Chapter 1295: 1295 Chapter 1295: 1295 Zheng Dejun didn’t recognize her, rely saying indifferently, “No need for formalities.”
Xiao Yishan also paid his respects to him.
“So it’s the Xiao Family’s second son,” Zheng Dejun recognized Xiao Yishan as he had been to Wushan Village before.
Seeing second brother carrying a bundle on his back, which clearly ant he planned to stay for a few days, Xiao Yuchuan frowned slightly but still instructed the servant standing by, “First, take second brother back to the Mansion to settle in.”
“Yes,” the servant obeyed the command and gestured politely to Xiao Yishan to follow.
Li Rong’er, seeing the impressive presence of the three shops newly opened by Xiao Yuchuan, was tumultuously regretful inside, regretting why she had hooked up with Xiao Yishan.
If she had known earlier, attaching herself to Xiao Yuchuan, even as a concubine, would have been better than being with Xiao Yishan.
Looking at the magnificent row of storefronts, she heard in the Village that all forty were Xiao Yuchuan’s, and she had also heard that the Mansion he was building in town was incredibly luxurious, which filled her with imnse envy.
When Xiao Yishan heard today was the grand opening of Xiao Yuchuan’s store, he decided to co, and she eagerly pleaded to co along.
Li Rong’er originally wanted to enter the Xiao Family’s store for a visit, seeing Xiao Yishan follow the servant, she as well stepped forward gracefully to follow.
Xiao Yuchuan, smiling, said to Grandma Zheng, “Grandma Zheng, your presence here today really graces my humble establishnt.
You must try the cakes from our cake house today.”
“What is cake?” Xiao Yuchuan led her into the cake shop, in the middle of which were several rows of three-tiered shelves finished with wood paint, the shelves had been made by a carpenter a few months ago, and had been airing out ever since, so there was not a hint of paint sll.
On the shelves were wooden boxes lined up next to one another, with clean oil paper inside holding assorted loose cakes.
Each box contained cakes of different flavors.
On the left and right sides of the shop were long countertops as wide as tables, with flat porcelain plates laid out on them, bearing cakes of larger sizes, either round or square, topped with cream, and cleverly decorated with a few slices of different fruits.
Upon entering the store, the scent of cakes pervaded the air.
“These cakes, I’ve lived nearly a lifeti and have truly never seen anything like them…” Grandma Zheng was astonished by the variety of cakes, asking, “Jun’er, you’ve been around, have you ever seen such?”
“Grandma, I haven’t seen them either,” Zheng Dejun replied.
Quite a few passersby had already entered the cake shop, and everyone found the beautifully shaped cakes novel, with so cakes larger than the plates, so single-layered, others multi-layered, and the tops inscribed with words…
“Happy Birthday.”
Everyone thought it was very novel.
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Each cake box also had a small wooden sign beside it, indicating the price of the cakes.
However, most people found it a bit expensive, with the cheapest loose cakes priced at thirty cents per jin.
Different fruit cakes had different prices, the more expensive the fruit used, the higher the price.
The most expensive were the multi-tiered cakes the size of round plates, which cost several taels of silver, and in so cases, even more.
Xiao Yuchuan used the tongs from the cake box to place a few pieces of cake on a plate for Grandma Zheng, “Try it, is it delicious?” And he inserted a bamboo skewer slightly longer than a toothpick into the top of the cake.
Grandma Zheng took the plate, “How do I eat this?
There are no chopsticks?”
“You can just use the little bamboo stick on the cake to pick it up and eat,” he explained.
Grandma Zheng skewered a piece of cake and bit into it, her aged eyes widening in surprise, and she eagerly gobbled it down in two or three bites.
“Grandma, your teeth aren’t good, eat slowly,” County Magistrate Zheng advised kindly from the side.
*Kneeling request for a monthly ticket~
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