I bring my game account back to ancient times to do business

Chapter 45 Meeting Lu for the first time

Although it is an ox cart, it is not simple at all. The wood of the carriage is exquisite, beautifully carved, and painted with gold paint. The ox pulling the cart is strong and strong, with eyes like copper bells, and two curved horns with translucent green edges and wrapped horns.

He wears thick silk to prevent accidental injuries. His thick fur is as smooth as silk, and he swings his tail leisurely.

When Qiao Yun opened the courtyard door, she happened to come face to face with this cow.

The big ox looked at her leisurely, snorted, and blew out a puff of white air from its nose.

Qiao Yun was shocked and praised the cow spontaneously.

What a cow! Look at the tendons and the strong limbs!

It’s a pity that the cow doesn’t plow the fields!

The big scalper seemed to have read her inner thoughts and turned his head to the side in disdain.

Isn’t it better to pull a cart in a wealthy family’s house and eat delicacies like bean cakes and wheat bran every day while pulling a cart occasionally? Isn’t it more comfortable than pulling a plow day and night in a farmhouse but only chewing wheat straw? Why does it want to plow the land?

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Qiao Yun looked confused.

Why did she seem to read the look of contempt in a cow's eyes?

There was also a maid sitting on the edge of the car. She was wearing a water-red coat and a dark blue high-waisted skirt. Her shiny black hair was combed into a double screw bun on the top of her head and surrounded by a circle of small red silk flowers. It was very beautiful.

Spirit.

Seeing the courtyard door open, she jumped down and saluted respectfully: "I have met Mrs. Qiao, Madam of the Yun family. My servant has been ordered by the county magistrate's wife to take you to the county magistrate's house."

Qiao Yun nodded: "Thank you."

The maid naturally took the gift box from Qiao Yun's hand, stuffed it into the car, and then helped the two of them get into the car.

The oxcart has a low chassis, making it effortless to get on. The interior of the carriage is also spacious and comfortable, wrapped in silk on all sides, and the window panels edged with gold lacquer are blocked by thick felt curtains, making it airtight.

Most of the furniture from the early Tang Dynasty is still short. There are no stools in this car, but there are soft cushions and small tables.

"This is a hand stove. Please hold Nuan Nuan for a while, and we will arrive at the county magistrate's office soon."

The maid opened the car curtain, knelt beside the car, opened the cabinet at the door, took out two hand stoves wrapped in thick mattresses and stuffed them into their arms.

The maid was very polite and didn't ask any questions. After serving the two of them, she sat back on the edge of the car outside. With a flick of her whip, the old scalper let out a "moo" and slowly pulled the car forward.

The sound of the bell on the neck is clear and sweet.

Qiao Yun had taken a horse-drawn carriage ride in a scenic area with ancient buildings before. The streets there were made of bluestone pavements, which were inevitably worn by people walking on them for a long time. The uneven road surface even bumped her buttocks.

Although the streets in this small county town are not much different from the scenic spots in the past, the ox cart is very stable, and it is quite comfortable to lean lazily on the cushions. I don't know whether to praise the oxen for walking steadily or slowly.

Qiao Yun wanted to share this idea, but she didn't dare to directly say that she had ridden in a carriage, so she could only turn to Yun Xuemei and said: "An ox-cart is more comfortable than a donkey-cart."

"A donkey cart is just a board. When have you ever seen a donkey pulling a cart with a sedan?" Yun Xuemei found it funny, "Of course the cold wind blowing outside is not as comfortable as being in the carriage."

Seeing that Yun Xuemei didn't understand what she wanted to express, Qiao Yun pursed her lips and turned to study the snacks on the small table.

There are two plates of dim sum, one is honey-made fried rice dumplings, and the other is something like baked mille-feuille.

She had seen these two things in the game! In the Tang Dynasty, these two things were called Ju Sheng Nu and Jin Lu Su respectively.

After all, the game was recreated based on ancient recipes, and now she actually saw the dim sum of the Tang Dynasty!

Qiao Yun couldn't wait to pick up a golden dew cake, held it with her handkerchief and took a bite.

Just like the recipe restored in the game, this ancient Jinlu Su is indeed rolled into a thin crust with eggs and flour, then layered with oil and sugar and baked. It is crispy, rich and sweet. But in China

There was no butter in ancient times. Traditional pastries used lard for shortening and sugar was also coarse sugar, so eating too much would make them greasy.

After eating this one, Qiao Yun put down her hands in disappointment and stopped eating the second one.

Although the recipes in the game "Jiang Hu Ke" also use lard for puff pastry, players can substitute it with other fats. Therefore, many players who have contacted Daqin merchants have tried replacing lard puff pastry with butter puff pastry.

Sure enough, the game developer was very strict about details in this aspect, and the finished product has a completely different flavor.

The pastries sold in Qiao Yun's own pastry shop are also butter pastry.

