Peasant Woman is in Her Prime - C133

“Boss Jin, are you mad?” The autumn moon wine shop assistant jeered and shouted.

There were already some customers in the house who looked over when they heard the commotion.

Jin Xiaolou ignored the gazes of others and continued, “Boss Tong, right now, Mountain Note is willing to pay eight hundred gold coins to buy Autumn Moon. I hope you consider it carefully.”

“Eight hundred silver? What a beautiful dream! ” Tong Song sneered, “Boss Jin, you must be here to cause trouble for me, Qiu Yue, right? What exactly do you want to do? ”

Jin Xiaolou smiled slowly, and said leisurely: “I am here to give Qiu Yue a chance to live. If you are unwilling to pay eight hundred silver, then I will bid seven hundred silver.”

The surrounding people all laughed. How was the Boss Jin doing business, he did not even know how high he was bidding? The more he shouted, the cheaper it got. Could it be that she was here to play tricks on him?

But Tong Song frowned.

He didn’t believe that the owner of the Mountain Note would be stupid enough, that there must be a reason for his actions, especially when he saw Jin Xiaolou’s confident look. Tong Song was panicking inwardly, and felt like he had fallen into a pit.

Jin Xiaolou saw that Tong Song did not say anything, and continued to speak slowly, “Boss Tong, do not think too much into it, my bid will only become lower and lower, do not miss the opportunity.”

Tong Song took a deep breath, and narrowed his eyes: “Then Boss Jin, tell me, what benefits do you think would come with my agreement, and what harm would come if I don’t agree?”

“Oh yeah, that’s how you got to the main point!” Jin Xiaolou giggled, “I heard Lv Yun say that Boss Tong spent a lot of money to buy all the ice in the Xin Ning’s ice cellar. Not only did he spend all of it, he even borrowed two hundred silver from the bank.”

Speaking of which, Lv Yun was furious, and stared at Tong Song hatefully.

Tong Song never thought that Boss Jin would actually be clear about his background in silver. He was no longer proud of this matter that he was proud of, but anxious.

In front of so many shop assistants, he had to admit that he could not. Most likely, he wanted to let them know that Qiu Yue was in debt, causing them to panic and so they could only go on and on, “Boss Jin, don’t beat around the bush, if there is anything you want to say, just say it.”

Jin Xiaolou said. “This winter, only Boss Tong can afford to spend money to buy ice cubes, it’s more expensive than gold, Boss Tong doesn’t have an ice cellar to store them in. If you buy them and keep them in the autumn, no one will be willing to give them to you for free even if the river froze over within two days.”

“The fact that Mountain Note is coming to purchase your, Autumn Moon, right now is like providing coal during a snowstorm.” Jin Xiaolou raised her chin and looked at Tong Song, “If you agree, and take the money to pay off your debt, you can start anew, but if you do not, then you will lose everything, and at that time, I am afraid that not even the workers will be able to pay you back in the month.”

“You …” Tong Song’s lips trembled.

The faces of all the employees of Autumn Moon changed as well. At this moment, no one was able to laugh.

“I’m buying ice, but there’s something new out there.” Tong Song stubbornly said, “This kind of dish has never been eaten by anyone in the entire Great Zhou, as long as I finish it, would I have to worry about not having any money to earn?”

“I’m afraid you won’t be able to do it.” Jin Xiaolou’s tone was firm, “It seems like what you need to do is that fried ice shard, right?”

“That’s right!” Tong Song was no longer hiding his words, “Your family girl did not keep her mouth shut, that method was already heard by me, don’t blame me for coming here to split the spoils!”

“It’s a pity that this fresh method is nothing but nonsense. Even if your Autumn Moon Wine house were to tear through the heavens, it wouldn’t be able to do it. The thousand taels of silver worth of ice has all gone to waste.” The fried ice shard was created by Jin Xiaolou from the fried ice cream, but she didn’t tell Lv Yun how to make it.

According to the recipe revealed by Lv Yun, there was no way to make any fresh and delicious dishes.

“Don’t you dare lie to me!” Tong Song’s face was sinister, he roared, and immediately ran towards the kitchen.

