Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Looking at Shen Yu's slender figure walking out the door, Chef Lu, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but complain: "Boss, what a good girl, how can Chef Yang compare to her? Why don't you go to the boss and talk to him, maybe he will keep Miss Shen."

Shopkeeper Fan shook his head helplessly and said, "Old Lu, you don't know that our boss is very filial. No matter how good Miss Shen is, he can't compete with his mother for a cook. Although Chef Yang is a bit of a bully, his dough making skills are still acceptable. You can just make do with him."

Chef Lu knew that it was useless to say more, so he threw his sleeves in anger and walked out.

For most of the rest of the day, Shen Yu did his work as usual. He did not do things perfunctorily just because he was leaving. He was still smiling and looked as usual.

Chef Lu was watching from the side and couldn't help but secretly admire Miss Shen for her good self-cultivation and tolerance.

In the evening, the guys went to Mr. Wu one by one to collect their wages for last month.

Shen Yu deliberately waited until everyone had collected their belongings before going to collect them. She didn't want anyone to know that she was leaving, and she didn't know how to explain it. After she left tomorrow and Chef Yang came to work, everyone would naturally understand.

Mr. Wu handed Shen Yu the wages. Shen Yu took it and saw that there were actually four thousand coins. He thought that Mr. Wu had given the wrong amount, so he quickly handed the extra string back and said, "Mr. Wu, there is one thousand coins extra. You gave the wrong amount."

But Mr. Wu did not take it. He smiled and stroked his beard, saying to her, "That's right. It was the shopkeeper's order. Miss Shen's salary for last month was 4,000 coins."

Shen Yu understood that this was the extra thousand coins given by Manager Fan because he felt he was forced to leave, so he accepted it without further ado, bowed to Mr. Wu, and left.

In the evening, she saw that most people in the kitchen had left, so she whispered to Chef Lu, "Chef Lu, I will go home early tomorrow morning. Who should I give the key to the small courtyard at the end of the alley to?"

Chef Lu thought for a moment, called Liu Wu over, and told him, "Miss Shen will be out tomorrow for something, and I'll give you the key then. When the shopkeeper comes, give the key to him."

Liu Wu agreed, but looked confused.

Because the food is delivered very early every day, Liu Wu is responsible for receiving and transporting the food. He is always the first to arrive at the kitchen. It is most appropriate to give the key to him, so there is no need to wait for the shopkeeper to come, because by that time, everyone will be there.

Saying goodbye is always an unpleasant experience.

Seeing that everything was arranged properly, Shen Yu didn't know what to say in front of Liu Wu, so he bowed to Chef Lu and went back to the courtyard at the end of the alley to pack his luggage.

When she came, she only brought a few sets of clothes to change into, and later on, she brought the clothes and sheets that Li asked Doctor Sun to send. Even after packing everything up, it was still a small bag.

The most important thing is the two months' wages and the reward for making flower cakes.

After coming to the restaurant, Shen Yu didn't have to pay for food and accommodation. Because he was afraid of being recognized by the villagers, he never went to the street to buy anything. Except for the 1,000 coins he gave to Li, he didn't spend the rest of his wages.

She took out the small jar where she hid the money, poured all the money and the small purse onto the small table and counted them together. Two months' wages plus the silver and gold ingots as rewards, totaled eighteen taels of silver, and there were also dozens of scattered copper coins that Li had stuffed into her hands when she first entered the city.

Shen Yu sat at the table, playing with the small gold and silver ingots in his hands, estimating in his mind how much he could buy with the silver in his hand at the current prices.

Because she has always planned to open her own restaurant, she is most interested in the prices of kitchen utensils. On weekdays, when she is in the kitchen, she will also pay attention to the price information in the market during conversation.

Labor was very expensive in this era, but if the raw materials were easily available, such as bamboo, wood, and clay, then the utensils made from them would be very cheap. For example, farmers could weave bamboo baskets, bamboo plaques, pottery jars, and clay basins themselves in their spare time, and each could be purchased for a few to a dozen coins.

But if it is made of metal, such as iron pans, soup pots, spoons, shovels, etc., they will be very expensive, ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand coins.

Perhaps it is because in this era, mining and refining technologies are still at a very primitive and labor-intensive stage. Copper, iron and the like are all under state control. The former can be used to mint coins and the latter is used to make weapons. Therefore, it is common for ordinary farmers to have only one big pot to cook and boil water.

However, she had only heard these from casual conversations. The prices in Linxi Town and Anping County must be different.

She planned to persuade Li after returning home to harvest the beans in the field and stop farming. Instead, she would take Yutao, Yucheng and herself to live in Anping County.

Anping County is located on a road that merchants must pass through, with many merchants coming and going, a large flow of people, and naturally many people eating there. It is not like Linxi Town, where there are many people only on market days. On weekdays, only the rich families in the town come to eat, and there are very few people sitting in the lobby.

It is definitely not possible to sell food in the town, the town is so small, the demand is so small, and it is too close to Dongxi Village.

She has always had a doubt in her mind, always feeling that her reputation as a disaster star has been lingering around. The rumors are so strange that it doesn't seem like the result of the villagers' random fabrication. Instead, it seems like someone did it on purpose just to drive her away.

There are thieves who steal for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. It is always unsettling to have such a hostile person around her, so it is better to stay away from him as soon as possible.

He put the gold and silver ingots into a small purse, and wrapped the six strings of copper coins in a cloth sheet until they were bulging into a ball, until the shape of the copper coins could no longer be seen from the outside, and then he put them into the bag with confidence. He put dozens of copper coins in another purse to use as change. After everything was packed, Shen Yu lay down on the bed with his clothes on and fell asleep.

Shen Yu woke up at daybreak, put the used furniture in the room in order, hid the small purse containing gold and silver ingots close to his body, stuffed the small purse containing change into his sleeve, put on his bag, took another look at the house where he had lived for almost two months, closed the door and walked out of the small courtyard at the end of the alley.

It was still early at this time and the truck delivering food had just arrived. Liu Wu was standing at the back door, watching Shen Yu coming over with a bag on his back. He seemed to understand something, but did not dare to ask, so he just stood there blankly.

Shen Yu raised a bright smile and greeted Liu Wu: "Good morning, brother Liu Wu. Here is the key to the courtyard. Please pass it to shopkeeper Fan." Then he handed over the key to the courtyard.

Liu Wu took the key, opened his mouth, and stammered, "Morning, Miss Shen, what are you doing?"

Shen Yu smiled and explained, "I have been out for a while and have not been back. I plan to go home to see my mother."

Liu Wu thought Shen Yu was just going home to visit relatives and would be back the next day, so he breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a relaxed smile: "How many days do you plan to stay there, and when will you be back?"

Shen Yu didn't want to deceive Liu Wu, but he didn't want to explain either, so he said vaguely: "Let's see what happens. The beans at home are about to be harvested, so I have to help my mother with the farm work."

Liu Wu said "Oh" and wanted to say something else, but Shen Yu waved his hand and said, "Brother Liu Wu, I won't delay your work. I have to hurry on my way. Take care."

After saying that, without waiting for Liu Wu's response, he quickly walked out of the alley.