Butter has a milky aroma but contains very little lactose. It can add rich flavor to desserts without inducing lactose intolerance among Chinese people, so it is very popular.

"Isn't it delicious?" Seeing her expression, Yun Xuemei took a bite of the golden dew cake and immediately showed a puzzled expression.

"Isn't this great!"

Qiao Yun waved her hand: "It's too boring..."

Although the shortening effect of lard is indeed better than that of butter, and the pastry produced is white, which is much better than butter pastry.

But it’s boring!

She can eat four or five French mille-feuilles, but she can only eat two pastries baked in lard.

Yun Xuemei grumbled in her heart. According to Kidney Bean, she grew up in a farmer's family. Not to mention lard, vegetable oil was a rare thing. How did she develop to be so cunning?

Taste?

While she was cursing, she wiped out the two plates of snacks on the table.

After finishing the last piece of honey dumplings, the ox cart stopped just in front of the county magistrate's house.

The maid opened the car curtain and said: "Two distinguished guests, please get out of the car."

Yun Xuemei quickly wiped the pastry residue on her mouth with a handkerchief, patted her clothes, shook off the pastry that was accidentally stained on it, and quickly entered a dignified and serious state.

Under the leadership of the maid, the two entered the mansion from the corner gate and walked all the way to the main courtyard, where the county magistrate's wife, Mrs. Lu, was entertaining guests.

The main building in the courtyard is five rooms wide, with carved beams and painted pillars, and white jade and green tiles. It is a typical Tang Dynasty building, which is very different from the gray residential buildings outside.

Being able to receive them in the main courtyard shows that the county magistrate's wife does not despise the two of them. Of course, it may also be to give them power.

It depends on what kind of person this lady is.

"The two ladies of the Qiao family have received it!" The maid standing at the door saw them crossing the hanging flower door from a distance, scrambling to open the curtain and reply to the house.

The two of them entered the house, and saw a Wenbai sitting barrier with three late-autumn pictures embedded in the white moon above it. There were two footless stools on the sitting barrier, each big enough for two people. The two bottom ones were placed.

There were eight cypress footless chairs of the same style, and a woman with an extraordinary bearing and full body was sitting upright on the barrier.

Seeing them arriving, she narrowed her eyes and looked them up and down carefully, the look of amazement in her eyes becoming more and more obvious.

Although the clothes they wore were made of linen, the colors were well matched and eye-catching, and their hair was combed meticulously. They were very different from the temperament of other vendors in Quwo County. They were obviously very particular people.

If we insist on making an analogy, it is like two big white geese emerging from a group of ducks.

When the emperor was wise and open-minded, he did not impose any restrictions on merchants' clothing materials, but only those particularly prosperous cities had such a custom.

After all, silk is expensive!

Except for those well-known wealthy businessmen, most traders are just doing small business. Who can afford it?

The county magistrate's wife only took one look, felt relieved, and opened her heart to the two of them.

No wonder Qingqing likes them both. Who wouldn't like these two beautiful women?

She stood up quickly and greeted him warmly and kindly.

"Young girl from the Yun family, you look like a fairy with your whole body! This must be your daughter, she is so cute! I have often heard Qingqing talk about you two, and I didn't know this girl until I saw her today.

It’s not an exaggeration. She was looking forward to the stars and the moon in the room, and finally she’s looking forward to you two. Come on, please go and invite the third lady over.”

The magistrate's wife's beaming look surprised Qiao Yun.

Whether it's Three Words and Two Patterns or Dream of Red Mansions, every official lady in it is proud of herself and has her eyes set above the top.

The status of the county magistrate's wife is considered to be the most prestigious position in Quwo County, and she can actually talk and laugh with the merchant class without any distance.

The maid Shutong on the side coughed lightly.

My wife has lost her true form, but she still remembers her.

The little girl on the side brought a futon at this time. Yun Xuemei knew that she was going to pay homage. It was appropriate for her business family to see the female relatives of the county magistrate.

Although Qiao Yun didn't expect this aspect, it didn't matter. After all, this lady was an elder. In her previous life, she had to kowtow when she went back to her hometown to pay New Year greetings to her great-grandmother. She didn't resent it.

Unexpectedly, they were stopped by Lu before their knees could bend: "How can we use such a solemn ceremony? The Yun family girl is white, am I not? Ordinary etiquette will suffice."

Yun Xuemei laughed and said, "Mr. Yun, a commoner woman, has met Madam."

Qiao Yun also bowed in the same manner and said sharply: "I have met the county magistrate's wife."

Mrs. Lu looked at Qiao Yun, who was about the same age as her Qingqing but had a completely different temperament. The more she looked at her, the more she liked her.

Qingqing was pampered and raised, and everyone who saw her praised her for her good fortune. However, the little lady in front of her was slender and frail, but she had a strong sense of self-reliance, which also made people feel pity for her.

No wonder her son likes her!

Her eyebrows became more and more curved, and he quickly pulled her up to sit on her head...

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