"Miss Su, be careful." Yuan Qi looked at the person in front of him coldly.
Su Yunwei blinked and didn't think there was anything wrong with this: "Brother Yuan is also from a big family. There must be countless servants in the family, but you won't give him a big funeral just because a servant dies."
Cheng Qingwen laughed out loud when he heard this. If he was a little jealous just now, it is gone now. This kid is too stupid.
Don't say that Yuan Qi is a censor. Even if he is not, you can guess his attitude based on his cautious words just now. How can anyone keep jumping into the minefield?
"You compare your sister's sister-in-law to a servant?"
Su Yunwei was slightly startled, and then said: "Song Zhaodi's background is not as good as that of our family, so what can't be compared?"
"Please go back and tell the pavilion chief that I'm afraid you can't afford the New Year's Eve dinner in your house." Yuan Qi's eyebrows were very light, showing no emotion: "Azhu, see you off."
Before Su Yunwei could speak, she was half pulled and half dragged out of the door by A Zhu.
"Your peach blossoms are really strong." Cheng Qinghan held her head and teased her with a smile.
Yuan Qi shook his head gently, turned around and poured her a cup of hot tea: "No matter who it is today, as long as it is a member of the Yuan clan, something like this will happen."
A Zhu walked in and heard this, and immediately said: "Isn't that right? When our lord came to the house on the first day, this Miss Su was still taunting us in every possible way. As soon as she knew the lord's identity, she immediately showed her courtesy, which scared us.
The master rushed back overnight."
Cheng Qingwen nodded, stood up and said, "I've eaten my meal and accepted the gifts. It's time for me to go back."
Motoqi immediately grabbed her hand and said softly: "Don't worry, it's still early. Play a game of chess with me."
"Play chess?" Cheng Qingwen watched A Zhu place the chess board and put the white pieces next to her: "I don't know how to play chess."
"I teach you."
Cheng Qingwen frowned and watched him place a ball. She placed a ball next to him with confusion.
Motoqi's moves were very fast, as if he didn't have to think at all.
After a game of chess, Cheng Qinghan's white piece was beaten so hard that it was unable to resist.
She held the table with some boredom, watching the person opposite clearing up the chess game, and asked softly: "Are you coming again?"
Motoqi nodded: "One more game."
Cheng Qingwen had no choice but to take over the chess pieces and play another game.
One afternoon passed, and five games of chess were played, and White lost every game.
Cheng Qingwen looked at the chess game thoughtfully, and the white piece could actually compete with the black piece in two moves.
She held her head and looked at Yuan Qi who was cleaning up the chess board: "Why did you suddenly teach me how to play chess?"
"It's snowing too much outside and it's hard to go out. I can't let you stay here and study with me."
Even A Zhu heard this excuse.
Cheng Qingwen didn't expose him, just smiled, waited for him to finish cleaning up, and got into the carriage together.
After a while, they arrived at Cheng's house. When the two got off the carriage, Cheng Hua'er immediately greeted them.
Seeing Yuan Qi helping his daughter out of the carriage with his own hands, he was slightly stunned, and then immediately stepped forward.
"Mrs. Cheng, long time no see." Yuan Qi said hello with a smile on his lips.
"Master Yuan." Cheng Hua'er nodded slightly and said with a smile: "The dishes are simple, I hope you don't dislike them."
"Don't dare."
Cheng Qingwen frowned as she listened to this set of greetings. After taking her seat, she stared blankly at the table full of dishes. What do you call...the dishes are simple?
Everyone sat down and looked at Yuan Qi, as if letting him use their chopsticks first.
"Elders first."
Cheng Hua'er smiled after hearing this, and then moved his chopsticks: "Don't be polite, everyone, you should eat and drink as you should."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone moved their chopsticks and ate their food while talking and laughing.
Cheng Hua'er smiled softly as he watched Yuan Qi continue to pick up dishes for his daughter.
"Master Yuan must be attracted to Huanhan." Aunt Liu came over and said softly: "Don't worry, Huanhan is so smart, she must have something in mind."
Cheng Hua'er nodded and withdrew his gaze.
"A Tong has arrived in the capital a few days ago. The emperor is very satisfied with this batch of tomatoes. He has issued a decree to reward you with a thousand taels of silver and invites you to meet the emperor."
"Mian Sheng? Are you going to the capital?" Cheng Qinghan heard this and asked subconsciously.
"In March, the emperor will conduct a private patrol incognito, and will most likely summon you in the next county." Yuanqi served her some food and said with a smile, "If you are a saint, that set of jeweled heads and faces will come in handy."
After hearing this, Cheng Hua'er immediately said: "Huanhan can't face the saint!"
Cheng Qingwen turned to look at her strangely and asked softly: "Why, Aniang?"
"There are many rules in the palace, and I'm afraid that you may accidentally cause death." Cheng Hua'er frowned, holding her hand and saying, "I only have a daughter like you, so I must not let you take risks."
Yuan Qi smiled, picked up the quilt on the side, and took a shallow sip.
After the meal, he followed Cheng Hua'er out.
"Mrs. Cheng." Yuanqi stopped her in the yard and said with a smile: "Jinghou died of illness the year before last, and Prince Jing inherited the title."
