"Of course. We've just developed a new treat. If you're interested, Madam Lin, you can stay and try it. Or we can send it to your house tomorrow for you to savor."
Shen Jia was so happy to have such a great promotional method, which was just right to attract the customers who had recently left.
After hearing what Shen Jia said, Lin Tongyu immediately became interested, but it was already a favor from her mother that she came to Zhenwei Pavilion this morning. If she stayed any longer, she would probably send someone to urge her to leave.
Therefore, he agreed to another suggestion from Shen Jia, "In that case, Madam Shen, why don't you have a large quantity delivered directly to your residence so that your family can taste it?"
"Okay, we'll deliver it to your house as soon as it's ready."
After discussing this matter, Lin Tongyu waved her sleeves and slowly walked downstairs. Then the two of them sat down in a private room specially reserved for Shen Jia, which was decorated similarly to a study.
"Jia Niang, wait a minute. I'm going to ask the kitchen to make something to eat. As for the recipe, I'm afraid I'll need your advice."
Shen Jia glanced at the sky outside, thinking that the cake would take quite some time to make, and nodded in agreement with Fuqiu's decision, then continued:
"Go find me a bricklayer first. This requires a special furnace. Oh, and tell the others downstairs to get something to eat and rest. I'll just have a quick bite."
Shen Jia was a little tired after days of sleeping in the open air. After dinner, he rested his head on the table in the room for a while.
Then he immediately began to use the mapping tool to make a model of the ancient oven, and then drew it on paper.
After a while, Fuqiu knocked on the door and then pushed it open. "Jia Niang, the bricklayer you're looking for has arrived. I've taken him to the kitchen. Have you rested well now?"
Shen Jia packed up the drawings in his hand and blew the ink dry. "Everything is ready, let's go."
The two then came to the back kitchen and looked at the bricklayer. Shen Jia told him his requirements and then explained his drawings to him.
"You all know this, it's pretty easy. Just find an open space and build it with stones and yellow bricks. It'll take plenty of time."
Because it was agreed that the goods would be delivered to the Lin Mansion tomorrow, Shen Jia hoped that time would go faster. Only after hearing what the craftsman said did he put his mind at ease.
The next day, Shen Jia looked at the brand new oven and immediately asked the guards outside to help. Beating the cream is not an easy task, so it would be easier if he asked someone with strong strength to try.
Beat the cream and mix it evenly according to the recipe, then put it into a container and put it in the oven. The rest is just waiting for time to work.
The closer it got to the time Shen Jia mentioned for the stove to be opened, the stronger the aroma in the kitchen became. It was a rich milky aroma, and the sweet taste was the most appealing to everyone's sense of smell.
Everyone stared at the oven curiously, and someone asked anxiously:
"Boss, is it almost time? It smells so good. I don't know what's wrong with your brain? You always come up with so many delicious things."
Shen Jia chuckled, "It's almost done. Are the cream and fruit I just mentioned ready?"
"It's all done, Wang Xu has already prepared it. We also bought some relatively expensive honeydew melons, grapes, and tangerines. It should be enough."
Since it was his first time, in order to avoid wasting materials, Shen Jia decided to apply the coating on the cake himself.
"Here, first, put the whipped cream next to my special turntable. Someone take out the cake and put it on the turntable. Later, you can watch how I operate it, and then you can just imitate it."
Hearing Shen Jia's call, several people immediately stood up and completed the tasks she had just instructed.
When the hot cake base was placed on the turntable, it was still steaming and the aroma was even stronger. In order to cool it down quickly, Shen Jia also used ice cubes.
Because the depth and width of the food box are obviously limited, Shen Jia had to make a partial cake base model according to the size of the food box.
Then he said, "Look carefully, let's make the most basic style first."
Then he gently turned the turntable with one hand and held a special scraper in the other hand, spreading the white cream on the side, and turning the originally light yellow embryo into white. Due to his lack of skill, there were still some bumps on it, so Shen Jia quickly made adjustments, and then cut the fruits into cute shapes and placed them on it.
Due to time constraints, Shen Jia could not find much natural pigment powder, so she could only temporarily make three colors: matcha green, pumpkin yellow, and purple sweet potato.
It should be enough to deal with it temporarily. The last problem now should be the piping bag. I have to find a suitable replacement in the future.
So the final look Shen Jia created was a simple face make-up with fresh fruits.
She recalled the number of people she had observed when she went to the Lin Mansion before, and estimated that there should be about thirty people, so by the time she made thirty small cakes, it was already afternoon.
This time was just right for afternoon tea, so Shen Jia quickly had someone pack the food into lunch boxes and send them to the Lin residence as soon as possible.
