After Shen Zhiyao looked through the almanac, he decided to set the opening date of "Shen Ji Shiguang" ten days later, on July 20th.
During this period, she was busy selling food on the pier, visiting the village from time to time, and doing business at the restaurant.
It felt like she was a little busy alone.
She needs to hire someone.
However, she decided to think about it after Pei Lingxuan's birthday.
She wanted to prepare a birthday gift for Pei Lingxuan first.
The night before Pei Lingxuan's birthday, Shen Zhiyao started to do it.
"Sister, what does this do?"
Shen Yueya saw her separating the egg whites and egg yolks, stirring the egg whites with chopsticks, and stretched her neck to look at the stove curiously.
"Cake." Shen Zhiyao kept moving her hands. After replying, she said to Shen Yueya: "Yueya, go to bed first and eat cake when you get up in the morning."
She planned to make more and give Yue Ya and Bai Qiu a taste first.
"Sister, I'll accompany you." Shen Yueya was already feeling sleepy, but she wanted to keep her sister's fire burning for a while longer.
"Go to bed, and let Bai Qiu go to bed early. Reading with an oil lamp for too long at night is not good for your eyes."
She was too busy these days and didn't buy milk. She had to use the milk in her space first.
But the crescent moon was here and she couldn't take it out, so she put the crescent moon first and went to sleep.
After Shen Zhiyao said it several times, Shen Yueya finally nodded and went to bed.
After Shen Yueya left, Shen Zhiyao took out the milk and butter from the space and continued making cakes.
She doesn't have an oven here, so she can only make steamed cakes at the moment.
After busying for a long time, after the cake was steamed, Shen Zhiyao decorated the cake with some rose flowers and some seasonal fruits with cream.
A total of two cakes were made, one large and one small. After they were done, she placed them in the space.
People in the Daqi Dynasty generally had two meals a day, but many wealthy people and royal family members did not follow this old system. They ate three meals a day.
Of course, it’s also because they can afford it.
Pei Lingxuan's family is a well-known wealthy businessman in Tongfang County. They eat three meals a day, so Pei Lingxuan's birthday party was held at noon.
On this day, after Shen Zhiyao got up and washed up, she took out the smaller cake she made last night.
"Eat."
Shen Zhiyao cut the cake into two pieces with a knife and placed them on Shen Baiqiu and Shen Yueya's plates respectively.
Shen Yueya especially liked this kind of sweet food, tasting it one bite at a time with a happy face, as if she was eating some delicacy from the mountains and seas.
Shen Baiqiu ate happily. After finishing his meal quickly, he went to the private school.
After breakfast, Shen Zhiyao gave Mrs. Li the clothes to be washed and went to water the vegetable patch in the yard.
After a busy time, she saw that it was almost time, so she took the cake and led Shen Yueya to the address Pei Lingxuan told her.
Pei family.
Pei Lingxuan was dressed in fine clothes today, and she was surrounded by several ladies from wealthy gentry families in Tongfang County.
They saw Pei Lingxuan looking outside from time to time, and asked Xiaocui "Why hasn't she come yet?"
He couldn't help but said: "Lingxuan, who are you waiting for?"
The sisters they usually play with are all here.
However, speaking of this, Lingxuan seemed to have not played with them for a long time.
"I have a new friend. She is very kind. When she comes later, I will introduce you to her." Pei Lingxuan was looking forward to Shen Zhiyao's arrival.
"What does her family do?" When the little sisters heard her words, they first cared about each other's family background.
Pei Lingxuan said naturally: "She sells her own food, which is great."
"Ah?" A girl looked disgusted: "Does a woman still need to come out and show off her legs? I hate clay legs the most!"
Pei Lingxuan's face suddenly darkened: "What's wrong with being exposed? Is there any law in Daqi that stipulates that women cannot be exposed? And what's wrong with clay-legged people? Three generations up from my family, we are still clay-legged!"
"Lingxuan, I didn't mean what you said. I was just quick to talk. Don't be angry." The girl tugged at the corner of her mouth.
Others are busy trying to smooth things over:
"Qu Youmeng's father is taking a concubine again. I heard that this time the concubine is a girl from the village. It is probably because of this that Qu Youmeng was influenced to say such things."
"Yes Lingxuan, she definitely didn't mean it."
Listening to what they said to each other, Pei Lingxuan walked down the stairs, saying that she didn't take what the girl just said, that is, Qu Youmeng, to heart.
"Miss, Miss Shen is here!"
Xiaocui, who had been paying attention to the direction of the backyard door, suddenly shouted.
The young lady had already given instructions to her servants to take Miss Shen to the backyard as soon as she arrived, so Xiaocui kept watching.
After Xiao Cui finished speaking, Pei Lingxuan also saw Shen Zhiyao.
She stood up immediately and waved enthusiastically: "Zhiyao, come and sit here."
"Sister Pei." Shen Yueya called her.
Pei Lingxuan responded, and then said with bright eyes: "Where did this little fairy boy come from? Yue Ya, you are too cute!"
Not only is the little girl as cute as a fairy child, but the girl holding her is also beautiful!
Pei Lingxuan's little sisters were shocked when they saw Shen Zhiyao.
Originally, they heard from Lingxuan that her new friend was a food seller, and they had already sketched an image in their minds of someone who was tired and lost in the crowd.
Unexpectedly, this girl not only has bright and beautiful features, but her skin also looks breakable.
"Thank you sister Pei, you are also very beautiful today." Shen Yueya accepted Pei Lingxuan's compliments generously.
Over the past month or so, Shen Zhiyao has made her more confident.
"Haha." Pei Lingxuan happily invited Shen Zhiyao and Shen Yueya to sit down in the pavilion.
Shen Zhiyao handed the prepared gifts, cake and a box to Pei Lingxuan.
Pei Lingxuan asked Xiaocui to accept it and began to introduce Shen Zhiyao and several little sisters to each other.
Hearing Shen Zhiyao's last name, a trace of malice suddenly flashed in Qu Youmeng's eyes. She focused her eyes on Xiao Cui who was about to take the gifts and put them away, and said to Pei Lingxuan:
"Lingxuan, don't you take a look at what Miss Shen gave you?"
Pei Lingxuan frowned: "I'll look at it later."
"Let us all have a look." Qu Youmeng pointed to the food box in Xiao Cui's hand, pretending to be curious: "Such a big box, I wonder what is inside, it can't be food, right?"
"Yes, it's food." Shen Zhiyao replied calmly.
She didn't have the slightest bit of shame or inferiority, and seemed completely normal. Qu You's face that was about to laugh at her suddenly froze.
"Can I take a look?" Another girl asked purely out of curiosity.
Shen Zhiyao looked at Pei Lingxuan.
Pei Lingxuan looked at Shen Zhiyao's expression and seemed not to mind at all, so she asked Xiaocui to open the food box.
"Wow! What is this!"
When the food box was opened and the cake was revealed, Pei Lingxuan was instantly stunned.
Shen Zhiyao: "This is called a cake. It is a kind of dessert pastry. I thought it would be very meaningful to celebrate my birthday with a special pastry, so I made it."
"Zhiyao, thank you, I like it very much!"
Although she hasn't eaten it yet, just looking at the cake, Pei Lingxuan thinks it must be delicious!
