Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 239: Make the cakes quickly, the customers are waiting to buy them

Shen Yu laughed at himself and consoled himself: "You are already very good. Isn't your situation much better now than when you first came here?"

"Don't worry, you'll get better."

After preparing himself mentally, Shen Yu cheered himself up and walked towards his shop.

From a distance, one could see that there were many customers in the shop, and Li, Jiang and Zheng Sanniang were busy.

Some old customers saw Shen Yu coming back and greeted her with a smile: "Miss Shen, are you still selling Jiangxiang cakes in your store today?"

"Yesterday I bought two pieces to try, and they were delicious. I wanted to buy some more today, but the lady said they haven't started cooking yet, so I don't know when they'll be available."

Shen Yu had just come in from outside the store and didn't know what was going on, so he could only smile and say, "If it's convenient for you, come over at noon and buy it. We'll have it available then. We'll have it available every day from now on, and tomorrow it'll be earlier."

The guest nodded and said, "Then I'll come back later. I'm going to Ji'an Prefecture today and I want to bring some food for the journey."

Shen Yu quickly agreed: "How many do you want? I'll save some for you when the cakes are ready."

The customer thought for a moment and said, "Leave ten dollars for me. I will leave after noon and will come back to pick it up when I pass by your restaurant."

Shen Yu agreed, and the customer paid the money and left with the meat skewers and buns he had bought.

Shen Yu hurriedly walked to Li's side and was about to ask Li what was going on when he saw Zhou Dalang walking out with an anxious look on his face.

Li said hurriedly, "Yuzhi, go to the backyard with Zhou Dalang and make some cakes. We can just take care of them here."

Shen Yu had no choice but to go back to the backyard with Zhou Dalang. He went to his room to put down the paint and his small bag, and went to the big kitchen.

Zhou Dalang's face was filled with shame: "When I put the sauce-flavored cake into the pan, I could never form the beautiful wrinkles like the girl did, so I was slow to make it. I was anxious and made a mess of the first one again."

Shen Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At first, she thought something big had happened, which was why Zhou Dalang was so anxious and angry.

She said hurriedly, "It's okay, it's okay. I'll make a few and sell them in the store. Then I'll watch you make them slowly. It will be fine after a few times."

Yutao was also in the backyard. She was a little embarrassed: "I saw my sister doing it so easily, but I didn't expect that Brother Zhou and I, using four bamboo clips to pile the folds, didn't do it well and broke the pancake."

Shen Yu washed her hands, put on her apron, and said with a smile: "The dough of this sauce-flavored pancake is relatively soft. Don't be impatient when stacking it. If you use too much force, it will be bad."

As he spoke, he rolled up the dough on the dough board with a rolling pin, and with quick and light hands, he piled and placed it, and soon he had shaped it.

Shen Yu said, "The shop ahead doesn't have any for sale right now. Zhou Dalang, go roll out the dough first, and I'll fry it here."

"After this one is done, Yutao will go get a large tray to put it on. After you apply the sauce, you can send it over first."

After dividing the work, Shen Yu began to concentrate on making pancakes.

Soon, the first sauce-flavored pancake was ready. After Shen Yu brushed the meat sauce on it and sprinkled sesame seeds and chopped green onions on it, he asked Yutao to quickly take it to the front shop.

In a short while, Shen Yu made five or six cakes in a row, and Yutao was waiting to deliver them.

When Yu Tao delivered the fifth cake, she ran back with a look of disbelief on her face: "Sister, we can't let Brother Zhou make this cake slowly."

"The few we just made were packed away by two customers, including the lasagna, filling several baskets. Mom was so happy that she asked us to make more quickly."

After Yutao finished speaking, she excitedly ran to the shop in front to help.

Shen Yu was also surprised. He didn't expect that this sauce-flavored pancake would be so popular just after it was launched.

Fortunately, she made a lot of meat sauce yesterday, otherwise it would not be enough now.

I couldn't think about so many things at this moment, and I couldn't let Zhou Dalang learn to do it.

Shen Yu made six or seven pancakes in a row. It was already noon. As Yutao kept coming to the kitchen to get the pancakes and reporting, Shen Yu knew that today's sauce-flavored pancakes were more popular than the meat skewers.

When he finished the last one, Shen Yu thought of the customer from the morning, and hurriedly pulled Yu Tao to ask, "I asked you to set aside the ten yuan that was packed in a small basket. Did the customer come to pick it up?"

Yu Tao smiled and nodded: "He came to pick it up earlier. Not only did the customer come to pick it up by himself, he also brought two companions with him. They also bought a basket each."

"He also said that when we get to the convoy, if his companions think it's good, he can ask them to come and buy it too."

Yu Tao's eyes sparkled as she said excitedly, "Sister, if we continue like this, we will be able to pay off our debts soon, and you won't have to worry."

Shen Yu was stunned and smiled uncomfortably: "How do you know I'm worried?"

Yu Tao whispered, "Although my sister didn't say it, I know that you have been sleeping restlessly at night these past few days. Once you even talked in your sleep, saying, 'I want to return your money, I want to return your money.'"

Shen Yu couldn't help but laugh. He really wanted to pay back the money and he had indeed dreamed of paying off his debts.

In the dream, he made a lot of money and generously stuffed a big bag of silver into Lu Lang's hand so that he didn't need to pay for the change.

She was afraid that Yutao would also be worried, so she said, "The store has just opened, and there are a lot of things to do, so I can't sleep well."

"Money is not earned in a day, don't worry too much. Although we are in debt, the business in the store is getting better and better, and we will be able to pay it back soon, don't worry."

As she said this, she winked at Yutao playfully: "Who am I? I am the sister who cooks delicious dishes."

"Everyone is rushing to buy those freshly-made Jiangxiang pancakes."

Yu Tao couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. The sadness on her face disappeared and she nodded vigorously, saying, "Sister is right. I will pay it back eventually. I will go to the shop to help."

After saying that, he ran to the store like a bird.

After Shen Yu finished making and cutting the last pancake, she carried it to the store herself. She wanted to see who the store sold the sauce-flavored pancakes to.

I walked into the small door of the shop with the tray, and saw a few customers waiting in front of the table with cakes and dishes.

Seeing Shen Yu bringing the cakes over, he hurriedly said, "Boss, the cakes are ready again, hurry up and pack them for me."

Li and Jiang were standing behind the table. Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. We all have a share. Even if it's gone today, we can come back tomorrow to buy more."

A customer said, "I bought some today to try. Tomorrow I will have already bought some goods and will leave early in the morning. If it tastes good, I will buy more tomorrow."

Li said, "Please come early tomorrow and I promise to give you as much as you want."

"Look, it's already past noon, and the market will be closed soon. Here are the two pieces of sauce-flavored cakes you asked for, but please don't delay your purchase."

The customer said, "I wonder what time you sell Jiangxiang cakes in the morning. I have to leave early tomorrow."