But who made Jinji not give her a chance to live?

If Jinji does it on the first day, don't blame her for doing it on the fifteenth! You can tell whether Madam Qi buys Su Xiaoxiao's account by looking at her expression.

Madam Qi's gaze fell on Su Xiaoxiao's face again. This time, there was less majesty of an old lady in a deep house, and more gentleness of an old man.

"Girl, come here." She waved at Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao walked over calmly.

She was neither overly anxious nor timid at all. After all, she was not a native ancient person and had not learned ancient social etiquette.

But some things are the same from ancient times to the present, and that is a person's aura and self-confidence.

Madam Qi looked at her gently and said, "You are a blessed girl. Tell me, what is your name?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Su Daya."

Madam Qi smiled and asked, "Where are you from?"

"From Xinghua Village." She answered truthfully.

There's no need to lie about this kind of information. People can find out her ancestors for eighteen generations with just a few clicks of their fingers.

Manager He groaned in his heart, he was just a country bumpkin! He didn't know if the things he made were clean or not. Old Madam Qi was a real person from the city. When she married into the Qi family, it caused a sensation in most of the town!

It would be strange if Madam Qi would look down upon her!

Shopkeeper Sun said at the right time: "Old Madam, you don't know that Miss Su's dim sum is very famous. The dean of Wutong Academy praised Miss Su's craftsmanship and asked Miss Su to supply the students of the academy every day."

Madam Qi was surprised: "Even Dean Shen likes it."

Shopkeeper Sun said with a smile: "Of course! I dare not deceive the old lady!"

Shopkeeper Sun is indeed an old businessman. He has mastered the art of speaking very well. He can turn black into white and white into colorful without blushing or getting nervous.

How could he know what Dean Shen's attitude towards Su Xiaoxiao was? Anyway, he just had to brag about it! How did the business come from? Three points rely on strength, and seven points are bragging! Shopkeeper He was really angry, this shameless Sun Duzi! Dean Shen was also a well-known person in Xinghua Town. He was a Jinshi who was not mixed with water. He was not interested in the court, but devoted himself to teaching, and his students were all over the world.

There was more certainty in Mrs. Qi's eyes when she looked at Su Xiaoxiao.

In fact, even if Manager Sun didn't brag about this, Old Madam Qi would not think that Su Xiaoxiao's things were not presentable just because she was from the countryside.

At her age, she is an old lady with money, power and status. She has her own judgment and does not need to live in the eyes of others.

If she thinks it is good, then it is good.

Not to mention the snacks, those two lines of poetry alone were enough to make her look at Su Xiaoxiao differently.

Of course, after Manager Sun boasted about Dean Shen, her impression of Su Xiaoxiao became even more profound.

"Girl, does your snack have a name?"

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, then realized that Mrs. Qi was not asking about the name of a single dessert.

She thought for a moment, raised her eyes, looked into Madam Qi's kind eyes, and said seriously, "Su Ji."

…

It was Old Madam Qi’s 70th birthday, and all the important figures in the town came, and the county magistrate also came in person to wish her a happy birthday.

These were only the people from Xinghua Town. There were also quite a few guests from the capital city. Some were from the mother’s family, and some were the connections of the eldest grandson in the officialdom of the capital city.

The snacks made by Su Xiaoxiao came out of nowhere at the birthday banquet.

These masters and ladies have all seen the world.

Take the county magistrate for example, although he was not a Jinshi in the two lists, he was a legitimate juren in the provincial examination after all, and he had gone to Beijing to take the examination three times.

He had never seen such exquisite snacks.

He looked at the officials in the city who held higher positions than him and saw that the surprise in their eyes was no less than his.

"Everyone in Jushui lives a long life, and Taoyuan is a fairyland! This is to wish our old lady a life as long as the long-flowing water of the East China Sea and as long-lived as the evergreen pines of the South Mountain!"

"Is it Jin Kee's dim sum?"

Jin Kee is the largest dim sum shop in town, and it is the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind.

Qing Er snorted, "No way! It's Su Ji!"

"Su Ji? A new shop? I've never heard of it."

"Is it a shop in the capital?"

"I live in the city. There is no dim sum restaurant called Su Ji in our city. Even if there is, it may not be very famous. I have never eaten it."

"Where did that come from? Could it be from the provincial capital?"

"My brother is studying in the provincial capital, and there are no such delicious snacks in the provincial capital!"

"It can't be from the capital, right? The capital is so far away, did the Qi family invite a famous chef from the capital to come to their home to cook?"

…

After the birthday banquet began, Su Xiaoxiao left Qi's house, unaware of the commotion caused by the banquet.

The Qi family returned the Jin Ji dim sum, asked for the money they had given back, and then turned around to buy Su Xiaoxiao's dim sum.

One hundred salted egg yolk longevity peach cakes, fifty marigold chestnut cakes, and fifty birthday cakes, a total of twenty taels. Madam Qi was happy and rewarded Su Xiaoxiao with another ten taels.

"Sister! We earned thirty taels today! Thirty taels!"

Su Ergou was so excited that he flew up on the spot!

The joy of selling snacks is really incomparable to extorting money! Su Xiaoxiao was also very happy.

In her previous life, she regarded money as dirt, but after coming here, she was really poor. Thirty taels was definitely a huge sum of money for her now.

She needs to plan carefully how to use the money.

Compared to the victorious brother and sister, Shopkeeper He on the side was like a defeated rooster, decadent and angry!

"The villain succeeds!"

He gritted his teeth and glared at the brother and sister, then walked towards Jinji's carriage with a cold face.

Su Xiaoxiao moved her feet carelessly, and a small stone flew to the feet of Manager He.

Shopkeeper He slipped and fell headfirst onto the shaft of the cart! "Ouch!"

He had a big bump on his forehead.

Su Xiaoxiao smiled faintly: "You should be careful when walking, Shopkeeper He."

Shopkeeper He got on the carriage and left in a rage! Su Xiaoxiao planned to go to the market to buy some beans and duck eggs.

However, they had to wait for Liu Ping to come. Without the donkey cart, it would be difficult for them to bring so much food back to the village.

While Liu Ping was waiting, Shopkeeper Sun also came out from Qi's house.

Facing Su Xiaoxiao again, Shopkeeper Sun felt complicated and a little embarrassed.

They used to be enemies, who could have expected that one day they would be able to cooperate.

He paused and said, "I will consider the Qi family's business as repaying the favor I did yesterday. I, Sun Quan, am snobbish, and my methods are a bit dishonorable, but I am not an ungrateful person. I have already told the Qi family's steward that if there is such business again in the future, they will look for you."

Su Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and glanced at him: "Why don't you get yourself some business?"

Even if he is no longer the owner of Jinji, at least his skills are still there. If he really wants to make a comeback, it is not impossible.

Shopkeeper Sun sighed helplessly, "I told you, I'll return the favor. From now on, I won't steal your business anymore."

(End of this chapter)