The weather seems to be getting warmer.
The gorgeous morning glow hangs on the horizon, and the whole capital city is full of spring.
The scent of spring leek pancakes still fills the waterwheel alley.
The day after Qin's restaurant started selling spring leek pancakes, several other foot shops in Shuiche Alley also followed suit and started selling spring leek pancakes.
The wind blowing in this alley seems to have the smell of leeks.
Uncle Ma came back after asking: "Madam, they sell it cheaper than us."
Qin Xiangxiang smiled slightly and said, "I bet there is no minced meat in their spring leek pancakes."
Uncle Ma was surprised and said: "Madam, you guessed it right. I just tried one, and it only contained spring leeks, and it wasn't as strong as the one made in our restaurant. Well, it looked thinner and lighter than ours." ." He didn't feel full even after eating one pancake from that restaurant, but he felt full after eating half of his own pancake.
Qin Xiangxiang still smiled: "So we don't have to worry, they can't steal our customers. As long as we stick to our original intention, the restaurant will prosper." Barring natural disasters or man-made disasters.
But she didn't tell Uncle Ma what happened next.
Gao Dajiao usually comes here for dinner, but this morning he hurried over and bought five spring leek pancakes.
"There are more and more ships coming from the south. If you want to grab more jobs, you have to work non-stop." He said with an excited smile on his face.
Qin Xiangxiang wrapped six spring leek pancakes in oil paper bags and said with a smile: "Brother Gao will give you one more."
When Gao Dajiao took the oiled paper bag, a small paper ball was stuffed into Qin Xiangxiang's hand.
Nangong Wenyue asked her to meet at Fenglai Teahouse on the pier. The time was not mentioned, but Nangong Wenyue should have been staying in that teahouse all day. Qin Xiangxiang thought to himself that he was not busy today.
"Red sleeves, red sleeves!" Qin Xiangxiang shouted, "Let's make more pancakes and sell them on the pier!"
Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "But, I've already paid the bridge toll, so it wouldn't be weird if I didn't go."
Tianxiang glanced at her and said, "Mother Wang can carry the burden herself to sell." This old guy's heart has always been with Qin Wanwan. She is not willing to let Qin Wanwan do the work, but she will instruct the eldest lady to do the work.
Mrs. Wang chuckled and said, "That's not what I am doing. I want to take care of the patients at home so that I don't have to worry about anything."
Qin Xiangxiang said with a smile: "Everyone has his own division of labor. Tianxiang, Mama Wang, and Uncle Hai will stay at home to take care of things. I, Hong Xiu, and Uncle Ma can go hawking together."
They called Uncle Ma, mainly because she and Hong Xiu were not very good at pushing the wheelbarrow and were afraid of spilling the pancakes on the way. Furthermore, although Uncle Ma is old, he is still a man. With a man by his side, he can block some people who are pretending to be crazy or acting stupid.
After the matter was finalized, it took more than an hour to make dough, prepare fillings, and bake pancakes.
More than two hundred spring leek pancakes were prepared, placed in a large wooden barrel, and covered tightly with old bags to keep warm.
Before going out, Hong Xiu wiped something on her face, and her complexion suddenly turned sallow. She also wiped it for Qin Xiangxiang and said, "It's better like this."
Last time, because of Huang Gongshi's proposal to marry, Hongxiu specially bought coarse cloth from a cloth shop and made herself a few sets of ordinary coarse cloth dresses. It was replaced this time too.
And Qin Xiangxiang started to wear her old clothes again since yesterday, and there was no need to change anything else.
At a quick glance, Hongxiu looked a bit like a young lady from a poor family.
Qin Xiangxiang smiled and said, "What a wonderful idea the red sleeves have."
The three of them pushed the wheelbarrow and creaked toward the dock.
The dock is more lively. From a distance, you can see that there are people and mountains of goods everywhere. If you don't like the excitement, you may turn around and leave.
Qin Xiangxiang's eyes lit up: "There are so many people, so it will definitely sell out quickly."
While looking for a place to sell pancakes, she walked around the teahouse on the edge of the pier.
There were more than a dozen teahouses next to the pier. Qin Xiangxiang didn't see Fenglai Teahouse at first glance. He glanced at it again and saw a familiar figure twisting his waist and standing in front of a teahouse. We stopped and entered quickly.
It's Madam Ma.
The teahouse that Madam Ma entered was Fenglai Teahouse.
