Chapter 63 Which family is as wealthy as hers?
Wang's eyes and eyebrows suddenly danced, waiting for Lin Shiqi to ask.
"Of course not! I brought it back from my mother's home. My brother from my mother's home went to the county town to buy it today. The tofu is from Huang's Tofu Shop, which is the most famous one in our Jixiang County..."
"I brought a piece back specially to honor my parents. They eat bean sprouts every day, which are watery and not nutritious. It's just right for them to eat some tofu to maintain their health. This is a great tonic! It tastes better than meat."
Lin Shiqi nodded, "So that's how it is. Sister-in-law is filial."
There is no need to slander her bean sprouts.
Bean sprouts are just a dish, and no one would eat them as a meal every day.
You're stepping too obviously.
Compared to your son, your character is not even a little bit worse.
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"Of course not. Filial piety is a tradition in our Zhou family. As the eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest son, I should be more filial to my parents." Wang was really about to collapse from carrying manure these past few days.
She went back to her parents' home to ask for a piece of tofu, hoping to please her parents and ask Mrs. Zhou to spare her the job of carrying manure.
It’s okay, you can show it off in front of the whole family.
Her family is wealthy, and tofu is such a precious thing, so she, a married girl, can get it back whenever she wants.
Among the daughters-in-law of the Zhou family, she is definitely the best.
Among the several wives in Lao Zhou's family, which one's family is as wealthy as hers?
Lin Shiqi said nothing more.
Liu followed Wang's words and praised her a few times.
Old man Zhou was also very satisfied.
Mrs. Zhou didn't say anything on the surface, but she knew it clearly in her heart.
While eating, several children put their chopsticks into the tofu bowl, especially the two boys in the big room, who all said it was delicious.
What Lin Shiqi bought yesterday was snatched away by the little mute girl.
Today I got to eat Huang Ji Tofu.
It tasted a bit sour and astringent, probably because it was old tofu. She ate half a piece and didn't want to eat the second one.
With this level of tofu, it can still be ranked number one in Jixiang County.
She is confident that her tofu can go beyond Jixiang County and challenge the entire province.
After dinner, Lin Shiqi went to the kitchen to get some leftovers from the pot, and brought them to the utility room while they were still hot for Ya Niang to eat.
Anyway, this is the living standard of their Zhou family.
If she can eat it, she can survive.
If she can't stand the simple food in the countryside, she will leave naturally.
She didn't have any extra energy to focus on her.
The beans have been soaked for almost a day, and all the tools and supplies have been bought. She is going to start making tofu.
There is still a lot of preparation work to do.
The stove in the kitchen was not enough, so I had to ask Old Man Zhou to help cut out a big stove and put two big pots on it to cook beans and make soy milk.
It takes several hours to make tofu, it’s not a quick process.
After putting the meal down and giving a few words to the mute girl, she went to work.
Mrs. Zhou must be extremely supportive of Lin Shiqi.
Old Man Zhou is a practical person who knows all kinds of skills. Anyway, the kitchen is big, so he can put two more stoves in it. He has already built a stove according to the size of the pot that Lin Shiqi bought.
The whole family was watching.
The children in the house were also very excited and chattered. Sometimes they went to the kitchen to see how the stove was being cleaned, and sometimes they went to the outside of the utility room and peeked into the house secretly, paying more attention to the new child.
There are many idle people in the Zhou family, and Mrs. Zhou has the power to make orders, so they work very quickly.
Whatever help Lin Shiqi needed, Mrs. Zhou could summon them with just a word.
There are people who do the hard work required to make tofu.
She just did the important part of the recipe, which was quite easy.
The whole family found it incredible.
"So the big pot and jar are used to make tofu! Now we can make tofu at home!"
"Fourth brother's wife, if this can't be done, how much beans and money will be wasted!"
"Really? Fourth brother went to the county bookstore and found the tofu recipe? That's amazing! Reading is really good! When Silang grows up, I will send him to school to study with his big brother..."
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While discussing, they helped with the work.
Wang helped fetch water and do some rough work outside the kitchen.
Mrs. Zhou didn't let her in, and only let Ruan and Liu go in to help...
Wang stretched her neck to look inside.
I was busy until dark, working overtime in the dark making tofu by lighting a lamp.
Lin Shiqi and the others also bought some lamp oil, fearing that the stock at home would not be enough.
Finally, when the soy milk was almost turned into tofu pudding, the family members, including the children, were still awake. Lin Shiqi scooped out a bowl of tofu pudding for each person and sprinkled it with sugar syrup.
Everyone drank happily.
"Wow! Fourth Aunt is amazing! This tofu pudding is delicious!"
"I don't need to sprinkle sugar, sugar is too precious, just sprinkle more for the children, I don't crave it, the tofu pudding alone is delicious enough."
"Send a bowl to the child as well. I wonder if he has fallen asleep yet."
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Lin Shiqi asked Zhou Lang to send a bowl of hot tofu pudding to the utility room.
Zhou Lang cleared out a place for her in the utility room, laid out a bed board, dry straw, and old bedding, and used it as a place for her to sleep and rest.
This child has an unknown origin and a bad temper.
There was no way Zhou Lang and his wife would let her live in the same room with them. They had to enter the Heart Lock Space every night and were afraid that their secret would be discovered.
Also, this is a little girl's home. In ancient times, boys and girls were not allowed to sit at the same table after the age of seven, so it is not convenient to place the little girl in the fourth room.
And the Zhou family has no other house.
Only the utility room remained.
So she was temporarily placed in the storage room.
Also, considering the personality of this little mute girl, maybe she will be more comfortable if she lives alone. It doesn't seem like she is a timid child.
After a while, the first basket of tofu finally came out.
The Zhou family gathered at the kitchen door, watching Lin Shiqi unpack the bundle.
The white, tender and firm tofu appeared in front of everyone.
"Wow, I really made tofu!"
"This tofu is so beautiful, so tender and chewy, and as white as snow..."
"It worked. It actually worked!"
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Wang rubbed her eyes, she didn’t believe it!
She went to her parents' home in the evening and asked for a piece of tofu. She cooked a dish and felt very proud of herself. She thought that she was the only eldest daughter-in-law in the Zhou family who could be considered a respectable person.
Unexpectedly, Lin Shiqi made the tofu the next moment.
"Is it the same flavor? Could it be that it's just the appearance, but the taste is completely different? It won't melt by tomorrow morning!"
Lin Shiqi was also generous. He simply cut a piece of fresh tofu and mixed it with oil and salt.
Bring it to everyone to taste.
Everyone who tasted it praised it!
"It's delicious. It's much better than the tofu we cooked in the evening."
"Yes, our Zhouji tofu is much better than the Huangji tofu in the county town!"
"Aunt Four, I still want to eat. Can I?"
"You are not allowed to eat them. Save this delicious tofu to sell for money tomorrow..."
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As soon as Mrs. Zhou gave the order, everyone smacked their lips and reluctantly went back to their rooms to rest.
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