Si Li, who had just come out of the kitchen with two plates, felt that she had missed something important in the past quarter of an hour. The atmosphere in the yard was particularly heavy, and she almost turned back to the kitchen. Looking between Princess Jinhe who suddenly burst into tears and the Prince of Yue who squatted down and was covered in milk tea, Si Li hesitated for a moment and asked, "Well... do you two still want to eat? Or come back another day?"
"Nothing." Jiang Hengyun looked calm as he took the sweet potato from Si Li's hand, acting more like the owner of the place than the shopkeeper. "The shopkeeper is welcome to do whatever she wants. I'll just accompany her."
"Well, Princess, I'm leaving now." Si Li did not try to figure out the undercurrents between the two strange siblings. He said goodbye to Princess He Jinhe and asked Meng Taotao to bring the wooden basin and go to the front hall together.
In the courtyard, Jiang Hengyun untied his sister's veil, which was soaked with tears and splashes of milk tea, picked up a piece of candied sweet potato, and coaxed, "Come on, open your mouth."
After taking a bite of the sweet potato, Jiang Rufei's intense emotions slowly calmed down.
As we entered the front hall, we could hear a constant buzzing sound. Si Li listened for a while before distinguishing where the voices were coming from. He first served two plates of shredded sweet potatoes, "Eat it while it's hot, be careful of getting burned. Remember to dip your chopsticks in water, otherwise they will stick."
After saying this, Si Li suddenly realized something was wrong. When Jiang Lang came here to eat yesterday, she was in the kitchen and didn't have time to remind him. It seemed that the chopsticks didn't stick to the dish. Maybe she was well-informed and knew how to make shredded vegetables. From Meng Taotao's words, we can know that Ning Dynasty did not have shredded vegetables, but no one used sweet potatoes to make it.
The playboys in the hall had been waiting for a while. Due to the presence of the Prince Yue brothers and sisters in the backyard, even their anxious voices were suppressed a lot, "Let us have a look, make way, make way, I will eat first!"
"hiss--"
Apparently, they didn't take the kind reminder from the store to heart, and soon, there were gasps. Si Li took the opportunity to take down the cooperative bamboo cups that the dessert shop had just delivered and distributed them to everyone, "The caramel milk tea has just been filled, and it's just warm. Would you like a cup, everyone?"
"Caramel? What was the tea you ordered earlier?"
"The cup that Xiaoliu just took was of the Autumn Leaves Lake, but why is this one of them a willow bank cruise ship?"
"Hey, why are there only words on mine and nothing else?"
The playboys were talking and making a commotion, and the cloth covers removed from the cups were thrown everywhere. Si Li calmed down and explained, "Jasmine milk tea and caramel milk tea are both newly made tea drinks. The price includes the bamboo cups. There are six types in total: spring, summer, autumn and winter, no words and words, with different patterns. The cups distributed every day are different, and it's luck to get whichever one you get. After this season, there will be new ones."
The sinister trick of drawing cards and collecting blind boxes has become very common nowadays, but Daning is still a pure land. It is hard for people who like to collect to not be tempted by a set of cups with exquisite carvings, especially after Si Li emphasized that this is a gift for milk tea. In the concept, it is free, and it will not suppress the impulse to collect the collection.
"Autumn leaves represent autumn, willow banks represent spring, and this one of yours has inscriptions..." Fang Hu took the cups one by one and looked at them, then he sighed, "Why are there only three types?"
"That's it, that's it!"
Si Li smiled and said, "It depends on luck. Each one is carved by the masters themselves, so the cups sold every day may not be the same."
This is true, but the double-layered cups with patterns are very rare and expensive. They listened to Si Li's advice and asked a carpenter to make the cups, and now they have all the cups. If the price of patterned packaging is raised, it will naturally affect the number of customers. It is better to slightly increase the average price and mix the premium products with the ordinary ones as a surprise lottery.
"Isn't there something else that hasn't been painted? Why are you in such a hurry?" After listening to Si Li's explanation, the cups were just beautiful to them before, but now they have become a symbol of luck. The playboys gathered together to look at the patterns on the cups. "This one is well painted, very lifelike, with swallows on the willow bank and tourists in the distance. The artistic conception is noisy yet fresh. It will be a masterpiece if put on the drawing paper."
