The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

It's really shocking!

After Zhou Sheng moved the firewood, he hesitated for a moment and took the basket out from the firewood pile.

"My mother asked me to send some vegetables grown at home for Madam to try."

Lin Zhi saw that the vegetables in the basket still had water droplets on them, and it was obvious that they had just been picked that morning.

"Madam, this is for you for free. No money required." Seeing that Lin Zhi did not take it, Zhou Sheng hurriedly added.

"Thank your mother for me." Lin Zhi finally reached out to accept the unknown kindness: "Wait here for a while, I'll empty the basket and return it to you, and give you the money by the way."

"Oh, yes, ma'am."

Lin Zhi carried a basket into the kitchen and put the vegetables into her own basket. Then she opened a covered basket, took out a piece of tofu and put it in Zhou Sheng's basket.

She made extra tofu specially for me to try making some tofu-based snacks.

But she thought about today's schedule and might not be able to spare the time to study snacks, so she just gave the tofu away.

When Zhou Sheng took the basket and saw the tofu inside, he was shocked and refused repeatedly.

"I harvested the vegetables your mother planted, so you have to accept the tofu I made. Otherwise, I cannot accept your vegetables."

Zhou Sheng pursed his lips in silent resistance.

Lin Zhi stuffed the basket into her hands and said, "Go back quickly. We're waiting for you to bring firewood tomorrow morning."

After Lin Zhi finished speaking, he quickly pulled Daya into the house, fearing that he would suddenly kowtow to him three times again.

Zhou Sheng, who was locked outside the door, waited for a while but Lin Zhi didn't open the door. He had no choice but to untie the rope tied to the firewood, and went home with the rope and the tofu given by Lin Zhi.

Zhou family.

Zhou Sheng's father is the second child in the Zhou family. He has an older brother and younger brothers and sisters. He is stuck in the middle and has never been taken seriously.

After his wife got married, she was also ignored by the Zhou family.

So when his wife gave birth to Zhou Sheng and needed to call a doctor because of a difficult delivery, the old man and the old lady of the Zhou family refused to pay.

Fortunately, his wife was lucky enough to give birth to the child without a doctor or a midwife, but she was also injured as a result.

Because of her injury, Zhou's mother was ignored by the Zhou family. The family lived a very difficult life when no one cared about them.

This kind of life continued until the other children in the Zhou family got married and had children, and their Zhou family split up.

Zhou's father was a hardworking man. After the family was divided and no longer had to hand over their harvest, their lives became better and better.

Although Zhou's mother is in poor health, she can still do some light housework.

With the joint efforts of the couple, their lives seemed to be getting better and better, but who knew...

Accident happened!

Zhou's father broke his leg in an accident, and the family's labor force was gone.

Without labor, food and drink for the family becomes a big problem.

The mother at home needs to spend money every month to buy medicine. Because Zhou's father broke his leg, the money for buying medicine directly became Zhou's father's life-saving money.

His life was saved, but his leg was not.

Because Zhou's mother stopped taking the medicine, her health suddenly collapsed and she spent most of the day lying in bed.

The only healthy person in the family was ten-year-old Zhou Sheng. At such a young age, he suddenly became the pillar of the family.

"Sheng'er, you're back?" Hearing the sound of the door opening, Zhou's mother got up from the bed and asked, "How's it going? Did you give the vegetables to that lady?"

Knowing the family situation, Zhou's mother thought she should just die so as not to be a burden to the family.

But given the boss's current situation, what would he do if he left? When she was here, she could at least take care of the boss. She couldn't let the boss go with her, right?

It doesn’t matter if she died. Once the head of the family dies, the child will be left alone at home. How can he face those difficult people in the Zhou family?

I'm afraid that if the head of the family went there the day before, the children would follow him the next day.

So no matter how difficult the life is, they just try to survive, but it makes life difficult for the children.

So, when Zhou's mother learned that Lin Zhi had placed a long-term order for firewood from her son, her heart was filled with warmth.

That is the child's survival guarantee. As long as the child holds on to this thigh, five cents a day and saves for one or two years will be enough for the child to grow up.

When the child is older and more capable, she and Zhou's father can go there without worry.

Zhou Sheng lowered his head and bit his lips. Finally, he nodded slowly and then shook his head.

"This child is nodding and shaking his head. I don't understand what's going on."

Zhou Sheng said cautiously: "Mother, Madam Lin accepted our vegetables."

Zhou's mother breathed a sigh of relief.

"but......"

He raised it again in one breath: "But what?"

Don't let this long-term business be ruined just because of her self-willed behavior!

“But she gave us something again.”

Mr. Zhou handed the basket to his mother.

Mother Zhou looked at the white piece of tofu in the basket and poked it with her finger.

Just poke it in!

Zhou's mother was shocked. She couldn't imagine that this thing was so unbreakable!

"Besides giving you this thing, did Mrs. Lin say anything else?" Mother Zhou took her hand back and pretended nothing had happened.

Zhou Sheng shook his head: "He didn't say anything else, just asked me to continue delivering firewood tomorrow."

Zhou's mother finally felt relieved after hearing this: "Then you have to deliver the firewood to them early tomorrow."

Zhou Sheng nodded obediently, then pointed at the things in the basket and asked: "What should I do with the tofu in there?"

Zhou's mother didn't know what to do. She didn't even know that this thing was called tofu until she heard it from her son.

Fortunately, Mr. Zhou, who had been setting up a stall at the market for two days, had heard of the tofu, and in the end, this piece of tofu ended up in the Zhou family's stomach.

"This tofu is so delicious!" Zhou's mother licked her lips, feeling a little unsatisfied.

Even Zhou's father ate a little more porridge, which was rare after his accident. After the accident, Zhou's father had been depressed and had not eaten much.

"Of course it's delicious. This tofu costs ten cents a pound!"

Zhou Sheng's words scared his father and mother. They almost wanted to pick out the tofu they had eaten with their hands.

How could they eat such a precious thing?

Lin Zhi didn't know about the Zhou family's situation.

She was just giving away a piece of tofu based on the principle of reciprocity.

After Zhou Sheng left, she and Daya moved the firewood into the kitchen and stored it.

Then he told Daya to save two pieces of tofu for dinner and share the rest with the neighbors.

They haven't said hello to their neighbors since they moved in, so today is a good day to let Daya go and get to know them.

And she continued to get things for the two brothers for the academy.