He called for the best chef in Autumn, and following the method that he had learned from Lv Yun, he dug out a small block of ice, crushed it into ice rice, and mixed it with fresh milk and honey.

He put more firewood in the stove to make a big fire. When he saw the oil heating up, he quickly went to the frying pan to fry it.

However, when the dough was fried and brittle, the crushed ice inside had already turned into a bag of water.

After trying a few times, Tong Song finally believed Jin Xiaolou’s words. His eyes were red, and it was unknown if it was because of the oil smoke coming from the kitchen or because of the air.

Actually, there was a key to this fried ice cream. First, he had to bake a small piece of bread with flour, then he would dig the bread up and place the ice cream in the middle. Then, he would wrap it in the egg juice and fry it in the oil pot.

Since the bread was cooked, the fire could burn the bread to a crisp in a short period of time and ensure that the ice inside would not melt.

But would naturally not teach Tong Song all of these.

She leisurely sat outside drinking tea, waiting for Boss Tong to fail.

Not long later, Tong Song walked over dejectedly. Just as he walked in front of Jin Xiaolou, his expression became fierce: “It’s you! All of this is your trap! ”

“Boss Jin, you really have a good plan. Send a little girl here to tease us!” Tong Song was extremely furious, “Aren’t you afraid of retribution?!”

Jin Xiaolou laughed coldly: “Even Boss Tong isn’t afraid of retribution, what do I have to fear?”

Tong Song was shocked in his heart, but then he relaxed. Da Chun had already been executed, and could never speak of it again. No one in the world would know of the things that he had done.

It was only until now that Lv Yun realised that all of this was because of the shopkeeper’s arrangements. The stifled feeling in his heart finally dissipated, and she admired the shopkeeper’s ingenuity once again.

“What’s more, if Boss Tong didn’t have any ill intentions, how could he have fallen into my trap?” Jin Xiaolou had spent a hundred silver on this ice, and had done the rest on her own.

“Five hundred silver.” Jin Xiaolou’s voice was cold and harsh, “Whether you agree to it or not, I can’t help but think it through.”

“You!” Tong Song was flustered and exasperated, “Good, you Jin Xiaolou!”

When he turned around, he saw his employees looking at him worriedly.

Now that his family’s assets were all gone, he still owed a lot of debt. Not to mention the monthly expenses of the workers, he also spent quite a bit of money on a farm in the suburbs.

Sigh … Tong Song heaved a long sigh. He had been a drinker at Xin Ning for so many years, and one was the best in the city, so many restaurants and restaurants had been crushed by him to the point that they had no place to stay.

“I promise!” Tong Song was helpless, Jin Xiaolou was right, if he agreed to it, he would have to pay back the debt and there would be a chance for him to make a comeback, if he did not, the debt would roll higher and higher, at that time, the price of the wine would be even lower. But five hundred liang, I want seven hundred liang! ”

“Six hundred taels.” Jin Xiaolou took a sip of her tea and said, “In the blink of an eye, it will be the end of the month.

Tong Song clenched his teeth: “Alright!”

That night, Mountain Note made the lamb meat and called the servant, Attendant, and a few other cooks over to the courtyard. They even found Chang An and set up two tables for everyone to eat.

Due to the death of someone in the room to the left, Ru Yi’s room was locked in copper all along. At this time, Lv Yun was sitting facing the house, and white steam rose from the pot, fuming all over her eyes.

Lv Yun was a little timid and was a little afraid. As she ate the lamb rolls she scooped out from the pot, she squeezed beside Jin Xiaolou.

Jin Xiaolou noticed the inklings, and reached out to stroke Lv Yun’s back. Suddenly, she said to the rest of the people: “Tomorrow, we will be leaving for the capital. According to the agreement, we will return this Mountain Note to Sister Ruyue.”

Before Jin Xiaolou could finish speaking, other than Chang An, everyone else stopped eating in shock.

