Chapter 82 (Scallion Pancake)

Imperial College

The Xiao Mansion was bustling with activity the entire morning, causing everyone to wonder what good news had happened.

Could it be that the fifth daughter of the Xiao family, who is hard to marry, has been promised to someone else?

Only the group of kids in Taixue didn’t think so much.

At lunch time, everyone gathered in the cafeteria.

With all the delicious food brought out from the food court, the school cafeteria, which originally had some business, is now almost deserted. Even the teacher is unwilling to eat there.

It was lunch time, and the cafeteria was filled with all kinds of aromas.

Many people took a deep breath and said to themselves, "I almost thought I was in a food court."

A little boy opened his lunch box and found the barbecue food he had begged his mother to buy for him yesterday. The strong flavor attracted many of his classmates' attention.

When another person opened it, the cool, sour and spicy jelly soup inside was also eye-catching.

There are also chicken stewed with mushrooms, spicy chicken cubes...

Dongdong had been in class for so long that he couldn't wait any longer. When the palace servant took out his food box, he opened it by himself without the servant's help, revealing the food inside: "Wow! It smells so good!"

There were two plates, neither of which was big. One contained cold shredded chicken with red sauce, and the other contained scallion pancakes with a crispy, golden-brown crust and the aroma of scallions.

But soon, Dongdong stared at the extra thing and asked in surprise: "Huh?"

Why is there an egg?

No, why are there two?

Now Ah Heng no longer needs others to send him food, and Princess Chang has also prepared a large food box for him.

Although Ah Heng and Dong Dong were not together during meal times, he would always wait until the same time to eat. He just happened to open the lunch box at this time, and inside was the duck blood vermicelli soup that he had recently come to like.

He was about to share it with Dongdong when he saw him staring at the lunch box.

Ah Heng also looked over and found two red eggs inside: "What are these? Dongdong, is there a happy event in your family?"

Dong Dong scratched his head: "I don't know?"

He said this while giving one of the eggs to Ah Heng: "I'll give you one."

If he puts two in there, his family will definitely let him share.

The little boy next to him saw this and said in a crisp voice, "Pingzhou, someone in your family must be getting married or having a baby! My mother said that red eggs can only be eaten at this time."

Dong Dong was surprised, and quickly calculated in his mind, and then said decisively: "Sister Shu and my uncle must be getting married!"

His aunt used to live in a Taoist temple, and I heard that marriages are not allowed in Taoist temples, so the two singles can only be left.

Ah Heng was also surprised, but more than that, she was happy: "Wow, they are finally getting married?"

"Your uncle is going to marry your sister Shu?" The little boy who just spoke also showed envy: "It seems that you will really be able to eat such delicious food in the future."

Dong Dong smiled smugly, rolled the egg on the table, easily opened the egg shell, and started eating: "Eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Yeah!" Ah Heng followed suit, his face full of joy: "Sister Shu is getting married, should we prepare a gift for her?"

Dong Dong: “!!!”

He swallowed the egg in his mouth in a few seconds and said in panic, "I don't have any money!"

All his money had been spent, and what he had was so little to begin with, how could it be enough for a gift?

Ah Heng said embarrassedly: "Neither do I."

The two looked at each other, sighed, and ate in silence. It was so hard. How could Sister Shu get married so early? He didn't even have time to save money!

Dongdong suddenly felt a little regretful. He had been looking forward to Sister Shu and his uncle getting married so that he could always eat such delicious food and wouldn't have to worry about her being snatched away by someone else.

Now I have to worry about gift giving!

He picked up the scallion pancake and took a bite. The scallion pancake was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it was so crispy that it crumbled. After one bite, the fragrance of scallions spread between his lips and teeth. He then took a bite of the cold shredded chicken, which was sour and spicy and satisfying.

After eating like this, Dongdong finally became more energetic and asked tentatively, "Ah Heng, how about we go and earn some money?"

Ah Heng shook his head in confusion: "How do you make money?"

They are all children, they don’t know how to do that.

Dongdong rolled his eyes and looked at the person beside him.

Sure enough, some people had been staring eagerly. They didn’t know why, but they all thought Dongdong’s food tasted much better than others. Occasionally, they would get food from Dongdong, but even if someone else brought the same thing as him, the taste would not be as good as his.

Dong Dong saw this, smiled triumphantly, picked up a scallion pancake, and said crisply: "Stop for a moment and listen to me!"

The children who were eating looked over in confusion.

Dong Dong stood up and said loudly: "I have two scallion pancakes here, but I'm short of money. I want to sell them. Who wants them?"

Even though they were eating the delicious food, the children still raised their hands and said, "I want some!"

"Give it to me, give it to me. I'll give you a coin!"

"I have five taels of silver!"

Zhou Zhaoheng: “…”

Dongdong looked at this grand scene with a calm expression as if he had known this would happen.

During the quarrel, Dongdong finally sold the two palm-sized scallion pancakes for one or two taels of silver. The child was very happy when he received the pancakes.

Due to the good heat preservation effect, the scallion pancake was still warm. He took a bite and the crispy yet non-greasy pancake had a delicious salty aroma. The meat filling inside was even more delicious.

He ate them one by one, completely forgetting the lunch he had sent himself.

