Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Gu Jinli looked at the dozens of large sieves full of tofu and laughed, "In seven days, when the tofu grows mold, we can make preserved tofu."

Gu Jinxiu felt a bit creeped out, "Grow mold? Can you still eat tofu when it grows mold?"

"Yes, it's delicious! We'll have a meal of moldy tofu, and I guarantee you, big sister, you'll love it." Gu Jinli described the deliciousness of moldy tofu and preserved tofu to Gu Jinxiu, piquing her curiosity.

Mrs. Cui found it funny: "Third Grandma is right, you really do have a craving mouth, capable of making anything into food."

Isn't that moldy tofu just moldy tofu, then? How can you eat something moldy?

Worried, Mrs. Cui decided that when Gu Dashan goes to town, he should stop by Xuanhu Fang to pick up some medicine for diarrhea, just in case the girl gets a stomach upset and has no medicine to take.

Brother Cheng strongly supported his second sister, hearing Mrs. Cui and Gu Jinxiu's concerns, he quickly said: "If second sister says it's edible, then it's edible. I want to eat moldy tofu with second sister!"

"Haha, second sister did right by spoiling you," Gu Jinli squatted down, gave Brother Cheng a peck on the cheek, and smacked her lips, "Brother Cheng, you've gotten chubby, there's flesh on your face now."

Brother Cheng felt shy and hid behind Mrs. Cui, poking his head out with a blushing face and said to Gu Jinli: "I've grown up, second sister isn't allowed to kiss me anymore."

Gu Jinli: "You little one dare to say you've grown up, you were still wearing split pants last year."

Hearing this, Brother Cheng turned beet red and sought help from Mrs. Cui and Gu Jinxiu: "Mom, big sister, second sister is mocking me, help me."

Mrs. Cui had always been worried about this little son. Back in their hometown, he was often scolded and beaten by Granny Gu and rarely spoke. Now that he could laugh and act spoiled, Mrs. Cui felt like crying, and unusually for her gentle demeanor, teased Brother Cheng: "Your second sister is right, at the beginning of last year, you were indeed still wearing split pants."

Last year, he was just a three-year-old kid, and because the family was poor, there was no money to make new clothes. He had to wear clothes from when he was two, and those pants would have been too small if they were sewn up, so he had no choice but to wear split pants.

Brother Cheng was stunned by her words, and just as he was about to make a fuss, Gu Dashan came back and called out loudly, "Xiao Yu, come out, your three Uncle Liangs are here."

Hearing Gu Dashan's voice, Brother Cheng ran out of the kitchen thump-a-thump and threw himself into Gu Dashan's arms, "Dad, mom, and second sister made fun of me, I'm angry."

Gu Dashan picked him up, looked at his puffed-up little face, and asked with a smile, "What did they tease you about?"

Brother Cheng, with his red face, acted bashfully and didn't say a word.

"It's not teasing, mom already said, what I said was the truth." Gu Jinli walked into the courtyard, saw the three Liang brothers, and asked, "Uncle Liangs, what brings you here, is there something important?"

Liang Zhuzi, knowing Gu Jinli was a straightforward person, didn't beat around the bush and directly said, "It's still about the seasoning spices business. I'm planning on renting a shop in Hukang County, and from now on, sell our spices there."

Hukang County is located below Daxing Town, and when they were selling tofu and spices in Daxing Town, many people from Hukang County came to buy, giving Liang Zhuzi a glimpse of a business opportunity.

"You wouldn't know, as early as a month ago, people from Hukang County ran to our stall to buy seasoning spices, saying that the spices made the food delicious and were much cheaper than Hai Xian Sauce, and they wanted to buy in bulk from us."

"That Hukang County is even larger than our Futian County, if we could sell our seasoning spices there, we could definitely make a substantial amount of money." Liang Zhuzi spoke excitedly, wishing he could go to Hukang County and open a shop immediately.

Gu Jinli, hearing this, laughed and said, "Opening a shop so quickly, Uncle Liang, have you saved enough money?"

Liang Zhuzi said, "That's enough, thanks to you guys, without your workshop's preserved tofu and seasoning spices, uncle couldn't have saved up silver so quickly."

In these past two months, the money they earned has been increasing day by day, and now his family has actually saved up forty taels of silver.

Although forty taels of silver can't buy a shop, it's more than enough to manage one and still leave some capital for stocking up.

Gu Jinli is also happy to see him making money, and didn't stop him from opening a shop, but she still asked with concerns, "Uncle Liang, you are not from Hukang County, where will you open a shop, will it be safe?"

Gu Dashan also reminded, "Brother Liang, although Hukang County is our neighboring county, you are not a local there, opening a shop there might lead to being bullied."

On their way escaping famine, they encountered many situations of being bullied; even in Da Feng Village, since they came from another place, they were bullied.

Liang Zhuzi laughed and said, "Brother Dashan, Xiao Yu, don't worry, my wife's aunt married into Hukang County, it's their help we sought to manage the shop. Once we open, we will invite my aunt's son to work, and then the locals of Hukang County wouldn't dare to bully."

If Liang Zhuzi didn't have a relative in Hukang County, he wouldn't dare to manage a shop there.

Seeing Liang Zhuzi had relatives in Hukang County, Gu Jinli no longer worried, reminded him to be cautious to avoid being schemed against, and nodded in agreement, "Alright, since Uncle Liang wants to open a shop, I will increase your supply."

Even before the workshop opened, Liang Zhuzi had mentioned his interest in selling seasoning spices, but at that time the workshop's production of seasoning spices wasn't much, so she hadn't agreed.

Now that Elder Lei Wu and their goods have been dispatched, the workshop could produce over a hundred pounds of seasoning spices daily, it was time to increase the supply for Liang Zhuzi.

"Xiao Yu, are you serious?" Liang Zhuzi was overjoyed, worried that he had heard wrong, so he asked again.

Gu Jinli nodded, "Naturally, when have I ever gone back on my word?"

"That's true, Xiao Yu might be a young girl, but she works even more capably than men, her word is as good as her bond." Liang Zhuzi has lived for over thirty years, seen many people, but he has never seen a girl as capable as Gu Jinli.

After his excitement, Liang Zhuzi nervously rubbed his hands and asked, "Xiao Yu, how much goods can you supply to uncle daily?"

Gu Jinli did some mental calculations and said, "I can supply you with thirty-five pounds of seasoning spices daily. Once the new workshop is built and we hire more people, we can grind more spices and then increase your supply."

Liang Zhuzi was delighted beyond measure, thirty-five pounds a day meant nearly a thousand pounds a month, that was a substantial quantity.

However, besides seasoning spices, Liang Zhuzi wanted to sell other things.

"Xiao Yu, can you also spare some dried tofu and fried tofu for uncle, relying only on seasoning spices might take too long to support a shop."

He had tasted the dried tofu and fried tofu; both were great products with good flavor, rich oil content, more solid than tofu, and not easily spoiled.

Gu Jinli nodded, "Yes, I can provide at least a hundred pounds of each daily."

Making dried tofu and fried tofu was not difficult, it was just a secondary processing of tofu. As long as the workshop produced tofu, dried tofu and fried tofu could be supplied in any quantity.