With the help of Butler Su, Pei Yao's progress in making ice jelly accelerated significantly.
After Pei Yao and Pei Yichen finished making all the ice jelly, they chilled it for a while in a wooden bucket using freshly drawn well water.
Xiao Lai went to get some bowls. Since it was a family dinner, Pei Yao didn't bring bamboo tubes, so she just used bowls.
Pei Yao glanced at the sky and asked Xiao Lai for the time.
"Miss Pei, the banquet has already begun, and Chef Fang's dishes are almost ready. However, this is dessert, so it will be served later."
Upon hearing this, Pei Yao immediately began preparing things in advance.
Xiao Lai brought not only bowls but also some wooden trays.
This wooden tray is rectangular with handles on both sides, and it can hold just the right amount of ten bowls of ice jelly.
She first arranged all the wooden trays and bowls that Xiao Lai had brought, and then began to fill them with ice jelly.
Pei Yao was in charge of serving the ice jelly, Pei Yichen was in charge of scooping the syrup, and Xiao Lai was also busy, helping to put lychee rice wine into each serving of ice jelly.
Pei Yao was worried that time was tight as she was making so much ice jelly.
Xiao Lai then went to a few more elderly women he knew and asked them to come and help.
Many people in the kitchen had never seen ice jelly before, so they were all drawn to Pei Yao's ice jelly.
Soon, a small group of people surrounded Pei Yao. These people had finished serving the dishes and were no longer so busy.
Someone asked curiously, "Girl, what are you making? It's like tofu, soft and bouncy, but why is it transparent?"
"Yes, young lady, why is your food transparent?"
"This is the first time I've ever seen such a strange food."
"......"
Everyone was chatting about the ice jelly, and Pei Yao explained with a smile, "This is a family recipe passed down through generations. If you want to try it, you can go to the dock in Meilin Town. My family has a stall there, but you should go early, or it will be sold out."
Upon hearing about the ice jelly at Meilin Town Wharf, someone in the crowd immediately shouted, "I know! I know! I know!"
The woman next to him rolled her eyes at him: "You know it, you know it. Why are you yelling like that? Your ears are going to bleed from yelling."
But the others asked him curiously, "What do you know? Have you eaten it before?"
The guy who just called me "I know" was a little embarrassed because it was the first time in his life he'd been stared at by so many people.
He scratched his head and looked at Pei Yao, asking, "Miss, is the stall you're talking about the Pei Family Ice Jelly stall?"
Since business improved, Pei Yao's shop has put up a sign that reads: Pei Family Ice Jelly.
Pei Yao nodded: "Yes, has Big Brother eaten there?" Pei Yao talked to everyone while continuing to do her work.
The man nodded vigorously: "Yes, I've eaten it. When my wife first started having morning sickness, she didn't want to eat anything. But after eating a bowl of Pei's ice jelly, she started to enjoy everything. She keeps asking me to buy ice jelly for her every day. But girl, so many people buy your ice jelly that I often can't buy any."
The older brother's tone was full of regret.
Pei Yao: "......."
Honestly, if Pei Yao didn't not know this guy, she would have suspected that he was a plant hired by him.
After hearing the older brother's mysterious explanation, everyone became curious about the taste of the ice jelly and couldn't wait to go to the dock in Meilin Town to have a bowl.
Chef He, who was in the kitchen, was so angry that his beard twitched when he saw that the people in the kitchen were not praising him as usual, but instead surrounding the girl from before.
He yelled at the group, "Did the Su family invite you all here just to watch the show? Don't you have any work to do?"
After hearing Chef He's words, the group of people awkwardly dispersed.
Pei Yao was almost finished when Butler Su from the front yard came over and called out that dessert was ready.
Pei Yao had almost finished preparing the ice jelly. He had already divided some of the freshly made ice jelly into portions, with ten bowls on each wooden tray, just enough for one table.
The women serving the dishes began to bring the dishes to the table one after another, carrying wooden trays.
However, there weren't that many wooden trays, so when the old woman carried them up, she had to quickly turn back, making several trips before they could all be served.
As Steward Su led the group of old women away, he suddenly turned back and called out to Pei Yao, "Miss Pei, the eldest young lady wants you to come along too."
Pei Yao was unfamiliar with these local customs, so when Butler Su called her, she got up and followed him.
On the way, fearing that Pei Yao would be nervous later, Butler Su explained to her, "Miss Pei, we'll need you to explain how to eat this dessert later..."
After hearing Butler Su's explanation, Pei Yao quickly understood.
She was the main cook for this dessert, so she had to go with the old women when they carried the wooden trays over.
Once they arrive at the destination, the cook needs to go first and introduce the dishes to the guests.
Upon arriving at the front courtyard, Pei Yao truly realized the grand scale of the 68 tables; people were seated throughout the entire Su residence, in all its courtyards.
Pei Yao was mainly going to introduce the main table, so she followed Butler Su through the various courtyards, finally stopping in the courtyard of the main table.
There are only three tables in this courtyard, all occupied by close relatives and friends of the Su family.
Pei Yao followed obediently behind Butler Su.
People in this era love sweets, so when it came time for dessert, everyone stared expectantly at the ice jelly in Pei Yao's hand.
Most of them had never eaten or even seen ice jelly before, and were very curious when they saw it.
However, some people who had eaten ice jelly immediately recognized her, and some even recognized Pei Yao.
“I recognize that girl; she’s Miss Pei, who sells ice jelly at the Meilin Town dock.”
“I know her too. I bought her spicy snails before, they were so delicious, it’s a pity she stopped selling them.”
"I'm relieved that it's Miss Pei. Today's desserts are sure to be delicious!"
"How come you all know them? Is their food really that delicious?" Some people in the crowd who hadn't tried it expressed their doubts.
The man immediately looked at him with an expression as if he were a country bumpkin: "You don't even know this? Their ice jelly is really popular right now. I've tried to buy it several times but I can't get any."
"......."
When Su Xue'er saw Pei Yao arrive, she walked over and said, "Miss Pei, you've come."
Pei Yao smiled politely: "Miss Su."
"What I was most looking forward to today was your ice jelly. I was just praising how delicious your ice jelly was to them."
The Su family doesn't have many children; Su Xue'er is their only precious daughter, whom the couple dotes on like a precious gem.
Seeing Su Xue'er holding a girl's hand, he asked, "Xue'er, who is this?"
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