Andrew Bennett explained for quite a while, and only then did David Clark shake his head and start counting the money.

The five copper coins had been rubbed by him until they were smooth and shiny. Tears fell onto the coins as David Clark looked up, “Andrew, if we sold these, we could at least buy several jin of rice!”

Several jin of rice?

Andrew Bennett thought that if David Clark ever went into business, he’d end up bankrupt sooner or later.

He sighed, “If you hadn’t let people try those two jin of tofu, who would buy it? Who would be willing to pay?”

Whenever something new comes out, there’s always a trial phase. In later generations, there are even trial reports. Andrew Bennett’s free tasting was also a kind of promotional method.

David Clark was taken aback, “That’s true!”

This cousin was so dense that Andrew Bennett almost wanted to ascend to heaven, but remembering that it was David Clark who had taken care of the original body’s parents these past years, he found more patience.

“Cousin, don’t worry. Tomorrow, I guarantee someone will come to buy tofu.”

After that, it was time to soak the soybeans, and Andrew Bennett went for a stroll in the village later in the evening.

“The jinx is out.” A few children were playing, and when they saw him come out, they all screamed and ran away, then stopped and curiously watched Andrew Bennett.

Andrew Bennett pretended to rush at them, and the children shrieked and ran farther away. When they saw he was just pretending, they cautiously came back.

With the protection of the fortified manor, the sense of security in Yang Family Fort was probably the strongest, so after making a round, Andrew Bennett couldn’t help but feel much more at ease.

The next morning, he made tofu as usual, then prepared breakfast.

“Andrew, hurry and drink this.” David Clark had once again made the soup his cousin ‘loved’ most. Andrew Bennett felt he couldn’t go on like this, “Cousin, I don’t want to drink this soup.”

“Huh!” David Clark looked at him in surprise, “Andrew, you used to love this soup the most. What’s wrong? Did the broom god make you lose your appetite?”

“I do, I do have an appetite.” Not wanting to arouse suspicion, Andrew Bennett held his breath and drank the bowl of soup in one go, downing it in a single gulp, feeling both refreshed and miserable.

“Is it good?” David Clark asked, quite pleased with himself.

“It tastes great.” Andrew Bennett felt utterly hopeless.

After breakfast, David Clark urged, “Let’s hurry and deliver the tofu.”

But Andrew Bennett shook his head, “Wait.”

“Why wait?” David Clark had been poor since childhood and wished he could fly to the main road to sell tofu.

“Tofu is just out. This kind of smooth and delicious food—don’t you think the rich would want to try it?” Andrew Bennett said confidently, “Of course they would, but tofu is only available here. If we don’t sell it, where else can they buy it?”

David Clark asked in confusion, “But how would those rich people even know about tofu?”

Andrew Bennett sighed, “Yesterday, some merchants already tried it. What will they do? Of course, they’ll want to resell it. And since tofu is just coming out, we should sell it at a high price. Remember, if you want to sell at a high price, you have to be reserved.”

“Reserved?” David Clark put on a serious face. Andrew Bennett nodded, “Something like that.”

The two of them waited at home.

As the sky grew brighter, villagers went out to work in the fields, and their conversations drifted in.

“I had diarrhea yesterday. I bet it was the jinx’s curse.”

“Most likely. You’d better go pray at the temple today.”

“I definitely will. I’ll also light a few sticks of incense at home to honor the broom god.”

Broom god?

Andrew Bennett was speechless, thinking about how the villagers were worshipping him. The thought gave him goosebumps all over—he felt extremely uncomfortable.

After a while, David Clark grew restless, “Andrew, what if… they don’t come?”

“They’ll definitely come.” Andrew Bennett was very certain.

Another half hour passed, and David Clark was in despair, “They probably aren’t coming.”

That was money!

David Clark was heartbroken.

Andrew Bennett was also starting to doubt himself, thinking he might have misjudged the situation.

That confidence had just been slapped in the face—it was a tough feeling!

Andrew Bennett felt awkward and was about to explain when he heard someone outside shout, “David Clark!”

David Clark answered, and the person outside called, “Someone’s looking for… for the jinx!”

In an instant, Andrew Bennett put on a calm expression, ready to wait for David Clark to bow down to him.

“I’ll go take a look!”

But David Clark dashed out in a flash, and soon came running back, his face full of joy, “Andrew, it’s a merchant—the merchant is here.”

His eyes were shining with happiness as he said admiringly, “Andrew, you really are the jinx. You actually predicted they’d come.”

The direction of this compliment made Andrew Bennett feel quite ‘flattered’. He got up and said, “Let’s go take a look.”

The two of them carried the tofu out and met a merchant at the gate of the fortified manor.

“Greetings, Young Master Jia.” The merchant smiled proudly. “I came here precisely to buy tofu. Young Master Jia, please name your price.”

David Clark looked nervously at Andrew Bennett, afraid he’d set the price too low.

Andrew Bennett smiled honestly, “Five wen per piece.”

The merchant’s eyes widened, his lips trembling as he pointed at Andrew Bennett and said, “You… you’re crazy! Five wen—that’s the price of a dou of rice. How big is one piece?”

He clung to his last hope, hoping it was a super large piece.

“Cousin.” Andrew Bennett looked as honest as ever.