Chapter 90 Yamen Runners
Bringing the collected duck eggs, beans and other things, there are two more people.
Zhuang Qingning knew these two people. They were both from the same village. One was Zhang, a member of the same clan, whom Zhuang Qingning had to call sister-in-law. The other was Qian, a young daughter-in-law from the same village but with a different surname. Because of their age and relationship, Zhuang Qingning also called her sister-in-law.
These two people were found by Zhuang Yonghe and He, and they worked in the tofu shop at night.
Zhuang Qingning also knew these two people. They were hardworking, honest and had a good reputation in the village.
As for the details of the work and the wages, Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang Yonghe had already made it clear. As long as Zhuang Qingning had made the decision, he could start the work immediately.
Zhuang Qingning thought about it and decided to start the work tomorrow night.
Tomorrow morning, I have to talk to Zhang Yongchang and inform the county town that they can come to get the tofu, so that we can connect the dots.
"Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Qian." Zhuang Qingning greeted them politely, "I'll have to trouble you two in the future."
"You are being polite, Miss Ning. Isn't it normal to get paid for work? Miss Ning, don't worry. Sister-in-law is full of strength. You don't have to worry about this job. I promise to do it well for you."
Qian was an extroverted person. She spoke in a loud and deep voice. She had big hands and feet and looked somewhat like a man.
Qian was a well-known tomboy in the village. She was strong and quick at work. Her husband worked in the county town and spent most of the year away from home, but she took care of the house inside and out by herself without any ambiguity.
"Yes, Ning girl, just leave this job to us two, and don't worry about it." Zhang also echoed.
Zhang was also a lively person, but compared to the extroverted Qian, she was much more introverted and not as strong as Qian in appearance. However, Zhang was famous for her meticulousness and cleanliness, and her house was tidier than any other family.
Zhuang Qingning smiled with her eyebrows curved.
She was extremely satisfied with these two people. She gave them a few more instructions and agreed to send them off at the tofu shop the next evening.
After helping to gather the duck eggs and other things, Zhuang Yonghe wanted to deliver the beans to the tofu shop, so he left first with He.
As usual, Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui went to the tofu shop after dinner.
But today, Zhuang Qingning came a little earlier than usual and brought some scallion pancakes that he had baked in the evening.
Itβs for Wen.
Wen accepted the beans without any hesitation and didn't say anything to thank him. She just raised her eyebrows and said, "I noticed that Zhuang Yonghe sent more beans today than usual. Is he planning to open a second tofu pot?"
"I was thinking about telling you yesterday, but I got up late. When I came, I thought you were already asleep. I left early in the morning, so I didn't have time to tell you."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "The county town probably needs 200 kilograms of tofu every day. I'm afraid this pot of tofu won't be enough, so I thought about opening the other one as well."
"Not bad, this tofu has been sold to the county town. This business will be bigger and bigger in the future."
Mrs. Wen glanced at Zhuang Qingning and said, "You are a girl, your luck is pretty good, but I don't know if your luck will always be this good in the future."
"Who can predict what will happen in the future? Let's just live one day at a time." Zhuang Qingning pursed her lips and laughed: "In the past, I didn't expect to have enough food and clothes to wear now, right?"
"The little girl is quite open-minded." Mrs. Wen retracted her gaze, picked and washed the water spinach in her hand, peeled two cloves of garlic, and went into the kitchen to cook.
Zhuang Qingning went to the tofu shop and continued to work.
When they arrived in the town the next day, Zhuang Qingning first looked for Zhang Yongchang and told him that everything had been packed and the tofu needed from the county town could be ground and that they could deliver the tofu to her tomorrow morning.
"It's not slow at all." Zhang Yongchang laughed. "I'll go to the county town this afternoon and talk to them. I'll ask them to go to your place the next morning to transport tofu."
"If there is any change, I will come to inform you in the evening. If I don't come to find you, then nothing happened. You just grind tofu normally."
"Okay, I understand." Zhuang Qingning nodded.
"Yes." Zhang Yongchang stopped Zhuang Qingning who was about to leave, "I stewed the braised bones yesterday, and it tasted much better than what I made before. Your recipe is really a good one."
"You left town early yesterday morning, and I didn't have time to invite you to eat the braised pork ribs. You and Miss Sui can leave a little later, and it won't be too late to eat the braised pork ribs here and then go back."
"Since Uncle Zhang said so, I'll give it a try too."
Xiao Wu described the recipe of the braised pork ribs very well. Even Zhang Yongchang's extremely happy look at this moment was enough to prove that the braised pork ribs must taste very good.
This aroused Zhuang Qingning's interest and he wanted to try this delicacy.
"Okay." Seeing Zhuang Qingning agreed, Zhang Yongchang laughed and said, "You and Sui girl come later and have a good lunch. I'll ask Lian Rong to make pancakes for you. Lian Rong's cooking skills are not very good, but his pancakes are always good. You can try them too."
"Okay." Zhuang Qingning nodded in agreement.
"Miss Zhuang, Miss Zhuang..."
As the two were talking, Lian Rong ran over, panting, "Hurry up and take a look. People outside said that a few yamen runners came to your tofu stall. I don't know what's going on. I saw that Miss Xiaozhuang was so anxious that she cried..."
Yamen runner?
Zhuang Qingning was stunned for a moment, then ran out.
No matter what happened, Zhuang Qingsui must be terrified at this moment. If there is anything, just ask her. What can Zhuang Qingsui, a little girl, know? "What's going on?" Zhang Yongchang was also stunned. He pulled Lian Rong and asked hurriedly, "Why are the yamen runners here for no reason?"
"This..." Lian Rong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I don't know either. Someone was watching outside and said that a yamen runner had arrived. I took a look and saw that the yamen runner was right in front of Miss Zhuang's tofu stall. Miss Zhuang seemed to be wiping tears, so I quickly informed Miss Zhuang."
"After all this fuss, you don't really know anything." Zhang Yongchang reached out and patted Lian Rong on the forehead: "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you come with me to take a look?"
If something really happens, there will be people around who can help, so that the two orphaned children won't be left without anyone to speak for them when something happens.
Thanks to the cute "Ryourin" for the reward, thank you for your support~ γγ γ (End of this chapter)
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