Chapter 22: The day before the tea party, I invited Miss Wei to be the pastry chef...
Wei Fuqiu kept her word and has been following Wei Jinyun around like a tail for the past two days, without stopping for a moment.
"Sister Qi, it was actually you who fell into the water the day before yesterday."
Wei Fuling reached out and touched Wei Fuqiu's head, and said thoughtfully, "This doesn't look like you at all. It's like your eldest sister."
On a sunny afternoon, the two sisters set up their stalls beside Wei Jinyun. Wei Fuling occasionally went to chat with other stalls, but she noticed something was wrong.
How could Sister Qi sit next to her sister like a stone statue, reading books and looking at her sister?
"I don't want to bother with you."
Wei Fuqiu glanced at her, turned a page, and yawned, "Did you bring any change today?"
"I brought it."
Wei Fuling immediately laughed and said, "We brought plenty. Meng Ge'er said there's a herbal medicine shop on Shantang Street that sells delicious food. When we get home later, we'll buy some lily and longan soup for Sister. If she eats more, her lips will probably become redder."
She knew that her sister hadn't looked healthy since she recovered from her illness, and she still looked a bit sick. She kept setting up her stall every day as usual, not even taking a break.
She and Wei Fuqiu thought about it and decided that even if they didn't have time to rest, they would at least have time to eat.
You are what you eat; that’s what her grandmother told her since she was a child.
Just like grandma always gave them fish eyes and walnut kernels to eat.
"Well, buy a bowl for my sister every two days. Grandma Jin said it replenishes qi and blood."
Wei Fuqiu looked up at Wei Jinyun who was busy working. "With my sister's personality, she must eat... She dared to go into the water one day, climb a tree the next, and who knows what she will do the day after tomorrow."
"That's right. Lingjie'er is just like Qijie'er, she's also staring at me."
The chirping of cicadas carried the hot wind, and in the shade of the camphor tree, the two sisters reached a consensus.
Wei Fuling moved the stool next to Wei Fuqiu, staring at her intently.
After collecting the money, Wei Jinyun turned around and noticed two pairs of eyes staring at her. She slapped her head, not knowing what they were talking about.
How come it suddenly became a joint supervision between two people?
The moment the bell of the provincial school rang, someone rushed out from the gate.
The first one is still Wu Sheng.
"Oh my goodness."
The student followed him, panting, fanning himself with a folding fan. "Brother Wu, you're really getting faster and faster. Why don't you just take the exam and become the top martial arts scholar tomorrow? Why bother studying poetry and classics?"
"I want to eat omelets."
"You use this excuse every day. Aren't you bored?"
The vegetarian sobering ice these past two days was mixed with the first batch of freshly picked peaches. They were sweet, juicy, and full of fruity aroma, but only those at the front of the line could buy them.
As for the cakes, there weren't many left after the school closed. Thanks to the recent customer backing, someone had bought a few extra pieces to take home.
And there was the lady in red, Lu Lingxiang, who came every day to buy a few pieces. Wei Jinyun had become quite familiar with her after these visits. She came to buy cakes again today, again for her second brother.
She kept muttering that her second brother brought back a lotus to raise, and maybe she ate too many cakes and was too full.
Naturally, he left another message. Wei Jinyun was busy and didn't notice it. When Wei Fuqiu looked at it, she saw it was still a two-part allegorical saying:
Lord Lu grows flowers - he has nothing better to do.
"Do you think the headmaster could let us go home early?"
The students who failed to buy a ticket today leaned against the camphor tree and sighed.
It was different from the past when he went to buy dim sum. Usually, the dim sum was freshly baked, and if he wanted to eat it, he only had to wait a little longer to buy it.
Why is there still a purchase restriction here, Miss Wei?
"If your hands don't want to write anymore, go talk to the headmaster."
Although Wu Sheng didn't buy anything, he still stood beside the cart and continued, "Maybe the headmaster will be so happy that he can stuff cakes into your head."
"Then Miss Wei, please do more tomorrow..."
The student gave Wu Sheng a blank look.
"I'm not free tomorrow, I'll have to wait until the day after tomorrow."
Wei Jinyun cleaned up the dishes, made herself a cup of tea, and took a short rest.
"Why aren't you coming?"
Wu Sheng, who didn't eat any pastries, seemed even more anxious than the previous person. The egg pancake in his hand seemed to have no taste.
"Because I stole it."
Lu Lantang strode over, took the pastries that Wei Jinyun had packed for her, and proudly took Master Lu behind her.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, why is there still a pack? Master, how come you still have a pack?"
Master Lu held the cake wrapped in oil paper, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he laughed a few times, "Master, didn't you order it this morning?"
"You're cheating!"
"Don't be angry."
Master Lu stroked his beard and said, "The top ten students who take the exam tomorrow at 9:00 PM should come to my house and join Tangtang's tea party."
"I hired Miss Wei as the pastry chef."
Lu Lantang turned his head and continued.
After a silence.
"When is the exam, Master? Can it be right now? Look, I have my pens here."
"Master, I'm feeling poetic and want to write you a poem right now!"
“…”
Wei Jinyun's cart and Master Lu were surrounded by students who were talking at once.
I think tomorrow's tea party will be very lively.
After everyone finished speaking, Wu Sheng cleared his throat and walked over to Master Lu. He bowed respectfully and spoke in a loud voice.
"Master, you look nothing like you did when you were eighteen today!"
The author has something to say:
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Lord Lu: You work diligently to catch thieves every day and are the pride of the people!
Xiangxiang: Let me tell you, my second brother...blah blah.
Jinyun: Doesn’t he have indigestion?
I will be joining the V tomorrow, and the fat chapter should be released this morning [cat head] Thank you for your support, I will work hard to reach level 6! Welcome to interact with the wives, and you will drop a small red envelope every day. If I can get two glasses of nutrient solution and wine to drink with Xiaosheng, it will be even better, fast fast [cat claw]
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