sinovels Chapter 298 Birthday Cake
Chapter 298 Birthday Cake
Shi Xingyu has never seen other villagers. He saw that these people had happy and satisfied smiles on their faces, and their eyes were bright. When chatting between working in the fields, a sentence or two from the enlightenment book popped up from time to time. Thinking of Jing Ge'er saying that the whole village of Linjiacun is literate, Shi Xingyu kept this in his heart and told his grandfather when he went back.
When he got to the gate of the Lin family, Shi Xingyu suddenly felt embarrassed. He didn't receive the invitation, and he didn't write a greeting card, and he came to the door empty-handed.
But when everyone arrived, he was not afraid of getting into trouble, so he bit the bullet and followed the servants of the Lin family into the room.
Yang Yusheng was quite surprised when he got the news. He made snacks for Qingdai Building. He naturally knew that Lin Xiazhi had also set up a Qingdai Publishing House in addition to building Qingdai Building. This Shi Xingyu is the president of the publishing house. From now on, it will be held in Qingdai Building Gatherings, selecting good works and publishing books, etc., are very powerful.
This is the first time for Shi Xingyu to meet Yang Yusheng. In his heart, Yang Yusheng is also a very good person, not only can he make delicious snacks, but he also heard from Brother Jing that Yang Yusheng is also responsible for making delicious food.
Both of them had heard about each other, Shi Xingyu was very embarrassed immediately after meeting and explained that he came here on a whim and didn't prepare anything, please don't mind Yang Yusheng.
"It's all right, we small people don't pay much attention to those things, since Mr. Shi is Xia Ge'er's friend, you don't need to worry about those formalities when you come home." Yang Yusheng enthusiastically pulled him into the room.
"Brother Yang, if you don't mind, you can call me Brother Yu." Shi Xingyu smiled sheepishly.
Shi Xingyu is different from the people Yang Yusheng has ever met. Although his family background is unusual, he does not have a sense of arrogance, and he will not feel uncomfortable getting along with each other.
There were freshly made lotus cakes on the table, and Yang Yusheng asked Shi Xingyu to taste them. These cakes will be used in the lotus symposium in two days, to see if there is any need to improve them.
Yang Yusheng was born to eat the rice on the stove. The texture and taste of the lotus pastry has been perfected by him and has reached the most perfect state under this historical condition. Shi Xingyu was satisfied, and there was only one left on the plate without paying attention , suddenly made him blush completely.
Just at this time, Little Nian Gao leaned on the wall and walked over, saw Shi Xingyu who he didn't know, and called out sweetly: "Brother."
Shi Xingyu thought about the situation of the Lin family, and the first time he saw this little brother, he thought that he was Brother Xia's little brother. His first name was Lin Sinian, and his nickname was Xiao Nian Gao.
Seeing the white and tender appearance of the little rice cake, and thinking about his little nephew who is like a monkey, Shi Xingyu immediately fell in love with the little rice cake, and picked him up and put him on his lap: "The little rice cake is so cute."
When Xiao Nian Gao was picked up, she saw the only remaining lotus flower cake on the table, pointed at it and said, "Gao Gao."
Shi Xingyu's face turned red again, but luckily he was thick-skinned, so he picked up the plate: "Want to eat the little rice cake?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Nian Gao shook her head: "Eat cakes, wash your hands."
Yang Yusheng looked at him and praised him: "Yes, you have to wash your hands before eating." Then he ordered the people outside to bring a basin of water to wash the hands of Xiaonian Gao.
Shi Xingyu felt that this child was too obedient, so sensible that he could soften people's hearts into puddles of water.
Little Nian Gao didn't move in Shi Xingyu's arms, he looked left and right, then turned to ask Yang Yusheng, "Brother, Tuantuan?"
"Brother Yang, what is Tuantuan that Little Rice Cake is talking about?" Shi Xingyu didn't understand, wondering if Tuantuan was eating.
"Tuantuan is sleeping." Yang Yusheng answered Xiao Nian Gao's question before explaining to Shi Xingyu, "Tuan Tuan is my child, whose nickname is Xiaomi Tuan. We corrected him before, but he didn't Knowing how to say nephew, after listening to our words, he picked up and called Tuantuan."
Shi Xingyu looked at the little rice cake who had washed his hands and ate the pastry obediently, and he had the urge to take the little rice cake back to his home to raise, and let his little nephew see what a real good boy is!
After a while, Xiaomi Tuan also woke up, and now Xiaomi Tuan is learning to speak. After Xiaomi Tuan came out, Xiao Nian Gao leaned over to chat with Xiaomi Tuan, and Yang Yusheng laughed all morning.
Shi Xingyu felt that it was worthwhile for him to come to Lin's house. He met a brother he likes and two little babies, and also ate delicious pastries.
Shi Xingyu thought that the family must be worried about him right now, so he didn't stay at the Lin family for lunch, and left before the meal, always in a good mood.
The people from the Shi family outside finally received their young master, and they were relieved. They thanked the servants of the Cheng family and brought Shi Xingyu back to the Shi family.
As soon as he got home, Shi Xingyu immediately went to see his grandfather, the old man of the Shi family, and told him what he had seen and heard in Linjiacun.
Linjia Village builds workshops. After the workshops earn money, they build roads and build schools. The children in the schools not only learn knowledge by themselves, but also teach the family members to read after returning home. The atmosphere in Linjia Village is very good now.
The old man of the Shi family's eyes became brighter after hearing this. He felt that the little experience of the Lin family village was worth learning from. If he could have the opportunity to expand to the whole country, why would he worry about Jingguo's national strength not being strong.
