Cheng Dazhuang really bought a stone mill in the afternoon, everyone cleaned up, soaked the beans, and prepared to open the next day. Although it is rushed, the end of the year is approaching, and time is money. I can't take care of much! In the evening, Chen and Cheng Dazhuang were worried about where the tofu stall was placed.

"Let's just put the stall in front of our house!" Chen Jia felt that although there was not much business on this street, the aroma of wine was not afraid of deep alleys. Chen Jia is still very confident in the new tofu.

"By the way, we're going to buy a donkey to pull the mill, which will save a lot of time. Make more tofu! Chen Jiajian said.

"That's right, Cheng Hu and Cheng Dong are going to study in the spring, and they are really too busy!" Cheng Dazhuang recognized his daughter's words.

"Then you go and see tomorrow, where are the donkeys sold, tomorrow is the first day to open, maybe there is no business, our mother can handle it!" Chen's fell into an acute situation.

"Okay, then it's ordered." Cheng Dazhuang slapped the board. "After everyone washes, hurry up and rest, tomorrow is the first day to make tofu in the county!"

Cheng Dong also had to sleep with Cheng Hu, and the two occupied a bedroom. Chen and his wife and Cheng Yanjin occupied a bedroom, Chen Jia thought about it and chose a study as a bedroom, and there was also a bed in the study, with a screen in the middle. Two bedrooms were left free.

"It's like a dream! The day before yesterday, he was still holding a wedding for Cheng Shi, and he stayed in the county seat today. Dad, I'm very unsure! When the children went back to their rooms to sleep, Chen finally couldn't help but talk to her husband.

Cheng Dazhuang smiled and took out the title deed in his arms and handed it to Chen, "I'm not more down-to-earth than you?" You see, this is to go to the county yamen to do the transfer of documents, I went to the yamen for the first time today, and I was so scared that my legs and stomach trembled. ”

"Look at your little bit of breath!" Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud, "It's not yet that Nizi can calm down!" ”

"Dad, have you noticed that Nizi has changed a lot this year?"

"No, that's my daughter, who used to be a little weaker. Now that the master has taught her martial arts, her body is better, and she is lively and cheerful, this little head melon seed is better than anyone in our family? When Cheng Dazhuang mentioned Chen Jia, he was full of pride.

"With the patriarchal appearance of your old Cheng family, can you raise such a good girl? Chen Jia is my daughter, she has my surname! Chen couldn't help but tease Cheng Dazhuang.

"Why do you say these words again, you can see it, the patriarchal preference of the old Cheng family is gone in me, and I like my daughter. In the future, my son will take care of you, and I will take care of my daughter! ”

"Then I'll have to take a good look."

When the rooster crowed, the courtyard of the Cheng family began to get busy, today is the first day of opening in the county, in addition to making tofu on the stall, there is also the tofu ordered by the Qian family and the Lu family. Everyone was in an orderly manner, and the tofu, baigan, and 1000 sheets were made one after another at dawn. Chen began to make fried tofu fruit for the special supply again, Cheng Dazhuang also went out to inquire about buying donkeys, and Cheng Dong accompanied Chen Jia to practice for a while, and then he was ready to go out of the stall.

Cheng Dong and Cheng Hu carried a few benches and set up a stall in front of their house. For a while, the gongs and drums were noisy, and the neighbors came out one after another to take a look. The usually deserted streets are suddenly bustling with activity!

Chen Jia also hurried out to take a look when he heard the movement, but he didn't see his acquaintances! asked the leader about the situation, and learned that it was Qian Yongchang who was looking for someone to warm up, and he had a better impression of this awkward young man.

The gongs, drums and dragon and lion dances have been at the door of Cheng's house, and Cheng's tofu stall has long been surrounded by people! Chen Jia hurriedly went to the kitchen to explain the situation to Chen, so that Chen should not worry. I went to help Cheng Yanjin put it on again and had breakfast.

Before Chen Jia could eat a good meal, the housekeeper of the Qian family brought someone over to get tofu.

