Inside the oil paper bag, there is naturally hot freshly baked beef biscuits.
The food box is for Shen Zhonglei and the staff. Even if they can't finish the meal and it's the boy's turn, they can only eat leftovers.
Touching the hot sesame cake in his hand, the boy couldn't help but grin.
Mingyu glanced around and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to talk for a while in the room, so hurry up and eat it while it's hot!"
The boy had already secretly swallowed his saliva, but he still hesitated and said, "Isn't this not good?"
"What are you afraid of? I'll keep an eye on it for you." Mingyu said, pulling the boy to the corner of the corridor. "Just eat here. You can hear me when I call in the house."
The boy was already so ravenous that his stomach, which was not hungry at first, began to growl. Seeing that Mingyu was thoughtful in helping him, he didn't care so much. He opened the oil paper bag three times, revealing the oil, which was bright and fragrant.
The sesame cakes made my mouth watery after one bite.
"Is it delicious?" Mingyu couldn't help laughing when she saw him devouring it, "Eat slowly, no one will compete with you."
"It's delicious!" The boy nodded repeatedly, "No wonder I love the beef sesame cakes here the most."
As a servant working in the Shen Mansion, his daily food and clothing expenses are much better than those of the common people outside, but it is impossible for him to eat and drink every day.
Especially beef biscuits, which are several times more expensive than pork, so ordinary people cannot afford them.
Although Daqi does not have strict restrictions on the slaughter of cattle like the previous dynasty, farm cattle are not allowed to be slaughtered at will. Only cattle specially raised for meat can be slaughtered.
And these cattle that are specially raised for meat cannot be raised by just anyone and killed at will.
These cattle farmers must register with the government and obtain qualifications before they can raise cattle.
Ordinary people cannot even obtain this qualification, and these businesses in various places are basically in the hands of local wealthy families.
Or you can directly outsource it to others, or you can find a shop and get some hands on it yourself.
Each beef cattle is also registered, and the government's permission is required before slaughtering.
After such a large set of procedures, the beef flowing into the market is naturally both scarce and expensive.
Even if the Shen family occasionally buys some beef or receives some beef as gifts, it is only for the masters to eat and does not get the next person's turn.
And at this famous beef biscuit stall in Yongzhou Prefecture, you can’t buy biscuits at any time.
For example, when Shen Tianshu went to buy beef biscuits today, he also asked someone to say hello in advance, and then waited in the store for them to bake them freshly.
The boy usually works in the front yard and is not Shen Zhonglei's confidant. He usually doesn't have the chance to go to the backyard.
At this time, I was eating sesame cakes under Mingyu's gaze, and when she smiled like this, I immediately felt my face was burning, and my eating speed also slowed down.
"How long have you been following me? I've never seen you before!"
"I have just been in the government for more than half a year."
"No wonder, I think you're a bit unfamiliar!" Mingyu asked with a smile, "What's your name? How old are you this year?"
"My name is Rongan, the name given to me by my master. I am fourteen this year." The boy said honestly.
"I'm only fourteen? Then you have to call me sister."
Mingyu thought to himself that at such a young age, he shouldn't be sent to Shen Zhonglei's side.
Rongan said obediently: "Sister Mingyu."
"Master has been so busy lately, so those of you following him must be quite tired, right?"
"It's just because I've been too busy recently that I was called over to work shifts with him, learning how to serve the master.
"But it's not hard work. The people below us can also take turns to replace each other. I have to take care of so many things in Yongzhou Mansion alone. I have been too busy to go back these two days. They are all sleeping in the front. It is still the hardest for me.
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"I didn't realize it, but you are not very old, but you are quite good at talking." Mingyu nodded, "We girls also heard that the master was too busy to go back to sleep, so we went to buy his favorite beef sesame cake today.
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Rongan and Mingyu chatted one after another. At this time, they no longer had any wariness, and said directly: "Yes, my sister Hanqiao who is beside me often comes to take care of me!"
Mingyu had known for a long time that Hanqiao had fallen in love with Shen Zhonglei, so he was not surprised when he heard the news and said with a normal face: "That must be the lady's order."
"Yes, Sister Hanqiao said the same thing." Rongan was still young after all, and he was told a lot of things while talking to Mingyu.
He didn't feel that he had said anything that he shouldn't have said. After eating one sesame seed cake, he hesitated when looking at the second one. He wanted to eat it himself, but he also wanted to take it home for his younger siblings to try.
Mingyu saw this and said, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold after a while."
Rong An struggled in his mind for a long time, but finally wrapped the sesame cake in oil paper, put it back in his arms, smiled shyly at Mingyu, and said sheepishly: "I'm full, I'll save this for later."
"You are growing tall now, and one sesame seed cake is only enough to fill your belly. How can you possibly be full?
"Besides, if you hold this sesame cake in your arms, if the soup leaks out or falls out later, staining your clothes, it will be a big deal, and it will be bad if you get scolded by the master!"
"Will it stain my clothes?" When she said this, Rongan immediately became nervous and quickly took out the oil paper bag.
These clothes were given to me by my former servant who was transferred to me. He hasn't worn new clothes for a long time.
Such good material, as long as he wears it carefully, he can keep it for his brothers to wear in the future.
He held the oiled paper bag and didn't know what to do for a while. When he saw Mingyu still looking at him, he muttered: "I, I want to take it home and give it to my family to try. None of them have ever eaten beef..."
"You kid..." Mingyu felt a little sad when he said it, and for a moment he remembered the scene when his children shared a piece of meat with several children in the family.
Ever since she started working as a maid with Shen Tianshu, Shen Tianshu had plenty of money and was generous to his servants, so she had money to supplement her family every year, and her family's life soon became less miserable.
Seeing how sensible this kid was, Mingyu couldn't help but feel pity.
"Okay, hurry up and eat. Come to Shuangtang Courtyard to see me before you go home tonight. I'll get you two more to take home."
When Rong An heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, sister Mingyu."
After saying that, he lowered his head and ate the remaining beef pie, squinting his eyes happily.
While he was eating, he heard Mingyu ask: "I heard that the master is going to go out in a few days? Do you want to go with him then?"
Rong An said: "I heard that I am going downstairs to check the farmland. If the master wants to go, we will definitely have to go with him."
"It's been so hot lately, so going out is a chore!" Mingyu sighed and asked, "Have you decided where to go? Don't you want to go to the deep mountains and forests?"
"It seems that we will go to Lingling County first, and then go south to Ningyuan County."
This kid is so down-to-earth that Mingyu felt a little uncomfortable when he asked.
After she found out what Shen Tianshu asked her to ask, she finally couldn't help but said: "Rong An, if you encounter anything in the future, go to Shuangtang Courtyard to find me. My sister who can help will definitely help you."