Three points are destined, seven points depend on face

Most of the vermicelli was left to Zhenweifang, and some leftover, Xia Chuntao planned to give to two familiar friends: the shopkeeper Wang of Yunlai Grocery Store and the lady Fang of Jinlan Buzhuang. Xia Chuntao gave you a rare gift, and both shopkeepers were very happy. At least it proved that they still remember you.

Especially Ms. Fang, her relationship with Xia Chuntao is now very good because of her several cooperations. When he saw Xia Chuntao coming, he pulled her and told her the latest gossip in the county for half an hour.

The young lady from Zhang Yuan's wife's family eloped with a servant of the family!

Mr. Wang, who runs a pen and ink shop, married a fifth concubine, and the concubine was still a man!

Xia Chuntao:? !

Xia Chuntao didn't have much gossip to exchange, but that didn't stop her from being a loyal listener.

After the two had a pleasant exchange, Xia Chuntao was going to Jinyu Pavilion to give shopkeeper Zhang some vermicelli.

By the way... take a look at Wei Tingzhou, if he is here.

Xia Chuntao has been very busy, and she really didn't pay much attention to Wei Tingzhou, who she had met once. But I promised to go to him last time, so this time I will fulfill my promise.

Xia Chuntao had a headache.

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, Xia Chuntao looked like a child. After all, Ms. Xia was nearly thirty years old before she came here. But in Dai Viet, you can already talk about marriage at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

If Xia Chuntao treated Wei Tingzhou as a child and took him around, other people would probably view Xia Chuntao as a pervert.

She doesn't want to be known as an "old cow eating young grass".

As soon as he entered Jinyu Pavilion, Xia Chuntao was warmly received by the shopkeeper Zhang Hongfa.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, you're welcome. I just want to give you and Mr. Wei some of my new ingredients for everyone to try."

"Since Madam Xia is here, please sit down and try the tea snacks I specially made. My...nephew will be here soon." After saying that, tea and snacks were served.

Xia Chuntao was a little uncomfortable at first, but when she saw the exquisite refreshments, her attention instantly shifted.

The light pink lotus flowers are crisp, with half-open flowers and leaves, just like the shyness of a girl, sweet and delicious;

The light green mung bean cake is made into complex patterns and exudes a light fragrance;

Thinly sliced ​​red rice cakes, red and translucent in color, with some chopped walnuts and peanuts embedded in the middle, which just balances out the sweetness of the brown sugar and jujube paste...

There are also several kinds of Xia Chuntao pastries that cannot be named, sweet, salty, square, round, flowery, animal-shaped, all kinds of them are spread out on the whole table.

Xia Chuntao was dazzled and felt like she was choosing a concubine.

Since the host is so hospitable, the guests shouldn’t be too restrained, right?

Xia Chuntao stretched out her devil's claws: My beloved concubines, try your best to serve me well!

To be honest, the appearance is not comparable to modern pastries.

Not to mention the taste, which is sweet but not greasy, salty and sweet, fresh and salty, with floral and fruity aroma, no essence and no additives, modern pastries are really incomparable.

Shopkeeper Zhang on the side was relieved, he finally kept this ancestor, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the young master!

While Xia Chuntao was enjoying the delicious food, Wei Tingzhou arrived after hearing the news.

As soon as they entered the private room, they saw Xia Chuntao's eyes narrowed, her cheeks bulging, and she licked her lips from time to time, looking like she was enjoying herself.

This reminded Wei Tingzhou of the little rabbit he saw when he was playing on the farm when he was a child, and he laughed out loud.

Xia Chuntao was eating happily. When she saw it was Wei Tingzhou, she didn't feel embarrassed. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and bowed generously.

"Mr. Wei, the main reason I'm here today is to let you and Shopkeeper Zhang try the new ingredients I've made, and also give me some feedback."

"Okay."

"These are vermicelli, you can make many dishes," Xia Chuntao thought for a while, "If you have a kitchen here, I can make hot and sour noodles for you two to try."