The master copy of the painting was made by Meng Taotao, so naturally it won’t be bad.
Si Li glanced at Meng Taotao and left with a smile. Wang Ting had her own people to take care of the accounting and cleaning up, but she didn't forget that there was a big customer in the backyard.
In the backyard, the plate of shredded sweet potatoes that had just been put down had actually been eaten. The brother and sister, one sitting and one standing, the young man with a slender figure and the young girl with a delicate and graceful figure, gathered together to please the eye - if it weren't for the milk tea stains on one of them that were very unsightly, it could almost be called a painting.
As soon as Si Li opened the door curtain and stepped into the backyard, he met the sharp eyes of the Prince of Yue. It took him only a moment to change from indifference to calmness. He nodded and walked a few steps to Si Li, "Manager Si."
He stopped two steps away from Si Li, showing just the right amount of courtesy and kindness. When he stood closer, Si Li had to tilt her head slightly to see his face. The faint scent of pine and cypress floated in the air, blending with the sweet scent of the kitchen, like melting snow on the branches.
"Uh..." Having seen the brother and sister quarreling, Si Li actually just came to check the situation. She tried not to let her eyes drift to his front which was splattered with milk tea, and asked with a stiff face, "Is there anything wrong, Prince?"
"A Fei likes you very much."
Jiang Hengyun said this quickly and lightly. Si Li didn't understand his intention for a moment and forced a smile, "Haha, thank you for your favor, Princess."
"She hasn't spoken for three years." Jiang Hengyun casually dropped a shocking news, "The storekeeper has noticed that my sister is ill and can't meet too many people. You are the first person who can make her speak and make her like you. So..."
What's going on? Should I write her a check to ask her to help with the treatment? Si Li was stunned by the bloody development and quickly interrupted, "I'm not a doctor. Today may just be a coincidence. And the prince also saw it. I just did what I would do to all diners."
"So, if the shopkeeper Si is unwilling to come to Qiyunlou, can you open a door on the two courtyard walls to facilitate my sister's entry and exit? Both sides will be locked, and her expenses can be recorded in the account, plus the thank-you gift for the shopkeeper Si, not a penny will be lost."
? ? Really helping to treat and care for autistic children? Si Li looked at "Jiang Lang" as if she were looking at an irresponsible man. She stepped back, as far away from the girl sitting in the yard as possible, and said softly, "So, it's tiring to take care of her, right?"
Jiang Hengyun was stunned for a moment. "It's okay. After all, we are related by blood. You can ask for the money."
"How, how could there be someone like you?!" Si Li couldn't believe it, "That's your sister, and you're just going to throw her to someone else?" She was gritting her teeth as she spoke the last part.
The expression on the face of the girl opposite with her head tilted up can be described as brilliant. One hand is clenched in front of her body, as if she is restraining some impulse.
Jiang Hengyun quickly realized that there was a misunderstanding in the conversation, "When I'm not busy, I'll come along. If there's something going on, she'll be accompanied by servants and her...maids. It's not what you think." Ru Fei naturally had to conceal her identity when she came here. Being a companion was almost equivalent to being a maid, so there was no problem.
Si Li reluctantly believed his explanation, "I said I'm not a doctor, right? You have to tell me in advance the precautions for accompanying her. I only have so few people here, so there must be enough people to protect your sister, otherwise I really don't have the ability to protect her. You can keep a record of the meals, as for the expenses..." She smiled slyly, "It depends on how much the prince thinks it's worth."
This was just kicking the question back to the beginning, and it was clear that he still had some doubts. Jiang Hengyun didn't care, "I'll have someone come and talk to you later. I'll go back and change my clothes first, and then I'll come and pick Ah Fei up."
Wait, what do you mean by changing clothes before picking someone up? Is there something wrong with the order you put it in?
Soon, Si Li knew that there was nothing wrong with this statement. She watched the young man jump up from the spot and jump onto the wall connecting the backyard of Qiyun Building and Wanglaiju, and then disappeared. The girl sitting in the backyard remained motionless, as if she had no idea that her brother had left.
