Carefree Scholar

Chapter 43: The old ideal

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Lao Fang brought about thirty bunches of candied haws down the mountain today, half of which were bought by those brats just now, and there were about a dozen bunches left. The girl obviously couldn’t take it back by herself. After the girl paid the money , the old convenience asked to help her deliver the things to the place.

With so many copper coins in his pocket, it was heavy, which made him feel very at ease.

At this moment, Lao Fang couldn't help feeling ashamed for doubting my uncle's thoughts just now.

"Uncle, how are these candied haws made?"

The girl walked in front, holding a bunch of candied haws in her hand, and lightly licked the icing on the outside, guessing in her heart that it should be icing sugar, but she was not sure, she turned her head and asked suspiciously.

"Girl, I can't tell you that." Old Fang laughed foolishly, not revealing the method of making candied haws just because the girl is pretty.

Lao Fang is not so stupid yet, this is what he will use to make a fortune in the future, how could he tell others casually.

Hearing Lao Fang's answer, the girl was stunned for a moment, and after realizing it, she also realized that her question just now seemed inappropriate, smiled apologetically, and said, "Sorry, I forgot that this is uncle's secret recipe, I Shouldn't have asked."

Lao Fang laughed twice, but didn't answer.

Following the girl, walking through the noisy street, I don't know when the crowd began to thin out, and the buildings on both sides gradually became more luxurious. There was a row of vermilion gates, and there were mighty stone lions in front of the gates. Incomparable.

"I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money to buy a village here..." Lao Fang muttered to himself, and he began to wonder what the identity of the girl was. After all, the people who can live here are either rich or expensive, not them. accessible to ordinary people.

"It's here."

Not long after, the girl stopped in her footsteps, turned her head and smiled and said to the man surnamed the other party: "You wait here for a while, I will go in and come out immediately."

Lao Fang nodded and watched the girl walk into the gate which was about ten feet high. The two servants at the gate bent down and said something, but he didn't hear clearly because the distance was too far.

Not long after, the girl's figure appeared again.

Four girls followed behind her, all holding a tray in their hands, and walked up to the big man surnamed Fang, looking at the strings of crystal clear candied haws, the girl on the left asked curiously: "Sister Yanzhi, what is this?" something?"

"Don't ask too much, I'll tell you later, pick off all these candied haws first."

The girls sized up Lao Fang with puzzled eyes, and then one by one, they set their sights on those candied haws.

The stick on the shoulder cannot be thrown away. After these girls took down all the candied haws, the old Fang’s task was successfully completed. Before leaving, I heard a girl muttering, “Isn’t this just a red fruit? , what's rare..."

As for what happened afterwards, Lao Fang no longer has the mind or interest to listen. He just wants to go back to the village right away and start making the next batch of candied haws...

At this time, in the back garden of an extremely luxurious mansion in Anqing City.

"Unexpectedly, a mere red fruit can be made so delicious." A certain girl licked her lips with an unsatisfactory gesture, which was very seductive.

"You still doubted me just now..." the girl named Yanzhi cast her a glance and said.

"Hee hee, it's all my fault, thank you sister Yanzhi." The girl shook her arm flatteringly and said with a smile.

"It's strange to say, this is just an ordinary red fruit, how can there be such a big difference in taste." A girl said doubtfully.

"It should be because of the layer of icing sugar on the outside. I'm afraid it's not difficult to make this candied haws. You can try it in the future." The girl named Rouge thought for a while and said.

Although I didn't ask about the production method just now, it is not difficult to guess. After all, apart from the red fruit, this candied haws only has a layer of sweetness on the outside, which seems to be wrapped with boiled icing sugar.

"Rouge, what are you doing here?"

A soft voice suddenly came from behind. Several girls turned their heads and saw a beautiful woman walking towards this side with the support of two maidservants.

The woman had a beautiful face. Although the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes revealed her age, her charm remained undiminished, except that her face was a little haggard and thin, and her complexion was also unusually pale.

