"I just saw you order the pork intestines with rock sugar. How does it taste?"

Shopkeeper Ge asked, and then tried to explain himself, "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. I just want to see if there is anything that needs to be improved in the dishes of our Buyun Tower."

"Buyunlou is worthy of being called Buyunlou, everything is delicious." The diner who was questioned by Shopkeeper Ge was tall and spoke very loudly, "Especially the pork intestines with rock sugar, it's delicious."

"But when I eat this candied pork intestines..." said another diner, frowning slightly, "It tastes a bit weird, and the cooking method is also a bit weird."

"That's because you have no taste and don't understand Buyunlou's dishes!"

"Yes, it's inevitable that you're not used to new things. I'm a wild boar and I probably can't eat fine bran for the time being. I'm ashamed."

"So, next time, you should go out more often to see the world and broaden your horizons."

"Yeah……"

Shopkeeper Ge: "..."

Suddenly I understand why sugar-coated pork intestines sell so well?
But if you think about it carefully, what that person said seems to make some sense.

The dishes at Buyunlou were all delicious, and the Zhao brothers were very reliable. Before making the candied pork intestines, Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu went back home first...

Who knows, maybe this candied pork intestines was also made by the two of them with Xia Mingyue’s guidance?

If you put it this way...

It seems that he felt that the taste of sugar-coated pork intestines was strange before, probably because he didn't have enough taste.

He needs to have a good taste of this candied pork intestines!

The news that Buyunlou’s signature dish, sugar-coated pork intestines, has been very popular recently soon spread to the central kitchen.

Xia Mingyue, "..."

Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu finally took action on Bingtangwanwu.

Why is it still quite popular?
It turns out that the world is changing too fast. Has she fallen behind in keeping up with the trend?

After thinking it over, Xia Mingyue decided to go for a walk and take a look on the street.

As a result, before he even stepped out of the door, a guest came to his house.

"Ms. Shen?"

"Madam Xia." Shen Shujun bowed with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Madam Xia, how are you?"

"Everything is fine." Xia Mingyue hurriedly invited Shen Shujun to the house to warm up and drink tea, and said with a smile, "Recently, I have heard others mention Madam Shen's storybooks. People around her are also reading them by candlelight at night, forgetting to eat and sleep, so I won't ask if Madam Shen is fine."

"This is all thanks to Madam Xia's advice." Shen Shujun's face was full of gratitude, and she handed the things she brought to Xia Mingyue, "This is a basket of water chestnuts I got when I was in Changzhou City, so I brought it to Madam Xia."

Water chestnut, also known as horse hoof, is quite common in the Yangtze River Basin and further south, but it is a relatively new thing in Jinqiu County.

After Xia Mingyue arrived here, it was the first time she saw water chestnuts. She was very happy and said, "Thank you, Madam Shen, for your concern."

"Madam Xia, you are so polite." Shen Shujun said with a smile, "I came to see you today, firstly to give you some water chestnuts, and secondly to show you my newly written storybook."

As she spoke, Shen Shujun handed the script in her arms to Xia Mingyue.

Xia Mingyue took it and flipped through it roughly.

It was a thick book filled with densely written small characters and occasional traces of erasures; it was obviously the original manuscript.

Holding the heavy manuscript, Xia Mingyue thought for a moment and said, "I'll read it tonight."

This book looks thicker than the previous "Mistress of the House". I'm afraid I'll have to stay up all night tonight! "Don't worry." Shen Shujun said, "The previous storybook sold well. After the number increased, the bookstore has hired people to copy it. They are also discussing making a mold to print it in batches. I am not short of money now."

"Besides, I have already bought a courtyard here in Jinqiu County. It is in the Osmanthus Alley next door, which is quite close to Madam Xia's home. I can come to see Madam Xia anytime."

"Madam Xia, there's no need to rush. Just take a look when you have time."

Xia Mingyue smiled when she heard this, "That's great, I'll have plenty of good stories to read in the future."

And it is a very precious first draft.

You can even participate in the creation and immersively experience the heroine’s perspective!

Shen Shujun nodded repeatedly, "I will definitely write it carefully!"

Cater to her preferences and make Madam Xia happy!

However, no matter how hard she tried, it would take at most one month and at most several months to complete a storybook from the beginning of conception to the end. The efficiency was really too low. And Madam Xia loved reading storybooks very much, so it would not be good to let her wait in vain.

Moreover, she was able to earn so much money from the storybooks, all thanks to Lady Xia...

So, after thinking it over, Shen Shujun first went to the bookstore in Jinqiu County and asked to buy all the story books, as well as books on strange stories, folk legends, etc. sold in the bookstore.

The bookstore owner saw that the person buying books was the author of the storybook "The Mistress of the House", and that he wanted to buy a lot of books in a big sum, so he smiled very attentively.

When she learned that Shen Shujun was going to buy storybooks for Xia Mingyue, she took the initiative to eliminate the storybooks that Xia Mingyue had already purchased, leaving only the new books that had been published in recent days and the various books that Xia Mingyue had not had time to buy yet. When she settled the bill in the end, she also gave an extremely low price.

If you don't ask for money at all, it may seem that you are deliberately asking the other party to do you a favor. However, if the price is very low, you are not only doing the favor without making a fuss, but you also won't put too much pressure on the other party. In this way, it depends on the other party whether he is willing to do you a favor or not.

The bookstore owner seemed to understand all this very well.

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Shen Shujun thanked with a smile.

"Ms. Shen, you are too polite." The bookstore owner rubbed his hands, "Ms. Shen, please come and support us more often in the future."

This support includes buying books as well as selling books.

Shen Shujun agreed with a smile, paid the bill and left.

The bookstore owner and his clerk accompanied Shen Shujun to the door, helped her move all the books onto the cart and secured them there. After watching her leave, they went back to run their business.

Shen Shujun continued to walk forward and stopped after a moment.

A few months ago, when she left the bookstore, she looked very embarrassed.

And today, all the decency and enthusiasm were something she had never dared to imagine before.

As expected, when you are down and out, you feel that the world is cold and cruel; when you achieve something, everyone around you is warm and kind.

This is inevitable, and she cannot blame others. She should have understood this truth long ago.

Simply stating her misery and suffering was of no use. Instead, she had to wait until she slowly stood up before she was able to fight back and make others listen to her voice.

When she earns some more money, she can start doing some things...

Shen Shujun bit her lower lip.

Here, Xia Mingyue started a wonderful life of cooking during the day and reading storybooks at night.

Peel and wash the water chestnuts, and cook them in water... (End of this chapter)