Chapter 84 - Chapter 84: Chapter 084: Take It Quick (1/2)

Chapter 84: Chapter 084: Take It Quick

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He gagged the three of them and tied them up again to prevent them from breaking free or escaping. Not wasting any time, Gong Qingsheng ordered a carriage to be prepared to take their heartless selves to the County Government Office, accompanied by a few men.

She had slept soundly, only waking up when it was completely dark.

Zhuang Qingsui was nowhere in sight, but a prepared meal was waiting in the kitchen.

There were steamed bread, millet porridge, and cold tofu strips mixed with celery.

From the looks of it, Zhuang Qingsui must have gotten up in the evening to prepare the meal, eaten, and then left some for her before going to the tofu workshop.

Zhuang Qingning got up very late and was extremely hungry.

After devouring the food in the kitchen and cleaning up afterwards, she picked up the lantern and headed for the tofu workshop.

The tofu workshop was brightly lit with several oil lamps, and despite the moon not having completely set, the light from the bright lunar glow made the workshop even brighter.

Zhuang Qingsui was adding beans to the mill, and Zhuang Mingliang was constantly spinning the stone mill. Milky white soy milk slowly seeped from the stone mill, flowed through the groove of the stone, and into a bucket.

“Sister Ning,” Zhuang Mingliang spotted Zhuang Qingning first and greeted her with a smile, but his hands didn’t pause their motion.

“Sister, you’re awake?” Zhuang Qingsui chuckled, “I didn’t wake you up in the evening when I saw you still sleeping, I thought I’d let you sleep a bit more.”

“Hmm… I don’t know why, but I was so tired today, I slept for so long.”

Zhuang Qingning thought about revealing the morning’s events but eventually decided against it.

The incident was indeed dangerous, and while reminding others to be vigilant in the future is necessary, she herself had not yet fully recovered from the panic. Speaking about it now would only spread fear.

So, it would be better to talk about it after a few days and make the precautionary measures sound more thorough.

“You must be tired from the recent work,” Zhuang Qingsui frowned. “The amount of tofu produced has been increasing daily, and with sister busying herself both inside and outside of the workshop, you must be really worn out.”

“If Uncle Zhang brings good news tomorrow, we may need to double the amount of tofu we make. If that is the case, we’ll most likely be overwhelmed.”

“Yeah.” Zhuang Qingning lifted her eyebrow a little.

If that’s the case, maybe the other stone mill and tofu hot pot would have to be put to use. We’d have to cook tofu in two large pots and point tofu in several jars simultaneously to ensure the quantity.

But then, those grinding the beans might not be able to keep up with the work, and we might have to hire more people.

This is indeed a very important issue, and once Zhang Yongchang gives the go-ahead, it’s worth thinking carefully about how to arrange the work.

The next morning, everything was set up perfectly. As soon as the stall was set up, Zhang Yongchang rushed over, beaming brightly.