0p0 Chapter 302 Gu Mansion
Chapter 302 Gu Mansion
Not long after, Dongzhi brought in a tray with three plates of sugar on it, and there was a plate on each of the tea tables.
Zheng Sisi asked everyone to try it. It looked like a small paper package wrapped in a small piece of oil paper, nothing special. Several people took one and opened it. Inside was a white candy wrapped with sesame seeds. A milky aroma rushed into the nose, and everyone praised it, "It smells so good!"
Jing'er was the first to peel off the paper and couldn't wait to put it in his mouth: "So sweet!" It tasted so good that his eyes narrowed.
Madam Zheng and Madam Gu also opened one and put it in their mouths. They looked at each other with their eyes lit up. They didn't expect that a candy could be so delicious.
Zheng Zhimin said, "Sister Sisi, I told you last time to make it and sell it. Have you found the cow?"
Zheng Sisi said, "We haven't found a dairy cow yet. We may need to go to the grasslands in the north to find a cow that specializes in producing milk. The Third Prince has already arranged for someone to find one. I'm using goat milk now, so I don't plan to make much. I'll sell it in the teahouse after it's renovated."
Madam Zheng said, "Is it the shop on South Street? I heard that business is not good. You are still planning to open a teahouse. Why don't you change your business?"
Zheng Sisi said, "Don't worry, grandma. I've made some changes to the teahouse, added a storyteller, and added some new pastries. Business will pick up."
Madam Gu asked, "Storyteller? What does that do?"
Zheng Sisi explained with a smile: "It's just a storyteller who tells stories for two hours every day to attract people to come in for tea, just like people go to a theater to watch a play."
Madam Gu said with a smile: "There is also this new and interesting thing. When the time comes, I will definitely go and join in the fun."
Madam Zheng said, "Well, then we can go and listen to the story together. It will surely be very interesting!"
Mrs. Gu, who had been sitting nearby listening and watching, also interrupted and said, "You two must take me with you. I also want to go and broaden my horizons."
Madam Zheng said, "Okay, okay, okay, let's all go together, hahaha!
Zheng Sisi didn't expect that several guests had already made reservations for the teahouse before it was even renovated. It seemed that she had to pay more attention. There was still a lot of things to do, such as training storytellers, making pastries, and training the waiters. By the way, it seemed that the sweet potatoes could also be planted. It seemed that there was no end to the work.
At noon, Zheng Sisi invited Old Madam Gu and several others to have lunch at her house. The three generations of the family were full of praise for the meal, especially as many of the dishes were new to them and even the ingredients were very novel. The two of them exclaimed that the food was better than the food in the restaurants outside.
They had no idea how delicious the dishes at Zheng Sisi’s Yingbinlou were. It was hard to get a seat in the private rooms, and there were long queues of people.
The Gu Mansion was a general's mansion. General Gu and General Gu were both stationed at the western border. Although there were no major wars, there were some minor frictions between the two countries, so the two generals rarely returned to the capital. The Gu Mansion was not prosperous, and all the descendants were single-line. So when the doctor said that Jing'er, the only child, was hopeless, Madam Gu thought that the Gu Mansion would be extinct, which was why she was so sad and came to thank them with a generous gift today.
Now that the princes have grown up, the two generals of the Gu Mansion are in important positions. They are afraid of being involved in the struggle for the throne, so they usually stay indoors and live a quiet life. They don’t attend banquets unless they have to. That day, they went because they couldn’t refuse the invitation of the Grand Princess. After the incident with Jing’er, I believe that the Gu Mansion will not attend other people’s banquets anymore. But today, Zheng Sisi was flattered when she said she was going to attend the opening banquet of the teahouse.
After lunch, Zheng Sisi asked Li Ma to prepare a return gift for Madam Gu. She also gave a few novelties to the three people and prepared a big bag of candy for Jing'er. After Jing'er repeatedly promised to eat only one candy a day, everyone laughed at his precious look.
Jing'er was really well behaved, and it seemed that the two mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law had educated him very well, but Zheng Sisi also felt sorry for him. Such a young child needed a playmate, but Jing'er had to be locked up in the small world of the general's mansion for various reasons. Zheng Sisi sighed, she couldn't solve this situation.