There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 388 Resigning from Office Due to Serious Illness

"Don't worry, Grape alone is enough for me."

Old Ba passed by carrying eggs.

Li Shuchen called out to her and whispered in her ear.

"Go to the Precious Pavilion and inquire about a man named Jia Wuqiu."

Old Ba nodded, put down the eggs, and left again.

Grape watched Lao Ba walk away, then gave Li Shuchen a long, wistful look.

"Miss, you wouldn't lie to Grape, would you?"

"When have I ever lied to you?"

"Chen'er, you're busy."

Aunt Bi stepped down from the carriage with a worried look on her face, but she seemed to be in better spirits than before.

"It's been a while, Aunt Bi, what's wrong?"

Li Shuchen stepped forward to take it and led her into the private room.

Aunt Bi sat down, took a sip of hot tea, and replied.

"The master has resigned from his official post, alas~"

His tone was sorrowful, but the corners of his eyes were upturned.

"Lord Liang, he..."

"His condition is getting worse and he's now bedridden."

"This is a good thing," Li Shuchen said, changing the subject abruptly. "This is a very difficult thing. Aunt Bi, how will you live from now on?"

"Yes, I'm just a lonely, helpless woman, guarding this huge Liang mansion, with no one to lead the household. What will the days ahead be like..."

You have an inexhaustible fortune all to yourself, you're the one who has the final say at home, you wield absolute power, and you don't even have to serve that old man. You can do whatever you want. This life is so promising!

Aunt Bi wiped away some unfounded tears.

Li Shuchen also wiped the corner of her eye.

"Aunt Bi, don't be too sad. You still have a son, so you have someone to rely on."

"He's illiterate and lacks martial arts skills, but he's somewhat adept at business. I sent him on a long journey to gain experience."

"Very well, once I've achieved success in my career, I'll then go and fulfill my filial duties to Aunt Bi."

Aunt Bi nodded and took Li Shuchen's hand.

"Chen'er, on the fifteenth of this month, I'm going to Ruyi Temple to offer incense and pray for the master's well-being. Could you prepare a food box for me?"

"Of course, whatever Aunt Bi needs, I will fulfill it."

"It should be exquisite, beautiful, delicious, and make people feel good at first sight, so that they can't stop eating it once they start, and they'll still want more after they've finished."

Um... you're probably not going to pray for blessings, you're probably going for a spring outing.

"No problem, I will definitely send someone to deliver it to your residence on the fifteenth."

"I'm coming to pick it up, and also, please reserve one of those shepherd's purse dumplings you sell at your door for me today."

"Can she finish it? With Aunt Bi's appetite, she probably won't be able to finish everything in the food box."

Aunt Bi smiled shyly.

"I invited Madam Liang to join us; the two of us should be able to finish the food."

"Oh, is that so? Don't worry, Aunt Bi, I'll definitely prepare it."

Finally, Aunt Bi packed ten shepherd's purse dumplings and returned home satisfied.

Li Shuchen returned to the Sanbao Hall and picked up his pen to design lunch boxes.

Since we're going to have to do it anyway, we might as well do more, since there will be many people going on outings and burning incense in the spring.

Some people also use it when organizing poetry gatherings.

Making money? If there's an opportunity, just do it!

She drew a rectangle with a horizontal line in the middle; that's for layering.

You don't need too many, two layers are enough; more than that will make it difficult to carry.

She drew a cross on both the upper and lower floors.

A circle was drawn in the bottom right corner of the bottom layer.

The words "Happiness Inn" were written on the outside of the lunchbox.

Finally, draw the handle.

After sending the blueprints to craftsman Kong, he returned and began to think about what foods to put in the food box to make it exquisite and beautiful.

First, you can have a refreshing pickled cucumber.

You can also have air-dried, finely processed pork jerky.

Delicious nuts and seasonal fruits are a must.

This fills the top layer of the food container.

The bottom layer, excluding the jam compartment, has three empty spaces.

Some staple food is definitely needed, and spring pancakes, a spring specialty, are a must, because you have to "bite into spring" to enjoy the spring.

You can just roll some vegetables on the day.

She could make another batch of animal-shaped rice balls.

This is simple to make, filling, and looks nice.