Cheng Hua'er was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at him: "What do you want to say?"
"Today Jinghou is still unmarried and is in Hua County at the moment." Yuan Qi said with a smile, then turned and left: "If you need, I will take you to see him."
When Cheng Hua'er heard this, she stood in the snow with a stiff face, not knowing how to react.
After a while, she walked into the house and saw that her daughter was seriously studying abacus with Lian Zhi, and she seemed to have the answer in her heart.
Cheng Qingwen has been calculating how to use the thousand taels of silver since finishing lunch.
"Sister, you can take one hundred taels and rent a shop that can accommodate people, so you don't have to travel back and forth." Lian Zhi said while calculating the accounts: "Except Lian Song is young, we can all cook some dishes. If we open a shop
In the restaurant, you don’t have to hire a chef. Lian Song can do the miscellaneous work, and I can take care of the accounts with Aunt Cheng, so you don’t have to pay for the chef, account management, and miscellaneous work.”
Cheng Qingwen shook his head: "If you want to open a restaurant, you still need to hire a chef. I have tasted Zuifenglou's food. In comparison, our food..."
"I understand, but if prices are driven down..."
"The price of Zuifenglou is very affordable. If we keep it lower, we won't make any money at all." Cheng Qingwen took a pen and wrote a price comparison on the paper.
Lian Zhi looked at the comparison and made another calculation, confirming that Cheng Qinghan was right.
"Let's open a snack shop."
"Snack shop?"
Cheng Qingwen nodded and said: "Wheat can be ground into flour and made into various pastries, so we save a lot of ingredients."
"But none of us have ever learned how to make pastries."
"It's okay, I know how to teach you." Cheng Qingwen said with a smile: "There are still three months before the reward will arrive. During this time, we will order the cakes and then plant the seeds of wheat and other useful ingredients.
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Lian Zhi nodded and wrote down everything she said.
Motoqi didn't know when he came up behind him and said with a smile: "If you want to open a pastry shop, you also need some molds."
Cheng Qingwen was startled, turned around and asked: "Master Yuan, why are you still listening to the corner?"
"Passing by." Although Yuanqi said this, he still finished his work, took a piece of paper, and sketched the appearance of several pastries: "These are some of the more popular pastries in the capital."
"Yes, everyone likes auspicious words." Cheng Qingwen looked at the cakes with blessings, wealth and longevity printed on them and nodded: "Master Yuan, lend me this picture and I will make some molds."
"I'll help you." Moanqi took her hand and smiled softly.
Cheng Qingwen looked at his firm eyes, blushed instantly, coughed lightly, and took out her hand.
She turned to look at Lian Zhi's smiling eyes and said seriously: "I have some ideas for pastries. Let me try them tomorrow."
"Okay." Lian Zhi nodded immediately, and then said, "Sister, I'm going to find Lian Song first."
After saying that, he immediately ran away from this road full of dog food.
Cheng Qingwen sat for a while, took the paper over, wrote down a few pastry names, and then wrote down the ingredients needed for these pastries.
When the year is over, soybeans and wheat must be planted, and a few more nests of chickens and ducks must be raised. Then there is sugarcane, which can be used to squeeze sugar.
For the rest of the materials, see if you can buy them. If you can't buy them, change them from the system. Fortunately, the system has recipes, so you can learn everything now.
"Mung beans and red beans are cheaper on South Street, and you can still buy chestnuts at Grandma Chen's now." Yuanqi looked at her list and told her where the cheapest ones were.
"Have you seen it specifically?"
"I went shopping once, thinking that I might be concerned about taxes in the future, so I made a note of it."
Cheng Qingwen looked at his forehead and opened her mouth: "You are such a clever little kid. You have helped me a lot."
As he spoke, he wrote down everything he just said.
Motoqi pointed at the milk mooncake and asked, "What is this?"
"This is a mooncake made of milk."
"I think milk is scarce and expensive, so it's not worth it." Yuanqi said softly: "A cow only costs six or seven taels of silver, but a pound of milk costs three taels of silver. What price do you want to set for the milk mooncakes?"
After hearing these words, Cheng Qinghan thought for a while and put a cross on the back of the milk moon cake.
Motoqi stayed with her for a long time sorting out the ingredients, until at midnight, he took her to the yard.
"What are you doing in the yard?"
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Cheng Qingwan shrank her neck.
"Wait for me." Motoqi said, then got in the car and came down holding many fireworks: "Set off fireworks."
Cheng Qingwen's eyes suddenly lit up. She had never seen ancient fireworks.
While the two were studying, there were fireworks in the sky not far away.
"It's twelve o'clock." Cheng Qinghan looked at the fireworks blooming in the sky and murmured softly.
Motoqi took the fireworks outside the yard, lit them, and then ran to her side, watching the fireworks in the sky with her.
He looked down at Cheng Qingwan, his bright smile illuminated by the fireworks, so beautiful that it made people lose their mind.
This was the second time that he felt that a beautiful woman, even if she was wearing a skirt and a hairpin, could attract people at a glance in a crowd.
Motoqi looked at her and smiled, and he clearly knew that his heart was moved.