peasant girl wedding

Chapter 178 Selling Tofu

With a dejected expression on his face, Wang Tu lowered his head and silently picked up the rice in the bowl with his chopsticks.

Tong Hua'er put vegetables in his bowl.

It's a pity that Wang Tu didn't move half of his chopsticks.

Seeing this, Tong Hua'er became even more angry, and threw the chopsticks on the table with a snap.

"Hua'er, what are you doing?"

Luo Shi looked at her in disapproval.

Tong Hua'er didn't speak, just stared at Wang Tu.

Wang Tu raised his head, met her with a blank expression, picked up the chopsticks, and ate the food that Tong Hua'er put in his bowl bit by bit.

Tong Hua'er is now satisfied.

The small episode that happened here did not attract everyone's attention, because a bigger event happened at the opposite table.

When Zhou Yunniang ate the tofu, she retched badly.

As a doctor, Dong Ping naturally stepped forward to give her a pulse.

"Congratulations, my sister-in-law is pregnant."

Dong Ping said to Tong Zhaoyin.

Tong Zhaoyin was a little dumbfounded.

"You mean, I want, I want to be a father?"

Dong Ping nodded heavily.

Everyone looked over, Tong Zhide and Luo Shi were even more happy, walked to Zhou Yuniang's side, and looked at her with smiles.

"Daughter-in-law, you are pregnant. From now on, don't do anything at home, let go of your sewing, and just take care of your body." Luo Shi said with a smile on his face.

"Mom, I haven't shown my pregnancy yet, I can do many things."

Zhou Yunniang was a little dumbfounded.

Her days at Tong Zhaoyin's house were very carefree, and Luo Shi, a mother-in-law, treated her very well.She just does needlework every day, but now that she has a baby in her arms, Luo Shi doesn't even let her do needlework, which shows how precious she is.

Tong Zhi'er stood up and said, "Brother Dong, I heard that it is better for pregnant women to exercise more, so that the delivery will go smoothly."

Everyone looked at Tong Zhier strangely.

Tong Zhi'er looked calm, only looking at Dong Ping.

Dong Ping nodded, "Zhi'er is right. According to medical records, when a woman is pregnant, she should move around a lot to promote the smooth flow of Qi and blood, and make it easier to give birth. If she does not move for a long time, the childbirth will be endless. , prone to accidents.”

In a word, both Luo Shi and Wang Yang Shi were frightened.

"But, pregnant with a child, what if..." What if something unexpected happens?
The two spoke almost at the same time.

Although the latter words did not make it clear, everyone present understood the meaning.

"The first three months of pregnancy are the most dangerous time. Don't do anything during these three months. Once the three months are over, as long as you pay attention to your sense of proportion, you will be fine."

Luo Shi and Wang Yangshi breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"Doctor Dong, please show my Hua'er." Luo Shi remembered that Tong Hua'er had been pregnant for more than seven months, and she didn't know if she had exercised these days, so she felt a little anxious.

Dong Ping nodded, walked to the other side, took Tong Hua'er's pulse, pondered for a moment, and said: "Vigorous and bloody, easy to get angry."

Tong Hua'er bit her lower lip, and looked at Dong Ping anxiously, "Dr. Dong, what should I do to suppress my anger?"

"Keep a smooth mood, look at some beautiful things from time to time, and move around a lot."

Tong Hua'er nodded, "I remember."

Dong Ping looked at Wang Tu and said, "Brother Wang, from now on, you should accompany Mrs. Wang to exercise more and see more beautiful things. Follow her in everything and everything will be fine."

Wang Tu kept Dong Ping's words in his heart, and silently read them several times, so that he could remember them better.

Another happy event was added, everyone was very happy, and happily ate the meal, the women gathered in the house, Luo Shi, Fang Cuiwei and Wang Yangshi, with their identities and experience as people who had been there, told Tong Huaer And some small details that Zhou Yunniang should pay attention to.

Tong Duo'er, Tong Zhi'er, Fang Cuiyan and Tong Zhu'er also listened carefully.

Outside, Tong Zhide, Tong Zhixin, and Fang Dalin told Tong Zhaoyin how to treat a pregnant wife.

Beside, Wang Tu and Dong Ping listened very seriously.

Both sides talk independently, and everyone has their own gains.

When leaving, Fang Cuiwei packed some tofu and asked Fang Dalin's family, Wang Tu's family, and Tong Zhide's family to bring some tofu back to eat.

Especially Tong Hua'er, she likes tofu, and Fang Cuiwei packed more for Wang Tujia.

When Wang Tu took it, he grinned with a smile, and the foolishness on his face became more and more obvious.

……

The family had a lot of soybeans this year, Tong Zhixin gave one-third to Tong Zhide's family, and kept the rest for himself.

They plan to set up a booth in the barbecue shop to sell tofu.

The soybeans that Tong Zhixin gave to Tong Zhide's family, Tong Zhide only took a dozen catties and refused.

The land belonged to Tong Zhixin's family, they just contributed their labor, and they should not deserve such a heavy reward from Tong Zhixin.

What's more, because of the previous incident, the business of Tongji's three shops has been more or less affected.

In this way, Tong Zhide didn't want to let Tong Zhixin's family suffer.

Tong Zhixin had no choice but to collect the soybeans, but allocated ten mu of land to Tong Zhide's family.

"Second brother, I know that your family also has money now, but this land is my heart, you must accept it."

Seeing Tong Zhixin's resolute attitude, Tong Zhide couldn't refuse anymore.