The other children who didn’t get one were very jealous, but if they were sold more, there wouldn’t be enough for them to eat, so they had to give up.

Ah Heng was stunned by this series of reactions: "You...what are you going to eat after you sell it?"

Dong Dong patted his belly and said, "Don't worry, I still have some cold shredded chicken, which is also delicious. Just give me some, that's enough. We can spend the money I earn together and buy gifts together!"

Ah Heng was full of admiration and generously sent the duck blood fans to Dong Dong. Anyway, the portion was large and it was enough for them to eat together. While eating, he did not forget to sigh: "You are amazing."

"Of course! I'm better than Sister Shu. Last time she took us to sell popcorn, we only earned a hundred coins, which was just enough to buy some fish meat." Dong Dong was very proud. He took a spoon and scooped a spoonful of soup. The duck blood vermicelli had a light taste, but the soup looked a bit thick, and it was sprinkled with some chili oil.

With this bite, the hot soup was full of duck fragrance. There happened to be a piece of duck blood on the spoon. Dongdong pouted his little mouth and slurped it into his mouth. The soft and tender piece of duck blood was tenderer than tofu, and the key is that it was finer than tofu. The texture and taste were fragrant, soft, tender and smooth.

After drinking this soup, I ate the scallion pancake just now, and it tasted even better!

Ah Heng also came over to drink the soup, their heads were put together, eating a bowl of noodles. When they reacted, both children burst out laughing, and their eyes disappeared from laughing.

Prince Huai's Palace

After Prince Huai finished his official business and rested for a while, he thought of Yan Qiushu again.

Before he met her that day, he hadn't imagined that this girl would be so difficult to deal with.

But on the contrary, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a problem. After returning, he also pondered for a long time. How could an ordinary girl be so arrogant? Even Yan Qiuyuan, who was now the concubine of the Crown Prince of Jin, had to behave honestly in front of him.

Only she herself has the confidence.

Prince Huai estimated that he had to intensify his attack on the Minister of War.

"Go and send a note to the Minister of War, telling him that I am worried that the potato breeding project will be exposed by others, and that I need to send troops to guard it." Prince Huai said.

"Yes." The servant nodded, respectfully withdrew, and went to tell someone to do something.

But after a while, he came back with a drastic change of expression.

Prince Huai's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to ask, the servant had already knelt on the ground and said anxiously, "Your Highness, this is bad. I just learned that the Xiao family is giving out wedding eggs!"

"What do you mean?" Prince Huai was stunned. The man who was originally lying limply suddenly sat up. He had some guesses in his mind, but he felt it was ridiculous.

How is that possible?

The Xiao family actually intends to let this girl become the mistress of the family in the future? !

However, the attendant's words confirmed the news: "Because Madam Xiao likes Lady De'an very much, and now that Duke Zhenguo is about to return, she wants to have a double happiness, so she announced the engagement between Lady De'an and Duke Zhenguo to the public."

"???" Prince Huai's face was full of questions: "When did they get engaged?"

The attendant shook his head and said, "According to what I have heard, the engagement was decided before the Duke of Zhenguo went to war. If the Duke of Zhenguo could win the war, the engagement would be arranged. Now that he is about to return, the news of the engagement has also spread."

Prince Huai's face turned ugly: "What a liar!"

The servant didn't dare to respond, but this was indeed a lie!

There was no news of an engagement before, only a rumor. But who would believe that Mrs. Xiao really wanted her son to marry such a girl, except for the nonsense that Mrs. Jiang said? At most, she would take her as a concubine.

But now we are engaged!

That has a different meaning. Engagement can only be used for formal marriage, and taking a concubine is far from enough.

Here King Huai was furious.

On the other side, in the Yan family, the wedding date is in June, and Yan Qiuyuan is still embroidering the wedding dress in the mansion.

She was in a good mood yesterday, so she was extra patient while embroidering the wedding dress today, doing it bit by bit, wanting it to be perfect.

Suddenly the maids outside started making a noise.

The sound was not loud, but Yan Qiuyuan had sensitive ears and felt a little unhappy, so she asked someone to ask.

The head maid went out, and when she came back, she brought a third-class maid to explain to her.

The maid was a little scared and said timidly, "My dear, I heard the good news from the Xiao family that the Duke of Zhenguo and the Lady of De'an are engaged, and they are distributing wedding eggs everywhere. The food court is offering a 50% discount, and everyone is rushing to buy them! I thought that we often go to the food court to buy food, so I ran back and wanted to tell Dahuo about it. I was afraid that if I went too late, the food would be sold out. My dear, don't you like the cakes in the food court? How about buying some too?"

Yan Qiuyuan: “???”

Duke Zhenguo and Lady De'an are engaged?

She was confused for a long time before she realized what it meant. She immediately felt jealous. Yan Qiushu had fallen to this point, but she was still able to successfully get engaged to the Duke of Zhenguo!

But soon, she smiled again. Xiao Huaiting will die next year. Will Yan Qiushu become a widow?

Yan Qiuyuan became happier and happier as she thought about it. Her shoulders shook and she almost laughed out loud. Suddenly, she cried out in pain: "Ah!"

The finger was pricked by the sharp needle and a drop of blood came out.