The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

"Our stall is open now? If we don't make more, what will we sell?"

Daya didn't understand why the two of them were so surprised.

"Is our stall already open?"

"Is our stall already open?"

The two brothers spoke in unison, even their tones were almost the same.

Daya slapped her forehead with her little hand and suddenly realized: "I said I forgot to tell you something. Our stall opened yesterday..."

Daya told the two brothers about the grand occasion of being forced to open for business yesterday.

"So what time will we open the stall today?" Erlang asked.

He thought of his classmates who turned themselves into pig heads just for food.

Now that the business has opened, we have to tell them the news.

"I don't know about this. You have to ask mother."

Erlang turned and looked at Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi thought for a moment and said, "It's about time for you to get out of school!"

She was forced to open yesterday and found that there were many areas that needed improvement, and she also needed to add more ingredients, especially for the braised food.

People here don't eat lunch at noon, and the time when the two brothers get out of school is almost dinner time, so it's just the right time to open the business.

After getting the exact time, Erlang stopped asking questions.

After breakfast, the two brothers ran towards the college in a hurry.

As soon as they arrived at the classroom, the two told their classmates the news about their family’s stall.

"it is good!"

"Then we'll head straight to the stall after class to prevent them from being snatched away."

After hearing this, they had already planned in their minds the route they would run after class.

I didn't pay attention to anything during the whole day's classes. I was just thinking about eating delicious food.

........

After the two brothers went to college, the offal and pork ordered by Lin Zhi were delivered.

"Please send us your pig's feet and ears when you get back later!"

The stall owner's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Okay, okay, I'll go get it right away."

This is an important customer, we can't delay any longer.

After the pork was delivered, other things were delivered one after another, such as soybeans, eggs, firewood...

When the soybeans were delivered, Lin Zhi asked the grain store to send over 20 kilograms of rice.

Today she didn't make noodles, but steamed rice instead.

After Xiao Fuzi came over to take the tofu, Lin Zhi and Daya started washing and scrubbing.

"It's really tiring. This kind of work is not for humans..."

Before the business officially started, Lin Zhi had already started thinking about whether to hire people.

She is not someone who can endure hardship.

"Let's see how much we can earn today before deciding!"

After washing the last leaf, Lin Zhi had made up his mind.

"Boom boom boom!"

When the fragrance in the Lin family's house wafted up again, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Not open yet, come back later."

As soon as Daya opened the door, she shouted to the people outside.

"Daya, Daya, I want to make a reservation!"

Seeing that Daya was about to close the door, the people outside became anxious.

The store hasn't even opened yet and there are already so many people outside. How will I be able to buy anything when it opens?

Daya didn't know how to deal with this operation, and Lin Zhi came out from the house.

"Sorry, we can't take reservations. If you want to eat, please come back when they open."

Without giving the diners time to talk, Lin Zhi immediately closed the door.

Open early?

Then I will be busy all day long.

Not a good deal!

What a bad deal!

If you open the shop in the evening and concentrate your working hours in one place, you will have more time for yourself.

After preparing everything, Lin Zhi went into the house to sleep. Only when he was fully alert could he do things well.

......

"Mom is back! Mom is back!"

As soon as the carpenter's wife stepped into the door, her children immediately surrounded her.

"Mom, where's the meat? Where's the meat?"

"Mom, it smells good? It smells good?"

"mother......"

The carpenter's wife was overwhelmed by the scolding.

I really don't understand what people say about having many children means more blessings. She has too many sons and doesn't want to stay at home every day.

It is so painful to be always attacked by the evil voice called "mother" at home.

"Don't shout! Don't shout!"

Even though she said so, the group of naughty monkeys did not stop shouting, but kept calling her mother while groping her body.

The carpenter's wife gave up and let them shout and "touch her".

"Mom, why is there no meat?"

After a while, the children searched their mother's body thoroughly but couldn't find any braised meat.

The carpenter's wife replied in a hopeless tone: "The boss is not open yet, so I can't buy any."

The children didn't get what they wanted so much, and they just burst into tears without caring about the reason.

The older one started crying, and the younger one didn't understand why, but just followed suit.

The carpenter's wife took a deep breath, and then took another deep breath!

"Shut up, both of you!"

