He Wan hurriedly asked, "Uncle Haisheng, is the place far away?"
"It will only take an hour."
"Alright, I'll go to the educated youth settlement and find a male comrade to go with Brother Da Wa."
"Okay, he'll be waiting for you at the village entrance."
He Wan thanked her happily and ran out. On the way, she ran into Su Ranran and asked, "Have you found him yet?"
"without."
He Wan smiled and said, "Then there's no need to look anymore. The eldest boy in the village is going to buy a large vat today. I'll go and call Wang Xiaorong and a few others to go."
Su Ranran smiled and hurried back to the educated youth settlement. Wang Jianguo, who was in the front yard, saw them rushing around and asked them a question.
Upon hearing that they were making their own soybean paste...
He hurriedly went to find Ding Shaoling to ask if she wanted it pickled.
Wang Xiaorong and the others came back with the beans, and when they heard that they were going to buy a large vat...
He sent Li Zheng along, while he and Li Chunsheng went into the mountains.
He Wan told Li Zheng her request: "Li, I want one large vat and one small vat."
Su Ranran and Zhang Cuicao discussed it for a moment and said, "We'd like to do the same."
Li Zheng turned to Wang Xiaorong and asked, "Old Wang, how many do we want?"
Wang Xiaorong said, "We eat a lot, so let's have two big vats and one small vat."
"OK."
At this moment, Wang Jianguo explained the situation to Liang Shurui and the others: "They eat separately in the backyard, let's eat together in the frontyard."
Just as he finished speaking, Chen Qing suddenly came over and said to Liang Shurui, "Liang Zhiqing, why don't we pickle vegetables together? Anyway, you're the one who grows the vegetable garden. I'm not very good at cooking, so let's eat together from now on."
Chen Qing's words not only embarrassed Liang Shurui, but also made the others around them turn their heads away in embarrassment.
Everyone can see that Chen Qing has been pursuing Liang Shurui, and Liang Shurui hasn't firmly rejected him. They've been going back and forth like this, and it probably won't be long before they officially become a couple.
With so many people around, Liang Shurui was caught in a dilemma and could only shake his head: "Chen Qingqing, it's not good for two men and women to work together. I'd rather pickle with the people in the front yard."
Zhang Deping, ever the smooth talker, quickly said, "Let's do it together, but we don't know how to pickle them."
Wang Jianguo said, "Zhang, the educated youth in the backyard, is good at this. We can just follow his example."
Zhang Jianjun asked, "How much should we pickle?"
"Each person can eat about six or seven pounds of soybean paste. Whether it's summer or winter, you can eat rice with soybean paste."
"We need four large vats. If we pass by the commune, we'll also buy ten catties of salt."
Finally, Liang Shurui and Zhang Jianjun followed Li Zheng over. Wang Jianguo gave him six yuan first, and they would settle the score later.
After the group left, Chen Qing quickly followed and gave Liang Shurui something, which made Liang Shurui's ears turn red.
Just then, Zhang Deping and Wang Jianguo returned pushing a small cart loaded with over thirty pounds of soybeans and several pounds of salt.
Zhang Cuicao also bought the remaining salt from Aunt Chen.
But they didn't realize that Xue Zhenzhen had been left behind in both the front and back yards.
After the beans were brought over, Ding Shaoling and Xie Meihui went to Zhang Cuicao's place and learned from her with the beans.
So when you're in trouble, they stand by and watch, but when they need you, they shamelessly act like nothing's wrong.
I started by picking out the beans, then rinsed them several times and soaked them.
Zhang Cuicao said, "I just asked Aunt Chen. After you've picked them out, you should boil them in a pot. First, use a high heat, then a low heat. The heat must be low. Boil all the water in the pot, then let them simmer until they crumble easily when you squeeze them."
He Wan nodded: "I just saw Aunt Juhua stewing beans. The first half is stewing, and the second half is simmering."
Su Ranran said, "This is our first time making this, so just follow along."
Several people followed along, picking up beans, and then returned to their respective large pots to start cooking the beans.
Chen Qing also came over, because the soybean paste could be exchanged for points in the system.
"Actually, I also know another way to make it. You soak the beans in flour for a few hours, then boil them, then dry them, sprinkle flour on top, and wait for them to ferment. The way we do it here is to boil the beans until they are dry, let them ferment directly, then crush them with a stone mill before adding the sauce."
He Wan was cooking soybeans alone in the nest, occasionally running over to check on Su Ranran and the others. She overheard Zhang Cuicao saying that she thought soybeans and fermented soybeans were pretty much the same, but she didn't really know what they were.
In her spare time, He Wan took photos of Lao Yun. Yun Shudai thought they were good and used the photos to draw some illustrations of making soybean paste.
With the addition of the New Year's atmosphere, she thought it was good and sent it to Lao He to take a look.
"You draw really well. You draw so fast! You've only been drawing for a few hours and you've already drawn two or three pictures."
"There are recurring scenes, and the drawings are simple. Is there anything you need me to buy for you?"
"Not yet, but you can buy some small glass bottles, and I'll put some in them for you when it's done, to give to your sister, uncle, and aunt."
“Okay.” Yun Shudai searched online and ordered more than a dozen transparent, sealed bottles: “If you have nothing to do over there, you can take pictures of the educated youth settlement for me. I want to draw illustrations of that time.”
"OK."
When the beans were halfway cooked, Li Zheng and the others returned.
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