Before Yan Qingqing left, Lin Ning'er instructed her, "Little sister, although I'm very happy that you came today, I hope you won't come again in the future."
This place is not good for your reputation; after all, you are now an imperial consort bestowed by the Emperor.
"If you need anything in the future, or if you need to send a gift to my sister, you can send one of your servants, or have someone from the shop send me a message. We can arrange to meet somewhere else."
Yan Qingqing knew that Lin Ning'er was doing it for her own good, and that it was indeed not suitable for her to come to this brothel often.
So he nodded in agreement and then led Ah Da out of Zuisheng Tower.
Ah Da finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yan Qingqing come out. Yan Qingqing smiled at him but didn't say anything.
Yan Qingqing spent the next few days in a relatively leisurely manner.
After having two days of free time, he sent someone to Yanjiacun.
We had agreed to teach Yan Qingshi and the others how to make donkey meat sandwiches, although the day they agreed on hadn't arrived yet.
However, Yan Qingqing thought that she had some free time now, and was afraid that she wouldn't have time again in a few days. So she wanted to take advantage of this time to teach them.
After receiving the news, Old Madam Yan had the three Yan brothers come along.
The Yan family did not divide the property. In order to treat all the family members equally, Old Madam Yan told her three sons in advance that the secret recipe for donkey meat sandwiches was bought by Yan Qingqing at a high price in the prefectural city, and that they should be grateful and cherish this opportunity.
After renting the shop, the three brothers went into business together. Old Mrs. Yan paid for the shop rental, and once the business was stable, they only needed to give 10% of the profits to the family, with the rest split equally among the three brothers.
In fact, Old Madam Yan's move also meant dividing the family property. She was afraid that Zhou Shi, who was not clear-headed, might do something reckless and anger Yan Qingqing, which would then implicate her other two sons.
Of course, Yan Qingqing was unaware of Old Madam Yan's thoughts.
Even knowing this, Yan Qingqing agreed that children eventually have to be let go, especially since her brothers are all grandfathers now, and dividing the family property is only a matter of time.
Yan Qingqing looked at her three older brothers standing in front of her speechlessly, because the three of them looked like helpless elementary school students in front of her.
Finally, Yan Qingshi spoke first: "Sister, Mother sent us to learn how to make donkey meat sandwiches from you. She told us to learn from you carefully, and anyone who wastes your good intentions will be beaten by Father with a big stick."
"Little sister, you know I've always been a bit slow. If I can't learn it, could you please put in a little extra effort and teach me a couple more times? I'll definitely study hard."
Yan Qingshi, as the eldest son in the family, is almost forty years old and has yet to achieve anything. He really wants to make something of himself.
His sister had given him this rare opportunity, even though it was just a small business. It might be his only chance in his life, and he really wanted to seize it.
However, Yan Qingshi knew that his talent was limited and was especially afraid that Yan Qingqing would think he was stupid.
Yan Qingqing laughed upon hearing this, "We're all family, brother, what are you saying?"
Besides, donkey meat sandwiches aren't that hard to learn, so there's no need for you to be too nervous, brother.
Yan Qingyan relaxed after hearing Yan Qingqing's words.
Yan Qingqing wasn't just trying to comfort them; she was simply saying that making donkey meat sandwiches wasn't actually that difficult.
It's nothing more than making pancakes and braised meat. As long as these two steps are done well, there won't be any problems.
If we're making mooncakes, we have a ready-made oven at home, which was specially made by the baker at the shop last year when Yan Qingqing's family made mixed sugar mooncakes.
Yan Qingqing gave them a recipe for braised meat, which was actually a slightly modified version of her family's recipe for braised offal.
Yan Qingqing had also found out where to buy donkey meat, and that it was sourced from the same suppliers as Juxian Pavilion.
Although they were running a small business, people gave them the same price as Juxian Pavilion out of consideration for Yan Qingqing.
For the first time, Yan Qingqing experienced the convenience that power brought her.
Yan Qingqing instructed the kitchen to start a fire, and then took the three Yan brothers to the kitchen to personally make braised meat, so that they could learn carefully.
After braising the donkey meat, he washed his hands and kneaded the dough to make the pancakes.
No one knows who leaked the news, but it was said that Yan Qingqing was personally cooking something delicious today. Everyone in the family, adults and children alike, was eagerly anticipating it, because Yan Qingqing's cooking always turned out to be culinary masterpieces.
Moreover, it was a delicacy they had never even seen before.
Moreover, Yan Qingqing was never stingy. Whenever she made something delicious, not only could her master eat it, but the servants in the house could also have a taste.
Soon, the aroma of donkey meat wafted from the kitchen, and Yan Qingqing started making pancakes, the quality of which was also crucial.
Yan Qingshi and the others thought that the ingredients Yan Qingqing used to make the pancakes would taste good even without donkey meat.
After Yan Qingqing finished making the dough, she started baking it over a fire. Before long, it emitted a fragrant aroma of pastries.
Not only the three Yan Qingshi brothers, but even Madam He in the kitchen was swallowing their saliva like crazy.
Yan Qingqing estimated that it was about time, so she asked He Niangzi to take the donkey meat out of the pot and let it cool.
Yan Qingqing then asked her to chop the green peppers, then picked up a piece of donkey meat, minced it, and put it into the baked flatbread.
A donkey meat sandwich is ready.
Yan Qingqing handed the prepared donkey meat sandwich to Yan Qingshi and said, "Brother, how does it taste?"
Yan Qingshi quickly wiped his hands on his body; his sister had made it for him personally.
Yan Qingshi originally wanted to savor the donkey meat sandwich carefully. But one bite revealed its delicious aroma.
The aroma of the flatbread combined with the flavor of the donkey meat was simply divine, so Yan Qingshi didn't bother to savor it slowly.
After wolfing down the food in no time, a baked bun was gone.
Yan Qingshan, who was standing to the side, swallowed hard and asked nervously, "Big brother, how does it taste? Is it good?"
Yan Qingshi blushed slightly when he heard his younger brother ask this question. He had been so focused on eating that he hadn't even noticed the taste.
But Yan Qingshan, oblivious to his surroundings, kept staring at him, seemingly waiting for his answer.
Yan Qingshi felt even more embarrassed. Yan Qingqing seemed to see his embarrassment and spoke up to help him out, "Second brother, you know that eldest brother is always clumsy with words. Aren't you making things difficult for him? Why don't you try it yourself and see?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Qingshi immediately felt more confident and said, "How could it not taste good when it's made with wheat flour and donkey meat? Besides, my sister made it herself!"
Yan Qingshan immediately fell silent. Yan Qingqing then handed him a freshly made baked bun, but Yan Qingshan's eating manners were even worse than Yan Qingshi's.
Yan Qingyan was quite clever, and seeing her two older brothers wolfing down their food, she understood perfectly well what was going on.
So he quickly said, "Little sister, I'm your own brother too. You can't favor one over the other. Make me one so I can try it too."
After saying that, he couldn't help but swallow, which made Yan Qingqing and the others burst into laughter.
In the end, everyone in the family got to eat donkey meat sandwiches, and they all gave them high praise.
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