The children were frightened by her roar at first, and then burst into crying even louder.

Not only was there no delicious food but he was also yelled at. Even the youngest child, who was just learning to speak, felt wronged.

"Ow~"

The carpenter's wife squatted down holding her head in pain.

help me!

Who can help me!

Perhaps she prayed too devoutly, and her dear mother-in-law came out and rescued her from the fire.

The girl who had just been crying louder and louder immediately started to smile after being comforted by her mother-in-law with a few words.

Then, led by the older children, they ran out to play.

"It would be fine if you just ignored them on weekdays, but why did you make them cry?"

The words went around in circles before the carpenter's mother finally uttered them with a hint of complaint.

The carpenter's wife felt aggrieved, but she didn't dare to complain in front of her mother-in-law.

The person in front of her is her mother-in-law, who is also a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering.

She was really afraid that her mother-in-law would be gone in a hundred years. How would she live when she had to face a bunch of sons?

So she has to provide for this person, take good care of her, and let her live a long life.

"Mom, if you don't order the braised food in advance, those naughty monkeys will cry when they see that they didn't buy it."

Her mother-in-law frowned: "Why don't you book it in advance? Are you going to make money?!"

“Maybe they don’t have trouble buying it!”

Her mother-in-law thought that the leftover soup from last night was so delicious that rice could be soaked in it, so she might have no trouble selling it.

But even if we don’t have to worry about selling, we can’t not make reservations, right?

"Then you can wait and see when she opens, and buy it back as soon as she opens. Otherwise, those kids will make trouble."

The carpenter's wife nodded obediently.

But her mother-in-law was afraid that she was dealing with her, so she reminded her again:

"Don't go chatting with the people outside and forget about it. If you don't buy it back, I won't help you comfort your child if he cries."

She is a daughter-in-law who is not at home and loves to go out and talk to people.

We talk all day long and always forget what I told her to do.

.......

Lin Zhi woke up and lay in a daze on the bed for a while before getting up.

=====Two-in-one dividing line=====

The diligent Daya had already cooked a large pot of rice and moved the tables and chairs out.

Seeing Lin Zhi coming out, she ran over eagerly and looked at Lin Zhi with a look of begging for praise.

"Daya is awesome!"

Lin Zhi gave her sincere praise without hesitation.

"There were too many people queuing outside, so I didn't dare to pull the food out."

She was afraid of being robbed.

Seeing those people smelling the fragrance and scratching their way through the crack of the door, Daya thought it was not surprising that they would try to rob.

"Done right."

Lin Zhi is not afraid of someone robbing openly, but he is afraid of someone taking advantage of the situation and stealing.

"How long will it take until Dalang and Jiro's school is over?"

"There's less than three quarters of an hour left. It will take them almost half an hour to get home."

Daya always pays attention to the time, and she can answer on time whenever Lin Zhi asks her.

She didn't understand these things when she lived in the village. It was only after she moved to the city and heard the night watchman announce the time that Lin Zhi taught her.

"It's almost time, let's open the stall."

Even though we say we will open a stall, it doesn’t mean we can open it right away.

The two of them pushed the cart out first, and then took out the ingredients.

The first things served out were the ingredients for the skewers and tofu.

Daya lives at the stall and also keeps an eye on it to prevent anyone from trying to sabotage it.

Lin Zhi continued to serve out rice and braised food.

As soon as the braised food came out, the crowd started to surge, pushing and shoving each other, all wanting to get it first.

"Line up! Everyone line up!" Lin Zhi was scared when he saw the crowds and shouted immediately.

But those people didn't want to listen to her.

Most of the diners inside were attracted by yesterday's diners.

Before they smelled the aroma, they were still sneering at the previous group of diners' praise of an unknown little shop.

If that group of people hadn't made a bet with them, they wouldn't have come to such a remote place just for a bite to eat.

They came early, but were turned away.

They kept waiting, adhering to the belief that they were already here. How could they say that the food in this restaurant was bad without eating it?

but,

The moment they smelled the domineering aroma, the idea of ​​how to slap those people in the face was instantly thrown out of their minds.

The smell alone is so attractive, and it’s even more so when you put it in your mouth.

