After two bowls of bean curd, Zhu Shenzui felt a little bloated.
Touching his slightly bulging belly, Zhu Shenzui laughed to himself. He didn't expect that he would still be greedy. You must know that Zhu Shenzui has been very self-disciplined over the years. He still eats half full like today. It's the first time.
"Dude!"
"Hey! Here we come!" The young man was collecting the dishes and chopsticks left behind by the guests not far away. When Zhu Shenzui called him, he responded quickly.
He quickly put away the dishes and chopsticks with his hands and feet, then wiped the table with the rag on his shoulder, and then came to Zhu Shenzui's side in a few steps.
"How much did the meal just cost?"
"One penny for a bowl of bean curd and two penny for pancakes. You used two bowls. Chenghui's total is four penny." The young man said with a smile.
This answer surprised Zhu Shenzui, because the price was not expensive but very cheap, especially since the beancurd tasted so good and the quantity was large, but it only cost a penny.
Zhu Shenzui reached into his pocket, counted out four pennies and put them on the table. The young man thanked him politely and put away the money.
"Your tofu pudding is pretty good." Zhu Shenzui said with a smile.
"You haven't been here forever, have you?"
"Haha, what should I say?"
"If you come here often, you wouldn't say this." The young man said with a smile: "My tofu workshop has been open for several generations. There are many regular customers from nearby who come to eat tofu curds and make soy milk at this time every day, but my family The one that makes the best bean curd is not this one. After all, the tofu curd and soy milk thing is just made by making tofu. I am not exaggerating. The whole Pingyang Prefecture would say that the others are not as good as others, but when it comes to which tofu store is good, my family is this one. !”
As he said that, the young man raised his thumb at Zhu Shenzui. Seeing his proud look, Zhu Shenzui couldn't help laughing.
"Really? I've lived in Pingyang for several generations. Although I haven't been here for a long time, I haven't been here before. I haven't heard of it yet."
"How could this be false?" Seeing that Zhu Shenzui didn't believe it, the young man couldn't help but argue: "Since you are from Pingyang Mansion, you can just ask someone about our Kang family's tofu craftsmanship. But it has been passed down from our ancestors for hundreds of years since the Zhengde Dynasty, and no one in the entire Pingyang Prefecture who has eaten our Kang family tofu says it is good."
"Not to mention ordinary people, even dignitaries often order tofu from my house. By the way, have you seen the big house opposite? Do you know whose house it belongs to?"
"Whose family is it?"
The young man raised his eyebrows: "The Liu family in Pingyang Prefecture is the home of Mr. Liu Shancheng Liu! My tofu is exclusively for the Liu family. Mr. Liu has a huge fortune. The Liu family is famous throughout Shanxi, even the Liu family. My tofu, do you think my tofu is good?"
"Is there such a thing? I'm ignorant." Zhu Shenzui laughed, and then said: "Since I happened to come here today, I really have to buy some of your tofu and go back to try it. By the way, you guys What’s the price of tofu? Give me some.”
"Old customer, if you want to buy tofu, you have to wait for a while. There is a morning market right now, and the tofu will not be available for sale for an hour. It's not a rule, the main reason is that the tofu made by my Kang family is different from other stores. It will take some time to come out. In addition, today the Liu Mansion has to send thirty kilograms of tofu. This was decided yesterday, so the first batch of tofu cannot be sold to you. You can only wait for the second batch. become."
"How about you go somewhere else for a stroll first, and I'll keep it here for you, and come back to pick it up later? Or you can just say where you live, and I'll deliver it to your door. What do you think?"
The young man explained to Zhu Shenzui apologetically and offered to deliver the goods to his door.
I have to say that this young man is quite good at business. You must know that even if Zhu Shenzui buys tofu, he can only buy two or three kilograms of tofu at most. The tofu is not worth a few dollars. For such a small business, the young man offered to deliver the goods to his door. This service can be said to be perfect.
However, Zhu Shenzui did not accept the young man's kindness. He did not want the young man to know his identity. Almost everyone in Pingyang Prefecture knew where he lived. Once he reported his address, he would probably know his origin. People have guessed it.
Besides, Zhu Shenzui really wants to try his tofu? Of course that's not the case. The reason why he suddenly asked to buy Kang's tofu was not because he wanted to eat tofu, but because the young man mentioned something just now that caught Zhu Shenzui's attention, so he just found a random reason.
Zhu Shenzui smiled and said that he had nothing to do anyway. If it was convenient, he would rest in his shop and wait for his tofu. He didn't know if it would trouble him.
Hearing these words, the young man was happy and said what's the trouble? Anyone who comes is a guest. How can there be any reason to push the guests away when doing business?
It's okay for Zhu Shenzui to sit and rest in the store, but he has to wait for some time. He will be busy next and cannot greet Zhu Shenzui.
Zhu Shenzui waved his hands and said that it didn't matter. If he was busy, he would just go and rest. In this way, the young man continued to work. After working for a while, as the sun gradually rose, the morning market was almost over, and there were not many customers coming to eat bean curd.
At this time, the young man finished clearing several tables and turned around to see Zhu Shenzui still sitting peacefully near the door, looking casually towards the street outside. He thought about it and went inside, and soon came out with a pot of tea.
"Old guest, please have some tea."
"Oh, I'm so embarrassed. I'm here to rest and drink your tea for free?"
"It's okay, it's just a pot of tea, and it's not worth a lot of money. But my tea is not very good, so don't dislike it."
"Haha, it's too late to thank you. How can I dislike it?" Zhu Shenzui waved his hands repeatedly, and he had a good impression of this young man. Even though it is just a small tofu workshop, this young man has a good business acumen. , I can’t fault this service attitude at all, it’s worse than Haidilao.
After thanking him and taking a sip of tea, Zhu Shenzui asked for the young man's name and identity. After the young man reported his name and identity, he realized that this young man was actually the eldest son of the owner of Kang's tofu workshop.
The young man's name was Kang Youfu. He was slightly older than Zhu Shenzui. He was married and had a son and a daughter.
The son is three years old and the daughter is one and a half years old. The population of Kang's family is not large. Kang Youfu is the eldest of two brothers, and there is a younger brother Kang Youlu.
This tofu workshop was passed down from the ancestors of the Kang family and has been in the hands of Kang Youfu's father, Kang Tai, for three generations. As Kang Youfu said before, the Kang family was not originally from Pingyang Prefecture. During the Zhengde period, they fled to Pingyang from other places due to famine, and then settled here.
After the Kang family settled in Pingyang, they had no land to farm because they were outsiders. In addition, if they wanted to survive, they had to find a livelihood. Kang Youfu's great-grandfather, who is now the owner of Kang's shop, Kang Tai's grandfather, started a small business of grinding tofu and making tofu in order to support his family.
The Kang family has good skills in making tofu, and Kang Youfu's great-grandfather was a kind-hearted person. The tofu is not only good, but also sold at a low price. In this way, it gradually established a foothold in Binh Duong, and gradually developed from a simple and temporary tofu shop to the current tofu workshop, which has been passed down for three generations.
If you include Kang Youfu, you are the fourth generation.
Over the years, relying on the reputation accumulated by several generations, the Kang family's tofu shop is quite famous in Binh Duang. That is because Zhu Shenzui rarely comes here, and his life circle does not have much contact with this place. I don’t know much about Kang’s Tofu Shop.
But in Pingyang Mansion, the Kang family does have many regular tofu customers. Kang Youfu was not bragging just now. Not only do many dignitaries often send their servants to buy their tofu, but even the Liu family across the street uses their tofu for a long time.
