Time passed quickly, and while waiting for the waterwheel to be completed, Zhuang Keqing went to town to deliver the goods again.
This time Zhang Da and his son Gouzi accompanied her.
After her last suggestion, Chef Jia made a lot of fresh dishes using those soy products, which won the favor of the master and his wife, and his status in the house was higher than before.
So before Zhuang Keqing came again this time, he got the master's permission to order more.
The quantity of dried tofu and tofu skin was doubled, and the quantity of soft tofu and old tofu was divided into half and half, plus vegetarian chicken, thousands of sheets, etc., the price of the delivered products was doubled.
"How is it? I, Mr. Jia, am quite honest, right?" Chef Jia addressed a little girl as brother and sister, which did not surprise the kitchen helpers at all.
Who doesn’t know that tofu is something that is hard to come by in Songling Town even if you have money, so don’t hurry up and order some now. If you want it again, you can only wait until next ten days.
"Uncle Jia is so powerful, my business will still depend on you in the future!"
Zhuang Keqing is not shy about those flattering words. This is how business is done. If she is like Mason Lu, no matter how delicious the tofu at home is, no one will buy it, and the business will fail sooner or later.
It's just that she didn't expect that the Zhao family could ask for so much this time. I'm afraid there won't be enough to sell the rest on South Street later.
"By the way, girl, remember to prepare more when you come next time. My master is treating you to a treat, and he has named you, the soybean product, to play the leading role." Chef Jia was also happy to get close to her.
Not only does this girl sell good things, but she also has a bright mind. Seeing how this tofu product has gone from being unknown to no one to now being hard to find, you know that she will be able to do something good in the future.
"I understand, thank you Uncle Jia."
Zhuang Keqing walked out of the Zhao Mansion and asked Zhang Da to drive the car to South Street. But before he got there, he was recognized by the person who bought tofu last time.
They immediately surrounded the car on the road and robbed the remaining goods.
Not to mention Gouzi, Zhang Da was stunned.
This tofu is sold every day in the village, and can be exchanged for firewood and beans. Although it was a bit fresh at first, it is just an ordinary food now. Who would have thought that the people in this town are obviously better than those in the village?
People who eat well, use well, and wear well, end up being so crazy about tofu.
You see, there are people who almost got into a quarrel because they couldn't grab it. It's really strange.
Zhang Da had never imagined such a hot scene. No one in the village had ever talked about it.
This is thanks to Liu Zhuzhu's tight mouth and never gossiping with people in the village. Otherwise, she would have been the one in the banker's favor and would be envied to death by others.
It was not yet noon, and all the things were gone. Zhang Daxun was wondering if it was time to go back. Zhuang Keqing was not in a hurry. She still remembered to go to the drugstore to look at the plaster.
Then transfer to Zhendong.
There was only one pharmacy in Songling Town, so Zhuang Keqing asked Zhang Da and others to wait outside while he went in alone.
"Shopkeeper, do you have any plaster?"
"Gypsum? What is that?" The drugstore shopkeeper stood behind the counter, and the little girl in front of him didn't know what the plaster was talking about.
No? Zhuang Keqing felt a little regretful, but she still wanted to fight for it.
"It's the kind of white, raw and cooked stuff that heats up when exposed to water." She tried to describe what she wanted.
"Ah, are you talking about stone powder?" The shopkeeper suddenly realized, and immediately took out two kinds of powder from the square cabinet behind him that occupied almost the entire wall. "But this?"
What was in front of him was the plaster Zhuang Keqing wanted.
"That's right, this is it. I just want something familiar. Could you please tell the shopkeeper to weigh it two taels." After paying the money, the apprentice from the pharmacy over there had wrapped the things in oil paper and handed them to her.
Zhuang Keqing took the things and was about to go out when he saw a medicinal herb merchant coming to deliver the goods.
The herbal medicine merchant came into the store, nodded to the shopkeeper, waved to the porter waiting outside the door to unload the goods.
Zhuang Keqing wanted to go out, but the carriage happened to block the door tightly, not even leaving a gap to the side.
"Sir, I'm really sorry, can you stay for a while? I'll be ready soon." The shopkeeper was a kind man and came out from behind the counter to explain to her.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm not in a hurry. It doesn't matter if I wait for a while."
Today's business was going well and quickly, and she was in a good mood. She was not in a hurry at this time, and simply stood aside and watched them busy.
Many bags were piled on the carriage. The porters packed up several large bags and carried them into the drugstore together.
Probably some of the sacks were not sealed tightly, and Zhuang Keqing saw something falling on the ground. Seeing that no one noticed, she wanted to go over, pick it up, and return it to others.
In the end, good people are rewarded, and she happened to find something good.
star anise!
A must-have spice for braised and braised food!
"It's from the shopkeeper!"
"Huh?" The shopkeeper replied absentmindedly as he watched the clerk directing the moving of goods. Before he could react, something hit him in front of his eyes.
"Shopkeeper, you actually sell this here?" Zhuang Keqing was extremely happy.
"You mean this star anise?" The shopkeeper took a closer look and saw that it was just an ordinary medicinal material. "This is what every drug store has."
After hearing this, Zhuang Keqing felt a faint excitement in his heart.
"Do you have Angelica dahurica, cardamom, cinnamon, licorice, bay leaves, cloves, and grass fruits?"
The shopkeeper was stunned by the names she announced in a rapid-fire manner, "Little girl, could you be considerate of this old man and tell me slowly?"
Fortunately, there was no one in the pharmacy now, and the shopkeeper was also patient. The two of them searched for most of the day before they found the right medicinal ingredients.
After that, Zhuang Keqing spent nearly 200 yuan at the drugstore to buy all the marinades.
After leaving the pharmacy, she saw that the sun had reached noon, so she told Zhang Da and his son to find a place to have lunch together.
Zhang Da was not willing. He brought a few pieces of dry flour pancakes with him, and he planned to deal with them directly with his son over the water, but Zhuang Keqing disagreed.
She was very happy today. Not only did she sell goods, but she also got new materials. This meant that she would not only be in the tofu business, but also take other paths, maybe she could be able to support her family.
So she ignored Zhang Da's words and sat directly at the most crowded food stall on the roadside.
"Boss, what kind of food do you have?"
"We have wontons, fresh meat and vegetables, as well as Yangchun noodles, lamb soup noodles, with minced meat toppings, sauced meat, or side dishes, you can choose from them."
"Then give me three portions of Yangchun noodles with soy sauce and meat topping, and give each of you two portions of fresh meat wontons."
Zhang Da was shocked. The meat noodles and wontons were probably going to cost a lot of money. He opened his mouth to refuse, but Zhuang Keqing didn't give him a chance and paid the money directly.
"Uncle Zhang, I've paid for it. It would be a waste if you don't eat it."
The dog had been smelling the fragrance and couldn't move any longer. Seeing that his father had lost his voice, he simply sat down next to Zhuang Keqing and stretched his neck to wait for the shop owner to come up.
Seeing that the money had been paid, Zhang Da could not refuse, so he had no choice but to find a stool and sit down.
