Chapter 125 - Chapter 125: Chapter 125 This Name is Great! (1/2)

Chapter 125: Chapter 125 This Name is Great!

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When Zhuang Jingye returned home, Mrs. Ye had already prepared lunch.

Thick hand-pressed noodles, paired with perfectly fried tofu, accompanied by small green vegetables and chili oil, the appetizing aroma filled the air as soon as he stepped into the house.

“I was just craving this, and you made it,” Zhuang Jingye was in a buoyant mood, he praised, holding a bowl of noodles Mrs. Ye had brought over, and after taking a big bite, “Delicious, your cooking seems to improve every day.”

It wasn’t that her cooking skills had improved, it was just that Zhuang Jingye, cheerful as he was, found pleasure in every detail.

A few days ago when he returned from the county town, with a worried look due to the words of the county magistrate, he called the same lunch unpleasant even though it tasted exactly the same.

“Looking at you, it seems the chat with Ning went well?” Mrs. Ye asked, placing her bowl down and seating herself next to Zhuang Jingye.

“It went well.” A little contentment flit across Zhuang Jingye’s face, “Believe it or not, though this Ning’s straightforwardness can be quite harsh, when it matters, she understands the bigger picture. She’s not some foolish woman who only sees what’s in front of her.”

“Going forward, if the tofu shop expands and can help others in the village make a bit of money as well, this would be considered a virtuous deed for Ning.”

“By the way, I’ve heard that Zhuang Yonghe has been out recruiting in the village lately, claiming that there is work to be done in the tofu house during the day and tofu to be prepared by the afternoon. He’s also mentioned that he has rented a shop in town because there’s not enough tofu to sell, hence the need to produce more.”

“Just look at how busy the tofu shop is. They are hiring staff and renting additional shop spaces, and their business has extended all the way to the county town now. If only the tofu shop could expand to accommodate such volume. If they work hard, the tofu could be sold throughout the entire county.”

“In the future, if the tofu shop could manage to have seven or eight pots producing tofu non-stop and employ more than a dozen people to produce tofu, and hire some more to sell it, then our village could transition from growing beans to producing and selling tofu. Every household could earn money and our village would thrive.”

“I figure we might have to consider renaming our village to something like ‘Tofu Village’ to reflect the unique specialty of our village. Wait, no, that sounds a bit crude, it should be something more elegant…”

“Hmm, or let’s just call it ‘Baiyu Village.’ Tofu is as white and delicate as jade, and it can make money just like jade does, valuable!”

“This is a good name, this is a good name…”

Zhuang Jingye was babbling, his face flushed with excitement.

Mrs. Ye was stunned, even considering faceplaming a little.

It was only the beginning, and he was speaking so far ahead. The future was still uncertain.

However, Mrs. Ye didn’t want to discourage Zhuang Jingye’s current ambition, but she wasn’t quite comfortable seeing him like this. She teased him playfully: “You used to look down on Ning’s tofu shop, didn’t you? And weren’t you the one who said it was just tofu, and it couldn’t get any fancier than that?”

“And what about your comment that she was just a girl and was of no use… You said all of that before.”