The two constables were also thirsty. After walking such a long way, there weren't many people who could see so clearly. Based on this alone, Qin San Niang's impression in their hearts was definitely good!
After just one sip, he was incredibly satisfied. Only then did he realize that the woman before him was none other than the proprietress of Ruyi Cake Shop! Good heavens, how come they didn't recognize her?! It must have been too hot that day, making their eyes blurry!
To make it easier for her to work today, Qin San Niang wore coarse linen clothes and a burlap smock, which is why they couldn't see her.
Qin San Niang also recognized the two people in front of her. When she was talking to Qi Yu Chen, she couldn't look up and look around, otherwise those particular people would think she was very rude. Otherwise, she would have recognized the two constables long ago!
"Officers, you work so hard! You should take a break!"
"Master Qin, oh my, I didn't expect you to be living in Shiligou!" one of the leading officers said happily. It seemed that lunch for today was settled!
If they encountered an ordinary farming family, they wouldn't dare to eat there casually; that was the rule set by the magistrate. But if it was a well-off family that extended a strong invitation, then that was a different story! The owner of the Ruyi Cake Shop before them was certainly a well-off family!
Qin San Niang had the same idea. She originally planned to eat in the fields, but with the officials coming, she couldn't eat so simply.
After discussing it for a while, Chen Sheng was still a little embarrassed, but seeing that the official seemed to know Tan San Niang very well, he could only say that he would have to trouble Da Wa Niang!
But I was also happy, because in this Shiligou, the only family that could afford to serve decent food was Da Wa's family!
Qi Yuchen hadn't expected that this woman actually had some background. However, she really didn't look like a business owner; she truly resembled a peasant woman.
He slowly opened the bamboo tube, took a sip of the liquid inside, and found it tasted like apricot jam, but not as sour. It had a rare sweetness, even more delicious than the pear juice made by their cook. He couldn't help but drink sip after sip, and before he knew it, he had finished the whole tube of juice.
The so-called pear juice is actually just freshly squeezed juice, but the juice doesn't taste very good when it's freshly squeezed.
The bamboo tube juice that Qin San Niang served them was made using modern juice-making techniques, with the addition of honey, sugar, and lemon juice, so it naturally had a refreshing aroma and tasted much better than the original pear juice.
Watching his young master devour his food as if he'd never tasted anything good before, Uncle Cai couldn't bear to look. There was nothing he could do; their young master's greatest hobby in life was eating! In his youth, he'd even made it his lifelong ambition to eat his way through Da Sheng, much to the dismay of his master and mistress, who couldn't eat for days.
"Ruyi Cake Shop? Sounds like a pastry shop?" Qi Yuchen asked, smacking her lips as she finished the last sip of her juice.
Before Qin Sanniang could say anything more, the constable hurriedly replied, "Sir, Ruyi Cake Shop is the best pastry shop in our county. They have all kinds of delicious pastries, and even the fruit juice in your hand comes in various flavors! Not to mention, they also have double-skin milk and other things that I've never heard of anywhere else. They taste very unique!"
Besides that, their most classic item has to be their birthday cake. It not only looks beautiful, but also has a rich, creamy aroma; it's said to melt in your mouth—absolutely delicious!
Of course, he had never eaten it before, but that didn't affect his performance at all. The reason was that he had seen the legendary birthday cake at the county magistrate's daughter's birthday banquet. It was the biggest pastry he had ever seen, and it smelled delicious.
Qi Yuchen was intrigued by his words. He hadn't expected that there could be such delicious food in He County. He definitely wanted to try it sometime and see if it was really that good.
As they walked and talked, they settled Qi Yuchen and the others in, and then asked Da Wa to call the village head and He Yingyuan over. They chatted with them for a long time so that Da Wa could get away and cook.
He Yingyuan led Qi Yuchen and the others back to his own courtyard. In their courtyard, there was a small pavilion where people could enjoy the flowers. Although it was not a pavilion or tower that would make people feel relaxed and happy, the flowers were in full bloom at this time, and a row of green bamboos swayed in the wind at the base of the wall, which had a unique and leisurely scene of a rural courtyard.
He Yingyuan tidied things up briefly and then brewed chrysanthemum tea for everyone.
Qi Yuchen never expected that such a small, impoverished place could have someone like He Yingyuan.
Born into a prominent family and having seen countless people since childhood, He Yingyuan didn't seem like an ordinary farmer's son at all; rather, he seemed like a powerful figure in a large family. And for some reason, there was even a hint of compassion in his eyes that made people feel ashamed, and even someone as noble as himself dared not act presumptuously.
He was somewhat bewildered. Could this really be the legendary chosen one? He'd heard that this person was a top scholar in the imperial examinations, and who knew he might even achieve the highest honors in all three levels of the imperial examinations? Good heavens, that was the person his father admired most. He could never achieve that himself, but if he could persuade this person to join his father's ranks, his father would surely be pleased, wouldn't he?
After a deeper conversation, Qi Yuchen discovered that the person in front of her was not only exceptionally talented in literature, but also quite accomplished in agriculture and sericulture, and even knew a great deal about divination and celestial phenomena.
He Yingyuan had never met Qi Yucheng before. At this time, he had already left He County for Jiangzhou, so naturally they had no interaction.
Whether in this life or the next, this is the first time the two have met.
However, he had heard of Qi Yuchen. Afterwards, the court was in turmoil, the Qi family was framed and executed. This number one playboy in the capital disappeared without a trace. Some said he had died with his father and brothers and was secretly beheaded by the new emperor. Others said they had seen him in the northwest desert, but he was no longer the dashing young man he once was.
In short, He Yingyuan hoped to see the real person and interact with him, because this person had a deep friendship with the Prince of Liang, and his mother and the Princess of Liang were sisters born of the same mother.
To completely escape the fate of his past life, these are the people he cannot get around. That's why the usually aloof He Yingyuan was willing to chat with him and even made him think that he was useful.
Village head Chen Sheng breathed a sigh of relief; it was the first time he had ever sat at the same table drinking tea with such a high-ranking official as the Minister of Agriculture.
Offering him tea is fine, but asking him to keep you company is clearly putting me in a difficult position. At least there's Master He here; oh dear, I really don't know what they were talking about!
Old Chen said he couldn't understand it at all!
The other two constables were also completely confused, but since they had come out with the adults, they couldn't go too far, otherwise they would be guilty of a thousand deaths if anything went wrong!
Fortunately, this flower tea tastes pretty good, much better than tasteless water, but it's still not quite as good as fruit juice. It would be even better if we could have some wine with it!
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