Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 218: Breakfast was intercepted, so I can only continue to eat buns

The guest still smiled and said, "We two would like to negotiate with you, young lady, if you can sell us the whole tray of cakes, and then you can make another breakfast for us."

Shen Yu couldn't help but look at the tray on the table.

That's more than ten meat patties, enough for a meal for five adults in the family. How could these two people finish them?

She said hesitantly, "That's more than ten meat patties, that's a lot."

The guest laughed and said, "We are not going to eat here, we want to take it away."

"We will go to the dock to take a boat later. There is a companion waiting on the boat."

"I think the cook on the ship also knows that, besides cooking some porridge and soup, there are dry biscuits. I didn't expect that a small restaurant like yours would make such delicious meat patties. How can I miss it?"

"A tray of meat patties like this, when we put them on the fire to roast, will be crispy and delicious. Add some buns, and it will be enough for the three of us to eat for a day or two."

Li had been listening and said hurriedly, "Okay, why not?"

"Now that the weather has cooled down, and it's cool on the canal, the guests can take this and light a stove to cook some porridge or soup, which will be the most comfortable to eat."

The guest listened to Li's description and smiled: "Yes, it seems that the lady knows how to eat. That's what we planned."

Li hurriedly urged, "Yuzhi, quickly calculate for the guest how much this plate of cakes costs. It's not easy to pack them with lotus leaves. Go to the kitchen and get our bamboo basket for food and put it in for the guest. It will be easier to take."

As he was speaking, Yutao came in with a tray containing the cakes that Shen Yu had left in the kitchen.

She laughed and said, "Sister, why did you leave so many meat patties for us? We can't finish them all. Bring some over for you."

The customer took one look and said with a smile, "Oh, that's perfect. Give us these as well. We won't be short of money."

Seeing that the two guests seemed to want as much as they could, Shen Yu could only smile and said, "Please wait a moment, my dears. I will go to the backyard to get a bamboo basket. There are so many cakes, and they are so crispy that they easily fall apart. It is not easy to pack them with lotus leaves."

When I turned around to go to the backyard, Zhou Dalang had already returned with a huge bamboo basket filled with dry lotus leaves.

Shen Yu had no choice but to put the cakes from the two trays into the basket one by one. The bamboo basket was so big, but it was only half full.

The guest pointed to the steamer and said, "Pack ten more big buns together, and also put the two that my table didn't finish. Six with meat filling and four with red bean paste."

Li and Jiang went to pack up. Although Yutao didn't understand what was going on, she just stood aside obediently, looking at the two guests curiously who were packing up so many buns and meat patties.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Since this meat pie is for our family, there is no set price in the store. One meat pie uses more ingredients than two meat buns, so let's calculate it based on the price of two meat buns."

"Here are sixteen thousand-layer meat patties, each one costs eighteen cents, plus six meat buns and four red bean paste buns. What was the breakfast the guest just had?"

Jiang said hurriedly, "The two guests ordered four meat buns, two red bean paste buns, and two bowls of soy milk."

Shen Yu quickly calculated in his mind and reported the amount of money: "A total of four hundred and twenty-six coins."

After hearing the offer, the customer laughed and said, "I'm afraid you'll lose money at this price, young lady."

Shen Yu thought to himself: "Could it be that I calculated it wrong?"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recalculate. The guest asked, "Didn't you buy this girl with a bamboo basket for free?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "So that's what the customer was talking about. I thought I miscalculated the money."

"This bamboo basket was bought with silver, but it's not new. We've used it several times, so let's give it to the guest."

"Don't worry, guests. We also use it to hold some cakes and pastries. It is cleaned."

The guest smiled and said, "It's okay. My wife also uses this kind of bamboo basket to store cakes and pastries. How can it get dirty?"

As he spoke, he took out a small silver coin from his purse and said with a smile: "This is a one-liang silver coin. Half of it was cut off. There is a little more than half a liang left. Let's use it as the meal fee."

Shen Yu took it and went to the cash box to get copper coins for change.

The guest took the basket and said with a smile, "Miss, you don't need to give me the change. It won't be more than a few dozen coins including the money for the basket. Miss, you are willing to give us your breakfast, so we have already gotten a bargain."

Another customer also said with a smile: "The girl's cooking skills are good, and she is honest and generous. She will definitely not just open this snack shop in the future, but will definitely be able to move to a higher level."

Mrs. Li listened and said happily, "It's obvious that the guest has seen a lot of the world. I'm very happy to receive your good words today. Please stay for a while."

After finishing speaking, Li ran to the table, wrapped two more honey cakes and handed them over, saying, "I wish you a prosperous business and success. Next time you come to the market, remember to come to our shop."

The two guests did not refuse. With a hearty smile, they took the lotus leaf buns wrapped by Li, said thank you, and went out.

The two customers left, and there were no other customers in the store. Everyone looked at each other. Shen Yu smiled apologetically at Qixi: "Qixi, you can only eat buns for breakfast today."

Qixi smiled and said, "I like meat buns too. Let's have breakfast quickly. I'm already hungry after smelling the aroma of meat buns."

As he said this, he picked up a small piece of crispy crust from the empty tray that originally held the Thousand Layer Meat Pie and put it in his mouth, smacking the taste: "This crust is so crispy."

He said this while shaking his head with some regret.

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw that 7-Up wanted to eat but couldn't.

Shen Yu consoled him, "After we finish this lunch, we'll close the shop in the afternoon and make the lasagna in the evening. You're not going home today, so we'll make it up to you in the evening if you didn't have breakfast."

When Qi Xi heard this, he became excited again and said happily, "Thank you, young lady."

Fortunately, the buns in the store are steamed at any time, so today's breakfast has become the buns and soy milk that I often eat when I am busy.

At noon, because the store was busy and Qixi was there, Shen Yu and Li Shi no longer thought about Li Changgen and just concentrated on the business in the store.

Qixi worked very hard. He watched over Shen Yu as he served each dish one by one and put it in the steamer to keep it warm.

Jiang smiled and said, "With Qixi here, there is no need for me to help the young lady."

Shen Yuze directly asked Yutao to go back to the backyard.

First, Qixi is here to help, so there are enough manpower and there is no need for Yutao to be here.

Secondly, there are many customers during the day, and even though they all dine in the store, we still have to be on guard against any customer who is anxious and squeezes in front of the small kitchen to wait.

The small door of the shop leading to the backyard was always open, in case someone saw Zheng Sanniang in her own yard.