In the next few days, Su Yizhao concentrated on making money.
Looking at the account books sent by Su Yizhi, she felt happy. She didn't expect that selling stinky tofu would bring such a huge harvest. It was simply unexpected.
"It's been ten days in total. I think the money is too much, so I'd better give you your share."
Su Yizhi's face was full of smiles. He didn't expect that such a foodie could actually earn so much money.
But when he thought of the fried tofu appearing in the market, Su Yizhi frowned.
Su Yizhao roughly calculated that, excluding costs, he made a total profit of 238 taels in these ten days.
Su Yizhi had already put the heavy purse on the table, "All the money is in this purse."
“It’s only been ten days, it’s indeed a huge profit!”
Su Yizhao sighed very much, "Throughout the ages, people have always made money by cooking and eating. Anyway, no matter how bad it is, you won't lose money."
"According to the original agreement, 50% per person, that is one hundred and nineteen taels."
Su Yizhao did some calculations, then opened his wallet and found two 100-tael silver notes inside, as well as some scattered silver.
"My mother was afraid that it would be inconvenient for you to hold the broken silver, so she exchanged it for two banknotes. These are banknotes from Zhufeng Bank. They can also be used in the capital, and can even be exchanged for silver at the border."
"Auntie has thought carefully, thank you very much!"
After Su Yizhao took a one hundred tael silver note from his wallet, he pushed the wallet back.
Su Yizhi was surprised, "There are still nineteen taels left. If it's inconvenient for you to hold it, I can exchange it for you for a ten-tael banknote."
"No need! Although this business is not big, both my aunt and you have suffered a lot. The remaining nineteen taels will be considered as compensation. You can do it as little as you like."
Su Yizhi felt that he could not take advantage of others. Su Yizhi's mother was actually a shrewd person.
"How is that possible? We agreed before that if you provide the recipe, we will contribute the effort. What's more, you still paid for the initial cost! Take it back quickly."
Su Yizhi quickly waved his hand and said displeasedly.
"You and your aunt deserve it for working so hard every day to make stinky tofu. However, the brine for this stinky tofu cannot always be made with stinky pickle water, which is not very authentic. Follow the method I gave before and quickly make the brine.
That’s good.”
Su Yizhao just wanted to remind her that this business would not last long, and when she returned to the capital, she would naturally no longer be able to participate.
When the time comes, the business will be given to Su Yizhi's family as a reward for cooperating with her.
Su Yizhi nodded deeply, "The collected pickle water is almost used up, but the making of brine has already started. You don't have to worry about this, it just takes a few days."
Now that it's summer, most people don't make pickles anymore. These are the pickles that people didn't finish eating in the winter.
The poor peasants were reluctant to throw away the pickles, so they usually had to eat them until they smelled bad, so the smelly pickle water was retained.
"Your family hired someone to work for this. This money includes the monthly wages of the day laborers. Don't be polite to me."
Su Yizhao said and pushed the purse back again.
When Su Yizhi heard this, he was no longer polite to her, because he saw how hard his mother worked every day.
In such hot weather, I sweat profusely every day. But in just ten days, I have lost a lot of weight.
The previous night, the child was still hot and fainted in the room. If he hadn't gone to help after reviewing his homework, he wouldn't have known that his mother was unconscious.
But she refused to let him help and insisted on driving him to study.
He was not allowed to follow me when I went out to hawk. I pushed my cart alone to go to the market before dawn.
It was because I couldn't bear it these days that I asked an aunt in the village for help, otherwise I would be exhausted.
He understood that his mother actually thought this was not a good thing and was afraid that he would be laughed at by his classmates.
Mother works so hard, so it's not too much to take some hard-earned money. But Su Yizhao gave so much. It was because of Su Yizhao's magnanimity that he would never take it for granted.
"By the way, I saw someone selling fried tofu in Fangshi. It's very similar to our stinky tofu, but it doesn't have the smell."
After Su Yizhi finished speaking, his originally smiling face immediately turned into a sad look. If this business was learned by others, they would not be able to make any money.
Su Yizhao was very surprised. He didn't expect that the ancients were also very smart. The brine couldn't figure it out for a while, so he made something similar.
"I have said before that this business will not last long. This is just the beginning, so we just want to strike first. After a few days, our stinky tofu will not be so easy to sell. Then if we lower the price, the profit will be reduced.
It will be thinned a lot.”
Su Yizhi became even more worried after hearing this, "Then what should we do? The one selling fried tofu in today'erfang market is two cents cheaper than us!"
"We can only win by taste. Our stinky tofu smells stinky, tastes fragrant, and is very delicious. Therefore, the brine must be made quickly. When the taste becomes better, regular customers will still patronize us."
Su Yizhao sighed, there was one bad thing about ancient times. It was very profitable to make food, but there were also many people who followed the trend, and they were very fast. Within a few days, they were springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
"But this won't last long, they will develop it sooner or later." Su Yizhi looked sad before he tasted the sweetness. He was really not willing to accept it.
"That's not possible, but after all, we started this business first. As long as we continue to upgrade and build a reputation in the future, it will become a time-honored brand. It is impossible for one family to be the only one, and we can't control others."
Su Yizhao didn't take this business seriously because she had other business to do.
But Su Yizhi didn't need to, Su Yizhi just pointed at this stinky tofu to make money!
"That's all it can do!"
Thinking of this, Su Yizhi couldn't sit still and was ready to go back to see how the brine was doing.
"Master! There is a visitor in the front yard. It is the sixth young master of the Jiang family." Zi Su knocked on the door and then reported to Su Yizhao.
Su Yizhao collected the banknotes, and she had received one hundred taels in just a few days. She was already very satisfied. It was better than sitting around and having nothing to show for it.
The sixth young master of the Jiang family is Jiang Yongnian, the young man who was kidnapped with her before. Because they were in trouble together, he visited her once after returning home, with the intention of making a friendship.
"Please come to the courtyard to serve tea!" Su Yizhao quickly replied.
Jiang Yongnian came to see her. Su Wenqing left the house early in the morning, so there was no need to pay a visit.
"You have a guest, so I won't bother you. I'll develop the brine as soon as possible when I get back, and I'll come back to discuss it with you in two days."
Su Yizhi stood up with interest and said to Su Yizhao.
"Why don't I introduce you to the young master of the Jiang family? He is very easy-going and matches your temperament."
Now that they have met, Su Yizhao will of course recommend him.
"Let's do it next time! My mother is working alone at home, so I have to rush back to help." Su Yizhi refused, and he hurried back to look at the brine.
"Then wait until next time! In fact, there is no need to be too anxious. Where can you make all the money in the world? The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. Let's take it one step at a time!"
Su Yizhao comforted him and then sent him outside the hospital.