When they came in, a pot of soy milk was boiling. Yun Huaying looked around and saw that no one was making tofu skin or yuba. She asked, "Captain, aren't you producing tofu skin?"
"Won't."
The captain shook his head and pointed at the dried tofu that had already been produced. "These dried tofu were all made according to the method that Zhengzi brought back. It took us seven or eight attempts to succeed. As for the tofu skin you mentioned, no one here can make it."
"Tofu skin is very simple, I will teach you."
Yun Huaying had seen the most traditional method of making it online in her previous life. She found two clean chopsticks nearby, picked up the layer of bean skin that floated on the surface of the hot soy milk, and placed it in the sieve next to her. She said, "Here, this is the bean skin. Cook it slowly over low heat until the layers of bean skin slowly solidify. When it's done, take it out and hang it up. Let it dry and it will become bean curd sticks. When you want to eat it, soak it in water and stir-fry it or mix it cold. It's super delicious."
“This is really simple.”
The team leader smiled and immediately assigned people to take over the work: "Zhao Qingqing, Zhou Xiaojuan, Liu Dani, Sun Daya, Tian Jiao, the five of you will be responsible for making tofu skin and bean curd sheets. Come and learn from Yun Zhiqing now, starting this afternoon."
"Okay."
The five girls named were all around sixteen years old. They were all good-tempered, hardworking and down-to-earth. This job was not too hard and was just right for them.
Secretary Tian looked at it for a while and without Yun Huaying's reminder, he immediately arranged for people to cut bamboo and prepare drying tools for them.
The method was simple, and they quickly mastered it. Yun Huaying asked Zhao Qingqing to take the freshly made sample to dry. "The bean curd skin is thin, so it can be dried overnight. I will teach you how to cook it for lunch tomorrow."
"OK."
Yun Huaying looked around and saw that there were only four types of products in total. Among them, fried tofu and moldy tofu were produced by the Youth League Institute, and the villagers divided the work to make dried tofu. The division of labor was appropriate, but the daily output was not large.
"Captain, Secretary Tian, please add some new products."
"Yun Huaying, you are knowledgeable and must have eaten many new kinds of tofu. Please teach us how to make new products." Secretary Tian completely trusted her.
Yun Huaying also wanted to offer some help to the team, so she didn't take advantage of Qiao. She offered a suggestion: "I've tried many varieties of dried tofu, the most common ones are five-spice braised dried tofu and sauce-flavored dried tofu. I'll go get some spices tomorrow. The team provides soy sauce, so we can try it first."
"Okay, come to the team later to get the money."
The captain wouldn't let her pay out of pocket. Pointing at the dried tofu she had just made, he asked her, "Is it made with this kind of tofu?"
"This is too thick. It's only suitable for slicing and stir-frying. Use smaller pieces for braised and sauce-fried dried tofu."
Yun Huaying took out a knife and cut a standard piece. "This size is better. A little thinner so that the flavor can be absorbed more easily when marinating."
After walking around here, they went to the other side to watch Jiang Yuan and the others frying fried tofu. Yun Huaying saw the baskets of fried tofu and thought of the new variety. "Captain, I also ate a kind of dried orchid. The tofu looked very nice. Can you give me some white tofu and I'll take it back and try it. If it works, I'll come back and teach you how to make it."
"Take whatever you want."
In order to launch the new variety, the team fully supports her.
Lin Shan had also eaten dried orchids. When she mentioned this, she suddenly remembered: "Huaying, I can make dried orchids. I saw my great-grandmother make them when I was a child."
"Lin Shan, why didn't you tell me before?" Secretary Tian asked.
"If Huaying hadn't mentioned dried orchids, I would have forgotten I've eaten them before."
Lin Shan smiled awkwardly and explained, "There's no dried orchid in Jing County, and I haven't eaten it in many years. I saw my great-grandmother make it when I was a child. She wasn't from Jing County, but from Shacheng, and dried orchid was a specialty of her family. I haven't eaten dried orchid since my great-grandmother passed away, and I forgot that dried orchid is a kind of soy product."
"Since you can do it, then I'll give you this task." Yun Huaying immediately became a hands-off boss.
"Okay, leave it to me. I'll go back and do it later, and the finished product will be ready tomorrow."
Lin Shan had watched her great-grandmother make it when she was little; it wasn't difficult, just a bit more time-consuming than fried tofu. Thinking of the deliciousness of dried orchids, she was excited: "Dried orchids are super delicious. They're great for stews or spicy hot pot dishes in the winter, and they're easy to store. They won't go bad for thirty to fifty days."
There was a new product, and the team leader said directly: "Lin Shan, you are done with work now. Take a box of tofu back to make dried orchids."
After that, he also gave Jiang Yuan a break: "Jiang Yuan, you should also call it a day and go help her. If you need anything else, come to me."
"Okay." The two responded with a smile.
They finished their work to get down to business, and no one else had any objections. The neighbors were also very happy. The educated youth provided all kinds of new ideas, and they were the ones who ultimately gained the most benefits. At this time, no one needed the team leader's instructions, and they would voluntarily come to help take their places.
Yun Huaying stayed at the soy product factory for another half an hour. When she returned with the samples, Lin Shan had just finished cooking the tofu. She asked with a smile, "Huaying, is this a reward from the team leader?"
"No, I'm going to find He Jun tomorrow and bring back a list for the team."
"oh."
Speaking of He Jun, Jiang Yuan quickly told her, "Yun Huaying, you gave me some advice last time, and I asked my eldest sister to send me 200 kilograms of walnuts. Three days ago, Lin Shan and I went to the black market and met He Jun's friend, Brother Lu. He bought all 200 kilograms of goods and gave me a wholesale price of 36 cents. He also asked me to get more from my hometown. He said walnuts are very easy to sell, and they sell for 50 or 60 cents a kilogram in places like the city and the provincial capital."
Yun Huaying smiled when she heard this. "After deducting the cost of selling these two hundred kilograms of goods, you should be able to make twenty yuan, right?"
"Yes, it's exactly twenty dollars."
Jiang Yuan was very happy and told her with a smile: "I wrote to my eldest sister again and sent her a hundred yuan, asking them to buy more goods and mail them to me as soon as possible. In addition to walnuts, there are also dates. Brother Lu said that red dates are also selling well. The New Year is coming soon, so no matter how much we have, we will sell it all."
Yun Huaying nodded. "Walnuts and red dates are both nutritional supplements. They sell well during the Lunar New Year as well as during normal times."
"These things are everywhere in my hometown, and the price is very cheap, almost the same as cabbage. I really didn't expect that they could be sold at such a high price in the south, and they are so popular. Yun Huaying, thank you for giving me the idea. I made money from it, and it also helped increase the income for my eldest sister's family. Thank you so much."
"You're welcome." Yun Huaying smiled.
"Yun Huaying, go to the county town tomorrow and bring me a chicken. Last time we agreed to take turns steaming the chicken. I will buy the chicken this month, and Lin Shan will come next month." Jiang Yuan arranged this matter.
"OK."
After working for nearly an hour, the three of them worked together to cook, cut and dry all the tofu that Lin Shan had brought back, and then went to the mountains together.
During the days when Yun Huaying was not at home, the two of them bravely set traps in the mountains. They did not go to the places where wolves were active, but only put bait in the nearest tea garden. They had some harvest every day, and there were more than ten dried cured meats stored in the cabinet.
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