Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 336 The Teacher's Big Problem

If you want to make more, you either have to make it twice or use a separate stove to make amber meat.

Although the large kitchen in the backyard is large, it would be too crowded if another stove was put in it, making it inconvenient to cook or steam buns.

Secondly, everything will overflow when it is full. After being promoted by the county magistrate, this amber meat is now in the limelight.

However, no matter how delicious the food is, it is impossible to eat it every day. Once the hype has worn off, it is impossible for people to rush to buy it every day.

Shen Yu secretly warned himself not to get too complacent and that the important thing to do was to cook a few more new dishes.

After figuring this out, Shen Yu was now much calmer than his initial surprise and excitement.

After Li came back and the shop closed, Shen Yu told her his thoughts.

Li also said: "You can't make too much. No matter how delicious the amber meat is, you can't eat it every day."

"It will be colder tomorrow, and there will be fewer people coming to the market to buy things."

"As for the caravans from the north, I heard that they won't come here again because the roads are blocked by heavy snow in winter. They will wait until the spring when it gets warmer before driving their camel and horse caravans over here."

Because they greet customers in the store every day, Li, Jiang and others hear much more gossip every day than Shen Yu.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu hurriedly asked, "Will the caravans doing spice business in the north also stop?"

Li smiled and said, "Silly girl, it's the same thing. I heard that it starts snowing in October in the north. It's much colder than here."

Shen Yu said: "If I go to buy spices again, I will buy more, so that I won't be unable to buy spices from the north in winter.

Li said, "Szechwan pepper and star anise are nothing special, they are available all year round."

"I'm worried about pepper and cumin. In winter, the caravans from the north won't be able to come over. They'll be used more during the New Year. Even if the shops here have stocks, the prices will go up a lot. We really need to stock up."

The two men discussed for a while and were about to go back to their respective tasks when they heard the gate of the courtyard open.

When I came out, I saw Yu Cheng, who usually didn't come back until dark, trotting in.

As soon as Yucheng entered the door, he shouted, "Mom, sister, Mr. Yang is here."

Li and Shen Yu looked at each other and hurried out to greet them, only to see Dun Dun walking into the yard with Mr. Yang from Baihe Academy.

When Yang Tao saw Li, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Madam, how are you? I apologize for my intrusion."

When the students' parents see the teachers coming to their home, they are naturally polite, thoughtful and enthusiastic.

Li smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, what are you talking about? Normally, I can't invite you here."

"It's just that my house is a little shabby. There's not even a hall for entertaining guests."

"Mr. Yang, why don't you sit over there in the store? It's more spacious."

Yang Tao smiled and said, "Okay, Madam. I came here this time because I really want to ask you for help."

It was almost dusk and the shop was dark.

Yucheng and Dundun hurried to the shop, put the stools in place again, and lit the big oil candles.

When Shen Yu and the others saw that it was Yang Tao who came, they knew that Li was there to receive them. After greeting Yang Tao and saying hello to each other, they went about their business.

Li led the way and went to the shop with Yang Tao to sit down.

After the host and the guests were seated, Jiang made another pot of tea and brought it over. Yucheng and Dundun accompanied them, and Yang Tao began to explain the purpose of his visit.

It turns out that Qiu Bo was a servant of the Yang family and watched Yang Tao grow up.

After Yang Tao opened the academy, he could not afford servants because the tuition was not high and he spent all his money on rare and precious books.

Uncle Qiu and Aunt Qiu came along and helped Yang Tao clean the academy and also took care of providing meals for the students.

Originally, with the help of the little servant Yang Songtao, both of them were still able to take care of it, even though they were nearly fifty years old.

After Uncle Qiu fell and got injured, Yang Tao wanted to send him and Aunt Qiu back to his parents' home to recuperate, and hired someone to clean the academy and cook.

However, due to the remote location of the academy and the large amount of work to be done, it was difficult to find suitable and reliable staff.

These days, since no one goes to buy groceries, Yang Tao plans to find a restaurant to order meals to be delivered every day.

However, most of the restaurants nearby are too far away to deliver food.

Either they ask for an exorbitant price, almost the same as that of a meal in a restaurant, or the money students pay is not enough for a full meal.

It turned out to be a waste of time to ask around. The lunch package for the college suddenly became a big problem.

Yang Tao, who usually doesn't care about worldly affairs, has been worrying even when he goes to bed these days, and the matter of moving the college had to be put on hold temporarily.

Today, when Yu Cheng said that his restaurant was willing to deliver lunch for a period of time, Yang Tao was very happy.

When school was over, Yang Tao thought walking was too slow, so he hired a mule cart with Yucheng and Dundun to rush over.

Go to Li to discuss the quantity and time of daily meal delivery, and deliver the money for the meal orders.

He thanked Li profusely: "Madam, this is really a timely help, it has solved my urgent need."

Mrs. Li waved her hands and said, "Sir, you are too polite. I just thought that the weather was cold and the children didn't have enough food to eat, so how could they focus on studying? This is just my selfish desire as a mother."

Yang Tao's face was slightly hot, and he said with shame: "It's my fault as a teacher."

"The meals we've been eating these days have been made up, and they're really not good. I thought I could just find a helper, but I didn't expect that I couldn't find a suitable one right away."

Li couldn't help with these, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, Mr. Yang. How about this? Our restaurant will deliver the lunch to you before noon every day."

"The academy only needs to prepare a few large steamers, and then heat up the food when it is delivered."

"Heating up food is just a matter of adding firewood to the pot and boiling water. Anyone who knows how to boil water can do this job, so there's no need to hire a helper to do it."

"If only someone could heat up the food, the children would have a hot meal at noon."

"The stir-fried dishes sold in our restaurant are made in this way. After they are fried, they are divided into small dishes and placed in a steamer to keep them warm. When customers come, they can always have hot meals and dishes."

Yang Tao never thought about these things on weekdays. As he listened to Li talking about the details of the arrangements, he just nodded and his brows relaxed unconsciously.

I thought to myself: "If I follow the method suggested by the lady, it shouldn't be difficult to get the students to eat hot meals."

Li then asked, "I wonder how many students in the academy eat their meals there, and how many eat dinner and breakfast there?"

"How about sending more at noon, so that we don't have to prepare dinner and breakfast separately."

"Now that the weather is cold, the food delivered at noon will not go bad even if it is eaten the next day."

When Yang Tao heard this, his eyes lit up. He quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Li.