Madam Ma is really crazy about Nangong Wenyue.
After Qin Xiangxiang determined the location of the teahouse, he turned around and picked a spot and concentrated on selling pancakes.
But this time, the pancake seller was not as lucky as the spicy soup seller before. The three of them stood there for a while, but the business did not open. People passing by looked at them with disgust and left quickly.
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
How about going to Fenglai Teahouse first to see the excitement of Nangong Wenyue, and then come back to sell cakes?
Qin Xiangxiang didn't even make an excuse: "I'll come back as soon as I go."
As soon as I arrived at the door of Fenglai Teahouse, I saw Madam Ma looking around. Qin Xiangxiang quickly rushed to the side and listened to Madam Ma talking to herself: "I obviously said I came here."
Madam Ma’s news is enlightening. But she has been pestering Nangong Wenyue all day long, so she has stopped doing business in the foot shop? Qin Xiangxiang thought to herself, if her husband prevents her from making money in the future, it’s okay to not want that kind of husband.
Watching Madam Ma leave, Qin Xiangxiang slowly entered the teahouse. Doctor Tea hurriedly came up to him: "Young lady, are you alone? Do you want to have some tea or make tea?"
"Order tea." Qin Xiangxiang said with a smile. Nangong Wenyue's favorite thing is to order tea.
Of course, ordering tea is much more expensive than making it. Tea made from flowers, with the fragrance of flowers, is even more popular among the rich and powerful.
Dr. Tea led Qin Xiangxiang into a box and asked Qin Xiangxiang to sit down.
There were some tea supplies in the box, but no one was there. It shouldn't be. Logically speaking, Dr. Cha would lead her to him under Nangong Wenyue's instruction. Then, Nangong Wenyue went to the toilet?
Qin Xiangxiang thought so and sat in the box with peace of mind.
After a while, the door opened, and a young woman came in and said: "I am Bi Niang, come and order tea for me."
Qin Xiangxiang was confused. Is Nangong Wenyue inviting her here just to let her have tea?
She asked Bi Niang tentatively: "Biniang, is Mr. Yueyue Lang here?"
Biniang had already sat down. When she heard this, she looked up at her and said with a smile: "My dear, the moon is hanging high, out of reach, and cold. My dear, it's better not to worry about it."
Qin Xiangxiang said: "..." If she ignored it, was Bi Niang trying to persuade her not to think about Nangong Wenyue? She was really wronged. She had never had such thoughts about Nangong Wenyue, okay? What little lady can tolerate a monster-like figure?
Qin Xiangxiang tugged at the corners of her lips: "Biniang, he invited me here." She said it very seriously.
Only then did Biniang look at her seriously, and after a while she asked, "Are you Mrs. Qin?"
Qin Xiangxiang nodded helplessly.
Biniang suddenly smiled, stood up and walked out. A moment later, Nangong Wenyue, wearing a green wide-sleeved robe, appeared faintly. She stared at Qin Xiangxiang for a while and concluded: "Ugly. You are not disguising yourself. This is terminally ill.”
Qin Xiangxiang suddenly thought: "No wonder no one buys pancakes?"
Nangong Wenyue had a strange look on her face: "I invited you here, and you still bake pancakes to sell?"
"What else? It's a good time to come to the dock to sell cakes at this time. Kill two birds with one stone, I have a lot of people to support." Qin Xiangxiang looked serious.
Nangong Wenyue twitched the corner of her mouth: "Didn't you win two thousand guans in the competition at Tiansheng Tower last time?"
"Which businessman would be dissatisfied with having too much money?" Qin Xiangxiang muttered, "By the way, I wonder why Mr. Yue Lang invited me here?"
"You shouldn't have told Lord Kangde about Haitang Alley yesterday." Nangong Wenyue suddenly became serious, "It's not time yet."
Qin Xiangxiang pursed his lips: "The Li Zhuang case has been solved, I thought..."
"There are no things in the world that you think about. Sometimes the clever words and tricks you think you have are just a clown in the eyes of others. But now that the matter has come to this, several of Wenchang Hou's holes have been dug out. He still wants to appease Lord Kangde. Being able to take care of other things for the time being can be regarded as a chance meeting."
Qin Xiangxiang's shoulders slumped.
When she doesn't speak or smile, her face is solemn.
Nangong Wenyue's face softened: "Okay, there is another thing for you to do."
"What's the matter?"
"Make friends with Mu Ting."
