PDLP Chapter 192 Good things are coming
Chapter 192 Good things are coming
"Come back, come back, girl."
Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen turned and went back.
The boss whispered.
"If you really buy more than twenty pairs of cotton shoes, I'll sell them to you at half price, but you mustn't tell anyone."
Li Shuchen immediately nodded in agreement.
"I understand, I understand, my mouth is sealed tight."
And so, Li Shuchen happily picked out more than twenty pairs of shoes—one for her family, one for her employees, and one for her children. She bought them all, so many that the carriage could barely hold them all.
Grape looked at the fully loaded carriage and asked
"Miss, shall we go back?"
"Let's go back to the inn and make dumplings."
Upon hearing that they were going to make dumplings, Li Wanbai couldn't wait any longer. After Li Shuchen and Grape got into the carriage, she suddenly sprinted forward at full speed.
Li Shuchen hadn't even settled in properly when she bumped her head on her shoe. Luckily, the shoe was soft, otherwise she would have gotten a big bump on her head.
Grape: "Miss"
Li Shuchen waved goodbye
"I'm fine. That Wanbai is so impulsive and spineless."
Because Li Wanbai was many times faster than usual, Li Shuchen quickly returned to the backyard of the Happiness Inn.
She jumped off the carriage and shouted inside.
"Xiao Feng, Yu'er, Lao Ba, Lao Jiu, anyone who's free, come help me with these things."
Xiao Feng was the first to run out.
"I'm here to help, Miss! Miss bought so many things!"
Li Shuchen said while unloading the goods
"It's the Winter Solstice, so here's a little treat for you all. Xiao Feng, take this piece of pork to the kitchen."
"Okay, Miss."
"Eighth Brother, bring this piece of mutton."
"Yes, miss"
"Ninth Brother, bring this piece of beef."
"Yes, miss"
……
After arranging for people to unload the goods, Li Shuchen found that only winter clothes and cotton shoes for his parents and Xiao'er remained on the truck. He clapped his hands and said...
"Grapes, lead Wanbai to the stable and tie her up."
"Yes, miss"
Li Shuchen turned and went to the guest room. There wasn't a single guest there, which was perfect, so she distributed the shoes to everyone.
Everyone arrived at the backyard of the inn
"Today is the Winter Solstice. I'm treating everyone to dumplings and mutton soup. Before we start making dumplings, please put away the cotton shoes I bought for you. I also wish you all a winter free from frostbite on your ears and feet."
"Thank you, miss."
Li Shuchen brought out the children's shoe lists.
"Aunt Zhang, give these shoes to Qianqian and the others when they come back."
Aunt Zhang said with a smile
"Alright, giving shoes to children on the Winter Solstice is a way of wishing them healthy growth."
Li Shuchen was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this.
"is it?"
"Yes, Qianqian and the others will definitely grow up safely."
"She stumbled upon it by accident," Li Shuchen continued.
"These shoes are for you all, one pair for each of you, make sure they're your size."
"Thank you, miss."
Everyone was happily choosing shoes
These are mine.
"Hey, these are mine!"
Everyone was overjoyed to receive their new shoes, and Li Shuchen was also very happy.
"Aunt Wang, please get things ready in the kitchen. I'll change my clothes and then come down to make dumplings."
"Okay miss"
Li Shuchen changed into a simple, durable, and stain-resistant outfit and went to the kitchen.
Seeing so much meat in early summer, she swallowed hard and asked...
"Miss, how many dumplings should we make?"
"Three kinds of dumplings: pork dumplings, lamb dumplings, and beef dumplings. Everyone can choose whichever filling they like."
Early summer was a time of great joy, and people danced with delight.
"Great! Chu Xia is so lucky to get to eat three kinds of meat dumplings at the same time. Chu Xia never dared to dream of such a wonderful thing before."
Li Shuchen waved his hand
"Knead the dough, chop the filling, and get to work!"
"Let's get started!"
"Thump, thump, thump"
"Dudududu"
"Heave-ho heave-ho heave-ho"
They kneaded the dough and chopped the filling, while Li Shuchen went to make mutton soup. She blanched the lamb ribs, washed them, added water, and simmered them. Li Shuchen had just started cooking...
