Chapter 57 Making Bread
Lu Qin's words touched Li Wencheng's nerves. He immediately blushed, jumped up and pointed at Lu Qin and scolded: "You are the cute one! I call this handsome, don't you understand?"
Then Lu Qin laughed even more happily and nodded repeatedly, "Yeah, yeah, Niu Niu is the most handsome."
Anyone could hear the perfunctory tone in his voice.
"I'm going to kill you!!!" Li Wencheng forgot the embarrassment just now and rushed towards Lu Qin.
Lu Qin naturally dodged to the side and apologized immediately: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said that to you."
It's too late to apologize now! Li Wencheng reached out and punched Lu Qin hard in the chest.
Lu Qin cried out in pain in a very cooperative manner. Li Wencheng raised his fist and smiled proudly, "Who is the cutest one after all!"
"It's me." Lu Qin cooperated very well, with a faint smile still hanging in the corner of his eyes.
Ji Zheng looked at them fighting: "..." He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't find where it was.
"Can you please stop flirting? We haven't finished talking about business yet." Ji Zheng knocked on the table to signal the two people who were quarreling.
As soon as these words were spoken, two pairs of eyes were focused on Ji Zheng.
"What do you mean by flirting? What a rubbish you used, brother." Li Wencheng climbed up from Lu Qin's body, pointed at himself and then at Lu Qin and said, "I'm a man, he's a man."
Lu Qin didn't say anything, but just quietly tidied up his messy clothes.
"oh."
A cold answer.
"What's more, I like gentle ladies." Li Wencheng added.
"It's up to you." Ji Zheng replied indifferently.
As long as someone doesn't like him and his Ji He'an, it's none of his business even if someone likes a pig.
In a corner where no one was paying attention, Lu Qin's hands, which were adjusting his sleeves, froze for a moment, but quickly recovered.
Not wanting to talk about these boring things with Li Wencheng, Ji Zheng turned his gaze to Lu Qin and asked, "When are you leaving?"
Lu Qin still lowered his head and adjusted his sleeves, "Five days later."
"Okay, I understand." Ji Zheng replied, drank the tea in his hand, stood up and said, "Then I'll leave first."
But he still had one very important thing to do. If he felt relieved after asking Li Wencheng to help take care of Ji Hean, he would feel even more relieved after taking care of Ji Hean's family.
After returning to the inn, Ji Zheng took Ji Hean out for dinner and then took him to look at houses for a while.
With the enthusiastic sales promotion of the omnipotent ancient intermediary, they found a small courtyard just three minutes away from the government office.
The structure of the courtyard is somewhat similar to the modern Beijing courtyard, but it is much smaller. However, the layout inside is quite good.
Moreover, the walls around it are higher than others, so it is not easy for ordinary people to climb over them. The gate is also very solid. Of course, the most important thing is that it is close to the government office.
Of course, it is also close to the street, and it can be said that it is next to the main street of the county town.
The rent of fifteen taels a year was a reasonable price for Ji Zheng, so both parties happily signed the contract and handed over the money and the deed.
As there were only a few days left, Ji Zheng rented a horse carriage the next day to move all the things in his house to the newly rented house.
On the third day, Ji Zheng took Ji Hean to Li Wencheng's house.
The bakery was a success and Ji Zheng was very satisfied.
Li Wencheng went forward and fumbled around in the bread kiln, then turned back and shouted to Ji Zheng: "Brother, how do you use this?"
Ji Hean also walked forward and looked curiously at the thing that seemed very strange to him. Hearing that this thing could be used to make delicious pastries, Ji Hean couldn't help but cast a curious look at Ji Zheng.
Facing the two pairs of curious and expectant eyes, Ji Zheng stepped forward and pointed at the structure of the bread kiln and explained it to them one by one, "Here is where the fire is lit, here is where the dough is placed..."
After Ji Zheng's explanation, the confused eyes of the two gradually cleared up.
"Can pastries be made like this?" Ji Hean stared at the thing called a bread kiln with bright eyes, and it was obvious that he was very interested.
"There is no time to waste, let's start now." Li Wencheng rolled up his sleeves with an excited look on his face.
"I want to join in, too." Ji Hean raised his hand weakly.
"Okay." Li Wencheng agreed immediately and then said to Ji Zheng: "Brother, what do you think we should do first?"
What the hell! Ji Zheng looked at the two people who were waiting for him to speak, feeling helpless. These two people trusted him too much for no reason.
Although he knows how to make a bakery, he can't make bread.
"Didn't I ask you to find a few people who can make pastries? Have you found them?" Ji Zheng looked at Li Wencheng and asked.
“I have looked for it, but I haven’t found it yet.”
“…” What should he say.
Seeing Ji Zheng silent, Li Wencheng looked at Ji Hean, asking, what's wrong with him?
Ji Hean shook his head and said he didn't know either.
"Ah Lang you..."
"It's okay." After calming Ji Hean's concerned eyes, Ji Zheng said, "I don't know how to make pastries. You have to explore it on your own. But I think it shouldn't be difficult..."
