Chapter 306: Meet the Candy Cake Maker
After she finished speaking, she turned and was about to leave.
He Chunxiu hurriedly called Lan Xiang: "Give Xia Hebao some sweet cakes to take away."
"Hey." Lan Xiang responded and quickly packed a bag of sweet cakes.
Xia He kept refusing: "Sister He, this won't do. The Madam should blame me!"
"I made it myself, to give your wife a try." He Chunxiu said.
This lady’s thank-you gift is too valuable. It’s a big bag of jewelry, how much silver must it be worth!
It’s the butterfly jade pendant on Baoya’s neck. It’s so fine in water quality, it must be worth more than ten taels of silver.
She just felt that she hadn't done anything and couldn't afford such an expensive thank-you gift.
Since you have accepted the jade pendant, you should give her some homemade snacks in return as a token of your appreciation.
"Thank you very much, big sister." Xia He heard that it was He Chunxiu who did it herself, so she naturally did not refuse. "Madam hasn't rested for the past two days. When she feels better, I will come over to thank you in person."
"No need. I've made you make this trip specially because I think it's thoughtful of me." He Chunxiu said with a smile.
Not long after Xia He left, Yun Sanlang, who was watching over the branch store, came over, packed up and prepared to close the store, and took the children and adults home.
Along the way, Baoya and Yunyue told Yun Sanlang and He Chunxiu that their eldest brother was going to take the college entrance examination. Yun Sanlang and He Chunxiu were very happy and discussed with them how to send Yun Chengfu off when the time comes.
On the other side, in the Tianzi room of an inn in Ping'an Town.
A beautiful woman in plain clothes was sitting in front of her dressing table, combing her long hair, when she heard three knocks on the door, neither loud nor soft.
He replied in a lazy voice: "Come in, the door is not locked."
A slender white hand stretched out from outside the door, and then a smart and beautiful little face looked in.
Xia He walked in carrying two paper bags, one large and one small, and holding the small cloth bundle containing jewelry in her arms.
"Ma'am, are you feeling better today?"
Yin Qianxue put down the wooden comb and turned to look at her sideways: "Much better. I haven't left the house for too long, and my body has become pampered."
Her eyes fell on the two paper bags in Xia He's hands and she asked, "How's it going? Have the items been delivered?"
Xia He shook her head. "Sister He is such a good person. She refused to accept it no matter what. So I picked out a jade pendant of good quality and gave it to her little daughter."
"Sigh..." Yin Qianxue supported her head and sighed slowly.
Xia He quickly asked, "Madam, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No," Yin Qianxue said, "I just feel that the people in our house are even more indifferent than the strangers outside."
Knowing that she was thinking about the messy and sad things that happened at home again, Xia He put down the two paper packages and then opened the bigger one.
"Ma'am, don't think about it. We are all out of hiding. Just be happy and don't think about those troubles."
"Come, look at what Xia He bought for you. Today it's grape mille-feuille, and Sister He also gave us some snacks."
"Guess what kind of dessert it is?"
Yin Qianxue was amused by her coaxing tone and touched her nose with her hand: "You."
"Let me guess, is it red bean cake or red bean paste cake?"
She guessed two of her most common snacks, but Xia He shook her head.
"What is that?" Yin Qianxue couldn't guess.
Xia He quickly opened the small paper package and pushed it in front of her: "It's a candy cake, ma'am!"
Xia He was not her dowry maid, but was the kitchen keeper in Chen's house.
Not long after she married into the Chen family, one day she saw this little girl being bullied, so she rescued her and took her to her side.
From then on, Xia He became her confidant and trustworthy friend.
"Sugar cake..." Yin Qianxue pinched one out of the paper bag.
She couldn't remember how long it had been since she had eaten this kind of snack. When she was at home, before she got married, her mother and sister would make it for her.
But later her sister was lost, and then her mother fell ill and left her, and she never ate it again.
The sugar cake is small and delicate, it must have been made not long ago and is still warm.
She looked at it for a while, then put it in her mouth and tasted it.
As soon as I tasted it, my eyes lit up with surprise!
This taste...!
She was familiar with it! Too familiar!
Xia He was watching her wife take a bite of the cake and suddenly her eyes turned red, which scared her.
"Madam! Are you...are you okay? Is the cake not tasty?"
Yin Qianxue ate while shaking her head. She finished all the candies in the paper bag in one breath, sniffed, and said to Xia He in a soft voice:
"Xia He, take me to meet the person who made the candy cake some other day."
Xia He was stunned: "He... Sister He?"
Peaceful and quiet days always pass quickly. Two days later, Baoya and Yunyue went to the shop after class and saw Xia He again.
Xia He was outside helping Cui Qiao clean up the dishes used by the guests, her movements quick and skillful.
Baoya was stunned. Why did this maid from a wealthy family come to work in her shop?
She subconsciously touched the jade pendant on her neck, wondering whether she should return it, perhaps she could sell it for some money.
At this time, Xia He looked up, saw the two of them, and greeted them with a smile: "Class is over, go in and rest."
Baoya opened her little mouth and pointed at the rag in her hand, as if she wanted to say something.
Xia He immediately understood and explained, "The Madam is inside talking to your mother. I can't sit still, so I helped Lan Xiang and Cui Qiao with some work."
"Sister Xia He..." Baoya pursed her lips.
"Hmm?" Xia He responded.
"You are such a nice person." Baoya smiled.
"Hahaha, hello to you and Sister He." Xia He said with a smile.
She was telling the truth. She and her wife met such a good person as soon as they came out. She felt that she had used up all the good luck in her life.
Baoya and Yunyue didn't delay any longer. They put down their book baskets and went to the small courtyard behind to find He Chunxiu.
In the small courtyard, He Chunxiu was sitting and talking with Yin Qianxue.
"Sister, you are so skillful. The snacks you make are hundreds of times more delicious than those made by my chef." Yin Qianxue said.
He Chunxiu shook her head repeatedly: "Madam, you are praising me too much. These snacks and their little tricks were all taught to me by my daughter."
"Your daughter?" Yin Qianxue was stunned, then asked, "Did she also teach you how to make sugar cakes?"
"That's not the case," He Chunxiu smiled. "Snacks like sugar cakes are simple. Every woman in the village can make them. Do you like them, Madam?"
"If you like it, I'll make some more for you."
But her words made Yin Qianxue flattered.
"No, no!" Yin Qianxue waved her hands quickly, "I... I'm just asking, Sister He, you're still pregnant and you can't work any more."
Suddenly, footsteps were heard at the door, and Baoya and Yunyue walked in.
Yin Qianxue's gaze moved back and forth between the two of them, caught a glimpse of a small corner of the jade pendant on Baoya's neck, and finally stopped on her.
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