask the master to do such rough work?Jinsuo nodded in agreement, turned around and asked Ziwei to carry the vegetable basket, and went to the vegetable market with her to buy vegetables.

Seeing Ziwei's face, Aunt Wang wasn't unhappy, and she didn't listen to Jinsuo after trying to persuade her several times, so she simply let them go.

Before Xia Yuhe's death, Ziwei lived a daily life of playing the piano, writing poems, or painting and arranging flowers. After Xia Yuhe's death, she was in a state of anxiety and had no backbone in her life. Apart from fulfilling her mother's last wish, she could not think of other goals in life.

Jinsuo pulled her to choose vegetables, and she saw the cabbages and worms so frightened that her face turned pale; Jinsuo taught her to watch the stove light the fire, and she was covered in pot ashes in a hurry; Jinsuo took her to the vegetable market and taught her how to tell whether the meat was fresh or not ;In order to save money, they even huddled together with a group of aunts to grab cheap Chinese cabbage...

Everything made her feel that the things she encountered every day were unknown and novel. Her big watery eyes were filled with surprise, and she kept looking at and observing things she had never been in contact with.

Ziwei thought to herself, so the fireworks life is not as horrible as her mother said!

The hawthorns in the yard were very ripe. Uncle Wang made a long hook, and the four of them worked together to pick off all the hawthorns, which weighed about ten catties.

After the hawthorn is washed, each one is bright red and bright, very attractive.Jin Suo squeezed one and stuffed it into Ziwei's mouth, "Miss, is it delicious?"

Ziwei took a bite, um, her eyebrows frowned, she chewed slowly, but didn't speak.Seeing Jin Suo's concerned expression, Ziwei grabbed one and stuffed it into Jin Suo's mouth while she wasn't paying attention, and said with a smile, "You'll know if you try it!"

Jinsuo took a bite, the rustling and soft flesh tasted sweet and sour, not unpalatable, and he immediately understood that Ziwei was teasing her!He raised his palm and pretended to be angry, and said, "Okay! Miss, you're making fun of me!"

Seeing Jinsuo running over, Ziwei immediately got up and hid behind Aunt Wang, and shouted with a smile, "Aunt Wang, Jinsuo is going to beat someone! She is so fierce!"

The two surrounded Aunt Wang, the well and the hawthorn tree, chasing each other in the yard, laughing and making noise, and the ringing laughter hovered over the yard for a long time.

Pedestrians who passed by were delighted to hear it.

Aunt Wang saw the two of them running so that their cheeks were flushed, and she stopped her, "Okay, okay, don't make a fuss! After you sweat, you will catch a cold easily! Jin Suo, hurry up and take the young lady to change clothes. .”

When Jinsuo and Ziwei came out after wiping off their sweat and changing their clothes, they saw Aunt Wang Shuwang sitting in the yard, one was removing seeds from hawthorns with a knife, and the other was watching the fire, wondering what was cooking in the pot.

Ziwei asked curiously, "Aunt Wang, are you planning to make candied haws?"

Aunt Wang's face was red from the fire, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and replied, "Miss, there are so many hawthorns, we can't finish them, why don't you make some snacks and sell them at the temple fair?"

"Temple fair?" Ziwei was fascinated when she heard the word "temple fair". She had heard that the temple fair was very lively, but she never had the chance to visit it.Hastily asked, "When will there be a temple fair?"

Uncle Wang replied, "Two days ago, my old lady asked me to take pickles and distribute them to the neighbors. I heard them say that the Huguo Temple in the inner city opens on the seventh or eighth day of every month. There is everything at the meeting, and it is very lively."

Ziwei exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that the day after tomorrow?" With Uncle Wang's nod, Ziwei was so happy that she shook Jin Suo's hand, "Jin Suo, have you ever been to a temple fair? have what?"

Jinsuo looked at Ziwei's joyful expression with amused and sad eyes. After she was abandoned by Liu Qing in her previous life, she wandered from place to place and visited countless temple fairs.

As for Ziwei, Xia Yuhe didn't let her get in touch with these ordinary things since she was a child. When she got to know the little Yanzi in the capital, she was often dragged down by the little Yanzi. She had no time to help her clean up the mess every day. The only time she went to the temple fair was to protect the emperor from the knife. , I guess there are no good memories.

Thinking of this, Jin Suo replied softly, "Miss, I haven't been to a temple fair either. I don't know what's on at the temple fair?"

After finishing speaking, Jinsuo and Ziwei turned their heads to look at Uncle Wang with ambition.