"Did you see the person who went in just now, I think it's the housekeeper of the Qian family?"

"Which Qian family?"

"Which other Qian family can it be, of course it's the Qian family of Hongyun Restaurant! It seems that this family has a lot to do with the Qian family! ”

"The Qian family has a backstage! This family must be their relatives! This house turned out to be where the young master of the Qian family lived? Another interjected.

"Really?"

"My kid and the young master of the Qian family are both studying in Chengyang Academy, and we happen to live nearby! Can that be wrong? ”

"Do they say what new tofu is for sale? Look, all those people came to see the excitement just now, and now they are all gathered there to buy new tofu! ”

"New tofu? Could it be from Tangjia Town? Some time ago, a relative from the mountains of my family came over and brought some, which tasted good, tsk! No matter how you cook the roast meat, you won't scatter it! I'll go buy some and talk about it first! The man squeezed into the crowd with a look of surprise on his face.

"Is it that delicious? Let's take a look! Looking at this posture, maybe you won't be able to buy it when there are more people later? ”

"Let's go, let's go!"

A few plates of tofu and a thousand sheets of white dried tofu ended the display after an hour, and they were all sold out! The dragon and lion dances also dispersed. The streets were finally quiet.

In the kitchen, the Qian family's housekeeper Liu was introducing a young and honest young man to the Chen family, "This is Xiaobo, he is specifically responsible for the Qian family's soybean product procurement." The young master didn't want to make trouble, so he specially arranged someone to be in charge of this matter! ”

"Okay, okay, Steward Liu. Will you still follow this amount tomorrow? Chen asked uneasily.

"I'm going to add one percent tomorrow, and there may be more in the future!"

"More than that! That's a lot, twice as much as the Lu family! ”

"Sister-in-law, you haven't been to our Hongyun Restaurant, you will know if you go, now it's just a trial sale, and when it officially goes on sale, it may cost three times this amount!"

"Ahh Thrice!? Chen's mouth forgot to close. I was so scared!

"Just wait and see! In the future, you will have to be busy, you must hurry up and hire people, otherwise I am afraid that you will not be busy, and you really can't buy a few girls Xiaosi, do you want me to introduce you to people's teeth to ask? ”

"Well, I'll wait for my boss to come back and ask him!"

"This is the deposit paid in advance by the young master, and the specific settlement will be made every month, and the excess will be refunded and the deficiency will be compensated! This is fifty taels of silver, you pinch it! ”

"If only that!"

"Refund more and make up less! Feel free to take it! Xiaobo, are you all ready? ”

"Put it away, Steward Liu!"

"Sister-in-law of the Cheng family, then we'll go back first!"

"Steward Liu, you go slowly!"

As soon as Steward Liu was sent away, Xiao Si of the Lu family also pulled the carriage. The previous accounts in the village were settled, and 20 taels of silver were left, saying that the order should be increased at the end of the year. At this time, Chen also began to worry.

At noon, Cheng Dazhuang led a gray donkey and brought back a bag of feed. said that it cost five taels of silver to buy a donkey, but it made him feel distressed. The Chen family took out the 50 taels of the Qian family's deposit and the Lu family's 20 taels of deposit, and Cheng Dazhuang saw the silver and felt that the donkey was still the right one!

In the afternoon, Chen soaked the beans, and Chen Jia was worried that the barrel would not be enough, so he asked Cheng Dazhuang to buy the barrel again. Cheng Dazhuang went to the carpentry shop where his brother-in-law was located and bought four large wooden barrels, and by the way, he brought back the new mold that his brother-in-law made overnight! There are a lot of things, and I specially hired a carriage to send them.

"Mother!" Chen Jia and her brothers helped Chen clean the tools together, "Are we looking for a few workers?" ”

"The Qian family and the Lu family both said that they would increase the amount of orders, and the stall business at the door today is good, if we don't hurry up and recruit workers, I'm afraid we won't be able to get busy when we turn back!" Chen Jia analyzed.