"Yes, yes." Shopkeeper Zhang replied hurriedly, then led Xia Chuntao to the kitchen in the backyard.

The kitchen is full of ingredients and seasonings. Xia Chuntao carefully washes, chops, and prepares the required ingredients in an orderly manner. Wei Tingzhou watched intently from the side.

The little rabbit is quite capable.

In no time, two portions of hot and sour noodles were ready. The red oil soup is dotted with green chopped green onion, which is sour and spicy. The vermicelli is chewy and delicious, and is paired with shredded bamboo shoots, fungus, bean sprouts and minced meat.

Shopkeeper Zhang originally wanted to eat in a gentle manner, but once he started eating, he couldn't stop slurping the noodles.

Although Wei Tingzhou ate slowly, sweat broke out from the tip of his nose and his lips turned red, as if he had been ravaged by someone.

Seeing Wei Tingzhou like this, Xia Chuntao thought of the "offense and defense" novels she had read before, and couldn't help but touch her chin.

Hey!

When Wei Tingzhou saw Xia Chuntao's almost vulgar smile, he was stunned for a moment and then smiled, "Xia Chuntao, why are you looking at me like that?"

Xia Chuntao came back to her senses, was embarrassed for a moment, and then calmly talked nonsense,

"Watching Mr. Wei eat is also a pleasure."

Wei Tingzhou glanced at Xia Chuntao's serious look, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then do you want to enjoy it with me?"

Listen to this, why is it so awkward?

Xia Chuntao looked at shopkeeper Zhang. This man pretended that he didn't exist the whole time and almost buried his head in the bowl.

From the first meeting, Xia Chuntao suspected that Wei Tingzhou was definitely not Shopkeeper Zhang's nephew. How could there be an uncle who was so respectful to his nephew? This guy is probably the son of Shopkeeper Zhang's boss.

Xia Chuntao dropped the topic of "enjoyment" and asked Wei Tingzhou: "Mr. Wei, what do you think of this bowl of hot and sour noodles?"

Wei Tingzhou frowned, not liking Xia Chuntao's serious look, "Xia Chuntao, are we friends?"

Xia Chuntao was stunned for a moment, "Yes..."

"Since we are friends, don't be so formal. How about we just call each other by our names?"

"This... is not appropriate." Xia Chuntao shook her head decisively.

Wei Tingzhou suddenly felt that the food in his mouth had lost its taste, "Why?"

The reason why Wei Tingzhou stayed away from the capital was to escape from the secular etiquette and rules. He was annoyed when he looked at the beauties his mother had chosen for him.

He didn't want his life to be like his father and mother, who respected each other as guests and lived by the rules measured with a ruler.

Xia Chuntao thought, there are a lot of things for little kids.

"It's okay to be friends, but it's necessary to call me sister. I'm several years older than you. You must learn to respect your elder sister."

She actually wanted Wei Tingzhou to call her "auntie".

The owner of Jinyu Pavilion is either rich or noble. Xia Chuntao really didn't want to get in touch with these noble people, mainly because it was too much trouble. Of course, except for the owner of "Zhenweilou", who is her partner, the situation is different.

Xia Chuntao doesn't have big ambitions. She just has children, fields, and property. She can eat whatever she wants and go wherever she wants. She just needs to work on her one-third of an acre of land.

It's tiring to deal with noble people. Who knows what words you say are not what the noble people want, and they will pinch you to death in minutes.

However, if a noble person wants to be your friend, it would be too pretentious for you to refuse.

No matter how long this friendship lasts, since they are friends, they should treat each other with sincerity and be friends openly.

Hearing Xia Chuntao's answer, Wei Tingzhou's tight lips broke into a smile, "Okay, Sister Chuntao."

Ouch, that smile! Such cute energy!

I hope that straight man Alai can be so well-behaved when he grows up, and my old mother will be satisfied.

Before leaving, Xia Chuntao promised Wei Tingzhou that after a while, he could go to the village to have a look at the field beans. If you like, you can help out as a note-taker.

Wei Tingzhou happily agreed.

What does a recordkeeper do? It should be quite fresh, right?