The last tone revealed a great lack of confidence.
After that, the scene became quiet.
"Why are you all looking at me? Did I ever say I could do it? I've always said I only know how to make a bread kiln." Ji Zheng said as a matter of course.
After saying this, Ji Hean and Li Wencheng both shifted their gazes and stared at the bread kiln.
After a while, Ji and An started talking. "Maybe we can try slowly, maybe we will succeed."
Li Wencheng nodded in agreement, "Goff Lang is right."
Ji Zheng also said, "Anyway, the ingredients for making pastries are the same, so they're pretty much the same."
They acted without delay and went shopping separately while it was still early.
After buying it back, the three of them started to try it. Ji Zheng was responsible for lighting the fire, while Li Wencheng and Ji Hean were responsible for kneading the dough.
The sun was high in the sky. Ji Zheng was fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan while watching the fire.
The first time, failed.
The second time, failed.
The third time, it barely looked like a prototype.
Each time after that was a little better than the last. This year, Ji Hean and Li Wencheng were more sensitive when it came to cooking. After the seventh time, a piece of fragrant bread came out of the oven.
During the baking process, the bread had a very fragrant wheat aroma, which made Ji Hean and Li Wencheng unable to help swallowing their saliva.
Both of them stared at the bread being baked, looking as cute as two puppies waiting to be fed.
Oh, of course one is a large dog and the other is a small dog.
The aroma of wheat intertwined with the sweet smell of honey lingered around Li Wencheng. He took a deep breath and asked, "He An, do you think this will work?"
Ji Hean also took a sip and replied, "It smells so good, I think it must have worked."
"That's true."
After saying this, the two of them stared at the things in the stove intently and nervously. After making bread this time, they had formed a revolutionary friendship in a short period of time and began to call each other by their names.
As the aroma of wheat became stronger, Ji Hean asked Li Wencheng hesitantly, "Brother Niu Niu, are you almost done?"
"That should be about right."
Wearing thick gloves, Li Wencheng took out the bread.
When they saw the finished product, they both couldn't help but exclaimed, "Wow!"
The white dough, which was originally only the size of a palm, has now become puffy and large, and the surface looks golden and crispy.
Looking at the finished product, Ji Zheng, who was burning the fire, breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally succeeded.
"But why does it feel so hard?" Li Wencheng couldn't help but poke it.
"Really?" Ji Hean also poked it, "Oh, it's really hard."
"Brother (Ah Lang) this is different from what you told us." Ji Hean and Li Wencheng asked in unison.
Facing the two pairs of questioning eyes, Ji Zheng held his forehead and explained: "The skin is hard, but the filling is soft."
After hearing this, the two of them said "oh" twice and took the bread into the kitchen to cut it.
They really are just children, Ji Zheng shook his head and complained. Of course, his Ji He'an is an exception. His Ji He'an is so cute and simple.
"Wow! Like a cloud!"
The moment the bread was cut, Ji Hean was the first to shout, and of course Li Wencheng followed closely, "It looks like it can still be delicious."
The two of them ate a small piece each in tacit understanding.
The moment they put it in their mouths, the novel feeling filled their mouths.
They looked at each other and saw their love for the bread in their eyes.
Ji Hean picked up a piece and trotted towards Ji Zheng. He wanted Ji Zheng to have a taste too.
"Ah Lang, eat this, it's delicious!"
The bread in his hand was stuffed into Ji Zheng's mouth, and Ji Zheng opened his mouth and ate it with a smile in his eyes.
"Delicious." Looking at Ji Hean's expectant eyes, Ji Zheng praised without hesitation.
Ji Hean raised the corner of her mouth, and her beautiful eyes turned into a crescent moon.
“I have a feeling this will be a hit!”
Li Wencheng came out of the room with excitement on his face, gesticulating in front of Ji Zheng and saying, "We're rich, we're going to get rich!"
Looking at Li Wencheng like this, Ji Hean's smile deepened, "Brother Niu Niu, you are exaggerating too much."
Ji Zheng was quietly playing with Ji He'an's hair behind him.
"He An, I'm not exaggerating at all. Just think about it, such a small piece of dough can become so big, and the taste is so novel and delicious. People in the town, no, the county will definitely like it!"
At this moment, Li Wencheng's eyes have turned into the shape of gold ingots, and he looks like a money-obsessed person.
Then, as if he had thought of something, he slapped his thigh and said, "It's over. The shop is too small!"
The joy on his face was completely replaced by anxiety. "We haven't recruited anyone yet. I think we should recruit two more people."
“But why is there no one applying?”
Li Wencheng clenched his fists and walked back and forth in the yard with a frown on his face, looking very worried.
"I can go and help then!" Ji Hean recommended himself.
Ji Zheng paused while playing with his hair, "He An wants to help?"
"Yeah, I'll be bored at home alone when you leave, so I want to find something to do."
Ji Hean turned to look at Ji Zheng, and a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes when he mentioned Ji Zheng's departure.
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