Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After leaving the village chief's house, Liu Xu did not go to Liu Changshun's house immediately.

It was almost noon and she had to go home for lunch.

Along the way, she was thinking about the tofu shop.

She wanted to teach others the tofu-making technique by franchising or selling houses.

After all, it is not difficult to learn how to make tofu. The only technical aspect is adding the starch. Too much, too little, too early or too late will affect the taste, but you will get it right by trying a few times.

Other places are not like Liujia Village. If they go to build it, they will have to hire people to do the work, and it will be leaked sooner or later. It is better to make some money now.

Of course, she doesn’t teach you how to make second-hand products like tofu.

In the past six months, their tofu shop has made a lot of money, most of which comes from the long-lasting dried tofu, bean curd sheets and fermented bean curd.

Among these three types, fermented bean curd has the best sales, as it can be used as a condiment and eaten with rice. Therefore, grocery stores have already stocked up on it for sale after the Chinese New Year.

At the end of the month, Liu Xu also taught Liu Changshun and others how to make red fermented bean curd. Although the price was a bit high, she was confident that it would become a specialty of Liujia Village.

Some people did ask about yuba, but because it was to be supplied to the Mu family army camp, very few could be sold. This thing had no technical content, so Liu Xu had no plans to expose it to outsiders for the time being.

But... I don’t know what Liu Changshun is planning.

Because Liu Xu was thinking about something, he walked very slowly and was seen by Xing'er and others who were just coming home from school.

"Xu'er, you're back!" Xing'er's voice came from behind.

Pulling Liu Xu back from his thoughts, he turned around and saw several people approaching.

"Xing'er, Brother Shuisheng, little cousin, Brother Chengjie, Brother Tieniu...it's time for you to get out of school!" Liu Xu called them one by one. Oh, there are more than ten students studying in the west end of their village.

Several families built their houses in the west of the village because of separation, including Liu Dazhui. His new house is next to Liu Gensheng's.

Liu Gensheng listened to Liu Xu's advice and planted mushrooms. In addition, Mancang left him a lot of money when he came back, so he also built a courtyard, but fenced off the land for two courtyards, probably to leave it for Liu Mancang to expand in the future.

So now the west side of the village is as lively as the middle of the village.

A group of young boys and girls greeted each other and walked home together.

"Xu'er, my father said a few days ago that you went to the provincial capital. Is it fun there?" Xing'er asked with curiosity on her face.

"I have only been to the county town in my life." Liu Chengjie scratched his head.

"Are you stupid? You are so young and this is your whole life!" Liu Fukang said speechlessly.

He used to come to Liujia Village several times every year and knew everyone, so naturally they got together quickly.

Liu Xu saw that everyone was a little curious, and walked back slowly, smiling and replied: "It's OK, it's bigger and more prosperous than Qinghe County, and there are more things to eat and play. But I still like Liujia Village better."

"Why?" In order to facilitate the conversation, Liu Fukang simply backed away.

"Yeah, didn't you say there was more to eat and play?" Xing'er asked.

"Because I feel free in Liujia Village! There are a lot of people and cars in the city, so there are naturally a lot of bad guys. I'm so beautiful, what if I meet a beggar?" Liu Xu said playfully.

She didn't tell them what had happened to her. After all, she hadn't suffered any harm, and she didn't want them to worry or be afraid of the outside world.

The boys and girls were stunned at first when they heard this, and then they burst into laughter, teasing Liu Xu for being thick-skinned and shameless.

Old Master Xu and his companions were not far behind them, looking at the laughing children in front of them with gentle expressions on their faces.

When they arrived at their respective homes, everyone said goodbye to each other.

When only Liu Xu and her brother and sister were left, the three of them noticed the teachers behind them.

Liu Xu was fine and greeted them with a smile, but Xing'er and his sister were a little reserved.

Sure enough, no matter what era, students are like mice seeing a cat when they see their teachers.

While the adults were not here yet, Liu Xu quietly told the two of them to invite the others to get together after school in the afternoon, as she had brought gifts for them separately.

The two nodded in surprise. Then they bowed to the teachers and went back to their homes.

When they returned to the compound, Aunt Lin saw that they had all returned. She asked a few questions and then went to notify the servants to serve the meal.

The two duns sat on their own dining chairs, one holding a piece of pork ribs and chewing happily. Liu Xu even ate half a bowl more when he saw it.

The two kids were very strong eaters. The ribs were stewed until they were soft. They ate a rib, a bowl of egg custard, and half a bowl of vegetable and meat porridge. Now they only drink goat milk once a day, morning and evening.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and Master Liu Xu and his apprentice also returned to the west courtyard.

I don't know if it's because of the weather in Yongshun Prefecture or the variety, but it seems that the peaches and apricots in Liujia Village ripen later. These in the yard are ripe, but because it's the first year after transplanting, there are not many fruits.

They asked someone to pick a few and wash them. The three of them tasted them and found them tasted good, so Liu Xu asked Huanxi to send some to Xu Ruolan and Xu Yiru as well.

After lunch, Xu Ruolan took Han Duoduo to accompany Doctor Meng to collect herbs, and Liu Xu went next door.

Liu Changshun guessed that she was here to talk about building a tofu shop in the city, so he took people to the study, and Dong Bin followed behind her.

Liu Xu told Liu Changshun about his thoughts and plans, and asked for his opinion.

Liu Changshun thought about it and agreed.

Although he felt a little reluctant, the tofu shop had been open for so long and they had run it themselves from the beginning. Now they have dozens of workers. It can be said that all the ideas were made by Liu Xu, so he just needed to listen to Liu Xu.

He is a farmer. Although he has learned a lot from his housekeeper, some things still depend on knowledge and experience.

"Xu girl, I'll do whatever you say. Uncle San will listen to you."

Despite what Liu Changshun said, Liu Xu still patiently explained it again. She didn't want Liu Changshun to feel uncomfortable because of this.

"Uncle San, I know you're reluctant to give it up, but we still have too few people. The demand for fermented bean curd will grow. If we have to deal with the tofu delivery every day, we will definitely not be able to handle it."

"Then we will have to recruit people from outside. These people are not our people, and they will leak the recipe sooner or later. So we might as well take the initiative to provide it ourselves, so that we can earn money and also gain favors. What do you think?"

At this time, Dong Bin also said, "Master, what Miss Xu'er said is right. The number of people asking about fermented bean curd in the reception hall has increased significantly in the past few days. We can't keep asking everyone to rush the work. Our bodies can't bear it."

Nowadays, the daily tofu production has increased to tens of thousands of kilograms. Together with fermented bean curd and dried tofu, the daily tofu production is almost 20,000 kilograms. If the production is increased again, everyone will have to work overtime. If the production is kept going, not only people but also donkeys will not be able to bear it.

Liu Changshun nodded when he heard this, "Don't worry, I understand. Xu girl, do as you say!"

Liu Xu was relieved and asked Liu Changshun to order more pottery jars for them.

When it comes to business, Liu Xu is a very cautious person. All the pottery jars used in Liujia Village have double bottoms, with the unique mark of Liujia Village printed on the bottom of the interlayer.

After reaching an agreement with Liu Changshun, Liu Xu didn't stay long and said goodbye to go home, because Xing'er and the others would be home from school soon.

However, when she returned home, she saw two familiar figures.