They've already prepared the filling and chopped it; many hands make light work.
Li Shuchen continued...
"Prepare the pickled cabbage, prepare the onions, prepare the carrots."
Cook Wang, Wang Shuang'er, and Chu Xia said in unison, "It's ready!" *3
Li Shuchen: "Start chopping!"
"Thump, thump, thump"
"Dudududu"
"Chattering and chattering"
Cook Wang, Wang Shuang'er, Chu Xia: "Miss, the vegetables are chopped."
Li Shuchen: "Pork and sauerkraut, mutton and onions, beef and carrots, season the filling."
Upon hearing this, the three began adding seasonings, then stirred in one direction until the mixture became smooth and elastic.
After the filling was prepared, Li Shuchen said
"Aunt Wang, Shuang'er, Chuxia, the three of you roll out the dumpling wrappers, the rest of you fill them in."
"Making dumplings"*n
In no time, the kitchen was filled with people. Some were cutting dough pieces, some were rolling out dough, and some were filling dumplings. Li Shuchen also joined in filling dumplings.
I glanced up and saw a dumpling, crooked and unsteady, lying on the curtain, and asked...
"Who made these dumplings? They're so unique!"
Upon hearing this, everyone rushed to look, and what they saw made them burst into laughter.
Zhang Lingyu laughed and said, "What ugly dumplings!"
Zhang Yuling replied, "If you don't tell me, no one will know it's a dumpling. Tell me, did you make it?"
Zhang Lingyu said playfully, "I definitely didn't wrap them; I think you did."
Zhang Yuling scoffed, "I didn't wrap it."
"I wrapped it."
After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he looked at the amused crowd, completely unashamed, with a frank and open expression.
"This is my first time making dumplings, please excuse the poor quality."
Yu'er affirmed, "I think it's very good."
Xiao Feng blushed slightly and said, "Yes, your dumplings look beautiful. It's enough to have someone in the family who can make beautiful dumplings."
Upon hearing this, Yu'er blushed and said, "What are you saying?"
Upon hearing this, the crowd began to jeer.
"Yo~ Yo yo~~"
"Oh~ Oh oh~~"
"Ho~hoho~~"
Li Shuchen laughed heartily, glancing at the two blushing faces; it seemed good news was on the horizon.
Seeing that the dumplings were almost finished, Li Shuchen said
"Xiao Feng, light the fire."
"Okay, Miss."
After the water boils, add the dumplings, and several large pots start cooking simultaneously.
After the dumplings were cooked, Li Shuchen took a bowl of sauerkraut and pork dumplings upstairs to Yun's room and knocked on the door.
"Miss Yun, I made some dumplings for you to try."
"Please come in"
Li Shuchen entered the room and placed the dumplings on the octagonal table.
Miss Yun smelled the sourness, sat down at the table, and asked...
"It smells so good! What kind of filling is it?"
"Sauerkraut and pork, since I knew you like sour food, I brought you this first. There's also lamb and onion filling, and beef and carrot filling. If you want any, just ask someone to get them from the kitchen. Don't worry, it's free."
Upon hearing this, Miss Yun had already picked up a pair of chopsticks.
"The sauerkraut and pork filling, let me try it first."
(￣～￣) Chewing~~~
"Delicious! I was just about to get hungry. Thank you so much, Miss Li, for the dumplings!"
Li Shuchen smiled and said
"Don't mention it, you eat first, I'll go get back to work."
"Take care, Miss Li."
Li Shuchen went to the kitchen to check on the mutton soup. Seeing that it was almost done, he added some seasonings, took a sip, and...
Bright and shiny!
"Hiss~ hiss hiss~~ hiss hiss hiss~~~"
Grape chuckled, "Miss, Wanbai is eager to eat dumplings; it keeps meowing."
"It'll be eager to make a fortune if we don't give it to it soon."
Li Shuchen quickly ladled out a large plate of dumplings, all three types of filling, and a plate of mutton soup before taking them out.