Chapter 060: Making New Dim Sum to Make Money

"Zong Zheng Xiao! I'm going to fight you!!!"

Lu'e got off the carriage holding the puppy, and what she saw was Rong Yin struggling in Zong Zheng's arms like a mad fish, with his hands clenched into fists and hammering wildly.

Zong Zheng Xiao was not angry either. He carried Rong Yin on his shoulders with a satisfied look on his face and walked towards the gate of Yinjiao Garden with a big laugh.

"Put me down! Zong Zheng Xiao, you bastard! I hate you so much!"

"Yeah, hate it, hate it." Zong Zhengxiao said with a smile.

"Wuwuwu, I'm going to kill you."

"Okay, okay, he should be killed."

"Woof woof woof!" The puppy also started barking, and the scene suddenly became extremely lively.

Lu'e was confused: "What happened?"

“Oh, that’s it…” Seeing that Zong Zhengxiao, who usually had the worst relationship with Lu’e, actually opened his mouth to explain to her, Rong Yin knew that he was holding it in, and quickly shouted to interrupt him, “Ahhhhh, don’t say it, or I will never forgive you again!”

Zong Zhengxiao turned around and said to Lu'e with a helpless and somewhat boastful look on his face: "Well, it was your master who told me not to tell you."

Lu'e: "..."

I felt like something was blinding me.

Rong Yin quickly explained, "Lu'e, I'm not targeting you on purpose. I really can't say it."

Lu'e smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master. I am not angry. I can understand. This is a little secret between you and His Majesty."

"I knew that you, Lu'e, are the most reasonable one, unlike someone..." Rong Yin said with a hint of meaning.

Zong Zhengxiao: “…”

This time it was Zong Zhengxiao's turn to remain silent, as if he had just lifted a rock and dropped it on his own feet.

After Lu'e's interruption, Rong Yin's shame for being discovered having sex with Zong Zhengxiao in the carriage faded a lot. Seeing Zong Zhengxiao standing there stupidly, he patted him on the back and said, "Go back quickly. You're going to make me vomit."

After saying that, he felt that there was something wrong with this sentence, and added: "You are too hard, it hurts my stomach."

I give in. This is even more wrong!

"Anyway, go home quickly!" The situation was getting darker and darker. Rong Yin was too lazy to explain and just left it alone.

Zong Zheng Xiao was also cheered up by Rong Yin's words. He completely forgot what Rong Yin had just implied and happily carried the little mermaid back to Silver Shark Garden.

Si Xi and Lu E behind him: Well, before they could react, the two masters had already completed the two steps of separation and reunion.

At this time, in the study of Young Master Li's family, after the two brothers heard the report from the servants who followed Zong Zhengxiao and Rong Yin, saying that the carriage drove into the palace gate, Li Ao's eyes became a little dim.

"Brother, what should we do?" Li Ao pulled Young Master Li's sleeve, pleading, "Our family is at odds with the Emperor. If the Emperor punishes Dad because of me, will Dad beat me? Brother, you must save me."

The main reason is that although Li Ao has committed many misdeeds over the years, he has never offended the royal family.

The aristocratic family and the emperor are not on good terms, and they are thinking about how to deal with each other every day. Today, he personally handed the handle to the emperor. If the emperor takes the opportunity to find fault with the Li family, Li Ao is not sure whether his father will hate the emperor or blame him for causing trouble for his family.

Seeing his sleeve being grabbed by Li Ao, Young Master Li frowned slightly with a look of disgust, but he still resisted the urge to shake it off immediately.

I have endured for so many years, there is no need to ruin everything because of a small matter.

Young Master Li said, "My idea is to wait a little longer."

Li Ao asked in confusion: "Why?"

Young Master Li said in a gentle and persuasive manner, "Look, you just said a few indecent words to the Emperor's pet. You didn't actually cause any harm to them. On the contrary, it was you who was hit on the leg by His Majesty with a teacup lid. You must still be in pain now. So why should the Emperor and his little pet feel wronged?"