"But where can I find people during the Chinese New Year?" Chen's heart is also uncertain.

"If you can't find it, buy it!" Chen Jia reminded,

"You are the same as Steward Liu said, and he also said that he would introduce us to people!" Chan laughed.

"Then hurry up and talk to Steward Liu!"

"I'm afraid that if their business is not good, we will buy people, and the cost of going back will be too large, and we won't be able to sustain it!" Chen frowned.

"If you don't find someone, the eldest brother and the second brother will still be too busy to go to school next year, and Cheng Yanjin will have to be taken care of."

"Then tomorrow the Qian family will come, I will say! Buy one and try it first! ”

There is no need to wait for the next day, Qian Yongchang came over in person in the afternoon, first said that he wanted to come over by himself in the morning, but he was too busy to come, and he came to compare martial arts with Chen Jia when he was free.

Chen Jia and Chen expressed their gratitude to Qian Yongchang for inviting the dragon and lion dance team.

Qian Yongchang said seriously. At noon, Hongyun Restaurant launched a recipe for new tofu, and the business is very good, but it may not be enough to sell in the evening, saying that it will double the order tomorrow. Chen took the opportunity to say that he wanted to buy a Xiaosi. Qian Yongchang immediately called out for people's teeth.

There were eight people in total, a man and a woman, and a little girl of about ten years old, and a young man who looked very good. But when Chan offered to buy it, the young man said that he would buy it with his mother and his sister before he would sell it. Chen hesitated for a moment.

Chen Jia proposed to meet the young man's mother and sister, how did he know that his mother and sister were among them, stood up Chen Jia took a look, and felt that it was quite suitable, plus the price of buying three together is also cost-effective, the young man's mother is in her forties, and she is in the prime of life. The young man was eighteen years old, but the younger sister was young, only ten years old. However, it's still okay to help bring the trip to bite the gold.

Chen Jia and her mother analyzed it carefully, and Chen hesitated when he learned that he wanted thirty taels, but Cheng Dazhuang made the decision. Paid the money and got the deed of sale.

The young man's name is Feng Xiaoyou, his mother's name is Aunt Hua, and his sister Xiaoping. It turned out that the family was a tenant, who knew that his father's illness and death had emptied the family, and he owed a lot of debts, so he had no choice but to sell himself to pay off the debts. The Chen family divided the two vacated bedrooms for them to live in, and the three of them were grateful, thinking that they could only live in the firewood room, but where did they think that the main family was so kind, and the family said that they had met a good family.

With enough manpower, the next day Chen and Cheng Dazhuang also began to teach, Aunt Hua and Xiaoyou are honest people, and besides, the deed of sale is in their own hands, and they are not afraid of the formula leaking out.

The end of the year is approaching, and the business of the Cheng family's workshop is extremely hot. Although the golden tofu fruit is only available to the Qian family and the Lu family, other varieties are also very fresh to many people in the city. As a result, from the next day, the family began to make tofu from morning to night, and it was not enough to sell.

The main reason is that the two Luqian families have increased the number of orders, and some large families in the county also like to eat tofu, and they often come to order because of the large amount they want.

At the beginning, Chen and Cheng Dazhuang had to personally experience the feeling of counting money and hand cramps at night, but then the two were too lazy to count and handed it over to the children to count. Chen Jia specially got the account book. Make a note of your daily flow. I also made a separate account book to record the cost of materials, labor and living expenses at home. Be prepared to settle the general ledger once a month, and don't make foolish transactions.

Chen Jia felt that it was not easy for everyone to work, so she gave Aunt Hua's family a monthly amount of silver, and of course she also had to give some monthly silver. The rest of the money will be kept in the public school for future purchases of houses and land or for trading. Of course it was adopted! Now Chen Jia and her brothers finally have pocket money!

Cheng Dazhuang suddenly remembered that Cheng Mi's makeup hadn't been bought yet. I decided to buy it tomorrow when I was free. I bought it and let the Lu family take it to the town, and then let the people in the village take it back, and the old man in the province was not at ease.