Chapter 168: Addicted to buying?
In the west wing, the drunkard saw Lin Xiaoyue coming in and asked with concern: "Yue'er, have you eaten? If you haven't eaten yet like this morning, I won't eat either!"
Lin Xiaoyue picked up a piece of radish and put it next to the drunkard's mouth. "I just ate a lot of stewed meat while I was cooking, so I'm not hungry yet! This salted radish is delicious, Dad, try it!"
The drunkard curled his lips and said unhappily, "Don't fool me! I'm watching you. Once you've finished eating, come feed me!"
Lin Xiaoyue had no choice, but her father loved her too much, and she couldn't say no, so she had to withdraw her hand and start eating.
"Dad, I'm done eating. Look! It's time for you to eat now, right?" Lin Xiaoyue stretched out the bowl in front of the drunkard, ready to serve him some food.
The old wine freak smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay!"
At this time, Chen Yunyun came in with food, "Sister Lin, I've served it to you, please eat quickly!"
Lin Xiaoyue was a little surprised. She stepped forward to take the tray and asked, "Why did you serve it here? Have they all eaten?"
Chen Yunyun nodded and said, "Eat it all. I've already heated it up for you. It's cold out here, so it won't be long before it gets cold. Eat it quickly!"
Lin Xiaoyue put the tray on the table, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and said, "Dad asked me to eat first, but I've already eaten. Hey! Are the radish strips gone?"
Chen Yunyun felt that the radish strips were so delicious that she said embarrassedly, "This goes really well with rice! Everyone rushed to eat it all! Sister Lin, can you mix some more tonight?"
Lin Xiaoyue didn't expect that radish strips would be so popular. This was totally unexpected!
She nodded and said, "Okay, no problem! But, Dad, you'll have to wait until tonight. It's your fault that I have to eat first!"
The drunkard was tickled by what Chen Yunyun said, and said with some regret: "Okay! I feel sorry for the girl, but the girl blames me. Being a father is not easy!"
Lin Xiaoyue smiled secretly, Dad was saying in a roundabout way that he wanted to eat!
She placed the bowl and chopsticks in Chen Yunyun's hands and said, "Come here, I'll go mix some radish for Dad."
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue ran to the kitchen. She found a fist-sized radish, washed it, peeled it, and then cut it into thin strips and put it into a large bowl. She then sprinkled some salt and sesame oil and mixed it evenly.
"It's ready, Dad, try it!" Lin Xiaoyue picked up a piece and put it into the drunkard's mouth.
The drunkard chewed it for a few times, nodded repeatedly and praised: "Well, it's good! It's refreshing and salty, and I want to eat more! Girl, pickle it more, I like to eat this!"
Lin Xiaoyue explained: "Dad, pickled radish has a different taste. I just add salt and sesame oil and mix them evenly. It's ready to eat. Don't keep it for too long!"
Jiu Laoguai now understood. No wonder the salted radish was still so crispy. It turned out to be freshly made and eaten! I wonder how many other skills this girl has? It seems like she knows everything and does it all well!
"Okay! I'll try doing it myself next time!" The drunkard was very proud, and even his eyebrows were raised when he spoke.
After lunch, Lin Xiaoyue took Chen Yunyun and Zhan Ying to the street again.
Chen Yunyun wondered if Lin Xiaoyue was addicted to shopping. Why did she buy something in the morning and then again in the afternoon?
She asked curiously, "Sister Lin, what are you buying? We bought a lot of meat, chicken, and duck this morning. What else do you need?"
Lin Xiaoyue stared at every stall on the street with her pair of black eyes. "I'm looking for someone selling soybeans. I want to buy some soybeans to make soybean paste!"
Chen Yunyun had never heard of soybean paste and asked, "What is soybean paste? Is it edible?"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Yes! It tastes very salty. You can add a little when cooking fish or meat. It has many uses. Next time I make it, you'll know how delicious it is! Please help me find someone who sells soybeans!"
Chen Yunyun glanced at the stalls on both sides, and suddenly, she said in surprise, "I found it! Sister Lin, look at the yellow stuff in that old man's bag, it must be the soybeans you want!"
Lin Xiaoyue took two quick steps over to take a look, and sure enough, it was soybeans!
She grabbed a few handfuls, took a look at them in her hand, and found that there was basically nothing bad about them. They must have been picked by the old man in advance!
"Uncle, how much is this bag of soybeans?" Lin Xiaoyue picked up the sack in her hand.
The old man asked in surprise, "Girl, you want all this? Even though soybeans can be stored for a long time, if you don't finish them, they will eventually be eaten by insects!"
Lin Xiaoyue thought the old man spoke very kindly, and said with a smile, "Yes, I want them all! I have a big family, so we won't have too much to eat. Uncle, please name a price!"
The old man took out a scale and weighed the soybeans. He said, "I have carefully selected the soybeans at home. You don't have to sort them out when you take them home. So the price is a little higher than other places. Ten cents per catty. Here are fifty catties of soybeans. Do you think they are suitable?"
Actually, Lin Xiaoyue had seen about making soybean paste on the Internet before traveling through time, but she had never actually made it. So, fifty kilograms is fifty kilograms, let’s give it a try first!
She directly took out half a tael of silver and gave it to the old man, saying, "Here is half a tael of silver, here you go!"
The old man bit it with his teeth and said with a smile, "That's right! Come back next time, girl, I still have soybeans at home!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Okay!"
Back in the backyard of the teahouse, Lin Xiaoyue took out a large wooden basin, poured a whole bag of soybeans into it, carefully picked a few handfuls, and after making sure there were no stones or impurities, she poured water and began to wash.
After washing it three times in total, Lin Xiaoyue returned to the kitchen, lit a fire, poured the soybeans into the iron pot and started steaming them until they were rotten. She then fished them out.
"Zhan Ying, I want to grind soybeans. You push it and I'll add the soybeans!" Lin Xiaoyue walked outside with the soybeans in her hand, struggling to do so.
Zhan Ying quickly stepped forward, picked up the wooden barrel, and walked towards the millstone. "Miss Lin, I'll let Zhan Hu help me. You just watch from the side. If we make a mistake, just tell us!"
Lin Xiaoyue saw that Zhan Ying was very big and thought that she could not keep up with his speed in grinding soybeans. She should finish it early, otherwise it would be too late to make dinner!
She nodded and agreed, "Okay. Zhan Hu, come here quickly! I need your help with something!"
Zhan Hu, who was hiding in the corner, jumped out and said with a fist: "I am here! Miss Lin, please give me your orders!"
Lin Xiaoyue scooped a spoonful of soybeans into the hole on the millstone and said, "Just do it like me! Zhan Ying can grind the millstone, you have to catch up with his speed."
Zhan Hu thought this was simple, took the spoon, and said, "This is easy! Boss, you start!"
Zhan Ying responded, "Well, speed up. If you can't keep up with me, you have to practice for two extra hours tonight!"
Zhan Hu's face instantly turned bitter, and he said pitifully, "Boss, please show some mercy!"
Zhan Ying raised the corners of his mouth and pushed his two hands forward!
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