boyutpedia Chapter 180: Can't I do anything now that I'm in the city?
Chapter 180: Can't I do anything now that I'm in the city?
"Xiaoxue, it's a bit hot in the box, you can take off your cloak first."
"Okay, sister." Zhu helped take off Zhang Yunxue's cloak.
Zhang Yunyue: "Grandpa, grandma, we will finish our meal and go back to rest for a while. If we have energy in the afternoon, we can go out for a walk. If not, take a good rest today and go out for a walk tomorrow."
Grandpa Zhang: "It's OK. I'm not really tired. I just got bumpy all the way here. I'll be fine after I relax."
"Bang bang bang" The waiter knocked on the door, got a response, and then walked in.
"Boss, snacks and tea are here. Enjoy your meal, everyone. The hot pot will be here soon."
"Okay, thank you."
The waiter put down the snacks and tea and went out.
Zhang Xingyun poured a glass of water for everyone. They had been traveling all morning, so they were all a little thirsty.
Zhang Xingfeng and Zhang Yunxue drank tea and then started eating snacks.
After a while, the waiter brought the shabu-shabu hotpot to the room and placed it in the middle of the table.
Then vegetables and meat were served one after another.
After eating hotpot, I said something to Li Wenyu.
Everyone then drove the carriage back to Zhang's residence in Taoyuan Lane, East Street.
Arrived at Zhang’s house.
Everyone got off the carriage and Zhang Xingyun went forward and knocked on the door.
"Boom, bang, bang."
The door creaked open from the inside, a gap as wide as a person's width. Chen Quan looked at Zhang Xingyun in front of him and said happily, "Master, it's you."
"Uncle Chen."
Then he opened the door and saw the people behind Zhang Xingyun: "Old Master, Madam, all the masters, madams, young masters, and young ladies, you are here, come in, come in quickly."
Then he turned around and shouted to the courtyard, "Mother of the child, Ayuan, Ayun, Axiang, come out quickly, the master and his wife are here."
Grandpa Zhang led everyone into the house and walked into the main hall.
Chen Quan carried the charcoal brazier from the kitchen and placed it in the main room.
Li Lan boiled water in the kitchen, and then Chen Xiang brought tea into the main room to serve tea to everyone.
"Old Master, Madam, all the masters, ladies, young masters, and young ladies, please have some tea."
Grandma Zhang smiled and said, "Thank you, Ah Xiang. This cup of tea is enough. I already drank a lot at the hot pot restaurant."
Chen Xiang smiled and responded, "Okay, old lady, I'll go down first."
Zhang Yunyue saw that grandma seemed a little unwell at the moment.
Then he said, "Grandpa, grandma, you have been sitting in the carriage for so long, how about I ask someone to get you some hot water so you can wash up and then go and rest for a while."
"Okay, then your grandma and I will go take a rest. We are a little tired."
After saying that, Zhang Yunyue asked someone to go to the kitchen to pour some hot water and bring it to the main house. After Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang returned to the main house, they washed up and then rested.
The people sitting in the main room talked for a while, then felt a little sleepy, so they washed up and went to rest.
Seeing that everyone had rested, Li Lan took her daughter Chen Xiang, each carrying a basket, to the vegetable market. Usually, there were only five people in their family, so they didn't prepare many dishes. Today, the master, the mistress and the young ladies were all here, so they had to prepare more dishes.
The two bought some meat, ribs, chicken, and vegetables at the vegetable market.
Return to Zhang's house.
Li Lan gave the chicken to her husband Chen Quan and asked him to help kill the chicken. There was always hot water in the pot in the kitchen, so after killing the chicken, she could pluck the feathers.
After the chicken was cooked, he took out a ceramic jar and stewed the chicken over low heat.
Everyone is tired today, so it's a good time to drink some chicken soup to replenish their energy.
The Zhang family rested until the afternoon, then they all got up together.
"Grandma, how are you feeling now after a good night's sleep?"
Grandma Zhang: "Much better, much better. Don't worry. I just don't go out often to ride in a carriage."
Li Lan and her daughter Chen Xiang are preparing food in the kitchen.
Zhang's mother and Zhu also went into the kitchen to help.
Li Lan saw the two people coming in to help and said in a panic, "Madam, Second Madam, no, no, Ah Xiang and I can handle it."
Zhang's mother waved her hands: "What's the big deal? We cook for ourselves at home. Can't we cook for ourselves when we come to the city? If the two of us help, it will be faster. It's okay."
Zhu smiled and said, "Yes, Sister Li, my eldest sister-in-law and I also cook every day at home. We are all farmers in the village and we have to work in the fields."
Seeing the two ladies say this, Li Lan couldn't stop them.
With the help of Zhang's mother and Zhu, the meal was ready quickly.
After dinner, seeing that it was still early, Zhang Yunyue, Zhang Xingyun, and Zhang Xinghao took the three siblings of the Chen family to a hot pot restaurant, wanting to see how the hot pot restaurant was doing during this period.
The hot pot restaurant was brightly lit at this moment and was packed with guests.
Several people went directly to the counter.
Li Wenyu was settling bills for people. When he saw his boss coming, he nodded and continued to settle the bill.
After paying the bill, Li Wenyu called a waiter to stand guard at the counter.
He and Zhang Yunyue walked to the counter.
"Shopkeeper Li, how is the store business during this period?"
"Back to the employer, since we started working on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the business in our store has been high. Many people from other places who come to the county to visit relatives and friends also eat hot pot in our store. Some people even regret that there is no hot pot in their county.
Moreover, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, so more and more people have come to the county town in the past two days. Since the store opened yesterday, the seats in the lobby have never been empty. "
"That's good. Tomorrow there should be more people eating hotpot than today. There will be many people from the towns and villages around the county coming to watch the fun. If there are a lot of people then...
You can put more stools at the door so that people don't get tired of standing. Prepare more vegetables, meat, and snacks tomorrow.
Please pay attention to the safety of the store tomorrow, as too many people can easily lead to problems."
"Okay, boss, I'll pay attention tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll leave first and won't bother you anymore."
"Then take care, sir."
In addition to the hot pot restaurant, several people went there. Perhaps because tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, there were many pedestrians shopping on the street.
"Brother, Brother, let's go for a walk on the street before going back."
Zhang Xingyun looked at his sister and said lovingly, "Okay."
Zhang Yunyue took Chen Xiang's hand and said, "Ah Xiang, let's go shopping."
"Okay, miss."
Zhang Yunyue picked up a butterfly hairpin in front of the stall and said, "Ah Xiang, this butterfly hairpin is beautiful and suits you very well."
Then he put it on Chen Xiang's head and said, "Yeah, it does look good."
"Boss, how much is this hairpin?"
Seeing this, Chen Xiang hurriedly stopped her: "Miss, I don't need it, I don't need it."
"It's okay. I finally got a nice hairpin. I'll give it to you. Boss, just tell me how much it costs."
"Miss, this hairpin costs two cents of silver."
"Okay, then I'll take it." After saying that, he took out two cents of silver from his purse and handed it to the boss.
"Ah Xiang, just wear it directly, it looks really good."
Chen Xiang touched the hairpin on her head and grinned happily, "Thank you, Miss."