After educating two careless little things and losing more than a dozen copper coins, the three of them finally arrived at the largest pastry shop in the county, Wuweizhai.
You don't have to go in, you can smell the sweet smell coming from the store while standing on the roadside. Crystal cakes with flowers printed on them, osmanthus cakes with engraved characters, beautiful lotus cakes... Various pastries are poured onto the mahogany counter.
Put it on, it makes people salivate.
Yan Yan wiped the drool that was dripping down her chin and said domineeringly: "I have decided that when I grow up, I will open a pastry shop, specializing in selling pastries!"
Shu Mingzhi teased her: "I'm afraid the pastry shop won't be able to open, because before it opens, some greedy person will eat all the pastries in the shop, haha..."
"Huh, uncle, I'm ignoring you." Xiaotuanzi took a bite of the sour candied haws, crossed the threshold and entered the pastry shop.
The clerk in the store was dozing off on the counter. When he lowered his head and saw a pretty girl entering the store, he thought he was doing business, so he cheered up and went to greet her.
However, when he saw the plainly dressed Mrs. Shu and Shu Mingzhi following Yan Yan, his face suddenly dropped.
"The things in our store are very expensive and you can't afford them. If you want to eat pastries, go out and turn left. There is a stall selling rice cakes over there, which is best for you."
Shu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, are you looking down on people?"
The young boy chuckled, "To be honest, it's just this box of crystal cakes for three taels of silver. Can you afford it?"
Shu Mingzhi: "..."
Damn, he really can't afford it.
Mrs. Shu waved to her son and signaled him to step back, then she went up to him with a basket, "Brother, we are not here to buy cakes, we are here to sell things. Look at this..."
Before she could take out the glutinous rice rolls with coconut bean paste and coconut milk in the basket, the waiter began to chase people away, "Go, go, go, you're selling things to me, what good things can you guys get?"
Take your baby and leave quickly, don't delay my business in the store, as long as you are here, the customers will not dare to come in."
Just as he was talking, a carriage stopped outside the store, and then, a maid in an apricot-colored skirt helped a girl in a pink shirt get out of the car.
When the waiter saw this, his face suddenly changed, and he went out to meet her with a smile on his face. A figure was faster than him, and rushed in front of the girl like a whirlwind, blocking her way.
"Beautiful sister, do you want to buy some pastries? Yanyan has them here, coconut bean paste and glutinous rice rolls. They are fragrant and sweet, soft and glutinous, and they are delicious."
Xiaotuanzi said a long list of lines without stopping, and after speaking, he turned around and winked at his grandmother.
Mrs. Shu understood the idea and immediately walked over with a basket, saying as she walked: "I just made these glutinous rice rolls early in the morning. They are fresh. Take a look."
As she spoke, she lifted off the gauze covering the basket.
The girl had no interest in the snacks sold on the street. Before leaving, she took a casual look and was attracted by the beautiful appearance of the glutinous rice rolls.
There are two rows of glutinous rice rolls neatly stacked in the newly made green bamboo basket. The white glutinous rice skin is wrapped with red bean paste filling, red and white, layered one on top of the other. There is also a layer of white crumbs stuck to the top layer, like an iceberg.
The falling snowflakes are so delicate.
A flash of surprise flashed in the girl's eyes, and she couldn't help but praise: "Your pastries are so beautiful!"
"It's not only beautiful but also delicious!" Xiaotuanzi patted his belly and said, "I almost got caught and spanked by my grandmother when I ate four of them in one go."
The girl was amused by Xiaotuanzi's exaggerated expression. She was in a good mood and asked the maid to get her purse, ready to buy a few to try.
At this time, the waiter from Wuweizhai was not happy. He stepped forward with a black face and chased people away, "Get out of here! This is a guest of my Wuweizhai. Who allowed you to grab customers at the door of my Wuweizhai?"
"This girl didn't even enter Wuweizhai, so why did she become your guest?"
Shu Mingzhi retorted with reason: "Besides, we are selling things on the street, not in your store. You don't care about the people on the street, but the people on the street!"
Yan Yan helped: "When we came to your store just now, you thought we were not well-dressed and poor, and you kicked us out as bastards.
Now that we have come out and it is not in your way, why are you still asking us to leave?
Uncle, you can't be so unreasonable."
The girl couldn't stand the way the waiter acted while watching people order dishes, so she said with a cold face: "I was just passing by Wuweizhai, but I didn't intend to go in to buy anything. Are you overthinking it, little fellow?"
The waiter was speechless by the three people, but he was not willing to go back in despair. He pretended to be kind and reminded the girl: "Girl, you should eat less of this kind of unknown food, in case it hurts your stomach."
who?"
"You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. We are serious about selling things, how can we allow you to throw dirty water on us?" Shu Mingzhi grabbed the back of his neck and raised his fist to hit him.
When the waiter saw that he was serious about it, he immediately became frightened and even hunched his neck and held his head to beg for mercy.
Shu Mingzhi refused to comply and would only let him go after he apologized.
"Woof woof woof!" Little Black Bean bared its fangs and barked at him. Even though it was usually stupid, it could really scare people at critical moments.
The waiter was so frightened that his legs shook and he stammered: "I was wrong... I was wrong, brother, I was wrong, I'm sorry."
Seeing more and more passers-by looking around, Shu Mingzhi didn't want to make things worse, so he patted him on the back and kicked him into the store.
Mrs. Shu yelled at the top of her lungs into the shop: "A boy selling pastries is so arrogant, and the stinky loach dipped in some salt water, does he really think he is seafood?
Next time when you welcome guests, remember to hide the patches on your cuffs tightly, so as not to embarrass yourself outside!"
"Pfft haha..."
A string of sarcastic laughter sounded outside the door.
The waiter looked at the patched cuffs, his face turned red with shame, and he hid behind the counter, too embarrassed to show anyone.
After the laughter, everyone turned their attention to the glutinous rice rolls in Mrs. Shu's hand. Everyone stretched their necks to see how good the pastry that caused the dispute was.
Shu Mingzhi naturally did not want to miss this good publicity opportunity and showed off to everyone: "Our glutinous rice rolls are made with an exclusive secret recipe and are different from the pastries sold outside."
"What's different?" a passerby asked.
Shu Mingzhi deliberately gave it a try and took out a piece of pastry and handed it to the uncle beside him, "Uncle, come and try this pastry. If you think it's delicious, share it with everyone."
The uncle was not polite to him. He took the pastry and took a bite. The glutinous rice skin was soft and sticky, and he bit it down and stretched it.
A group of people kept smashing their mouths along with his chewing movements. When he finished one bite and wanted to take a second bite, they couldn't wait any longer. They urged him one after another: "Don't eat it yet. You should tell us something."
What does this glutinous rice roll taste like?"
The uncle happens to be the cook of Baiweilou in the city. He has only two hobbies in his life: eating delicious food and cooking delicious food.
After finally getting such a novel and delicious pastry, how could he have time to talk?