Because of Jiujiu's bullying, the business of many tofu sellers was getting worse by the day. However, the people of this era were more simple. Although they hated Jiujiu very much in their hearts, they didn't have any bad intentions. They simply closed their tofu shops and changed to other businesses.
The nearby tofu shops were all closed, leaving only Jiujiu's shop. Naturally, business was getting better day by day. Li Shuan, who originally only had a few taels of silver, now had a lot of money in his hands.
As soon as he had money, Li Shuan brought Jiujiu and Lianshi to buy two sets of clothes. As for himself, he was still wearing the clothes from before.
Jiujiu looked at the clothes on Li Shuan's body that were about to turn into a fishing net. She sighed and turned around to tell the owner of the clothing shop to buy two sets of clothes for Li Shuan.
Li Shuan had a rough personality. In the past, when he was selling tofu at home, his wife was in charge of the money. Now that his wife was gone, the money was naturally in charge of Jiujiu.
At this moment, Jiujiu wanted to buy clothes for him. Although Li Shuan felt that it was a waste of money, when he saw Jiujiu's face full of concern, Li Shuan nodded in the end.
The family of three bought clothes and some daily necessities. The three of them returned home and prepared to set up a stall.
Because it was only today that they went out to shop, Li Shuan felt sorry for Jiujiu and Lianshi because they were still young. He looked after the tofu stall by himself. While skillfully cutting tofu for the people who came to buy tofu, he also chatted with them.
During this period of time, Li Shuan's life was quite comfortable. Not only did he have a home, but he also had a stable business. His son was well-behaved, and his daughter was pretty. Moreover, Jiujiu had been helping him recuperate during this period of time. Li Shuan's body had recovered by eighty percent. His hunched back was straight, and even the wrinkles on his face due to worry were smoothed out. He had returned to his usual appearance.
Most of the people who came to buy tofu were women. When they saw Li Shuan and not Jiujiu, they pulled Li Shuan aside and said a few words. Of course, the main point was to inquire about Jiujiu.
After hearing that Jiujiu was 16 years old this year and was still unmarried, some people had a plan in their hearts.
Not to mention that Jiujiu's appearance was beautiful, even if she wore coarse clothes and stood in the same place to buy tofu, she would still be as beautiful as a painting. Many people secretly gave Jiujiu the nickname of 'Tofu Beauty'.
Some people who had seen the world said that Jiujiu's temperament did not look like that of a peddler's daughter. Instead, she looked like a well-raised daughter of a wealthy family.
Of course, there were also many who disagreed.
No matter how pretty she was, she was still a merchant's girl.
Most people did not pay attention to those who said such sour words. Even if she was a merchant's girl, so what? Didn't they see how capable she was?
According to Li Shuan, the capital for them to settle down and live their lives was all given by Jiujiu. If their son could marry Jiujiu, such a beautiful and sensible girl, they would wake up laughing in their sleep.
However, although there were many people who inquired about Jiujiu, there were relatively few people who actually came to matchmake.
Firstly, although many people who liked Jiujiu thought that Jiujiu was good, they also thought that Jiujiu was too good. Their children were not worthy of Jiujiu. Secondly, Li Shuan directly told the first matchmaker that Jiujiu was still young, and he wanted to keep Jiujiu for two more years.
Her biological father had already said that he wanted to keep her for two more years. Wouldn't it be shameful to go there again? Therefore, even if Jiujiu was very good, there were very few people who came to propose marriage.
Jiujiu also knew about the discussions on the streets, but she did not take it to heart. After all, she would either marry her own man or not. Li Shuan's words saved her a lot of trouble.
In the blink of an eye, another year had passed.
Jiujiu's tofu stall had become two stalls. There were a few small tables and stools in front of the door. Li Shuan stood in front of the oil pan, frying youtiao, and Jiujiu was helping people make tofu pudding.
Although selling tofu could make money, the profits were not very high. Because not every family ate tofu every day, Jiujiu found another way and moved the tofu pudding over half a year ago.
Jiujiu told Li Shuan about the tofu pudding half a year ago, and Li Shuan helped her make it. Jiujiu tried it and it was good, so she directly set up a few stalls outside to sell the tofu pudding.
Li Shuan's tofu pudding was delicious, so was the tofu pudding. In addition, Jiujiu's sauce was made. Gradually, there were many repeat customers. After careful calculation, the daily profits were almost the same as the tofu pudding.
In the past few days, Jiujiu saw that people who finished the tofu pudding wanted to eat pancakes, so she thought of a way to move the youtiao over.
Because of this, the daily business was much better.
Every morning, she got up early and put the tofu pudding out. Jiujiu sold the tofu pudding, Li Shuan fried the youtiao, and Lian Shi was in charge of running errands and cleaning up the dishes. Business was booming.
Jiujiu looked at the remaining tofu pudding, then looked up to check the time. Thinking that it was already noon, she called Lian Shi to help clean up the stall.
First of all, it was summer now. After a while, the sun would rise, and there would not be many people left. Second of all, Jiujiu's body was a little delicate now. She had to take an afternoon nap every day. If she did not sleep, she would be listless for the whole day.
Lian Shi knew Jiujiu's habits. After answering crisply, she immediately called Li Shuan to help Jiujiu clean up the tofu pudding stall.
The noodles for the youtiao had been used up long ago, so Li Shuan had already moved the oil and stove into the house. Now, he only needed to move Jiujiu's tofu pudding into the house. At the same time, he also needed to clean up the stools and tables at the door and let Lian Shi look after the stall outside.
Li Shuan walked out and quickly put the tables and stools together. Seeing Jiujiu's little face, which was red from the heat, he quickly cleaned up and said, "Why don't you go to sleep first? Lian Shi and I are here."
Jiujiu was so sleepy that she could barely open her eyes. When she heard Li Shuan's words, she groggily nodded and walked into the house as if she was sleepwalking.
Jiujiu had just walked to the door when she heard Auntie Wang, who usually came to take care of her business, running over in a hurry. As she ran, she shouted, "Xiang 'er, do you still have tofu pudding here?"
Auntie Wang sold raw meat across the street. The people nearby all went to her place to buy meat. Because Auntie Wang was good at talking, she would buy some meat for you every day. After a while, her business was even more prosperous than Jiujiu's.
The profits from selling meat were more high. Therefore, even though Auntie Wang's family needed to slaughter pigs and was often covered in blood and did not have good clothes, she was still famous for being rich here.
Because she was in business all year round, Auntie Wang's voice was as loud as thunder. Jiujiu, who was still in a daze, was instantly woken up by Auntie Wang's voice. Jiujiu groggily shook her head and quickly turned around. "What else? Today is the same as before?"
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