"Mom, what's wrong with Cousin Yang? He's now a senior official, and I'm the official's wife. I don't have to look at anyone's face. What's wrong with that?" Su Zipei retorted confidently.
Snapped!
There was a heartbreaking pain in the palm of her hand. Su Zipei raised her head to meet her mother's eyes, which she couldn't understand at all. Her tendency to cling to people and make friends with powerful people were all due to her mother, but why did her mother not approve of her decision
"Mom, I don't accept it! Mom is not an official, how can she find a better husband than Yang Wei? If there is, please show it to mother, otherwise I will definitely marry Cousin Yang today!"
Zhu Yan was so angry that she even had the idea of killing someone. When she saw that there was no one around, and there was no sign of anyone being eavesdropped or eavesdropped, she made an instant decision in her mind.
Seeing that her mother had closed the doors and windows during the day, Su Zipei looked puzzled: "Mom, what are you doing?"
At this time, Zhu Yan had already touched the secret compartment and took out the jade pendant from under the dressing table. Su Zipei said in surprise: "Mom, what is this? Why have I never seen you take it out before?"
"This is about your future."
Zhu Yan said the first sentence and suddenly felt her whole body relax. It turned out that it felt so easy to share the secret. She has carried this secret alone for more than ten years, and her body is about to be crushed.
Half an hour later—
Su Zipei covered her mouth and fell into extreme shock. She never thought that her mother had been mysterious all these years, all because of her. She never thought that Su Erya was not her mother's biological child, and that her origins were so extraordinary!
"Mom! What should I do now? I can't marry Yang Wei, otherwise how can I marry the prince and general in the future!"
Su Zipei suddenly panicked. Given the opportunity to fly onto a branch and become a phoenix, she would only marry that idiot Yang Wei if she lost her mind!
"Don't worry, I'll find a way. Now that we two are of one mind, things will be much easier to handle. Don't tell anyone about the jade pendant. It will be dangerous if others know our plan!"
Zhu Yanzai warned her carefully, and Su Zipei nodded with firm eyes, "Don't worry, mother, when I become the princess, I will definitely let my mother enjoy all the glory and wealth in the world!"
"Okay! Okay!" Zhu Yan's eyes were wet, "Pei'er is my mother's good daughter!"
Zhu Yan hurried to the main courtyard to find Su Huanli. Unexpectedly, halfway there, she got the news that Yang Wei had changed his mind and canceled the marriage proposal. This undoubtedly surprised him greatly, and he immediately returned the same way to tell his daughter the news.
On the other side, the old housekeeper came to Jinyuan and was so frightened by Su Li's appearance that he lost half his life.
"It seems that the second lady has been practicing with Qi Xianqing. What kind of technique is this that can make the second lady so beautiful? No wonder Yang Wei couldn't control it and changed his mind on the spot."
"Grandpa Butler, did Cousin Yang really say that?" Su Li looked worried and muttered, "But Master said I can't get married."
Although Su Li's voice was as small as a mosquito or fly, it was still heard by Li Yin, who had a lot of cultivation.
"Qi Xianqing asked the second young lady to remain a virgin. It seems to be an upright practice. If he is really a Hehuan sect, then the old guy should be very happy for the young lady to have an affair with a man."
Li Yin felt a little relieved when Nanny Li came in from outside carrying an empty basket with a look of surprise on her face and said loudly: "Miss, I followed your instructions and went to town to sell sesame balls, and sure enough they were sold out quickly! The profit is enough for three taels of silver, so we don’t have to go hungry!”
"Really? That's great!" Su Li pretended to be surprised, but in her heart she said, Aunt Li, you came at the right time.
"What kind of sesame balls? What about starvation?" Li Yin was confused, and immediately became frightened and angry, "Second Miss, is it possible that the eldest lady took away all the five hundred taels of silver again?"
"Butler, it's not what you think." Before Su Li could speak, Grandma Li explained: "Second Miss, she is too kind-hearted..."
After listening to what Grandma Li said, the old housekeeper couldn't laugh or cry. How could anyone give alms to someone who didn't even care about food and clothing? The second lady was really messing around.
However, if this were not the case, there would be no Ma Tuan. Now that the master's mind is not strong, he needs the Ma Tuan to be strengthened.
Thinking of this, Li Yin asked: "Second Miss, do you have more sesame balls? I'll take them back for the master to try."
Seeing Li Yin take the bait, Su Li immediately smiled and said, "Mama Li has sold all the sesame balls, but there are still a lot of ingredients. I'll go make some now. Grandpa Butler will wait a moment."
"Haha, let me give you a try too." Li Yin smiled very kindly, "I have never seen the second lady cooking with my own eyes."
Su Li's eyes flashed slightly, but with a hint of showoff on the surface, he said: "Then just watch the housekeeper!"
Li Yin laughed, but said in his heart: This girl shows a rare confidence when cooking. It's not like it was done on purpose...
He, Li Yin, traveled around the world and developed a very keen sense of smell. The various coincidences in the past few months made him notice something unusual, but he still couldn't detect who was behind the scenes.
"Qi Xianqing, this old guy is too mysterious, and his methods must be superb. I can't detect it, and that's right."
Li Yin sighed softly in his heart. When he took action in the west courtyard, he could see what he and Qi Xianqing were aware of. If they really fought with him, he would definitely not be his opponent.
The unique aroma of sesame balls wafted out of the kitchen again, and Li Yin drooled as he watched it. He had eaten a lot of delicacies in his travels, but none of them could compare to the second lady's own cooking.
