The Red Mansions

Chapter 17 Fried Chestnuts

After sending Jia Wei away, Jia Yun took some straw from the space and gave it to the donkey.

Seeing that the donkey had a good appetite, Jia Yun smiled and took another wooden basin, filled it with some wheat and put it in front of the donkey.

The donkey that Jia Yun bought was carefully selected. It is black all over, tall, square, well-proportioned and beautiful, with a high head and neck, big eyes, good head, neck and trunk, and a strong physique.

The reason why he bought a donkey is that it can be used for transportation, and the other is that the donkey has many advantages such as being strong, resistant to extensive use, not easy to get sick, gentle in temperament, hardworking, and obedient to servants.

Of course, it is true that you can still eat it.

In fact, cattle are quite good, but they are a little troublesome. The cattle bought in the market must be registered with the government. Even if they die of old age, they cannot be eaten casually, because the government has to take away the cowhide and tendon before they can cancel the account. .

As for the horses, they are good, but they are too expensive and require a certain level of riding skills, which is not available to Jia Yun for the time being.

While feeding the donkey, Jia Qin came out of the house with disheveled hair and sleepy eyes, yawning profusely.

"Hey, did you buy a donkey?" Jia Qin narrowed her eyes and said.

Jia Yun nodded and asked with a smile, "Have you been catching up on sleep since you came back from outside the city?"

Last night, the yard was full of excitement. It is estimated that many people nearby did not sleep well, especially Jia Yun and Jia Qin's house. They couldn't even talk about sleep.

Jia Qin nodded, and replied: "I didn't sleep all night, and I ran out of the city in the morning and was tired for a long time. When I came back, I fell asleep when I touched the pillow."

"Why don't you sleep more? It's still early!" Jia Yun said with a smile as she combed the donkey's hair.

Jia Qin shook her head, wrinkled her face, and said with an uncomfortable expression: "I'm dizzy and sleep lightly, my head hurts a bit, I feel uncomfortable!"

After a pause, he asked with great interest, "How much did you pay for this donkey? I will also buy one then."

Jia Yun replied: "Three liang of silver a head, there are also cheap ones, but I suggest you buy this kind of skeleton."

Jia Qin thought for a while, then shook her head and smiled wryly: "Looks like I'm going to mother's house again, hey, brother Yun, I still envy you, you can earn money by yourself, you can buy whatever you want, there is no restriction. "

"Hehe, you were born in the midst of blessings and don't know how to be blessed. You didn't see me and now I go out to set up a stall every morning. If you try it, I will teach you that if you can't do it for three days, you will run away." Jia Yun said with great certainty.

Jia Qin knew that Jia Yun was right and he couldn't stand the pain, so he didn't refute it.

But despite this, he still envied Jia Yun, who was able to earn money and spend it on his own. Although he was thick-skinned, he still had a bit of self-esteem after all.

But compared to a comfortable life, that bit of self-esteem is nothing.

After the two chatted for a while, Jia Qin said that he had to go back to catch up on sleep. Before he left, he told Jia Yun: "My mother said in the morning that our house will move out in three days, so don't forget to find me at that time." My mother rented the house to me."

"Oh, moving so soon?" Jia Yun said unexpectedly, he thought that Jia Qin and the others would not move until at least next month.

Jia Qin nodded and said, "Well, we'll be moving in three days. The date has been fixed, and the new house has been cleaned."

"Do you have a banquet?" Jia Yun asked curiously.

Jia Qin shook her head and said: "No, it's too troublesome. My mother said that I will have wine when I get married. Anyway, they are just a few poor relatives. They can't collect a few gift money, so it's troublesome to run wine."

Jia Yun was speechless, shook her head and said nothing more.

After Jia Qin returned to the house, Jia Yun returned to the house, took out all the chestnuts bought at the market in the morning from the space, carefully selected them, chose the big ones, and prepared them to fry candied chestnuts for dinner .

By the way, when I go to set up a stall tomorrow, I will give some to Xiren.

Jia Yun also knew that her actions were a bit whimsical, after all, the girl Xiren was raised by Jia's mother, and she was high-minded, and she was rushing to be Jia Baoyu's concubine.

As for my current status, I can only talk to Xiren at most. If I want to go further, it is wishful thinking.

But as the saying goes, although a famous flower has an owner, the hoe is ruthless. As long as the hoe is well swung, there is no corner to dig it down. ?
……

In the early morning, a cold wind suddenly blew up, the temperature dropped sharply, and it seemed that it was going to rain.

