Chapter 676 Sending the Hou Mother and Daughter to the Post Station

Shu Yu moved methodically, and with her help, Daya breathed a long sigh of relief.

Shu Yu found it amusing. After the people in line had finished buying and there was a little free time, she smiled and said, "Sister, is business always this good?"

"No, it's mainly..." Daya glanced at Ruan Shi behind her and said softly, "Didn't the local bully come yesterday? Many people have heard about it. Some of our old customers who have tried our food think it's good. They're afraid that we won't sell to them anymore because of the local bully's threat, so business is particularly booming this morning."

She had only said a few words when several more customers came over. Judging from their conversation, they were indeed regular customers who had eaten at her restaurant before.

They were also a little worried, "Will you still sell popcorn and sesame cakes in the future? Your food is so good and delicious. What will we do if you stop selling them?"

Shu Yu chuckled, "Don't worry, we're not setting up our stall this afternoon. We'll continue selling in the future."

Why not set up your stall in the afternoon?

"We don't have enough ingredients. There were too many customers in the morning, and everything was sold out. We didn't have time to prepare more, so we simply took a half-day break."

Everyone was relieved to hear that.

Shu Yu helped sell for a while but then stopped. She hadn't forgotten that she needed to take Hou Shi and the Sixth Miss to the post station. Seeing that it was almost time, and noticing that the stall wasn't busy, she told Ruan Shi.

"Mother, I'll be right back after I drop the person off at the post station. It'll be quick."

"Okay, then be careful. You don't need to come back to the stall. We'll go back after we sell out, and I'll cook you something delicious for lunch."

After giving a few instructions, Shu Yu took off her apron and the cloth covering her hair, grabbed a few hot sesame cakes and three bags of popcorn, and left.

She first went back to the Lu family home, greeted the old lady, and then drove the mule cart toward the county government office.

Shu Yu's timing was quite accurate; just as the mule cart stopped, she saw the officials leading Madam Hou and the Sixth Miss out.

Shu Yu waved her hand, and the group quickly walked up to her.

Hou asked in a low voice, "Have you been waiting long?"

"No, I just arrived too. Is everything going well?"

Hou nodded, "Smoothly." It's just that the government offices seem to be quite busy lately; they waited a long time before someone processed their handover.

If the official who brought them hadn't said that this was a matter instructed by the governor, the county clerk would have been dragging his feet and refusing to deal with them.

Shu Yu glanced at the official standing next to her. He seemed quite unhappy, and things were clearly not going as smoothly as Hou Shi had described.

She took out the sesame seed cakes and popcorn from the mule cart. "Have something to eat first. You came out early this morning and must be hungry. These are snacks we sell at our stall. The sesame seed cakes and popcorn are specialties of Jiangyuan County. Try them."

The official was quite informal; he immediately smiled and accepted the two items.

The sweet aroma made Hou and the sixth daughter's eyes light up slightly before they accepted the gift and boarded the mule cart one after the other.

The official sat on the carriage shaft, chatting and laughing with Shu Yu.

After all, we'll be working together on the same estate in the future, and there might be times when we can help each other out.

Shu Yu gave the reins a tug and quickly drove the mule cart out of the city.

The post station was located between the county town and the prefectural town, closer to the county town. It would take about half an hour to get there from here.

(End of this chapter)