I Opened a Restaurant in Ancient Times

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　　The next morning, Su Wenzu and Zheng Chunmiao got up early and prepared the things for the two carts. Starting today, they began selling tofu pudding and tofu, but the only difference was that tofu could be bought back and made into dishes by themselves, while tofu pudding could be eaten directly with sauce on it.

　　Su Tian and Li Hongyue also quickly packed up, and the four of them went out together. Wu Fen stayed at home to cook today.

　　When they arrived at the county town, Su Tian and Li Hongyue stayed at their original stall as usual, while Su Wenzu and Zheng Chunmiao pushed their carts further forward and sold goods in two places at the same time, one in the east and one in the west.

　　"Hongyue, Sister Tian, ​​good morning." Mrs. Zhao, who was selling wontons next door, greeted Su Tian with a smile.

　　Su Tian filled a bowl of tofu pudding and handed it to her: "Good morning, Grandma Zhao. This is a new food I've been thinking of recently. It's called tofu pudding. Have a bowl and try it."

　　Mrs. Zhao took the bowl, thanked her and said in surprise: "Wow, this tofu pudding is white, why does it look so much like egg custard? I've never seen it before." Then she scooped a spoonful and put it into her mouth.

　　"Oh my, it slid straight into my stomach!" Mrs. Zhao laughed happily, "This is a good food. I have weak teeth, but this tofu pudding doesn't require any effort to chew."

There were already regular customers buying soy milk in front of Su Tian's stall. After hearing what Mrs. Zhao said, they became curious and expressed their desire to try the tofu pudding.

　　"A bowl of tofu pudding is five cents. How many bowls do you want?" Su Tian opened the jar of tofu pudding, then uncovered the gauze covering the tofu, and asked with a smile: "This is tofu. It has a better taste than tofu pudding. You can buy it and cut it into pieces and cook it with cabbage and eggs, or cook it alone. It's very delicious! One piece is only three cents."

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　　The soy milk stall already had many repeat customers, and today new food appeared and spread quickly.

　　The tofu pudding with sauce looks much more appetizing than soy milk, so much so that today's business has reached its highest peak ever. Su Tian and Li Hongyue are so busy that they wish they had three heads and six arms.

　　After more than an hour, the quantity prepared for today was almost sold out. Su Tian apologized to the customers who did not buy any and asked them to come back tomorrow.

　　Su Tian was packing up the cart when she saw Su Wenzu and Zheng Chunmiao pushing the cart towards her from a distance.

　　"Brother, is everything going well today?" Although Su Tian had great confidence in Su Wenzu, she still couldn't help feeling a little worried.

　　Su Wenzu's face was flushed, but his eyes were surprisingly bright: "Sister, there are not many stalls on the east side, and most of them are residents. My mother and I pushed the cart and asked every household, and we sold quite a lot, and every household asked for a large quantity when buying."

　　Su Tian was relieved: "That's good, let's go back first."

　　After returning home, Su Tian counted the copper coins he earned today. Today, he earned nearly one or two taels of silver in just one day. At this rate, after paying for the family's expenses, he would be able to rent a house in the county town and open a restaurant in a month or two! Su Tian was a little excited.

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　　Near noon that day, Su Wanqing returned home with a worried look on his face. In addition to grinding soy milk, he also had to go out to collect soybeans.