Su Xue'er introduced, "Father, this is Miss Pei whom I specially invited. The desserts that will be served later were made by Miss Pei. I guarantee you've never seen this ice jelly before."
Su Xue'er's mysterious words aroused the curiosity of the group of people at the table.
Especially Su's mother, who had been hearing the servants in the mansion mention every day that Xue'er often went to eat that ice jelly, and had long been very curious about it.
He then called out to Su Xue'er, "Xue'er, let Miss Pei introduce the ice jelly first. Come and sit down."
Su Xue'er responded to her mother's call and went over.
Pei Yao asked the old woman next to her to serve everyone first.
After serving almost all the dishes, Pei Yao introduced everyone to how to eat the ice jelly.
Because it was served in advance, Pei Yao didn't mix it immediately for aesthetic reasons.
"When you eat it, just use the spoon on top to mix it up."
Some who had tried it before started eating it, while others who hadn't tried it before learned how to eat it after listening to Pei Yao's instructions.
Many people are trying it for the first time, and they are immediately amazed by the first bite, and can't help but take a second bite.
Seeing that everyone was enjoying their meal, Pei Yao felt relieved and followed the old woman away.
Seeing Pei Yao walk away, Lin Shaoqing, who was sitting at the table, was about to follow her, but his father pulled him back, saying, "Shaoqing, I was wondering why this ice jelly looked so familiar. Isn't this the one you brought back earlier?"
Lin Shaoqing watched Pei Yao walk away, then helplessly turned back to look at his father.
But in a corner that Pei Yao couldn't see, there was a familiar gaze that had been watching her ever since she came in.
After Pei Yao returned, she and Pei Yichen packed their things and prepared to go back.
Butler Su gave Pei Yao her wages for the day.
After receiving the money, Pei Yao and Pei Yichen, as agreed with Pei Dalang, headed directly to the crooked tree outside the city.
Pei Dalang's goods have all been delivered, and he's already waiting under that bent-necked tree.
When Pei Dalang saw Pei Yao and Pei Yichen arrive, he quickly got up from the carriage and jumped down.
Then he took the wooden bucket from the two of them.
"Yao'er, Xiao Chen, are you done?"
Pei Yao nodded: "It's all done, everything went smoothly."
"That's good. Let's go back."
"Father, I'm so hungry after being busy for so long," Pei Yichen said, rubbing her belly and pleading with her father.
"I knew you two were too busy to eat, so I bought some flatbreads when I came back. They're still warm." Pei Dalang handed the flatbreads to the two of them.
Pei Yao was also hungry, so she took the pancake and started eating.
Pei Dalang then drove the carriage home.
While they were in the carriage, Pei Yichen told Pei Dalang about everything that had happened that day.
When Pei Dalang heard Chef He making things difficult for them, he immediately said angrily, "Is this guy sick or something?"
"That's right, I think he's just jealous of my sister, that's why he did that." Pei Yichen was still angry when he thought about it.
Pei Dalang glanced at his son, then asked, "And then, how did you solve it?"
"Then my older sister came up with a plan..."
Pei Yichen continued.
Soon, amidst the three's playful conversation, they arrived at Liangshui Well Village.
When Pei Yao returned home, her family was preparing dinner and saw the three of them come back.
They quickly gathered around, and amidst everyone's curiosity, Pei Yichen recounted the events of the day to them. However, Pei Dalang warned him on the way home not to mention Chef He's part.
Yunniang and Chen Fang were women, and he was afraid of frightening them.
So when Pei Yichen spoke again, his expression was dejected.
He looked regretful after saying that.
It's such a pity that my mother and the others didn't know about the most exciting part.
......
The best time to go beachcombing recently is around noon. Today, Pei Yao didn't go to town with her family to set up a stall. Instead, she stayed at home with Pei Yichen and Pei Xuan.
After Pei Yao made breakfast and the three of them finished eating, Pei Yichen wanted to stay home and read, while Pei Yao wrapped herself up tightly, carried a hoe, and then a basket of farmyard manure on her back, and planned to go out for a trip.
The large patch of chili peppers on the hillside opposite my house used to be wild and nobody cared about them.
But the Pei family uses it every day now.
Pei Yao then decided to tidy up that hillside to help the chili peppers grow better.
So these past few days, she's been wrapping herself up tightly every day to go to that hillside to pull weeds and fertilize.
The results are very good; the chili peppers have all grown a lot recently.
Pei Yao led Pei Xuan to the hillside and first went to pull up the weeds that hadn't been pulled up yesterday.
Then they spread all the farmyard manure that had been carried over on top.
When they left, Pei Yao went to the chili bushes again, and in the very center was the puddle they had found earlier.
The purslane that Pei Yao had cut down last time had grown back in abundance. Pei Yao first cut a handful of tender green purslane, and then took a hoe and dug the small puddle in this area much larger.
These days, whenever she has time, she comes over to dig this puddle, planning to make it bigger so she can catch some small fish and shrimp from the river and raise them in it.
Pei Yao wasn't sure if she could raise it to adulthood, but she planned to give it a try.
After digging for a while and getting tired, she took the things and went back with Pei Xuan.
The task of digging the pond could not be completed in a day, so he planned to take it slowly.
After the two returned, Pei Yao heated up the breakfast food. It was just the three children, so they ate a simple meal and went for their afternoon nap.
When I wake up, it will be almost time to go beachcombing.
"Sister, wake up! Everyone's getting ready to head to the beach. If we're any later, we'll miss our chance."
When Pei Yao woke up again, it was Pei Xuan and Pei Yichen who woke her up. Pei Xuan and Pei Yichen had already prepared all the tools for beachcombing and were just waiting for Pei Yao to wake up so they could set off.
Pei Yao got out of bed groggily, then went to the yard and washed her face with well water to clear her head.
Most of the villagers were already at the crossroads at the end of the village, heading towards the beach.
Pei Yao, along with Pei Yichen and Pei Xuan, also headed towards the seaside.
Before leaving, Pei Yao remembered seeing a beach with holes on it at the beach last time.
Pei Yao dug out one or two razor clams with a small shovel at that time.
However, digging by hand is really laborious.
Pei Yao remembered seeing online that some beachcombing bloggers used salt to catch razor clams.
I've never had a chance to try it before, so today is the perfect day to give it a shot.
Pei Yichen watched his older sister take out the salt, somewhat puzzled, but ultimately didn't ask.
The villagers mainly collect snails, sea urchins, and scallops, which they previously sold to the Pei family and are now selling to the Shen family.
They picked up the other seafood and took it home to eat.
The beach is vast; if you pick up some here today, you can go to another beach tomorrow.
There's no way you can pick them all up.
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