Border Cook

Chapter 531 A good deal
"This is in front of our own people, so I might as well speak my mind. I really hope that this Wufu Workshop will not be able to continue."

As Old Liu spoke, his face was full of hope.

If Wufu Workshop goes out of business, their tofu business will surely continue to be as prosperous as before!
Gao Fusheng nodded and sighed again.

Yes, it would be great if I could sell tofu like before.

Let's take a step back and say that even if business is not as good as before, it's ok to be able to make a living, which is better than now.

Unfortunately, assumptions are just assumptions, and it is basically impossible to make them come true.

Gao Fusheng and Old Liu looked at each other and continued to sigh. The whole courtyard was covered with a layer of haze, which formed a sharp contrast with the bright sunshine and vibrant summer day.

Just when the two people's faces were as pale as eggplants hit by frost, without a trace of life, someone poked his head in the door and asked loudly, "Is this the home of Gao Fusheng, the tofu grinder?"

"That's right, that's right." Gao Fusheng thought he was here to buy tofu, so he hurried to the door to greet him, "I'm here to grind tofu, but I want to buy..."

Seeing that the people coming were not ordinary people but two yamen runners, Gao Fusheng was stunned for a moment. He swallowed the word "tofu" without saying it.

"Sir, you are looking for me. Is there something wrong?" Gao Fusheng asked, his face full of timidity.

"Are you Gao Fusheng?" the yamen runner confirmed again.

"Exactly."

"Then do you know Old Liu who grinds tofu? Where is his home? Please lead the way and go with us to find Old Liu. This matter needs to be discussed in front of both of you." said a tall yamen runner who was in the lead.

Looking for Old Liu?
Gao Fusheng subconsciously looked at Old Liu in the yard.

Old Liu was already very surprised to see the yamen runner, and when he heard that the runner was looking for him, he became even more uneasy and stood up quickly.

Why did the yamen runners come out of nowhere?

And he came to find Gao Fusheng and his...

Could it be that they were asking the two tofu grinders to stop grinding tofu for the sake of Wu Fu Workshop, so as not to disrupt the business of Wu Fu Workshop?

Or could it be that walls have ears, and the two of them were hoping that the Wufu Workshop would not be able to operate in the future, and the yamen runners heard it and wanted to cause trouble for them?

Old Liu was scared, but he knew he was doomed, so he had to bite the bullet and step forward, "Officer, I am Old Liu, the tofu grinder."

"You are?" The yamen runner laughed when he heard this. "It just so happens that you two are together. It saves us from running to another place in the hot weather to look for you."

"To be honest, it was Madam Xia and the prefect who asked us to come to you two to discuss this matter of grinding tofu."

As expected, they are not allowed to grind tofu in the future...

Gao Fusheng and Old Liu looked at each other, their breath stuck in their mouths, but they didn't dare to sigh.

Tang, who was busy picking up tofu, burst into tears again, but she didn't dare to cry out loud, for fear of getting into trouble again. The yamen runner continued, "Wufu Workshop wants to add a few more tofu baskets, and Madam Xia can't take care of it alone. Since you two have experience in grinding tofu, we want to invite you two to be the master chefs of Wufu Workshop and work for the workshop in the future."

"Madam Xia also said that the current salary is one tael of silver per month. If the workshop becomes bigger and busier in the future, the salary will be discussed later, but it will definitely increase. The prefect sent us two to tell you two and see if you are willing to go."

"Yes, Madam Xia also said that it's up to you to go or not, it all depends on your personal plan, and you don't have to feel too much psychological burden..."

Instead of holding them accountable, we are inviting them to be master chefs in the workshop?
One or two taels of silver a month!
They usually need at least two people to grind and sell tofu, and the money they earn each month is just this amount at most. If business is bad or it is cloudy or rainy and it is not convenient to go out to sell tofu, there will be a lot of losses.

If you compare them, it is definitely more cost-effective to work at Wufu Workshop!
Old Liu was overjoyed. Without any hesitation, he replied, "Go, I'll go!"

"I'm willing to go too..." Gao Fusheng hurriedly followed up, but he felt a little uneasy. "The tofu in Wufu Workshop is delicious. It must be because of Madam Xia's craftsmanship, which is far better than ours. Can our craftsmanship really satisfy Madam Xia?"

"Don't worry about that." The runner smiled and said, "Madam Xia said that you have experience and your own unique ideas. When the time comes, we can put them together and work on them. The tofu you make might be even tastier than the current one."

"Let's take a step back and say that even if your cooking skills are not as good as Madam Xia's, the same thing still applies. You have experience, so you are naturally better than those who don't know how to grind tofu. You will definitely learn faster from her, so you are still worthy of being a master chef."

Hearing this, Gao Fusheng suddenly felt more confident and nodded vigorously, "Yes!"

"Okay, since both of you are willing to go, when you are free, come with us to the workshop to meet Madam Xia and talk about how to do this job?" asked the bailiff.

Old Liu and Gao Fusheng looked at each other and answered in unison, "Then let's go now."

It was mid-afternoon, so they got familiar with each other and had some discussions, and then started working directly in the evening so as not to delay making tofu the next morning.

"Okay, let's go now!"

The yamen runner was very happy to see that things were going very smoothly, and hurriedly took Gao Fusheng and Old Liu to the Wufu Workshop.

Tang saw them out the door and watched the four people walking away, wiping the tears from her face with her hands.

The child followed from behind, looked at Tang's tear-stained face, and tugged at her sleeve timidly, "Mom..."

"Mom is fine." Tang half squatted down and talked to the child, "Go get some firewood and light a fire for me."

"Why are we lighting a fire now?" the child asked puzzled.

It was neither time for dinner nor for making soy milk, and the child really couldn't imagine what the fire was for.

"Didn't you say yesterday that you were tired of eating tofu with spring onions every day? Today I'm going to make fried tofu slices for you to eat!"

Fried tofu slices, put thick tofu slices in a frying pan and fry them until the surface is completely crispy and golden, sprinkle a little salt on them and you can eat them directly.

Whether cut into pieces and stewed, or cut into shreds and served cold, they are both very delicious dishes on weekdays.

Fried foods have a unique and rich flavor, and are nowadays the favorite dish for children to improve their lives.

When they heard that they would have fried tofu slices, the children clapped their hands for joy and rushed to get firewood to go into the kitchen to light a fire.