Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 182: Fishing Salt Approval Card

The following matters were much easier to handle. After a while, Uncle Fu and the people who went with him to verify the information returned to the office. They handed all the verified information to Shi Zhushi. After Shi Zhushi carefully read it, he took out the seal from the drawer, stamped it, and handed Hualei two wooden signs, saying.

"Miss Hua, this rectangular one is this year's approval card. You will use it to purchase fish salt before the end of the month. Starting from January, you will have to use the square one." Manager Shi explained.

"Thank you, Chief Shi. I am sorry for bothering you all today."

Hualei happily took the approval sign for the fishery salt and put it in her sleeve pocket, feeling relieved. It would be convenient to pickle things in the farm in the future, and she no longer had to worry about running out of salt. She could pickle the leftover duck eggs and make salted eggs, and she could also prepare bacon and marinated meat.

But I should really thank Bai Yunhe today. If it weren't for such a coincidence that I met him, I might not have been able to get the wooden sign for fishery salt approval so smoothly, especially the approval sign for next year.

Bai Yunhe and Manager Shi also bowed politely and followed Hua Lei out of the Salt Warehouse Inspection and Testing Office.

When they walked outside, it was already a little dark because of the light rain. Hualei turned around and bowed to Bai Yunhe solemnly to express her gratitude, "Thank you so much today, Mr. Bai. It is such a pleasant surprise that I can successfully obtain the approval license for next year's fishery salt. This is really thanks to Mr. Bai. Hualei thanks Mr. Bai."

Bai Yunhe looked at the flower buds. Under the gray sky, the flower buds dressed in a light sky-blue dress looked like a fresh and natural lily, with a light sketch, so beautiful that people could not take their eyes away.

"Miss Hua, you are too polite. I just happened to meet you. It's not worth it for Miss Hua to thank me. But if Miss Hua really wants to thank me, I wonder if Miss Hua still has the dessert called egg yolk crisp? If so, could you give me one?"

Xiaoyuan sent Yunhai a portion last week. It tasted especially good. He heard from Xiaoyuan that this snack was made by Miss Hua at her farm. He wondered if I would be lucky enough to have this taste. "

Um, egg yolk pastry. Some time ago, Hua Lei bought expensive edible salt to make preserved food. There was some salt left after pickling pork, so she pickled a batch of salted duck eggs and made a batch of egg yolk pastry. In addition to sending one portion to each room in the Marquis' Mansion, she asked Xiao Yuan to take a few portions to the Imperial College to give to his roommates and classmates. There should be only six portions in one portion, and the ones Bai Yunhe ate should be the ones Yun Hai gave him.

Hualei nodded and said with a smile, "No problem. I'll go back and see if there are any salted duck eggs left. If there are, I'll make some and have Xiaoyuan bring them to Yunhai..."

“No, no, no, don’t…” Bai Yunhe quickly refused, but then he thought it was wrong and said with a smile.

"Miss Hua, don't throw meat buns at a dog. If the snacks are given to Yunhai, there will be no share for me. Yunhai only gave me one last time, and he asked me to take him out for horseback riding in exchange. Otherwise, when you go to the Imperial College to pick up Xiaoyuan this afternoon, I will come to find you, and you can give me the snacks then, okay?"

If Xiaoyuan passed the snacks to Yunhai, how could he have the chance to see her? His purpose of asking for snacks would be ruined. Bai Yunhe smiled with crooked eyes, like a fox.

"Well, that's fine. I'll pick up Xiaoyuan at the end of the month. I'll give you the snacks then." Hua Lei said readily. She hadn't even thought about whether this was appropriate.

Bai Yunhe was even happier to see that she agreed so readily. The two said goodbye and went back.

Hua Lei happily returned to the Marquis' Mansion, changed into loose clothes, and after dinner, went to Songhe Hall to talk with Old Madam Pei.

Then he told Madam Pei about his application for fishery salt, his meeting with Bai Yunhe, and Bai Yunhe's help.

Madam Pei was startled when she heard this, and asked Hua Lei, "Lei'er, why didn't you mention your application for fishery salt before? You can ask Butler Pei to go with you."

"Ah, let Butler Pei follow? I really didn't expect that. But I also didn't expect that Master Shi would deliberately make things difficult for me." Hua Lei touched her chin and smiled innocently.

Madam Pei sighed, patted Hualei's arm, and said, "Lei'er, I know you have always been relatively independent, but you can still try to rely on the Marquis' Mansion for some things. Although we in Dingbei Marquis' Mansion cannot let you do whatever you want in Shangjing City, we can still help you with general matters."

Hua Lei smiled and said, "I understand, Grandma Pei. Next time I have something to do, I will ask Grandma Pei for help."

After talking for a while, seeing that it was getting late and thinking that Old Madam Pei needed to rest, Hua Lei stood up, said goodbye, and took Qingying back to Qihuayuan.

Madam Pei leaned on the couch and sighed deeply, looking a little helpless. Nanny Chen took a small blanket and covered Madam Pei's legs, and asked softly, "Madam, are you unhappy that Miss Hua doesn't want to trouble Butler Pei?"

"This girl is too independent. She doesn't want to trouble Butler Pei, and she doesn't want to trouble the Marquis' Mansion. She has never wanted to rely on the Marquis' Mansion. Alas." Old Madam Pei sighed again.

"How is it possible that Miss Hua doesn't want to rely on the Marquis' Mansion? She helped the Marquis' Mansion open a winery before, and she sent so many cured goods and marinated meats to the old Marquis. Isn't she trying to please the Marquis' Mansion?" Nanny Chen asked puzzledly.

Old Madam Pei glanced at Nanny Chen and felt a little disappointed. Why did she choose such a stupid girl when she was choosing the maid?

Nanny Chen glanced at Old Madam Pei and asked, "What's going on with this grandson of the Dingxi Marquis? Why would he help Miss Hua? They have only met once, right?"

Madam Pei glanced at Nanny Chen and asked, "If you saw a particularly beautiful flower on the side of the road, what would you do?"

Nanny Chen thought about it seriously and said, "Just take a look. What else can I do? I can't just take them home. I won't be able to take care of them even if I take them home. Look, how can I take good care of the flowers in Songhe Hall?"

Madam Pei closed her eyes resignedly, and silently said to herself, I chose this girl, I chose this girl.

But Nanny Chen still failed to understand what Madam Pei meant, and asked again, "Madam, what does this grandson of the Dingxi Marquis's Mansion have to do with helping Miss Hua and me see the flowers on the roadside?"

Old Madam Pei didn't want to talk anymore. Alas, how could Chen Ma's wooden brain possibly think that a family with a daughter would be asked for by hundreds of families? How could she possibly think that Bai Yunhe had other intentions than this?

Oh, forget it, forget it. I guess Lei'er herself didn't expect that she is still not smart about love affairs.