Chapter 43: Old Patrons
Kang Youfu brothers, younger brother Kang Youlu has been making tofu with his parents since he was a child, and his skills in making tofu are very good.
Compared with Kang Youfu and Kang Youlu, although Kang Youfu, who has a jumpy personality, has also learned to make tofu from his father since he was a child, the tofu he makes is far less good than his younger brother.
But unlike the introverted Kang Youlu, Kang Youfu is a person who is exquisite, able to speak, and is born a businessman, and has always been comfortable dealing with people.
There are two brothers, one outside the main and the other inside, the division of labor and cooperation, and the Kang family has developed well in their hands. And the father Kang Tai also said that the two brothers will not be separated in the future, and the tofu workshop of the Kang family will be taken care of by their brothers, and the two will learn from each other's strengths.
For their father's explanation, the Kang Youfu brothers had no objection, because they were well aware of their strengths and weaknesses.
If you want to talk about making tofu, it is better to be blessed than to be blessed, but if you want to talk about trading, it is better to be blessed. The relationship between the two brothers is very good, and the Kang family is just an ordinary merchant with a tofu workshop, so it is perfect for the two to support and learn from each other's strengths.
The people in the morning market are gradually leaving, and the tofu workshop of the Kang family is gradually deserted, and now there is still some time to leave the tofu, and Kang Youfu has nothing to do, and he doesn't need to interfere in the work of making tofu in the back, so he stays in front.
There was no one, after cleaning up the tables, chairs and benches in the store, Zhu Shencone beckoned Kang Youfu to sit down and chat. Kang Youfu is a person who likes to make friends, since Zhu Shencone had the idea of chatting, he also pulled a stool and sat down and talked to Zhu Shencone.
talked about the Kang family's entrepreneurial past, including the origin of this tofu workshop, and gradually talked about the Kang family's tofu business.
Under the guidance of Zhu Shencone, intentionally or unintentionally, Kang Youfu naturally talked about the origin of their Kang family and the Liu family.
As early as the time of Kang Youfu's grandfather, the Liu family began to use the tofu of the Kang family, and the old man Liu, who passed away before, liked to eat the tofu of the Kang family the most, and now the old man of the Liu family, that is, Liu Shancheng, also loves to eat the tofu of the Kang family.
Because of this, the Liu family will ask the Kang family to send tofu to the door almost every three or five days, and it will be thirty or fifty catties as soon as it is delivered.
Just like yesterday, the Liu family sent someone to say hello and asked the Kang family to send thirty catties of tofu over today, so when the first batch of tofu came out, Kang Youfu had to send it to the Liu family.
"So the Liu family can be regarded as the old patron of your Kang family?"
"It's nature!" Kang Youfu said a little proudly: "My family has been sending tofu to the Liu family for decades, don't look at the Liu family's high-walled compound, but the people of the Liu family just can't do without our Kang family's mouthful of tofu." ”
"Hehe, this is also true, people always have a hobby, some people like to eat fish, some people like to eat meat, and naturally some people love tofu. Besides, I haven't tasted your tofu yet, but I ate two big bowls of bean curd just now, which tastes really good, I'll take some back today, if it's really good, I'll come often in the future. ”
"That's a good feeling, I'll thank you for taking care of me in advance." Kang Youfu happily threw his hand at Zhu Shenchong, and he was very happy in his heart, there were many old customers, which was a good thing for their tofu workshop.
Then, he continued to talk about the Liu family on the topic, not to mention that because of the tofu supply relationship between the Kang family and the Liu family for many years, Kang Youfu knew a lot about the situation of the Liu family. And since many years ago, Kang Youfu has helped the family deliver tofu to the Liu family instead of his father, and there are few people he doesn't know up and down the Liu family.
This was a surprise for Zhu Shencheng, he didn't expect that because he ate two bowls of bean curd, he actually got the source channel from Kang Youfu. In the past few days, Zhu Shencone and the others have been trying to find a way to get information about the inside of the Liu family, but the effect of tossing and turning is not good, and now that they are blessed, it is much easier.
However, in the process of chatting, Zhu Shencone felt that although Kang Youfu was young, he was not a stunned young man, he was a very smart and thoughtful young man.
Such a person chats, he must be cautious when talking, Zhu Shencone doesn't want to give Kang Youfu his purpose without doing anything, not to mention that he just met Kang Youfu today, and he only knows a thing or two about Kang Youfu's situation, whether this Kang Youfu can be used, and how to use Kang Youfu to ponder the Liu family, is currently uncertain.