Young Master Li had never suffered any hardship since he was a child. This was the first time someone dared to hurt him. Although he was afraid that Zong Zhengxiao was the emperor, when he heard his brother who loved him the most speak in his favor, he gradually felt that he was not wrong.

Yes, let alone sleeping with him, I didn’t even touch that handsome blue-eyed man. At most, I just said a few teasing words to him. What’s the big deal?

"And more." Young Master Li continued, "Your Majesty's favorite was teased by others, which is a disgrace to His Majesty as the ruler of a country. How can he dare to publicize it? Even if he wants to punish you by punishing your father, he will definitely not tell your father the truth. Your father will only think that the emperor is deliberately making trouble for the family again. After all, we are not in harmony, so..."

Li Ao understood what his brother meant. "So as long as we keep this a secret and don't let Dad know, Dad won't punish me!"

"As expected of a child of our Li family, he is smart." Young Master Li praised, and then said, "Xiao Ao, you have to warn the servants who know about these things today to shut up. And you'd better not tell Auntie, so that she won't accidentally let it slip."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Li Ao really thought that Young Master Li was helping him, so he agreed without hesitation.

The problem was "solved", and the atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed. Young Master Li pretended to be curious and asked his younger brother: "Xiao Ao, is His Majesty's pet really beautiful?"

When Li Ao heard this, Rong Yin's stunning face quickly emerged in his mind. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "Brother, you don't know how good-looking he is. He is the best-looking man I have seen in all these years. He has a hot temper as well, which is exactly what I like."

Young Master Li sighed, "It's a pity that there is only one mermaid, and it belongs to your Majesty. However, you said that the mermaid looks a bit like a Hu person. It just so happens that I have dealings with a Hu caravan. Why don't you let the caravan help you see if there are any mermaids with similar appearance in the Western Regions? Then I can buy one back for you to enjoy."

"Okay, thank you, brother. You're the best." Li Ao said excitedly, "Humph, my mother told me to be wary of you before. She has no idea how good you are!"

Young Master Li gave a fake smile: "It doesn't matter, Auntie will understand my painstaking efforts one day. We are brothers, how can I harm you?"

Li Ao nodded, "That's right."

Li Ao, who was completely immersed in his fantasy of sleeping with the same beautiful pet as the emperor in the future, did not notice that the way Young Master Li looked at him was no different from the way he looked at a stink bug.

…

Because he was too tired from going out the day before, Rong Yin slept until noon.

He was dreaming that he was eating a watermelon when he suddenly felt something wet on his face.

When he looked up, he found that Zong Zheng Xiao had come in front of him at some point, looking at him with a silly smile on his face, and from time to time he stuck out his tongue to lick his face, making his face full of saliva.

That would have been fine, but what made him angry was that Zong Zheng Xiao's saliva actually fell on his watermelon.

Rong Yin couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed Zong Zheng Xiao's ear and said, "Zong Zheng Xiao! You are a dog, why are you drooling so much!"

Zong Zhengxiao looked at him aggrievedly, opened his mouth and said, "Woof woof woof!"

The barking of the dog was very real, as real as if there was really a dog barking in his ear.

Rong Yin was awakened and gradually came out of his dream. When he opened his eyes, what he saw was an enlarged dog's head.

"Ah!" Rong Yin screamed and sat up. The puppy that was originally standing on his chest also rolled onto his legs.

"Ouch..." The puppy fell on its back, groaning pitifully.

Lu'e, who heard the noise, came in and saw Rong Yin looking at the puppy as if it were a ghost. She smiled and said, "Master, have you forgotten? This is the puppy you picked up yesterday."

Rong Yin gradually regained his senses, and then he remembered that he was already a dog owner.

He picked up the puppy by its armpits and examined it carefully: "You looked so black last night, I thought you were covered in dirt. It turns out you are really a black puppy."

"Woof woof!" The puppy stuck out its tongue in response.

Rong Yin took another careful look and was happy: "Lu'e, we have one more girl in Yinjiao Garden."

