Chapter 18 I Can't Make Decisions for Her

There was an empty stove here, and she planned to make a cold dish, willow leaf chives first.

Pour the washed leeks into water and blanch them, and add a few drops of oil to the boiling water. This will make the leeks bright and shiny.

Put the blanched and carved leeks into cold water for a while, and then blanch the willow leaves picked yesterday in the water. When they change color, take them out and rinse them in cold water as well.

Then add shredded ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, a little chili, etc., then add a spoonful of hot oil and stir well. The cold dish is ready.

Then she started to make Dongting Tuan. Most of the ingredients had been prepared at home yesterday. Now she only needed to mix the Artemisia selengensis paste, orange leaf juice, flour, glutinous rice flour and sugar together, knead it into dough, and put it in the pot to steam.

Mr. Shen had no classes this morning, so he came to the market early in the morning, wanting to discuss buying food with the Wen family.

But he didn't expect that when he arrived, there were already quite a few people gathered here.

Fortunately, most people in the town knew him and gave him face, allowing him to move in.

Wen Chengwen was greeting guests, and when he saw him coming, he hurried over and called out respectfully, "Master Shen."

Shen Xiucai smiled and stroked his beard: "You guys aren't selling pork today?"

Wen Chengwen repeated what he had said to the old customer before.

Shen Xiucai pulled him aside and said, "Chengwen, I came here today to discuss something with you."

Wen Chengwen looked at him in confusion: "What's the matter?"

"I want you to cook a meal for my Han Xing."

Wen Chengwen also knew about Shen Hanxing's situation, but he couldn't make the decision on this matter: "Master, wait a moment."

Mr. Shen nodded and stood aside waiting.

Wen Chengwen went to see Old Lady Wen and told her what Mr. Shen wanted.

Old Lady Wen frowned: "You have to ask Yi Yi about this matter. I can't make the decision for her."

Wen Chengwen scratched his head and said, "I'll go talk to her."

"Go ahead."

Wen Zhenyi was mixing the stuffing. When he heard what Wen Chengwen said, he turned to look at Shen Xiucai who was standing not far away: "Dad, I'll go take a look."

After saying this, he stood up and walked in front of Mr. Shen.

When Shen Xiucai saw Wen Zhenyi standing in front of him, he didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, this girl was pitiful and couldn't speak. How could he communicate with her?

“Grandpa Shen.” Wen Zhenyi said with a smile.

Shen Xiucai pointed at her in surprise: "You, you, you can speak now?"

“Grandpa Shen, I can speak and I’m not stupid anymore.”

Shen Xiucai smiled and stroked his beard while nodding: "Okay, okay, okay, as long as you are well, it's good. As long as you are well, it's good."

Wen Zhenyi could tell that he was genuinely happy about his recovery: "Do you want me to cook a meal for Brother Shen?"

Shen Xiucai smiled bitterly and nodded. "I won't hide it from you. He has no appetite for anything right now. He only drinks one or two mouthfuls of porridge or rice soup every day. I'm really worried that if he continues like this, his body won't be able to bear it. Just yesterday, when he went back, he ate a mouthful of rice and a few bites of the dishes you cooked. So I was wondering if you could cook him a meal every day, not too much."

Wen Zhenyi had a good impression of the grandfather and grandson. He remembered that even though he pretended to be stupid, this person still gave her a large piece of candy.

She felt it was a pity that such a gentle person would die.

"Okay, the food I sell here is different every day. I'll send some over to you at noon every day. Is that okay with you?"

Shen Xiucai nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, how much do I need to pay you?"

Wen Zhenyi was a little embarrassed. She had never studied the prices here, and she was not the one who paid for things.

"Mr. Shen, just give me twenty cents today. We'll settle tomorrow's payment tomorrow." The voice of Old Lady Wen came from behind Wen Zhenyi.

Shen Xiucai was slightly stunned: "Is it too little?"

"We didn't make any expensive food today, so twenty cents is enough."

Shen Xiucai smiled and took out twenty coins from his pocket and gave them to Old Lady Wen: "I'll come to pick it up at noon."

"If you don't have time, I'll ask Chengwen to take you to a private school."

"Will this be too much trouble?"

"It's not a trouble. He's just sitting around doing nothing." Old Mrs. Wen said with a smile.

"Thank you very much." Shen Xiucai thanked him and left.

Wen Zhenyi saw that the time was almost up, so he started preparing to fry the spring rolls.

The spring rolls were fried one by one, with a golden surface, looking very tempting.

As usual, Mrs. Wen cut out some of each food and offered it to everyone to try. "The food we sell here today is different from yesterday. We have Shanhai Dou, Dongting Tang, Liuye Chives, Sautéed Clams, and spring rolls. There are both fried and non-fried spring rolls."

"Sister-in-law, why do all the food you have today look so good?" An old man stared at the food on her plate with his eyes wide open.

Old Mrs. Wen smiled and said, "This is not only beautiful, but also tastes like nothing you've ever tasted." Then she distributed the samples to some people.

"This tastes so good. Auntie, how much are the spring rolls?"

Old Lady Wen smiled and said, "Two for one penny."

"Where's this Shanhaidou?"

"A Shanhaidou costs five coins. Don't think it's expensive. There are secrets hidden inside it."

The people around became curious: "Tell us about it."

Wen Yongman ran out at this time: "I know this."

As soon as everyone saw Wen Yongman, they smiled and said, "Little guy, then tell us about it."

Wen Yongman said with a smile: "In this mountain and sea pocket, there are fresh wild vegetables and spring bamboo shoots from the mountains, and the freshest fish and shrimp from the sea. It has both mountains and sea, and this rice noodle skin is clean and translucent, as if it contains a hundred rivers."

"Oh, now that you mention it, it really is the case."

Many people who have just tried Shanhaidou have carefully looked at the things in their hands. They can really see wild vegetables, fish and shrimp meat in it, and it is really a different experience to eat it.

"Auntie, give me one. And two spring rolls, one fried and one non-fried."

"Okay."

The stall immediately became bustling, and Wen Zhenyi didn't even need to go and greet them, as everyone in the family had already prepared everything.

Wen Zhenyi sat on a stool behind the stall, holding a glass of water in his hand, looking at the lively scene in front of him. This kind of life is pretty good, with a sense of home.

All the ingredients they prepared were sold out in a short while, leaving only food for Mr. Shen and his grandson.

The family sat at the back of the stall, too tired to move. They had not expected business to be so good. The sun was just halfway up and all the things they brought were sold out.

Some latecomers even came to their stall and asked, "Boss Wen, do you have any food?"