Chapter 101 Pastry Yousu
Wang Ji Pastry, in front of the shop.
"Mother-in-law."
When the tall-backed and crane-haired cake seller heard someone calling her, she put down the dough she was kneading, raised her head and looked at the person, glanced at it, and smiled. His squinted old eyes suddenly became brighter.
"You are...You Su's junior sister?"
Ji Lingruo's pair of peach blossom eyes as charming as the autumn moon also flickered twice, and her voice was clear and gentle:
" Does your mother-in-law know me? "
In her impression, although she loves the shortbread at this store, she has never bought it herself. How could her mother-in-law recognize her?
"Of course! Apart from you, girl, who else in this city is worthy of the title of 'the most beautiful girl in the world'?" Granny Wang had a kind face, and every wrinkle and ravine was filled with love. smile.
Ji Lingruo's pretty face turned crimson in an instant. There was no teasing in the old woman's words. Instead, they were all praises for the girl's appearance, but it still sounded embarrassing to others. She felt ashamed and angry, secretly hating that this blind senior brother was really speaking openly. How could he even say such self-proclaimed words to others?
"My mother-in-law was just joking. That was all nonsense from my senior brother." Ji Lingruo twitched her lips in embarrassment.
“You’re not talking nonsense, you’re worthy of your name.” Grandma Wang smiled and wiped her flour-covered hands on her skirt, then greeted, “You’re here to buy cakes, right? You’ve been doing this before. You Su came to buy it. Now that he was injured in order to save everyone, should he let you come and buy it when he was greedy while lying on the bed? He is our great benefactor. I will pack some more for you and come to my mother-in-law’s place to eat them later. All the cakes are free of charge.”
Grandma Wang enthusiastically packed the cakes filled with beef and prunes. She was old, but she still clearly remembered the favorite types of the brothers and sisters. .
Ji Lingruo smiled sweetly, feeling that she was honored by the respect others showed to her senior brother along the way this morning, and felt happy in her heart. However, she still took out a few taels of silver from her purse and handed it over.
"Girl, what are you doing? My mother-in-law is having fun selling pie charts. If she says she doesn't want money, she doesn't want any money." Mother-in-law Wang had a straight face, as if she was going to be angry.
"No, no, no, mother-in-law, this is not money to buy cakes." Ji Lingruo explained quickly, not wanting to offend this kind old woman.
"What kind of money is that?" Granny Wang asked curiously, her eyes flickering.
"I, I..." Ji Lingruo was also a little embarrassed to say it, but she still mustered up the courage to say, "I am asking you to pay for my apprenticeship."
"Apprenticeship?" That Wang The mother-in-law obviously didn't expect this answer and sounded surprised.
Ji Lingruo bit her lower lip lightly, thinking that there was no hope of becoming a disciple. Although she doesn't know much about the human world, she also understands that there is no difference between wanting to learn to make cakes and wanting to learn a skill. These are important inheritances that people rely on for survival. There is no reason to teach people easily.
But she left this time, and she didn't know when she would come back. Will she still be able to taste this familiar taste when she returns to her hometown?
This puff pastry had accompanied her during her happiest three years, and she did not want to forget the taste easily. Whether it was to make it for herself or to make it for You Su, she had to learn this cake.
“That’s right, mother-in-law, I want to learn how to make this shortbread cake from you.”
Ji Lingruo’s tone was solemn, she simply took out all the money in her purse and held it in her hands. The silver in his hand was shining.
Grandma Wang was also startled, but she was not frightened by the money. She looked at the girl with soft eyes:
"Are you leaving?"
Old man With half white hair on the temples, I always lament that my old eyesight is dim, but I can see things more clearly than anyone else. Although Ji Lingruo was frightened, she nodded obediently.
"Yes."
"Does You Su know?"
Ji Lingruo nodded again. Granny Wang smiled calmly and held Ji Lingruo's hand holding the money. He pushed his hand back again and said:
"It's good to know. Only by saying goodbye well can we meet well. Don't leave without saying a word like in the storybook. You will regret it when you look at the coolness in reality. If you really want to learn, my mother-in-law can teach you for free. "You."
Ji Lingruo felt warm in her heart when she heard this, and she didn't try to shirk it too much. She knew that the old lady wouldn't accept the money, so she could only say thank you:
"Thank you, mother-in-law!"
The girl said and was about to bend down to salute, but was quickly held up by the old woman. The old woman had worked hard for most of her life, and her hands were already covered with rough wrinkles. At this time, she held Ji Lingruo's plump hand. The white hands said distressedly:
"It's just a lesson in how to make a cake and salute. It's just that your hands are so beautiful. You have to be careful when you are kneading dough and frying it later. Otherwise, You Su will feel distressed."
Ji Lingruo also let the other party hold her and curled her lips: "He won't feel distressed. I do all the dirty work in the sect. "
"Is this boy You Su so hateful?" Grandma Wang echoed the girl's cry as she led Ji Lingruo into the shop. It's just that the girl's delicate skin has already exposed the truth, and Granny Wang is unwilling to reveal her little thoughts, and she finds the other party extremely cute.
The old woman had a son, but he had difficulty getting married in a larger city. The two old men were reluctant to part with their ancestral shop and did not want to burden their son, so they took the initiative to separate from their children and grandchildren. Seeing the pretty Ji Lingruo at this time was like meeting his own granddaughter.
