60s Splendid Life

The business of their tofu shop opened in the next year is not as good as it was before, but this Lu Jin also expected that during the time before the year, everyone had to prepare new year's goods, and there were more people buying things, and their business was also good.But now that the Chinese New Year is over, many people still have leftovers to eat at home. In addition, during the Chinese New Year period, everyone’s expenses are relatively high. After the new year, they generally save a little bit, and there is still some time before spring plowing. The time until the next autumn harvest will be even longer. For various reasons, many people have tightened their belts to live, so the business of their tofu shops will inevitably plummet.

The men who went to the outer village to sell tofu on the first day came back late, but the tofu they brought out were still sold out, but the men who went out to sell tofu the next day and the third day did not come back until late. There are still leftover tofu to bring back.

The business in their village is the same, and it is not as good as before. Every day, there are unsold tofu left over. They make the unsold tofu into stewed tofu, which can be kept for sale the next day.

But the problem now is that the stewed tofu that they have been selling well last year can't be sold now, and the number of people who buy it is far less than that of last year.

"Xiao Jin, you can tell me what to do." Mrs. Qin was very anxious to see that the business of their tofu shop was so bad, so she came to Lu Jin to discuss this matter.

Years ago they hired one more person to do work, and if they hired one more person, they would have to pay an extra salary. Now the business of the tofu shop is not good, and she wants to fire the person who was hired a year ago, but it is impossible.Everyone is afraid of being unwanted, and works very hard, for fear of falling behind others, and the one who is unwanted is himself.In this case, Aunt Qin can't do anything to ask someone to leave.

"Captain, I have an idea here, why don't you listen to it?"

"Okay, you say."

Seeing their captain nodding, Lu Jin continued, "It's normal for the business to be a bit weaker after the year. Let's take advantage of this time to make more fermented bean curd and sell it for two months, so that everyone will be busy and don't have to rest." Didn't we harvest a lot of beans last year? We can also take advantage of this time to digest some. When the tofu curd is ready, our business should also pick up a bit. As long as someone comes to replace the tofu, we are not afraid of running out of beans .”

"Also, we always wait for others to exchange beans with us. If we only have beans to make tofu, it is not a long-term solution. This year, let's take a look at the situation and propose to the team leader. If we plant a few acres of beans, our tofu workshop will not be afraid of running out of beans.”

"Yes, I will mention the bean planting to the team leader when I go back." Aunt Qin also thought about this problem. Their tofu workshop has made a good profit in the past year. In addition to being responsible for its own profits and losses, it also made some money. , Of course, all the money went back to the team in the end.

Now that they have any problems, they naturally have to ask the team to solve them.

"In the future, if the third brother and the ninth brother go to other villages to sell tofu, let's ask them to take less fresh tofu and bring more stewed tofu, dried bean curd skin and yuba to sell." Lu Jin remembered that their tofu shop did not have tofu yet. Skin, "Today I will teach you how to make tofu skin first."

"These things are more durable. In the future, they will go to other villages to sell things. They will sell them as soon as they can be sold out. If they can't be sold out, they will come back earlier." It's not very safe outside these days, and Lu Jin doesn't want people in their village to go to the village. If something happened outside, the responsibility should rest with their tofu shop.

"Okay, okay, you make up your mind about this matter. You can teach everyone how to make the tofu skin you mentioned as soon as possible." After talking with Lu Jin, Aunt Qin showed a smile on her face, as if she had found the backbone, she stretched out her hand He patted Lu Jin on the shoulder and said, "Fortunately, you are here in our tofu shop. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know who to turn to for consultation if I had any problems."

"Hehe, if you discuss it with a few more people, you will be able to find a solution to the problem. Captain, if you have any problems in the future, don't worry about it by yourself. You can talk to us more." Lu Jin said with a smile.

After the two of them finished talking about this matter, Aunt Qin announced to the employees of the tofu shop that they would hurry up and make more fermented bean curd during this period. Everyone was relieved when they heard that there was work to be done. expression.

Lu Jin is a master who leads people to work. He first taught everyone how to make tofu skin. The method of tofu skin is similar to that of yuba, and it is not too difficult to make.Also, everyone is not very proficient in making fermented bean curd, so he has to follow every step in person, otherwise, if one step is wrong, several jars of fermented bean curd will be spoiled.He also discussed with their team leader about buying another batch of small jars for fermented bean curd, which was agreed by their team leader.

At this moment, he had an idea in his mind, but he had to put it into action, depending on what happened next.

