Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 263 Wontons

She walked through the rain, holding a blue oil-paper umbrella, avoiding puddles and raindrops.

"Fresh wontons! Come and see! Fresh, big wontons!"

As Feng Siyue passed by an inconspicuous alley, she heard a woman calling out her wares.

She walked quickly towards the wonton shop hidden in a blue stone alley, where wisps of smoke were already rising, and the aroma carried far and wide.

Feng Siyue sniffed softly, and murmured to herself,

"smell good."

She arrived at the door and said, "Boss, I'd like two servings of wontons with vegetable and pork filling. I'll eat one here and take the other away!"

Hearing the noise, the woman working inside quickly came out and said with a smile, "Please have a seat, sir! The wontons will be here shortly!"

"Large or small portion?"

"A small portion costs ten to fifteen low-grade spirit stones, a large portion costs twelve to twenty low-grade spirit stones, or you can name your portion size!"

Feng Siyue sat down along the edge of the shop. Just a meter away was the rain falling from the eaves, splashing onto the bluestone floor and leaving a bluish tinge.

She thought for a while,

"Eat the small portion here, and take the large portion away."

"Okay~"

The proprietress first served her a bowl of hot tea, smiling and saying, "It's a cool day, have some hot tea to warm yourself up."

"Thank you."

"Need not."

The woman turned and went into the shop to start cooking wontons.

Feng Siyue took a sip of tea and then stared blankly at the rain outside.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

"Mom, I want to eat wontons."

Two childish voices came from the right. Feng Siyue looked over and saw two children standing beside the proprietress, staring longingly at the stove.

The female shopkeeper led the two children a little further away and whispered, "Your mother has told you many times to stay away from fire, it's very dangerous, you know?"

The two little ones said in unison,

"I understand, mother."

The female shopkeeper patted their heads and said kindly,

"So nice."

She led the two children to another table and took out the steamed buns that had been prepared in advance from the wooden plate for them.

"Eat one each slowly. When Mommy is done with her work, I'll cook you wontons, okay?"

The two children were very well-behaved, sitting quietly with their steamed buns in their hands.

"it is good."

Afterwards, the proprietress got busy at the stove again.

A short while later, Feng Siyue's wontons arrived. The female shopkeeper smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, the takeaway will be ready soon."

Feng Siyue smiled and said, "It's alright, shopkeeper. You can cook one for your two children first. I'm not in a hurry."

The female shopkeeper quickly refused.

"No need, it won't take long!"

“You said there’s not much time left, and I still need to eat for a while, so you can cook for them first.”

The two children are very well-behaved.

"this....."

The proprietress glanced at Feng Siyue, then at the child obediently eating a cold bun not far away, and hesitated for a moment.

Feng Siyue said again,

"You must have made those steamed buns a long time ago, right? It's getting cold easily these days, and it wouldn't be good if the child got sick from eating them."

Perhaps it was Feng Siyue's repeated persuasion that finally convinced the proprietress, "Okay, I'll cook yours right away after I've cooked theirs, it won't take long."

Feng Siyue nodded, picked up the soup spoon, and took a sip of soup.

It's very fresh, with the flavor of pork bone broth and a touch of chopped green onions for seasoning. It's warm and comforting, perfect for a morning like this.

The wonton wrappers are thin and the filling is plentiful; you can even drink the hot soup when you bite into them, which is quite nice.

Gradually, more and more people began to enter the alley.

The sounds of people laughing and playing, along with the misty morning, the aroma of wontons, and the rising smoke from cooking fires, create a scene of everyday life.

This is the life of an ordinary person.

Simple, happy, and beautiful.

In this ordinary alley of Qianshui City, Feng Siyue saw the embodiment of Ninghe.

She lowered her eyes.

I just don't know if we'll ever see this again.

Thinking about this, the wontons in the bowl seemed to lose some of their flavor.

After finishing her meal, Feng Siyue put the packaged wontons into a food box, placed the spirit stones down, and turned to leave.

"You stinking Taoist priest, trying to swindle me? You filthy beggar! Get out of here!"

At the alley entrance, a middle-aged woman overturned the table in front of her, scattering copper coins all over the ground.

"This female benefactor, you asked for a divination, and now that it's been done, why are you still not happy?"

The old Taoist priest straightened the table and picked up the scattered copper coins.

One of them rolled along and came to a stop right in front of Feng Siyue.

The old Taoist priest, dressed in patched robes, his thin frame hurried over, and smiled as he spoke.

"Excuse me, sir/madam, could you please make way?"

Feng Siyue took a step to the left.

The middle-aged woman spat at him angrily.

What do I want to do?

"I asked you to predict whether my son will get a good ranking in the academy competition. Instead of flattering me and making money, why did you curse my son to die in a month?"

"You stinking Taoist priest, you can't even make money properly, no wonder you live like a beggar!"

After the woman finished cursing, she kicked the table in anger before turning and leaving.

Despite being treated this way, the old Taoist priest was not angry. He picked up the copper coin, shook his head, and sighed, "Whether I live or die, I'll leave it to fate."

He turned around and sat back down at the table, carefully arranging the items.

"Sir, I would like to ask you to tell my fortune."