At this moment, they had no other thoughts in their minds, the only thought was to eat this delicious thing into their stomachs.

The pot didn't look very big, so there must not be much in it.

At this time, they didn't care about whether to queue or not, they just wanted to buy the food first.

The crowd became more and more chaotic.

"Get in line! Those who don't queue or cut in line won't be sold!"

Asking them to line up in a nice way only made the line more chaotic, so Lin Zhi started to threaten them directly.

One threat is more effective than ten persuasions.

All of a sudden, a queue was neatly formed in front of the stall.

The team was in order, but still noisy. Seeing that he was just arguing about the position, Lin Zhi pretended not to notice.

If Lin Zhi wasn't afraid of a stampede caused by the chaos, he wouldn't want to bother with them at all.

"This stall sells pork trotter rice, pork offal rice, grilled tofu, and skewers. Except for skewers, which are charged by the skewer, the rest are 10 cents each.

If you want to buy, please come with money ready. We are short-staffed, so please pay first and then eat."

Pay first and eat later.

This was a pattern they had never seen before.

Businesses all put customers first. They are not like Lin Zhi, who asked them to pay first, as if he was afraid that he would run away with the bill.

Some people saw that the two women were the operators and understood their difficulties, so they didn't say much. According to Lin Zhi's request, they paid for food.

But there are also some people who are very angry and want to just leave.

but,

The fragrance hooked their feet, and they couldn't take a step forward.

The pot that Lin Zhi brought out was not the original pot for braising, but the pot after it was packaged.

The pot is filled with pre-cut braised dishes. She can just scoop out whatever the customer wants without having to rush to cut it, which can greatly reduce the waiting time in line.

The first person to come over was an old customer. Seeing that today's marinade included pig's trotters, he ordered one without hesitation.

But then he thought about the feeling of wanting to eat more after eating but not being able to get it, so he decisively ordered another serving of pork rice.

Put the braised meat, braised eggs and vegetables into a bowl filled with rice, add a spoonful of the marinade, and a portion of rice is ready.

"There's soup for you to enjoy. Make it yourself if you need it."

After serving the meal, Lin Zhi said to the guests.

The next guest was the carpenter's wife.

He came early so that those troublemakers at home could calm down.

"Four servings of pork trotter rice and four servings of pork offal rice! I'm going to take them home and return the bowls to you later."

She hesitated for just a moment and placed the order immediately.

Their family had already eaten pork offal yesterday, but they haven’t had pork trotter rice yet.

The pig's trotter looks soft and sticky, and you can tell at first glance that it is delicious and suitable for the elderly.

Originally, she only wanted to buy the ones for the children, but then she thought about the ones for the adults in the family and bought them as well.

It just so happens that she doesn’t want to cook dinner today, hehe!

Daya was originally guarding the grilled tofu area, but when she saw everyone running to the braised food area, she simply moved the tofu to the back and came over to ask Lin Zhi for help.

There were so many people, and Lin Zhi was busy serving rice and dishes, and it was obvious that he was overwhelmed.

With Daya's help, the team moved forward much faster.

Regular customers rarely buy just one portion, they usually buy two or three at most.

New customers generally buy one to try it out, and then come back for more if they think it tastes good.

There were also some smart ones who saw that some people bought several copies at a time, so they thought about it and bought one more copy too.

Those who bought the meal at the beginning couldn't wait to start eating after getting the meal.

A full bowl of rice was finished in just a few bites.

Touching their satisfied stomachs and unsatisfied mouths, those people decisively joined the team again.

"We're out of braised food, so if you want to eat it, come early tomorrow."

Not to mention the braised food, even the soup in the pot was sold out.

"Is it really gone?"

"It's my turn now, why is my luck so bad?"

"I would have bought two if I had known. I only ate one and it was so uncomfortable."

......

There are new guests in the team as well as guests who have rejoined the team.

When they heard that there was no more braised food, they immediately became resentful.

"We don't have the braised food anymore, but we still have grilled tofu and skewers. They're both good, and everyone is welcome to come and try them."

Lin Zhi and Daya have moved to the grilled tofu area.

The tofu has a unique aroma when fried in sesame oil.

Although the taste is not as overbearing as braised food, it is still very intoxicating and has another unique aroma.