Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 253 Shopping and Drinking Tea

"Sister Hua, you always run so fast that I can't catch up with you even if I want to. I just followed you to plant wheat and peppers, and now you are going to open a workshop. I am drooling with envy. I don't care. Today you must give me a few bars of soap of different varieties to soothe my broken heart."

"You look like you're short of soap. Okay, how about I give you four pieces of each variety? Even if you scrub your body every day, it will be enough for you for a year, okay?" Hualei glanced at Zhenzhu and said with a smile.

"That's more like it." Pearl also laughed.

Rong Jin followed behind, looking at the different arrangements in each courtyard, and was also really impressed. Sister Hua was really smart. At such a young age, she managed several farms and shops in an orderly manner. No wonder her grandmother praised Sister Hua so much.

However, Sister Hua is too tired. She has to take care of a family at such a young age. Not only does she have to take care of so many farms and shops, but she also has to take care of Xiaoyuan's schoolwork. I can't help Sister Hua with the farm, so I'd better take good care of Xiaoyuan in the future. Rong Jin looked at Xiaoyuan beside him and thought to himself.

In the following days, Rong Jin dragged Xiao Yuan out to learn horse riding and archery every other day. When he had some free time, he was checked on his homework. Fortunately, Xiao Yuan was also strong and did well under Rong Jin's high-intensity pressure. Unknowingly, Xiao Yuan's schoolwork and horse riding and archery level improved a lot. Hua Lei was also relieved and she slowly let go of Xiao Yuan's affairs.

After the few people had lunch at Baihua Manor, Rong Jin took Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan to ride horses in an open area for a while. Of course, Zhenzhu would never miss such a good thing, and she also took Hualei to relax for a while.

Hualei's riding skills have improved a lot now, and she can ride freely. It feels good to ride freely on a horse, which is different from the feeling of riding in a car in her previous life. It feels very free, but the wind blowing on her face is a little cold. Fortunately, she has a down vest to protect her body, so it's okay.

The five of them rode horses and strolled around the manor to their heart's content for a whole day before returning to the mansion. Of course, they also brought the soap buds that Zhenzhu had requested, and also prepared some for Rong Jin and Rong Jue. Rong Jue thanked them happily.

The next day, Hualei sent Xiaoyuan away and continued to rest in the garden. Every day, she spent a very pleasant time basking in the sun and reading in the garden.

Two days later, Zhenzhu came over and asked her to go shopping again. Hualei thought that she had not been out for a long time, so she decided to go and have a look, and visit Mingxiang Pavilion at the same time.

Ever since I signed the contract for egg yolk pastry with the shopkeeper Shen of Mingxiang Pavilion, I have been busy and have not been to Mingxiang Pavilion to check the situation. Although Zhuangzi delivers goods to Mingxiang Pavilion every day, I heard that the quantity of egg yolk pastry and green tea mung bean cakes has decreased a lot recently. I don’t know if there is something wrong with the pastry, so I followed Zhenzhu and took Qingying to East Street.

The two walked hand in hand slowly on East Street, with Qingying and Zhenzhu's maid Qinghe following behind. They first went to Jin Yu Man Tang, where Zhenzhu saw a plum blossom step-shaking golden hairpin and was very happy, but in the end she did not buy it.

Hualei, on the other hand, bought a gold hoop bracelet for her collection. Hualei likes gold jewelry and now she has extra money in her pocket, so it would be a good idea to buy some gold jewelry for collection, which she can wear herself after the mourning period is over.

Coming out of Jinyu Mantang, it was not far from Mingxiang Pavilion. Hualei and Zhenzhu went to Mingxiang Pavilion together. After entering Mingxiang Pavilion, they asked the waiter, but it turned out that Manager Shen was out on business and was not in the store.

Hualei looked at the lobby. There were eight or nine tables of guests, but only three tables had snacks. Was it because the egg yolk pastry tasted bad recently and the guests didn't like it? Or was it because the green tea and mung bean cakes had a problem? These guests were tired of them. I really haven't paid much attention to my own snacks in this period of time.

Thinking about the taboos of the Great Sheng Dynasty and the fact that Zhenzhu, a lady from a wealthy family, needed to be more cautious, Hualei asked for a small private room. The waiter took them through the lobby to the courtyard at the back. It turned out that there was another world behind Mingxiang Pavilion, with a large garden.

There are many small wooden houses in the garden, some large and some small, scattered in an orderly manner. There are also many plum trees, peach trees and other flowering trees planted in the garden. From time to time, there are piled up rockeries, which are not very large, but can also block the view. There are many evergreen trees planted around the courtyard wall. The whole garden has scenery at every step, and ingenuity is everywhere.

A small wooden cabin is a private room. The waiter took Pearl and Hualei to a small wooden cabin facing north and south. They walked in and found that the decoration inside was very elegant and simple.

There is a small square table and four low armchairs with cushions decorated with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum patterns. There is also a low wooden bed near the window with a few large cushions on it. There is also a small table on top for playing chess, and the chessboard is also placed on the side.

The south side of the cabin is actually made up of two wooden doors. When the weather is good, you can open them to both sides and put down the blinds to block the view.

Pearl and Hualei sat directly on the wooden bed, opened the wooden door, lowered the door curtain, and chatted while waiting for tea. Through the door curtain, you can see the scenery in the garden, but the plum blossoms in the garden have not bloomed yet, there are only a few small flower buds, which is relatively less elegant. If it snows in winter, or when the plum blossoms are in full bloom, it should be a very pleasant thing to sit here and drink tea and appreciate the plum blossoms.

Soon, the black tea and snacks I ordered came. I took a sip of the tea and it tasted just as good as before. The tea at Mingxiang Pavilion is indeed excellent.

I took another bite of the homemade egg yolk crisps. The salty and sweet taste blended well, and the red bean paste was soft. The taste was still the same as before, with no major changes. Maybe it's been a long time, and the customers are tired of it?

I picked up another green tea and mung bean cake and tasted it. It tasted okay, but was it because the tea leaves were not new? The taste was a little astringent? The customer didn't like it.

Hua Lei kept it in mind silently and planned to ask Aunt Zhao about the situation after returning.

It should be time to change the snacks at Mingxiang Pavilion, but what should they change? Hualei lowered her head and thought, it's winter now, should we make some hot snacks? But what are the hot snacks?

"Sister Zhenzhu? Miss Hua?" A male voice interrupted Hualei's thoughts. Hualei turned around and saw Jiang Yunqi standing outside, smiling at Zhenzhu. Bai Yunhe was standing next to him, looking at her with a look of surprise. Obviously, both parties were a little surprised to meet here.

Today is not a holiday for the Imperial College, why did Bai Yunhe skip classes again? I have never seen such a person, skipping classes at every turn, I guess except for the imperial archery class, the other classes are not good, right? Otherwise, how could he skip classes at every turn? Hua Lei couldn't help but complain in her heart.