We're still missing a staple food.

Li Shuchen found a formula that caught his eye in the Balabala System Mall.

【Flower-themed Pastries】: Made with different seasonal flowers, these small pastries come in various colors and aromas, are easy to carry, and can be stored for up to a week.

Price: 100 taels of silver

If she has the money, she can just buy it.

I started checking the raw materials as soon as I got them.

"Flower ingredients: plum blossoms, peach blossoms, pear blossoms, rapeseed flowers or dried flowers, ground into a very fine powder;

Pastry: High-quality flour, rendered lard or sesame oil (for shortening), honey or maltose (for sweetness), spring water;

Enhance the fragrance: A small amount of sandalwood or agarwood shavings can be added during incense burning to enhance the elegance.

Oh no, she doesn't have any fresh flowers or dried flowers.

Hey~

As soon as the system voice sounded, Li Shuchen looked up and saw the flower materials she needed, even finely ground powder, and even flower juice.

Good

I'm waiting for her here.

They keep selling and selling, and even after selling, they keep selling.

Grit your teeth and buy

It cost another ten taels of silver.

Fortunately, she had all the ingredients listed below, so she didn't need to spend any more money to buy them.

I went out for a stroll, bought a lot of things, and then went to the kitchen to start cooking.

First, pour the plum blossom powder and plum blossom juice into a bowl with fine white flour, mix thoroughly, and then divide into two portions.

Why divide it into two parts?

Li Shuchen didn't know either; that's what the recipe said, and that's how she did it.

After dividing the ingredients into two portions, pour lard into one portion.

Pour another portion into flower juice, honey, and water.

Massage

This is a very strenuous task.

After kneading this oil-based dough, you still need to knead that water-based dough.

You have to knead it repeatedly, otherwise this part won't become fluffy and that part won't have an oil film.

If it doesn't look good or taste good, she'll have nowhere to cry.

After finally kneading everything, I saw on the recipe that...

"Wrap the oil-based dough with the water-based dough, roll it out and fold it repeatedly to create layers."

Fine, fine, repeat it several times, huh? She has plenty of strength and means.

Dry!

half an hour later

Li Shuchen straightened up, took a breath, and followed the recipe instructions.

Roll out the dough thinly, cut out shapes using small flower molds, and carve out the delicate petal lines with a very fine wooden skewer.

Adding fragrance is one thing, but the temple is full of sandalwood, the scent is the same.

Then they are sent to the oven to bake.

Good heavens, she's finally finished! Now she can finally take a good rest.

"Miss, do you still need the peach blossom powder, peach blossom juice, pear blossom powder, pear blossom juice, cauliflower powder, and cauliflower juice you left here? If not, I'll put them away; I don't have room for the ingredients."

In early summer, carrying pollen and flower juice, she asked Li Shuchen...

Li Shuchen was speechless.

Mom, can anyone tell me why she still has three orders left to complete? Is she trying to make a fortune by working herself to the bone?

Reaching out to take it, I gritted my teeth and kept going.

Kneading dough, rolling out dough

Rolling out dough, kneading dough

She only put the remaining three portions into the oven after the sun had set.

Chef Wang savored the freshly baked plum blossom cakes.

"It's delicious, but a bit monotonous. If you could add some fresh flower filling, it would not only have a richer flavor but also a more fitting shape."

Isn't this just a flower cake?

What does it mean that she spent one hundred taels of silver to buy this recipe?

Is she stupid?

Fortunately, there was still someone to comfort her.

The next three batches came out one after another, and they looked quite nice together.

Plum blossoms in deep pink

Peach blossoms, light pink

Pear blossoms are white

Pale yellow cauliflower

Exquisite and beautiful

Li Shuchen gently picked up a piece with his fingertips, and the pastry flakes fell off.

So crumbly! It was worth all the kneading she did.

The first taste is the warm aroma of lard and roasted wheat, followed by the delicate sweetness of flowers.

This is perfect; the sweetness is just right. Any sweeter and it would be cloying.

"Miss, Eighth Brother is waiting for you at the Three Treasures Hall," Grape said.

"understood"

Li Shuchen handed the flower cake to Grape, then lifted her skirt and went upstairs.