Chapter 344 Guests from the Capital
The horses ran fast and steadily, and the laughter of children could be heard from the carriage from time to time.
Then, with Ling An's "whoosh", the carriage stopped at the entrance of an alley on Nanjiao Street.
Jingzhen jumped out of the car first, followed by Yunhua and Yunyue, and Baoya was the last.
She lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, bent her knees and jumped down, and was caught by Jingzhen.
Jingzhen reached out and grabbed her, then placed her steadily on the ground.
"Brother Xiaojing, Sister Lanxiang is going to make fried potato pancakes today. You should come and try some too." Baoya took his hand and dragged him to the breakfast shop.
She was quite strong, and Jingzhen was dragged forward several steps with her. He nodded helplessly.
Then he turned around and waved to Ling An who was waiting beside the carriage, asking him to go back to Hongdouxuan first and not to wait for him.
Ling An accepted the order, nodded, jumped onto the carriage, and drove away.
Jingzhen followed Baoya and her two sisters to Yunji Breakfast Shop.
As a result, when the four of them entered the shop, they found that there was an unfamiliar customer in the shop today.
In the past, the customers who came to the breakfast shop were all residents of Ping'an Town, most of whom were from Nanjiao Street. Baoya and the others already knew almost all of them.
But the person who came today not only looked unfamiliar, but also looked not like an ordinary citizen from his clothes.
The guest looked to be in her fifties or sixties. She wore a crown in her hair and a gorgeous crimson-purple dress. The satin was smooth and delicate, and it was obvious that it was made of the finest material.
At this moment, he was sitting at a table in the corner, eating tofu pudding and fried dough sticks gracefully.
Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man who was younger than him. He was dressed more simply in a dark blue robe. He looked like a servant following the guest.
As soon as Baoya entered the door, she saw the two unfamiliar guests. She looked at the master and servant a few more times out of curiosity.
Cuiqiao, who was busy keeping accounts behind the counter, looked up and spoke to her: "Baoya, you guys are here so early today."
Baoya nodded and said, "Sister Cuiqiao, I'm going to take Third Sister to Grandma Yu's today. I haven't been there for a while, so I'd like to visit Grandma and Aunt Qiong."
"Oh, then since there aren't many customers right now, why don't you four find a table and sit down first? Sister Lan Xiang is frying potato pancakes right now, they'll be ready in a minute."
"Okay." Baoya replied.
The four of them found another empty table in the shop and sat down.
After Cuiqiao finished the bill, she had nothing to do, so she lay on the counter and talked to Baoya and the others.
"Baoya, how many months old is your brother? Can he speak?"
When Chengxi was mentioned, Baoya's eyes sparkled and she nodded, "He's eight months old now and can babble a little, but I still don't understand what he's saying."
When talking about Yun Chengxi, Yun Yue thought of her younger brother Yun Chengshou.
In fact, the two were born less than a month apart, and Yun Chengshou is now a little over seven months old.
Seeing Baoya and Cuiqiao talking about Yun Chengxi's lively and cheerful demeanor and his chattering habits, she held up her cheeks with a worried look on her face.
Cuiqiao saw this and jokingly asked, "What's wrong? Your brother isn't as well behaved as Baoya's brother?"
Yun Yue tapped her cheek with her little finger and said distressedly, "I really want him to make some noise, but all he does all day is eat and sleep, like a little piglet, never crying, making a fuss, or talking."
Yunhua was amused by her words and patted her shoulder and said, "Yueya, how can you describe your brother like that?"
"But Chengshou really sleeps more than our little piglets!"
Yunyue said seriously, "I paid special attention to it last time. When the piglets were sleeping at night, Chengshou was sleeping. When the piglets woke up in the day to eat and bask in the sun, Chengshou was still sleeping."
Yunhua: ...
Baoya: ...
"Chengshou is still young. He needs to get more sleep so that he can grow." Baoya spoke for the seventh brother.
"Okay." Yunyue pouted. She was actually a little envious of Baoya.
Chengxi is more lively and active than Chengshou. He is awake most of the time, and Baoya always teases him.
Yunyue was jealous, but her brother was not helpful. He slept all day long, so she had no chance to meet Chengxi. She could only tease Chengxi to satisfy her desire.
"When will they grow up!" Yunyue wailed while lying on the table.
Cuiqiao was amused by the children's words.
Baoya suddenly thought of something and said to Cuiqiao, "Sister Cuiqiao, it may take a while for my mother to come to the shop. Chengxi is too young to be without someone."
Cuiqiao waved her hand and said with a smile, "I know, I know. Let your mother rest assured. Sister Lanxiang and I are here to run the shop."
As she was speaking, Lan Xiang's voice came from behind, calling her to go and help. Cui Qiao responded and quickly got up and left.
A moment later, footsteps were heard again. It was the middle-aged man in a blue shirt sitting at the next table who walked over.
He stood beside Baoya and the others' table with a kind smile on his face.
"Excuse me for disturbing you all, but I'm here with my master from the capital on business. I'm new to Ping'an Town, and the breakfast here is particularly appetizing, so I'd like to meet the owner of this shop."
"I just overheard your conversation. Is this shop opened by your mother?" The man in blue shirt looked at Baoya and asked.
Baoya was a little confused by his sudden question and just nodded in agreement.
The man's joy became more obvious. "When can your mother come to town? My master wants to meet her."
"oh……"
Baoya listened to the words of the man in the blue cloth shirt, turned her head to look at the old man sitting in the corner in gorgeous clothes, and frowned slightly.
She said in a soft voice: "But uncle, the breakfast your master had today was made by Sister Lan Xiang, and it has nothing to do with my mother."
The man in the blue shirt narrowed his eyes. "But your mother opened the shop. These two young ladies' skills must have been taught by your mother, right?"
Baoya nodded. She didn't really want her mother to come to town to meet these two people.
Firstly, these two people were not from the town, their identities and intentions were unknown; secondly, my younger brother was too young and really needed to be left alone.
However, this uncle in blue shirt seems a little difficult to deal with.
"How is it?" asked the man in blue shirt, with some earnestness in his voice.
"My master simply admires your mother's craftsmanship and wants to have a face-to-face chat with her. He means no harm. And who knows, if he's pleased, he might even give her some gold and silver, enough for your shop to earn for a year."
He thought he could persuade the little girl from the farmer's family, but Baoya's dark little eyes rolled around and she said:
"Actually, there's no need to bother my mother to come here. I was the one who originally taught her how to make these breakfasts. If your master really wants to see you, just come see me."
Man in blue shirt: ...
He was calculating quickly in his mind, wondering what excuse he could come up with to call He Chunxiu over to meet his master.
Then Lan Xiang's voice came over, calling out, "The fried potato pancakes are ready! You must have been waiting impatiently!"
The man's lips moved, but he finally swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and returned to his seat silently.
The fragrant fried potato pancakes were placed on the table, and my mood, which had just been disturbed by the man, immediately improved.
Baoya licked her tongue, picked up a potato pancake and put it into her bowl first. She puffed out her cheeks to blow away the cool air, then couldn't wait to take a bite.
Her attention was completely focused on the potato pancakes, so she naturally didn't notice that Jingzhen had been particularly silent since they entered the shop.
When the man in blue shirt came over just now, Jing Zhen also supported his chin with one hand, turned his head away, stared at the wall, and avoided the man's gaze.
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