lcionline Chapter 224 Deceptive Tactics of Li Doudou
Chapter 224 Deceptive Tactics of Li Doudou
Just do it!
After instructing Ah Li to watch the house from the rooftop, the two boarded the carriage and hurriedly headed into the city to find Li Doudou, the tofu seller.
As soon as we arrived near the market, we heard a lot of noise. Without asking, we found that besides their own restaurant, the only other place with a large crowd was the stall of Li Doudou, the tofu beauty.
They quickly parked their car, squeezed through the crowd, and saw that Li Doudou's tofu stall was as popular as ever.
She skillfully cut the tofu, scooped out the soy milk, and occasionally offered words of comfort to the customers.
I don't know how Li Doudou's tofu got so good. Even though I use the same recipe and the same method, the tofu I make just doesn't taste as good as Li Doudou's.
The tofu at the stall was pure white, tender and juicy, and emitted an enticing aroma of soybeans. Just smelling it was enough to make you want to keep going.
"DouDou, DouDou, give me two pieces of tofu!"
"I want a spoonful of tofu pudding, please hurry, DouDou!"
The customers' voices rose and fell, keeping Li Doudou extremely busy, but she responded to everyone in an orderly manner: "Okay, everyone, don't rush, we have everything!"
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli exchanged a glance, and seeing that Li Doudou was busy, they did not go forward to disturb her.
Instead, she found an open space and waited for a while. When she saw that the pot of tofu pudding in front of Li Doudou had finally sold out, she had some free time and then went over to her.
"Hey, Lin Xi, Meng Li, what brings you here?"
Thanks to Bucktooth Jade, she and Li Doudou have been in frequent contact because of Qin Shen Shen, and the two are now best friends.
Therefore, Li Doudou is familiar with Lin Xi and Gao Mengli.
Gao Mengli pulled Li Doudou aside and, without beating around the bush, got straight to the point: "Doudou, we'd like to ask you to help us make tofu in Wangyue Village. The price is the same as the market price. What do you think?"
Li Doudou frowned slightly upon hearing Gao Mengli's words, revealing a hint of hesitation.
She gently bit her lip: "Mengli, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that my stall in this city can't be left unattended. I have a steady stream of customers every day, and if I leave, I'm afraid business will be affected."
Her customers, regardless of age or gender, would patronize her stall every day. Now that she was gone, she was really afraid that these people would storm into Wangyue Village!
Gao Mengli listened to Li Doudou's concerns and gently patted her hand.
This is indeed a problem, but it's not difficult.
There are plenty of people in the village looking for work. If DouDou were to help them make tofu, the amount she could make alone would definitely not be enough for them.
At that time, Li Doudou's tofu-making skills will definitely be expanded and strengthened, and she will recruit workers to do it.
Gao Mengli immediately had an idea: "Dou Dou, this is indeed a problem, but it's not difficult to solve."
You see, if you come and help make tofu, the amount you make by yourself is definitely not enough.
Our idea is that since your tofu-making skills are excellent, we will expand and strengthen your tofu business, and then hire workers to do it. You will be responsible for controlling the quality of the tofu.
Our village also has a "horse-drawn carriage" service. After you prepare the amount of tofu needed for the county town each day, the village's horse-drawn carriage will take it to the county town for you to sell, free of charge. Does that sound acceptable?
Li Doudou's family has been in the tofu business for generations, and everyone in the business has the ambition to expand and strengthen their business.
Therefore, she believed that Li Doudou's thoughts were probably similar.
"Ah, Mengli means I should be my own boss? But I'm a weak woman, is that... possible?"
Li Doudou was very tempted, but she also felt inferior.
After all, it's easy for a man to marry a wife, but it's not so easy for her to marry a husband.
Despite her popularity among the people, no one was willing to marry her.
As time went on, Li Doudou inevitably developed some feelings of inferiority.
I feel that it is not easy for a woman to make a living in this world. Although I have a good skill in making tofu, I do not dare to take this bold step easily.
The traditional approach is to start a family first, then build a career.
Now, she dares not do either.
Gao Mengli understood; so that's what Dou Dou was worried about.
Is this a big deal? This is absolutely no big deal!
She immediately took her hand and earnestly advised, "Dou Dou, don't think like that. In our Wangyue Village, we only value ability, not gender."
Look at me, all the food at my family's restaurant is made by my daughter Xixi, and I'm in charge of running it.
And let me tell you, my sister-in-law and my cousin also built a public eatery at the entrance of Wangyue Village.
They also hired villagers to help them; being women themselves, they never felt inferior about their identity.
Moreover, your tofu-making skills are your livelihood.
"With a skill, you can travel the world without fear!"
It's no wonder Gao Mengli is so eloquent; she's gained experience from constantly making empty promises to Lin Xi!
After hearing this, Li Doudou was somewhat tempted, but still hesitant.
At this moment, Lin Xi added fuel to the fire: "Yes, Dou Dou, my Meng Li is right."
If your skill develops in the village, it might become our village's signature industry. Then you'll be a big boss, and you'll be in charge of everything!
After all, economic strength is a person's foundation of confidence.
Whether it's your own family or your husband's family, if you control the wealth, you have unparalleled power.
At that moment, the image of that straight man, Qin Shen Shen, suddenly appeared in Li Dou Dou's mind.
She had once sounded out Qin Shen Shen's opinion: if she had two children, could one of them take her surname and carry on the Li family line?
Although Qin Shengsheng nodded in agreement, she was still somewhat uncertain during the few moments he hesitated.
She didn't dare to gamble.
However, if my tofu business grows bigger in the future...
If he changes his mind at the last minute, she will take the children and run away from home to live in another place.
Just like Mengli said, if you have a skill, you can go anywhere in the world without fear. If you have money, you can make a living anywhere!
So Li Doudou nodded, "Okay, I'll go to Wangyue Village tomorrow to find a place and build a workshop!"
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi exchanged a glance. It's done!
Little did she know that her words today would only make things more difficult for Qin Shen Shen in his pursuit of his wife!
After discussing the matter thoroughly, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi were in high spirits and took a car back to the village!
On the way, Gao Mengli saw several villagers carrying sorghum back to the village and chuckled.
She once mistook sorghum for corn, which made her excited for nothing!
However, sorghum stalks are also known as sweet stalks.
"It has a high sugar content," Gao Mengli asked Zhao Chen, who was driving, "Zhao Chen, how do the villagers dispose of the sorghum stalks?"
Zhao Chen was taken aback. "What do you do with the sorghum stalks? You don't do anything with them. You either build a shed at home or chop them up and throw them in the field to fertilize the soil."
"Huh? Don't you make sugar?" Gao Mengli asked in surprise.
Zhao Chen scratched his head, replying with a hint of regret, "Make sugar? No, we only know that sorghum can be used to brew wine and sorghum rice can be used to cook rice. We never thought that these stalks could be used to make sugar."