137, Sold Out (3rd Update)

No one stopped buying meat or trying it out just because of that incident; after all, the enticing aroma was there for all to see, and people’s impressions of Xie Zhinuan only improved.

The beautiful owner who could generously help others, making such delicious stewed meat, indeed made for a tale that people enjoyed sharing.

Xie Zhinuan entered the kitchen, thought for a moment, and washed the pot. She boiled a bowl of plain noodles, sliced a few pieces of meat on top, and brought it out.

Walking toward the beggar in the corner, she handed him the bowl, “Here, this is for you to eat!”

“…”

The beggar looked up, gazing at the bowl of noodles in front of him.

Delicious, truly delicious.

“For the old man?”

“Yes, for you to eat. Take it,” Xie Zhinuan said warmly.

Who doesn’t want someone to lean on in their old age? Given a choice, who would willingly become a beggar?

Although she felt sympathy, she could only offer a bowl of noodles; that was all she had to give.

The old beggar reached out and took the bowl, “Thank you very much!”

Xie Zhinuan smiled without saying a word and turned back into the shop.

Across the corner, on a carriage, Li Hengyi gently lowered a corner of the curtain.

He glanced down and blinked.

She was indeed kind, brave, and beautiful.

These three virtues, which should have been the most conspicuous and dazzling on her, ranked last in his eyes.

He had imagined what she would look like and what their first meeting might be like but had not expected to see her perform a righteous act, helping a beggar and even bringing out noodles.

Smelling that aroma, he knew it must have been made by her own hands.

If capable people were available, why would she still do it herself?

Xie Zhinuan’s stewed meat sold too quickly on her side; people tasted it and wanted to buy more, but it was all gone.

“All sold out?”

“If you like it, come back tomorrow; our owner says there will be another day of free tasting tomorrow. It’s still ‘buy two jin, get a bowl free’!” Dong Sheng said with a smile.

Xiaoyuan and the silly girl had already begun to clean the chopping boards, sweep, and mop the floor.

It wasn’t even noon yet.

Aunt Chen busied herself in the kitchen while Xie Zhinuan, under the eaves, earnestly recited the Three Character Classic, focusing on how to write each character correctly.

She felt like she could easily remember them; she could memorize most of the characters at a glance, but her writing just looked too ugly.

Her penmanship was actually very attractive, but these brush strokes, so soft and weak, made her writing less appealing.

Nevertheless, it didn’t matter; she was still young, and there was plenty of time to learn.

Xie Zhinuan recited her book while three cats slept in a pile beside her.

It was a very pleasant and warm picture.

“Miss, the kitchen is all cleaned up. I’ll have the silly girl take me back now; what do you think…” Aunt Chen asked softly.

“…”

Xie Zhinuan looked up, pondered for a moment, and then nodded, “Okay, I’ll come back a bit earlier this afternoon!”

She needed to calculate how much money they had made in the morning and consider whether to stew another pot in the afternoon.

Alternatively, she could start a small restaurant that sold dishes and noodles every day, bearing in mind that to make money, laziness was absolutely unacceptable.

Aunt Chen had the silly girl take her home; she still needed to cook lunch for the master.

Although Xie Zhinuan promised Yuanbao that she would try to have three meals a day, in reality, she didn’t bother with lunch.

“Miss, that old beggar hasn’t left yet!” Dong Sheng, moving things into the kitchen, mentioned casually.

He then looked cautiously at Xie Zhinuan.

“…”

Xie Zhinuan pursed her lips, “If he hasn’t left, so be it. When it’s time for lunch, give him a bowl of rice; we won’t miss that mouthful,” Xie Zhinuan murmured softly, then lowered her head and continued to read the Three Character Classic.

She had already memorized it but still insisted on reciting it a few times more.

Dong Sheng took note of this.

Xiaoyuan and the silly girl were already counting the money. Finally, Xiaoyuan came over and said, “Today we sold two hundred jin of pork. After accounting for shrinkage and the free samples, guess how much silver we made, Miss?”

“?” Xie Zhinuan raised an eyebrow.

“Four thousand five hundred and ninety wen, that’s almost five taels of silver, Miss!” Xiaoyuan trembled with excitement.

Chapter 139

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