Then she said to the maidservant beside her, "Take these things that Fifth Lady brought to the rooms of the gentlemen and their wives. Give two extra pieces to the eldest and some to Jun-ge'er at home."

"Yes, ma'am."

Li Chun, who had left the Lin Mansion, quickly returned to Zhenwei Pavilion in a carriage. When he saw Shen Jia, he immediately handed over the silver in his hand.

"Boss, this is the money Madam Lin paid. Please take a look."

Shen Jia took the banknote in her hand. Thirty taels was in line with her expectations. The cake was actually not that heavy, just a small plate at best. The most expensive things were the labor and the fruit. Moreover, by winter, there would be no fruit at all. It seemed that she had to prepare some jam in advance.

The more Shen Jia thought about it, the more he felt that he still had a lot to do. "Then you go ahead and do your work. By the way, take these ten taels of silver as a reward for your hard work today. The rest of you can just put it in the account."

"Thank you, sir. I'll do it right away."

There were only ten of them involved, and one or two taels per person was almost equivalent to a month's wages, and the boss was still so generous.

Li Chun originally thought that the house in the town was the best she had ever seen. However, after arriving in the provincial capital, she realized that she was only looking at the world from a narrow perspective. Now she has a new goal, which is to bring her family to the provincial capital to enjoy a better life.

If his three younger sisters could also successfully enter the Shen family, this day would surely come soon.

Then Shen Jia returned to his office and wrote down everything he had just thought of. The business of the winter shop would definitely be greatly affected, and he had to find a way to stabilize it.

At present, we need to prepare New Year gifts for everyone and loyal customers; new flavors of milk tea and desserts should be changed every quarter, and we should try to make some seasonal food; new flavors and types of spicy strips are also urgently needed for research.

In general, there are still a lot of things to do. Even so, annual leave must be taken, which means that the leave needs to be staggered, which also requires some research.

When I came downstairs after writing and drawing in the room, I heard Fuqiu say:

"Jia Niang, just now the steward of the Lin Mansion asked us to prepare more cake flavors and send them to the mansion for selection. He said that they have agreed to let us make food and desserts for the Autumn Appreciation Banquet."

"As expected. Think about what other colors can be mixed with the cream, and what fruits we can use. I'm going to go look for something first."

After thinking it over for a while, Shen Jia felt that he still had to find something to replace the plastic piping bag, otherwise he would always feel like something was missing.

She took Xu Zhao for a stroll on the streets of the city. She didn't have any plastic bags or plastic wrap, mainly because there were not many packaging materials in ancient times that would not absorb cream and were easy to squeeze.

The cloth was a good choice, but she was still a little hesitant about putting it into her mouth. Suddenly, she saw an oil-paper umbrella in the distance and immediately became interested.

Yes, this is a good choice. It is not afraid of oil or water, but the texture is a little hard, which may make it difficult to operate.

Now she could only try her best and shouted to Xu Zhao, "Let's go to Wufangzhai and buy some cakes to take back. Maybe everyone hasn't tried the famous cakes in the capital yet."

Xu Zhao asked doubtfully, "Boss, aren't we looking for what you want?"

"It's in the cakes. Let's just go buy some food. You'll know when we get back to Zhenwei Pavilion."

After that, the two of them came to Wufangzhai. Shen Jia specifically asked the shop assistant to pack each pastry separately so that she could have more to try and bring some pastries to the sisters in the shop to satisfy their taste buds.

Shen Jia didn't even blink when buying things, which scared Xu Zhao. The pastries in the capital city were too expensive. Although she didn't pay for it herself, she always felt a pain in her stomach.

When I went back, I held the pastry rope tightly in my hand. Such an expensive thing had to be kept safe.

When it was time to finish work, Shen Jia took out the things he had bought and handed them to everyone.

"Give these things away, everyone. We just bought them from Wufangzhai. I'll need this oil paper wrapper, so remember to save it for me. Those of you going back to the tofu shop, bring some back for them too, so we can all try some together."

Everyone nodded in agreement, "Thank you, boss. We will definitely bring the oil paper back."

In everyone's mind, a boss like Shen Jia is rare in a century. Not only does he give out rewards, but he can also eat some delicious food from time to time. If only he could live like this for the rest of his life.

As a fellow worker, Shen Jia can understand everyone's intentions. Within the maximum scope of her support, she is still willing to give everyone some benefits.

When everyone got the oil paper back the next day, Shen Jia first cleaned it and then folded it according to the shape of a piping bag.

It was as hard as she expected. She cut a hole in it and poured cream on it. After trying several times, she finally got a flower shape.

