Baozi Xishi's Struggle

The child's face was covered in dirt and he was stubborn and refused to say a word.

Shen Yu smiled slightly and said, "Forget it, you guys should leave quickly. If my mother sees you, she will nag me again."

The woman glanced over to the bun stall and saw the Li family and the others standing by the loaded cart looking at them. She hurriedly lowered her head, bowed to Shen Yu, and then she and the boy supported each other and limped away.

Shen Yu returned to the car, and as expected, she was greeted by Li's glare.

She came forward with a drooling face and said with a smile: "Mom, you are tired from chasing thieves today, I will pull the cart."

Li glared at her angrily and said, "Forget it, forget it. You can't pull it."

As he was about to pull the cart away, he couldn't help but scold Shen Yu along the way: "You are too kind. Why did you give the buns to that little bastard? Not only did he steal our buns, but you also gave them the remaining buns. Take them home and heat them up. It would be great for us to have breakfast with them."

Shen Yu pushed the cart and let Li scold her. When she had said enough, she smiled and said, "Mom, I didn't do it for anything else. It was really pitiful for the mother to kneel down and beg us for the sake of the child. Didn't you hear what she said? The child stole because he was starving. Those buns can at least fill our stomachs. If we can't get food, the child will steal again. I don't know what will happen to him."

After hearing this, Li thought about what had just happened, sighed, and said pitifully, "That's true. I hated that little bastard for stealing our buns, but when his mother begged me, I softened my heart. Forget it, forget it, I'll just consider it a blessing for you guys."

Shen Yu laughed secretly when she heard this, and she and Yu Tao looked at each other. Yu Tao winked at her mischievously and laughed secretly as well, as if to say, "Sister, you are really amazing. I have passed this test, and it's okay now."

After returning home and having breakfast, I was busy steaming buns to be delivered for lunch.

But when everything was wrapped and put into the steamer for steaming, Li started complaining of back pain, as if she had twisted her waist while chasing the child. At the time, she was so angry that she didn't feel anything. Only when she got home, finished her work and relaxed did she feel the pain.

Shen Yu hurriedly asked Li to lie down on the bed, asked Yutao and Yucheng to watch the cooking of the buns, and ran quickly to the medicine shop on the street.

There was a doctor on duty in the pharmacy. Shen Yu described Li's symptoms of pain and explained the cause of Li's twisted waist. He took out a hundred coins and bought two doses of plaster.

After buying the plaster, Li asked about the price. She was so angry that she lay on the bed and scolded Shen Yu, "You really know how to spend money. Not only did you give people buns for free, but I just sprained my waist. Why do I need to buy plaster? I can just lie on the bed and it will be fine. You should return the plaster to me as soon as possible."

Shen Yu knew that Li was worried about the money, so he didn't get angry even after being scolded. He just pretended not to hear it and kept busy with his own work with a grin on his face.

The steamed buns were almost done, and the porridge pot that Yucheng was guarding was also emitting a fragrant aroma.

Shen Yu followed the doctor's instructions, filled a basin with warm water, soaked a cloth in it, wrung it dry, and applied it to Li's waist.

He heated the plaster on the stove, ran into the house and applied it on Li's waist with a "pop".

Li lay on the bed, not daring to move. She turned her head and said angrily, "You stupid girl, you've only earned a few coins, and you're so delicate that you need to apply a plaster just because you twist your waist."

Shen Yu sat on a small stool beside the bed with a smile on his face, and said to Li like he was coaxing a child, "Mom, you should take a rest. Two sets of plasters are only one hundred coins. The doctor said that the two sets are well wrapped. This plaster has been baked and applied, and it cannot be removed after it is peeled off."

After thinking about it, he threatened Li again, "The doctor said that this sprained waist can be serious or minor. If it is not treated early, it will leave a root of the disease. Even if it is barely healed, it will still be sprained when you exert force. You will be disabled and can only lie in bed, unable to do anything."

Li believed Shen Yu's half-truth and half-false words, and said fearfully, "Doctor, is that true? It's not that serious. I've twisted it before, but I just lay in bed and it's fine. I haven't used any plasters."

After listening to Li's words, Shen Yu realized that Li's waist injury was an old one. No wonder she twisted it without any reason. Then he stopped laughing and said seriously, "It's true, mother, you must take good care of it this time. Otherwise, if you twist your waist with the slightest movement in the future, who will the three of us rely on?"

After hearing this, Li sighed and lay down obediently again.

Shen Yu had just put on the plaster when Yu Tao called out from outside: "Sister, the buns are ready, it's time to put them in the steamer."

Shen Yu agreed and told Li: "Mother, lie down first, we will go to deliver the buns."

Li pounded her pillow in anger and blamed herself, "It's all my fault. Why did I chase that little bastard? Now I can't do any work."

Shen Yu walked out and said, "So, lie down and get well soon. I'll go first."

Having said that, he went out like a gust of wind.

Fortunately, it was not the first time to deliver food, and the car at noon was much lighter than the car in the morning because it only had a steamer and a porridge pot.

The three siblings delivered the meals in an orderly manner according to the booklet, and hurried back home, thinking about Li who was lying at home.

Li couldn't lie down at home alone, so she slowly got up and moved around. She felt that after applying the plaster, the pain didn't seem to be so severe. She went to the kitchen and started to prepare lunch.

The weather was hot, so it would be more comfortable to drink some soup at noon. Li had just finished boiling a pot of red bean sweet soup when the three siblings came back.

Seeing Li cooking porridge, Shen Yu scolded, "Mother, didn't I tell you to lie down? Why are you getting up again? Yutao, Yucheng, help mother into the house quickly."

As he said this, he winked at Yutao and Yucheng. Yutao and Yucheng ignored Li's constant shouting of "I'm fine, my waist doesn't hurt anymore" and carried Li back to the house with a smile on their faces.

Seeing that Li had cooked the soup, Shen Yu simply kneaded a few leavened dough balls, sprinkled some water on the dough balls, and covered them with a thick layer of white sesame seeds.

At this time, Yu Tao came in and said with a smile: "Mother listens to Yu Cheng the most, I will let Yu Cheng stay by her side to talk to her. Sister, what are you cooking? I will help you."

The lunch includes both meat and vegetables, soup and cakes.

Oily scallion fried eggs, refreshing salty tofu and water celery, slightly sweet red bean sweet soup, yellow and crispy sesame pancakes, plus a big bowl of clay pot pork ribs soup.

The family ate happily and contentedly, and the troubles caused by the rumors in the past few days seemed to slowly dissipate.

After dinner, Shen Yu urged Li to lie down again.

Li knew that no matter how strong she tried, she couldn't win over the three children, so she had to get up and lie down on the bed. As soon as she lay down, she seemed to remember something and said to Shen Yu, "Yuzhi, these past two days have been really bad. Go to Yucheng's room and get the Buddhist beads that the monk gave you, which are in front of the incense burner. I think it's better for you to wear them close to your body, so that the Bodhisattva can bring you good luck."