C146 Dumplings from Winter Solstice
C146 Dumplings from Winter Solstice
Shen Jingli also took this opportunity to push out the high heels they produced. He first chose a group of ladies with good appearances and clean faces from Yang Ningxiu's Embroidery Workshop and trained them to walk around while wearing high heels. Afterwards, when the Purple Bamboo Association was full of rooms, he set up a show at the Purple Bamboo Association to show off all kinds of high heels that they produced to the young mistress who came to soak in hot springs.
The high-heeled shoes caught the eyes of many madams and mistresses, especially the younger ones, who were more likely to be attracted by novelty.
Many newlyweds and unmarried young ladies were tempted to leave when they saw the models wearing high heels and looking more graceful when walking. They wished that they could wear a pair of shoes and leave immediately.
As soon as the show ended, a dozen or so ladies came over to ask about the high heels. Seven or eight of them even bought a pair and ordered a few pairs.
Over the next few days, the capital's aristocracy circle talked about the high heels introduced by the Violet Bamboo Association.
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"Have you heard?" A lady said to the girl beside her.
"Heard what?" The female companion was puzzled.
"The high heels of the Purple Bamboo Association. Everyone has been discussing this matter recently." The lady showed an exaggerated expression.
"I know that. A few days ago, my direct sister went to the Purple Bamboo Association to soak in a hot spring, and she sent a pair to them." The lady continued, "The heels of those shoes are taller than most shoes, so they look a bit strange, but when my first wife put them on, her temperament changed. She looks just like a dignified and noble lady, making my mother very happy …"
"Just your sister, who is as dashing as a man?" Your daughter found it hard to believe.
"That's her. You also know that I am a beautiful young mistress, but I have a very loose personality and I don't look like a lady. After wearing those shoes, I can't walk fast, and my figure is even more enchanting. The female companion said, "Looking at her, I also want to buy a pair of clothes, but I'm out of stock, and there are still 300 orders waiting. Sigh, every time there's such a good thing, it's never my turn."
Hearing her companion say that, the noble lady also sighed, and said: "That's right, the moment I heard about this matter, I also wanted to buy a pair, it's out of stock, this Yang Family, it's really so, since we're introducing new things, why don't we start making more …."
"That's right, you don't even know that my second cousin bought two pairs of her own. She rotated them every day and showed them off in front of us sisters every day." The female companion gritted her teeth, her tone filled with envy and jealousy.
The two ladies grumbled and regretted that they hadn't bought their shoes at the first possible moment.
The sound of high heels spread like wildfire through the ladies' circle. Yang Family and Yang Ningxiu's name ignited once again in the ladies' circle.
"..."
Han Family
"Sister-in-law, do you know that the daughter-in-law Fei'er used to be is very powerful now? Her new high heels made from Embroidery Workshop are very popular with your wife, and I heard that even the empress bought a few pairs. She was dealt with by many of the officials and business ladies, and many of the ladies were fighting to curry favor with her. " A woman wearing a plain cotton dress and a rolling rabbit fur jacket said to Mrs Han as she drank tea.
In truth, when she went out to play with Ye Ye recently, many of the madams were talking about Yang Ningxiu, praising her with their words. They had even asked the Mrs Han how he let such a good Daughter-in-law leave him alone, and she felt as disgusted as if she had eaten a fly.
Therefore, when Yang Ningxiu's Embroidery Workshop business was in full swing, she let Han Fei go and persuade him to return. She originally thought that Yang Ningxiu would come back in tears, but she didn't expect that Yang Ningxiu would actually be so determined to leave her and she would not be able to get the money for her Embroidery Workshop. Mrs Han hated her to death in his heart.
She picked up her teacup and revealed a twisted smile, saying, "Why are you bringing her up? She left with Fei'Er."
"Eldest sister-in-law, when Fei'er was making a ruckus, why didn't you stop her? If we hadn't, our family would have risen in power and everyone would have come to curry favor with us." At the same time, she despised the Mrs Han for having no eyes. If Yang Ningxiu was her Daughter-in-law, she would have long given him up.
Mrs Han's face became even more unsightly after being told that, she held the teacup tightly in her hand, and said: "That woman doesn't follow a woman's rules, she's fooling around everywhere, if she stays in the palace she will ruin our family's atmosphere. Look at her appearance all day, what's the difference between her and a prostitute from a brothel?"
Hearing the Mrs Han's words full of jealousy and malice, the woman frowned and became even more disdainful towards her. She was narrow-minded enough to drive Yang Ningxiu out and yet she was still reprimanding him for her wrongdoings, she was truly shameless.
Since she could not be bothered to slander Yang Ningxiu, the woman found an excuse and left.
Just as the woman left, Lee Chunxiang walked in: "Mother, what did Second Aunt tell you?"
"What else can I say, it's still not the matter of Yang Ningxiu that b * tch." Mrs Han was filled with anger, and was worrying about where she could vent it all.
Hearing Yang Ningxiu's name, Lee Chunxiang's face immediately turned green, her right hand secretly touched her stomach. The first child was born small, and she carried two more children behind her, but she wasn't able to keep them.
