"The candy looks so unique! But the color is really nice! I just don't know how it was made?"
"Yeah, the white sugar I've seen before is like sand, and it also has a layer of gray. It doesn't look very good. It's not as good-looking as this kind of sugar!"
At this time, a young man picked up a spoon and tapped the sugar lightly, and the swan's wings fell off! He burst out laughing when he saw this scene, and then said: "It turns out that the sugar is squeezed into this shape! I
I wonder how it was made! It seems that it is not tightly packed, but it collapsed as soon as I touched it!"
At this time, Miss Mingyue picked up a small silver clip, picked up a snail, and gently placed it in the tea cup. She said lazily: "This candy was bought by my family at a big price! It is said that it came from overseas! The taste is
Not only is it as sweet as honey, but it can also be made into various pleasant shapes, which is even more popular!”
A rather fat young man said in surprise: "Do girls also like sweets?"
Miss Mingyue said: "That's right! In addition to playing the piano and dancing, I have to practice non-stop every day! I am very tired! So after dancing, drinking a cup of sweet sugar tea can easily replenish your energy!"
The person next to the fat young master answered and said: "I see! If Miss Mingyue likes it, can you tell me the name of this shop? Tomorrow, the Japanese master will send someone to help the girl buy it!"
Hearing what this young man said, several other people also expressed their willingness to help Miss Mingyue buy this novel candy! In their opinion, these candy bars are not worth much money anyway. If they can please Miss Mingyue,
That’s a good thing!
Miss Mingyue said with a smile: "Young gentlemen are so considerate, and I would like to thank you! But I only know that it was sold by Zhang Ji, and I don't know the specific details!"
These gentlemen immediately expressed their opinions one after another, and sent someone to find out who kind of god Zhang Ji was. When the time came, he would definitely buy top-quality candies for the girl to taste! So the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves for a while! And they didn't know it.
Yes, this kind of situation happened not only in one brothel!
In the afternoon of the next day, in a village outside the city, there were more than a dozen carriages gathering outside the door of a wealthy family with a red door. The people getting off the carriages were of all ages, but it was obvious that they were
, these people are all Confucian disciples!
The people who got off the carriage first were relatively young. After getting off the carriage, they all raised the curtains and helped the older people in the carriage to get off. And it can be seen from their behavior that those young people should be riding with the old people in the carriage.
Nephew or disciple! When these people got off the carriage, they naturally had to greet each other before entering the house one after another.
This house is the home of an official in the capital who became an official. This man's surname was Chen, who was once the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was somewhat famous among the scholars in the capital. Therefore, after he became an official in the capital, he often held literary gatherings at his home, on the one hand, for the purpose of communicating among old friends.
On the other hand, the competition also gives the nephews and disciples of each family a chance to stand out!
This kind of literary meeting is actually a way for civil servants to communicate with each other and make connections! Therefore, this kind of literary meeting is very popular among the capital! However, there are only a dozen well-known scholars who are qualified to hold literary meetings frequently! The rest are
Some of the poetry gatherings and literary gatherings below are all organized by New Year festivals or by some young people connecting with each other!
Those slightly younger literati are very keen to participate in literary conferences, because if their articles are well received at literary conferences, they will become famous in a blink of an eye! If they are selected as disciples by a great Confucian, they will immediately become disciples.
Worth a hundred times!
After entering the lobby, these people took off their furs and handed them to the servants, and then greeted the owner who came over! The owner here looked to be about seventy years old, and his hair was pulled up into a bun very dignifiedly and neatly combed.
Qi, it can be seen that it has been carefully taken care of. There is a green jade hairpin inserted in the bun! The cheeks are thin, but the eyes are very keen!
I only heard him say to one person: "It was your loss if you didn't come to the last literary meeting! At the last literary meeting, Brother De Songxian's nephew wrote an article, which was quite interesting!"
"Oh, that's great! I hope these young people will study hard enough and have a good chance of taking the imperial examination in the future. Only then can they live up to their family background!"
"Chen Weng, Brother Zhang, don't rush to praise others. This time my disciple also brought an article for you to comment on!"
"..."
While they were chatting, the servants had already brought up the prepared brazier! Under the steam of steam, the main hall suddenly became as warm as spring. And the guests also sat down one after another according to their age and status. And the nephews they brought,
The disciples sat down on the outside and looked at the dozen or so people in the middle with admiration!
All of these people are well-known figures in the capital, and some even hold key positions in various ministries! So it is understandable that they admire these people!
After everyone sat down, young and beautiful maids brought tea on plates. But along with the tea came three small white squares on a fine porcelain plate! These small squares looked crystal clear.
, very endearing!
One of them seemed to be familiar with the owner, so he picked up the plate and smelled it without hesitation, and said: "Brother Chen, what is this? It smells very sweet, I guess it must be sugar?"
Chen Weng laughed and said, "Li Xiandi has a really good nose. He guessed it right away when he smelled it! This is indeed candy. It's a new thing that just appeared on the market. It's called snow candy!"
When the others heard Chen Weng confirmed that it was sugar, they all commented in surprise: "This is the first time I have seen this snow candy, and the name is quite good!"
"I have seen white sugar, but it seems different from this kind of sugar!"
"Yes, the white sugar on the market is shaped like grains of sand. How come it is so square?"
"Not to mention the shape, just say that this candy is as white as snow and as delicate as salt, which shows that a lot of effort has been put into its production!"
After everyone discussed it, the person who spoke first said: "Brother Chen, what is going on? Let me introduce it to everyone!"
Chen Weng twirled his beard and said: "This candy was sent by a businessman! He said that he had read the manuscript circulated at our literary conference and liked it very much! So he sent some candy for everyone to taste!"
Everyone had bright faces after hearing this. But one person said: "Brother Chen, our literary society doesn't lack a few taels of candy from him, why should we accept it from such a stinker?"
Someone immediately echoed and said: "That's right! This kind of businessman has a low status and has all kinds of calculations in his heart. Why should Brother Chen associate with them? He has lost his status for no reason!"