Chapter 15: Dishonest, a Man’s Mind
Three days later, in the early morning sister Fang sent over a batch of tools required. Sister Guihua also ca. The three of them worked for quite a while before tofu was successfully made.
Once fresh tofu was made, Mo Qianxue displayed her culinary technique and cooked a few dishes with tofu.
Tofu tasted smooth and tender, appetizing and refreshing. Sister Fang and Guihua, who never had this kind of dish before, so devoured that they almost swallow their tongues.
Here, there wasn’t any type of pollution, so the taste of tofu was also particularly delicious. She also used the bone, from which the at had all been scraped out by the hateful sister Zhao, to make so soup with which to stew the tofu. Therefore, the tofu naturally tasted extradentarily delicious.
Packing so tofu for the two, Mo Qianxue let them go back ho and co here tomorrow morning.
Sister Fang refused to accept the bowl of tofu, hesitating, “Dear sister, shouldn’t we give so to village head and elders? After all, we’re just a few won. If anything happened, we need n to stand in front of us.”
Mo Qianxue replied with a smile, “Thanks for you reminding, otherwise I really forget this. Truly, we should send so to village head and elders. After lunch, would you go together with ?”
How could she possibly forget that so much tofu made today was gift to others? What would be made tomorrow was for selling.
Hearing Mo Qianxue’s words, sister Fang stopping insisting the courtesy and accepted the bowl and left. Such delicious food. Of course, she wanted to bring so back for her husband and children.
Six hundred cents per month and only-day work each day? And she ate and took at the sa ti. Sister Guihua had never thought of such a good thing would happen to her.
Her two hands rubbed against each other, saying a little shy, “Sister Ning. How can I take this? I’ve just worked for no more than half a day and just ate here. Then, how about I help you wash clothes...”
“Sister Guihua, we have many days ahead. Tofu is delicate food. If we make too much for once, it’ll go sour anyway.” Mo Qianxue smiled while tucking the bowl of tofu onto the hands of sister Guihua, half comforting and half joking, “If the tofu sells good in the future and we have to make more, don’t complain of tiring.”
Taking over the tofu, sister Guihua’s eyes turned totally red. Ever since her husband’s death, there wasn’t a person who was so nice to her. Everyone accused her for bring bad luck to her husband. Even her maternal families stopped contact her.
This sister Ning was really a good person!
“Don’t say this sister Ning. Though I’m thin, but I have a lot strength.”
“...”
When Ning Shaoqing ca back from teaching at school, Mo also cooked for him a feast of tofu dishes.
Looking at these unique dishes, Ning Shaoqing’s eyes lit up. After tasting each of them, he put down the chopsticks and asked calmly, “Are these the food you want to sell? Taste good, indeed. But how do you plan to sell?”
Since he rarely cared what Mo was doing, she told him the whole story of selling nu at Baiyunju, the restaurant. She also revealed so of her thoughts.
Of course she wouldn’t sell it on the street. Her plan was to sell tofu to Baiyunju. As for what the restaurant would do to it, she didn’t care.
A thing like tofu appeared mysterious before coming to existence, but once it was there, anyone who knew a little about pharmacology or who was clever would sooner or later figure out the mystery of brine.
This technique was too shallow with a threshold too low, so it was definitely not a key to long-term benefit.
Therefore, what she wanted was only the first bucket of gold.
As for how Baiyunju would deal with tofu, an insignificant food,which was hard to preserve and transport, she didn’t want to bother to care.
Her energy should be placed on long-term plans, such as how to start a factory of soy sauce or vinegar and other products that could be sold across the country or even perhaps the whole continent.
Ning Shaoqing remained silent for a while, then he made a small smile and said, “Show the contract you signed.”
To her surprise, he should be so interested in her business. Readily, she took out the contract and handed him with a grin.
If they wanted to get along, they had to get to know about each other. This would be a good start when he tried to know her and accept her...
Ning Shaoqing read the contract while Mo Qianxue made her own calculation in her mind.
Finishing reading it, Ning Shaoqing pretended to be casual to fold it and insert it into his front pocket. He still didn’t have her calligraphy work yet. He had wanted to appreciate her plum-flower-like writing last ti he saw it.
Why did he want the contract which was useless for him? Mo Qianxue didn’t make of it when Ning Shaoqing made a faint smile, saying, “Did you draft the contract yourself? Quite good!”
A hint of pride rose up in Mo Qianxue’s heart. Of course! Her position as a little boss in modern ti wasn’t obtained by re luck. A contract, seemingly simple, had a lot hidden traps to be studied carefully.
“Yes, then, the seventh young lord said we needed a contract, so I randomly wrote one in two copies!”
