Chapter 5 Poem: Writing about Plum Blossoms and Moonlight Tea on a Rainy Spring Day (Five)

  At this moment, Wei Gongzi actually started selling his tricks again, I hastily asked: "What's going on!"

  Wei Gongzi lowered his voice and said to me, "Just now, that rotten head flew out from inside, making a whizzing sound, which scared the mother tiger half to death. She fell to the ground, paralyzed, and didn't get up for a long time. Naturally, she didn't dare make a sound. When she saw Xiaosheng going out at night, she was afraid that Xiaosheng would be in danger, so she questioned him loudly. Who would have thought that Xiaosheng had already figured it out, and they all confessed."

  I remembered what Longjing Gongzi said, and it all came true. I couldn't help but click my tongue in wonder and hastily asked: "How is the lady doing now?"

  Wei Gongzi snorted, saying: "What's the point of mentioning that old tigress again? I've just come to a realization - it turns out she was a shrewd woman who murdered her own husband! How infuriating! I've already written a divorce letter and sent her back to her parents' home. Right now, I'm hosting a grand banquet at the Dragon God Temple, with all sorts of delicacies and fine incense. This is a gift for you, please accept it!"

  Although the gift was wrapped up tightly, the silk wrapping paper on the outside was a good thing, and at first glance, it was not cheap. My parents and I wanted to decline, but Mr. Wei's face turned sullen, saying: "If you don't accept it, then you look down on my humble gift!"

  We didn't dare say more and could only thank him before Lord Wei left with a flourish.

  My parents asked me about the origin of things, I didn't dare to speak clearly, and had to push it as a dragon god showing spirit, saving Wei Gongzi. My parents were half-believing and half-doubting, and they accepted the gift without mentioning it again.

  But I was even more perplexed, that Longjing young master, what is his origin? And why does he seem to know me, just calling me a silly fool? The strange things he said, are they also about that mysterious midwife?

  After being stunned for a while, I smelled that Dad was currently making peach cream with his friends, and the whole house was filled with a sweet fragrance.

  Peach crisp is made with fine new wheat flour sifted, add some yeast to ferment, then take the best walnuts peeled, scalded with boiling water, crushed and mixed in, with lard, beaten fresh eggs, white sugar, finely mixed. After mixing well with the sifted flour, knead into a dough, cut the dough into small balls, flatten the small balls, brush a layer of egg liquid on the dough skin, put it in the oven. The sweet aroma wafts out, and the golden crispy peach crisp is ready to come out of the oven, fragrant and crispy, making people sigh with delight. Peach crisp is easy to crumble, often when eating, hands need to be under the mouth to catch the crumbs, even the crumbs are not willing to throw away.

  "Mei Cai, don't be distracted! Your father and two brothers are busy right now, and I'm also tied up. The water crystal girl just sent a maid over to ask for peach sauce, so hurry up and pack it while it's fresh, then run another trip and quickly send it over."

  I hastily agreed, watching as Mother quickly wrapped the still slightly hot peach pastries in oil paper and put them into a food box. I swallowed my saliva, picked up the food box, and headed to the Smoke and Rain Pavilion to deliver the pastries.

  Yan Yu Ge is just on the other side of Zi Yu Chai Street, which is one of the most prosperous commercial streets in the western suburbs of Beijing. The shops are lined up one after another, stretching far into the distance, and the flags with various shop names flutter slightly in the autumn wind. Our family's pastry shop also has a small reputation on Zi Yu Chai Street. Father's pastries are unforgettable to many people, and they all praise them as the best in the world. Apart from the business at our storefront, the most important thing is that we make special pastries for Yan Yu Ge's guests. From being a young apprentice to becoming the boss of a small shop, it was all thanks to doing business with Yan Yu Ge. Mr. Mo, the manager of Yan Yu Ge, has always taken care of us.

  After a few days, I heard Yang Shu coming to the shop next door chatting with my mother, saying something pitiful and sympathetic. I hurried over to listen and asked: "Yang Shu, what's wrong? Who is pitiful?"

  The girl sighed: "It's not the original wife of Wei Gongzi, sent back home, but unfortunately her parents had passed away early, her older brother was weak, and her sister-in-law was a person who didn't tolerate others, unwilling to keep her, only saying that the young lady should return to her natal family, ruining their luck, forcing her to become the concubine of Zhang Lao Ye in Tie Shi Zi Hutong to bring good fortune for his illness."

  "Old Master Zhang?" I also know Old Master Zhang, who just celebrated his 80th birthday last year. The pastries were sent by me, and he looked haggard, having suffered from tuberculosis. I was shocked: "But people said that Old Master Zhang didn't have many days left to live. What's going on here?"

  "Which is why I said it was a rushed wedding! This old master and his daughter-in-law managed the whole thing by themselves, earning her a reputation for being virtuous. But how could Madame Wei have agreed to this? Taking advantage of the commotion while preparing the dowry, she jumped into the Rouge River. The water was swift on that spring day, and by the time the maidservants saw what happened, she had already been swept far away. Even now, they haven't found her body."

  My heart suddenly sank, and this Mrs. Wei's death was more or less related to me. I couldn't help but want to slap myself a few times. My mother saw my expression and quickly said: "It was the Dragon God who showed his spirit and saved Young Master Wei. Mrs. Wei indeed had bad luck and encountered a wicked woman, so it's not your fault."

  Although I said that, I still didn't feel at ease in my heart. I just felt that I had talked too much and caused the death of Mrs. Wei. My mother could only give me a food box and also gave me some loose silver coins, telling me to go to the Smoke Rain Pavilion to run errands and buy something I liked.

  I thought about it and decided that I might as well go ask Longjing Gongzi about the ins and outs of this matter, so I quickly picked up my basket and went.

  When I arrived at the back garden of the Yanyu Pavilion, just as I was about to enter the door, I saw an animal lying on a stone, which I had never seen before. It was about the size of a cat, with a head, face and body, its belly covered in shiny, smooth fur that looked like it was wearing a bib. Its round head was tightly attached to its round body, so fat that you couldn't see its neck.

  Her face looked a bit like a cat, with tabby-like markings all over her face, and two tawny round eyes gazing at me warmly.

  What is this thing? I curiously squatted down, and the animal was not afraid of me, only making "gurgling" sounds. I plucked up my courage to touch it, and its fur felt warm and smooth. The animal seemed to like me very much, and it burrowed into my arms.

  I found the animal delightful, so I secretly put two pieces of peach pastry into the basket and placed them in front of it. The animal sniffed and sniffed, stretched out its two paws to hold them in front of its face, and ate them up little by little, seemingly very fragrant and sweet.

  "Plum blossom! You little devil, what are you doing squatting there all alone?" A sharp and shrill voice rang out: "You wouldn't be hiding something stolen from the Smoke and Rain Pavilion, would you?"

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