"Princess..."

Seeing this woman, the girls stood up in panic, feeling a little apprehensive.

They are the servants of the palace, and a few people gathered here can easily be regarded as being lazy.

"Princess, why did you come out? It's windy outside, so you should go back quickly." The girl named Yan Zhi showed a trace of worry on her face, and hurried over, supporting the woman and said.

"It's okay, staying in the room is boring, it's good to go out for a walk." The beautiful woman shook her head and said.

After finishing speaking, he cast his eyes inadvertently, and saw a bunch of red and crystal clear things on the plate on the stone table behind the girls, walked over and asked curiously: "What is this?"

The girl closest to her quickly wiped the corners of her mouth, and immediately said respectfully: "Princess Hui, this is called candied haws."

"Candied haws?" The woman asked again: "What is this thing for?"

"Princess, this is the snack that Yanzhi just bought on the street." The charming girl named Yanzhi stepped forward and said.

The woman nodded when she heard the words, picked up a bunch of candied haws, sized them up, and said, "It's crystal clear, and looks pretty good."

Then he took a light bite, the sweet and sour taste made his mouth full of saliva, and said: "It tastes delicious."

Seeing the woman finished eating a bunch of candied haws, all the girls couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Especially the girl named Rouge, with surprise on her pretty face.

As the concubine's personal servant girl, she certainly knows that the concubine has been feeling unwell these days, she can hardly eat anything, and occasionally eats something, and she vomits it up quickly, so that she loses a lot of weight. It's useless, even the specially invited imperial doctor can't do anything. It's the first time in so many days that she sees the princess eating so happily.

"Why do you feel more and more hungry in your stomach after eating these things?" After eating the candied haws in her hand, the woman's face showed doubts, and she said, "Ranzhi, order the dining hall to cook some food, wait It will be delivered to the room."

"Yes, princess, I'll go right away!"

The surprise on the girl's face was even stronger, and after a reply, she trotted away immediately.

A moment later, in the study room of the mansion, the middle-aged man who was reading in the room suddenly stood up when he heard the servant's report, and said with a surprised face: "What did you say, the princess can eat?"

The girl nodded sharply, and said: "Yes, the princess took the initiative to order the dining room to make it. Sister Yanzhi said that the princess ate a lot tonight!"

"Quick, take me to see the princess!"

The wife's persistent illness was relieved, the middle-aged man laughed and strode out of the room.

At the same time, Lao Fang also strode into Li Yi's house.

Crash!

He piled a large amount of copper coins on the table in front of him, and Lao Fang laughed loudly and said, "My lord, all those candied haws have been sold!"

It cost only a hundred copper coins a month to release a horse before, but today it only takes a while, and it is worth a month's income, and Lao Fang is very happy.

"Now you don't have to worry about whether Zhuzi can marry a wife, right?"

Such a result was expected by Li Yi, and said with a smile.

Lao Fang laughed loudly, and said proudly: "Don't worry, if we make money in the future, we can also learn from those rich people, live in a big house, marry a few concubines, and live a comfortable life!"

The mansions I saw today obviously completely stimulated Lao Fang, and even raised his life goals by a large margin.

As if surprised by Lao Fang's lofty ideals, Li Yi's smile froze on his face. After a while, he sighed, stood up and patted Lao Fang's shoulder, turned and left without saying a word.

"Uncle, what's the matter?"

Li Yi's actions made the big man surnamed Fang puzzled. He just asked a sentence, as if he felt something, he turned his head suddenly, and saw a familiar face behind him.

However, at this time, this familiar face was extremely gloomy.

Who is it if it's not my mother-in-law!

"Stupid, what did you just say!"

In just an instant, the broom in Li Yi's house was copied by Fang.

"Do evil!"

Standing in the courtyard, Li Yi heaved a long sigh when he heard the screams coming from the room.