Chapter 189 - Chapter 189: Chapter 189 Nobleman (1/2)

Chapter 189: Chapter 189 Nobleman

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The eldest son had specifically made a trip to the town, presumably to see if he could buy some tofu, all because the Third Young Master enjoyed tofu balls soup.

This eldest son really did adore the Third Young Master, even though this Third Young Master…

But in the end, they were born of the same mother, a blood tie that couldn’t be severed. Being the eldest brother of the Third Young Master, it was only natural for him to show extra affection to his younger brother.

Jing Zhao was lost in her thoughts, but her pace didn’t slow. She continued to the tofu shop.

After all, she had heard from the steward, Ning Feng, that this tofu shop was doing good business. Given the situation today, she feared the business would only get better. If she was too late, she might not be able to buy much.

But despite Jing Zhao’s hurry, there was only a little piece of tofu left in the shop when she arrived.

Jing Zhao sighed.

They had tasted tofu ball soup before and knew it was delicious. They were hoping that maybe if the kitchen made this soup for lunch, they could get a bowl or two. But seeing that only a small piece of tofu, enough to make two or three bowls of soup, was left, it was clear they wouldn’t get any this afternoon.

It seemed she would have to tell Ning Feng so that they could buy it earlier next time.

Feeling regret at not being able to drink the tofu soup and seeing that the tofu from this shop was so good, she decided to buy all sorts of things like dried tofu, tofu sheets, and bean sprouts.

Seeing that she bought so many things, Zhuang Qingning even gave her a woven bamboo basket.

An anxious Jing Zhao, who had no way to carry her purchases, was overjoyed. After paying, she took her things and went to find Chu Jinnian.

Thanks to the happenings of the day, business at the tofu shop was even better than usual.

Zhuang Qingning had told Zhuang Mingliang to decrease by one-third the amount of goods sent to their shop in town these past two days. But today, business was so good that almost all the products were sold out way before lunchtime, leaving only a handful of bean sprouts behind.

“Originally, I planned to make some fried tofu slices and cold tofu silk for lunch, but now we only have these mung bean sprouts left.”

Mrs. Cao gathered the leftover mung bean sprouts: “We can blanch these sprouts and roll out some noodles to make oil-splashed chili noodles. You and Qingsui seem to love spicy foods, and we still have some leafy greens. We can mix them all together, and it should taste good.”

“Sure, aunt. Do as you see fit.” Zhuang Qingning nodded.

Mrs. Cao took the bean sprouts to the backyard to cook, and Zhuang Qingning and Zhang Qiuying boarded up the shop together.

A half-opened door meant that all the goods in the shop were sold out, but the shopkeeper was still present, so if there was anything, people could come in.

This commonly understood rule saved much explaining and was a routine Zhuang Qingning quite enjoyed.

After setting up the shop entrance, they brewed a pot of tea. The three of them sat in the shop, drinking tea, eating sunflower seeds, and chatting.

“If I had known today’s event would boost our business, I would have made more tofu. Now we have nothing to sell.”

Zhang Qiuying saw that there were still quite a few people who looked in but left, obviously disappointed. She shook her head and sighed.

“Actually, I knew that after today’s events, our business would improve. But I still told the tofu workshop to produce fewer goods,” Zhuang Qingning replied with a slight smile.

“Why?” Qingsui couldn’t help but ask.