Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 207: Delivering buns to the academy, the farthest delivery

Shen Yu saw that Li was a little embarrassed, so he quickly advised: "Mom, don't be angry."

"I already talked to them yesterday. Don't scold them in front of everyone."

"When the buns are ready, ask Zhou Dalang to hire a mule cart to deliver them."

"Since I promised my classmates, I must do it."

Li sighed and said, "Forget it, now that you've said that, I'm not going to make these two boys unhappy during such a big festival."

"Just this once. You will spoil them and send them over. If it were me, I would let them carry it over by themselves, and they would remember it after just one time."

Seeing that Li was no longer angry, Shen Yu smiled and continued with his work.

After the buns were put into the steamer, Shen Yu went to the small kitchen to set up the oil pan and started frying the meat skewers.

Li asked, "Why are you frying the skewers so early?"

Shen Yu said: "Today is the Double Ninth Festival. Dun Dun and Yu Cheng want to go climbing with you, Master."

"I'll make some meat skewers and Zhou Dalang will make some pancakes for them to take as dry food."

"The meat buns are cold, so they're not very good to eat. Meat skewers are more suitable. The wraps are also delicious when they're cold."

Only then did Li realize that Shen Yu had gotten up early today and was busy helping Dun Dun and Yu Cheng climb the mountain.

After Shen Yu's meat skewers were fried, Zhou Dalang's pancakes were almost ready.

At this time, Dun Dun and Yu Cheng had already finished breakfast and went to school with their school boxes.

Li remembered Shen Yu's words and refrained from teaching the two children a lesson.

Instead, he kindly told the two people not to run around while climbing the mountain and to listen to his teacher.

Yucheng thought that Li was not angry because he was going to bring meat buns.

Along the way, he happily praised Dun Dun: "Mom's temper is getting better and better. She didn't scold me during dinner this morning, which means she thinks it's right for me to sell meat buns to the college."

Dun Dun hurriedly advised: "There can't be a next time. This time Sister Yuzhi agreed to let Brother Zhou take it there, but what about next time? Are we going to carry it there ourselves? That won't work."

Yu Cheng stopped talking in disappointment when he thought about carrying the buns himself, and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to sell buns in the college.

After the buns are out of the steamer, let them cool down a bit.

Shen Yu took two large straw baskets with lids from the kitchen, padded them with dry lotus leaves, and placed the hundred large meat buns into the two straw baskets.

Cover it with a cloth and then close the lid tightly.

This large basket is woven with twisted straw, so it is both heat-insulating and breathable. It is most suitable for storing large buns, and the hot buns will not release moisture.

Shen Yu packed the buns, and then put the meat skewers and pancakes in a small bamboo basket.

He prepared to hand them all over to Zhou Dalang, and asked him to go to the store door to call a mule cart to take them to the college.

The car stopped in front of the store. Zhou Dalang loaded the large basket onto the car and said with a smile, "This should be the farthest we have ever delivered a meal."

When these words were spoken, the Li family members all laughed.

After seeing Zhou Dalang off, Li and Jiang sold things in the shop, while Yutao helped to greet customers.

Because it is the Double Ninth Festival today, there are fewer customers coming for breakfast than usual.

Seeing that the store was not too busy, Shen Yu took some time to go to Li's room to check on Zheng Sanniang.

Zheng Sanniang had gotten up early, but she followed Shen Yu's instructions and hid in the house when the shop was open during the day, accompanying Xiao Zhuzi and not coming out unless necessary.

Shen Yu brought breakfast on a tray and entered the room.

Zheng Sanniang was sitting in front of the bed, looking at the sleeping Xiao Zhuzi.

Seeing Shen Yu coming in, Zheng Sanniang quickly stood up.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Xiao Zhuzi, aren't you awake yet? Here are some hot buns and soy milk that have just come out of the oven. Sister Zheng, hurry up and eat them."

Zheng Sanniang said gratefully: "I don't do anything, but I still trouble Miss Shen to bring me food. I really feel..."

Shen Yu put the tray away and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. Once you get through these three days and you and Li Changgen get divorced, everything will be fine."

"Don't worry about helping me with work these days. Just take good care of Xiao Zhuzi in the house. I will ask Yutao to bring you three meals a day."

When Zheng Sanniang was at the Li family, she was always the first one to get up and the last one to go to bed, and she served meals to the whole family.

Never before has there been a time when hot meals were served in front of me without me having to do anything.

She said uneasily, "Then I can't stay idle in the room all the time. Miss, look around and see if there is anything you can do in the room. I'll do something for you."

Shen Yu smiled slightly, looked at Xiao Zhuzi who was sleeping peacefully, and asked with concern: "Is Xiao Zhuzi okay?"

"Just take good care of him and make sure he doesn't get sick. If he does get sick, it will be inconvenient to call a doctor in the next two days."

Zheng Sanniang hurriedly said, "Xiao Zhuzi is fine now. Luckily, the young lady made him drink some salt water yesterday to induce vomiting. After that, he slept much more soundly."

"He cried out for hunger in the middle of the night, so Madam Jiang made him some brown sugar fried eggs, which he ate with great relish."

Shen Yu then realized that Xiao Zhuzi had eaten a fried egg in the middle of the night, no wonder he was sleeping so soundly at this moment.

She touched the child's forehead and little hands, and found that he was indeed much better than yesterday. His face was rosy, his breathing was steady, and the corners of his mouth were upturned with a hint of a smile.

Seeing that Shen Yu didn't assign her any work, Zheng Sanniang hurriedly asked, "Miss, are you afraid that I won't be able to do anything with Xiao Zhuzi?"

"Xiao Zhuzi follows me around the house and is very well behaved. I do all the housework, and the child doesn't interfere with anything."

"Sometimes when I make clothes, shoes and socks, he helps me wind the thread. He is not the kind of baby who only pesters his mother for candy."

When Zheng Sanniang talked about her son, her eyes lit up and her face was full of joy.

When Shen Yu heard Zheng Sanniang mention making clothes, she smiled and said, "Sister Zheng, are you good at sewing clothes? Can you make clothes for a little girl like Yutao?"

Zheng Sanniang said modestly, "It's not well sewn, it's barely wearable. But I make everything in our family, from my parents-in-law's clothes to Xiaozhu's shoes and socks."

Although Zheng Sanniang spoke modestly, it could be heard that she was very good at needlework.

Shen Yu looked at the short-sleeved shirt and trousers that Zheng Sanniang was wearing. Although the fabric was rough, the stitching was delicate and neat, but it looked a little loose.

Zheng Sanniang saw Shen Yu looking at her and said hurriedly, "I sewed this dress myself in a hurry. If I had done it well, it would be much better than this.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Since we came here to set up a stall and later opened a shop, our family has been busy every day."

"I found some time to buy some cloth a few days ago, but mother and Aunt Jiang have not been free to make clothes."

"If it's not too much trouble, Sister Zheng, please make a new dress for Yutao in the house. This way you don't have to go out and can kill time."