Fleeing from Disaster: The Clan Leader is Clearly Overpowered, Yet Excessively Lazy

Lin Rui, who had returned to his hometown to live a laid-back "salted fish" life, transmigrated. He found himself in a chaotic era of warring lords, foreign invasions, a weak emperor, and d...

Chapter 137 Tofu Tofu

Grinding soy milk is a repetitive process. Lin Rui tried it once and found it quite relaxing, but after a while, his arms started to ache. The rest of the process was handed over to another newcomer, Lin Zijun. Before Lin Zijun had even tried twice, another newcomer, Lin Zizheng, snatched it away.

The result was that the first batch of soybeans used for practice was ground with great interest from everyone.

Pour the soy milk in the wooden basin into a clean cylinder covered with water gauze and filter it. Then squeeze and filter the residue wrapped in the water gauze again. The filtered soy milk will become clean and smooth.

Then put the filtered soy milk into the pot and boil it, then let it cool down after boiling.

When it cools down to the point where a layer of bean skin forms, remove the bean skin. What remains is the highlight, the brine used for making tofu. He chose the simplest and most easily accessible ingredients in ancient society. The brine is made of salt, white vinegar and water. It looks like ordinary water, and in fact, it only contains these things.

If you don't tell me directly, I can quickly figure out the brine by groping in the dark. That's why only people from the Lin family can come here to observe.

If someone with a quick mind were to learn from him, Lin’s tofu would be sold at the market before it’s even made.

After adding the brine, the soy milk begins to form tofu pudding. Skim off the foam on top to make the tofu more beautiful. Wait until the tofu has settled, then scoop it into the prepared bamboo basket, cover it with water gauze, and press it down with stones.

The next morning, the Lin family members woke up early to see the finished tofu. Lin Rui hadn't even gotten enough sleep when his mother dragged him out of the house. As she walked away, she said, "Everyone was so nervous that they didn't sleep well all night, but you were so heartless."

How could he be called heartless? He couldn't possibly stay up all night just to make a tofu...

Under everyone's expectant gaze, the stone pressing on the bamboo weaving was removed. At this time, the tofu was ready. Because the bamboo weaving was round, the whole piece of tofu was also round. After being cut, it was plump and chewy, and it would shake when tapped.

"Chief, this... is this the tofu you mentioned?" Everyone looked at this food made from soybeans in surprise.

"Yes!" Lin Rui said, "Sanliang, go get some oil."

"Oh oh!" Sanliang immediately ran over to the stove where Feng Zhenniang and Lin Dajie and Lin Erjie were cooking and took the oil bottle.

"How can this be enough!" Lin Rui looked at his mother and said, "Mom, is there no oil at home?"

Feng Zhenniang's eyes dodged. "No, no, there are so many people in the family, and we have to eat oil every day. The oil in the oil pot now is enough for our family for more than ten days. Don't give it all away to me."

Zhang Dacui, Chen Zhi, and Chen Mei immediately said, "Hey, clan leader, how can we use your oil? We'll go back and get it."

How could they not know in front of this fresh food, tofu, that it would be more difficult to learn and make money than bean sprouts? Now the clan leader told everyone the production method without reservation. Wasn't he just trying to make money with the Lin family?

The patriarch is so generous, how can they be stingy? It's just a pot of oil.

Chen Zhi, Chen Mei, Zhang Dacui, and Ying Niang all brought over some oil from their home. Lin Rui lit a large fire and set up his uncle's iron wok. He poured the oil into the wok and brought it to a boil. Then he fried the tofu, which had been cut into small pieces. The tofu soon developed a crispy crust. At this moment, the overbearing aroma of food wafted out. The Lin family couldn't resist just smelling it, and they thought it would be so delicious if they ate it.

So fragrant!

Even the Tao Chun brothers who were sneaking around the Lin family's wall couldn't help but take a deep breath. What on earth could it be so fragrant?

Lin Rui placed the fried golden tofu on a plate and pushed it in front of everyone with a smile: "Want to try it?"

Lin Changxi couldn't help himself any longer: "Ahem, then I'll try it." As he said that, he pinched a piece with his hand and put it into his mouth. He took a bite, and the outer layer was crispy and the inside was tender and smooth, with the heat still lingering. His mouth was immediately filled with the aroma of beans and oil.

"It's so hot, so hot!" Lin Changxi rolled the piece of tofu left and right in his mouth, still reluctant to spit it out.

After quickly chewing it up and swallowing it, he sighed with satisfaction: "This tofu tastes really good!"

"Let me try!"

"I'm coming too."

"Mom, I want one too."

"Daddy, it's almost gone, give me some!"

The children also rushed to stretch their hands to touch the food in the plate, put it in their mouths and chew it in small bites, feeling very satisfied.

Lin Rui said, "Dad, Mom, cousin, and uncles, don't underestimate this tofu. Frying it is one way to eat it. If you add some delicious condiments to it, you can set up a stall in Baituo Town. I call this snack sizzling tofu. Or you can stir-fry it with minced meat and call it minced meat tofu. Or stew it with vegetables and call it tofu and vegetable soup... In short, this kind of tofu is suitable for both adults and children, and it is very beneficial to the body."

Tofu is a healthier food than meat. It is rich in protein, can improve the body's fat structure, can prevent and resist cancer; can prevent and resist various diseases; can also improve memory and arteriosclerosis...

In short, it is a treasure food with many benefits.

Although some of Lin Rui's words were unfamiliar to Lin Changxi and others, they summed up a truth, that is, this tofu can prevent all diseases, and its meaning can almost be elevated to the level of detoxifying all poisons.

"Are we selling tofu now?"

"Oh Rui'er, you are simply the God of Wealth of our Lin family. With you here, our Lin family will have no worries about not being able to ascend to heaven!"

Lin Pingmao, however, was a man of great experience, having seen through the Lin family's empty plans. Whether it was the bean sprouts that lifted the Lin family out of poverty, or the tofu that was now expected to have a bright future, it was all the work of Lin Rui alone.

Now that Lin Rui is willing to help the Lin family, he will naturally teach them everything he knows. But what if one day he is unwilling to do so? People will always change. If the Lin family members always rely on him in a dependent manner and cannot provide any help, what is the point of Lin Rui having these people who hold him back?

By the time he found better partners and companions, wouldn't his own children and grandchildren be eliminated by the market and left to work on the land? He knew his children and grandchildren very well, and he would definitely make them work hard.

But it is absolutely impossible to make money just by using your brain like Lin Rui. Nowadays in Huangmoguan, there are so many people willing to work hard, and the most important thing is to have ideas for making money continuously like Lin Rui.

Lin Rui must be tied to the Lin family. It is obvious that Lin Rui is no ordinary person. When he becomes successful, his family will be the direct beneficiaries, while they are just members of the clan and are far away from him.

Only by tying them together, when Lin Rui reaches a high position in the future, the financial resources that slip through his fingers will be enough for his descendants to live a rich and prosperous life.