Chapter 15

A few days before the festival, Shen Shaoguang put out the billboard for the Qixi Festival flower cake.

In fact, at this time, the Qixi Festival has not yet formed a festive food. In the evening, melons and fruits are used for begging for cleverness, and there are also cakes. Some people want to eat Rahula rice. The so-called "Rahula" is said to be the son of Sakyamuni Buddha. As for why it is associated with July 7, it is unknown. Most people still sacrifice "The Cowherd and Weaver Girl".

Shen Shaoguang felt that "pray for cleverness", and the beautiful cakes are of course more suitable than melons, fruits, pears and peaches, so he launched the "Qixi Flower Cake Series".

The flower cake advertising sign is nailed with wooden boards, and there is an advertising picture on it. The center of the picture is a platter of fine brushwork dessert flower cakes, pea yellow, Aiwowo, hawthorn cake, snow skin flower cake, red, pink, green, yellow, White, colorful, and really beautiful.

The name of "Qixi Hua Cake" is inscribed next to it, and two advertising slogans, "Beautiful in color, fragrance and shape, suitable for personal use and gifts", are very concise and easy to understand.

They also made samples and placed them in boxes and placed them in a prominent position in the store. They are both on sale now and accepting reservations.

Shen Shaoguang is indeed more suitable to be a cook than a painter. Originally, he was just curious when he saw the advertisement, but he was also moved when he saw this sample.

A small snack, no more than an inch, there are also flower-shaped, some printed, and some fish and turtles, some soft and glutinous, some ice bright and smooth, some crispy and fluffy, and different colors. Neatly placed in a cardboard box, how can people be willing to eat it?

"Who are you giving away? Officials... You must have a set of happiness, longevity and happiness. If you are a civil official, you will add plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. A scholar pays attention to a gentleman's integrity. I like these, plus two occasions. The Rahula of 10 people in a box is considered decent."

"If the ladies eat cakes, the ones with a set of flowers are all sweet and delicate in color. I advise you to add a few small fish and turtles. The ladies have children around them."

"Just you and Mrs. Zun's own holiday? Pick it according to your taste, plus two Cowherd and Weaver Maid." Shen Shaoguang smiled and helped customers to arrange snack boxes. A Yuan couldn't help her with this job, so she could only do it herself.

The last Lang Jun, who was going to spend the sweet Qixi Festival with his wife, heard Shen Shaoguang's words, his face was slightly red, he paid the deposit, gave a small gift, and walked out.

Shen Shaoguang twisted his neck, bared his teeth and grinned and moved his facial muscles, "selling a smile" is really a work of strength.

A Yuan packed up the stack of snack boxes from the paper workshop, "Little lady, this box is too expensive. You can't eat or drink it."

"I can't do it without it." Shen Shaoguang unfolded a box and put the flower cake in it. This box is more than sturdy, but not delicate enough, so let's make do with it.

The food packaging in this dynasty is a bit too simple, not to mention the jade ivory tube for cosmetics, the carved white jade box, the various gold and silverware for spices, and the sandalwood box for silk and satin. , it can't compare, people still use a white porcelain vase and a celadon jar.

Most of the food that sells food is not packaged, and it is really difficult to handle, a bundle of straw ropes, "take it well"... Shen Shaoguang's use of paper bags for pancakes is already very particular, such a printed thick cardboard box is probably considered "excessive" packaging". As for the jade plates and calendulas that big families use for their meals - that's out of the discussion.

The original pancakes and Aiwowo were considered "mid-to-high-end". After such a package, this holiday flower cake is almost a luxury. A box of ten pieces costs 100 cents, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

In order to open up sales, Shen Shaoguang bought a lot of bamboo sticks, which could be inserted into the flower cakes and sold as candy in pieces, which could very well deal with gluttonous children.

As soon as the billboards are put out, the flower cakes start to be sold. The day before the festival and the first noon of the normal day, the sales peak will be reached. A guest ordered thirty "Blossoming and Rich" gift boxes. It took Shen Shaoguang and A Yuan more than half an hour just to work on this guest. Shen Shaoguang kneaded the dough, filled the stuffing, and pressed the mold. A Yuan helped pack the box, and then pinned the list Shen Shaoguang had written long ago on the box. The two of them were working together, but they were busy but not chaotic.

In the afternoon, there were fewer big customers who ordered dozens of boxes to give away. Most of them were two boxes per box, or even three or two. Some children took a handful of copper coins to buy one as a snack.

Children have a phobia of choice. They often linger in front of the case, thinking that this tiger is mighty and that flower is beautiful, and they all ask "is it sweet?" Occasionally there is a small dose left in his hand, and Shen Shaoguang will squeeze a cake and give the children "buy one get one free".

A Yuan didn't like to talk to children very much, but Shen Shaoguang attributed it to "big children don't look down on the little ones".

In the evening, the sun was sinking, and the faint first-quarter moon took shape in the sky. The guests were finally dismissed. Shen Shaoguang breathed a sigh of relief and asked A Yuan what cake he wanted to eat. .

A Yuan likes to eat snow skins, and wants a set of flowers and animals, and a pair of Cowherd and Weaver Girl.

Shen Shaoguang agreed with a smile, chatting with A Yuan while doing it.

Someone in the yamen gave Lin Yan two boxes of flower cakes. Thinking that his grandmother likes to eat these fancy things, Lin Yan put it in the car and brought it back. Who would have thought that when the maid opened the box and put it on the plate, she found that the two biggest bumps of "The Cowherd" and "The Weaver Girl" were crushed.

"It's so beautiful, it's a pity." The maid gently took out half of Zhi Nu's body, looked at it, and smiled.

Just as he was about to put the rest on the plate, he heard the master say, "Let me—let's go, I'll go buy two more to make up for it."

The maid looked at him in surprise, why did Alang ever do such a thing? Then reacted again, such a fancy cake was bought? How does Alang know where to buy it? It's all closed for a while.

Taking a look at the small "Shen" stamp on the corner of the box, Lin Yan said lightly, "It's not good to be missing something that is suitable for the occasion." Then he took the money bag and walked out.

"That Cowherd peeking at the Weaver Girl taking a bath is already an unscrupulous person, and he should have done it, not to mention hiding the Weaver Girl's clothes to coerce the marriage, and forbid the Weaver Girl to return home. It's a heinous crime. ."

A Yuan made Shen Shaoguang speak for a while, as if the little lady was right, but not everyone said that, "But the Weaver Girl is willing."

Shen Shaoguang educated A Yuan earnestly: "This is a so-called 'Stockholm Syndrome'. Stockholm is a place of barbarians. A woman was kidnapped by a murderer... Later, she wanted to marry the murderer."

"It's the same with the Weaver Girl. She was coerced by the Cowherd and had no hope of returning to the sky. Gradually, she entrusted her life to the Cowherd. After eating a bite of rice, drinking a sip of water, and a word of concern, she felt that it was the mercy of the Cowherd. In fact, if it weren't for the Cowherd, the Weaver Girl would be so free in the sky, why would he use his sip of water and food?"

A Yuan was completely stunned by Shen Shaoguang, thought about it, and asked, "If the little lady is a Weaver Girl, what should I do?"

"Beat him! Beat him to the point of crying and shouting mother!" Shen Shaoguang said viciously.

Lin Yan put down the hand that was about to push the door, remembered the melancholy "white stars in the river, heaven and earth" on the cake box and the romantic "Industrial Magpie Shadow, the good season is like a dream", with a helpless smile on the corner of his mouth, turned around and left. .

A faint voice inside the door: "What if you can't beat it?"

The faint tone: "If a person has a heart, he can always find an opportunity..."