Zhao Xuelin pushed his wife's hand away and continued talking about business: "Let's delay the start time. Let's talk about this tofu thing. What do you think?"
"Yun Zhiqing made a good suggestion, but no one knows how to make dried tofu and bean curd skin, so it's useless to have ideas." A young man next to him said.
"I don't know how, but you can give it a try. Every household knows how to make tofu anyway, and it's just a matter of processing it into other finished products. It shouldn't be too difficult for you. Also, the educated youth Li Jian knows how to make fermented bean curd, and the educated youth Yin knows how to make fried tofu. You can try making those two first to test the waters. You can add the dried tofu skin and other things I mentioned later."
Li Jian and Yin Mei, who were named, were both smart people. They knew that this was a rare opportunity for them. As long as they seized it, they would no longer have to work hard on the farm in the future. They raised their hands in tacit understanding and said, "Okay, we will follow the team's arrangements."
"Okay, let's try these two first."
Zhao Xuelin thought that what the team had in abundance was soybeans, as well as the tools and skills to make tofu. If they succeeded, the team's soybeans would not be sold at a low price, and everyone could make a little more money.
"Captain, let's do this. Let's get to work and harvest the soybeans first, and then find some time to hold a team meeting. In addition to the tofu issue, there are also matters concerning the rice mill and the oil press. Let's all get together to discuss them." The scorer interrupted.
Zhao Xuelin said "hmm" and immediately arranged the work. "Okay, today we will form teams according to this morning and quickly harvest the soybeans. We will dry them for another day tomorrow, shell them and store them in the warehouse in the afternoon, and have a meeting tomorrow night."
The women were responsible for collecting, bundling and packing, while the strong men were responsible for carrying and delivering. Although the workload was large, they finished the work before sunset.
As soon as she got home, Yun Huaying immediately took out a backpack and said, "Lin Shan, you cook at home. The temperature has been a bit high these past two days. I've cooked all the pork I bought and made sweet and sour pork tenderloin and stir-fried pork with chili peppers. Jiang Yuan and I will go to the mountain to see if there's anything in the traps."
"Oh, yes, we set the trap this morning." Lin Shan almost forgot about it and waved to them, "It's getting late. Hurry up and go. The sooner you go, the sooner you can come back."
After working on the farm for three or four days, their bodies had adapted a little and were not as tired as when they first arrived. The two of them walked up the mountain at a steady pace along the same mountain road they had taken in the morning.
Once they reached the mountain, Jiang Yuan was even more enthusiastic than Yun Huaying. She trotted over and saw her catch from a distance. She excitedly shouted, "Yun Huaying, there's something! I saw one. It has gray feathers and looks a bit like the pheasant that Brother Han shot this morning."
"Jiang Yuan, go get it and check the other traps nearby. I'll go to the other side."
The two people checked separately, and Yun Huaying's side found nothing, but the food in the trap had been eaten, and the layout of the trap showed obvious signs of being destroyed.
Jiang Yuan quickly came over with the pheasant in her hand. "Yun Huaying, I only have this one here. I don't have any other traps. They're still set up the same way I set them this morning."
"I don't have any here, not a single one. All the traps are broken."
Yun Huaying handed her the empty backpack and didn't rearrange the trap. She made arrangements: "I forgot to bring bait here. I'll mix some medicine with the rice tomorrow morning and set a few more traps."
"Medication?" Jiang Yuan was stunned. "What medicine?"
"Mildly drugged."
The traps here were all destroyed. It was obvious that some wild game had come to visit. They all ate the bait and ran away. She had to use some medicine to attract them over so that they couldn't run far.
Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up: "Good idea."
"Let's go down the mountain." Yun Huaying took the backpack from her hand and jogged down the slightly steep mountain road.
When they returned home, Lin Shan was already cooking the last dish. Seeing that they had really gotten a pheasant, even though it was only one, she was very happy. "Let's stew this chicken tomorrow and have some delicious chicken soup."
"Life here is much better than at home, and I'm increasingly looking forward to the future."
Jiang Yuan is now very glad that she left home and came to the countryside. She is also very glad that she made the wise choice to come to Dongjiang Brigade with the two of them. She has a premonition that she will have a very bright future following the two of them.
Just as she was carrying the small table out of the room, she saw Han Zheng coming over with a bowl. Jiang Yuan called out to the kitchen, "Yun Huaying, Brother Han is here to bring you food again."
Lin Shan laughed when she heard this, and kept blinking at Yun Huaying, signaling her to go and get the food and people quickly.
Yun Huaying wanted to roll her eyes at her, but she didn't actually move. She took two bowls of food from the stove and went out, saying to Han Zheng, "You only bought mutton today, save it for your grandfather. We cooked two meat dishes today."
"It's a small bowl of mutton soup, not much. Share it among you, half a bowl each." Han Zheng put the bowl on the table.
He had already brought it over, so Yun Huaying didn't refuse anymore. She turned around and went to the kitchen to get a bowl to share the dishes. "Stir-fried pork with chili peppers and sweet and sour pork tenderloin, cooked by Lin Shan. You can also take some back for Grandpa Han to eat."
Han Zheng accepted it generously, believing that there should be give and take, and that they would visit each other often.
Old Man Han was also waiting at the table. Seeing his grandson come back with more dishes, he smiled kindly and said, "These young comrades are quite good at cooking. What delicious dishes have you cooked today?"
"Sweet and sour pork and stir-fried pork with chili peppers." Han Zheng placed the dishes in front of his grandfather.
"It's a delicious dish. I haven't had sweet and sour pork for years."
Mr. Han loved these two dishes. He picked up his chopsticks and took some sweet and sour pork tenderloin to taste it. He said, "It tastes good. Your grandma makes this dish the best."
Speaking of grandma, Han Zheng missed her very much and discussed with him: "Grandpa, my uncle's job is relatively stable. Brother Zhe is now in the Jinling Military Region. My parents and aunt will take care of him. Tingting and Feifei are already grown up and are very sensible and well-behaved. How about I go and get grandma to accompany you?"
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