No matter what Wang Ting was thinking, he ended up filling his hands with fries and ran all the way to the gate of the Ministry of Justice.
The mixed aroma of the four flavors made people drool and some couldn't help sneezing, which was obviously inappropriate when facing the majestic gate of the Ministry of Justice. But this also diluted Wang Ting's fear of the Ministry of Justice. He mustered up his courage and called the gatekeeper, "Sir, I am a clerk at the East City Wanglaiju. This is what Miss Xiao asked me to deliver. Can you pass on a message?"
The food that Miss Shangshu had someone send over arrived at Shangshu Xiao's hands smoothly. The assistant ministers and deputy ministers sitting in the armchairs opposite exchanged glances secretly to confirm that the rare gentleness on the Shangshu's face after hearing that it was "Miss Xiao" who sent the food was not an illusion.
The middle-aged woman, who was about 30 or 40 years old, had a shadow of a ravine between her eyebrows. She pinched her brows, and the servant behind her came forward to test the poison. After confirming that it was not poisonous, four portions of fries that were already slightly cold were spread out on the table. Minister Xiao pointed to the fries on the table and said in a light tone, "The children sent it, it's a token of their love. Try it."
Is this showing off? It must be, right?
Therefore, the children of officials from the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice onwards were subjected to a violent storm after their parents left work: The children of the minister knew to deliver food, so what do you know how to do? !
The French fries were thus remembered by these young masters and ladies. Xiao Qi, who had always been accused of being hot-tempered and domineering, changed her image in the Qun Ying Academy by selling French fries.
When a new thing with its own charm appears, people's communication circles can easily become divided into those who know it and those who don't. In the past, Si Tang was the one who mastered the information and was sought after by others, but now she has become a fool who is isolated from the information, which makes her particularly unacceptable.
"What do you mean!" Si Tang followed the crowd out of the door. She had heard from others that Xiao Qi had invited a restaurant to deliver food to her home when she was leaving. She thought she could act approachable and let others see that she was trying to save Xiao Qi's friendship. However, who knew that Xiao Qi took out a portion of French fries from the lunch box and distributed them to the people next to her. When she walked in front of her, she simply turned around and walked past her, pretending she didn't see her!
The crunching sound of French fries, whispers and laughter as people exchanged tastes echoed in the open space outside the academy. Xiao Qi took out the last four servings of French fries from the lunch box as if she didn't hear Si Tang's words, and nodded to Meng Taotao and the others, "You can go back now."
Xiao Que knew that there was the young lady's annoying sister in the girls' school, and Meng Taotao had also heard a lot about Si Tang's actions. She said goodbye openly, but in fact, she didn't take a few steps before she found a suitable angle to watch the farce happening in front of the Qun Ying Academy.
While everyone else had a paper tube in their hands and looked relaxed, Si Tang and the three people around her stood out.
Xiao Qi held four servings of fries in one hand, raised her arm and waved it, grinning widely, "It's time to go back! Eat quickly, or the Master will tell you!"
"knew!"
"Don't rush me!"
"Thank you, Aqi. This tastes really good. Which restaurant has this new drink?"
No matter what their relationship with Xiao Qi was like in the past, at least now they are all very close and friendly to Xiao Qi, leaving Si Tang so angry that the handkerchief in his hand was deformed.
An Yao held down Liu Weiling who wanted to speak, and stood up, "Xiao Qi, there are only fifty people in our dormitory. You deliberately kept four portions from us. Do you want us to beg you? You are so unfriendly to your classmates. If the teacher finds out..."
Her threats were silenced by Xiao Qi's brilliant smile. Xiao Qi shrugged disdainfully and pointed at the forty or so people holding paper tubes, "Am I unfriendly?"
Some people, not wanting to make a fuss, smiled and replied, "No!"
Xiao Qi held the paper tube and deliberately squeezed over Liu Weiling's shoulder who was standing in front of Si Tang. "Who cares if you ask me for help? Besides, who said these four copies are for you? Master! Xuezheng!"
Under the eaves of the academy gate, the female students who were still holding paper tubes heard Xiao Qi's greeting and their swallowing speed visibly increased.
Inside the academy, there happened to be four teachers and students passing by. Xiao Qi smiled and stuffed the paper tube into their hands, "We just bought it, it's still warm. Classes haven't started yet, so teachers shouldn't refuse this kind gift from the students, right?"
After the Master and his four companions left, Xiao Qi glanced at Si Tang and his four companions who were still standing in front of the academy. Although she could only see their backs, it did not prevent her from expressing her long-lost feelings, "What a relief!"
The person who expressed the same sentiment as her was Si Li who was far away on the other side of the capital.
Si Li did not participate in the work of delivering French fries to Qun Ying Academy. Meng Taotao's memory was completely gone, and Xiao Que vividly imitated the expressions of Si Tang and her followers when Xiao Qi brought the entire school dormitory to pick up snack takeaways.
When talking about Xiao Qi squeezing Si Tang, Xiao Que imitated Si Tang, and although her facial expression didn't change much, she still looked gnashing her teeth. Si Li was genuinely happy to be able to make her always pretentious sister so angry, even though she didn't see it with her own eyes.
"What a wonderful person. Next time Miss Xiao comes, I will give her a discount." Si Li finally stopped smiling, "I think we can discuss with Shopkeeper Tang and make the dessert so that it can be taken away. I'm afraid there will be a lot of take-away business like this in the future."