He plans to plant the ten mu of land with soybeans next year, so that he can sell tofu with Tong Zhixin and the others.

The guys were very fast, and according to Tong Zhi'er's instructions, they made a booth in Tongji BBQ.

Fang Cuiwei and Tong Zhixin soaked the soybeans the day before, got up early the next day before dawn, made tofu, put them on a cart, and pushed them to the county.

Tofu is fragile. If you use a horse-drawn carriage, the bumps will be severe, and the tofu will easily be damaged.

Once the tofu is spoiled and its appearance is not good, it will not be very easy to sell.

Because everyone didn't know what tofu was, after arriving at Tongji BBQ restaurant, Tong Zhixin cut a square piece of tofu, then cut it into small pieces, took the signature and put it on a skewer, and asked the staff to bake it.

After finishing this, Tong Zhixin hung Tong Zhaofu's sign with the word "tofu" on the outside of the cubicle, and shouted, "Sell tofu, tender and fragrant tofu."

Yelling is the most commonly used marketing method for people doing business in the county.

However, what came out of Tong Zhixin's mouth was something that no one passing by had ever heard.

Everyone is curious, and after hearing Tong Zhixin's yelling, they walked over slowly.

"Hey, this white and tender thing is the tofu you mentioned?"

someone asked.

Tong Zhixin smiled and nodded, "Yes, this tofu is delicious. It can be fried, fried, stewed, boiled, or grilled."

Fang Cuiwei immediately went to the barbecue room, where the staff had already roasted three skewers of tofu.

"This is baked tofu made from my family's tofu, try it."

The tofu on the bamboo sticks was placed in a bowl, and Fang Cuiwei took some bamboo sticks in his hand and distributed them to the people in front.

Everyone looked forward to the reaction of the person who took the baked tofu in front.

Baked tofu is very fragrant and tempting, and they also want to taste what it tastes like...

"Huh? So tender."

"It smells good."

"good to eat."

"God, how can there be such a delicious thing!"

"It's so tender that you don't even need to bite it. It's easy to eat the ones like me who have loose teeth, and it's also refreshing."

"..."

The compliments from several people made the people behind couldn't wait even more.

A lot of people went into the barbecue restaurant, and the roll call was to grill tofu skewers.

The clerk baked the tofu that Tong Zhixin had cut just now on the charcoal fire, and the other clerk went to Tong Zhixin's place, brought several pieces of tofu, and asked the price at the same time.

Because tofu is fresh, Tong Zhixin charged three times the price of a skewer of meat.

Immediately, the buddy quoted the price to the person who ordered the baked tofu.

Hearing the man's voice, those who were short on hand didn't buy baked tofu. They came out of the barbecue room, went to the next tofu stall, and asked Tong Zhixin the price.

"Half a catty of tofu is fifty cents, and each person can only buy half a catty at most."

There are many people who buy tofu, Tong Zhixin wants everyone to buy it, so he made a rule.

As soon as this regulation came out, some people were happy while others were worried.

The joy is that everyone can buy tofu.

The sad thing is that there is only half a catty of tofu, which is too little.

The crowd consciously formed a long queue. Fang Cuiwei and Tong Zhixin divided the work, one was in charge of cutting the tofu, and the other was in charge of weighing and packaging.

After an hour, the tofu was sold out.

Fang Cuiwei and Tong Zhixin planned to close the stall and go home.

"I heard people say that the tofu you sell here is so tender and fragrant that even old people don't chew it with their teeth?"

Fang Cui raised her head slightly, and met the young and beautiful face of the woman.

"Yes."

The woman looked happy, "Then, bring me some tofu."

"Sorry, the tofu is sold out today?"

The woman was dumbfounded.

"Girl, if you want it, come back tomorrow."

"All right……"

The woman was a little frustrated when she couldn't buy tofu, but she heard that there would be more tomorrow, the woman's depressed heart was comforted, and she turned around and left.

Seeing that Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei were about to leave, the clerks in the store quickly came out to see them off, and then quickly returned to the store, busy with their own affairs.

Back home, Tong Zhixin gave all the money in the bag to Tong Zhier.

The two sisters Tong Zhier and Tong Zhuer counted penny by penny.

"There are three thousand words!"

Tong Zhuer sighed.

Tong Zhi'er smiled slightly, in fact, the price is quite low.

Their tofu is unique in the world, it can be said to be a monopoly, and they can set the price as they want.

However, this time to sell tofu, Tong Zhi'er didn't say anything about the price, and left everything to Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei.

Both of them are kind people, and they want everyone to eat delicious tofu, and the price is not particularly high.

Tong Zhi'er stringed the three thousand Wen coins into three strings, and put them in the box.

Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei got off to a good start on the first day, and they got up earlier the next day than before. They beat the soybeans soaked by Tong Duoer and others into tofu, put them on a cart, and pushed them to the county. .

The county was very quiet at this time, but when they got to the door of Tongji BBQ, Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei found a woman and a man waiting at the door.

Fang Cuiwei saw the woman yesterday, and when she saw the two coming, she immediately walked over and pointed excitedly at the carriageway: "Is this white cloth wrapped with tofu?"

Fang Cui nodded slightly.

Tong Zhixin took the knife and immediately cut a catty of tofu for the woman.

They did a lot today, and this woman was waiting here before dawn, and the two wanted to give her more.

The woman paid the money readily, turned around and walked forward, the man followed her, and disappeared into the morning mist in a short while.

(End of this chapter)