Ji Lingruo originally wanted to follow the old woman's words and continue to complain about You Su. After all, the best way to get closer to someone is to complain about another person together. It's a pity that the bad words never came out of his mouth. Ji Lingruo shook his head, worried that he had been deceived too much by such a sanctimonious guy like You Su, and now he couldn't even say bad things about him behind his back.
"Actually, no, he's pretty good to me..." Ji Lingruo laughed sarcastically.
Grandma Wang patted Ji Lingruo's hand with a playful expression of "I understand, I understand".
"Girl, do you know why You Su is called You Su?"
"Why?" Ji Lingruo's beautiful eyes flashed, and she became interested.
“Haha, because your master also likes to eat my cakes, she didn’t know what name to give after she picked up You Su. After thinking about it, she just called him Yousu. You Su. Before Su was five years old, his neighbors all called him this. It's strange that he was blind and could not read. At the age of five, he went out of his way to publicize that his name was "You Su", and he was the traveling You and Zi Su. If anyone teases him about "yousu" again, he will get angry with him. Don't tell me, the teachers in the city say that the word "yousu" is interesting, but it is not as good as writing. , we old people still think he is a puff pastry.”
Ji Lingruo has always thought it was a coincidence, but she never thought there was such a reason. Listening to the interesting stories about You Su's childhood, an image of a blind boy with a coquettish air seemed to pop up in her mind. The more she listened, the more interesting it became, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised, adding a touch of uniqueness to this simple shop. scenery.
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At this moment, it is not time for breakfast yet. There are only scattered shops open on the breakfast street. There are not many diners, but it is definitely not deserted.
There were also three well-dressed young monks gathered in front of Wang Ji’s pastry shop.
"My lord, you have misunderstood. The cake on the left here is for sale. The cake on the right you just ate is not for sale to guests. It is used by my apprentice to practice."< br>
Granny Wang smiled apologetically and explained that she did not know these three monk guests. Judging from their attire, they must be reinforcements sent by other cities to rescue Izumo City in the past few days. In fact, she had just reminded her once, but the other party insisted on buying the cake Ji Lingruo tried to make, and that's when the dispute arose.
Hearing this, the leading young monk frowned and glanced at the girl who was glaring at the side. Even if he looked at it again, he would still be shocked by the beauty of the girl.
However, the more beautiful the flower, the more thorns there are. Just now, he was attracted by the girl's beauty and came to buy cakes, hoping to make some friends. So he deliberately bought this coke cake to take the opportunity to strike up a conversation, but the girl smashed the coke cake in his hand with one blow, leaving him no face at all.
Although he is not afraid of this girl in the first stage of Lingtai, after all, he is not on his home court, and it is not advisable to use his power to overwhelm others. His mind was slightly agitated, and he had come up with a brilliant idea to regain his face, so he said righteously:
"It's really unlucky. We came all the way to come to Yun City to help you, but we can't even eat breakfast. Comfortable. Since it is a work of practice, why do you put it outside? Instead of blaming your disciple for his poor skills, you blame me for the wrong cake. This cake stall is too unreasonable."
一A monk dressed in the same style as him responded: "That's right! If it's not for sale, why are you putting it outside? Thanks to you, the name of Wang Ji Pancake has spread to Nahe City. In my opinion, , The name is not worthy of it!”
Another companion greeted us with a big hand: “Everyone, come and see! Wang Ji’s shortbread is a good one and is killing us foreigners!”
< br>"Aunt Wang, what's going on?"
"Sir, it shouldn't be, this cake shop is passed down from ancestors."
"If there is anything that shouldn't be done, I can still deceive you." ! If you don’t believe it, take a look at this cake. Is it a lot of brown? ”
I saw among the pancakes listed in the basket on the right side of the oil pan, as expected, many of them had obvious burnt spots.
"This..." Granny Wang wanted to explain, but unfortunately her voice was immediately drowned out by the noisy crowd that surrounded her.
"Hey! If you feel that you have suffered a loss, I will give you three more cards! What rumors are you spreading here!" Ji Lingruo raised her eyebrows.
"Huh! Didn't we ask the villagers to judge us? If we were mute, wouldn't we have suffered from you?"
Ji Lingruo clenched her teeth and fisted tightly. Guaranteed, the cultivation of these three people is only at the Lingtai level, so she is not afraid if they deliberately seek trouble. Grandma Liu had just informed her that she would be leaving tomorrow through the art of sound transmission, so she must be watching right now. But the other party didn't take action. Instead, the three monks started talking and wanted to smash the cake shop's sign. If she couldn't help but strike first, wouldn't that be playing into the opponent's hands?
But she didn't like to meet strangers. At this time, when she saw the people who kept coming to watch the fun, her mind was confused and she didn't know how to deal with it. She couldn't help feeling sorry for herself. If Granny Wang lost her business because of her, she would be to blame and she would never forgive herself.
“Who said that Wangji’s pastry cakes are shoddy?”
A clear voice sounded loudly, covering up the chaotic discussion.
I have something to do and I have to go out. If I don’t finish this volume tomorrow, I won’t be a human being
(End of this chapter)