Chapter 21: Open for business
The water in the pot boiled, and Chen Chunhua immediately put the soy milk on the pot. After doing this, she took out all the bowls in the cabinet and cleaned them all.
The time passed quickly. The tofu steamer here was steaming. It was already dark and the sky was starting to turn white. Chen Chunhua felt anxious.
"Third brother, add a bigger fire to the small stove." After saying that, he melted the sweet potato starch with water, opened the lid of the pot on the small stove, the water was already boiling, and poured the melted sweet potato starch slurry into the pot.
Inside, I stirred it with a spatula. When it looked like it was about the same, I grabbed a handful of coarse salt and put it inside. I poured the washed and chopped wild vegetables in, tasted it for a while, and closed the lid of the pot.
"Third brother, the fire in the small stove is low, and the sweet potato soup will be ready after simmering for a while." The sweet potato soup cooks quickly, mainly because the wild vegetables added need to be fully cooked.
The third child responded and quickly took out the firewood and stuffed it into the large stove.
By this time, the eldest brother had come back, and the second son had also moved the stools and tables to the yard and put them away.
Seeing that the boss was back, Chen Chunhua looked at him nervously and said, "Brother, how are you doing?"
"I've already gone to the village to shout. Guess what?" The boss poured a bowl of water, panted and drank all the water, and then said. "The second aunt got up earlier than me. No, I went to shout. The villagers
Everyone knows it."
"What, what are you doing, second aunt, up so early?" Chen Chunhua didn't react after hearing this.
The boss paused in front of the stove, warmed his hands, and said, "Second aunt called us in advance, and when I shouted, they all knew it." He also shouted a few words, and someone told him that second aunt had already called.
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"Second aunt called out for us?" Chen Chunhua's face was filled with joy. "Then why is it so slow for eldest brother to come back?"
"I went to the next village to shout. The Lijia Village next door is not close to our village, so I thought I would shout too." After the boss said this, people came outside.
As soon as Chen Chunhua heard the news, she ran out of the kitchen. When she saw it, it turned out that it was the second aunt, Xinghua and A Lian.
"Sister, I came here early. I heard the second aunt said that you are also selling tofu in your house today." Sister-in-law A Lian looked at the yard for a while and said, "Why, I haven't finished my work yet. Do you want me?"
Give me a hand?"
Chen Chunhua put a bench in front of them and said, "Sister-in-law Alian, you three sit down first, this tofu will be ready soon!"
"Okay, you have to hurry up. I just entered the yard and saw someone coming over there!"
"Hey, let me get the tofu out first!" After Chen Chunhua finished speaking, she went into the kitchen and asked the third child to turn off the fire in the stove and open the lid of the pot. The tofu was already ready. She poked it with her finger and found that it was not over-steamed.
"Daughter-in-law, I'll serve it!" The boss pulled Chen Chunhua aside, wrapped it in a rag, and served the steamed rice cake.
Chen Chunhua couldn't watch, so she quickly took the wooden basin and put the hot sweet potato soup into the pot. The boss brought the tofu to the table in the main room. Chen Chunhua made the sweet potato soup and asked the third child to bring the bowl of noodles.
The two of them have just gone to the fields, and there are only three of them working there.
The third child came out of the kitchen carrying sweet potato soup. There were seven or eight people standing in the yard. When the third child came out with the things, everyone looked at it curiously.
"Third brother, what's all this fuss about? Why does it look so good?" The speaker was A Lian's wife. A Lian's wife had just been chatting with her second aunt, and she realized that this tofu was the one given in their house.
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The third child responded and had no time to answer. He put the wooden basin on the table, took the bowl, scooped out a bowl of sweet potato soup, and placed it in front of Sister-in-law Alian. "Sister-in-law, try it, this sweet potato soup is all delicious today."
For everyone to try!"
"Oh, Third Brother, life is so good in this house, and we have started a business in the village!" With a joke, everyone sat down around the table without ceremony.
Chen Chunhua marked the tofu and carried it up to the yard with her boss. After looking at the people, Chen Chunhua put the tofu and said, "Today is our first day at home. I will give you this potato and melon soup to try. If it tastes good,
I’ll take care of you later.”
"This is the boss's new wife, she looks very capable. This thing is called sweet potato soup. It tastes so good. I want to eat it again, don't you guys think so?"
"Yes, this thing is very well made. I will come to buy it from you tomorrow!"
"Chunhua, the tofu is out of the pot. Come on, my aunt bought three pieces of tofu. I ate it very well last time. It's tender and delicious!" said the second aunt, taking out a bowl from her basket and putting it on the table.
It was in the hands of Chen Chunhua.
Chen Chunhua looked at the second aunt, her eyes heated up. "Okay, the second aunt wants three pieces of tofu, brother, please give me three pieces!"
The boss took the bowl and put three pieces of tofu in it. The second aunt took out three copper coins from her purse and gave them to Chen Chunhua. With the second aunt taking the initiative, the others rushed over.
After these people bought the tofu and left the yard, people came one after another from behind. After a while, Chen Chunhua was busy collecting the money. The boss was too busy loading the tofu by himself. Xinghua and the second aunt were helping.
Today, Chen Chunhua did not dare to make too much tofu. The tofu was sold out quickly, and the sweet potato soup was all scooped out. Those who came later met many people who bought tofu from Chen Chunhua on the way back.
Seeing that Chen Chunhua had nothing to sell, she had no choice but to go to Aunt Gouzi's house.
Aunt Gouzi waited for a long time, but she didn't see many people buying tofu. She was very anxious. From what the person who bought tofu said, Aunt Gouzi was so angry that she almost chewed it.
A mouthful of teeth.
After selling the tofu, the boss cleared the table and took the wooden steamer and the wooden basin, bowls and chopsticks to the river to clean. Chen Chunhua wiped the sweat from her forehead, took out six copper plugs from her purse and gave them back to the second aunt and Xinghua.
The second aunt stretched out her hand to push, pursed her lips, and said, "Chunhua, what are you doing? It's not easy to do. You just put some in your pocket and you start pretending to be fat?"
Chen Chunhua knew the meaning of Second Aunt's words, so she returned the money to both of them, and after seeing them accept it, she said. "Second Aunt, I'm not a good talker. I'll keep all the help Second Aunt in my heart. What's wrong with you guys?"
I'm fine, you're still delaying your work in the house to help me, I don't know what to say, I won't take your money for this tofu, I can't even take this money!"
"Sister-in-law, judging from what you said, it seems that we can't afford the tofu in your house. You just said this to others. What's the point of delaying this morning!" Xinghua stuffed the money.
When it was in Chen Chunhua's hands, she continued, "We are all from the same house, so we don't speak the same language. Aunt Gouzi must be very angry right now."
"Xinghua is right, Chunhua, if you keep this money, you can't just focus on this and that at the beginning of the business. We also know in our hearts, how come we are short of this little bit?" The second aunt also gave the money.
He handed the stuff back to Chen Chunhua, took her hand and said, "Chunhua, Aunt Gouzi is very rude. If you say something outside, don't take it to your heart. If you take it to your heart, you won't be the one to worry about it!"
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Chen Chunhua's eyes turned red. She was lying if she wasn't moved by Second Aunt and Xinghua. "Thank you, I really don't know what to say. Second Aunt, don't worry, I won't take it seriously, no matter what she says outside."
What do I do!"
Chapter completed!