Chapter 55: Grand Opening
The tofu was sold out early, so Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui bought some things and went home.
When I arrived at the door of my house, He was already waiting there.
"Ning girl, Sui girl." Seeing the two sisters coming back, He greeted them from a distance and took two steps forward to greet them: "You two are finally back."
"Auntie." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile, "Why are you here? By the way, where is Uncle He? How is the tofu selling today?"
"I've been waiting for you here just thinking about this." The smile on He's face was so big that it almost overflowed. "Your uncle went to sell tofu today. He used the method you mentioned, tasting before buying. The tofu sold quite well. In addition to our village, he went to other villages and sold out in just over an hour."
"Looking at this situation, we will have no trouble selling this tofu in the future!"
As He spoke, she pulled Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui forward and said, "You two should go back and put the things away. I bought a pair of large intestines today and just stewed them. Let's go to my house to eat the roasted large intestines at noon."
"It just so happens that I have something to discuss with Uncle He and Auntie, so let's go to Auntie's house for a meal at noon." Zhuang Qingning took out a fish that he had just bought in town: "Auntie just stewed the fish that I bought in town at noon, let's eat together."
"Just keep the fish for dinner. How can I invite you to my house for dinner and then use your food?" He said as she pressed Zhuang Qingning's hand down and put the fish into the basin in the kitchen.
Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui came back by ox cart. They didn’t delay for long. The fish was not completely dead. Soon after entering the water, it swung its tail and swam away.
In this case, you can eat it in the evening or even the next day.
Seeing that He insisted, Zhuang Qingning didn't say much. He just put the things away and went home with He.
Seeing Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui coming home, Zhuang Yonghe hurriedly stopped weaving straw sandals and patted the dust off his hands: "Ning girl, Sui girl."
"Uncle He." Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui greeted him together.
Zhuang Minghao brought a small stool over and poured a cup of tea for each of them: "Sister Ning, have some tea. Sister Sui, have some tea."
"Minghao looks like a grown-up boy now." Zhuang Qingning thanked him and said with a smile.
Zhuang Minghao first glanced at Zhuang Yonghe, then laughed and said, "If you ask me, it's Sister Ning who has a good eye. She can tell at a glance that I have grown up and am no longer a young boy. But my parents say that I am still a child and they are worried about me in every way."
"Dad, you've heard this, Sister Ning has said that I'm a big kid now. You should help me with any work at home. I'm not any weaker than my big brother."
"Okay, I'll arrange it for you." Zhuang Yonghe gave Zhuang Minghao a displeased look.
It cannot be said that the second son is a bad person, but I don't know who his personality is from. He is so lively and talkative. Although he is likable, compared with Zhuang Mingliang's honesty, he seems to lack a bit of stability, which makes people feel uneasy.
"Okay, stop complaining. Bring some peanuts and sunflower seeds to Ning and Sui, and go to the kitchen to help your mother light the fire."
"Okay." Zhuang Minghao quickly brought over some melon seeds and peanuts and went to the kitchen to help.
This back and forth was just like a gust of wind.
"This kid always says that others are worried about him, but with his impatience, who can be at ease?" Zhuang Yonghe smiled and stuffed some melon seeds and peanuts into the hands of Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui.
"We are not outsiders, so please don't be polite, uncle." Zhuang Qingning took the melon seeds and peanuts and said.
"I'm afraid that if I'm not polite, you'll be polite." Zhuang Yonghe sat down and said, "Let your aunt invite you to have a meal at home today. First, it's to thank Miss Ning for letting us do the tofu selling job. Second, it's also to celebrate the opening of the business."
"I'm here to give you an account. This is the money I earned from selling tofu today. It's thirty-five coins in total. Please count it."
Of the thirty-five coins, 20% was to be given to Zhuang Yonghe, and Zhuang Qingning kept seven coins and put the rest into his purse.
While laughing, he said, "I heard from my aunt that business is good today."
"Yes." Zhuang Yonghe nodded: "Ning girl, your idea is good. Eat first and buy later. Others can eat with confidence, and the buyers can be more confident. There is one family who directly bought six kilograms of tofu."
He earned seven cents a day, which was much more than what he earned from weaving straw sandals, or even more than what he earned from working in the town. He was so excited that his nose turned red to earn money so easily.
"It's the first day of opening and business is good, which is a very good thing. However, there are some things I want to tell my uncle in advance."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "As for this tofu, the amount is 40 kilograms per day. Uncle, you can grind it like this for now. It doesn't matter if it sells quickly, or it's not enough. Just come back early after you sell it all."
"The reason for doing this is that it will keep buyers in mind, so that the tofu can be sold faster in the future, and it won't be difficult to sell when the quantity increases."
"The second most important thing is that I want to take this opportunity to spread the word of mouth and reputation of our tofu, so that others will know that the tofu we grind tastes good. Gradually, people will come to buy it, and they won't have to go from street to street all the time, which is too tiring."
"I understand what Miss Ning said." Zhuang Yonghe was also in his thirties. He understood what Zhuang Qingning said and nodded, "This person is always lazy. If you come to their door all day long to sell, they won't want to run away and will just wait for you to come to buy. But if you are in a hurry and there are not enough to sell, this person will think of coming to us to buy."
"In the future, once this tofu becomes famous, I can make it very popular even at home."
“That’s exactly the reason.”
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "Besides, there is one more thing I would like to trouble you to help me with."
"Just tell me what it is. It sounds so formal to say whether it's a bother or not." Zhuang Yonghe said.
"This tofu shop is grinding a lot of tofu now, and it uses a lot of beans. I used to buy them directly in town, but now it's not convenient to transport them back from town, and the price is high. So I thought it would be better to buy some beans directly in the village, which is faster and cheaper."
Zhuang Qingning said, "I just wanted you to help me collect some beans from the village so that I can make tofu on weekdays."
As for harvesting beans, as long as money is paid, there will definitely be people who will sell them. But although Zhuang Qingning was a female household, she was an orphan and very young. I think she was afraid that others would bully her because of her young age, and would not be reasonable in terms of price or weight, so she entrusted this matter to him.
(End of this chapter)
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