Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 246 It’s raining, drinking warm hot and sour soup

Shen Yu had been thinking along the way that he had spent such a large sum of money and only bought a small pot. If everyone didn't understand, how would he explain it to them?

Unexpectedly, those words were of no use at all.

By the evening, the weather, which had been sunny and cool recently, changed and felt a bit stuffy. The clouds became thicker and the sky became gloomy.

Li stood in the yard and looked around, and said worriedly, "Is it going to rain? We need to pack up and cover up everything in the yard."

In the middle of the night, Shen Yu was awakened by the sound of dripping water.

She listened carefully and heard that it was raining outside.

It has rained several times since Shen Yu and his family came to the county town.

However, summer rain comes and goes quickly. Some rain fell in the evening and at night, and it cleared up early in the morning. It did not delay the setting up of stalls at the market.

Shen Yu listened to the dense and gentle sound of rain and quickly fell asleep again.

The next morning, when Shen Yu opened his eyes, he felt that the room was much darker than usual.

When I got up, I found that the sky was gray and dark. Although the rain outside was not heavy, it was still falling lightly and densely.

When the autumn rain came, I immediately felt cold standing at the door of the house.

These days, after Zheng Sanniang finished her work, she continued to sew clothes, and Li and Jiang also joined her in the evening.

With the cooperation of the three, the jackets for the whole family were sewn in a hurry, but the weather was hot in the past few days, so everyone just tried it on and still wore summer shirts.

At this time, Shen Yu turned on the light, fumbled to take out the jacket that Zheng Sanniang had sent him from the suitcase, and put it on. It was indeed well-fitting and warm.

The style of the jacket is the same as the common style that ladies often wear on the street, with the style and color being ordinary. But the workmanship is delicate, the threads are well hidden, and it is soft and comfortable to wear.

It was the first time that Shen Yu wore new clothes here. He couldn't help but feel the unique texture of the new fabric carefully, then he opened the oil umbrella placed by the door and went to the kitchen.

Li saw Shen Yu coming over, took a look at the jacket she was wearing and said with a smile: "Sanniang's craftsmanship is really good, the sewing is detailed and fits well. Yuzhi looks even better in this jacket, and she looks energetic and neat."

Zheng Sanniang smiled shyly, said nothing, and continued wrapping the buns in her hands.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Yes, I think it's really good too. I just tried it on that day, but when I put it on today, I felt that it really fits me well and is really comfortable to wear."

As they were chatting, they saw Zhou Dalang making soy milk.

Shen Yu looked at the rain outside the door and said, "Let's cook a pot of hot and sour soup this morning. I didn't expect it to get much colder after the rain. When I first went out, I felt cold all over."

Li agreed, "Yes, it was indeed much colder this morning. I only felt warm when I went out wearing a jacket. This is at home. It will definitely be colder walking on the street."

"Cook some hot and sour soup, and have the guests come over and have a bowl. It's warm and makes people feel comfortable."

The materials are readily available and it is quick to make.

Shen Yu rolled up her sleeves, tied her apron, put some charcoal fire in the small stove, put the soup pot on the stove, and cooked a big pot of hot and sour soup according to the recipe of the hot and sour soup she usually drank.

Because of the rain today, the number of customers was half that of usual, and the best-selling dish was indeed the hot and sour soup.

Although every guest came with an umbrella, they all entered the house feeling cold.

Most of the people who came today were regular customers. On rainy days, there were fewer people coming to buy.

When the guests were ordering food, Shen Yu recommended hot and sour soup to them.

The guests were full of praise after taking a sip of the soup, and when paying the bill they all praised Miss Shen for her thoughtfulness. In this kind of weather, a bowl of hot and sour soup warms the whole body and makes one feel comfortable.

Some customers also specifically asked that the weather was getting colder, so the soup should be sold every day, as it was more comfortable than drinking soy milk in cold weather.

Shen Yu smiled and agreed one by one.

Shen Yu looked at the rain still falling outside and sighed in his heart. Fortunately, he now had a shop. Although there were fewer customers on rainy days, he could still open for business.

If I were still setting up a stall, I would have to stay at home in this kind of weather and have no income.

In the morning, Qixi came over with an umbrella, jumping on the street where there was no water.

When he arrived at the store, he wiped the mud off the soles of his shoes on the sack at the door, folded his umbrella and placed it against the door before walking into the shop.

Shen Yu was afraid that the customers might fall and get hurt due to the slippery ground when they came in and out, so he took two sacks and laid them at the door of the store. This would prevent the ground from getting too wet and also allow the mud on the customers' shoes to be wiped off.

Many customers, like Qixi, rubbed their shoe soles against the water before entering the store. Although the brick floor in the store was wet, it was not too dirty.

Qi Xi entered the room and bowed to Shen Yu, saying, "Miss Shen, my master asked me to tell you that tomorrow's banquet has been postponed."

"His two classmates sent someone to ask the young master early in the morning if tomorrow's banquet could be moved to another day, as it was inconvenient to go out on a rainy day. The young master agreed."

Shen Yu nodded and replied with a smile: "Sure, let's wait until the rain is over and Master Lu sets a time."

After Qi Xi finished explaining the serious matters, he began to praise the boiled fish that Shen Yu sent yesterday: "The young master said that the boiled fish tasted spicy and numbing, the fish meat was tender and smooth, fresh and fragrant, and it didn't smell fishy."

"He also asked me if the girl had told him what kind of fish this was made of and why it tasted so good."

Qi Xi thought of Lu Lang's disbelief when he heard that it was just an ordinary grass carp, so he couldn't help but complain: "I told the young master that it was a grass carp, but he still didn't believe it. He insisted that I was misleading and said that the chef in the mansion also used grass carp to make soup, which was very fishy."

"He didn't believe me until I told her that there were two large basins of grass carp in Miss Shen's yard and no other fish."

"The young master said that if all the fish banquets were like this, fresh and fragrant without any fishy smell, his classmates would definitely love it. So let the young lady prepare a full fish banquet."

"Who knew it would rain at night? Judging from the intensity of the rain, it will continue to rain and won't stop anytime soon."

Although there is no weather forecast at this time, based on Shen Yu's limited experience, the rain will not stop for a day or two.

The rain was fine and dense, the sky was overcast, and there was no wind. It just kept falling slowly and leisurely.

Shen Yu thought of the flower cakes that the county magistrate wanted to order, so he asked, "It's been raining all the time, and I guess the mountain road will be difficult to walk on. Will the county magistrate still go to the mountain? Will the flower cakes still be made then?"

Qixi nodded confidently this time: "Of course we will go. How can this little rain stop my master's sincerity? Miss, please make flower cakes on the 18th. I will come to pick them up in the evening."

Shen Yu agreed, but Qi Xi said that he had to rush to the homes of several other classmates of the young master to inform them that the banquet had been rescheduled, and then he said goodbye and left.