Qin Maolin hurried to the dining room to make ginger soup for Ran Shaotang to ward off the cold.

Xie Yingren looked at the young master who was still moist and clean from breakfast. In the blink of an eye, he stood in front of him with water plants on his head and his whole body dripping with water. He was so angry that he shook the flour in his hands and shouted to find a machete to chop Zhong Jiuchou.

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While Shaotang was pulling down the water plants in embarrassment, he told Qin Xiaoyue to get clean clothes to change.

Worried that Xie Yingren would be in trouble here, he sent him to chop wood and heat hot water for himself.

Xie Yingren suddenly clapped his hands, stirring up countless dust: "Oh no, I'm learning to make sugar cakes from Uncle Qin. No one is watching when I run out, so the cakes must be burnt."

He ran out in a hurry, shouting as he ran: "I will heat hot water for you right now. When the pancakes are baked, you must try my craftsmanship."

Qin Xiaoyue brought clean clothes over and wanted to help Shaotang change, but Shaotang refused and made rules accordingly.

Qin Maolin and his daughter were only responsible for serving food, tea, washing and cleaning, etc. Ran Shaotang could not get into her room unless she was summoned. If she disobeyed the order, she would be expelled from the Medicine King Palace.

Xiaoyue reluctantly put down her clothes and exited the room.

In her heart, she felt that this young master had a weird temperament, and she was curious as to why she made such a request. Did she dislike her for being vulgar, or did she have some secret that she didn't want others to know? She muttered in her heart.

Fortunately, he fell into the water on a hot day. After taking a hot bath, Ran Shaotang changed into clean clothes and drank the ginger soup in one gulp. Not only did he not sneeze, he also broke out in hot sweat.

She wrote a few letters in the study, called Xiaoyue in, and asked her to send these letters to her third uncle, fourth uncle, and seventh uncle respectively.

After Qin Xiaoyue left, she took two notices and went to the dining room to find Xie Yingren, who was learning cooking from Qin Maolin.

As soon as I walked to the backyard, a wisp of aroma penetrated my nose.

She took a deep breath, her stomach growling in protest.

Xie Yingren laughed happily from the dining room: "Uncle Qin, I succeeded. How do you like it?"

It was quiet for a moment, and Qin Maolin's laughter rang out: "Well, Yingren, you really have talent. You actually succeeded in one try. You are much better than me back then."

"Really? Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious. The taste is authentic." Qin Maolin sincerely praised Xie Yingren.

Xie Yingren happily wrapped the remaining walnut cakes: "I want to leave these to Master to try."

Ran Shaotang walked in and took the paper bag: "I haven't eaten yet. We promised that we will share the blessings with each other, but you actually swallowed the delicious food." After saying that, he opened the oil-paper bag, picked up the walnut cake and put it in his mouth.

The taste seems familiar.

"How come it tastes so similar to the Ruyizhai in Kyoto?" Shaotang kept talking, and the last piece of snack went into his stomach.

Xie Yingren looked forward to it: "Is it delicious? When I went to pick you up in Kyoto, didn't you treat me to Ruyizhai's snacks? I memorized the taste. When Uncle Qin taught me how to make walnut cakes, I followed the instructions in my memory.

Some seasonings have been added to the taste and the proportions have been changed. Unexpectedly, it tastes similar to Ruyizhai."

Xie Yingren's eyes sparkled when he talked about making food. Shaotang looked at him talking eloquently and felt that the whole dining room was shining brightly.

"Uncle Qin is right. You have talent in this area, don't waste it. As long as the second uncle doesn't arrange anything for you, you can come here and learn how to cook meals from Uncle Qin."

"What should we do if we focus on the labor dispatch settlement?" Xie Yingren scratched his head.

Shaotang stood up and said, "Of course, keep doing it. Do you still want to hang out in the dining room every day? Be careful, my uncle will beat you up if he finds out. Hurry up and post these two notices. Post one at the door of Lingyun Palace.

There is just one posted outside the ancestral hall. Go and come back quickly, I want to eat the hand-made noodles you made tonight."

Xie Yingren agreed, took the notice, and ran out without even asking what the notice was about or why it was posted.

Qin Maolin put down his work and asked Shaotang: "If you are hungry, I can help you make noodles now."

Shaotang waved his hand: "I just want Xie Shisan to know that he is a useful person and someone who is always needed. In this way, he can get rid of his inferiority complex and slowly find his own value."

Qin Maolin stared at Shaotang with burning eyes. Although she still looked like a child, her ideas were more mature than those of an average adult. It seemed that he had made the right bet.

The notice Xie Yingren posted in the village soon attracted a group of women and children to watch.

All the strong laborers in the family went to work, and the remaining wives, children, and mother had enough to eat and had nothing to do but eat melon seeds.

"The notice says that Mr. Ran is going to open a bank, and he calls on all the people in the village who have spare money to invest in it. The interest paid is not low."

"Is there really such a good thing? I don't control the profitable business, and I give out the benefits. I think it's a trap."

"Why is this a trap? Young Master Ran has a lot of money, but he still doesn't want to defraud you of that little money. He is a woman with short knowledge."

"Hey, you're from Wang Fu's family, you're not a womanizer? What benefits has Young Master Ran given you? You're always defending him. Let me tell you, my boss came back this morning, and work was stopped in Kanfeng. Just because of Young Master Ran.

I won’t give everyone a raise in wages.”

"Why don't you give him a raise in wages? Isn't he quite rich? Such a two-story Yaowang Palace was built in the blink of an eye. Why is there any difficulty in raising the wages?"

"So, you are stupid. He has spent all his money, so of course he needs someone to fill the hole. Otherwise, why not give him a raise?"

After listening to this rhetoric, a bunch of people suddenly understood.

Someone asked: "Who will fill this hole?"

"Who else? Of course, whoever buys the shares will fill it in. Your money has gone into other people's pockets and you still want it back? Do you think Mr. Ran is a fool? He is very clever at playing tricks." Yao Wensheng's wife squatted on the ground.

The children who were playing were picked up and walked home, twisting and turning.

Lin Lao also added: "You all go home and tell your bosses, don't be fooled."

Grandma Xu, who had been sitting under the wall and taking a nap, opened her eyes after the crowd dispersed, looked at the notice posted not far away, and smiled.

Xie Yingren tried his best to climb to Lingyun Hall. As soon as he posted the notice, Cheng Yi caught him and grabbed his ears.

"Thirteen, where did you go? Master has been back for a long time, and you haven't come to pay him a visit. Did you get into trouble with Ran Xiaogui again?"

When Xie Yingren saw Cheng Yi, he hugged him happily regardless of the pain in his ears: "Master, Master, are you back? I miss you so much. Have you brought back any delicious food?"

The emotion that had just surged through Cheng Yi instantly receded like a tide.

"Go away, I love you, you don't want to be a teacher, but you want to eat? No, no. I won't give it to you even if I bring it."

Xie Yingren chuckled: "Master, I can make walnut cake myself. I'm new to it. I'll make it for you to eat tonight."

Cheng Yi felt that this silly disciple had too out-of-the-box ideas for normal people to keep up with him. One moment he was begging for food, and the next moment he was making walnut cakes. No wonder all his disciples loved to bully him.

That's why Ran Xiaogui doesn't dislike him.

Speaking of Shaotang, he had to meet her.

"Go quickly and call Shaotang to Xingchen Pavilion. Master has something to see him."

After receiving the order, Xie Yingren reluctantly left his master, whom he had not seen for several days, and ran back to deliver a message to Shaotang.
Chapter completed!