The Pastry Queen’s Journey

The biggest challenge of transmigrating to ancient times: no oven, no stand mixer. How can a modern baker survive?

Jiang You calmly says, “No problem.”

The earthen stove is too crude, so she builds a brick kiln and makes her own oven. With no proper tools, she ties bamboo strips together to make a whisk.

She uses lard to create layer upon layer of flaky pastry, and cleverly packages her goods in bamboo baskets lined with oiled paper.

Her Valentine's Day sushi amazes the townsfolk, her autumn-only milk tea takes the whole city by storm, and a cross-promotion with a rouge shop lets her master the ancient art of commerce.

From commoners scrambling to buy her wares on the street to capital city nobles placing orders by reputation, her little shop is packed every day and soon becomes famous.

So what if she has no golden finger? With her skills, she can make a name for herself wherever she goes, and do it in style!

But business is booming, while household intrigue is impossible to avoid. Forced to get caught up in the schemes, Jiang You loses every battle. Can she find capable allies, overcome obstacle after obstacle, and stay alive while protecting the business she's built from the ground up?