Others exclaimed in exaggerated praise as if they had seen a miracle:

"Wow! Boss, what are your hands made of? This cream is so obedient, and this crabapple flower looks just like the real thing."

Begonia is a flower that can be viewed in autumn. Shen Jia had observed it when she went to the Lin Mansion. There were still some cultivated in the greenhouse. Because it was not suitable for growing in Hezhou, she was now on topic.

She explained with a smile, "This is all because Wang Xu's cream is whipped well. The right cream is very easy to squeeze into beautiful shapes. You can try it later."

Afterwards, Shen Jia cut out different patterns on the sharp corners formed by folding the oil paper, and then gradually drew other flowers and beautiful ripples.

Because Mrs. Lin had said before that she needed to taste cakes of different flavors, she also sent cakes made with flowers at the right time, and eventually all of them were ordered. She estimated that she could earn several hundred taels just this time.

As for Shen Jia's drawings, they were also appreciated by the Lin family. Lin Tongyu was so happy that she went out to watch Shen Jia's drawing process and tried it herself several times.

On the day of the Autumn Appreciation Banquet, Zhenwei Pavilion closed for two days to prepare cakes for the Lin Mansion's banquet. A group of people were busy in the kitchen.

Shen Jia and the skillful cook were responsible for drawing the patterns, the others spread cream on the cake, and the guards all beat the cream. By the time they were done, their wrists were sore.

Then she hurriedly sent the food to the Lin residence. When it was time to eat, Mrs. Lin smiled slightly and asked the maid to bring up the prepared food.

Because it was for the ladies to enjoy, it was specially cut into small portions in the kitchen of the Lin Mansion. Everyone looked at the beautiful cake with the lifelike flowers on it, and they were all mesmerized for a moment.

Someone reacted in time and asked, "I wonder what this is? I really can't bear to eat it. Where did Madam Lin get this chef? It doesn't look like a simple meal."

Madam Lin smiled slightly. "This was all made by my disappointing daughter. She said it was something new she had found and she had to let everyone taste it at the Autumn Appreciation Banquet."

At that moment, Lin Tongyu also understood what her mother meant. She stood up, saluted the lady who asked the question, and explained:

"This is a new thing I begged from the owner of the Zhenwei Pavilion. After much research, I created this new product. I just want to make you laugh. I hope you will bear with me."

After hearing Lin Tongyu say this, everyone remembered the tofu desserts they had eaten and immediately became interested in the cake in front of them.

After tasting it, I can understand why Mrs. Lin agreed to use it as today's snack. The taste is very different.

The different colored cakes on the outside have a smooth and delicate texture, paired with the yellow and soft cake inside, and paired with fresh fruits, it can be said that the taste and quality satisfy everyone.

After this day, not only the wives and daughters of high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen in the capital city were talking about Zhenwei Pavilion, but even Lin Tongyu's good reputation began to spread among everyone.

This finally satisfied Mrs. Lin's wish, and Shen Jia was also satisfied. It could be said to be a win-win situation.

Afterwards, Shen Jia outlined the general outline of what should be done next. After handing the things to Fuqiu, he returned to Ning'an Town with Xu Zhao and An Yun.

It is almost November now, and the Chinese New Year is just over a month away. This is also a busy period for the workshop, with a lot of preparations for New Year gift packages and regular business on weekdays.

She had almost completed all the things she had arranged before, and now she just needed to live a leisurely life. Just when she thought she could relax and have a rest, she suddenly heard a shocking piece of news.

If emoticons could be displayed directly, everyone would see question marks appearing above Shen Jia's head. "What did you just say? Say it again."

Although Wen Zhaonan didn't want to face such a boss, things were almost reaching a point where no one could bear it.

"Boss, we don't have enough firewood for our workshop right now. The tofu production and oil press require a lot of firewood, but it's not so bad when the weather is hot, as there aren't many people buying firewood. We can still stockpile some, and the woodcutter is happy to do so.

But when winter comes, the amount of firewood needed increases rapidly. We need a large amount, and even if we are willing to pay a high price, the woodcutter is willing to sell it to us, but the firewood on the mountain is limited.

According to several woodcutters we are familiar with, almost all the mountains near the town have been searched, and it is unimaginable to wait until the mountains are blocked by heavy snow."

This was indeed an emergency that Shen Jia had never imagined. She even encountered a problem like not having enough firewood.

In modern times, the only things people burn besides firewood are coal. But in ancient times, where could they find such things? From what Wen Zhaonan said, it seems that in everyone's eyes, there is no substitute for firewood, and coal does not even exist in everyone's consciousness.

This really stumped Shen Jia.