Being watched so earnestly by two beautiful girls, Uncle Wang felt pressured, he tried his best to dig his stomach, and stammered, "I have everything, there are so many people in the temple fair, there are also a lot of small vendors, kidnappers and pickpockets." There are also a lot;" Seeing that the two girls were not satisfied with what they heard, they continued, "There are those who perform acrobatics, some sell antique calligraphy and paintings, some sell fabric jewelry, some sell flowers, birds, insects and fish; some sell chickens, ducks, and goose seedlings. , oh, there are also food sellers: food from south to north, tricks from east to west..."

Uncle Wang was talking eloquently, and Jin Suo said, "Uncle Wang, you said if we sell candied haws, will it be good?"

Uncle Wang pondered, "The candied haws are quite common. I'm afraid they won't sell well at temple fairs. Besides, candied haws are easy to make. I'm afraid there will be many people selling candied haws."

Aunt Wang was so worried when she heard that she didn't even bother to remove the seeds from the hawthorn, "Then what shall we sell?"

Ziwei thought for a while, and said, "Uncle Wang, tell me carefully what to eat at the temple fair?"

"Steamed buns, dumplings, ravioli noodles, these pasta are available; all kinds of pastries: Sachima, Sazi, fried cakes, fried donkey rolls, and many others; soybean milk, bean curd, red bean and mung bean soup, There is no shortage of rock sugar tremella soup and corn sweet water, but the best sellers are Malatang, kebabs, and stinky tofu. , I'm not quite sure."

After hearing this, Ziwei thought for a moment, then shouted happily, "I know what I'm going to sell!"

The other three quickly asked, "What are you selling?"

"When you look at this day, it is estimated that the day after tomorrow will also be such a cool and crisp autumn weather. There are so many people at the temple fair that they can squeeze people out of oil, so they must be hot and dry; and those guests ate Mala Tang , Kebabs and other snacks with strong flavors, you will definitely feel dry and thirsty.

Hawthorn can eliminate stagnant food and help digestion. We use hawthorn, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum and honey to make double flower drink. Double flower drink has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, promoting body fluid and moistening dryness. It must be very popular at temple fairs.

When my father was still in Jinan, my mother often made double flower drinks for my father.My father said that the double flower drink made by my mother is the best. "Ziwei became more and more depressed as she talked, obviously thinking about the old things in a bad mood.

"Miss, do you know how to make double flower drink?" Jin Suo said, interrupting Ziwei's thoughts.

Ziwei forced a smile and said, "I know, my mother taught me the method. My mother likes to put lotus leaves when making double flower drinks. It smells like lotus, refreshing and refreshing. She once said that she would cook double flower drinks for dad for a lifetime." The flower drink is just..." Since Qianlong left Jinan, her mother never had the chance to cook double flower drink.

The double flower drink aroused the sadness in Ziwei's heart, and tears quickly gathered around her eyes.

Jin Suo and the others quickly comforted, "Miss, don't cry. If you cry again, you will become ugly. The temple fair is so lively, we sell double flower drinks. When the reputation is established, maybe the emperor will have a chance to drink it."

Ziwei was comforted and felt a little better, so she wiped her tears and said, "Since we are going to make a double flower drink, we have to buy the materials quickly and come back." Ziwei took the paper and pen and wrote down the things that will be used one by one Clearly hand it over to Uncle Wang.

Jin Suo watched from the side and interjected, "Miss, you forgot one thing!" Seeing Ziwei's puzzled face, Jin Suo pointed out, "When selling double flower drinks, what do you use to serve them?"

Oops, I actually forgot this, Ziwei tapped her head angrily, "Then buy another fifty small celadon bowls."

The four of Ziwei worked hard for two days, and finally made the double flower drink, put it in a clean jar and sealed it, and waited for the stall to be set up tomorrow, and it was ready to drink when mixed with boiled water.

After loading all the things needed to set up the stall, the four of Ziwei fell asleep with exhaustion and anticipation.

In order to get a good seat, the four of them had to get up before dawn, and Aunt Wang steamed a big steamed bun and took it with pickles to eat on the road.When they arrived at the open space in front of the Huguo Temple at the west of Dingfu Street in the northwest of the imperial city, they found that many good stalls had already been occupied, so the four of them picked an open space with Mala Tang on the left and stinky tofu on the right.

As soon as the stall was set up, before any customers came to the door, a few burly men in short jackets swaggered over to collect protection fees, and they asked for thirty copper coins.

Ziwei was very dissatisfied when she saw these hooligans trying to get money for nothing with their brute force. Just as she was about to reprimand them, Uncle Wang had already pulled out his wallet and humbly paid the full protection fee.

They took the money and left, so why would they care about the 'fierce and dissatisfied' eyes of Ziwei, a weak woman who has no power to restrain a chicken, like a kitten, not even tickling enough!