Lu'e smiled and said, "Yes, I found it when I was bathing it."

Rong Yin stroked its head and said, "From now on, you can stay here peacefully. If I have a piece of meat to eat, you will have a bone to chew."

"Woof woof woof!" The puppy wagged its tail quickly again.

After lunch, the sun was warm, and Zong Zhengxiao moved to the terrace to work. Rong Yin was also writing something beside him, but this time he was not writing about some good way to make money, but a name for the puppy.

"Okay, I think these names are all good. Let the dog choose one later." Rong Yin stretched his back, very satisfied with his naming results.

"Let me see." Zong Zhengxiao reached out to take it, and after seeing the name clearly, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Fugui, Facai, Jianjian, Kangkang, crab roe buns, sashimi, fruit tea, Sherui, Xiaoyi, Xiaoai classmate..."

Zong Zhengxiao finished reading it in one breath, and the smile on his face widened: "You thought about it for so long, and these are the only names you came up with?"

Rong Yin snatched the paper back and said unhappily, "What are you laughing at? What's wrong with these names?"

Zong Zhengxiao had a look on his face that said, "As long as you're happy," and said, "Well, I was wrong just now. These names are all great."

"Hmph, you have good taste."

Rong Yin tore up the names one by one, crumpled them into a ball, and placed them in front of the dozing puppy lying at his feet, with an expectant look on his face, "Dog, quickly choose one for your name."

The puppy saw the paper ball in front of it and thought it was food, so it stuck out its tongue to lick it. Fortunately, Rong Yin stopped it in time, otherwise the paper ball would have been in trouble.

Zong Zheng Xiao, who was standing next to him, rested his chin on his hand, looked at Rong Yin, then at the puppy, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

After teaching the puppy several times, it finally understood that these were not food.

But as toys, these small paper balls were not up to standard. The puppy was not interested and waved his paw casually, but unexpectedly he hit one of the paper balls.

“你選好了。”戎音開心地拿起紙團打開，看完是哪個名字以後咯咯笑了起來，“你居然選了它，那我以後就叫你小艾同學了。”

戎音抱起小狗，喊它：“小艾同學！”

小狗：“汪！”

戎音又喊：“小艾同學！”

小狗：“汪汪！”

兩個都是精力旺盛的，硬是在這裏來回喊了十幾次，喊得宗政逍耳朵都要起繭子了。

但宗政逍沒料到的是，這只是開始。

或許是覺得小艾同學這個名字有趣，而且每次叫小狗都會回應，所以不止戎音，銀鲛園其他人，就連後廚的廚子看見小狗都要叫上一聲。

于是之後的幾日，宗政逍聽到的最多的對話就是：

“小艾同學。”

“汪！”

有次他還發現四喜也背着他偷偷喊小艾同學了，看見小狗興奮地圍着自己轉，四喜就跟撿到了銀子似的，笑得見牙不見眼。

宗政逍不屑，這麽個小毛團子，有什麽值得人喜歡的？

他正這麽想着，忽然感覺腳尖被什麽東西撞了一下，低頭看去，一個巴掌大的藤球停在了他腳邊。

緊接着，小艾同學哼哧哼哧地跑了過來，在宗政逍面前轉了一圈，又沖他汪汪叫喚。

宗政逍語氣不怒自威：“幹什麽？”

誰知小狗根本沒被他吓到，反而用腦袋拱了拱那個藤球，又對他汪汪叫。

宗政逍明白了：“要朕扔球給你撿？”

他最近經常看見戎音和綠娥他們陪小狗玩這個游戲。

“汪。”小狗搖尾巴。

宗政逍左右看了看，戎音不在，宮人們也各自忙自己的事，沒人注意到他這邊。

“看在你是阿音寵物的份上，就給你扔一次，真的就一次。”宗政逍強調着，同時撿起藤球，控制着力道丢了出去。

“汪！”小艾同學扭頭就去追。

不過宗政逍可能不知道有句話叫做：真香只有一次和無數次。

當戎音考察完建面包窯的地點回來時，看見的就是宗政逍毫無形象地坐在臺階上，眉眼帶笑、任勞任怨地給小狗扔球。

等小狗把球撿回來了，宗政逍還會獎勵地撓撓它的下巴，誇贊道：“小艾同學真棒。”

