The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

Their mother has a secret.

Lin Zhi had no idea that his family background had been guessed by his two brothers.

After she told the three little ones not to separate and to be careful when they go out, she went out.

It is normal for ordinary children to go out alone, but Lin Zhi has seen too many cases of abducted children in modern times and is a little worried, so he lets them travel in groups.

After asking several passers-by, Lin Zhi finally arrived at his destination - Fumanlou.

She found a waiter and asked, "Brother, is Xiao Fuzi in the store now?"

The waiter didn't even bother to look behind and answered Lin Zhi directly: "Madam, Xiao Fuzi has gone out to buy food and hasn't come back yet. Do you have anything to do with him? I can tell him for you."

Lin Zhi recalled the previous conversation between him and Xiao Fuzi. He did go out to buy food every morning.

The waiter should tell the truth instead of just being perfunctory.

After Lin Zhi figured it out, the smile on his face became much more sincere: "My last name is Lin. Xiao Fuzi bought tofu from me before. He told me to come find him after I settle down."

After Lin Zhi said this, the waiter knew who she was.

Previously, a diner complained that the tofu in his restaurant was not tasty, and it was Xiao Fuzi who went out and bought different tofu.

Everyone in their store has tasted the tofu bought by Xiao Fuzi, and after eating it, they all agreed with the diners' opinion that the tofu they had eaten before was indeed not delicious.

"Xiao Fuzi may not come back so soon, why don't you go inside and wait for a while?" the waiter asked enthusiastically.

The owner of their store is a very honest person. If the business is good and the revenue increases, they will pay more monthly wages.

When they think about replacing the tofu in the store with the kind that Lin Zhi has on hand, those picky customers will come more often, and their store will earn more money, which is equivalent to more money for themselves.

How could he not be enthusiastic about Lin Zhi?

Lin Zhi refused. She had other things to do and it would be a waste of time to just wait here.

"I have something else to do, so I won't go in. I'll leave the address here, and when Xiao Fuzi comes back, just tell him to find me there."

Lin Zhi only read the address once and the waiter remembered it.

"Brother, you have a great memory!"

The waiter smiled sheepishly and said, "Being a waiter is not good at anything else, but you must have a good memory, otherwise the customers' orders will be confused."

After saying goodbye to the waiter, Lin Zhi walked back.

If she saw something she needed on the road, she would go into the store to buy it. In a short while, she bought a door lock and ordered a graphite.

Because the graphite was too heavy, I ended up having the store deliver it to my door and didn’t carry it with me.

"arrive."

When he was almost home, Lin Zhi finally found the store he was looking for.

It is a carpentry shop. Because it does custom-made business, the location of this shop is as remote as their home.

It's in the same direction as their house, just two streets away.

"When can you come up to measure the dimensions?" Lin Zhi asked the carpenter.

The carpenter put down his tools and said, "You can go now. But you'd better pick out the wood first, so you don't have to run back and forth."

Therefore, Lin Zhi’s plan to go to the next location was shelved. After selecting some ordinary wood, he took the carpenter home.

"A door needs to be added to each of these four rooms, and a partition needs to be built in the kitchen area for washing, which also requires a door."

Last night Daya came over to sleep with her, and this morning Lin Zhi wanted to add doors to all the rooms.

Privacy is sometimes important.

The kitchen is actually integrated with the woodshed, but Lin Zhi felt that some firewood could be piled not far from the stove, or in the yard, so it would be better to put a door in the woodshed to separate it as a bathroom.

As someone who once couldn't sleep without a shower, a bathroom is a very necessary thing.

Before the carpenter left, Xiao Fuzi came to the door.

Seeing Lin Zhi talking to the carpenter, he said there was no rush and let Lin Zhi do his work first while he would be lazy here.

"We just moved in and haven't prepared anything yet. We don't even have water to drink for you." Lin Zhi smiled and moved out a chair.

Just now when Xiao Fuzi came over, he saw that she was busy, so he ran to the doorstep and sat down waiting for her.

"No problem, no problem."

Xiao Fuzi waved his hands repeatedly.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two men started to talk about business. In the end, they ordered tofu from Lin Zhi at the price of ten cents per catty, with an order of twenty catties per day.

This was the price they had paid for tofu elsewhere before.

Originally, someone in the restaurant wanted to lower the price, but in the end, the owner said, "The tofu here is better than the previous one. If you lower the price, will they sell it to you?"

After much arguing, they came to the conclusion that they didn't want to offer a high price, but they didn't dare to offer a low price either, so they finally maintained the same price as the first supplier.

"Mrs. Lin, there is a restaurant in the city called Jufulou. If you sign a contract with us, you can't sell tofu to them!" When everything was almost settled, Xiao Fuzi suddenly made a request.

Lin Zhi: "I can't sell it to his family, but I can sell it to others, right?"

Xiao Fuzi nodded: "Of course."

Among the restaurants in the entire county, Jufulou is the only one that is qualified to compete with Fumanlou. The other restaurants are not even in the same league.

Lin Zhi asked again: "What if... I mean, if someone buys tofu from me and resells it to Jufulou, what should I do in this situation?"

Xiao Fuzi was speechless. Is this still possible?

"I'll go back and ask our shopkeeper first, and then I'll give you an answer."

The more he thought about it, the more this possibility seemed to be happening, so Xiao Fuzi ran towards the restaurant.

Lin Zhi didn't stop him.

This is indeed a problem. She has no control over when people come to her to buy and resell items, and she cannot tell who is from Jufulou.

If I agree to the contract with Fumanlou now, and my tofu ends up in Jufulou, Fumanlou will blame me, and I won't be able to explain myself.

Not long after Xiao Fuzi left, the three little ones came back.

They had their purchases hanging from their bodies, like mobile peddlers.

"If I gave you money, why don't you buy yourself some things you want? Why do you buy all the things you need at home?"

Dustpan, broom, ladle, kettle, oil tank... these are the things that are missing in the house.

Lin Zhi reached out and took off the things on them, pointing at them unhappily.

They are not that stupid people, so why do I always feel like they are doing something stupid?

The three little ones just giggled foolishly.

Lin Zhi: It looks stupid too.

Although they didn't buy anything of their own, it was obvious that the shopping experience was more enjoyable than buying something of their own.