Appetizing

"Okay, let's go." Si Qing nodded.

It just so happened that she didn't know what to bring home for the children in the village to eat, so she might as well just have pastries from Wufangzhai.

Si Qing followed Xing Wu to Wufangzhai Pastry Shop, and Si Jinbai quickly followed.

On the way to the pastry shop, Si Qing asked Xing Wu intentionally or unintentionally: "Did Mr. Zhao buy the peacock feather?"

"Hey, how can peacock feathers be so easy to buy?" When he mentioned this, Xing Wu looked melancholy. When he returned to the county town yesterday, he and two of his cronies were asking around for peacock feathers, and they haven't found any news yet.

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"That's true. If you find a peacock feather, how much money are you going to spend on it?" Si Qing asked again.

"It depends on what price people are willing to pay. If you can buy it, it would be good." Xing Wu complained casually.

Upon hearing this, Si Qing's dark eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, and he probed: "Then Mr. Zhao should have drawn some blood. Peacock feathers are so rare that you can't even get them for a thousand taels of silver, right?"

"You have to be talented." Xing Wuyi looked gloomy. A thousand taels of silver was nothing. If he could buy it for his brother-in-law, it would be worth it. The problem was that he might not be able to find it.

If that doesn't work, I can only contact Beijing to see if I can get peacock feathers from those people.

But Xing Wusi didn't want to contact Shangjing. Those people in Shangjing were all as clever as monkeys. If they knew that his brother-in-law needed peacock feathers, they would probably follow the clues and find out that they were feathering peacocks.

When the time comes, he will definitely use this matter to blackmail his sister, brother-in-law, and even him.

So he would never take this step unless absolutely necessary.

Si Qing saw Xing Wu's face was heavy and her words were a bit melancholy. She had already planned in her mind how to sell the peacock feathers in her hands.

The three of them walked for less than half a quarter of an hour and arrived at Wufangzhai Pastry Shop.

Wufangzhai is the largest pastry shop in Yang County. It is said that its origin is in Shangjing and it is very famous. Many people in Beijing love to eat its pastries.

In fact, for Si Qing, Wufangzhai’s pastries are not bad at all. They are mainly superior in appearance and are pleasing to the eye.

Standing in front of the counter, Si Qing looked at the various types of exquisite pastries placed on the table and was almost spoiled for choice.

This one looks good, that one looks good, and of course the most beautiful one is the lotus-shaped pastry placed on the cabinet at the back.

I don’t know how the pastry maker was able to make the pastry into lotus shapes. At first glance, it seemed real.

Upon closer inspection, I discovered that it was a pastry shaped like a lotus flower.

Si Qing pointed to the lotus pastry: "Give me a pound of this."

The shopkeeper standing aside suddenly smiled and said: "This little guest, the lotus cake is not yet available for sale in our store. If you like it, you have to wait until next June."

"Why?" Si Qing was stunned for a moment, a little confused.

Xing Wuze was a little unhappy: "If you don't want to sell it, why are you putting the lotus cake there?"

"That's right!" Si Jinbai nodded and agreed.

The shopkeeper smiled and explained: "This lotus cake requires real lotus flowers, so it is only sold in June and July every year. It is only for exhibition on weekdays. I hope all guests will understand."

Upon hearing this, Si Qing rolled his eyes and revealed their purpose mercilessly: "Actually, it is just to make people want it, so that when it goes on sale in June or July, everyone will rush to buy it."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper smiled and said: "This little guest is really smart, but our pastries are only available in June and July. Once the lotus flowering period is over, we can't make it anymore."
Chapter completed!