coobybook Chapter 114 Buying Cassava Flour
Chapter 114 Buying Cassava Flour
Before leaving, Lin Jingyou repeatedly told Shen Wanning to be careful. His brows never relaxed even as he watched the carriage drive away.
After resting for a night on the road, she didn't arrive home until 11 a.m. the next day. She didn't go to Mingyue Tower, but went directly back to the Lin Mansion.
At this time, everyone was busy at Mingyue Tower, and there was no one in the Lin Mansion. Taking this opportunity, she took out two thousand cotton seedlings with soil from the express delivery station and placed them in the warehouse. She also put in a few packets of vegetable seeds, which were sent to her by netizens.
She had just walked out of the warehouse and had a feeling that someone was watching her. She looked around but didn't see anyone.
"Who? Who is it? Come out quickly!" She thought someone didn't go to Mingyue Tower, so she asked.
However, after she asked, the yard was silent and no one answered. She carefully searched the yard, but still did not see anyone.
She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she was just overthinking it, so she didn't take it to heart.
After locking the door and eating something outside, he staggered slowly towards Mingyue Tower.
"We didn't say we wanted to buy cassava flour! How about you pick it up first and come back in two days?" Mo Dong stood in front of the door, looking confused.
"A pretty young girl wanted to buy cassava flour and asked us to deliver it to Mingyue Tower. She said she was a relative of your boss." A man carrying a large bag of cassava flour explained at the door.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go ask our boss." After Mo Dong said that, he entered Mingyue Tower, leaving the man alone waiting at the door.
This was what Shen Wanning saw when she first arrived at Mingyue Tower. The man was none other than the younger brother of the couple who had come with them.
Shen Wanning walked forward and said, "You guys came back quite early! You came back so soon?"
"Hey, girl, you're back? Are you going to collect this cassava flour?" The man walked up and asked excitedly, pointing at the cassava flour on the ground.
Shen Wanning smiled and nodded, "Yes, of course. Please bring it in, and we'll weigh it and pay you."
She was leading the man in when Manager Yang came out.
"Boss, you're back?" Shopkeeper Yang exclaimed in surprise.
Shen Wanning pointed at the man and introduced him, "I met him on the way to Fuzhou. He and I agreed to buy a batch of cassava flour. I'll take whatever I can get. It's not just him. There will be other people coming to sell cassava flour in the future. You can settle the bill for them when the time comes."
"Okay, boss, please come this way. Let's go weigh the cassava flour first." Shopkeeper Yang made a gesture of invitation and led the two people into Mingyue Tower.
The man kept looking at the interior decoration of the store, and his eyes almost popped out of his head when he saw the store full of customers.
"Has your business always been so good? Are there so many customers every day?" Looking at the milk tea in front of the customer, the man swallowed and asked.
"Yes, there are so many people every day, and there are even queues outside! The milk tea in our store is sold out before dark every day, and sometimes it's not enough to sell!" Mo Dong was passing by with a bowl of milk tea and replied.
"Is this milk tea really that good? So many people are lining up just for a bowl of milk tea?" The man turned to look at the customers. Everyone seemed to be enjoying their milk tea. Some customers were even trying milk tea for the first time and were amazed.
"Everyone has different tastes. I can't guarantee that everyone will like it, but most people should like it." Shopkeeper Yang replied.
"I... after I sell all the cassava flour, I'm going to buy a bowl to try." The man said, and walked faster.
Walking to the backyard, Shen Wanning weighed the cassava flour, which was 56 kilograms. She asked Shopkeeper Yang to take out 280 coins and give them to the man. The man counted the coins again and again and said happily, "You really didn't lie. You really want cassava flour. I'm going back to the village to tell other people to come and sell cassava flour as well."
"Okay, as long as you deliver it to me, I'll take as much as you can." It doesn't matter if there is too much tapioca flour. In addition to being made into small ingredients such as pearls and sago, tapioca flour can also be made into desserts such as brown sugar cassava and pot cake.
"Great, I'll go back and tell them later. By the way, I want to buy a bowl of milk tea to try. How much is it?" He quietly pointed to the milk tea of other people in the lobby.
"A bowl is ten cents, and the cost of adding toppings is extra." After saying that, Shen Wanning took him to the lobby and handed him a menu.
The man lowered his head shyly. "I can't read. Can you tell me what kind of milk tea there is?"
"Of course." After that, Shen Wanning introduced the milk teas to him one by one. In the end, he ordered a bowl of original milk tea.
After taking a sip, he exclaimed contentedly, "It has a sweet, milky flavor. It's really delicious. No wonder so many people come here to drink it." He raised his head and looked at Shen Wanning, "Can I take the rest of the milk tea home? I want to bring it back for my parents and nephews to try. Can I bring the bowl back to you before sunset tonight?"
"Of course you can, but it might be difficult to hold. The milk tea might spill easily."
"It's okay. My home isn't far away, just west of the city. I'll bring the bowls back right after they finish drinking."
Shen Wanning knew that the area in the west of the city was the slum area of the entire Qinghe County.
"Okay, then you can take it back. Be careful," Shen Wanning instructed, not paying attention to the bowl. The bowl was very cheap, and even if he didn't send it, it wouldn't cost much. Just think of it as her kindness in helping the poor.
When the shop was about to close in the afternoon, the man came running over, panting, holding the bowl. "Hey, luckily I made it in time. Luckily you guys haven't closed yet. Boss, here's your bowl back. Thank you for letting me take it back."
Shen Wanning turned around in surprise. "I thought you wouldn't come. This bowl is not worth much. It doesn't matter if you don't return it."
The man shook his head. "My parents taught me not to take advantage of others. I can't break my promise. If I said I'd deliver it today, I have to deliver it today."
"You look so tired from running. You must have walked quite a distance, right?"
The man shook his head. "Not far. My home is only five miles away. I was just worried about spilling the milk on the way back, so I walked a little slower."
Shen Wanning understood. No wonder he ran here. He must have taken some extra time on his way back, so he finished drinking the milk and immediately ran to bring the bowl over.
She wanted to recruit this person, so she asked, "What's your name?"
"He Zhao, the Zhao of the bright moon." He Zhao replied embarrassedly.
"Would you like to come here and work as a helper for me? Help me take care of the fields, and I'll pay you three taels of silver a month." Shen Wanning asked.