Chapter 297: Unable to Stay

"Originally, I was thinking of giving it to Qingsui after she came, but I really can't wait any longer. I want to give it to her now."

Being a child, he could not wait too long and just watched everything step by step with eager eyes.

Zhuang Qingning understood Zhang Qiuying's thoughts, took the handkerchief, folded it carefully and put it in his arms, "Don't worry, I will give it to her when I go back, and tell her it's a gift you carefully prepared for her."

"How is the shop business these past two days?" Zhuang Qingning asked Cao.

"Everything is fine." Cao replied with a smile, "Except for the preserved eggs, we really don't have enough to sell."

"Speaking of this business, someone has come to ask in the past few days, asking if they can buy a large amount of preserved eggs from us to sell, and the price is negotiable. I said I can't make the decision on this matter, so I just asked them to leave their names, where they plan to sell, and how many preserved eggs they expect to buy, and I will leave it for you to take a look when you have time."

As Cao spoke, she took out the neatly stacked paper and handed it to Zhuang Qingning to look at.

Zhuang Qingning took a quick look.

There are four or five families with such high reputations, and they demand quite a lot of preserved eggs. Each of them can account for most of the daily sales of this tofu shop.

"If you come to ask again in the future, just tell them that I can't make that many preserved eggs at the moment, so I won't be going out for the time being. If I go out later, I'll put red paper on the door. If not, then I won't be going out."

Originally, because of the previous sales of tofu and yuba, Zhuang Qingning had always wanted to open a shop in the county town, but because he was always busy and had not decided whether to open it himself or find someone to cooperate with, he kept putting it on hold.

Now that we are going to add the preserved egg business into the market, we have to be more cautious about this business.

If these people are determined to do it, they will naturally come several times. If they are just like Dong Dazhu's cousin, who just wants to do it on a whim, there is no need to think about it. You can first screen them from the first wave and then talk about it later, which will make you feel more relaxed.

"Okay, I'll remember that." Cao responded with a smile.

The three men tidied up the shop, gathered all the goods, and started selling them.

Preserved eggs are popular, and hot tofu is also very popular, so there is a constant stream of people coming to the restaurant.

In addition to today's big fair, even with Zhuang Qingning here, there were three people busy and they were still very busy. Only after the first wave of peak business passed did the three of them breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhang Qiuying brought over the cold tea that was drying in the backyard and shared it with Cao and Zhuang Qingning to quench their thirst.

"Has this shop been so busy these days?" Zhuang Qingning asked.

"Today is a big fair, so there are more people. On normal days, there aren't so many people, but it's about the same, not too few people." Cao replied, "Sometimes I feel that it's really too much for Qiuying and I to handle it alone."

"Yeah." Zhuang Qingning nodded, "I am a bit busy."

Nowadays, there are more and more goods on the market, and there is only one tofu shop in the whole town, Zhuang Ji, so it is naturally very busy.

"By the way, what has Auntie been doing at home recently? How is Uncle Xiangrong? Has his leg injury gotten better?" Zhuang Qingning said with a smile, "Come to think of it, I haven't seen Qiuyue for a while."

"Everything is fine at home. The head of the family has almost recovered from his leg injury and can walk. However, the doctor told him not to walk too much for fear that he would tire himself out. So he just made some bamboo baskets and straw sandals at home and asked people to sell them so that he wouldn't have to walk back and forth."

"Mother has been at home recently cutting mugwort with Qiuyue. She's not busy at all. She was thinking of making some mugwort dumplings, so she asked me to bring them back."

"That's good." Zhuang Qingning pursed her lips and smiled.

Cao and Zhang Qiuying were busy and managed the shop very well. Zhuang Qingning got a raise in wages, so the two of them could get 500 coins per month. Add to that what Zhang Xiangrong earned from weaving baskets, and it was said that they had paid off all the money they had borrowed from others, so they could get by.

It's just that Cao and Zhang Qiuying have to run back and forth all day long, which is a bit tiring. Moreover, although the shop is empty at night, it is equivalent to an empty shop, but no one lives here all the time, which is also a bit inconvenient.

It’s better to make some arrangements.

Zhuang Qingning narrowed his eyes and suppressed the thoughts that came to his mind for the time being. He would talk to Cao and others after he had thought it through.

Someone else came to buy something, and Zhuang Qingning and others became busy again.

"Miss Zhuang, long time no see."

A familiar voice sounded, Zhuang Qingning looked up and saw the excited Lian Rong and Ma Tong who also had a smile on his face.

"What are you doing?" Zhuang Qingning was slightly surprised.

If he remembered correctly, this Ma Tong was a waiter at Fushunlou. He had met him before when he had a dispute with Li Fang. Later, he became close to Zhang Yongchang and met him several times. They were not particularly familiar with each other, but they were not strangers either.

"Miss Zhuang hasn't been to town for the past few days so you probably don't know. I'm working in Ruyi Pavilion now, and today I came with Brother Lian Rong to move things back." Ma Tong replied.

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"I see."

Considering the current situation of Fushun Building, Zhuang Qingning was not too surprised at Ma Tong's job change.

"I really couldn't stay there any longer. They scolded me all the time. I came here to work and earn money, not to be a servant. I couldn't help but quit my job there and come to look for Uncle Zhang and Brother Lian Rong. Ruyi Pavilion is very busy right now and happens to be short of employees. Shopkeeper Chai is kind-hearted and let me stay."

When Ma Tong mentioned this, he was quite excited. "It's true that Shopkeeper Chai is such a great person. I regret not coming here earlier."

Bai Bai had to endure Feng Yongkang's scolding for another month in vain, and even lost his wages.

"It's not too late to come now." Lian Rong said with a smile, "Miss Zhuang, let's have the usual things, plus some preserved eggs."

Zhang Yongchang is committed to researching new dishes. New dishes related to preserved eggs are cooked one after another. All diners who come to Ruyi Pavilion praise them and come to patronize the restaurant frequently. Therefore, the number of preserved eggs needed by Ruyi Pavilion every day is also increasing day by day.

"Okay, everything has been prepared for you." Zhuang Qingning and Zhang Qiuying counted all the things together, handed them to Lian Rong and Ma Tong, and sent the two people out of the shop.

"Master is also thinking about Miss Zhuang. If Miss Zhuang is free, please remember to come to Ruyi Pavilion and sit for a while." Lian Rong said with a smile, "Master is also thinking about letting you try the new dishes."

"I'll go there at noon and have a meal here." Zhuang Qingning said jokingly, "Ask Uncle Zhang to prepare it. I can't do it without four dishes and a soup."

"Okay, I'll make sure to convey your message." Lian Rong also smiled.

(End of this chapter)