When I came out of Nong Mo Xuan and returned to the offal stall, today's offal had almost been sold out, leaving only the braised soup at the bottom of the pot and a few pieces of offal.
"Hey, young man..." Yang pointed at the bottom of the pot, looking troubled. "It's just some leftover broth, with only a few pieces of offal in it. I guess I didn't see it just now—otherwise, I would have given it directly to the previous customer!"
"Oh my god, I've been waiting in line for five days! Five days!" The young man was holding an empty bowl, almost crying. "It's almost my turn today, how can I not buy it?"
"But this is not enough for a bowl..."
"I don't mind! I've been waiting for this bite for several days!" The young man said, and he couldn't wait for Yang, so he grabbed the long-handled soup spoon, and in a few seconds, he scooped the remaining broth and a few pieces of offal into his bowl, and began to eat it with slurp.
Yang was at a loss for words and said, "You seem to really like this. We don't need a spoonful, so we'll give it to you for free."
As everyone knows, today's dish was accidentally left with two or three pieces of offal, and there were still some spice residues in the broth at the end, so it didn't taste that good. This guy was obviously very greedy, so he was not picky.
So the diners who had not yet completely dispersed did not complain about the other party's white offal soup, but just joked:
"Look how busy he is, he must be afraid that we will snatch it from him!"
"Look at you, store owner. You only sell so little every day, and it's all sold out before noon. Can't you get some more offal?"
"That is to say, those butchers who spend all day eating chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs are really heartbreaking to see them."
Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan stepped forward and bowed gracefully to everyone. "My fellow neighbors, you may not know that removing the fishy odor from this offal requires a lot of effort! Not to mention that it has to be cleaned and cut neatly beforehand. There are only three of us at home, my parents and I, so we really can't do anything!"
"Why not just hire a few more waiters?" someone among the diners said, "What do you think of me, young boss?"
"I want to sign up too!"
"Count me in!"
There were a few people who really wanted to help, but Su Qingluan could also see that the vast majority were just there to watch the fun and stir up trouble.
Su Qingluan didn't nod or shake her head, but just smiled and said, "Thanks to the neighbors for their kindness, our family will definitely run this stall well!"
The young man finished his grueling meal and finally realized how impetuous he was. He paid with a silly smile, but Su Guangfu pushed the money back, saying, "That's just a mouthful of soup, it's not worth three cents."
"You can't eat and drink for free!" the young man said, finally putting down a penny. "We are all ordinary people. It's not easy to make a little money."
Having said that, he wiped his mouth and left with satisfaction.
Yang smiled and sighed, "There are still many honest people!" She turned her head and stared at Su Qingluan, "You little girl, didn't you say you were going to buy paper and pens for your brothers and sisters? Why are you back so late? I thought you were carried off by a blind bear!"
Of course, the last sentence was a joke. However, Su Qingluan's "shopping" trip really took a bit too long.
"Mr. Xu told me to wait a moment. He told his clerk to carefully pack the things I want and send them to me before noon at the latest. He told me not to worry."
After all, in addition to the rice paper for calligraphy, Su Qingluan also bought a brush washer and an inkstone, as well as several other fragile items made of porcelain. There were no shock-absorbing foam plastics these days, so the packaging really required some thought.
Yang glanced at Su Qingluan, as if she had something to say, but looking at the people coming and going around her, she finally held back.
At about a quarter to noon, Nong Moxuan and his servants brought the stationery neatly packed with hay and reeds.
After the family of three closed their stall and left the county town, walking on the country road back to the village, with no one around, Yang finally spoke.
"So, you were delayed so long just now because you were choosing your brush, ink, paper, and inkstone?" Yang looked up at the sun. "I roughly calculated that it took you nearly an hour to go there and back, right?"
In fact, Su Qingluan did not want to make Yang and Su Guangfu worry, and she wanted to hide the fact that she had been robbed on the way.
It's easy to waste so much time telling lies, but there are so many witnesses along the way. Neighbors buy small things from each other and take the opportunity to chat about family matters. You never know if someone will leak the information.
Since she couldn't hide it anymore, she might as well speak frankly. Su Qingluan told the story of her encounter with the thief.
Of course, the emphasis was on the fact that someone came to the rescue, while the details of the thief's cunning were vague.
"Anyway, nothing's wrong with me!" Su Qingluan spread out her hands, "Dad and Mom, please don't worry!"
"Did you give any gift of thanks to the hero who helped your assistant?" Because the details were vague, Su Qingluan only picked up the main thread of the matter and did not specifically emphasize Liu Yunniang's gender, so Su Guangfu subconsciously thought that the person who came to the rescue was some chivalrous knight.
Su Qingluan smiled and nodded: "But that's a young lady!"
"Oh, that's strange!" Yang said in surprise, "Could she be the daughter of some escort agency or martial arts school owner?"
Su Qingluan thought to herself: Mother, you guessed it right - the head of the Liu family and the "pancake beauty" used to be kung fu acrobats, so they can be considered "people in the martial arts school", right?
But she did not explain it in detail to her mother - because she was not sure whether Liu Yunniang would agree to help her as a cook. After all, she still had to take care of her father who was bedridden, and her family might not be willing to let her do this hard work.
Considering this, Su Qingluan was still a little nervous.
The two little guys, Su Xuanhe and Su Xueyan, thought that they could relax for a few more days without their "stationery". Unexpectedly, their elder sister Su Qingluan acted quickly and bought all the stationery they needed the next day. Both of them were a little dejected, which made Su Qingluan laugh.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Although Su Qingluan was still busy with business with a smile on her face, she was secretly paying attention to whether Liu Yunniang or Xi Niang were coming towards her.
When all the offal was sold out that day and the family was preparing to close the stall, and Su Qingluan thought that the mother and daughter would probably not come today, Liu Yunniang's thin figure unexpectedly appeared next to the offal stall!
Yang and Su Guangfu didn't recognize Liu Yunniang and thought she was also here to buy offal soup. Yang pointed to the pot and said, "My dear lady, unfortunately, all the offal soup is sold out today. Please come early tomorrow!"
Liu Yunniang shook her head: "I don't eat offal soup." Then she looked at Su Qingluan, "Qingluan, do you think I'm okay?"
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