After all, Zhu Shencone has been a civil servant and knows how to communicate with people, and his chat with Kang Youfu is good, although he took out a lot of information about the Liu family from his mouth, but most of this information is not important, but no matter what, today's harvest is already an unexpected joy.
Zhu Shencone believes that it is correct to start from Kang Youfu's side, but there are some things that cannot be rushed when he first knows. Make friends first, then take your time, and if you have the right direction, you will be sure of the next step.
After chatting for a while, as the voice of Kang Youfu came from behind, Kang Youfu came back to his senses and actually talked to Zhu Shencone for so long.
He got up apologetically and said that he had to go to work, he had to send tofu to the Liu family first, and when he came back, the next batch of tofu would be almost good, and he would arrange it for Zhu Shencone when the time came.
Zhu Shencone smiled and said that he was waiting and asked him to get busy.
Kang Youfu went to the back, and after a while, he saw him walking out with a tofu burden, and when he saw Zhu Shencone looking at him, he smiled and stretched out his hand to point across the street, and then walked steadily towards Liu's house with the burden.
watched Kang Youfu go straight across the street, and walked a little further to the side of the Liu family's mansion.
When he arrived at the side gate, he saw Kang Youfu coming, and the old man who was guarding the door took the initiative to say hello to him, and then let Kang Youfu in.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Shencone felt more confident in his heart, this Kang Youfu really didn't brag, they Kang and the Liu family have been in contact for many years, if they didn't often send tofu to the Liu family, Kang Youfu would not have entered the door of the Liu family so easily.
Kang Youfu stayed at Liu's house for almost a quarter of an hour before he came out, and when he came out, the burden was still the same burden, but the tofu inside was already empty, needless to say that the things had been left in Liu's house.
Kang Youfu walked back easily, returned to the tofu workshop to unload the burden, said hello to Zhu Shencone and went to the back.
Then, after the second batch of tofu came out, Kang Youfu was the first to help Zhu Shencone weigh a few catties of tofu, and after weighing, he saw that Zhu Shencone came empty-handed, so he specially found a bamboo basket to help Zhu Shencone load it, so that he could take it back.
After paying the money and thanking him, Zhu Shencone smiled and said that he would come back when he felt good when he went back to eat. Kang Youfu is naturally very happy, let him come back and find himself directly, if there is a long-term need in the future, there is no need to come deliberately, leave an address, it is more convenient for him to send it to the door regularly.
Bidding farewell to Kang Youfu, Zhu Shencone went home with a basket of tofu, and the main dish of their house that night was boiled tofu.
Kang Youfu is not wrong at all, their tofu is indeed a must, even his sister-in-law Zhang said that this tofu was good after eating his tofu, and asked Zhu Shencone where to buy this tofu.
replied casually, Zhu Shencone was normal on the surface, but in his heart he had been thinking about how to use this blessedness.
In the following days, Zhu Shencone often went back to the Kangjia Tofu Workshop to buy some tofu and came back, and he was very familiar with Kang Youfu after coming and going.
Every time he bought tofu, Zhu Shencone would chat with Kang Youfu for a few words, and the two became friends after a long time.
Through Kang Youfu, Zhu Shencone heard a lot about the Liu family, but when he inquired in detail, Kang Youfu didn't say much. Although Kang Youfu likes to socialize with people, he is not the kind of person who does not keep the door on his lips, as a small businessman, Kang Youfu knows the size very well, and he has no worries about some ordinary things, but once it comes to some more detailed things, Kang Youfu often avoids talking about it.
This situation made Zhu Shencone not only unhappy, but on the contrary, very happy.
Judging from Kang Youfu's every mention of information about the Liu family, he knows a lot about the Liu family, but he just keeps his mouth shut. Since this is the case, then it is correct for him to choose Kang Youfu as the breakthrough, as long as he finds an opportunity to win Kang Youfu, then for himself, the secret of the Liu family is no longer a secret.
But how can you win the blessings? Zhu Shencone thought about this for a long time, on this day he went to Kangjia Tofu Workshop as usual, and chatted with Kang Youfu while buying tofu, and when he left, Zhu Shencone walked out of the distance and looked back at the Kangjia Tofu Factory, which was full of people and good business, and finally made up his mind.