于是，小艾同學繼戎音後，成了銀鲛園的第二團寵，甚至第一團寵還是它的主人，直接走上狗生巅峰。

戎音把面包窯的圖紙畫了出來，又寫出需要的材料，交給宗政逍，讓他吩咐人去拉材料進宮，也沒找工匠，自己帶着銀鲛園的宮人邊琢磨邊建，兩天就完成了。

面包窯就在廚房旁邊，方便戎音下廚，他根據現有的食材再結合之前學過的方法，制作出了第一批面包。

将面包放進窯內，封口，底部燒火，戎音一步都不敢離開，就坐在旁邊等着。

六月初，天氣有些熱了，戎音啃着自制冰棍，旁邊還有綠娥給他扇扇子，乖乖坐等面包烤好。

宗政逍從禦書房回來，還沒進園門，就聞到了空氣中飄來的陌生香味。

四喜道：“看來是小主子的新點心制作出來了。”

宗政逍笑着點頭：“聞起來味道還不錯。”

兩人到時，一衆人已經開吃了，看見宗政逍，宮人們趕忙行禮。

戎音招手：“快過來，你那份給你留着的。”

宗政逍坐到戎音身邊，看向桌上盤子裏被切成一片片的新點心。

外表金黃，內裏綿密柔軟，很濃重的麥香，還有淡淡的甜味。

見宗政逍不動手，戎音直接拿起一片喂到他嘴邊，“快嘗嘗，第一爐我本只想試試水，就沒烤多少，沒想到成果還不錯，你吃完給我提點意見。”

宗政逍仔細品嘗完，然後道：“甜度的話對我來說剛剛好，點心表皮有種焦香，內裏口感柔軟，不過我覺得應該還可以更軟一些。”

戎音點頭，道：“這個點心我叫它面包，面包我不準備做得太甜，因為我要搭配果醬賣，這樣的話跟你一樣不嗜甜的客人能直接吃面包，嗜甜的可以抹果醬吃。”

“你需要什麽就告訴四喜，讓他幫你去置辦。”宗政逍道。

“好。”戎音應下，轉頭看向旁邊也在吃面包的四喜，“那以後就得麻煩四喜你了。”

四喜趕緊道：“這些都是老奴該做的，主子不用跟老奴客氣。”

戎音考慮了一下當季的水果，最終把目标放在了先一批成熟的桑葚和杏子身上，如果有野莓之類的也行。

把采購清單交給綠娥，讓她去跟四喜對接後，戎音就把銀鲛園小廚房裏負責做面點的禦廚和他的徒弟叫了過來。

禦廚姓楊，長得壯實富态，四十多歲的年紀，笑起來眼睛會眯成一條縫，是個性格很和善的人。

之前戎音沒少去廚房折騰，楊禦廚從未表現出過一點不滿，不是因為畏懼戎音的地位，而是單純的不介意，戎音看得出來。

聽完戎音叫自己過來的目的後，楊禦廚瞪大了眼睛，滿臉難以置信：“主子，您真要把面包的制作方法教給俺和俺這小徒弟啊？”

之前戎音第一次制作面包時，幾個大廚都自覺出去避嫌了，是綠娥等人幫着打的下手。

戎音烤的面包他們也嘗過，跟傳統面點有區別，屬于是全新的點心，如果拿去做生意，就是沖新奇這點，也能賺得盆滿缽滿。

作為面點師傅，楊大廚的确眼饞面包的制作方法，但他從未起過偷學的心思，因為這不符合他的做事風格。

他也沒想過戎音會教他，畢竟他和戎音之間存在主仆差別。

哪裏有主子會教下人本領的，更何況還是宮裏的主子。

今天宮人來找他，說戎音叫他帶着徒弟過去，他還以為戎音要問他廚房裏的事，萬萬沒想到戎音是要教他怎麽做面包！

楊大廚一度以為自己是太想學習做新點心，出現幻覺了。

戎音笑道：“一言既出驷馬難追，哪有什麽真不真的，跟你說實話吧，我和陛下準備在外面開個店賣面包，到時候我肯定是抽不出空天天去做面包的，所以我教了你，你以後還得教別的廚子，不然只有一個面點師傅，店是開不起來的。不過你放心，你每教出一個徒弟，我都會給你發獎金的。”

