Chapter 266: Shame on You
The layout of the house is also very simple, but it exudes a sense of elegance and simplicity, which is very consistent with Zhuang Qingning's own personality.
Overall, Ding Gaochang felt it was very good.
"Uncle Ding, you are too kind." Zhuang Qingning smiled, "I just embellished it a little according to my own preferences, and it finally caught your eye."
As the two were talking, Lian Rong ran over and said, "Miss Zhuang, the master said that the dishes are almost ready and we can eat at any time. He asked me to come and ask you when the meal will be served."
Zhuang Qingning looked up and saw that the sun had already risen to the top of the sky.
"Let's have dinner now. Please take your seats."
"Okay." Lian Rong received the order and went to tell Zhang Yongchang.
Zhuang Qingning led Ding Gaochang to sit at the table.
The dishes were served one by one.
Braised tofu with sauce, pan-fried tofu, tofu with minced meat, stir-fried mung bean sprouts, fried spring rolls with mung bean sprouts, radish, leek and pork tenderloin, stir-fried bean sprouts with dried tofu, five-spice rolls with pork belly wrapped in oily bean skin, thousand-piece rolls with shredded pork in Beijing sauce, cold cucumber and bean curd, hot and sour soup, and the staple food is tofu skin buns.
There was a dazzling array of things, filling the entire table.
Moreover, each dish is made with various kinds of tofu and bean skin produced by the tofu shop. The ingredients are good and Zhang Yongchang’s cooking skills are also great. Each dish can be said to be delicious.
Even Ding Gaochang couldn't stop nodding after eating it, "It tastes really good. The things made by Miss Zhuang's tofu shop are really excellent."
Not only does it taste great, but more importantly it can help the villagers consume the soybeans, saving them from being exploited by grain resellers. It can also provide jobs for young people in the village, fill their pockets, and provide others with such delicious food.
This kind of tofu shop...
Ding Gaochang smacked his lips.
When the banquet was over, the villagers helped to clean up and left with their own tableware or tables and chairs. However, Ding Gaochang did not leave immediately. Instead, he waited until almost everyone had left before he pulled Zhuang Qingning aside to talk.
"Miss Zhuang, I think your tofu shop is very good. I also heard from the village head that the tofu skin workshop next to your house will start making tofu skin immediately. In this way, the villagers will not have to worry about their livelihood in the future. Miss Zhuang's move can be said to be a move to enrich the villagers and benefit the people. Lord Xu also approves of this matter. So I came here today at Lord Xu's instruction."
"In addition to congratulating Miss Zhuang on her new home, I would also like to discuss with you whether we can build more tofu and yuba workshops like this in other villages. This will help Miss Zhuang's workshop grow bigger and stronger, and earn more money. Secondly, it will also benefit more people. I wonder if Miss Zhuang is willing to do so?"
Ding Gaochang said very seriously.
Zhuang Qingning blinked.
Expanding the scale of production can be said to be very helpful for her road to wealth, especially since the expansion of production is supported by the government. It can naturally clear away many obstacles, avoid many troubles, and deter those with bad intentions.
only……
"Uncle Ding, it's not that what you said is impossible, but this tofu and yuba workshop is impossible."
"I am a little confused about what Miss Zhuang said."
Ding Gaochang looked at Zhuang Qingning and frowned, "What do you mean this thing can be done, but the tofu and yuba workshops can't be done?"
Aren't these two workshops the only things Zhuang Qingning can do? If they don't work, how can they succeed? "Uncle Ding, don't worry. Let me explain to you. First of all, the reason why the tofu and yuba workshops I mentioned didn't work is because they didn't work."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "Tofu, bean sprouts and other things are not durable in storage, and the craftsmanship is very particular and needs to be strictly controlled. If you open a tofu workshop somewhere else, it may not guarantee that the taste will be the same as here, and the quality may not be the same. If the taste is lacking, it will damage the reputation of the tofu workshop, and it will also make it easy for the people to not believe the promises of the government and lose the government's prestige."
"As for this yuba workshop, I won't hide it from Uncle Ding. It may not be very big, but if we rush to work, we can produce quite a lot every day. Moreover, yuba is much more expensive than tofu, and the number of people who can buy it is limited. I plan to sell it to the county town or the prefectural capital in the future. If word of mouth spreads, this will be the birthplace of the yuba workshop, and the whole village can focus on this one business. After a long time, not to mention the prefectural capital, even the capital may know that our village makes yuba. By then, the whole village will know about it, and the yuba will be famous all over the world, just like when you hear about a certain type of tea, you can think of where it is produced."
"But if yuba workshops were opened everywhere at the beginning, it would seem that yuba is not rare, and it would be difficult to identify it. It would also be difficult to concentrate all sales channels on one workshop, which would delay the business of the workshops."
"So I don't recommend opening tofu and yuba workshops in other villages. First, I consider the business, second, I consider the local villagers, and third, I consider the county government. In order to avoid this matter failing to succeed and causing public resentment, I am afraid that no matter what good ideas the county government has, people will not believe them."
"That's what happened." Ding Gaochang had been the county magistrate for a long time and was not good at running a business. When he heard Zhuang Qingning say this, he felt that it made sense and bowed to her, "I am sorry for being rude."
"Uncle Ding, don't be so depressed. It doesn't matter if you can't open a tofu shop or a bean curd stick workshop. You can open other workshops." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
"Oh?" Ding Gaochang's eyes lit up again, "Do you have another job?"
"Yes, I do, but first of all, my skills are not yet mature. I need some time to perfect them and practice them. Secondly, it is better to adapt to local conditions. For example, most farmers make a living by farming, growing peanuts and corn, but they want to open a spinning and weaving workshop. Isn't that asking too much?"
Zhuang Qingning said, "So I would like to ask Uncle Ding to help take a look and do some statistics to see which villages have special products and which places have skilled craftsmen who can help run workshops. This way, we will have some idea in our minds and can do things more effectively and get twice the result with half the effort."
"That's the truth!" Ding Gaochang nodded vigorously. "Make the best use of things, make the best use of people's talents, and adapt to local conditions. Only in this way can things go smoothly."
"Ms. Zhuang is so young, but she sees things much more clearly than I do. I am really ashamed of myself."
These words come from the bottom of my heart.
He was just copying and pasting, trying to imitate the workshop here, but Zhuang Qingning was able to adapt to local conditions. This is the difference.
(End of this chapter)
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