Shi Xingyu felt that the changes in Linjiacun were not limited to these. He discussed with his grandfather that he could visit Linjiacun when the rice was harvested for the first time.
The old man of the Shi family believed his little grandson's words, and planned to find time to take a look. If the Lin family village really developed well, he would write a booklet and go to Beijing to tell the current emperor all about it.
This trip to Linjiacun was rewarding. Shi Xingyu continued to write the storybook at home, preparing for the lotus poetry meeting, and waiting for the lotus poetry meeting to start in two days.
The people invited by the Lotus Cihui are no longer brothers, but also some young husbands. These people are carefully selected by Qingdai Publishing House, and they are all people with a good reputation in Jiangning County. can enter.
Time passed, and the CI meeting was held as scheduled. There were not as many people and carriages outside the Qingdai Building as when it opened last month, but the people who went upstairs were from good backgrounds, and the seats in the Qingdai Building were almost full.
This time, Lin Xiazhi did not participate in the speech meeting. As his belly began to grow, he didn't want to go to a confined space with many people, and always felt bored.
Shi Xingyu had the experience of successfully hosting the Peach Blossom Poetry Conference last time, this time the lotus poems will be smoother, and the people who come here are also prepared, and the poems they come up with have their own merits, and the scene is very lively.
The last time some people wrote poems at the Peach Blossom Poetry Conference, they were dissatisfied. After they were perfected this month, they were taken out again. Finally, after voting by the audience, the combined poems of the Poetry Conference and the Ci Conference were enough to produce a collection of poems. The Lotus Ci Conference Finished perfectly.
After sending off those who participated in the lotus poetry meeting, Shi Xingyu asked people to send the sorted poems to the book printing house, so that Qingdai Publishing House's first collection of poems would be printed and published as soon as possible.
In addition to sending to the printing house, a copy was also given to Lin Xiazhi, after all, Lin Xiazhi is the vice president of Qingdai Publishing House.
Although Lin Xiazhi can't write beautiful poems and gorgeous ancient prose, he still has the ability to appreciate after the years of education in elementary school, junior high school, and high school in his previous life.
After reading it once, he put it aside. There was no problem with Shi Xingyu hosting it.
After the lotus poetry meeting, it will be Lin Xiazhi's birthday. The temperature on the summer solstice this year is suitable, and the weather outside is also very good. It's a pity that Lin Xiazhi is pregnant and can't do it for him.
When there are too many people, it is easy to cause chaos, which is not good for Lin Xiazhi and the fetus, so after discussing with Lin Xiazhi, Cheng Fulang decided to just have a simple meal for the two families this year.
Because Qian Ying had just given birth to a child in the Li family and hadn't recovered yet, so he didn't invite the Li family, but sent someone to tell them that the youngest Li handed over the birthday gift that he had prepared long ago to Li Xiu, and asked Li Xiu to come. Time to bring Lin Xiazhi.
The Cheng and Lin families celebrated Lin Xiazhi's birthday together in Cheng Zhai. Everything was done according to Lin Xiazhi's preferences, and Lin Xiazhi was not bothered.
Cheng Luanjing quietly opened the thermal insulation wooden box brought by Yang Yusheng, smelled the tempting fragrance inside, and swallowed wildly: "My God, what is this?"
"I heard Brother Xia say this is called a cake, and it's something you eat on birthdays, just like birthday peaches." Yang Yusheng hurriedly put the lid back on.
Now that the weather is hot, he made it once before and did not cover it properly, and the layer of cream on the outside melted in a short time.
After the Chinese New Year, Yang Yusheng knew how to make cakes. He experimented many times. The firewood for baking cake embryos was difficult to control, and it was more troublesome than bread. It took a lot of thought to finally make it.
The outer layer of butter is also hard-won. If you don’t pay attention, it will melt away, or a layer of butter will appear when you mix too much. Fortunately, the butter can be used to bake biscuits. The baked biscuits are fragrant and sweet, otherwise it would be too much waste.
Lin Xiazhi slept until the sun was shining as usual before getting up. Cheng Wenliu didn't go out today, so he stayed with him at home, and told him that the Lin family was all here when he got up, and he was the only one left.
Lin Xiazhi immediately yelled: "What! Why didn't you wake me up earlier, it's so embarrassing."
"There was a similar situation before. At that time, Brother Xia, you said that if I dared to wake you up, you would throw me to sleep next door. I had no choice but to hold back and not wake you up." Cheng Wenliu immediately changed into an aggrieved look. , eyes accused Lin Xiazhi.
Recalling what happened at that time, Lin Xiazhi was too embarrassed to continue shouting, and could only whisper: "I was just joking, didn't I let you sleep next door."
Cheng Wenliu pretended he hadn't heard, and helped Lin Xiazhi put on his pants and shoes while Lin Xiazhi was getting dressed, so as to save him the time to clean himself up.
Outside, Li Xiu said to Cheng Fulang very embarrassedly: "Brother-in-law, I'm really sorry, when Brother Xia was at your house, he didn't stay up so late. I'll talk about him later, he's not so delicate when he's pregnant. Whoever doesn't have a pregnant woman can't let him do everything according to his own mind."
"Brother Xiu is fine. There is nothing wrong at home. If the children want to sleep, let them sleep a little longer. They will be very tired after waking up while pregnant. Sleeping comfortably will be good for the fetus." Cheng Fulang advised Li Xiu in turn. .