"Auntie Qin, please wait!"
In Qin Manor, Meton bowed to Mrs. Qin.
He personally came to Qin Manor to pay a New Year's visit, but Qin Qiong had already gone to visit a friend and was not at home. In addition, Meton was a junior, so it was not rude for Mrs. Qin to personally receive him.
Mrs. Qin nodded and turned to say, "Huaiyu, send Meton off."
"Yes! Mother! "
Qin Huaiyu could not wait to rush out and accompanied Meton out of Qin Manor.
"The confinement is over, right? You have been wronged these days, "Meton said gratefully.
Qin Huaiyu waved his hand and said indifferently, "It ended a long time ago. It was just a show. How could father punish me severely? I have long disliked those people from Luoyang. This time, I just took the opportunity to teach them a lesson."
Meton was slightly touched and said, "No matter what, it was because of the Village Mo incident. I will remember this favor."
Qin Huaiyu pretended to be angry and said, "What are you saying? I have a share in the gourmet city. This time, the Village Mo produced off-season vegetables, so the gourmet city will definitely be very popular. In addition, Xie Qianchou is selling well. Come to think of it, Qin Manor has profited. If those people from Luoyang had their way, Qin Manor would not have these benefits."
This time, Meton came to Qin Manor to pay a New Year's visit and brought off-season vegetables as a gift. It was cheap and novel, so Mrs. Qin was very satisfied. In addition, the release of the crystal Xie Qianchou allowed Xie Qianchou to regain its position as the best wine in the world. Qin Manor's deposit of five thousand strings of coins could be said to be the most cost-effective business deal. She could not help but be very satisfied with Meton.
Although Qin Huaiyu said so, Meton knew that the three families of Qin Manor directly joined Xie Qianchou. It seemed to be an ordinary deal, but in reality, it was very significant. After all, the three public houses stood on Meton's side, which made some people's secret movements more restrained. This allowed Meton to lay out his plan.
"Okay, then I will not stand on ceremony. But I have a gift for Brother Qin. I hope Brother Qin won't refuse." While they were talking, they had unknowingly walked out of Qin Manor.
Meton waved his hand, and a brand-new second-generation four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of Qin Huaiyu.
"This is …" Qin Huaiyu looked at the eye-catching carriage with the bright glass windows. He could tell the purpose at a glance, and Look, he could not help but be happy.
"This is the new-generation carriage that has not been sold in the Mo Family Village. It is the only one on the street of Chang 'an City!" Meton whispered. The four-wheeled carriage that was given to Li Shimin would not appear on the street of Chang 'an City. It was not an exaggeration to say that Qin Huaiyu's carriage was the only one.
"Good, you are a good friend!" Qin Huaiyu said with a look of ecstasy.
Looking at the transparent glass and exquisite interior, such an eye-catching carriage on the Vermilion Bird Avenue must be envied by many rich playboys.
Among the playboys, although they mainly rode horses, those who rode horses in winter were pure idiots, especially the warm and comfortable four-wheeled carriage with exquisite appearance. Once it appeared, the trend of riding horses in Chang 'an City suddenly stopped. It was afraid that until the warm spring, the valiant and heroic knights would not appear on the street of Chang' an City.
Seeing this, Meton could not help but smile. Sure enough, carriages and horses were men's favorite. With Qin Huaiyu and others showing off and stimulating them, he believed that once the four-wheeled carriage was on the market, it would be very popular. Even if other carriages and horses wanted to imitate it, they could only stare at it helplessly without the glass in hand.
After leaving the Qin's Mansion, Meton sat in the four-wheeled carriage and pondered. This time, there was another reason for him to come to the Qin's Mansion. On the surface, Mrs. Qin was the matchmaker between Meton and Princess Changle. Although Mrs. Qin urged him directly, she also revealed a piece of news that Princess Changle's birthday was about to be 16.
That meant that Princess Changle was about to be 16 years old. He had promised before that he would be the matchmaker and the betrothal gift of 10,000 gold as soon as possible. This was the last obstacle between him and Princess Changle.
Thinking of this, Meton could not help but reveal a sweet smile. This day was finally coming.
"But right now, the most important thing is Changle's birthday." Meton thought to himself. Before the Tang Dynasty, from the emperor to the commoners, they did not celebrate their birthdays. Now, he was going to celebrate the first birthday in the history of China for Princess Changle.
The most important thing about celebrating a birthday was the sense of ceremony. In the sense of ceremony, the birthday cake was probably an essential part of it.
"Fortunately, I have all the ingredients. Otherwise, I would really be at a loss!" Meton inwardly rejoiced.
Before that, the cake and cream had already been made. The following matters would be easy to handle! Meton's eyes flickered and instantly thought of a very good candidate.
The ice cream shop's Imperial Chef Zhou.
"Birthday cake!"
On the second day of the New Year, Imperial Chef Zhou looked at Meton with a blank expression. He knew about cakes and knew how to make cream. However, he was completely confused about this birthday cake.
"The Old Man has been a chef all his life, but I have never made this dish before." Imperial Chef Zhou said helplessly.
He had been a chef all his life, but even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. Naturally, he would not be able to make a birthday cake that was made out of nothing.
Meton shook his head and said, "As for the specifics, you only need to follow the gourd and draw a ladle! Right now, you only need to familiarize yourself with this birthday cake in a short period of time! "
After saying that, Meton stretched out his hand and handed a drawing to Imperial Chef Zhou. On the drawing, there was a lifelike drawing of the appearance of a birthday cake and the production process.
"Phew!" Imperial Chef Zhou looked at the drawing of the birthday cake that Meton handed over and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. That would be much simpler.
"Merton, don't worry. I will not make any mistakes!" Imperial Chef Zhou patted his chest and guaranteed.
"Do it with heart! This will be another trump card of the ice cream shop in the future. Who doesn't pay attention to their birthday? Even if only one in a thousand people in the Tang dynasty celebrates their birthday, this will be a huge market. "Meton reminded.
Imperial Chef Zhou's eyes suddenly lit up. Although the ice cream shop was the only one that made a lot of money, ice cream was only the peak season in summer. Other seasons, it was not that popular. He had long wanted to find another pillar for the ice cream shop, and with the birthday cake in front of him, he was afraid that the ice cream shop would be full of customers.
"Merton is wise!" Imperial Chef Zhou sincerely admired.
Everyone had a birthday, and it would be celebrated once a year. In this era, everyone paid special attention to their birth characters. However, Meton added a special layer of meaning to the birth characters. Adults might not pay attention to it, but children loved sweets. In addition, who didn't love their children? The birthday cake combined the love of adults and children into one. It was simply the finishing touch.
Meton immediately revealed a knowing smile. He couldn't help but think of the scene of a group of classmates celebrating their birthdays when they were students. Children naturally had to celebrate with their families, and when they grew up, it was naturally more interesting to celebrate with their friends.
However, if he wanted to invite Changle out for her birthday, he naturally had to have a spy.
Seeing Imperial Chef Zhou leave happily, Meton thought for a moment and immediately wrote a letter. He instructed Tie An, "Pass this letter to the Eastern Palace. Tell them that there is something that the Crown Prince needs help with!"
"Yes!" Tie An immediately accepted the order and left.
Meton carefully recalled the scenes of birthdays in his previous life. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he nodded. What he needed to do next was to choose the best place for Changle's birthday. There was probably no place more suitable than the ice cream shop.
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