They haven't come out for so long, could something have happened to them?
Although Dazhu and Siya are not Wanshu's real children, their long-term relationship has fostered a deep mother-son/daughter bond between them.
When the two did not emerge for a long time, Wan Shu became increasingly anxious.
Seeing that her expression was becoming increasingly anxious, San Shun suggested, "Mother, why don't we split up and go in to take a look?"
"That's fine too."
Wan Shu nodded, and was about to split up with San Shun to go into the restaurant to see what was going on, when he saw Da Zhu running over from the restaurant on South Street.
Before long, Siya also ran over from the restaurant on West Street.
Both of them were very excited.
"Mother, I've succeeded!"
"Mother, I've succeeded in the deal!"
"Yanyu Pavilion has agreed to order thirty catties from us every day at a price of 38 wen per catty!"
"Zuixian Pavilion has agreed to order 80 catties from us every day at a price of 38 wen per catty!"
The Misty Rain Pavilion is slightly larger than the Laifu Inn, and the order of thirty catties was already within Wan Shu's expectations.
But the number of subscriptions to Zuixian Pavilion took her by surprise.
"Isn't Zuixian Pavilion about the same size as Yanyu Pavilion? Why would they book so many?"
Siya, panting, couldn't hide her joy: "The owner of Zuixian Pavilion said that in addition to Sishui County, he also owns restaurants in two other counties. He ordered so much because he wanted to send people to deliver the braised food to the other two counties himself after we delivered it."
Given the population and purchasing power of Sishui County, it is more than enough to process more than 100 kilograms of braised food per day.
However, the remaining fifty or sixty pounds could not be digested.
She originally planned to wait until tomorrow to specifically go to other counties to discuss the distribution of braised food with restaurants.
Unexpectedly, Siya was so lucky that she managed to resolve the matter within Sishui County, saving them the trouble of delivering the goods to other counties.
Wan Shu couldn't help but reach out and rub her head.
"Siya is so great! You're my precious baby too, you've saved me so much trouble!"
Hehehe!
Siya gave a silly smile, thinking to herself that her mother had finally patted her head! So happy! So joyful!
Dazhu, standing to the side, couldn't help but show a look of disappointment.
Siya is much better than him; she handled eighty jin of braised food in one go, while he only managed to negotiate down thirty jin. And since she's not his mother's biological child, she definitely won't be interested in touching it anymore...
"Dazhu is also my precious baby! Although he didn't manage to negotiate as many deals as Siya, he did a great job on his first attempt. And Dazhu puts in the most effort every day at the stall, which saves me a lot of trouble! I love you all so much!"
Feeling the gentle touch on my head.
Dazhu felt a little ashamed. He had really misunderstood. How could his mother not touch him just because he wasn't her biological son?
I felt somewhat happy.
No, I should say I'm extremely happy!
His mother's words and her touch made him so happy!
Wan Shu watched as Da Zhu's face gradually regained its color and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought to herself that being the mother of five kids must be really tough. With so many kids, it's easy to overlook one of them.
In particular, Dazhu is honest and doesn't talk much. He usually just buries himself in his work. In the ten days or so that he has been setting up the stall, he has done the most work.
Although Dazhu is the oldest and strongest of the five boys, he is still just a 16-year-old boy.
In modern times, he wouldn't even be an adult yet; he's still growing, so it's not advisable to overwork him.
Wan Shu wanted to reduce Da Zhu's workload, so after returning home, he assigned him the daily delivery job to the town.
Delivery work is exceptionally simple.
All you need to do is go out early in the morning, take Uncle Erniu's carriage, deliver the braised food to the entrances of four restaurants, complete the handover, and then collect the money.
Even when he arrived at the restaurant, he didn't have to lift a finger; the waiters would come and carry the goods for him.
When the delivery first started, Wan Shu even went with them for a few days.
Later, seeing that Dazhu had adapted to the delivery rhythm, they let Dazhu do it alone, which was also a good opportunity to train Dazhu's independence.
"Dazhu, your mother won't be going with you to deliver goods today. Can you manage on your own?"
Dazhu nodded earnestly: "I can do it! It's still early, Mother, why don't you go back and get some more sleep!"
Wan Shu was already prepared; if Da Zhu said no, she would accompany him to deliver it one more time.
She hadn't expected Dazhu to be so much bolder and more reliable than she had imagined.
She nodded with satisfaction, gave Dazhu a few words of advice to be careful, and then went back to her room and fell asleep immediately.
Yay! After running a stall for so long, she can finally sleep in!
Wan Shu, engrossed in sleeping in late, didn't notice.
After she entered the room, Dazhu, who had been so confident and serious, immediately became somewhat uneasy.
Today is his first day delivering goods and collecting money on his own, so it's impossible for him not to be nervous.
But his mother had already sacrificed so much for the Liang family, and he couldn't let her worry any more, so he could only try to ease his emotions in private.
You can definitely handle it, you can definitely handle it... Dazhu kept repeating to himself.
"Dazhu, are you ready?" Uncle Erniu's voice came from outside the courtyard.
The apprehension on Dazhu's face immediately disappeared. He responded, opened the courtyard gate, and with the help of Uncle Erniu, loaded the four large buckets of braised food onto the oxcart.
The oxcart swayed and rocked along the country lane.
An hour later, the carriage arrived at Jinzun Tower first.
"Oh, you're here so early today. You must be tired."
The manager of Jinzunlou waved to the waiter to move the goods while smilingly handing over the payment for today's goods to Dazhu.
Upon seeing this, the waiter from the neighboring Jade Hall immediately began to speak in a sarcastic and mocking tone.
"Hmph, it's just pig offal and bloodworms, who cares!"
"At first, diners are only interested in the novelty. After a while, no one will eat there anymore."
Dazhu glanced at the shop assistant but ignored him, focusing only on counting the money in his hand.
He's not good at math, and with his mother not around today, he has to be extra careful to ensure that the money for the goods is accurate.
Fortunately, the owner of Jinzunlou was an honest businessman who didn't cheat him just because his mother wasn't there. He paid exactly three taels and two qian.
After confirming that there were no problems with the money, Dazhu nodded to the manager of Jinzunlou and went to find Uncle Erniu.
He was too slow at counting money, so Uncle Erniu went to sell firewood in the next alley.
As Dazhu walked to the end of the street corner and was about to turn around, a petite woman suddenly threw herself into his arms.
"Oh my, Brother Dazhu, I never expected to run into you in the county town. What a coincidence!"
Dazhu was stunned for a moment, then looked up and saw that it was Li Daniu.
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