Chapter 189 Ambition (4)_1
The little girl heard this and went ahead to open a box.
"Grandma, don’t underestimate these mooncakes. One box costs three taels of silver at the Vegetarian Feast, and I heard they often sell out," said Si Jinhan, seemingly appearing out of nowhere. He had a mischievous grin as he spoke to the females in the room.
"Three taels of silver aren’t much, the desserts at Hongyun Building cost much more," the mistress countered with a smile.
"That may be true, but can Hongyun Building guarantee that people will still want their mooncakes after Mid-Autumn Festival?" Si Jinhan retorted with a smile.
"Actually, I heard that many people have been going to the Vegetarian Feast to buy mooncakes, I didn’t realize it was a business venture by Lin’s family’s young lady." The second mistress chimed in.
"Oh, there are words on top." The old mistress exclaimed in surprise. Other households did send gifts in advance, but for mooncakes, which were only seen as holiday essentials, nobody really enjoyed eating these hard and bland items.
Because of this, the mooncakes sent over to their residence were usually forwarded elsewhere.
"Red bean filling, sweet but not greasy, nice." The old mistress remarked after a taste.