Inside the oil paper bag, there is naturally hot freshly baked beef biscuits.
The food box was for Shen Zhonglei and the staff. Even if they couldn't finish the meal and it was the boy's turn, they would only have leftovers.
Touching the hot sesame cake in his hand, the boy couldn't help but grin.
Mingyu glanced around and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to talk for a while in the room, so hurry up and eat it while it's hot!"
The boy had already secretly swallowed his saliva, but he still hesitated and said, "Isn't this not good?"
"What are you afraid of? I'll keep an eye on it for you." Mingyu said, pulling the boy to the corner of the corridor. "Just eat here. You can hear me when I call in the house."
The boy was already so ravenous that his stomach, which was not hungry at first, began to growl. Seeing that Mingyu was thoughtful in helping him, he didn't care so much. He opened the oil paper bag three times, revealing the oil, which was shiny and fragrant. The sesame seed cakes made my mouth watery after one bite.
"Is it delicious?" Mingyu couldn't help laughing when she saw him devouring it, "Eat slowly, no one will compete with you."
"It's delicious!" The boy nodded repeatedly, "No wonder I love this beef biscuit the most."
The servant works in the Shen Mansion, and his daily food and clothing expenses are much better than those of the people outside, but it is impossible for him to eat and drink every day.
Especially beef biscuits, which are several times more expensive than pork, so ordinary people can't afford them.
Although Daqi does not have strict restrictions on the slaughter of cattle like the previous dynasty, farm cattle are not allowed to be slaughtered at will. Only cattle specially raised for meat can be slaughtered.
And these cattle that are specially raised for meat cannot be raised by just anyone and killed at will.
These cattle farmers must register with the government and obtain qualifications before they can raise cattle.
Ordinary people cannot even obtain this qualification, and these businesses in various places are basically in the hands of local wealthy families.
Or you can directly outsource it to others, or you can find a shop to get some hands to make it yourself.
Each beef cattle is also registered, and the government's permission is required before slaughtering.
After such a large set of procedures, the beef flowing into the market is naturally small and expensive.
Even if the Shen family occasionally buys some beef or receives some beef as gifts, it is only for the masters to eat, and the next person has no chance at all.
And at this famous beef biscuit stall in Yongzhou Prefecture, you can’t buy biscuits at any time.
For example, when Shen Tianshu went to buy beef biscuits today, he also asked someone to say hello in advance, and then waited in the store for them to bake them freshly.
The boy usually works in the front yard and is not Shen Zhonglei's confidant. He usually doesn't have the chance to go to the backyard.
At this time, I was eating sesame cakes under Mingyu's gaze, and when she smiled like this, I immediately felt my face was burning, and my eating speed also slowed down.
"How long have you been following me? I've never seen you before!"
"I have just been in the government for more than half a year."
"No wonder, I think you're a bit unfamiliar!" Mingyu asked with a smile, "What's your name? How old are you this year?"
"My name is Rongan, the name given to me by my master. I am fourteen this year." The boy said honestly.
"Only fourteen? Then you have to call me sister."
Mingyu thought to himself that at such a young age, he shouldn't be assigned to Shen Zhonglei.
Rongan said obediently: "Sister Mingyu."
"Master has been so busy lately, so those of you following him must be quite tired, right?"
"It's just because I've been too busy lately that I was called over to work on shifts together and learn to serve the master.
"But it's not hard work. The people below us can also take turns to replace each other. The master has to take care of so many things in Yongzhou Mansion. He has been too busy to go back these two days. They are all sleeping in the front. It is the master who has the most trouble. !”
"I didn't realize it. You are not old, but you are quite good at talking." Mingyu nodded and said, "We girls also heard that the master was too busy to go back to bed, so today we went to buy his favorite beef sesame cakes. return."
Rongan and Mingyu were talking to each other from time to time. At this time, he no longer had any wariness, and said directly: "Yes, my sister Hanqiao who is beside Madam often comes to take care of me!"
Mingyu had known for a long time that Hanqiao had gotten into Shen Zhonglei, so she was not surprised when she heard the news. She said with a normal face: "That must be the Madam's order."
"Yes, Sister Hanqiao said the same thing." Rongan was still young after all, and he was told a lot of things while talking to Mingyu.
He didn't feel that he said anything that he shouldn't have said. After eating one sesame seed cake, he hesitated when looking at the second one. He wanted to eat it, but he also wanted to take it home for his younger siblings to try.
Mingyu saw this and said, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold after a while."
Rongan struggled in his mind for a long time, but finally wrapped the sesame cake in oil paper, put it back in his arms, smiled shyly at Mingyu, and said sheepishly: "I'm full, I'll save this for later."
"You are growing tall now, and one sesame seed cake is only enough to fill your belly. How can you possibly be full?
"Besides, if you hold this sesame cake in your arms, if the soup leaks out or falls out later, staining your clothes, it will be a big deal, but it will be bad if you get scolded by the master!"
"Will it stain my clothes?" When she said this, Rongan immediately became nervous and quickly took out the oil paper bag.
These clothes were given to me by the former servant who was transferred to me. He hasn't worn new clothes in a long time.
Such good material, as long as he wears it more carefully, he can keep it for his brothers to wear in the future.
He held the oiled paper bag and didn't know what to do for a while. Seeing that Mingyu was still looking at him, he muttered: "I, I want to take it home and give it to my family to try. None of them have ever eaten beef..."
"You kid..." Mingyu felt a little sad when he said it, and for a moment he remembered the scene when his children shared a piece of meat with several children in the family.
Ever since she started working as a maid with Shen Tianshu, Shen Tianshu had plenty of money and was generous to his servants, which enabled her to have money to supplement the family every year, and the family's life soon became less miserable.
Seeing how sensible this kid was, Mingyu couldn't help but feel pity.
"Okay, hurry up and eat. Come to Shuangtang Courtyard to see me before going home tonight. I'll get you two more to take home."
When Rong An heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, sister Mingyu."
After saying that, he lowered his head and ate the remaining beef pie, squinting his eyes happily.
While he was eating, he heard Mingyu ask: "I heard that the master is going out in a few days? Do you want to go with him then?"
Rong An said: "I heard that I am going downstairs to check the farmland. If the master wants to go, we will definitely have to go with him."
"It's been so hot lately, so going out is a chore!" Mingyu sighed and asked, "Have you decided where to go? Don't want to go to the deep mountains and forests, right?"
"It seems that we will go to Lingling County first, and then go south to Ningyuan County."
This kid is so down-to-earth, Mingyu felt a little uncomfortable when he asked.
After she found out what Shen Tianshu asked her to ask, she finally couldn't help but said: "Rong An, if you encounter anything in the future, go to Shuangtang Courtyard to find me. My sister who can help will definitely help you."
