The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

"Let him go first. If you hold him again, you will have to come out to the feast tomorrow!"

Erlang said this as he tried to pull the student back.

I just don’t know if the student was too immersed in his thoughts and too sad that he didn’t listen to Erlang’s words at all.

Jiro was unable to pull him away for a moment.

Daya couldn't stand it anymore and pulled them away one by one.

"Cough cough cough..."

After the people were separated, the student finally realized what he had just done.

He wanted to go up and apologize to Dalang, but Dalang was really afraid of him and subconsciously dodged him.

This is awkward.

Lin Zhi shook his head helplessly. Young people just make trouble.

"Since we are all classmates, why don't you come to my house and have a simple meal together!"

Lin Zhi invited.

Just now there were still a dozen students who hadn't bought anything. Lin Zhi said that after the products were sold out, a few people left directly. Now there are still about seven or eight students in front of the stall.

"Really? Mrs. Lin?"

"It's really great!"

"Can we go too?"

For a moment, the group of students stopped being crazy and gathered around Lin Zhi.

They thought that Dalang and Erlang's father's surname was Lin, so they called Lin Zhi Mrs. Lin.

Lin Zhi clapped his hands and responded loudly: "Come on, everyone."

She didn't eat enough braised food yesterday, and Dalang and Erlang didn't even get to taste it. Today, Lin Zhi specially left a lot of it for the three little ones to eat their fill.

What does it feel like to sell food that none of our own family has ever tasted?

Lin Zhi estimated the number of people and thought that seven or eight people should be enough for them to eat.

"Take your classmates home and sit for a while first. Daya, go back and heat up some food."

The three little ones did as they were told.

A group of people walked home.

Lin Zhi was packing up the stall outside.

"Mrs. Lin, we are here to help you."

A group of people went in and came out immediately. It would take some time for Daya to heat up the food, so they simply came out to help.

"That's a good feeling!"

Lin Zhi didn't refuse and was quite happy about it.

The group of young masters had never done such rough work, but they were quite happy doing it.

There were so many people, so it didn't take too much time and they carried the things back in no time.

"It just so happens that we can put the table and chairs here and eat here."

So the students moved out two tables and each of them modified a chair and put them in place.

The three little ones brought out food one by one from the kitchen.

Whatever is sold at the stalls, their dinner will be what they have, and they will even have one more dish than what is sold at the stalls.

"What is this? It smells so good!"

The students sat around the table without picking up their chopsticks.

Because the three little ones haven't brought them bowls and chopsticks yet.

They wanted to get them themselves, but they couldn't find where Lin Zhi's family kept their dishes and chopsticks. There were some in the big basin by the well, but they were collected from the stalls and had not been washed yet.

"It smells so good! It smells so good!"

“This smell is tempting…”

When faced with delicious food, it is really a challenge to be able to look at it but not eat it.

"Hey!"

"Don't use your hands to take it. It's so rude to eat before the host comes!"

Some students couldn't help but reach out to grab the braised food, but were stopped by other students.

"Oh okay!"

The person who was stopped still looked at the braised food in front of him with reluctance.

The smell is so overbearing that it's impossible to ignore it.

Although the other students did not reach out to take the braised food, their expressions were the same, staring at the dishes on the table and swallowing their saliva.

No matter how much he wanted it, he resisted the urge to take it with his hands.

In the academy, it was fine for students to fight over food for fun, after all, there were no outsiders around. But now they were in someone else's home, so they had to pretend!

Otherwise, if outsiders see them being so rude, some bad rumor may spread, which will have a negative impact on the college, and the etiquette teachers in the college will have to make things difficult for them every day.

"Eat! Why not? Aren't we in a hurry to get back to the academy?"

Dalang brought out rice and Erlang brought out soup. Seeing that they were staring at the food motionlessly, they urged them to start eating.

The students all turned around and looked at the two of them with resentment. One of the students who was more familiar with Dalang spoke up:

"There are no bowls and chopsticks. Do you want us to eat with our hands?"

"Hey! It's our fault. We forgot to get you dishes and chopsticks."

The two brothers quickly put the soup and rice in place, then ran to the well to fetch water to wash the dishes.

