Chapter 32 Tofu was rejected
"Maybe there's a new baby girl in their family?" Baoya looked at Zhao Zhilan innocently.
Zhao Zhilan reached out and scratched her nose: "Impossible, the new doll is a longevity lock, why buy earrings and a necklace?"
They chatted in low voices for a while, just to kill time. Soon the maid picked out the jewelry, paid the money and left.
The shop assistant came over to greet them again: "The old lady just said she wanted me to see the pearls?"
Zhao Zhilan nodded, took a few people to the counter, took out the handkerchief again, opened it and placed it in front of the shop assistant.
"Look, there are fifteen in total. How much do you think they can sell for?"
The shop assistant didn't care at first. What good pearls could these peasant women get?
They were just some small, uneven, defective products, so I just gave them some copper coins to get rid of them.
But when he saw the large, round, plump, and brightly colored pearls on the handkerchief, he was completely stunned.
These pearls are not only well-proportioned in size, but also emit a faint purple halo. They are very precious purple pearls!
"Auntie! You...you pearls are really rare!" the shop assistant said excitedly, "There are fifteen of them. Do you want to buy them all?!"
Zhao Zhilan nodded: "I'll give you everything. What's your price?"
The shop assistant took a deep breath, held up a trembling finger, and then held up five more: "This number."
"One, five, six?" Yunyue tilted her head and looked.
Baoya asked, "Is it fifteen? Fifteen taels of silver?"
The shop assistant took one look at her and smiled: "You are so smart, little girl. You guessed it right. It is fifteen."
Zhao Zhilan breathed a sigh of relief: "Fifteen taels is not a small amount."
Last time, the morels seemed to be sold for one or two taels of silver each.
Unexpectedly, the shop assistant shook his head and said, "It's not fifteen taels, old lady, it's one hundred and fifty taels!"
"What……"
Zhao Zhilan was still stunned and didn't say anything, but she startled Yun Dalang who was standing behind her: "One hundred... one hundred and fifty taels..."
He originally thought that the sixty taels he got last time was already a lot, but he didn't expect that this time he would get more than one hundred taels.
He had never seen so much silver and money in his life!
Zhao Zhilan was still relatively calm. After all, she had dealt with Mr. Zhu from Kelaixiang before and had seen a lot of money.
She took a deep breath and said, "Okay. We're actually no experts in this area of pricing, so the final decision is entirely up to you, little brother."
The shop assistant was very pleased with her words: "Auntie, you are a very honest person. To be honest, I was in need of such fine pearls. Now that I have received them, I can report to our boss."
"If you can get pearls of this quality again in the future, bring them to me. I guarantee you'll get a fair price."
"Okay, next time I have goods, I will definitely come to your Zhucui Pavilion." Zhao Zhilan agreed.
However, even though they promised, the pearls could not be produced so quickly.
The shop assistant checked the pearls one by one, counted out 150 taels of silver and gave them to Zhao Zhilan, then watched them leave with a smile.
After sending food rations to Yun Chengfu and selling the pearls, all that's left are these three buckets of tofu.
Zhao Zhilan wanted to put the bucket on the roadside to sell it, but Baoya shook her hand and said, "Grandma, why don't we go to Kelaixiang again?"
"Ask Uncle Zhu if he wants some of our tofu. Besides, didn't he ask me to come to town to play with him next time?"
Zhao Zhilan thought about it and it seemed to be the case. Coincidentally, Kelaixiang was not far from here and could be reached in just a few steps.
So the five people carried three buckets of tofu and went to Kelaixiang.
The waiter at Ke Lai Xiang was familiar with them, and he came out to greet them as soon as he saw them.
"Dear guests, please come in. Our boss is just looking forward to seeing you!"
"Well, we're here now." Baoya smiled. "We made some tofu at home. Do you want some?"
The waiter peeked into the bucket Yun Dalang was carrying, and looked embarrassed. Tofu was a common thing that they could buy in town, so there was no shortage of it.
As if she could see his hesitation, Baoya continued, "The tofu we make is delicious, different from others."
"Well," the waiter scratched his head and laughed, "Little girl, it's not that we don't want to buy it. Look, no matter how delicious this tofu is, it's still tofu!"
However, he was also smart: "Well, let's put it this way. Anyway, whether to accept it or not, my say doesn't count. Let's go upstairs first. Auntie, you should chat with Boss Zhu first, and then discuss this tofu matter."
"That's fine." Zhao Zhilan said.
However, after hearing what the waiter said, Zhao Zhilan felt a little unsure.
No matter how delicious the tofu is, it can never become a delicacy from the mountains and the sea. With such a big restaurant, they definitely don't need these few pieces of tofu.
The waiter was leading the way in front. Zhao Zhilan was feeling uneasy, but Baoya pulled her sleeve.
"Grandma, don't worry, Uncle Zhu will definitely take it in."
"Hey, grandma, listen to Baoya." Zhao Zhilan responded.
For some reason, after Baoya said this, Zhao Zhilan felt instantly relieved.
In the private room on the second floor, Zhu Qi was already sitting inside waiting for them.
When he saw them come in, he smiled immediately: "Aunt Zhao, you have worked hard on the journey. Please sit down and have a cup of hot tea and some snacks and dried fruits."
As he spoke, the very perceptive waiter came in carrying a teapot and a plate of snacks.
Seeing that everyone except Zhao Zhilan and Baoya was new, Zhu Qi couldn't help but ask, "Aunt Zhao, who are these people around you?"
"Oh," Zhao Zhilan introduced him, "These two are also my granddaughters, and this one is my eldest son."
"Haha, that's right, Aunt Zhao's family is very prosperous."
"No. Actually, we brought some things with us this time, and we wanted to ask Mr. Zhu if he would accept them." Zhao Zhilan said a little embarrassedly.
But when Zhu Qi heard that she had brought something else, his eyes suddenly lit up: "What good things did Aunt Zhao bring for me this time?"
Zhao Zhilan asked Yun Dalang to bring the bucket over, wiped his hands, took out a piece of tofu from the bucket and showed it to Zhu Qi.
The tofu is indeed white and tender, especially smooth. You can tell at a glance that it was made by a veteran with many years of experience. But tofu is not a scarce ingredient, and Ke Lai Xiang also has a stable supply of tofu, so there is no shortage of it.
Zhu Qi finished reading it, and a look of disappointment was hard to conceal on his face: "I'm sorry, Aunt Zhao, we at Kelaixiang don't lack this tofu, but I'm afraid we can't accept it."
Zhao Zhilan's heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly became anxious again.
But she still forced a smile and said, "That's fine. If you don't need it, forget it. We can just sell it on the street later."
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." Zhu Qi looked embarrassed.
He is not doing charity, so there is no need to buy things that are not needed.
But before he could finish his words, Xiao Baoya beside him tilted her head and looked at Zhu Qi and said, "Uncle Zhu, you can't tell what our tofu is like just by looking at it. You have to try it yourself to know."
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