Jia Yun packed all the steamed buns into the space, and of course she also took the steamer with her as a cover. When the steamed stuffed buns were sold, she just played by ear, so that she wouldn't be afraid that the steamed stuffed buns would get cold.

Pushing the trolley to go out, I didn't forget to bring the freshly fried candied chestnuts with me. There are ten packages in total, wrapped in paper bags, and put them in the space to keep warm.

Ten packs of chestnuts will not be given to Xi Ren, one pack will be given first to see if she likes it, if she likes it, as long as she comes over from now on, I will give her one pack every day.

Habits become natural, just to leave a trace of concern in her heart.

When I came to Ningrong Street and set up the booth, I saw steaming steam and white mist in the steamer in front of Jia Yun.

"Buns, steaming buns..."

"The buns just out of the pan, the buns with thin skin and big stuffing..."

Perhaps because of the cold weather, today's business is a little deserted. Jia Yun hasn't hawked for several days. Now she has to shout loudly to add some popularity to Ningrong Street.

After Jia Yun yelled, the other stalls on the street were not to be outdone, and shouted one after another.

Ningrong Street, which was originally quiet, suddenly became lively.

Doing business is afraid of cold spots. Once deserted, customers' desire to buy will be affected.

After everyone's shouting, a considerable number of pedestrians who were walking on the street with their hands in their hands stopped. No matter what they buy, it is popular.

People like to run to lively places, and when the street is popular, people will feel different immediately. Even though the weather is still a little cold, people's desire to buy things is no longer affected too much.

Jia Yun's business here gradually returned to normal. People gathered together, two of you and three of us, and Jia Yun was very busy.

Of course, a lot of copper coins were also thrown into the money bowl prepared by the customer, and the tinkling sound was very pleasant.

When it was almost dawn, Jia Yun took a break and rested for a while, and later realized that there seemed to be a lot of maids among the people who came to buy buns today.

"It's probably not because I'm handsome, but because of other reasons." Jia Yun thought to herself.

At this moment, he thought of Jia Wei, and couldn't help but wondered, "Could it be because my fame spread after I cooked for Jia Rong?"

This is really possible. After all, even Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen praised the food he cooked. I believe that those who ate together that day will definitely spread the word when they come back.

And the Jia Mansion doesn't have any secrets to speak of, and any little troubles will be spread out, known by the clan and outsiders. In this way, it is normal for people to know that he has good cooking skills.

Jia Yun smiled secretly: "I never thought that cooking a meal for Jia Rong would have such an unexpected effect."

After all, Jia's family is a rich and honored family, and his cooking skills can be recognized by Jia's family, which can add to his reputation, which is better than cooking meals for ordinary people for 100 years.

It's the same reason that royal chefs are nobler than private chefs. Although cooking skills are important, the external aura is also important.

It was bright and bright, and the attacker finally came.

Today she looked even more radiant than yesterday, as if she had been well-groomed.

While picking up the buns, Jia Yun smiled and said, "You maidservants have worked hard, you got up so early."

Xiren smiled slightly, came to him and stood there pretty, and whispered: "It's usually not so early, I got up early because I wanted to come to pick up the buns."

Jia Yun handed the packed buns to Xi Ren, and said with a smile: "You took the buns away so early, so you're not afraid of the cold? Although you can eat cold ones, they still taste better hot."

Xiren took the buns, pursed his lips and said, "Don't be afraid, Second Master Bao heard from Miss Lin that the buns were not too hot yesterday, so he asked someone to prepare a stove, and after taking the buns back, he will heat them up."

In fact, it was because she was delayed talking to Jia Yun here, and the steamed stuffed bun was warm after returning, not too hot.

"Hehe, I know that you are all very smart, this little thing can't help you." Jia Yun winked at Xi Ren and said with a smile.

Xiren rolled his eyes at him, with all kinds of flair, and said: "If you don't speak eccentrically, I can still talk to you a few words. If you continue to do this, I will leave!"

"Let's go, it's cold today, you don't need to accompany me to drink cold wind, by the way, I fried candied chestnuts for you, you can take them home and taste." Jia Yun smiled and took out a bag of fried chestnuts from her arms, and handed them to Xi people.

Xiren raised his eyebrows, took the paper bag, glared at Jia Yun, and said angrily: "Who is going to drink cold wind with you, who actually said some nonsense, I won't tell you anymore, I'm leaving, come back tomorrow !"

(End of this chapter)