The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Shen Cao took out the account book and pen he had bought in the county town and recorded his income for the day. Although it was only seventy-five coins, he felt he had a long way to go.

Having promised the servant she would go to the docks for the next few days, she bought another pound of meat before heading home.

The bamboo shoot and pork dumplings she made this morning tasted much better than the wild vegetable dumplings, and she plans to make more.

She had already dug up most of the bamboo shoots in that bamboo grove, and there were enough dried bamboo shoots at home.

The next day, she ate breakfast early and started making vegetable dumplings. This time, remembering what the servant had said, she deliberately made more.

When she arrived at the dock, she saw several people waiting at her stall.

The servant was very perceptive; he came up from a distance and helped her place her cart on the stall.

Shen Yu'an had seen Shen Cao when she arrived, and he was surprised to find it was her. This girl's cooking skills were so good.

After the stall was set up, Shen Cao spoke first, "Hey bro, how many do you want today?"

The servant didn't speak after hearing Shen Cao's words, but instead looked behind him.

Wei Siyu and Shen Yu'an then stepped forward.

Shen Yu'an spoke first, "Miss Shen, we meet again."

Shen Cao looked up and saw Shen Yu'an; it was him.

"Young Master Shen, are you here to buy vegetable dumplings too?"

Shen Cao thought that the servant was probably looking at these two people, and one of them must be his young master. Shen Yu'an had met him before, so it shouldn't be him.

The other one must be the young master of this servant's family.

Shen Yu'an looked at the composed Shen Cao and said, "Well, give me four first."

"Wild vegetables or bamboo shoots, which flavor would you like?"

"Two of each, please."

"Ten coins in total."

Shen Yu'an handed over the silver in his hand.

Shen Cao looked at the ten taels of silver in front of him and said, "Does Young Master Shen have any other money? I don't have change."

Upon hearing Shen Cao's words, Shen Yu'an touched the money pouch on his body and said, "This is the smallest amount of money I have." He then looked somewhat embarrassed.

Shen Cao: [The difference between people is amazing. Some people can easily spend ten taels of silver at a time.]

Wei Siyu had been watching from the side. When she saw that Shen Cao couldn't find the change, she smiled and said, "Let's pay the bill together in a bit."

Shen Cao looked up at the person in front of her. Unlike Shen Yu'an's gentlemanly demeanor, this person gave off a warm and sunny feeling. With the same delicate face, his smile was bright and warm, and his eyes were curved like crescent moons, radiating happiness and friendliness, making it easy for people to trust him.

Before Shen Cao could even speak, the person opposite her spoke up familiarly, "Miss Shen, right? It's quite a coincidence that you share the same surname as Brother Shen."

"These vegetable dumplings are so delicious, I could eat them every day and never get tired of them."

Upon hearing his words, Shen Cao realized that the person who had bought all her vegetable dumplings yesterday was him.

"I am honored by your kind words, young master. You are clearly used to eating too many delicacies and are just trying something different now and then. You get tired of eating the same things all the time."

Wei Siyu could tell that Shen Cao was being modest. "Miss Shen is too modest. I have eaten so many delicacies in the world, and your vegetable dumplings can be ranked in the top ten."

Shen Cao smiled but didn't say anything.

However, Shen Qing, who was standing next to her, immediately boasted proudly when he heard someone praise his older sister's cooking, "My older sister is the best cook."

Only then did the group notice the two little figures next to Shen Cao.

Shen Cao introduced, "This is my younger brother Shen Qing, and this is my younger sister Shen Wan." Shen Cao gestured for her younger brother and sister to greet the visitors.

The two obediently did as their older sister instructed.

Looking at the sensible siblings, Shen Yu'an thought of his own little devil, "Your younger brother and sister are so sensible."

Shen Cao smiled and patted her younger siblings' heads. Turning around, she noticed Wei Siyu staring intently at the vegetable dumplings. Only then did she remember her business. "Young master, how many would you like to buy?"

"Just call me Wei Siyu, and give me thirty."

Hearing Wei Siyu's words, Shen Cao happily went to pack them for him, "What flavors do you want?"

Wei Siyu had eaten it several times and naturally knew how delicious the bamboo shoots were. "I want ten of the wild vegetable ones and twenty of the bamboo shoot ones."

Shen Qing and Shen Wan helped wrap the vegetable dumplings, and Shen Cao handed them over, saying, "Including Young Master Shen's, it'll be ninety coins in total."

After hearing this, the servant gave the money to Shen Cao.

After paying, the group didn't leave. Wei Siyu couldn't wait any longer, so she picked up a vegetable dumpling, squatted down on the stone steps, and started eating it.

Shen Yu'an walked up to Shen Cao and asked, "Miss Shen, do you have any plans after you finish selling everything?"

"I haven't had a chance to thank Miss Shen for what happened last time. It's fate that we met today. Please don't refuse, Miss Shen. How about I treat you to a meal?"

Shen Cao hesitated for a moment. She still had quite a few vegetable dumplings left from today's purchase, and she wanted to go and look at the houses again after selling them all. She didn't know how to bring it up, but Shen Wan, who was next to her, spoke up first after hearing Shen Yu'an's words.

"We're going to look at houses later, so we probably won't have time today."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu'an immediately asked, "May I ask why Miss Shen is looking at houses? I have some connections in Xin'an County, and perhaps I can help you."

Shen Cao thought about Shen Yu'an's identity; wasn't this a ready-made connection? After a day of questioning yesterday, she was indeed at a loss.

Hearing that someone was willing to help, he said, "Young Master Shen, you may not know, but we are planning to move to the county town and are looking for a suitable house, but we haven't found one yet."

"Young Master Shen's willingness to help has relieved Shen Cao's urgent need."

Upon hearing that Shen Cao was willing to accept his help, Shen Yu'an immediately said, "We can't rush the house search; suitable houses are hard to find."

"I will have my men inquire about it when I get back today. Miss Shen, do you have time today to give me a chance to thank you for your previous help?"

Since the other party was willing to help her find a house, Shen Cao felt embarrassed to refuse again and agreed immediately.

After agreeing on a time with Shen Cao, Shen Yu'an left with Wei Siyu.

After they left, Shen Cao's stall was surrounded by people buying vegetable dumplings.

It turned out that the workers at the dock were all envious when they saw the young master of the Wei family sitting on the stone steps, enjoying his vegetable dumplings.

They recognized almost everyone, including the young master of the Wei family. Seeing how much money he had and how delicious the food was, they naturally wanted to try it too. Besides, it wasn't expensive, so they decided to buy some and give it a go.

Sure enough, as soon as Shen Yu'an and the others left, a long queue formed as people came to buy the vegetable dumplings.

People who originally planned to buy one to try ended up queuing up again to buy several more after they finished eating.

The sixty vegetable dumplings that Shen Cao brought today sold out in no time, and some people didn't even get to eat them.

"Those who didn't manage to buy one can come back tomorrow. I'll be back tomorrow too."

"Then you'll have to bring more tomorrow, these few are simply not enough."

Seeing everyone's eager anticipation, Shen Cao happily said, "Definitely, I'll definitely take more tomorrow."

Great, I earned 120 coins today.