Fearing her bowl wasn't clean enough, making it unattractive to others, she rolled up her sleeves and scrubbed the bowl repeatedly. When she felt it was clean, she handed it to Zhuang Qingning, saying, "Thank you."
"No problem, it's just a bowl of soup. Wait here; I'll fill it up for you." Zhuang Qingning took the bowl, walked into the courtyard, and saw that the soup on the stove was almost ready. She filled a bowl with hot soup, added a few pieces of lamb, and got two freshly baked sourdough pancakes.
After giving it some thought, Zhuang Qingning found a clean cloche and kept out only as much bread as she and Zhuang Qingsui would eat that day. She wrapped the leftover pancakes in the cloche and handed them to the beggar along with the soup.
"Lamb soup and pancakes - if it's too dry, soaking the pancake in the soup is delicious."