There were only four sets of clean bowls and chopsticks in the house, which were made by Lin Zhi out of bamboo. Dalang and Erlang were unwilling to give them to others.

I could only quickly wash the dishes and give them to these classmates.

Because these students had to rush back to the college after dinner, the three kids discussed it and decided to give the meals for four people at home to the students first.

Daya was cooking their own meal, so the two brothers had to do the dishes themselves.

They usually wash their own dishes after meals, and the two brothers are very skilled at this job.

Their usual actions shocked the students.

I know that they have no servants in their family, so many things need to be done by myself.

Washing dishes is a kitchen chore. Is that something men can do?

Judging from the skilled looks of Lin Wenyang and Lin Chengjun, this is not the first time they have done this kind of housework.

They opened their mouths to remind the two of them that "a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen." At this moment, Lin Zhi took back the last bit of food.

Everyone saw Lin Zhi working so hard that he was sweating profusely, but the reminder was never spoken.

They think that the saying "A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen" should not be applied here.

After returning, they decided to ask the Master why a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen.

Don’t gentlemen have a role to play in family affairs? Is it right or wrong to put everything on the shoulders of women in the family?

The two brothers washed the dishes and returned.

Everyone picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started to eat with relish, without bothering to think about complicated issues.

While eating, they did not forget to praise the deliciousness of the food.

“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.”

“It smells good and tastes even better!”

These dishes would be even more perfect if they were presented on the plate.

But this is their daily routine, and these students were tactful enough not to say those words.

Dalang smiled proudly and said, "Of course, this is my mother's craftsmanship!"

Erlang also agreed: "My mother's cooking is the best in the world!"

The students all expressed their agreement and found the meal particularly satisfying.

The food on the table was cleared away, but the students were still not satisfied.

I feel like I can continue eating.

but,

there is none left!

"Brother Lin, we have finished your dinner, what are you going to do?"

Without the smell of food to attract attention, everyone realized belatedly that Dalang and Erlang did not eat at the table together.

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

"You're just remembering us now, isn't it a little late?" Erlang rolled his eyes and retorted to him unhappily.

Maybe his tone was too unfriendly, and the man's face turned red with embarrassment.

Jiro also realized that he had said the wrong thing.

He would be in a bad mood when he was hungry. He originally wanted to use a joking tone, but actually used a serious tone.

Dalang reacted quickly and came to the rescue immediately, saying with a smile: "We expected that you would eat up all the food, so we asked my sister to make some more."

Erlang followed up by saying, "If it weren't for the fact that you are classmates, you wouldn't be able to eat our food, so don't think that I have a bad attitude."

This time his expression and tone were very relaxed, and everyone thought that the dissatisfaction in what he just said was just an illusion.

So they all started laughing and joking with him.

After Lin Zhi packed up her things, she came over and asked caringly, "Are you full? If not, I'll ask my girl to cook some more."

As soon as she finished speaking, Daya came in with steaming food.

Everyone's eyes lit up, then dimmed again.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Madam Lin. However, we have to hurry back to the academy, so we won't stay any longer. Please enjoy your meal."

They had already eaten one round, and the growling of their stomachs had long since stopped.

Moreover, the food served by Daya was not as fragrant as those made by Linzhi, so it was not very tempting to them.

Of course, compared with the food in the college cafeteria, the food cooked by Daya still smells very fragrant.

Without a clock, Lin Zhi didn't know what time it was. But judging from the sky, it was indeed getting late.

If it was any later, she wouldn't be able to see the road clearly, and the chances of being unsafe on the way back would increase, so she didn't try to persuade him to stay:

"In that case, I can only invite you to come over and taste my cooking next time."

The students' eyes lit up when they heard this: "Mrs. Lin, our get out of class is over quite late, can you save some of the food you sell so that we can buy it after class?"

Lin Zhi smiled and shook his head.

She had not agreed to the reservation from the nearby store, so, she would not agree to the request from this group of students either.

The students saw her shaking her head and became depressed.

It looks like they will have to travel further for dinner again.

The distance was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that the distance had increased and the food they ate did not taste better. This was the real reason why they were unhappy.