“Why, why are you in such a hurry!” Kuang Ruyue almost stood up, “Didn’t you say we have to stay here for at least a year or so? “What’s more, I haven’t found the osmanthus branch yet …”

“That’s right, we just accepted the autumn moon. The two families will do it together. Manager, if you’re not here, how can we do it?!” A Little Maid also agreed.

“Qiu Yue had originally imitated our Mountain Note, so there’s almost no need to change anything once she’s here.” Jin Xiaolou smiled gently, “Tonight, I will write Zhang Fangzi and give it to Sister Ruyue. You guys are smarter than me and you guys can also do it better than me, so you guys will definitely be able to do Mountain Note better!”

“As for the osmanthus branch …” Jin Xiaolou’s expression darkened, “No matter where I go, I’ll always look for her.”

Lv Yun suddenly extended her hand and pulled Jin Xiaolou back, “Shopkeeper, Lv Yun is an orphan. If you don’t mind, please bring Lv Yun with you to the capital!”

Since she was young, Lv Yun had made a living in various situations, she was used to seeing the cold eyes of everyone and had suffered a lot, but she was truly good to her.

She did not dare to forget those who were good to her. She wanted to repay them.

“Lv Yun doesn’t know anything else, and isn’t afraid of suffering hardships. The shopkeeper immediately went to the capital without bringing a servant, and would have to do it himself. If Lv Yun went, he could at least help out.” Lv Yun’s eyes also turned red, her nose became sour, and her voice also became muffled.

“What are you talking about!” How could our shopkeeper go to the capital to suffer! ” Kuang Ruyue rolled her eyes at Lv Yun, “The shopkeeper will only have an endless stream of wealth!”

“Pah pah pah!” Lv Yun immediately turned around and spat three times, “That’s right, Lv Yun wants to follow the shopkeeper to the capital to enjoy life and meet the world!”

“Hahaha.” Everyone laughed.

“Alright.” Jin Xiaolou nodded his head, “Then I will bring you along, we will go to the capital to have a look.”

Lv Yun was so happy that her ears were red, she kept nodding her head.

Kuang Ruyue was still unwilling to part, “It looks like it will be the new year soon, I am afraid we will have to delay our trip to the capital for at least two to three months, you will have to leave after the new year, right?”

Jin Xiaolou shook her head. She promised Gao Lang that she would hurry to the capital and send the Wuli Herba over to the Emperor. She had delayed it for two days already and she couldn’t delay it any further.

In fact, Gao Lang could totally just let Chang An make a trip and specially send Jin Xiaolou to the capital, just to make sure that she was at ease. Xin Ning was not far from the Wuli River, so if the battle expanded, they would be the first to suffer.

Since the Beijing was under the feet of the Heavenly Emperor and was supported by Gao Lang’s own people, it was likely that Jin Xiaolou would live a better life.

Jin Xiaolou was clear about Gao Lang’s intentions. She wanted to go to the capital anyway, and it was just a matter of time.

It was just that due to the long journey from Xin Ning to the capital, Jin Xiaolou could only pass by the road during her first year here.

For such a long journey, it was unknown whether Lin’er would be able to endure it while traveling on a horse carriage day in and day out.

That night, Jin Xiaolou memorized all the dishes in the fast food restaurants and wrote down the details. Sitting with her back stiff all night, her neck hurt.

When he finally finished writing and raised his head to look outside the window, the sky had already begun to brighten.

After covering Lin’er with his blanket, he opened the window to let the cool wind blow. A few gray sparrows had stopped by a row of eaves on the other side of the window, and when they heard the noise, the little gray sparrow flapped its wings and flew towards the blue sky.

Jin Xiaolou passed the menu to Kuang Ruyue, who had already packed up all the things she needed to take along the way. Chang An rode on his horse and waited outside the Mountain Note Shop.

Jin Xiaolou said goodbye to everyone.

In the end, Kuang Ruyue gave the Lin’er a kiss and reached out her hands to stroke the dark green eyes that Jin Xiaolou had stayed up all night. In the end, she sent his up the carriage.

The horse whinnied, and the wheel turned slowly.

Jin Xiaolou carried Lin’er and sat in the horse carriage that was burning the furnace, and began the journey towards the capital.