Ziwei became impatient, and couldn't help saying to Uncle Wang in a serious tone, "They are obviously bullying, Uncle Wang, how can you help the evildoers and give money to others?"

Uncle Wang smiled wryly, "Miss, if I can, I don't want to give money for no reason! But look at their tendons, they can smash our stall with one fist, so they won't be able to do business? Thighs, just treat it as a waste of money to eliminate disasters."

Ziwei couldn't refute for a while, and was angry when two middle-aged servants came over, "Hey~ new faces! Have you paid the rent? Hurry up and get the money, ten cents per stall , Hurry up and give the money!"

Ziwei stood up abruptly, angrily reasoning, "Didn't you give it just now? Why are you asking for money again?"

Today, Ziwei is wearing a light blue cotton dress that is not old. She does not wear any makeup or jewelry. She is as beautiful as a lotus emerging from water, and even her eyes are very vivid.

The tall clerk was not annoyed when he saw her attractive appearance, and explained rascally, "What you paid just now was protection fee, but what I'm charging now is rent."

The other older yacha was not so good-tempered, and said fiercely, "Will you give it? If you don't give it, get out!"

Seeing that Ziwei was flushed with anger, Jinsuo quickly grabbed her. Seeing this, Uncle Wang quickly took out copper coins to pay the rent, and sent the two yamen servants away in a good voice.

Aunt Wang, Uncle Wang, and Aunt Wang saw that Ziwei was sitting on the sidelines sullenly and did not speak, so they stopped talking and went about their business.

Jinsuo saw that Ziwei was still in a state of being overwhelmed, so he knew that her integrity was at play, so he sat on the side and analyzed Ziwei carefully, "Miss, as the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. If we don't pay the money, we will Don't even think about setting up a stall."

"I know, but didn't Yasheng say, 'Wealth and honor cannot be promiscuous, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued. This is called a real man.' How can we submit to threats?" Ziwei looked serious and solemn, looking Extraordinarily righteous and awe-inspiring.

Looking at Ziwei's sacred and inviolable expression, Jinsuo thought of a word he heard when he was wandering around in his previous life: Yangzhou skinny horse.

Some people in Yangzhou specialize in adopting girls with outstanding looks, pamper them carefully, and find someone to teach them poetry, singing, playing, playing and singing, and how to please and serve men. people.

Then sell these girls to wealthy businessmen at a high price, or give them to officials from all walks of life for profit, or sell them by the door as a joke... When they are young and beautiful, there are still men who are willing to spend a lot of money, willing to pamper them, and willing to indulge their little tempers , but when those girls are old and fading, they are all abandoned.

Although Xia Yuhe had no intention of doing it, she also raised Ziwei so that she only knows about romance, ignorance of world affairs, and doesn't know how to plan life. She looks soft and weak on the outside, but in fact she would rather bend than bend. Such a sense of contradiction is very popular among powerful men.

It's no wonder that when they first entered the palace, both the concubine Ling and the empress thought that Ziwei was the girl that Little Swallow had found to be his favorite. Even Qianlong himself thought that Ziwei was pleasing to him.

Ziwei's tragedy in the second half of her life also originated from this.

Seeing Jin Suo in a daze, Ziwei called out "Jin Suo?"

"Ah?" Jin Suo came back to his senses, "Miss, I'm sorry, I thought of going elsewhere just now." She closed her eyelids and replied seriously, "We are little girls, not big men! When you meet Mighty, Qu Yi Qu, what’s the big deal? Besides, didn’t Confucius say it? Only when you’re full do you have the strength to control your integrity!”

Ziwei glared at her, "It's Mr. Guan Zhong who told you not to study hard! Don't put everything on the head of a sage! And it's obviously 'the barn knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing knows the honor and disgrace'! You But it’s a mess, from now on, if you don’t recite a passage of Analects, you are not allowed to sleep!”

Jinsuo's face wrinkled when he heard that, he quickly grabbed a steamed bun and handed it to Ziwei to beg for forgiveness, "Miss, please let me go. I will apologize to you! I dare not talk nonsense again!"

Seeing her funny look, Ziwei burst out laughing, in the morning light and breeze, she was like Chuhe who couldn't bear the delicacy.

Seeing that Ziwei's mood improved, Aunt Wang Shuwang felt relieved.

The sky is bright, and there are all kinds of stalls on both sides of the temple fair. The central door of Huguo Temple is wide open. , Buddhist music and the yelling of vendors are mixed together, there is stillness in the noise, and there is noise in the silence, which looks lively and peaceful.

Pilgrims come from all directions, some walk, sit in sedan chairs, and ride horses; some are plainly dressed, some are surrounded by jewels; .Cigarettes are curling up, worries crawl on the face when you come, and you look relaxed when you leave.

