Chapter 60 It’s just the pressure of life
There are so many ungrateful people in the world, and Shen Qing can't take care of other people's family affairs. She can't even protect herself now.
She anxiously picked out the ones related to herself and asked, "Second Brother, do you know which family in Yangliu Lane that concubine lives in?"
"Well, how can we know this?" The waiter scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
It is known that someone often sees Captain Sun coming out of Yangliu Lane early in the morning. People should not fight against officials, so who would dare to go in and take the risk of offending Captain Sun?
Besides, "I heard that Captain Sun cares a lot about that mistress and often asks shop owners for gifts for her. But I guess that mistress doesn't come from a good family and is not good at writing. That's why our Ji Ya Zhai escaped disaster."
What Shen Qing was thinking about was that the girl from the Liu family was sold to a brothel by her parents to make money, and she finally redeemed herself by finding a man. Now her parents came to her again to ask for help in venting their anger. Would she help?
According to her thinking, she would be considered filial if she didn't kill such heartless parents!
But the girl from the Liu family has lived in an oppressive environment since she was a child. She may have been brainwashed to contribute to the family and would rather sacrifice herself so that her parents and brother can live a good life. If this is the case, she will definitely help her parents.
She sighed and inquired, "Little Second Brother, do you know where Captain Sun lives?"
Afraid the waiter would get suspicious, she smiled and explained, "Maybe I'll need to rely on him for something in the future, so I have to find out in advance. Otherwise, even if I give him a gift, I won't be able to find a way in, right?"
"I know, I know! It seems to be in Shengping Lane. I don't know the specific location. You can find out when you go there and ask. But the threshold of the official is not easy to enter. You have to be prepared."
Shen Qing thanked him again and again before saying goodbye and leaving.
After leaving Jiyazhai, Shen Qing couldn't think of any good excuse.
She walked back with the bucket on her shoulder. When she saw the village entrance from afar, she saw Jiang Dabao standing on tiptoe and stretching his head to look around.
When he saw her, the boy's eyes lit up and he ran over briskly.
"Sister-in-law, you are finally back!" Jiang Dabao was so happy as if he had picked up money on the road, and he looked at Shen Qing as if he saw the God of Wealth.
Shen Qing, who was completely bewildered, heard the young man's chattering report: "After you left yesterday, my mother asked us to soak the soybeans, and then we got up at midnight to make tofu, and we actually did it!
After trying several more times, only one failed. The other two times were not very good, but they were still pretty good. In the morning, I went to Uncle Guan's house to get the wooden trough and made a few more. My mother and sister-in-law said that they were exactly the same as the ones they bought in the city before. Let me invite you to come over and take a look.
I went to your house, and my eldest nephew said that you went to the city to sell eels and had not returned yet. Sister-in-law, you are really hardworking. You can make so much money from selling brushes, but you still work hard to get up early to sell eels, and even go there in person!
No wonder my second uncle and my parents asked me to learn from you. Now I know that one must be diligent in life!"
Shen Qing: .....It's a misunderstanding, it's not that she works hard, but she is the only one who can sell eels.
She stammered, "I'm not very hardworking, I'm just forced to do it by life."
Jiang Dabao silently added another advantage in his heart: humility!
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Shen Qing came to Mr. Jiang Sanye's yard and saw that the originally empty and open yard was filled with things for making tofu.
The stone mill for grinding soy milk is placed in the most open area for easy grinding.
The selected soybeans are soaked in a large wooden basin, each of which is plump.
The used gauze is washed clean and hung out to dry.
The most eye-catching thing is the large square piece of snow-white tofu in the wooden trough. It is really the same as the one sold in the city, with not much difference.
Zhao Mingyue and eldest daughter-in-law Hong Hehua heard the noise and ran out of the kitchen quickly.
Seeing Shen Qing, Zhao Mingyue shouted loudly: "Shen Qing, you are here, come and see how it's done."
Hong Hehua stood shyly by the side with her hands clasped, nervously waiting for Shen Qing's comments.
She is responsible for making the starch for these tofus, fearing that if they are not made well, not only will the money be wasted, but also that she will not be able to make any money.
Shen Qing scooped up a small piece with the wooden spoon handed to her to taste, and praised with a smile: "Both the appearance and the taste are quite good, not much different from the ones sold in the city. Third Aunt, you have made great progress."
Hong Hehua breathed a sigh of relief and said with genuine admiration, "It's because you taught me well, sister-in-law. If you hadn't taught me step by step, I'm afraid it would take me ten days or half a month to get the right amount."
Not to mention controlling the amount, I can’t even figure out how that thing can turn soy milk into snow-white tofu!
Zhao Mingyue was also obviously relieved, she lowered her voice and said: "Hehua is right, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to do this.
To be honest, I plan to make 50 to 60 kilograms of tofu tomorrow and take it to the city to try. What do you think?"
"Okay, we'll know whether it's a donkey or a horse after we take it for a stroll." Shen Qing certainly agreed, but asked, "How are you going to sell the tofu?"
As far as she knew, all the seats in the city's market were occupied. How could Zhao Mingyue and the others, who were from outside the city and especially the latecomers, snatch them away?
Zhao Mingyue didn't hide anything and said in one breath, "I've thought about it. In the past, when we went to sell fish, eels, loaches, chickens, ducks, etc., we would go from street to street and hawk them. If we had a cart at home, we would use it to pull tofu and hawk it from street to street.
It's just a matter of walking a little further, it's not a big deal, and the products might even sell better than those sold in a fixed shop."
After all, many people feel that they have overspent when shopping at the market, so they simply save some money;
If the item is sold at your door, you will feel that you can still buy some. If other people are also buying, you will feel like you will lose out if you don’t. Even those who don’t want to buy will come together to buy some.
This was how she sold fish and eggs in the past, and she didn't know why.
When she heard about walking around the streets, an idea flashed through Shen Qing's mind, and she seriously considered the feasibility.
Zhao Mingyue, who didn't wait for a reply, asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Shen Qing told them in detail what he had learned this morning about Captain Sun.
Zhao Mingyue took it to heart when she heard it, and started to take it seriously: "The Liu family is not good. If we bring Xiaoyu back, they will not be in a good situation. It is hard to guarantee that they will not come to cause trouble. You are right to worry!
Yangliu Lane and Shengping Lane, right? I've sold things there before, but I didn't think about asking around back then, so I didn't pay much attention. Anyway, I've become familiar with them now, so I might as well go and ask around tomorrow when I'm selling tofu."
Shen Qing didn't expect that Zhao Mingyue not only didn't think she was making a fuss, but instead took the initiative to help find out.
She thanked him sincerely: "Aunt San, thank you for your help."
"Why are you being so polite? We are all family! Besides, it doesn't matter where you sell tofu. Maybe it sells better in Yangliu Lane or Shengping Lane." Zhao Mingyue felt a little embarrassed when she was thanked so seriously.
She looked at the rest of the family and announced, "Your sister-in-law said our tofu is ready to sell. Let's start making it tomorrow morning!"
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