Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 140 Yuanyang Pot

Hibiscus Garden.

"What kind of snack is this? I've never seen it before. What is this snack container? It looks so good..." Qiu Yun'er asked while putting a piece of candy into her mouth.

"Hmm...it's really delicious...soft, not too sweet, and tastes like orange..." Qiu Yun'er opened her eyes wide. She loved this orange candy so much.

Seeing her eat several candies in one breath, Huang Ye pressed her hand with a smile: "There are many delicious foods at noon. You are full now and can't eat anymore."

"Yeah..." She looked at the candies in a dilemma. Well, when she got home in the afternoon, she would convince Miss Huang to pack some for her. She would take them home for her mother to try.

"What's this?" She turned her attention to another plate.

"This is a kind of pastry, called a small cake, you try it." Huang Ye moved the plate in front of her.

"So delicious... this one is also delicious..." How could there be such delicious snacks in the Huang Mansion? She didn't want to stop eating. If she hadn't heard that there would be more delicious food at noon, she would have wanted to eat them all.

The doorman in the front yard came to report that the invited ladies had arrived one after another. On the one hand, this was due to the good reputation of the Huang family. On the other hand, Huang Ye still felt that it was the charm of fashion that attracted them.

Huang Ye stood at the gate to welcome the guests, and Hong Dou was responsible for welcoming the guests to the small garden. There was a small pavilion in the small garden, which was filled with fruits, snacks and tea. There were several houses next to the garden, which had been cleaned up in the past few days and had tables placed inside. Lunch was served here. There were also small tables and chairs in the corridor of the house. If any lady wanted to take a break, she could sit here and enjoy the view of the garden.

When everyone had arrived, Huang Ye came in to greet the guests. He didn't see anyone admiring the flowers in the garden, so he went to the pavilion and looked around. Well, everyone was busy eating snacks.

"Miss Huang, the snacks in your house are really delicious." A little girl asked Huang Ye shyly, "What is this snack holder called, and where did you buy this tea drinking utensils? I also want to buy a set for my house."

In fact, the little girl also wanted to ask how these snacks were made, but she couldn't ask. Every mansion has its own specialty snacks, and they are all kept secret, so she could only ask this.

"That's right, we want to buy it too." Everyone talked at once. Everyone would appreciate a good thing, not to mention that they were all wealthy people.

"This is called a plate." Huang Ye pointed to them, "And this one is called a teacup."

"When we eat later, there will be a complete set of tableware. If you like it, I will tell you where to buy it. The store has only been open for a short time, and I just bought it.

What Huang Ye didn't tell everyone was that this store was opened by her. Although this dynasty was quite wealthy, it was extremely poor in terms of food and drink. Ordinary families used black ceramic bowls to serve dishes. Noble families like the Huang family only used large coarse porcelain bowls and no plates at all. They also used coarse porcelain tea bowls to serve tea.

This was unbearable for Huang Ye, who always paid attention to the sense of ritual. So when Xiao Zhao came, the first thing Huang Ye did was to ask him to buy a kiln and try to make porcelain himself. Xiao Zhao did not disappoint her expectations. He combined the theories she taught and made the porcelain she needed. Although it did not meet her expectation of being as white as jade, it was enough to amaze the world in that dynasty.

Who would still want to appreciate the flowers at this time? There were only a few things to appreciate. The maids were taken by Ruyi to learn how to comb their hair. Everyone sat in the pavilion and chatted about clothing styles and jewelry. These were the little girls' favorite topics. Everyone seemed to be friends for many years and chatted lively. In short, no one suggested going to appreciate the flowers.

What's more, all the snacks were eaten up, and a few girls were laughing and asking for more. Huang Ye smiled and told them that there were many delicious foods for lunch, and it was not her fault if they were full after eating the snacks and could not eat lunch. Only then did everyone give up.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and before they knew it, it was noon. Hongdou sent a little girl to ask if the food was ready and whether they wanted it served now.

"Yes, yes, I'm hungry now." Qiu Yun'er said quickly.

A little girl covered her mouth and laughed at her: "You just ate the last biscuit, and now you dare to say you are hungry."

"Who made those cookies smell so good?" Qiu Yun'er said confidently: "I didn't see any of you eat less. Humph, you just blame me." She pretended to be angry and made everyone laugh.

Everyone laughed and chatted as they entered the dining room. The room was spacious with two round tables. The twelve people sat loosely at the two tables. After chatting for half a day, everyone was familiar with each other and relaxed. No one was being serious and sometimes they even joked a little, which was something they had never experienced before when they attended flower shows elsewhere.

The food was served one after another. The first one served was a pot. This was a double-flavored pot that Huang Ye specially asked Xiao Zhao to have made. There were two kinds of soup bases in it, and the ladies could choose according to their taste. However, considering that these ladies had never eaten spicy food, the spicy pot looked like the red soup was boiling, but it was actually not that spicy.

The side dishes were also brought out one by one. Looking at the plates of green vegetables and the slices of raw meat spread on the white plates, the ladies didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks. They had eaten cooked meat from the pot before, so how could they eat these raw vegetables and raw meat?