Thinking about it this way, staying in Su Zhai is a blessing, at least my lust for words is very satisfying.
"Second Miss, your cooking skills are enough to work as a chef in a big restaurant. It's really amazing!" Li Yin exclaimed after tasting the sesame dumplings.
Su Li smiled shyly: "Grandpa, the housekeeper, is joking, I'm still far away. And the teacher... sir will definitely not let me become a cook..."
"Haha, I'm just kidding." Li Yin touched his mouth and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Miss. I will send the sesame balls to the master now."
"It doesn't matter, see you later, Grandpa Butler. Erya is going to study."
Li Yin started to leave with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart that the name "Su Erya" was really incompatible with the second young lady. Should he suggest that the master rename the second young lady, otherwise he would say it in front of outsiders? Don't export it.
In the study room.
"Is this the latest sesame ball developed by Erya?" Su Huanli picked up a sesame ball with surprise on his face and looked up and down, "How did you make it so round and like a pearl? Erya is really amazing."
Li Yin then told Su Li about doing good deeds with five hundred taels. Su Huanli's face immediately turned black, "This girl is too simple-minded. How did Mr. Qi teach her? Maybe that pair Brothers and sisters are liars.”
"Master, if there is a loss, there must be a gain. If this didn't happen, where would the Ma Tuan be?"
Li Yin was on the side to smooth things over, and Su Huanli's expression changed from gloomy to bright, and he laughed loudly: "You're right, one drink and one peck are all predestined. In this way, even if that old guy Li Shanbao evacuates all the cooks, I There’s no need to worry, Erya is truly the treasure of my Su family, how can that kid Yang Wei be worthy of him!”
"Yes!"
Li Yin agreed, and the heart he had been holding finally returned to his stomach. Now, no matter how much Yang Wei offered, the master would not agree.
After several days of fermentation, Dasu Town County gradually began to popularize a snack called "Ma Tuan". Every day when Grandma Li went to the market in Dasu Town, she would be surrounded by a large group of people. There was no need to shout, Ma Tuan. will be sold out.
A carriage suddenly passed by the market. Li Shanbao, who was sitting in it, had a worried look on his face, but he was still attracted by the bustle there and couldn't help asking: "Master, what is going on in the market with so much noise?"
The master who was following the carriage immediately went down to ask. After a while, he came over and said in detail: "It's an old woman selling snacks called 'Sesame dumplings'. This is the case in the market these days. I heard that this When the woman first came to the market, no one paid any attention to her, but she immediately attracted a large number of people to watch after she lifted the cloth covering the basket.”
Li Shanbao was said to be hungry, so he couldn't help but ask: "Do we still have the sesame balls? Go buy some and let me have a try."
"They've all been robbed a long time ago." Master said with a wry smile, "I just wanted to buy some, but I didn't expect that the sesame dumplings actually sold for 300 yuan each. Even so, there was still an endless stream of people buying them, and some even offered high prices to buy them. Bought from others."
Li Shanbao was amazed, "This incident is somewhat similar to the rice dumpling incident at Shicheng Restaurant last time. Go and find out where that old woman came from."
"Yes!" Master immediately hurried down to work.
Such a scene not only happened in the county government, but also in the Zhu family and the Yang family... When they found out the origin of the old woman, they were all dumbfounded. It turned out to be a snack made by a girl from the Su family? !
"Something's wrong. The rice dumplings made last time also came from the Su family." Li Shanbao immediately noticed something was wrong and called his nephew Li Wei.
Not long after, Li Wei, who was sweating profusely, stepped into the house with a round belly, "Uncle, why are you so anxious to replace me?"
"Weier, let me ask you. Who developed the rice dumpling recipe I brought from the Su family last time?"
Li Wei smiled bitterly when he heard this, "How could this nephew know? The Su family's housekeeper is also shrewd and didn't mention anything about this matter. But the person who can come up with such a recipe must be an extremely experienced cook. Otherwise, it would be impossible to think of using Ruo leaves. Ingredients like these have never been used in cooking.”
"Wrong! Big mistake!" Li Shanbao snorted, "If what I expected is correct, the person who invented the recipe is none other than Su Huanli's daughter, Su Zipei!"
After Su Li was kicked out of the Su family, the news of her return did not spread, so that now everyone thought that Su Huanli only had one daughter, Su Zipei.
"What?!" Li Wei was shocked, "That's a disaster. I heard that the Yang family has gone to the Su family to propose marriage. Could it be that the news has been received?"
"We must stop the Yang family!"
When he mentioned the Yang family, Li Shanbao creaked the handle of his chair, "The little bastard from the Yang family is so brave. I recommended him to the county with good intentions, but he actually gave me an ultimatum as soon as he came back, forcing me to give in." My Baiweilou property! He thinks he’s hooking up with Commander Yan’s son, so I won’t dare to touch him?!”
Li Wei, however, did not have the courage of Li Shanbao, and said with a worried look, "Uncle, I heard that the young master of Governor Yan is quite a playboy. It would be best if we don't provoke him for the time being." "
"Of course we can't have a head-on conflict. How could your uncle and I not have such a wink after living for so many years?"
Li Shanbao said angrily, "However, it is very easy to cause trouble for the Yang family. Wei'er, spread the news about the Su family immediately, especially the Zhu family. You will make a lot of money for the cook of Baiweilou. Let them all go back to their hometowns. After a while, a new restaurant in the next county opened and we asked them to come back. Don’t they want Baiwei Restaurant? I’ll give it to them!”