Chapter 116: Making Tofu for Chinese New Year
Teacher Wu was at home with Xiaobao, and soon Xiaobao was ready for a nap. She didn't go to her room, but slept on a mat in the west wing.
Su He and Jin Weiguo, a couple, went to the Ma family together, bringing soaked soybeans and buckets for the bean paste.
When the couple arrived at the gate of the Ma family, they saw Damao, Ermao and the two brothers of the Ma family running around and playing wildly, saying that they wanted to go find He Wen and He Wu to play together.
Su He warned, "Da Mao and Er Mao, you are not allowed to take off your hats even if you sweat. Do you hear me?"
The most frightening thing is that after sweating, people take off their clothes and hats while still outdoors, as they are most likely to catch a cold.
Both children agreed.
When we arrived at the Ma family, the whole family had already had lunch.
Zhou Linfang was still cleaning up and washing dishes. Old Ma was scrubbing the stone mill with a brush and said to Jin Weiguo, "Doctor, come and help grind the beans?"
Jin Weiguo: "Oh, this job is too hard. My family member has been injured, and I don't trust her to do this heavy work."
Lao Ma: "That's right! Zhengtu, let's team up and push out the beans from both families."
Jin Weiguo nodded and said yes.
Su He was gossiping with Zhou Linfang: "What happened later? I heard Master Yuan and his wife having dinner at home and talking at home."
Zhou Linfang: "I reckon Director Yan should be here soon, it'll only be a matter of moments!
"Look at these two girls! The company really takes care of them! They thought of this and that! They thought of them in every way, just worried that they would suffer any injustice!
"That Lian Yue, I've been her neighbor for so many years, and she's such a jerk! She lets anyone borrow her bike without a care in the world! Sometimes, I wonder why she's even alive!"
Su He: "We're not saying it's wrong for her to do that! But I guess it's because she doesn't have any children herself, and she likes the kids in the family compound, so she always buys snacks for them to eat! My Da Mao and Er Mao have eaten a lot of them, and I've told Da Mao before that he shouldn't eat other people's food casually! But Da Mao said that even if Auntie gave it to her, she would get angry if she didn't accept it!"
Zhou Linfang: "We live close together, so Ma Xing and Ma Hao in our family eat more!"
Su He: "Lian Yue isn't that old, right? She hasn't had a child in these years, and she hasn't been to the hospital for a checkup?"
Zhou Linfang counted on her fingers, "She's a year older than me. After Chinese New Year and eating dumplings, she'll only be 29! There are people who have children in their 30s, right? I guess she's been married for a few years, and with no news, she's become so worn out that she's given up hope!"
Su He thought, since he wasn't that old, it seemed the medical conditions were still limited. If it were in the future, the cause could at least be diagnosed. Since he was still young, she would quickly ask the system for medicine.
She was still thinking about something when she heard a car coming outside.
The two grown men have already started grinding beans. The beans in the bucket have been soaked in water. They are now scooping the beans and water into the grinding hole. What comes out is bean paste. This bean paste is taken home and boiled with water. It becomes soy milk after being cooked. Then add brine and then make tofu.
Zhou Linfang also looked over, then pulled Su He out and said, "It's okay, these two grown men are doing pretty well! Let's go out and take a look, then come back."
Lao Ma: "Come back quickly after watching the excitement, this pace is not slow."
Su He smiled but said nothing. Jin Weiguo waved his hand for her to leave.
The two women left the grown man at home to do the work, and they went to the next door when they came out.
There were already quite a few adults and children gathered at the door of the Tan family.
They didn't plan to squeeze to the front, so they just stayed outside and listened to people talk about what happened later.
Someone told them, "Lian Yue has finally been sensible this time. You didn't know that when the two girls were packing up just now, they wanted to take everything that had anything to do with them. Lian Yue loved them so much that she bought two stainless steel spoons from the supply and marketing cooperative and gave one to each of them. The sisters just said they wanted to take these spoons with them, too."
"Then we still need industrial tickets, right?"
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