Chapter 61 Picking Peach Blossoms
Yin Xing saw that the young lady was either reading medical books or staying in the pharmacy all day. She felt that she was going to be moldy, so she said, "Young lady, the peach blossoms in the peach garden in this mansion are blooming. Why don't we go and take a look. By the way, pick some peach blossoms and let Yin Ling make peach blossom cakes."
Song Qingci didn't want to go at first. What was so good about peach blossoms? She had seen Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, so how could she be interested in a peach garden in a mansion? But after hearing what happened, Peach Blossom Pastry seemed pretty good. It should be delicious.
"Okay. Remember to bring a bigger basket." Song Qingci had made up his mind and stopped worrying.
He put down the book in his hand, twisted his neck and stretched his waist.
Yinxing is right. We should indeed go out and get some fresh air and stretch our muscles.
The peach garden in the General's Mansion is located at the back of the entire mansion and covers a very large area. It is said that the garden was enclosed with the yard next door in the past to achieve its current size.
This peach garden is not just for beauty. It is also a source of income for the general's mansion.
Every year when the peaches are ripe, they are picked uniformly and exchanged for silver.
Therefore, the peach orchard is managed by someone to ensure the quality and quantity of the fruits every year.
All the wealthy families have their own ways to make money, otherwise they would not be able to live a decent life just relying on the salaries and rewards from the court.
Basically, every wealthy family has many farms under their name. In addition to keeping enough for their own consumption, the output of the farms will be sold to others in exchange for silver.
There were indeed several manors under the name of the General's Mansion, but after so many years of guarding the border, the old general often paid for military supplies out of his own pocket, so there were not many left.
In this peach orchard, the annual income is a very important sum of money.
This was also Song Qingci's first time in Taoyuan.
The peach blossoms were in full bloom. Not only was Yinxing excited, Song Qingci also felt that such a beautiful scene was really pleasing to the eyes.
She is indeed a natural lover of beauty, and all beautiful things can make her happy.
However, while it is pleasing to the eyes, what you eat is more important.
"Yinxing, didn't I tell you to bring a bigger basket? Why is this one so small? How many flowers can it hold?" Looking at the basket in Yinxing's hand, which was about 30 centimeters in diameter, Song Qingci still thought it was too small.
She didn't know how many peach blossoms were needed to make peach blossom pastry, but she was sure the more the better.
"Madam, this is already the biggest one. But I took two." Yinxing said as he took out another one.
Song Qingci looked at her and laughed immediately, "Not bad. Smart!" "If the volume is not enough, then we can make up for it with quantity.
Yinxing was also very happy to be praised.
"You go this way, I go this way. Let's split up. This way it will be faster. Remember, pick them separately, don't pick them all from the same branch. This will affect the fruiting later." Song Qingci arranged it directly.
As for peach blossoms, just one look is enough. There is a saying that goes, "Once you have seen it, you have it." Song Qingci thinks this saying is very good.
Peach blossoms, it’s more fragrant to make peach blossom cakes~
Song Qingci was picking peach blossoms with great enthusiasm when he faintly heard the cry of a baby.
The sound became clearer and clearer, and more and more miserable.
Are there any children in this general's mansion? !
"Cry! Why are you crying? I told you to cry, I told you to cry!" Shan Yu's voice clearly reached Song Qingci's ears.
Song Qingci was shocked. Could this child be...
Song Qingci threw away the basket of peach blossoms and ran quickly towards the place where Shan Yu spoke.
It’s just tracking the sound, which is a piece of cake for her.
If it was a martial arts master, it might take some effort, but for a rookie like Shan Yu, forget it.
When Song Qingci ran closer, he saw Shan Yu's foot kicking the child curled up on the ground.
''stop!''
As she shouted, she threw a peach blossom that she had picked earlier towards the leg that kicked Xiaoyuer.
The originally light flower now became like a sharp blade, hitting Shan Yu's feet directly and knocking her to the ground in an instant.
"Ah!" Shan Yu fell to the ground in pain, her screams drowning out Xiao Yu'er's cries.
Shan Yu heard Song Qingci's voice, but she deliberately did not stop. Why should she listen to her?
It was this damn kid, together with his mother, who caused her to be grounded.
Today she begged her mother for a long time before her mother agreed to let her come to Taoyuan to get some fresh air. Who would have thought that she would meet this dead kid playing in the mud as soon as she arrived.
He also threw mud onto her skirt.
How could she tolerate this? Of course she would settle both the old and new accounts together.
It was just that the maid slapped him a few times, and he cried loudly. It was really annoying.
So she kicked him without thinking.
Xiao Yu'er was frightened by the scene and stopped talking.
He rolled back half a circle, and smeared his muddy little hands on his swollen and red cheeks, instantly turning his face into a calico cat's.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Hongyu looked at Shan Yu who suddenly fell to the ground and screamed loudly. She had no idea where to start. She was afraid that she would touch something she shouldn't touch and make her more painful.
Song Qingci didn't even look at Shan Yu. She ran to Xiao Yu'er, helped him up from the ground, and asked, "How are you? Are you okay? Are you injured? Where does it hurt?"
The series of questions left Xiao Yuer confused.
He understood, but didn't know which one to answer first.
Seeing that Xiao Yu'er just stared without saying anything, Song Qingci instinctively felt that he was bullied by Shan Yu.
She pulled Xiaoyuer behind her, then picked up a dead branch on the ground, raised her hand and hit Hongyun.
He was so ruthless that the originally fragile dead branch was turned into a weapon.
Although Xiaoyuer's face was dirty, you could still see the bright red slap marks.
Song Qingci didn't care who slapped her, it was definitely the master and servant.
Shan Yu had already fallen to the ground due to her injured leg, and now only Hong Yun was still standing. The dead branches naturally hit the standing person.
Hong Yun was beaten so hard that her whole body was in pain, and she couldn't escape.
No matter where she hid, the dead branch seemed to have eyes and kept chasing and hitting her.
It was probably about five minutes before Song Qingci stopped.
It wasn't because she had had enough, but because she was afraid that if she continued she would kill the man.
Throwing the dead branch to the ground, she squatted in front of Xiao Yu'er again. She took out a handkerchief she brought with her and wiped the dirt off his face, saying softly, "Don't be afraid, Auntie will have someone take you back."
Before, she wanted Xiaoyuer to call her sister. She was so young and beautiful, it would be a pity not to call her sister. But Li refused sternly. She said it was against the rules, so she had to change to calling her aunt.