After burning incense, there is no rush to go back: or donate sesame oil money to hit the bell for luck, or ask for fortune-telling, or visit temple fairs...

Because it was still early, there were a lot of people eating breakfast, and they didn't feel thirsty yet. Ziwei and her stall were not patronized.

She pulled the golden lock and asked in a low voice, "Why doesn't anyone come to drink the double flower drink?"

Aunt Wang looked around and finally understood why her stall felt strange, she slapped her head and said, "Oh, I forgot to make a sign pole!"

Isn't that right, if you don't even put up a sign, who knows what you sell?

Aunt Wang was guilty and anxious, "It's all my fault! How could I forget such an important thing!" She was so anxious that she wanted to cry, and she didn't know if it was too late to sew one.

Uncle Wang saw that his wife was so sad, so he opened his throat and shouted cheekily, "Shuanghua Drink! Delicious Shuanghua Drink~ Drink one bowl to nourish body fluid and moisten dryness; drink two bowls to clear away heat and detoxify! Shuanghua Drink! ! It only costs two cents a bowl!"

As soon as Uncle Wang finished speaking, Aunt Wang quickly picked up. She was a little embarrassed, and her voice was trembling, "Double Flower Drink~ Delicious Double Flower Drink~"

Uncle Wang laughed and commented, "Not loud enough!"

Aunt Wang rolled his eyes at him, "You think everyone is like you, you have a cow voice!"

The two yelled like this for a while, and sure enough, a guest came to the door and asked for a bowl to quench their thirst.

Everything was difficult at the beginning, but the first business deal was made. Although they only got two copper coins, the four of them were very happy.When Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang were tired, Jin Suo went to drink by himself, "Double Flower Drink! Sweet and sour Double Flower Drink~ There are hot and cold drinks, and it only costs two cents a bowl!"

Seeing Ziwei standing stupidly aside, she rolled her eyes and pulled Ziwei over, "Miss, please call me too!"

Ziwei was a little embarrassed, "What's your name?"

"Call it whatever you want! Call it!"

Ziwei couldn't resist her tugging, so she bit the bullet and called out, "Shuanghua drink! It's delicious..." The voice was as thin as a mosquito, and the rest of the words behind her could not be heard.

Jinsuo chuckled, "Miss, be more courageous. We dared to run from Jinan to the capital, are you still afraid of shouting?" She showed Ziwei a demonstration, and shouted, "Double flower drink! The secret recipe handed down from the ancestors is different! It produces body fluid and quenches thirst, it's delicious and not expensive~" The words were pronounced clearly and the sound speed was moderate.

It really attracted some people to look at it.

After getting the golden lock unlocked, Ziwei boldly yelled.

The sun climbed higher and higher, and the people who visited the temple fair ate all kinds of snacks and began to feel dehydrated and angry. Just when they heard the shouts of two crisp young girls, they surrounded their stalls, paying two cents Although a bowl is relatively expensive, when the mouth is dry, the fine nectar and jade dew may not be enough to drink, so I want to quench my thirst.

So you buy a bowl and I buy another bowl, collect the money for change, take the bowl to hold the double flower drink, collect the bowl and wash the dishes... The four of them were so busy that their hands and feet were flustered.

The guests ate a bowl, and it was really sour and sweet, with a refreshing aftertaste, and most of their anger disappeared, so they praised, "It's really delicious!"

People have the mentality of following the crowd. Even if other people are not thirsty, seeing so many people rushing to buy it, they can't help but queue up to buy a bowl.

Just after noon, all the double flower drinks brought by Ziwei and the others were sold out.Some customers who didn't buy it heard that they would still use it tomorrow, so they had to leave reluctantly.

The four of them were so tired that their backs ached, but they were all in a good mood. They packed up the stalls and put them on the carriage. Uncle Wang drove the carriage back, and the three of Ziwei happily counted the money in the carriage.

Today was the first time to set up a stall, fearing that the business would not be good, the four of them didn't dare to bring out more double flower drinks, and they didn't expect that a can of double flower drinks would be sold out so quickly.

"It's a total of [-] copper coins!" After Ziwei finished counting, she announced the result loudly. Holding the heavy bag of copper coins, she smiled until her eyes were bent into two crescents.

After selling so much money, the four of Ziwei are very happy, and there are still four cans of double flower drinks at home!And the money to buy materials at the beginning was only two taels of silver, and the capital was almost earned back!

No matter how you look at the money you earn, Ziwei likes it, looking at those copper coins now, Ziwei doesn't feel that the smell of copper is unpleasant at all, and she is very kind!

The author has something to say: Jinsuo: The transformation of Ziwei is in progress...

Ziwei: Yinzi is also quite cute...

Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang: Miss seems to be more popular...