The child had not been protected and the Mrs Han was not as good to her as she was in the past. On the other hand, Han Fei was even more disgusted with the old, married a beautiful concubine and wrapped up a girl from a flowerbed. He had not been to her room for almost a month.
"What about her?" Lee Chunxiang endured her discomfort and poured Mrs Han a cup of tea.
"Recently, her Embroidery Workshop has been pushing out some high-heels. Many ladies and ladies are rushing to buy them …" If it wasn't for the fact that Yang Ningxiu didn't know what was good for him, then the Embroidery Workshop should be theirs.
His Yang Family had risen greatly recently, and his threshold had almost been broken through by the matchmaker.
"Was the high heels produced by her Embroidery Workshop?" Before, when Lee Chunxiang had a small fortune, she stayed at home to rest. The news from the outside world was not known much, so she only heard that high heels were very popular, but did not know that they were produced by Yang Ningxiu's Embroidery Workshop.
Her eyes revealed a resentful expression, her expression contorted with jealousy. Yang Ningxiu was merely an abandoned wife who had left her before, why would she go over? She clearly had a child, so she wanted to sit firmly in her position as the Second Young Madam of Han Family. She lived the life of a noble woman, but had lost her child, as well as the love of her aunt and cousin.
"Recently, many of the madams have asked me if I could help them buy shoes first. I really …" Mrs Han was so angry that she threw the teacup away, "Don't talk about that slut anymore, my heart is troubled."
"Aunt, don't be angry. For the sake of that slut, it's not worth to anger your body to death." Lee Chunxiang reached out and patted Mrs Han's back to comfort her, but in her heart, she hated Yang Ningxiu to the bones.
"..."
The business of high heels was extremely good. Not only were they extremely popular among the ladies, they were also very popular with the Empress.
In the blink of an eye, the Winter Solstice arrived in this bustling business.
The rules of the Winter Solstice were to eat dumplings.
Shen Jingli had already prepared filling materials for the kitchen early in the morning. There were not many vegetables in the winter, so most of the ingredients were meat stuffing.
Shen Jingli had originally planned to share a bowl of dumplings with everyone in the residence, so that the kitchen could prepare a few more big basins of dumplings, but they did not expect that Xu Yanlin would bring Zhao Wenrui over early in the morning. Yang Ningxiu also brought her younger brother and sister over, and even Mu Jing and Mu Yu had come over, he originally thought that the dumplings were filled to the brim, and might even have some leftover, but seeing that there were so many people, he could only hurry up and ask the kitchen to prepare two more basins.
"Sister-in-law, I'll help you make dumplings." Yang Ningxin threw herself at Shen Jingli like a little magpie, and grabbed her arm.
"I'll help too." Zhao Wenrui was also eager to try, he had never wrapped a dumpling before.
The other girls were also very kind, so Yang Ningxiu smiled and said: "Why don't we help together?"
Whether he was interested in helping out or playing, that was something to be tested on.
Shen Jingli looked at the eager crowd, and unhappily agreed.
"Sister-in-law, let's pack more. I'll bring some home to cook in the afternoon." Yang Ningxin said.
Shen Jingli reached out and gently tugged at her ear, "You want to freeload off and eat at my place, and want to bring more?"
Shen Jingli did not use much strength, and Yang Ningxin did not feel pain either. She started to laugh happily, and hugged Shen Jingli's arm while rubbing, "Sister-in-law, we are not talking about each other, your things are mine. I brought some of my things home, what's the problem?"
Ouch, she still had some sense.
Shen Jingli sniffled at her nose in annoyance, "Later on, you will pack your bag well, how much you want me to pack, and how much you want me to take back with you?"
"Alright."
The dumplings had been prepared early in the morning. Now that the noodles were ready and the dumplings had been mixed, they began to roll their skins while wrapping the dumplings.
The rolling pin was a technical job, to be taken care of by the kitchen chef and the kitchen maid, while Shen Jingli and the others packed dumplings at the side.
"Don't put too much of the dumpling stuffing, it's easy to break the skin." Shen Jingli reminded.
"Got it." Yang Ningxin agreed as she stuffed a pile of rice dumplings full of stuffing.
Seeing her like this, Yang Ningtian couldn't help but laugh at her misfortune, causing Yang Ningxin to be unhappy.
The two of them started to argue. During the time they were playing around, Shen Jingli had already wagered dozens of dumplings.
Zhao Wenrui watched as he quickly picked up a piece of skin, added to the stuffing, pinched both of his hands and made a round white dumpling with a round belly. He could not help but feel envious: "Jinglee, your dumpling bag is so pretty."
Shen Jingli didn't know what he was envious of, being able to make dumplings wasn't any good technique, what was there to be envious of.
The kitchen maids were quick, and not long later, a bowl of dumpling stuffing was already filled up, but Yang Ningxiu and the rest had only packed one-third of the dumpling stuffing.
They smiled awkwardly, but they were still happy.
After wrapping up the dumplings, the girls were so tired that they couldn't even straighten their waists. They immediately called maidservant over to help them massage their waists, and even complained to Shen Jingli, "Sister-in-law, this dumpling is also a tiring job."
"Eat more and come back later." Shen Jingli also felt that it was tiring, and lazily laid on the bed to rest.