Wang Ting carried the empty French fry tub into the backyard, looked around, and exclaimed, "Where are the people?!"
What is this? Si Li sighed and pointed at Princess Jinhe, "Left-behind children. Come often in the future."
The confusion on Wang Ting’s face was about to overflow. A dark shadow flashed on the courtyard wall. He quickly threw the wooden basin in his hand against the wall, "There is—" A thief!
Si Li muffled the second half of the sentence, so he could only make some whimpering sounds. The prince of Yue, who was attacked by a hidden weapon with a wooden basin while climbing over the wall, remained calm, jumped down the wall lightly, and returned the wooden basin to Wang Ting, "Be careful."
Yes, he is a ruthless person. He can be so calm even when climbing over the wall.
Si Li let go of Wang Ting, who looked frightened, and pushed him into the kitchen. She turned to Jiang Hengyun and said, "Are you leaving now, Prince? When will you tear down the wall and do other things? You know, my shop has good business only twice a day, morning and evening. There may be people coming in during the day, and we can't call masons at night."
"If it affects your business, I will compensate you." Jiang Hengyun curled his lips slightly and threw a purse over. "They will come to do the work at noon tomorrow. If you have extra money, send a portion of sweet potato shreds to me at the Prince of Yue's Mansion later."
He seemed to be smiling, but it seemed like she was seeing things. Si Li muttered in her heart, "The baby face is still adorable when he smiles." She shook her heavy purse, raised her head and said seriously, "Then I'll be waiting for you tomorrow."
Jiang Hengyun pulled his sister up by her sleeve. The new veil had been put on, and except for the slightly red eyes, there was no change. The two walked through the hall and out the door. Si Li saw them out all the way. When the two people from the Yue Palace disappeared, the playboys who were eating and drinking in the hall shrank their necks, and the buzzing whispers suddenly became louder.
"Having a younger sister is different. Jiang Xiaoer was so scary today that I didn't even dare to look at him!"
Si Li didn't think there was much difference between the two times she saw Jiang Lang. The sharpness of his sword when unsheathed and unsheathed could not fool anyone. She went over to join in the fun and started talking nonsense. "I thought it was the prince's royal majesty, but his face was so gloomy that I was afraid to say a word!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed, "Next time we see him we must have a good talk. He scared the shopkeeper. Why did he have to learn from that gentleman's sullen face?"
After a while of chatting and laughing, the dandies ate and drank a lot, and were generous, which doubled the money they brought in. However, the biggest income still came from the Prince of Yue's Mansion. Si Li shook her heavy purse, took a sip of caramel milk tea, and smiled.
This weight must be two or three large silver ingots. A plate of shredded sweet potatoes costs half an ounce of silver, so ten ounces of silver is more than enough to pay the bill. This prince is quite conscientious and even knows to calculate the mental damages and medical expenses.
The slightly burnt aroma of milk tea fills the mouth. The green tea aroma that replaces the black tea is more refreshing, competing with the burnt sweetness of the caramel, forming a different kind of deliciousness from the caramel milk tea made with a black tea base. If there are one or two coconut pearls in it, it will be even more perfect.
However, with money coming in, why worry about not having bubble milk tea? Si Li smiled as she opened her purse and poured out the money, then her smile froze on her face.
Wait? Where is her twenty taels of silver? ? Why is there only a porcelain bottle that smells like medicine and a two-tael silver ingot? ? ?
Before she felt the weight of her purse, Si Li could still praise the generosity of the Prince of Yue. But now, she was only filled with anger at the waste of her feelings—anger that could not be appeased even after seeing the note on the bottle stopper that said "Can be used in case of burns".
Maybe Jiang Lang has good intentions, but, if she needs medicine, can't she buy it herself? ! Wouldn't it be better for everyone to give money sincerely?
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The author has something to say:
Mini-theater:
Lili: Be more sincere and less tricky. I am disappointed. Jiang Lang, you are gone (blocked)
Jiang Lang: ???
Prince: Well, you can also send me the candied sweet potato.
Jiang Lang: Brother, are you still my real brother? ? ? ? ?
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Thank you "Jiufang Chenyue" for the 2 bottles of nutrient solution~ Hug and kiss