In the hot summer, in addition to brown sugar jelly, King Yan now also likes to eat [tomatoes mixed with sucrose].
The method is very simple. Cut fresh tomatoes into small pieces, sprinkle some sucrose on them, put them in cold water and chill them for a while before eating. After the sucrose melts, it mixes with the sweet and sour taste of tomatoes, with an icy taste, which is refreshing and delicious.
Zhaoyang thought she was hearing a fairy tale. She pointed at the big bright red tomato and said, "This... was planted by my second brother himself?"
Shen Wei nodded happily: "The vegetables and fruits in the left half of the vegetable plot were all planted by the prince himself."
Zhaoyang looked at the green vegetable field.
In the vegetable field on the left, the crops are growing obviously better, the eggplants are round, the tomatoes are bright red, and the cabbage leaves are green.
"I, I also want to grow vegetables!" Princess Zhaoyang was very excited.
This is what Shen Wei was waiting for.
Chen Wei pointed to the small vegetable patch that had just been opened up not far away: "In this case, I will teach Your Highness how to grow vegetables."
Cailian and Caiping brought the farm tools, and under Shen Wei's personal guidance, Zhaoyang planted two small green vegetables, an eggplant seedling and a tomato seedling.
Zhaoyang looked at the newly planted seedlings, joy in his eyes and a faint sense of accomplishment in his heart.
When the eggplants are ripe in the future, she will pick the first one and send it to Yan Yunting.
Yan Yunting always said that she "had never been involved in worldly affairs", "did not know the worldly affairs of the world" and "did not understand the sufferings of the people". Zhaoyang grows vegetables by herself, which can be considered as a way of "understanding the people's livelihood". Yan Yunting will definitely change his opinion of her!
After planting the vegetables, Zhaoyang was so tired that sweat broke out on his forehead and his fair face turned red.
Chen Wei took her to the pavilion to rest. The pavilion was exquisitely designed and next to a lotus pond. The breeze blew with the fragrance of lotus flowers, and the heat in Zhaoyang's body dissipated.
Shen Wei also served a special herbal tea, which tasted bitter yet sweet and left a long aftertaste. Zhaoyang drank cool herbal tea, felt the gentle cool breeze, saw the beautiful lotus pond, and was surrounded by the flower-like beautiful Chen Wei. Zhaoyang felt more relaxed than ever before.
She likes staying in Shen Wei's yard.
So relaxing!
So comfortable!
No wonder the second brother dotes on Chen Wei alone. With such a comfortable and free environment, everyone would like to come and rest with Chen Wei.
"This is mint tapioca jelly, Your Highness, would you like to try it?" Chen Wei asked Cai Lian to bring a bowl of summer dessert.
Zhaoyang naturally remembered the delicious mint tapioca jelly. After returning to the palace, she often thought about this delicacy, but the imperial chefs in the palace couldn't make it.
Zhao Yang couldn't wait to take a bite, then frowned slightly: "The taste is a bit bland."
Not as delicious as the desserts from the Dongshan hunt.
Chen Wei looked apologetic, "I don't know the proportions of the ingredients well. I heard that there's a dessert shop on the main street of Yanjing, specializing in mint sago jelly, as well as a lot of fresh snacks. If the princess likes it, I'll ask the maid to buy it - but the road is bumpy, and the dessert may not taste good when brought back."
Zhao Yang tilted his head and thought for a moment, then he made the final decision: "This is simple, Chen Wei, you accompany this princess to that shop."
No one could refuse the princess's order, so Shen Wei gladly accepted it.
Shen Wei stepped onto the princess’ carriage and headed for the “Weixue Bingcheng” shop on East Street.
...
East Street is very bustling.
The streets and alleys are filled with hawkers selling a wide variety of goods. There are two dessert shops in the busiest area of the street.
One is called "Zhang Fu Ji" and the other is called "Weixue Bingcheng".
Zhang Fu Ji had opened a store in Yanjing for ten years, providing delicious dim sum and various desserts to the dignitaries of Yanjing, and was quite famous.
Wei Xue Ice City has just opened, less than three days ago, and mainly sells two kinds of desserts and five or six kinds of snacks.
The two businesses are also worlds apart. Zhang Fu Ji is packed with people, while Wei Xue Bing Cheng is deserted.
The boss of Zhang Fu Ji is named “Zhang”, a southerner who started Zhang Fu Ji from scratch. Relying on his shrewd mind and hardworking character, he gradually made Zhang Fu Ji bigger and stronger.
He walked into the empty shop of Weixuebingcheng with a smile on his face, and finally his eyes fell on the elegant and refined shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper Ye was born beautiful, wearing a red and white silk dress, and dressed very simply and elegantly. Boss Zhang smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Ye, what do you think of what I've suggested? Since your shop can't continue to operate anyway, why not rent it to me and save some money."
Boss Zhang wanted to expand his own store and had long had his eyes on the shop opposite.
But things did not go as planned. The shop opposite was rented out by someone, and coincidentally, a dessert shop also opened there. And next to the shop, there is a large piece of vacant space called a "parking space" that is not used and is just left there.
This is to steal business!
Boss Zhang was originally worried about his business being snatched away, but later found out that he was worrying too much. The owner of Wei Xue's shop obviously doesn't know how to do business. The desserts are sold at very high prices and the decoration of the shop is also strange.
After opening for a few days, business was slow.
"I won't sublet it to you." Ye Qiu Shuang looked calm, and his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched secretly.
Boss Zhang sneered, "Shopkeeper Ye is not bad looking, but she should have found a man to marry long ago. But she came here to do business, occupying the best land, but unable to make many deals. She might as well stay at home and take care of her husband and children."
Ye Qiu Shuang's face turned even worse, and she asked the shop assistant to chase Boss Zhang away.
Boss Zhang smiled and said, "I bet that your shop will go bankrupt in less than a month. Women should stay at home to have children and serve their men. Oh, my shop has a distinguished guest, so I won't chat with Shopkeeper Ye anymore."
A luxurious carriage stopped at the door of Zhang Fu Ji.
There is a logo with the word "Yan" on the carriage. This is the carriage of the famous Yan family in Yanjing.
The silk curtain of the carriage was opened, and the handsome Minister of Rites Yan Yunting stepped down from the carriage. He was wearing a moon-white gown today, looking elegant, easy-going and handsome.
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