Randomly? Though Ning Shaoqing didn’t believe it, he still gave her a faint smile, “The contract ans no constraint on you. You can totally do as you wish, whether in terms of nu of dishes. If you’re too busy to deal with everything, I can help you with accounting.”
Indeed, tis had changed. Before, the accounting was tens of thousands of gold and silver, but he was impatient to manage it. Now, however, he should voluntarily help her with cents of tofu accounting because of concern for her.
Since Ning Shaoqing was willing to help, of course she was readily happy to accept the offer. Though she didn’t value too much on the small tofu business, it could function as a start for them to build a harmonious relationship. So why not?
“That’s really good. I’ll listen to you, sir. With you behind , it can’t be bad.” The high hat of praising must be put on him.
Ning Shaoqing’s face didn’t change, obviously not caring much about the high hat. Instead, he praised her, “Utilizing Baiyunju to start the fight and exploring the tofu market without spending much ti and energy. It’s indeed a great plan of yours.”
The two talked for so long for the first ti. While having the al, the two never felt more harmonious.
In the afternoon, M Qianxue, together with sister Fang went to send tofu to village head and elders. They chatted awhile at each of their hos; it was not early when they ca back. Sister Guihua also sent over two pieces of new clothes.
Mo Qianxue had chosen the color of light blue for herself and Navy blue for Ning Shaoqing.
The light blue dress was edged with a rim of sapphire blue. A few small plum blossoms were also embroidered on the front split, making the dress especially elegant. It fitted Mo Qianxue very well. She turned a circle with satisfaction.
“Sister Guihua, you really have great needlework that the dress fits perfectly even without taking my asurents in advance. The embroidering is also great. The flowers are vivid to life. I look really good in it.”
“Sister Ning, you yourself are pretty. The forr clothes are wide and large in dim color, so it didn’t make you beautiful.” Sister Guihua helped her groom the dress while praising her with a smile.
“It’s all because of your talent. In the future, I’m sure I will trouble you again...”
“Your like of it is already flattering . No trouble at all. Don’t be over-polite with ...”
The two laughed and chatted for another while when Ning Shaoqing got in the door holding so books. He was instantly shocked at the sight of Mo Qianxue standing there in the light blue dress, refreshingly beautiful.
Seeing Ning Shaoqing ca back, sister Guihua hurriedly stood up to say that her daughter Nier was waiting for her to cook dinner and left.
After seeing sister Guihua to the door, Mo Qianxue half-danced over and turned a circle, smiling, “Sir, is this dress that I had Guihua made for pretty? Does it fit ?”
Ning Shaoqing took a glance at the dress on her, his faint smile mixed with ghosts of sorrow, replying, “It’s beautiful.”
Getting the answere she’d like to hear, she took out the navy blue robe, “This is for you. Go get changed to check whether it fits you or not.”
Ning Shaoqing took over the robe with a complicated expression. But he rely said yes and turned to take off the gray coat.
Mo Qianxue laughed in amusent. This dishonest man. He was so shy! Hadn’t she seen him in inner clothes? Since he turned around to change, she also quickly took off the new dress.
When Ning Shaoqing put it on and turned back, thought it was still the sa person, his new look lit up Mo Qianxue’s eyes.
Just a simple navy-blue robe, matched with a dark green belt, his temperant changed at once.
His eyes were as clear as bright ripples of a peaceful late, and his figure was as tall and elegant as towering trees!
What a traditional handso man! Mo Qianxue made a thousand thumbs to him in her mind. Moving in small steps over and helped him with the robe, she smiled, “Sister Guihua’s needlework is excellent. Your robe also fits well. What a sha that I’m not good at needlework, otherwise I’ll make you a robe personally.”
Mo Qianxue pulled the split and the corner in a natural way, but Ning Shaoqing flushed a little and coughed. Then he noticed that Mo Qianxue changed back to her old dark red dress, frowning, “The new dress is pretty. Why did you take it off?”
“I’m cooking in a while. I don’t want it to get dirty. Also, I’ll go down town tomorrow for business, so just leave it for tomorrow.”
Mo Qianxue sounded light, but Ning Shaoqing heard the words with sadness.
The two chatted a little and then Mo Qianxue went to cook.
Ning Shaoqing gazed at the light blue dress that had been neatly folded on the bed, his eyes almost flooding with grief and loss for one ti and warmth and love for another. Finally he also took off the new robe.
Folding it clumsily, he put it right on the light blue dress.
One light blue and one navy-blue, the two pieces stayed next to each with intimately. Ning Shaoqing sat on the edge of the bed, stroking the two pieces and his lips curved in a good-looking smile.
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