***

It wasn't until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month after the year that Lu Jin took the time to come and take their little Baoer to the town. He first took the child to Master Liu's to see his feet, and then left the child in the Uncle Liu, asked Uncle Liu to take care of him before going to the house he rented out.

All the goods he left here years ago were sold out, and the remaining money for the goods had to be settled with Brother Monkey.After arriving at the rental house and putting away his things, he went to talk to Brother Monkey about their New Year's plans and business, and found him in the old place.

Compared with the skinny young man last year, this year Liu Zhun is a little fatter and looks more like a human being. Otherwise, people would not call him Brother Monkey before. The origin of this name Or because he was too skinny.

"Let's go, brother treats you to a meal. We have known each other for so long, and I haven't treated you to a meal. Give me a face and let me treat you to a meal. It is a thank you for taking care of my brother for so long. Seeing Lu Jin coming, Liu Zhun was also very happy, this time he invited someone to a nearby restaurant for dinner, and ordered two big bowls of beef noodles and a bowl of meat.

Lu Jin originally went out after lunch, but when he saw that the other party said he had never invited him to dinner, he couldn't refuse to invite him to a meal, so he agreed and followed him to the restaurant.Seeing that the other party was so happy, he smiled and asked, "Brother, what are you so happy about? You also invited me to dinner?"

"Hey, didn't you make money with my little brother and let the family have a good year, brother is very happy." Liu Zhun leaned into Lu Jin's ear and whispered, afraid that others would hear what they said .

What he said was also the fact that when he grew up to such an age, it was the first time that his family ate meat during the Chinese New Year, and the family could wear new clothes.Speaking of which, Liu Zhun's family used to be good. His father used to work in the factory and was paid every month. But since his father was dismissed due to illness, his mother's health has deteriorated year after year in order to take care of the family. Well, he is the eldest son of the family, and he has younger brothers and sisters under him, otherwise he would not have come out early to save money to support the family, and risked being caught in the business of reselling supplies.

Of course, Lu Jin didn't know about Liu Zhun's family situation, and the other party didn't know about his family either.The two have been working together in business for so long, and they haven't told each other about the situation at home, or even their names. Lu Jin only knows that the other is Brother Monkey, and the other has always called him "younger brother". The personal relationship seems to be as close as brother and brother, but in fact they have nothing to do with each other.

But Lu Jin could tell that Liu Zhun was really happy. Seeing that the other party asked for two taels of white wine, he knew that he couldn't drink well, so he didn't drink with the other party because he was too young to drink. Just ate his bowl of beef noodles.They are all young men in their teens and 20s, and their appetites are not small. Even if they just had lunch not long ago, it is more than enough for him to eat another bowl of noodles now.

While the two were eating and chatting, a group of people also entered the restaurant.

"Brother won money today, I invite you to dinner." It was Lu Jiankang and a few young people who came in. Lu Jiankang looked very happy. He came to town today and was taken by some friends to gamble. I played a few hands and won a little money, so I brought a few friends to the restaurant to treat guests to dinner.

A group of people came in with laughter.

Lu Jin and Liu Zhun, who were eating inside, turned their heads subconsciously when they heard the voice.

Lu Jin was sitting inside, and as soon as he raised his head, he bumped into the people who came in. He saw Lu Jiankang, and Lu Jiankang also saw him.

The smile on Lu Jiankang's face paused, obviously recognizing this little nephew.

"Health, do you know them?" One of the young men who followed Lu Jiankang asked when he saw him staring at people.

"I know, I know!" When Lu Jiankang saw Lu Jin, he remembered the hundreds of dollars that Lu Jin got from his aunt. Before that, he had been looking for an opportunity to block this kid. This kid was very slippery. He didn't let him find a chance to block people.No, Huangtian really paid off, letting him touch someone!

Seeing the people coming in looking for them, Liu Zhun asked Lu Jin with his eyes: Do you know them?

Lu Jin gave the other party a playful look.

"Hey, isn't this my little nephew? Are you a poor man who has money to come to a restaurant with someone? Don't you have no money to eat after eating, and someone took off his pants and put him here. Your uncle and I have no money to redeem him." You come back hahaha..." Lu Jiankang came over and saw an empty bowl in front of Lu Jin and the person sitting opposite him, with a plate in the middle, and there was nothing on it, only a little soup left The juice is there.Even if there was nothing on it, he could still tell that the meat left in the dish was the marinade, and just by looking at the marinade, he could see a layer of oil.