Gu Jinli said, "Aunt Tian, my proposal to hire help is not just because I think everyone is too exhausted, but also to allow all of our families to earn more money."
"With our limited manpower, even if we work non-stop, we can only make a maximum of 1,500 kilos of tofu per day. If we hire people to grind the beans and we focus on making tofu, we could speed things up quite a bit. Producing 3,000 kilos of tofu per day wouldn't be a problem. The more tofu we make, the more we earn."
"Also, about the spice grinding, it's a very laborious task. Granny Yan and the others can only grind up to a dozen or so kilos in one day, which is hardly enough to sell. If we hire help, we could grind not just a dozen, but up to forty or fifty kilos a day."
"These spices are different from tofu; they can be stored for up to a year. We can order some pottery jars, sell them to others, and let them resell the spices in other places. This could bring in a substantial profit."