Perhaps it was because the people in the Lin Mansion had often heard that Lin Tongyu loved to come to Zhenwei Pavilion. When they heard that the food was delivered by Shen Jia and her shop, they hurriedly sent more than a dozen food boxes to Lin Tongyu's yard.
Seeing so many food boxes being delivered, Lin Tongyu was stunned for a moment. She casually glanced at her maid and pointed at a food box, "Open that one for me."
The rich aroma of milk has spread through the food box in the yard. That sweet taste is the most captivating, and Lin Tongyu is naturally very interested.
The maid beside her immediately walked forward, took out a food box and placed it on the table next to Lin Tongyu. When she opened it, the smoky purple color came into view, which was also her favorite color.
This probability immediately made her feel better. The maid took out the plate and placed the novel cake on the table.
Lin Tongyu first curiously asked the person who delivered the food, "What's the name of this thing? It smells pretty good."
"It's called cake, a new treat our boss has developed. We've prepared four flavors: original, green tea, pumpkin, and purple sweet potato. The colors you see are all extracted from the fresh fruits mentioned above."
Listening, Lin Tongyu took the spoon from the maid's hand and gently scooped a spoonful from the cake. The purple cream trembled on the spoon, and by the way, she also scooped out a part of the yellow cake base. With the purple grapes, it looked really unique.
After Lin Tongyu tasted it, she was even more astonished. The purple cream melted in her mouth instantly, as if she had not eaten it at all. The cake base underneath was soft, sweet, and full of milk flavor. Paired with the slightly sour grapes, it was just the right amount to relieve the greasiness.
The texture was softer than anything she had ever experienced before. Looking back, it seemed that she had been consuming more and more dairy products since Zhenwei Pavilion opened.
Thinking about things, when Lin Tongyu came to her senses after a while, she found that she had eaten most of the round cake.
He quickly said to the steward, "Give him thirty taels of silver and send him out."
Li Chun, who was assigned to deliver the gift, nodded and lowered his eyebrows, saying to Lin Tongyu, "Thank you, Madam Lin."
After receiving the silver, she took Shen Jia's carriage back to Zhenwei Pavilion. Looking at the cake that she had already eaten more than half of, Lin Tongyu continued to enjoy it. After finishing, she wiped her mouth and said to the maid:
"Pick up your food boxes and follow me to the lady's yard."
Mrs. Lin was originally talking with the stewards in the mansion. When she heard that her daughter was coming, she immediately asked the stewards to leave first and discuss the rest of the matters tomorrow.
She looked at her daughter carrying so many food boxes in the yard and asked doubtfully:
"Why did Yu Niang bring so many food boxes today? Did she prepare something delicious?"
"Mom, you're so right! This is the fresh food I just ordered from Zhenwei Pavilion. They say it's new and no one else has tried it yet, and it's not in the shop yet. I just tried it, and it's different from the tofu dessert I had before. When I eat something good, doesn't it remind me of you?"
As Lin Tongyu spoke, she hugged Mrs. Lin's arm like a spoiled child, and looked at her mother with her big, blinking eyes.
Mrs. Lin was completely confused. "Little Ancestor, I have to try it first. If it tastes good, you will be in charge of all the food at the Autumn Appreciation Banquet."
"Thank you, Mom. You're the best! Hurry up! Bring the food to my mom. Remember to add green tea."
After hearing her mother's agreement, Lin Tongyu quickly asked her maid to bring the cake. She knew that her mother was most proud of her status, and at that time everyone valued tea tasting, so she specially asked someone to bring a cake with green tea powder added.
The cream with added green tea has a light tea fragrance and a slight bitterness, which is perfectly balanced by the sweet honeydew melon, and is very much in line with Mrs. Lin's health-conscious taste.
And it is indeed a rare new thing. Of course, it would be best if such a good thing were to debut in their Lin Mansion.
After eating a small half, Mrs. Lin didn't want to tease her daughter anymore and nodded slightly at her expectant eyes.
Then he said seriously: "It tastes good indeed, but I don't want this cake to appear anywhere before our Autumn Appreciation Banquet at the Lin Mansion. We can pay for it, but we have to agree on this with them.
The Autumn Appreciation Banquet is only ten days away. Ask their chef to develop a few new flavors for us to choose from. I'll leave this matter entirely to you."
"Yes, thank you, mother. They sent us thirty cakes. We ate two and there was one left. I'm going to take three. You can distribute the others. I'm going back to my yard first."
After saying this, she said goodbye to her mother, leaving Mrs. Lin to stare at so many food boxes in a daze. Thinking of this, Mrs. Lin smiled and shook her head, thinking: My daughter is good at finding things to do for herself.
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