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Chapter 38 Chapter 38: A big customer is coming
When the sun stretched the shadow of the Qingquan Tower to the opposite street, Yu Qiutang sold or exchanged all the tofu, except for the piece reserved for the neighbor, and even cleaned up the residue in the two washbasins.

Others came here because of its reputation, but were helplessly told that it was sold out and could only wait for the next episode to try it again.

Yu Qiutang packed up his things and roughly took stock of what he had gained today.

More than sixty pieces of tofu, large and small, were exchanged for a total of 9.7 yuan, plus the 4 yuan for the old man's pot, the total income was 13.7 yuan.

In addition, she also exchanged for a ladle for scooping water, a pot of homemade vinegar, three eggs, a bar of laundry soap, and a bag of "Peony" brand facial powder.

It can be described as varied.

Yu Qiutang didn't change things randomly, they were all useful things.

A ladle can be used to scoop water, but now people use bowls to scoop water, which is very convenient.

Vinegar is the seasoning that must be used when selling the magic tofu. Even if it is not changed, you will have to buy it when you go to the market later.

Soap is for washing your face.

He found that not only the two children, but even the third sister, had stains and dirt on their faces that could not be washed away with just water.

The problem can be solved by using soap. Wash it clean and then apply some moisturizing powder on your face, and the skin on your face will not be too dry.

The climate in the northwest is dry. Even in the hot summer, your skin will still feel very dry. Especially for many people with dry skin, their hands and faces will become chapped.

My third sister works hard every day and is always dealing with water. She is even more affected when it is dry and cold, so moisturizing powder is also necessary.

After taking inventory of these things, Yu Qiutang prepared to go to the market with his two children.

I had 25 yuan from the previous sale of the civet cat, and now I still have nearly 13 yuan left, which adds up to nearly 39 yuan, enough to buy some necessities.

He made up his mind and was about to get up when a woman in her thirties came running towards him, panting and blocking the way in front of the basket.

The eldest sister held her chest and gasped heavily. She was so tired that she couldn't say a word for a long time. She just gestured to Yu Qiutang not to leave in a hurry.

Seeing this, Yu Qiutang could only wait a little.

He found that this older sister had a short haircut and was fair and plump. Although her face was washed clean, white flour could be faintly seen around her ears.

She might have come out in too much of a hurry and didn't have time to untie the apron she was wearing. There were two leek leaves stuck on the apron, and her grey trousers were also covered with white flour.

Based on comprehensive observation, it is not difficult to guess that this lady is either a chef in a canteen or the proprietress of a restaurant.

For a normal person, it is not time to cook at this time, so he would not run out covered in flour so early.

Finally, the eldest sister calmed down her breathing. She grabbed Yu Qiutang's arm and said, "Brother, that...what's it called, the divine tofu, is that what you sell?"

Yu Qiutang nodded, "It's me."

The elder sister was delighted when she heard this. She quickly lifted up her apron and took out three dollars from her inner pocket, "Give me a ten-dollar big one."

Yu Qiutang said with a smile: "This is not a coincidence, big sister, you are late, the fairy tofu has just been sold out, you see, my stall has been closed."

"what?!"

The eldest sister glanced at Yu Qiutang, and her joy immediately turned into frustration. "I rushed as fast as I could, but I was still late. Why didn't you bring more?"

Yu Qiutang smiled helplessly and said, "That thing is not convenient to make. I can't take much at one time. It's been a long time since I came here this morning, so..."

"What can I do? I was thinking of putting it in my store, but I saw a customer eating it and took a bite. It tasted really good, so I realized you were selling it here, so I rushed over."

Yu Qiutang knew that his elder sister really liked him, but it was just an unfortunate coincidence, so he could only smile apologetically. "When will you come next time?" the elder sister asked again.

"It may come in the next set. If it doesn't rain heavily, I will keep it for my eldest sister then. You can come early to get it."

"Today is the seventh day of the lunar calendar, and the next episode is the eleventh day. Doesn't that mean it will take another four or five days?"

"Indeed."

"Too slow." The eldest sister was indeed a business person. She was very decisive and aggressive. She looked at Yu Qiutang, thought for a moment and said, "Can it be delivered tomorrow?"

"I'm afraid not," Yu Qiutang shook his head. "Our village is a little far from the town, and I don't have any means of transportation. I can only go back and forth on foot. It takes too much time on the road."

"I see. That's true."

The eldest sister also felt that what Yu Qiutang said made sense, and said helplessly: "Then we can only wait until the next episode?"

Having said that, he turned around and went back in disappointment, but after taking a few steps, he still came back unwillingly, "Brother, what do you want in exchange for your willingness to send it to me tomorrow?"

Yu Qiutang shook his head in embarrassment, "It's really inconvenient, the cost outweighs the gain..."

In fact, this is Yu Qiutang. If an ordinary person encountered such a thing, he would definitely agree immediately.

If you can deliver ten large ones every day, that would be 3 yuan.

That means you can earn eighty or ninety yuan a month. If this kind of good thing happened to most people, they would be grinning from ear to ear.

Most villagers only earn 20 to 30 yuan a month for their family, or even less. Who would refuse such a great way to make money?

Only Yu Qiutang felt it was a waste of time.

He has a lot of things to do, and there are many ways to make money faster and better than selling tofu.

Relying solely on selling tofu can obviously only be used as an auxiliary means, and it can only be used as a starting point when there is no better way to make money in the early stage.

"Is that so?" The elder sister turned back in annoyance, but soon turned back again, "Then how about this, if I need a lot, can you send it every day?"

"You want a lot?"

"Well," the elder sister saw that Yu Qiutang seemed a little interested, and said hurriedly, "In this way, you don't have to set up a stall to sell them in the future. You can just hand over all these things to us to sell. You just need to deliver them to us and guarantee the quality. What do you think?"

Yu Qiutang's heart moved. What his elder sister said was really tempting.

Setting up a stall every day and regular long-term supply are completely incomparable.

The former is affected by time and weather, and the income will not be very stable, while the latter does not require too much consideration. As long as the quality of the goods is guaranteed, you can collect money on time every day and get a stable income.

"So what's your price?"

Seeing Yu Qiutang's tone relaxed, the elder sister was naturally happy and said quickly: "Because I want a lot, saving you the time of setting up the stall is equivalent to saving you a lot of convenience. Can you give me a better price?

Also, if you continue to sell in the future, our prices must remain the same, otherwise it will be difficult for me to sell, don’t you think that makes sense?”

Yu Qiutang nodded, "If you want more and the quantity is stable, I can give you a lower price."

After hearing this, the elder sister roughly calculated the quantity in her mind and said, "Well, I heard that you sell large portions for 30 cents each, so you can give me 20 cents. I want 50 portions a day. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)