Chapter 235: Lime
Busily defending herself, "Mother! I didn’t! I am overjoyed that Zhuzhu can manage the household! All I hope for is for the entire family to get along well with Zhuzhu. If I harbored any ulterior motives, may I be struck by lightning and meet a dreadful end!"
Old Granny Zhang certainly knew Lady Jiang didn’t have the courage, but she couldn’t help worrying that now her daughter had improved the Wang Family’s fortunes, if someone coaxed Lady Jiang into competing with her daughter or scheming against her, it would be best to put Lady Jiang in her place right away, best if she didn’t entertain such thoughts, or better yet, completely relinquish them.
Hearing Lady Jiang swear such a serious oath, Old Granny Zhang grunted, which amounted to belief.
Wang Yongzhu, having left, had no idea that back at home, Old Granny Zhang and Lady Jiang had just had such an exchange.
She headed straight to the Song Family at the village entrance, who sold tofu.
The Song Family sold tofu thanks to their good fortune of marrying a girl from another village, whose family had a generations-old tofu making craft. She had helped at her family home daily, watching and learning by heart.
After getting married, she convinced her husband and mother-in-law to let her experiment, and learned to make tofu herself.
The tofu from her family came in soft and firm varieties, with the soft one melting in the mouth and the firm one being delicious when stewed, ensuring that the business was always good.
Upon arriving at the tofu-selling Song’s, where their tofu typically sold out every day, the remaining pieces on this hot summer day spoiled quickly and were being kept cool in well water till nearly noon.
Wang Yongzhu naturally didn’t start by directly asking about lime; instead, she bought the few remaining pieces of tofu.
Song’s Wife was initially worried about the hot weather and the few pieces of tofu left unsold, as keeping them in well water for too long would affect the taste. She was considering eating them for lunch instead.