NOVEL NEXT Chapter 204 1 Pear
"Who is so bold as to steal fruit openly?" Mo Xia came to the candy shop and overheard the discussion between Mao Xi and Mu Dan.
"Miss Mo Xia, you're here." After not seeing each other for a few days, Shui Xi missed her a little.
"I've been looking for my brother in the back mountain these days. He has found a new cave and has been doing some repairs there recently."
Mo Xia looked at the food sign hanging on the hemp rope: "Iced sour plum soup, poplar nectar, coconut drink, pearl milk tea... Ah Shui, the drinks in your sweet water shop are really novel. Do these all need ice cubes?"
"What would you like to drink, Miss Mo Xia? These are not only served with ice, but also with snowflake ice. They are both good for relieving the heat." After finishing speaking, Mao Xi took out a hand-cranked ice machine.
Mo Xia already likes food, and she is also a chivalrous assassin who travels around the world, and also studies Kit Kat utensils.
"Did your shaved ice machine use hidden weapons to make it?"
"Exactly, Brother Luda helped me improve it. I'll make a plate of mung bean cold round ice for you to try."
Mo Xia's appetite was whetted by Mao Xi, and she ordered the signature egg yolk cake and butter abalone.
At the end of May, the candy shop was already full of people just after noon.
Mao Xi served mung bean ice: "Try it, does this mung bean ice taste good to you?"
This soft ice cream uses milk ice, so the texture is denser, and red honey beans, sweet potato balls, and brown sugar pearls are added to the smoothie. Every bite of the smoothie brings new surprises.
Mo Xia was impressed by the taste of brown sugar pearls. After finishing a bowl, she ordered another Yuanyang milk tea.
She came to the kitchen, curious about how to make the brown sugar pearls, and was about to help.
As an assassin's professional sensitivity, she noticed that some of the diners had unstable auras.
Mo Xia came to Shu Xi and whispered a few words: "Ah Shu, it seems that an uninvited guest has come to the candy shop. You and the waiter should stay in the kitchen and don't come out."
Mao Xi was startled. She was worried that Mo Xia would fight with the gangsters in the shop.
She spent dozens of taels on the ceramic cups and bowls. If they were broken on the floor, it would be a huge expense.
Mao Xi looked around the food shop. These diners seemed to be ordinary people, and there were no overlord meal eaters or local bullies.
"Mo Xia, you must have read it right. These people are very normal. Don't be impulsive. I just bought these bowls and cups last month..."
Mo Xia made a shushing gesture, calmly returned to her original seat, and ate the egg yolk cake.
A young man in the banquet, wearing a dark green robe, put down his coins and was about to leave the store.
Mo Xia reached for a pair of chopsticks and threw them towards the young man's luggage: "Brother, you brought more things."
The young man cleverly avoided Mo Xia's chopstick attack and instead teased her: "Hey, hey, little lady, you are so beautiful and beautiful, just like the begonia flowers on your body, why don't you drink with me?"
Mo Xia's face turned red when she was teased by the boy, and she stepped forward to fight with him.
The young man looks young, about seventeen or eighteen years old, but he has excellent martial arts skills and can carry Jiuding with great strength.
He directly stepped forward, picked up Mo Xia, and carried her to the outer street.
Mo Xia had never been so coerced by someone. In anger, she threw out the darts from her waist.
The young man in black clothes flew to the roof with a light skill: "Hahaha, little lady, your martial arts is good, but you still need to practice for a few more years. It's just three egg yolk cakes, so don't use force with me."
"You little thief, don't run away. Come down if you can!" Mo Xia's face turned red from holding back.
The young man in black clothes flew out of his hand with a pear blossom and inserted it into Mo Xia's bun: "Girl, the begonia flower in your clothes is very nice. I will give you a pear blossom to press it. It will be a perfect match."
After saying that, he ran away from the roof and disappeared in an instant.
Some people watching the excitement gathered around Mo Xia, and Mao Xi and Mudan also walked out of the candy shop.
"Look, it's the 'Monster Pear'!" Girl Peony took the pear blossom from Mo Xia's head.
Mo Xia's martial arts skills were no match for this pear, and she was teased with words. She became angry and said: "What a strange thief? I think he is just a flower picker!"
Mao Xi quickly pulled Mo Xia back to the shop: "Miss Mo Xia, he has already run away, so don't chase him. The three egg yolk cakes don't matter, just let the little thief take them."