Shopkeeper Tang, who was slow to find out that Wanglaiju had a big business, was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. It happened that the milk tea and sugar water he prepared in the morning were all sold out, so he closed the shop early and went to the carpenter to discuss what kind of container he should use to hold the milk tea that would not be expensive and would not be spilled.
With the help of the two advertisements in front of the Girls' School and the Ministry of Justice, Si Li estimated that the next wave of customers would come in the afternoon or evening, when those who were working would have some free time, which would be a good opportunity for the four people from Wanglaiju to take a break in the afternoon.
As Si Li expected, the new snack of French fries sparked a hot pursuit in the Girls' School and the Imperial College next door. When the afternoon class was over, Si Tang and his group walked out of the academy, and almost everyone around them was talking about "French fries".
Those who have tried it shared their tastes, and those who have not tried it made an appointment to go to the store to try it. Some people also exclaimed to Mr. Qin from time to time, "The snacks that Mr. Qin likes are really extraordinary!"
Xiao Qi successfully drew the teachers into the same camp, and made them turn a blind eye to the faint smell of fried French fries and the suspicious activities of the students. The deep friendship formed by sharing the snacks secretly eaten in the classroom only took one afternoon to exclude Si Tang and the other three who had not eaten at all.
Lin Ying, the most timid one, hesitantly suggested, "Why don't we buy some and eat together? Xiao Qi didn't buy the jasmine milk tea, so we can share it with everyone."
"You're just parroting what others have said. It's really hilarious!" Liu Weiling scolded coldly and glared at Lin Ying fiercely. Before she could continue scolding her, she was splashed in the face by the dust raised by Xiao Qi as she rode past.
"Pooh!" When Liu Wuling raised his head again, there was no trace of the culprit.
Seeing that she was about to become a venting wrath, Lin Ying looked at Si Tang for help. Si Tang held Liu Wuling and shook his head slowly, "The first person to do it is new, and those who follow her will not be able to surpass her, so there is no need to imitate her. She embarrassed us, but she just felt that she was always embarrassed before, so don't worry about it."
As for new things that emerge...
"Send the servants to take a look. Some of the food for livestock can't be made more elaborately than this."
Si Tang made a casual conclusion, and when he returned to the Si Mansion, he called the maid and asked her to go to the restaurant as soon as possible and buy all the food on the menu. She had always been the center of attention, and this time it was just an accident. If the chef of this unknown small shop has any merits, it would be a good idea to recruit him to work in the mansion.
However, the servant who went out to run errands brought back some bad news.
"Miss, he's sold out."
"What? Everything is gone?" Si Tang couldn't help being surprised and even suspected that the restaurant was deliberately reducing sales in order to increase its price.
The boy shook his head in panic, "It's really gone! Everything is gone!"
"With such a small number of people, this shop can't even do business. It seems very poor." Si Tang felt relieved. As everyone knows, the improvement and practice of culinary skills requires time and money. The fact that this restaurant has no money means that the craze caused by its French fries will only be short-lived.
In fact, Si Tang was relieved too early.
The next morning, when she entered the gate of the girls' school, the school, which was originally filled with the scent of books, was filled with the aroma of chopped green onions, sesame seeds, and an unknown but very tempting soy sauce. Just smelling it was as if she was actually seeing the pancakes being fried to a golden crisp, and the chopped green onions that burst into oil on the fragrant pancakes...
Si Tang calmed down and realized that it was not her imagination. The person next to her was happily eating a thick paper tube that was somewhat similar to the one she had yesterday. Chopped scallions, chopped onions, and golden brown bread slices brushed with reddish-brown sauce on both sides were close to her. The porridge and shrimp buns she had eaten in the morning seemed to have never existed in her stomach. The aroma she had never smelled before tempted her to get closer and try it. It was the first time that Si Tang knew what it meant to drool.
"What are you doing?"
The girl sitting one seat away from me stepped back cautiously, avoiding Si Tang who was getting closer and closer. "I queued up to buy this this morning. I finally got it, but it's not enough for me to eat. I really can't share it with you!"
Si Tang came back to her senses and looked again. Most people in the dormitory were holding thick paper tubes or the familiar thin paper tubes filled with long French fries. Some people were holding bamboo tubes. The faint aroma of milk and flowers wafted over, making her a little confused.
Liu Weiling and the other two were just as lost as she was, as if they had been abandoned by all the students in the dormitory. As Xiao Qi was walking in from the main entrance, someone stood up and waved to her, "Remember to call me next time you have something delicious!"
It turned out to be her doing.
But questioning was not in line with Si Tang's usual image. She suppressed her anger and asked in a sweet voice as if she was just curious, "Aqi, what is this? Why didn't you invite us to join you?"
Xiao Qi gave her a strange look and said, "This is called Sauce Pancake, a new dish that Wanglaiju introduced yesterday afternoon. Who are you to me? Who said I should call you when I come across something delicious?"
yesterday?
Si Tang's anger turned to the restaurant called Wanglaiju. The servants at home didn't have the guts to lie to her, so this restaurant deliberately didn't sell food to her? Why, on what basis?!
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The author has something to say:
Lili: Because your sister doesn’t want to, you naughty sister.