Chapter 90 - Chapter 90: Chapter 090: Government Officials (1/2)

Chapter 90: Chapter 090: Government Officials

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She brought with her some freshly-collected duck eggs, beans, and two other people.

These two people were familiar to Zhuang Qingning, both from the same village. One was Mrs. Zhang, a relative-in-law whom Zhuang Qingning had to address as sister-in-law. The other was Mrs. Qian, a young wife from another family in the village who, due to age and relationship, Zhuang Qingning also had to call sister-in-law.

These two people had been found by Zhuang Yonghe and Mrs. He, to come and work at the tofu shop in the evenings.

Zhuang Qingning knew these two women to be diligent, honest, and well-thought-of in the village.

The details of the work and wages had clearly been discussed by Zhuang Yonghe and his wife. All Zhuang Qingning needed to do was to set the start date, and they could begin working immediately.

After some thought, Zhuang Qingning decided that they would start the next evening.

She needed to inform Zhang Yongchang the next morning that the tofu would be available for pick-up in the county town. This would align perfectly with their work schedule.

“Sister-in-law Zhang, Sister-in-law Qian.” Zhuang Qingning respectfully greeted, “I’m grateful for your help in the future events.”

“Miss Ning, your words are too formal! Isn’t it normal to earn money for work? Rest assured, I’m strong and can handle the work. You don’t need to worry, I promise to do a good job.”

Mrs. Qian had an outgoing personality. She was loud, with a deep voice, and physically robust, somewhat resembling a man in looks.

Mrs. Qian was famous in the village as a ‘manly woman’. She was strong, fast, and diligent. Her husband spent most of the year working in the county town, but she managed her household flawlessly, down to the last detail.

“That’s right, Miss Ning. Just entrust the work to us, and rest easy,” Mrs. Zhang agreed.

Mrs. Zhang was also an active person, but compared to the outgoing Mrs. Qian, she was quite introverted. She did not have the physical robustness of Mrs. Qian, but she was well-known for being meticulous and clean, keeping her home tidier than anyone else’s.

Zhuang Qingning’s eyes continued to crinkle in amusement.

She was extremely satisfied with these two women. After some further instructions and arranging the time for them to arrive at the tofu shop the next evening, she saw them off.

Once they had helped her gather up the eggs and such, Zhuang Yonghe took the beans to the tofu shop, leaving with Mrs. He.

As per their usual routine, Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui went to the tofu shop after dinner that evening.

Today, though, Zhuang Qingning arrived somewhat earlier than usual, bringing along some scallion pancakes she’d cooked that evening to give to Mrs. Wen.

Mrs. Wen, as ever, accepted them without complaint. But she raised an eyebrow and asked, “I noticed that Zhuang Yonghe delivered more beans today than usual. Are you planning to open a second tofu pot?”

“I meant to discuss it with you yesterday, but I got up late and figured you’d have already gone to bed by the time I came by. And this morning, I had to leave early and didn’t get the chance to talk to you.”

Zhuang Qingning chuckled, “The county town probably needs around two hundred pounds of tofu per day, so I think one pot might not be enough. I was thinking of opening up the second one as well.”

“Not bad. You’ve managed to sell tofu all the way in the county town, and it looks like this business will only get bigger in the future.”