Chapter 53 - Chapter 53: Chapter 053: Broom Star (10,000 coin reward from Butterfly Pea Flower for extra updates) (1/2)
Chapter 53: Chapter 053: Broom Star (10,000 coin reward from Butterfly Pea Flower for extra updates)
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Zhuang Qingning said with a smile, “Let’s wait until I can really start selling tofu. Once I have enough money, 1 can rent a storefront. There is no rush.”
“That makes sense.” Bai San felt that Zhuang Qingning’s words were very reasonable and nodded in approval, then burst into laughter again: “It’s amazing that someone so young knows to play it safe and steady. This kind of prudence and carefulness is truly rare.”
He had been working in the town for many years and had seen all sorts of people, especially young people who tried to make big strides forward as soon as they saw some success. All too often, they ended up spreading themselves too thin and failing because they took on too much.
People like Zhuang Qingning, who could take their time and proceed carefully, were indeed rare.
These were the type of people who were capable of building up a large-scale business.
A grin spread across Bai San’s face as he thought about this. He waved his arms in the air and whipped up a spiral with his whip.
When they arrived in town and set up the stall, Zhuang saw off Bai San who took away his tofu, and then took the tofu that Fushun Tower ordered to a backyard designated by Zhang Yongchang.
Lian Rong, who was working under Zhang Yongchang in the kitchen, saw Zhuang Qingning coming over. He ran over and took the bamboo basket from her, “This is the tofu Uncle Zhang asked for, isn’t it?”
“Yes, Chef Zhang’s tofu. A total of forty catties, full weight. If you’re not sure, you can weigh it again.” Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
“I’ve been at Fushun Tower for several years now, and every morning I have to receive all sorts of vegetables and meat delivered from various places. 1 can tell if the weight is right as soon as I pick it up.” Lian Rong lifted up the tofu in the bamboo basket, laughed, and said, “If I’m not mistaken, this is slightly less than forty-one catties of tofu, right?”
Zhuang Qingning was suddenly surprised.
He was not wrong. When measuring the tofu, Zhuang Qingning had added the pieces one by one until it was a little more than forty catties, not quite an extra catty, and she left it at that.
She never expected him to be able to tell so accurately.
“You’re really amazing, it is indeed forty catties and seven taels, a bit on the high side.” Zhuang Qingning looked the man up and down, smiling and saying, “Your hands are like a scale.”
An extremely accurate scale, that is.
Flattered by Zhuang Qingning’s praise, Lian Rong laughed: “It’s just because I’ve dealt with a lot of it, my hands are used to it. It’s not worth mentioning. But your tofu, my master praised it all day yesterday, and even mentioned it to the shop manager. By all means, Fushun Tower will not use tofu from anywhere else in the future.”
“Here’s some insider info.”
Lian Rong lowered his voice and continued, “In order to use your tofu, my master pushed away Changji’s tofu. He’s actually related by marriage to the shopkeeper of Changji tofu store Uncle Chang. He didn’t give any face to Uncle Chang, that’s how much he has taken a liking to your tofu.”
“In the future, you must keep refining this tofu. As long as the tofu tastes good, you won’t have to worry about making money.”
Zhuang Qingning was surprised again.
Previously, the waiter who cheated her out of some money had told her that Fushun Tower used tofu from Changji tofu store. She thought it was just because Changji Tofu store was very famous and the town’s folks recognized that brand. She never thought there would be such a deep relationship involved.
It seems that Chef Zhang is indeed a true cook and only cares about the quality of the ingredients, regardless of where it comes from or who it’s related to.