Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 229 Mingxiang Pavilion

So, on the way back to the capital, Liang Xiangyi made another huge profit.

Hearing what Hua Lei said, she immediately agreed with a smile, "Master Jijiu, I think what Sister Hua said is very right. Helping each other and cooperating for mutual benefit is the best. I don't have much else to do, but from now on, every time you send rice grid and field grid practice paper to Huai'an and Huaiping Prefectures, I will only charge half of the shipping fee to show my gratitude to Master Gui."

Gui Jijiu laughed loudly, not because he got a bargain on the shipping fee, but because he felt that this new little girl, like Hualei, was capable, visionary, and generous. Such a friend is hard to come by. In this way, all three parties got what they needed and were happy.

After finishing the discussion, Hua Lei and Liang Xiangyi said goodbye to Gui Jijiu, left the printing house, and took a car to the Mingxiang Pavilion Teahouse on Zhuque Street. The two of them really had a lot to say and communicate.

So when Liang Xiangyi invited her, Hualei agreed. She heard that the tea in Mingxiang Pavilion was delicious, and the snacks were even more delicious. Soon, the two of them drove to the door of Mingxiang Pavilion. When they got out of the car, the waiter in the store came out to greet them attentively and welcomed Hualei and Liang Xiangyi into the lobby of Mingxiang Pavilion.

Hua Lei and Liang Xiangyi were both business people, so neither of them had the idea that women shouldn't show up in public, nor did they have any taboos. So they didn't order any private rooms, but directly sat down at an octagonal table overlooking the lake in the lobby.

The waiter had already placed the tea menu in front of Hualei and Liang Xiangyi. There were many varieties of tea on the tea menu, including black tea, green tea, and white tea. Each type of tea had many small varieties, so there was plenty of room for selection.

But there were not many snacks, just one mung bean pastry, one red bean pastry, and one egg yolk pastry. There was not much room for choice.

Hualei looked at the tea menu carefully again. Hmm, it was indeed egg yolk pastry? She was not mistaken. Okay, let's have an egg yolk pastry. She ordered a green tea and an egg yolk pastry and a mung bean pastry. The two of them sat there and chatted slowly while waiting for tea and pastries.

Liang Xiangyi was happy for Hualei when she heard that she had found an alternative fabric for down jackets and had already started making finished products.

Soon, the waiter brought the tea and snacks. Liang Xiangyi poured a cup for Hualei and herself. Hualei thanked him, picked up the cup, and took a sip. It was really good. The temperature was just right, and the tea fragrance was overflowing, slightly bitter and sweet. In such a summer, it is really good to drink a cup of such refreshing and sweet green tea.

Although Hualei prefers the various coffees and milk teas in her previous life, there is really no coffee and milk tea in the current Great Sheng Dynasty. Therefore, Hualei can still accept this tea that tastes very similar to the previous life. At least it is much better than the tea that has various condiments added, and then stirred into a muddy and salty taste.

After taking a few sips of tea, Hua Lei picked up an egg yolk pastry on the plate. The golden-baked egg yolk pastry looked very similar to the egg yolk pastry Hua Lei made at home, at least in appearance. There were sesame seeds sprinkled on the surface. I just wonder if it tastes the same as the ones made by Hua’s family?

Hualei deliberately called it this egg yolk pastry. When she returned to Baihua Manor at the end of the month, she heard from Aunt Zhao and Uncle Fu that egg yolk pastry appeared in Shangjing City, but she didn't know which owner made it.

Today's visit to Mingxiang Pavilion was really a sudden decision of Liang Xiangyi and myself. So when we were in Mingxiang Pavilion, which is known to have the best tea and delicious snacks in Shangjing City, we found the egg yolk pastry that is the same as our own, and I must try it.

I put the flower bud into my mouth and took a light bite. A lot of the skin fell off. It was indeed crispy, but dry and had no milky flavor. It should be because no milk was added when kneading the dough.

In the past, when making egg yolk pastry, butter was usually used to make the shortcrust and whipped cream was added, so it had a strong milky flavor. However, there was no whipped cream or butter available here, so Hualei used lard to make the shortcrust and added milk to the flour, replacing the butter and whipped cream of the past.

But it is obvious that the egg yolk pastry of Mingxiang Pavilion does not contain milk, and the shortening is probably not lard, but soybean oil, which is common nowadays. Although soybean oil can also be used to shorten, the taste is completely different. So the skin of the egg yolk pastry is only similar in shape, and it has not learned the essence of the egg yolk pastry at all.

Hua Lei carefully placed the fallen pastry on the table and took a light bite of the egg yolk pastry, tasting it carefully. Hmm, the red bean paste was too sweet, and the salted egg yolk inside was not sure whether it was because it was not marinated well or because it was baked for too long. Instead of being sandy and oily, it was a bit hard.

The taste was not good at all. It didn't have the sweet and soft red bean paste of the egg yolk pastry, nor the salty and soft salted egg yolk. The dry and crispy skin made Hualei lose the desire to eat it. A portion of four egg yolk pastries was sold for 500 coins, while ten egg yolk pastries at home only sold for 500 coins.

She put the egg yolk pastry, which she had only taken two small bites of, on her plate and left it alone. Liang Xiangyi, who was sitting opposite her, had already put down the egg yolk pastry and frowned. She grew up in the wealthy Liang family, and had been raised in luxury since she was a child. She had eaten a lot of good things.

She had eaten Hualei's egg yolk pastry. To be honest, she felt that this egg yolk pastry was not a bit worse than Hualei's. However, Mingxiang Pavilion, which was known for having the best dim sum in the capital, sold such egg yolk pastry, which was a bit unworthy of its reputation.

Not to mention that it is far inferior to the egg yolk pastry made by Hualei, even ordinary pastries should not be made so sweet. If you must compare it with the egg yolk pastry made by Hualei, it is just the same name.

The two picked up the mung bean cakes on the plate. Well, the taste was average, but fresh and edible. However, Hualei still felt that they were not as delicious as the green tea mung bean cakes she made at home.

Seeing that there were not many customers in the lobby, the waiter leaned against the door and was in a daze. Hua Lei waved to the waiter. The dazed waiter quickly walked to Hua Lei's side.

Hualei asked softly, "Brother, are these egg yolk pastries made at home?"

"Um... no, we also buy it from somewhere else. Miss, is it delicious? Do you want to take it away? Sure, how much do you want? I'll pack it for you." The waiter asked politely.

"Thank you, young man. I don't want takeout. I want to ask, is your boss here? Or is the shopkeeper who can make the decision here? I need to talk to him about something."

Hua Lei felt that it would be better to go directly to the shopkeeper or owner who could make the decision, rather than discussing whether the egg yolk pastry was delicious with this guy who probably had never eaten it.