The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

After Xiao Fuzi left, the pork seller brought the pork over again.

Much earlier than expected.

Little did she know that the owner of the pork stall, fearing he would neglect his big customer, used all the techniques he had learned throughout his life to slaughter a pig as quickly as possible.

Lin Zhi gave him the money for the meat and started to braise the meat.

And Daya continued to prepare the ingredients.

"There's no need to skewer the vegetables. We're not going to make skewers today." Lin Zhi saw Daya holding bamboo sticks and preparing to skewer the vegetables and immediately stopped her.

Although the Chuan Chuan Xiang also makes money, they are too busy to handle it. There are many more braised dishes today, so they simply stopped selling Chuan Chuan Xiang.

"If we don't make skewers, how can we finish all the vegetables?"

Daya looked at the washed vegetables and felt conflicted.

She can't stand any waste, especially when it's something that was bought with money.

"Sure. One serving of rice only requires a handful of greens. We have a lot of meat today, so we need a lot of greens as well."

Hearing that the eggs would not be wasted, Daya stopped worrying about it and started to cook the eggs on the small stove.

These eggs must be boiled first, shelled, and then placed in the pot of braising liquid to continue cooking.

Lin Zhi has already started making braised food, but hasn't started washing the eggs yet.

Daya put the eggs into the pot, boiled them for a while, then took them out with a colander and soaked them in cold water for a while.

After the eggs have cooled down, Daya gently cracks the eggshells and carefully peels them off.

Then she put the peeled eggs into the pot where the stew was simmering.

"Wait a little longer and the braised food will be ready." Lin Zhi said as he stirred the ingredients in the pot.

Daya couldn't help but look forward to it as she smelled the increasingly strong fragrance.

Even though she makes braised food every day, Daya still looks forward to the finished product every day.

This is the charm of delicious food.

After the first pot of braised food was finished, there was another knock on their door.

In the morning, because many people were delivering goods, Lin Zhi did not close the gate to the yard. She would only close the gate after all the food was delivered.

"who is it?"

"It's me, Xiao Fuzi!"

Before Daya could respond, Xiao Fuzi answered first.

"Oh, it's here so soon! My stew has just come out of the pot, and it needs to soak for another two hours before it can be eaten!"

Xiao Fuzi waved her hand: "There's no rush. I'll come back later. Didn't you say you had a lot of work today? I'll send the person over to you first."

Hearing this, Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you, Xiao Fuzi, for taking the trouble to make this special trip."

"I should be the one thanking you. It was you who gave my uncle and aunt the opportunity to find a job." Xiao Fuzi said, turning to explain to the two people behind him:

"Uncle and aunt, this is the Madam Lin I told you about."

Lin Zhi looked at the two people behind Xiao Fuzi and saw a man and a woman, both of them were young, probably around 30 years old.

The man was missing a leg and was standing behind him with a cane in his hand. The woman was very thin, looked a little weak, and had a hunched back.

Lin Zhi called out, "Come, let's sit down and talk."

The two of them walked into the yard somewhat awkwardly, and the woman helped the man sit down aside.

Daya poured them each a glass of water and then continued to work.

"What are your names?" Lin Zhi handed over the cup of water.

Her action startled the woman, and she hurriedly reached out to take it, saying thank you all the time.

Very timid.

This was her first impression of Lin Zhi.

Very clean.

This is a second impression.

Both of them were poorly dressed, wearing patched old clothes that looked very old, the kind that would rip if torn.

Seeing the woman so flustered, Xiao Fuzi looked at Lin Zhi nervously, afraid that she would dislike her.

Lin Zhi had her usual smiling face, and Xiao Fuzi couldn't tell from her expression whether she was dissatisfied or not.

"My surname is Li, and my full name is Li Chong. This is my wife, her surname is Sun, and her full name is Sun Lai Di."

The one who spoke was the disabled man, who was much braver than his wife.

Although he is disabled, we don't see too many negative emotions in him.

"You two are older than me, so I will call you Brother Li and Sister Sun."

"No, no." The two shook their heads and refused.

This is their boss, how dare they call him brother or sister.

Lin Zhi didn't spend too much time on these little things and said directly:

"Xiao Fuzi should have told you that I will decide whether to hire you after a trial period."

The two nodded.

Lin Zhi continued: "The trial period is three days, and the salary is five cents per day for these three days."

The two looked up at Lin Zhi.

They didn't expect to get paid for the trial period. Although the amount was not much, it was a huge sum of money for them as they had not had any income for a long time.

"After you pass the trial period, the monthly salary will be 200 wen per person. One meal will be provided. You can have two days off per month. Do you have any objections to this condition?"

The couple said: "No, no!"

These conditions are really great.

Two hundred wen per person, including a meal. The salary for this job is only slightly lower than that of Fumanlou.

"The daily working hours are from 7am to 7pm. This time is a bit long, but there is nothing to do in the middle. You can rest or go home and come back when business hours start. Is this acceptable?"

"No problem." The two continued to nod.

"Okay, I hope you can pass the probation period." Lin Zhi called Daya over and said, "Take the uncle and aunt with you and let them get familiar with the work."

Daya was still confused. Why did their family hire someone to do the work all of a sudden?

They do the work, what do you do?

"Go ahead, just teach the way you normally do it."

Lin Zhi thought Daya didn't know how to lead people, so he gave her a special reminder.

Daya nodded heavily and took the two of them to the well to wash the pig offal.

Seeing the couple start working, Xiao Fuzi offered to leave.

"I'll come back later to try your stewed food, so I won't bother you for now."

Lin Zhi sent the people out and came back to watch the three people working.

Daya was reluctant in her heart, but she was very clear about teaching. The couple got the hang of it right away and did it very well.

Lin Zhi asked Daya to keep a good eye on the child while she went out.

Her family is still short of pots, including a large pot, a soup pot and a frying pan.

Blacksmith, I'm here to take care of your business again.

After ordering a few pots, Lin Zhi also bought a few stoves.

We have to be efficient when doing things. Let’s start making two pots of brine together tomorrow to save time.

When only she and Daya were working, it seemed as if there was no end to the work.

With two more people joining in, the offal and meat were quickly processed by the three of them.

"We need to wash the dishes and baskets we bought today. You two can go. Daya, come with me."

The bowls, chopsticks and baskets were piled up in the yard and there was no need to find them.

The couple saw it at a glance.