"Although I can't keep it for you, I can postpone the opening time!"

"Really? That's great!"

"Oh yeah!"

The students exclaimed.

What is this called? !

This is called a new hope after a dark tunnel!

The students thanked and said goodbye to Lin Zhi's family, and agreed to come back tomorrow, then left the courtyard happily.

After Dalang and Erlang went out to see the guests off, they returned to the house to help clear the table for the group of people to eat.

“There’s money here!”

Erlang had good eyesight and spotted the silver indigo next to some bowls and chopsticks.

"It should be left behind by your classmates." Lin Zhi took out the bowls and chopsticks and set them aside, preparing to eat.

"Should we return it to them?" Dalang asked.

Lin Zhi said that he was treating them to today's meal, and he felt bad taking their money.

"No need to return it, just keep it." Lin Zhi shook his head: "They kept it secretly because they didn't want us to reject them. If you return it, the friendship between you two classmates will become alienated."

It seems that those kids are not short of money, so staying will have little impact on their lives. It may even make them feel more at ease if they stay.

"But we agreed to treat them to a meal, so it would be bad to charge them for nothing. So I plan to make some more delicious food tomorrow morning and bring it over for them to share."

Lin Zhi thought for a moment and spoke again.

"What's delicious?"

The three little ones looked at Lin Zhi curiously.

They were now particularly looking forward to the delicious food that Lin Zhi had prepared. Nothing was bad if it was made by Lin Zhi.

"You will find out tomorrow."

Three little ones:........

It’s not that Lin Zhi didn’t want to say it, but she hadn’t decided what to bring over.

A long time had passed since dinner time. The four hungry people quickly finished their dinner and lined up to wash up.

"You guys light up the front, Daya and I are going to take a shower first."

Lin Zhi told the two brothers.

The last time she went shopping, she bought an oil lamp, so she no longer had to light a torch to see the road at night.

Lin Zhi finished her shower first, and Daya cleaned up the kitchen things and took a shower later.

When she came out, the two brothers were still counting the money. Lin Zhi didn't know which pile had been counted and which had not, so she didn't join the team counting the money.

She lit an extra lamp and took out the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone she had bought from the library last time.

She can’t write calligraphy in modern times, but her original body could, so she can do it now too.

Lin Zhi dipped the ink in the paper, tried to write a few words on it to get a feel for it, and then used another piece of paper to formally start writing.

She is writing a job posting.

After two days of opening the store, she felt that she and Daya were too busy.

Although I can handle the work, it is too tiring and takes up too much of my time. At the end of the whole day, I don't have any free time at all.

She used her only free time to rest and replenish her energy.

Everything is expensive these days, but labor is cheap.

After much thought, she felt that it would definitely be worthwhile to hire someone to help.

"Mom, let's count."

As soon as Lin Zhi put down his pen, Dalang's voice rang out.

"How much is it in total?"

"Three thousand six hundred and sixty-eight coins." Erlang counted.

Lin Zhi took out his homemade notebook and looked at the total expenditure on the ingredients he bought. "I spent 960 coins on the ingredients, which means I earned 2,708 coins."

The daily income was close to three taels of silver, which was equivalent to the annual income of an ordinary farmer.

Huge profits!

Dalang and Erlang exclaimed: "Is it so profitable?"

Lin Zhi shook his head: "It's still unknown whether we've made a profit or a loss. The expenses here don't include the cost of oil, salt, spices, and firewood. If we want to know whether we've made a profit or a loss, it will take at least a month to find out."

"All right!"

Dalang and Erlang were delighted.

"It's late, don't think too much, or you might not be able to sleep." Lin Zhi pulled the faces of the two.

After a few days of normal eating, the two finally gained some flesh on their faces.

"Da Lang. Er Lang, I'm done." Daya shouted after coming out of the shower.

"Go take a shower and go to bed. You have to get up early tomorrow." Lin Zhi urged.

The two brothers hurried to get their clothes and wash up, not daring to delay for even a second.

They have to go to college during the day and only have some time in the morning to help Lin Zhi and Daya with their work. They can't delay them because of staying up late.

Lin Zhi urged Dalang and Erlang, and then urged Daya.