楊大廚傻眼了：“教了俺本事，還要給俺發獎金？”

這種天上掉餡餅的好事，居然讓他老楊給遇到了！

戎音點頭：“對的，不過有個條件，沒有我的允許，你和你教的徒弟，絕對不能把面包的制作方法交給別人，否則……”

他比了個抹脖子的動作，“你知道得罪陛下會有什麽下場吧？”

老楊點頭如搗蒜：“俺懂俺懂。”

他在宮裏待了那麽些年，還是負責給皇帝做吃的，要是不懂遵守規矩，早就被大卸八塊了。

跟楊大廚交代完，戎音就開始教學了。

楊大廚收的徒弟是他家親戚，十幾歲的小夥子，看起來憨頭憨腦的，不過在做點心方面确實很有天賦，還很能吃苦耐勞，不然楊大廚也不會把他一直帶在身邊。

他也姓楊，戎音平時叫他小楊廚，跟楊大廚做區分。

楊大廚不愧是專業點心師傅，只看戎音做幾遍就掌握了其中的精髓，之後還舉一反三，做出了更香更暄軟的面包。

戎音趁機把餅幹的做法也教了，省得再麻煩一次。

楊大廚做面包在行，小楊廚在烤餅幹上很有天分。

他們這些日子都在烤制面包，一天能出好幾爐，銀鲛園的宮人們享福了，不用花錢就頓頓都能吃到。

有些在宮裏有好姐妹好兄弟的，偶爾會把自己那份省下來，送給他們也嘗嘗。

所以不到幾天時間，整個皇宮都知道銀鲛園做了兩種名叫“面包”和“餅幹”的新點心，一個軟一個脆，吃過的都說美味得不得了，而銀鲛園的宮人居然能免費吃到膩。

其它宮的宮人們簡直羨慕嫉妒，在銀鲛園幹活好處也太多了吧，好遺憾自己當初沒被選上。

有人想塞錢給上頭的管事，把自己調到銀鲛園去，管事直接拒絕了，讓他們想都別想。

當初為了兩位主子的安全考慮，進入銀鲛園伺候的每個宮人都是經過精挑細選的，必須保證家世清白，也不是某家放在宮裏的眼線。

即便是綠娥升職後把自己好姐妹調到了銀鲛園，好姐妹的身份四喜也是一再檢查過，确認沒問題才讓她來的。

不然別說是綠娥，即便戎音點名要這個宮女，宗政逍也不會答應調她過來。

而且并非進了銀鲛園就萬事大吉了，四喜眼睛毒着呢，要是被他發現誰敢動歪心思，輕則趕回內務府，重則直接杖斃。

之前戎音昏睡不醒導致宗政逍無心朝政的消息之所以會洩露出去，其實跟每天來往銀鲛園的太醫有關，是他們無意中透露了一些信息，然後被別人猜測拼湊出了真相。

不過為了以防萬一，四喜後面也把銀鲛園上上下下都查了一遍，萬幸的是沒有一個宮人有問題。

All in all, the job in Ginyaen is a stable job with excellent benefits. As long as the palace maids there don't commit suicide and cause the position to be vacant, it will not be easy to recruit people in the future unless the masters need them.

After hearing the news, the palace servants in other palaces were so angry that they almost vomited blood.

As for the delicious snacks that were praised by everyone in the palace, Zong Zhengxiao naturally sent a few portions to his ministers, and reminded them that Ayin's bakery was about to open, and they must go to support it!