Chapter 79 is just around the corner (fourth update)
"If you don't come tomorrow, then we'll go and take a look after we finish selling the tofu."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "I remember that Auntie said before that her home is in Zhangjiazhuang, which is not far away, so it's on the way for her to go back with us."
"Okay." Zhuang Qingsui nodded and grinned, "Auntie likes to eat shortbread. I'll buy some for her later. I'm sure she'll like it."
"Let's buy some mung bean cakes and other things. The weather is getting hotter, and mung beans can cool you down and clear away heat and detoxify. I think Auntie will like them too." Zhuang Qingning added.
The two sisters looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Since they set up the stall in the town, Aunt Liu has taken very good care of them. She treats them as her own family. This is the filial piety that they should show.
While the two sisters were talking, Zhang Yongchang came out from the backyard of Fushun Building: "Ning girl, Sui girl."
"Uncle Zhang." Zhuang Qingning smiled with curved eyebrows and eyes: "I really don't have these salted duck eggs yet, so you don't have to urge me anymore. When they are pickled, I promise to give you the first one, okay?"
Ever since that day when Zhang Yongchang asked Zhuang Qingning to pickle more salted duck eggs, he would come to ask about the progress of the salted duck eggs almost every day, which made Zhuang Qingning quite helpless.
Being teased by the little girl Zhuang Qingning, Zhang Yongchang's face suddenly turned red. He coughed lightly and said, "I came to see you today not to ask about the salted duck eggs. I went to the county town yesterday afternoon."
"Originally, I went there to buy some seasonings for the kitchen, and also to meet up with some old friends and chat. The chef talked about pots and pans, dishes and soups, and he ended up talking about braised tofu with soy sauce, and naturally he ended up talking about your tofu."
"I said at the time that the tofu here is rare in the world and extremely delicious, but the old gang refused to believe me and said I was deceiving them. So, we made a bet to see who could find better tofu."
"Of course there is a stake in this bet. Everyone takes out two taels of silver and puts them together. Then the tofu from each family will be tasted. The one with the best tasting tofu will take all the two taels of silver that everyone has contributed. From now on, all other kitchens will use the best tofu from this family."
When Zhang Yongchang spoke, he raised his chin very high, and his face was full of complacency: "Those old guys have never eaten any delicious tofu on weekdays, and they are still talking nonsense. Just wait and see, by then, the most delicious tofu will definitely be the tofu you make, little girl Ning."
"I see there are seven or eight people betting, so there will be more than ten taels of silver. When we win all the silver, except for my two taels, I will give you all the rest!"
"How can I do that..." Zhuang Qingning waved his hands and said with a smile: "Besides, the tofu here may not be the most delicious."
"What are you talking about? Don't look down on yourself like this. Just believe your uncle Zhang. Your tofu is definitely the most delicious. Just wait to get paid."
Zhang Yongchang said, "To be honest, I am alone now and have no place to spend money. It is useless to have so many things that you cannot bring with you when you are born and cannot take with you when you die. But I am old and I have been thinking about this name. This time I can gain face in front of those old guys. Let alone a dozen taels of silver, I am happier than giving them a night-shining pearl."
"Don't worry about it. I'll take your tofu to the county town after noon. You just wait to collect the money and sell the tofu."
Zhang Yongchang laughed as he spoke, his laughter was loud and hearty.
Zhuang Qingning also smiled and said, "Then I will also wait for Uncle Zhang's good news."
Winning the money in the bet is a small matter. The most important thing is that if her tofu can become famous in the chef circle, it can be sold in the county town.
By then, the sales volume of this tofu will probably double.
Expanding the scale of production, increasing profits, and becoming rich are just around the corner.
Zhuang Qingning couldn't help but straighten her little body, and the smile on her lips became even more intense.
"Just wait for my good news." Zhang Yongchang smiled smugly, unable to stop, his mouth almost reaching his ears.
I finally got a chance to show off, and I have to show off no matter what I say.
While they were chatting and laughing, Lian Rong, a waiter from Fu Shun Lou, came to call Zhang Yongchang back to check on the preparation of ingredients, so Zhang Yongchang went back to Fu Shun Lou to get busy.
Before leaving, he still reminded Zhuang Qingning to come earlier tomorrow.
"Okay." Zhuang Qingning responded with a smile, watched Zhang Yongchang return to Fushun Building, and then shook his head.
"Sister, this is great news, why are you still shaking your head?" Zhuang Qingsui was very puzzled: "Could it be that sister is unhappy?"
"I shook my head not because I was unhappy about this, but I suddenly remembered that everyone said that Chef Zhang had a bad temper and was stubborn, and that he was not easy to get along with. But after interacting with Uncle Zhang for some time, I found that Uncle Zhang was kind and friendly to others."
Sometimes he is cute, just like a naughty boy.
"Yes." Zhuang Qingsui agreed with Zhuang Qingning's words: "I also think Uncle Zhang is a very good person. He is really not like what others say."
"So, what other people say about a person may not be true. You have to experience it yourself to know what kind of person he is."
For example, Zhang Yongchang and Uncle Wen, both of them seem difficult to get along with, but in fact they are people with real temperament.
If she thinks about it this way, she seems to have met many warm-hearted people since coming to this world, making her journey of rebirth warmer.
Zhuang Qingning couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
"That's what's going on..." Zhuang Qingsui nodded, agreeing with Zhuang Qingning's words.
Someone came to buy tofu, and the two sisters got busy again.
Before long, the bamboo basket was empty, with only the last five or six pounds of tofu left.
Zhuang Qingning had already started thinking about what to buy to make lunch.
The noodles with soybean paste are delicious. The cucumber shreds with meat sauce and the noodles with eggs are a perfect match. The steamed noodles are also delicious, chewy and tasty. They are paired with a bowl of egg soup, one thin and one thick...
"Do you have any more tofu? Give me a piece of tofu..."
The old voice interrupted Zhuang Qingning's reverie.
"And how much do you want?" Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile. When he looked up, he saw the familiar face.
It was the old lady who came the past two days but failed to buy tofu twice in a row.
(End of this chapter)
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