met free Chapter 112 Buying a Son
Chapter 112 Buying a Son
"Mom, you don't understand. Villagers are particular about affordability in food and clothing. In the county, there are many wealthy families, and they choose the best food and clothing. If we price our tofu too low, they will instead despise it, thinking it is not worthy of their status. We are selling it to them anyway, so the price must be tailored to their needs." Li Xiaoxiao had calculated that no matter how novel the tofu was, it was grown in the fields, and its price must not be higher than that of meat. Six cents per pound was just right, neither high nor low.
Sun suddenly realized, and Li Dahai nodded silently. Xiaoxiao is very smart. It is difficult for ordinary people to think of such things.
While selling tofu, Li Xiaoxiao also told them several ways to eat tofu, such as stir-frying, making soup, and frying.
When we opened the next day, there were more people than the first day. When we arrived a little later, the food was sold out, so we started complaining.
"You can't do this. We came all the way here, and it's still early, and you've sold out. You must make more tomorrow."
"That's right. Our wife had Mapo Tofu yesterday and she kept saying it was delicious. She specially ordered this this morning. Now you've sold out. How am I going to report this to you when I get home?"
"I came here at noon yesterday and you sold out. Today, an hour earlier than yesterday, you sold out again. God just doesn't want me to have this bite."
"Uncle and aunt, don't worry. Come early tomorrow and we will try to make more. The tofu-making process is really complicated and we have a small family, so we can't make too much." Li Xiaoxiao was very happy listening to their complaints. These were all her repeat customers.
After seeing off the man who came to buy tofu, Li Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he closed the door, someone knocked on it again.
When he opened the door and saw that the man looked like a shopkeeper, Li Xiaoxiao had an idea.
"I'm Liu, the shopkeeper of Yuelai Restaurant. I heard that you have a new food called tofu. Do you still have it? Let me see." The man looked up with a big boss's manner, acting like a big shot, and his small eyes kept looking into the room.
"Not for sale, please help yourself." After saying that, Li Xiaoxiao stretched out his hand to close the door, no matter if you were a cat or a dog.
When Shopkeeper Liu saw that she was about to close the door, he stretched out a foot and blocked the gap between the doors.
"Excuse me, what do you mean?" Li Xiaoxiao looked at the extra foot unhappily, then looked up at Manager Liu and frowned.
"To tell you the truth, I have already found out everything. Your family is from Qinghe Village. You are just ordinary people who happened to grow some crops and made tofu." Shopkeeper Liu looked at her with disdain as he understood everything.
"and then."
"Yue Lai Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Jiu Nu County. We have branches all over the country. Today, several customers specifically asked for tofu, so I came here for this trip."
"Then you really put a lot of effort into it. You even asked about our family just to buy some tofu." Li Xiaoxiao snorted coldly.
"Who wants to buy your tofu? The dishes in our Yuelai Restaurant are all sent from the provincial capital. Why should we buy from others?"
"You don't want to buy my tofu recipe, do you?" Li Xiaoxiao pretended to be surprised.
"You're smart. Just name a price for your tofu recipe. I'll also buy all the soybeans you have."
"You can buy my prescription for this amount." Li Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and stretched out five fingers.
"Fifty taels." asked Manager Liu.
"Guess again." Li Xiaoxiao shook his head.
"Five hundred taels." Shopkeeper Liu widened his eyes. It was really an exorbitant price.
"It's five thousand taels."
"You are playing tricks on me." Shopkeeper Liu immediately became angry.
"I will sell it at this price, no matter who comes. My family depends on this for food. It's too cheap, how could I possibly sell it to you? Or did you find out so much about it because you want to use force or rob it if soft tactics don't work?" Li Xiaoxiao revealed the mentality of Shopkeeper Liu.
Manager Liu looked at her as if she were a ghost, that's what he wanted to do.
"I'm just reminding you kindly. Send someone to find out about me carefully. If you want to rob me again, I'll be with you anytime. Get out of here." Li Xiaoxiao stomped hard on his foot.
Shopkeeper Liu felt pain and immediately retracted his hand, subconsciously bending down to check. Li Xiaoxiao slammed the door shut, and the door hit his head with such force that he staggered back several steps before he could steady himself.
"Bitch, you are so shameless even though I gave you a chance." Shopkeeper Liu had never been treated like this before. A big bump appeared on his head. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. His eyes seemed to be filled with poison. He glared at Li Xiaoxiao a few times before limping away.
When he returned, he did not ask anyone about Li Xiaoxiao. What kind of background could a farmer have? It must be that the little girl was trying to scare him.
After cleaning up, Sun and Li Xiaoxiao went home early in the afternoon. When they got home, Si Chengxu was not there again. No one knew what he was busy with in the past few days. He was always elusive.
Li Xiaoxiao has been very busy these days, making and selling tofu, and also has to be careful about people who are jealous and want to cause trouble. But the daily income is also considerable, so it can be said that she is tired but happy.
Considering that the sales were so fast today, they soaked ten kilograms more beans when they came back. They soaked the beans the day before and got up early the next day to do it. Now Li Dahai is in much better health and can help with some light work.
In the morning, the three mothers took turns grinding the beans, and he helped to boil water. After the water boiled, they poured in the ground soy milk, boiled it again, and then added brine. Then they put it into the prepared mold and pressed it into shape, and the tender fresh tofu was ready.
When the door was opened again, there were already quite a few people queuing outside. Li Xiaoxiao walked out and said, "Line up properly. Don't squeeze. We made a lot today, so you can buy it. Buy as much as you want. Tofu cannot be kept overnight."
As soon as he finished speaking, many voices were heard from the crowd.
"What a shame! I wanted to buy more to save for tomorrow. Looks like I'll have to queue up again tomorrow."
"My lady said that tofu is white, tender and smooth. It is definitely good for the skin. We should eat it three times a day."
Li Xiaoxiao maintained order outside, Sun was responsible for cutting the pieces, Li Ruolan came up to serve, and Li Dahai collected the money. The family had a clear division of labor and were very busy.
Suddenly a discordant voice was heard.
"Get out of the way, have you paid your protection fee?"
Seeing several people walking over in a swagger, Li Xiaoxiao looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was an acquaintance, Wang Dahu.
Wang Dahu also saw Li Xiaoxiao and was a little confused for a moment. He suddenly stopped, and the person behind him was walking forward. He was not paying attention and bumped into him directly.
Wang Dahu turned around and slapped him: "Fuck you, you don't have eyes."
The man who was beaten touched his face with grievance and dared not speak.
When Wang Dahu looked at Li Xiaoshi again, he didn't know what kind of mentality he should have towards the person he once confessed his love to.
After thinking for a moment, he took two quick steps closer to Li Xiaoxiao and whispered, "These are my brothers behind me, please give me some face."
"I can give you some face and tell you who asked you to come."