Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 354: It's about this matter. Leave it to me.

Shen Yu did not explain in detail why he did not keep this priceless scripture.

He only said vaguely that he felt it would be a waste to keep the scripture in his hands, and it would be better to give it to someone who could truly appreciate it.

Lu Lang was not stupid to begin with. After coming to Anping County, he helped with the affairs of the county government every day, which gave him a better insight into worldly affairs.

As soon as he heard the value of this scripture, he guessed Shen Yu's worries and the real reason why she wanted to give the scripture to her father.

Lu Lang nodded calmly, his brows relaxed, and he said easily, "So it's because of this matter."

"Then you don't need to bother Chef Xu anymore. Just give me the scriptures and I will pass them on to my father."

Shen Yu wanted to give the scriptures to the county magistrate just to get rid of a hot potato, and he didn't expect to get a thank you or praise from the county magistrate after giving it to him.

Hearing Lu Lang say this, Shen Yu, who had been thinking all night and still hadn't figured out how to talk to the county magistrate, couldn't help but feel secretly happy and nodded hurriedly, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Lu."

As Shen Yu spoke, he quickly took out the Buddhist scriptures that were tightly wrapped in thick cloth from his small bag, opened the thick cloth, and handed them over together with the small cloth bag containing the Buddhist scriptures.

Lu Lang took the cloth bag, opened it, took out the scripture, held it in his hand close to the candlelight to look at the cover, then casually flipped through a page, put it away and put it back in the cloth bag, then placed the cloth bag on the table at the side.

Since the scriptures had been handed over to Lu Lang, there was no need for Xu Chu to help tell the county magistrate, so Shen Yu hurriedly stood up to say goodbye.

She thought about telling Xu the chef when she went there, so that Xu wouldn't tell the county magistrate. By then, she would not have the scriptures in her hands, and it would be difficult for her to explain to the county magistrate when she met him.

Lu Lang seemed to have guessed what Shen Yu was thinking, and waved to Qi Xi: "Go tell Chef Xu that Miss Shen has given the scriptures to me, and there is no need for him to tell father again."

"Come back soon after you finish speaking."

Qi Xi agreed and left quickly.

Seeing that Lu Lang had even taken care of this matter for her, Shen Yu knew that she had nothing to do in the county government office, so she stood up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu. You are busy, so I won't bother you anymore."

Lu Lang said, "Don't worry, Miss Shen. I'll let Qi Xi take you back."

Shen Yu looked out the window and saw that it was getting dark. He was worried that Li and the others would be anxious.

But since Lu Lang had asked, it was difficult for him to refuse, so he could only thank him and sit down to wait for Qi Xi to come back, glancing at the door from time to time.

Lu Lang couldn't help but laugh when he saw Shen Yu looking like he was in a hurry to leave.

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, as if to kill time and chat with her, "How is business at your restaurant lately, young lady?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Thanks to the county magistrate and the prefect, our business has been booming since you two had a meal at our store."

"Especially the amber meat. Many customers come here every day to take it home to taste."

Seeing Shen Yu's cheerful expression, Lu Lang couldn't help but feel happy too. He asked with a smile, "Since the business is so good, the girl must have paid back the money she borrowed to buy the restaurant?"

The smile on Shen Yu's face froze for a moment, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart: "He is really a rich young man, he doesn't care about worldly things."

"I run a restaurant, not a robbery shop. How can I pay back four hundred taels of silver so quickly?"

She glanced at Lu Lang's smiling face and felt that he was mocking her. She couldn't help but said angrily, "Not yet."

"Although the restaurant is doing good business, the customers are mostly merchants from the market and ordinary people who come to buy things. The prices of food are not high, and the profit is only 20% to 30%."

Lu Lang was not surprised. He still looked relaxed and said slowly, "Miss Shen is kind-hearted, that's why she set the price of the food so low."

"It's okay, take your time. Although fewer people go to the market in winter, people love to eat meat in winter."

"For example, it should be common to buy a portion of amber meat and re-steam it, and then have a delicious meal with the whole family."

"Miss Shen, if you have other ways to cook pork, you might as well make a few more in the store."

"This way, people will realize that pork can be cooked deliciously, and the restaurant's business will get better and better."

Shen Yu nodded, thinking about the scene of diners lining up to buy amber meat at noon every day in the restaurant, and he couldn't help but feel confident again.

She smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, after the Wanshou Festival, I will have time to cook new dishes."

"It's winter now, it's a good time to eat hot pot. If you don't mind, you can come to the restaurant and try it."

The two were chatting about this and that when Qixi came back.

Lu Lang had a lot of things to do, and although he really wanted to chat with Shen Yu more, he had to stand up and tell Qi Xi to send Shen Yu back.

Qi Xi agreed, Shen Yu thanked Lu Lang, and then left the house with Qi Xi and walked towards the county government office.

After leaving the county government office, Qi Xi said apologetically, "The carriage is not in the county government office today, Miss Shen, please wait for me for a moment. I will go hire a car to take you back."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "If you are busy now, you don't have to send me off. It will be the same if I go back by myself. Although it is dark, most of the shops on both sides are still open, and there are still many people on the road."

Qi Xi refused, looked towards the roadside, and ran towards a mule cart waiting for passengers not far away.

Qixi and Shen Yu were sitting in the car. Qixi asked curiously, "Miss Shen, I heard from Chef Xu that the flower-shaped pastries you made are very beautiful. There are seven or eight kinds of them. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and taste sweet."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "You are asking about this because you want to try it, right?"

Qi Xi couldn't help but chuckle, which was considered as his agreement.

Shen Yu said: "Are you busy tomorrow? If not, come to the restaurant in the evening."

"I want to teach my family members how to make the same flower-shaped pastry, so that they can go to Guang'an Temple to help Master Wenyuan and others make pastries."

"Because this is the cake to be used in the blessing ceremony, Master Ci En asked us to keep it a secret and didn't want anyone to know what it looks like in advance, so we can't sell it in restaurants after it's done."

"The cakes and pastries we made are sweets. Even if our family loves them, we can't finish them all. You can come and bring some back to the county government office to eat. It will be considered as a favor to me."

When Qi Xi heard this, she nodded happily: "That's great, thank you very much, young lady."

"It just so happens that the young master and the advisors have been busy until midnight these days. They are hungry at night but have no ready-made meals to fill their stomachs. These cakes and pastries are just right for making snacks."

Shen Yu couldn't help but smile, thought for a moment and asked, "Don't you have a dedicated cook in your county government? How come you can't have dinner at night?"