February 29, weather, sunny, light breeze, mild climate, suitable for opening businesses, groundbreaking, weddings, and shopping.
Early in the morning, the gates of Lu's on Fuyuan Street were opened.
Outside the gates, many curious people were already waiting to watch the excitement, with some even eating breakfast, nibbling on buns and cakes as they watched.
Shu Yu saw this and had hot soup, which had been prepared earlier, placed at the entrance, and noticing that some people were choking on their food, she had it sent over.
The onlookers were taken aback, embarrassedly accepted the hot soup, and felt a warmth in their hearts after drinking it. Then they thought that just watching the excitement seemed rather impolite; they should come in later and buy something worth two hundred wen.
Someone raised their voice and asked, "County Lord, when are you opening the shop?"
"At the auspicious time," very soon, just a few minutes.
