Chapter 763: Spring Breeze Warmth
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The older lady selling steamed meat buns and corn noodles was Mrs. Liu’s younger sister and Liu Yinyin’s aunt. People called her Lady Lin. Her house was very far from Su Teng Village.
She had visited the Lin family during the New Year. Lady Lin’s family was well-off because they sold their famous steamed buns. However, there were too many steamed buns shops in their area, creating too much competition.
As the prices became more competitive, Lady Lin and her family earned less. Later, they had to sell their shop.
Fortunately, Lady Lin visited her eldest sister and got some advice. Soon after, Lady Lin rented a shop beside Old Madam Yangs pancake shop in Su Teng Village.
Lady Lin even made her steamed buns with new fillings and sold corn vermicelli she acquired from her eldest sister. Lady Lin’s buns were delicious, and people were willing to buy them because they were affordable.
She had not been in Su Teng Village long, yet her business was booming. Nonetheless, she soon ran out of steamed buns and shouted toward the inside of the shop, “Dear, are the extra buns ready?!”
Master Lin heard his wife’s voice and responded, “I’ll bring them out in a while. They’re almost done steaming!’
The older couple’s steamed buns were famous among the Su Teng Villagers, so they typically sold out before the end of the day.
They also had two sons who were married and had children. However, the two sons and their families still lived in their hometown. The older couple’s son and family offered to help with the shop, but Lady Lin knew she and her husband could handle it.
The family discussed relocating their shop together. They planned to sell their buns in Su Teng Village first and then open a factory and hire workers. The older couple would then inform their children when to apply for a job in Su Teng Village.
Lady Lin and her family knew Su Binglan was a generous boss who paid her employees well and offered bonuses.
The customers received their buns and then happily walked around the village. One said, “The buns from this shop are the best.”
“I’ve never had corn noodles before.’
“Their vegetable buns are just as delicious. I wonder what other fillings they have.’
“They also have tofu buns without meat. Still, the tofu is soft and smooth.” “Their buns are affordable, too. Just eating two buns will fill me up.”
“It’s convenient to eat because I work at the embroidery shop. I can come here during my lunch break instead of preparing and packing lunch at home.”
“You’re right. Everyone knows about Lin’s Steamed Buns now. I heard Liu Yinyin from the Su family is related to the old couple that runs the steam buns shop.
“Isn’t the old couple Liu Yinyin’s aunt and uncle?”
“Hey, have you harvested your rapeseed? Only our village has them, and they look so beautiful during spring. My parents said they would have bought rapeseed if they knew about it sooner.”
Liu Susu, from Su Teng Village, said, “Elder Su sold us the rapeseeds and told us about their benefits. My parents bought some, but we didn’t expect their yield to be so high. It’s higher than peanuts.
“When it’s time to harvest and extract from the rapeseeds, we’ll have more than enough oil to cook. My parents suggested selling our excess oil if we can’t use it all.
“My family was reluctant to use oil when cooking last time, but no longer. My parents will no longer rely on peanuts for oil. Instead, they’ll use the extra land for other crops.”
Yang Cuicui sighed, “Your village is the best. Everyone here is so harmonious and caring toward each other. My village is so far away, and we have nothing like these shops.
“Susu, we have a good relationship, right? If you have any good rapeseeds in your village again, you must inform me, okay?”
Liu Susu said, “Don’t worry, Cuicui. You’re my best friend, so I’ll tell you.”
The Su Teng Villagers were willing to help others instead of being stingy, especially now that the village prospered. Liu Susu and Yang Cuicui continued walking through the commercial street and saw several buildings.
“It’s so beautiful here,’
The construction team had not completed the buildings when the two last visited. They did not expect the renovations to be done so quickly.
“l wonder what the use of such a huge building is. It doesn’t look like a factory or workshop, either.”
“l heard it’ll be similar to Blue Mountain Academy.”
Nearby was a theater with the name Su Teng Theater on it. Almost two months had passed since the New Year, and the production team had performed two more plays during the Su Teng Market days.
Whenever there was a play, Su Teng Village would be lively.
“l also heard people can come and watch plays in this theater. We only watched The Concubine last time, but there are supposed to be more soon. It’ll be good to watch.”
“When will they perform another play? We can watch it together.”
“Okay, let’s find out when it’ll be.”
The two worked at the embroidery shop, but it was their day off, so they came out to have some fun. Liu Susu and Yang Cuicui were only fourteen and had nothing else to do during their break from work. Furthermore, their parents could handle the housework.
“Let’s go to the park bench and eat our steamed buns there.”
“Okay, hurry, or our buns will get cold.”
The duo walked to a small park and sat on stools. They ate their buns and looked into the distance, enjoying the gorgeous scenery. Whenever the weather was good, people would visit the park and stroll around during their days off of work.
The park had many stools, making it convenient for everyone to sit and relax. Suddenly, Yang Cuicui and Liu Susu saw someone holding a ladder by the river.
“Susu, look, someone’s collecting willow sprouts.”
Liu Susu responded, “Right, I almost forgot that the willow trees are sprouting now. Let’s collect some willow tree sprouts later. We can use them to make buns and dumplings.”
The two thought handling willow sprouts was as easy as playing with them.
Su Binglan, Su Wenzhe, Liu Yinyin, Shen Qiuhua, and Su Fengmao also visited the riverside to collect willow sprouts.
There was a wide river in Su Teng Village with willow trees growing alongside it. When spring arrived, people would come and pick the willow tree buds.
They would then bring them home to use when cooking buns and dumplings.
Shen Qiuhua climbed the willow tree using a ladder and began to dig for the sprouts. She said, “When we struggled in the past, we used these willow sprouts to make buns.”
Su Fengmao smiled when he recalled doing that. “We could make dumplings with those, too, but we didn’t know that last time. Now that we do, we should make dumplings with them.”
Su Binglan held the ladder for her mother, while Su Wenzhe held the ladder for his father. Although Su Binglan was usually busy, she still took the time to spend with her family.
She could not help but smile when she saw her parents’ happy faces. She felt everyone was collecting willow sprouts for fun. Su Binglan said, “Okay, let’s make dumplings using these willow sprouts tonight..”