Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 252: The meat skewers are delicious. Can you make some for us?

Li thought it made sense, so she said, "Then we can only drink ginger and jujube tea. This is my first time inviting you to dinner, and I'm a little nervous."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the small door of the shop.

Shen Yu, Jiang, Zheng Sanniang and Yutao were in the big kitchen, preparing for a while before Shen Yu took over and started cooking.

Who knew that just as they had decided which dishes to make, Yu Cheng came over and said, "Big sister, the master agreed to stay for dinner."

"However, the gentleman said that the meat skewers he brought last time were delicious, and he has been thinking about it for a long time. Can we make some meat skewers to eat? Don't bother with anything else."

When Shen Yu heard this, he thought it was easier than cooking a few dishes.

After the waiter delivered the ingredients in the afternoon, because there were no customers, Shen Yu and the others pickled the ingredients for the next day early and sorted them into different categories.

If you want to eat it now, just set up the oil pan and fry it. However, the pancakes are gone, so you need to make some now.

Shen Yu smiled and agreed: "Go back and tell Mr. Yang that the ingredients are ready. Just wait a moment and it will be ready soon."

Yucheng bowed to Shen Yu and said with a smile: "Thank you, big sister. Yucheng is leaving now."

After saying that, he jumped out of the yard, without holding an umbrella, and ran across the yard in a few steps.

He walked to the door of the shop, stopped, took a moment, and then stepped into the small door of the shop steadily.

Shen Yu divided the work. Jiang and Zheng Sanniang fried the meat skewers and made the dipping sauce, while Shen Yu and Yutao rolled out the dough and made the pancakes.

These things were all done on weekdays, and in a short while, the pancakes and meat skewers were ready.

Jiang filled a large tray with the food, and Zheng Sanniang held an umbrella beside her and brought it over.

Shen Yu felt that things like accompanying students' parents should be done by Li and Jiang, so he and Yutao stayed in the kitchen and did not go over.

She thought that although the meat skewers were delicious, this was not a roadside barbecue stall where she could eat skewers while drinking beer.

There was no wine at the moment, and it would be a bit monotonous to just eat fried skewers, so she quickly fried two side dishes and cooked a hot and sour shredded pork soup, which she asked Jiang and the others to bring over.

Not long after, Li and the others came back.

Li said, "It would be uncomfortable for us to stay by their side, so let Yucheng and Dundun stay there. Yucheng said that Mr. Yang usually eats with them."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "It's up to the host and the guests to do as they please. It's fine as long as they eat comfortably. Let's prepare for dinner here as well."

Shen Yu watched from the side and asked Zheng Sanniang to practice cooking two dishes in the kitchen.

When I was making pancakes just now, I made some more at the same time.

At this time, the food was ready, two stir-fried dishes, plus spicy and sour shredded pork soup, and several people sat around the dining table and started to eat dinner.

Li had just taken a few bites of the cake when Yucheng came over and said that they had finished eating and Mr. Yang was about to leave.

Li and Jiang quickly put down the cakes in their hands, washed their hands, and went back to the shop.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Let's eat first. I don't know if mother and Aunt Jiang will be delayed for a while before coming back."

Zheng Sanniang was a little hesitant. She thought that Li had not come yet, so she wanted to wait. Just as she was thinking about what to say, she saw that Li and Jiang had already returned.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "How come you're back so soon? I thought you were here to see Mr. Yang off."

Li smiled and said, "Mr. Yang is a straightforward man. He insisted that we not carry the lantern to see him off."

"He kept praising our skewers for being delicious, and even packed up the leftovers, saying he would give them to his uncle to try."

Jiang said with some regret: "If I had known that he was going to give it to Mr. Yang, I should have fried more."

Li nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Yang is too polite. Maybe he is embarrassed to say it."

"And I just asked him to fry some more, but he said that was enough and left immediately. I can only wait for the next chance to make more for him."

After Li finished speaking, she said, "Hurry up and eat, or it will get cold."

"Don't worry about the dishes in the store. Yucheng and Dundun will clean them up. After dinner, we can go over and check if the door is closed."

Several people sat around and had dinner.

After the meal, Zheng Sanniang was clearing the dishes. Yucheng and Dundun, who were cleaning the shop, came running over like the wind, yelling, "Mom, Mom."

His shout scared everyone in the room, and they thought something had happened in the store.

Yucheng ran to Li, holding up a silver coin in his hand: "Mom, I didn't notice it when I was cleaning the dishes and trays just now, but when I was wiping the table, I saw a silver coin on the table."

"Is this a silver coin worth one tael? Is it left by Mr. Yang?"

Everyone in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. Zheng Sanniang said hurriedly, "I wiped the table when we closed the shop today. It was spotless. It couldn't have been left by today's guests."

Jiang also said, "It must have been left by Mr. Yang. When I brought the ginger and jujube tea over, there was nothing on the table."

"If there are coins, even if you don't notice it under the light, the tray won't be level when you put it on the table. But when I put the tray down, it's very stable."

Although Li didn't pay attention to these, after listening to what the two of them said, she was sure that the silver was left by Mr. Yang.

She was at a loss for words and could only say, "Give it back to Mr. Yang when you go to school tomorrow."

"He is your teacher. The students invited him to eat some meat skewers and asked for money. If this gets out, our family will be laughed at. People will only recognize money and not people."

Yu Cheng said awkwardly: "The teacher said that the academy will be closed tomorrow. If the rain doesn't stop tomorrow, we will continue to be closed the day after tomorrow."

When Shen Yu heard this, he secretly smiled and praised: "This Mr. Yang is really a considerate and wonderful person."

She couldn't help but laugh and tease, "If this autumn rain lasts for ten days or half a month, will you guys also take a break?"

Yucheng and Dundun nodded seriously. Yucheng said honestly, "It has been raining all day today. The road is not easy to walk on."

"The road in front of the college gate usually looks fine, but tonight when school was over, it was full of muddy puddles."

"That's why Mr. Yang hired a carriage to take those students who didn't have family members to pick them up to their doorsteps. Our home is the farthest away, so we came back so late."

Dun Dun also said: "Mr. Yang is a very nice person. He said that although we usually have to walk to school, it can help us exercise."

"But if your clothes and shoes get wet due to the rain, and you catch a cold, you won't be able to study well."

"So health is the most important thing. I will temporarily change my schedule to a day off tomorrow."

Li was a little worried and couldn't help but ask, "What should I do? If the rain continues, I won't be able to get the money back for a while."

Shen Yu thought for a moment and said, "This two taels of silver is enough to buy a large basket of meat skewers."

"If we send the money back directly, Mr. Yang may not accept it."

"Why don't we make some more skewers tomorrow and hire a car to send them to Mr. Yang's academy? They don't need to be too much. Together with what we eat today, the total cost should be a little more than one or two taels of silver."