Back at the snack shop in Lihua Town, Shui Xi told everyone what happened that day and reminded Lou Lan'er to pay close attention to the fruit in the shop.
Lou Lan'er has a fiery temper and is prone to fight against injustice. Hearing that Mo Xia was defeated by a thief, she could not be calm: "Ah Shu, I have to keep my eyes wide open. If that little thief dares to come to Lihua Town, I will definitely kill him." Don't break his legs."
Lu Da said calmly on the side: "Mo Xia's martial arts skills are not inferior to yours. Take care of yourself and don't get teased by the time."
When Mu Zhiyuan heard that Mu Xi had fruit stolen in Kaitang today, and even Mo Xia was molested, he became worried about Mu Xi: "Ah Shu, you don't know martial arts, you are the one to worry about." Yes, next time I go to the candy store, I have to stay with you."
"Brother Mu, tomorrow I am going to work at the Zhouzhi County Mansion to make a butter cake for Mrs. Zhou's birthday. I'm worried that the pear will cause trouble, so why don't you accompany me?"
"No problem. I think that little thief wouldn't dare to cause trouble in the magistrate's house."
The next morning, the steward of Zhouzhi County Mansion drove a carriage to Liuxiang Snacks to pick up Miao Xi.
Mu Zhiyuan followed him on horseback and arrived at the gate of the magistrate's mansion. When the housekeeper saw that Prince Mu had also arrived at the magistrate's mansion, he hurriedly informed the master.
The magistrate's house was originally hosting relatives and friends, but suddenly the prince came, and he was panicked for a while.
Mu Zhiyuan asked Zhou Rusheng to hold the banquet as usual. He accompanied Shui Xi just because he was worried about her safety.
"My lord, you'd better go and sit down in the courtyard. It's not appropriate to stay in the kitchen with the servants."
Mao Xi pushed Mu Zhiyuan into the courtyard: "Brother Mu, don't make it difficult for Zhixian. You should observe more in the courtyard. Maybe the little thief is mixed in with the crowd."
When Zhou Zhixian heard this, he echoed: "His Royal Highness, today is a family banquet. There will be no thieves. Please come with me."
This was the second time that Mao Xi came to Zhouzhi County to make butter cakes. She was familiar with the process and prepared the banquet with the cooks.
"Oh, why are there less citrus after this meal? There is only one plate left!" A cook exclaimed.
Everyone gathered around, and there were only a few oranges left in the cloth bag where the oranges were stored. They were in extremely poor quality and could not be served on the table.
"The housekeeper specially sent someone to buy this in advance and store it in the cellar."
"Is there anything else missing in the cellar?" the housekeeper came over and asked after hearing the news.
The cook shook her head and denied: "I just lost the citrus, and all the other food is there, so it won't affect the banquet."
"The old lady likes to eat tangerines the most. What should I do?"
"Don't worry, I still have some ingredients left for making butter cakes. How about I make some citrus-flavored snacks for the old lady?"
When the housekeeper saw that the butter cake made by Mao Xi was finished, he asked the cooks to help make it together.
The raw material used in Maoxi is orange-flavored ghee, and the remaining citrus juice is squeezed and mixed with ghee.
There was not enough cake, so she steamed some sponge cake with flour, eggs and milk, cut the cake into cylindrical shapes, then decorated it with ghee into the shape of citrus, and finally decorated it with orange leaves to make it lifelike.
When the food was served, the maids brought plates of citrus butter cakes. The old lady felt that Zhou Rusheng had paid special attention to it, which made her even happier.
After the banquet was over, the housekeeper gave Shu Xi one tael more for her work fee and thanked her for her rescue today.
"Miss Miao Xi, this is today's money. There are three taels and 200 wen in total. Please keep it. The extra one tael was specially requested by the master."
After leaving Zhou Mansion, Mao Xi and Mu Zhiyuan walked back to Tangshui Shop together.
When passing by the east stage, there were several little beggars sitting together beside the stage. They were eating tangerines with relish. One of the little girls was holding a pear blossom in her hand.
These summer citrus are expensive, and they are not something that a little beggar can eat. Could it be... It seems that the little thief is not too bad.
Mao Xi pointed at the little beggar: "Brother Mu, look! It's an orange and a pear. Isn't that the little thief robbing the rich to give to the poor?"