Chapter 77: Grinding Beans to Make Soy Milk
Qin Fangci pretended not to hear it, mainly because it was dark and her eyesight was not very good, so she couldn't see it.
Yuan, who had been listening intently, suddenly said excitedly, "Mom, I hear footsteps. Are you listening? Listen..."
As Yuan said this, she ran to the door. She was worried that her husband didn't come home until dark and couldn't sleep.
Li Laoer stepped into the house quietly and bumped into Yuan head-on. They both cried out in pain.
When they heard that it was their family, they both patted their chests and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Boss, how are you guys doing?"
"Do you know that scaring people can scare them to death?"
"Hehe," Yuan smiled ingratiatingly, "If you're scared, I'll pat you and touch your fur, so you won't be scared anymore."
"Mom, we're back. Nothing happened on the way. Everything has been done. It just took some time to go back and forth, which is why we're delayed until now. I'm sorry for making you wait." Li Baisong stepped forward and held Qin Fangci's cold hand, feeling very distressed.
"I'm glad you're okay." Qin Fangci patted her son's warm hands, and her heart also felt warm.
The few of them explained a few things briefly. As for the matter of selling the son, Qin Fangci nodded to indicate that she understood, and then asked everyone to wash up and go to bed.
Before Pan Laita went to bed, Li Bosong was still trying his best to persuade him to share a bowl of wine.
Pan Sloppy seemed to be quite annoyed and said unhappily, "I'll only give you one bite, no more!"
Li Bosong was happy, "Thank you, sir."
Pan Sloppy: "It's so annoying. You didn't get to drink your wine, but you're giving mine away. Is that reasonable?"
"Mr. Pan, wait until I make it and you'll know how correct your decision tonight was."
Pan Slappy smacked his lips and closed his eyes.
Boy, don't let me down.
After a good night's sleep, it's time to go to the big market in Hedong Town.
Because of the two big deals that Li Laoer had won, the Li family could not afford to sell more dried meat to set up a stall in Hedong Town, so they had to give up the stall this time.
"Mom, should I buy four pig heads today? I have to make a delivery of braised meat in the evening. We'll make the delivery and then shout and sell them all the way back. We'll ask my brothers to take some to town. I think we can sell all four pig heads."
"Then buy four." Qin Fangci had no objection.
The contract was signed exactly one month ago. Qin Fangci thought about it last night and decided that after finishing this month's business, if Jufulou offered a suitable price and under suitable conditions, she would sell the prescription.
The main thing is that the conditions are right. After selling the recipe, they can also sell it in retail in the town and village.
After seeing off Li Laoer and Li Laosan, Qin Fangci called Li Laoda and Yuan and Wang to go to the mill to grind beans.
The beans I soaked yesterday are ready to be ground.
Try some tofu today.
As for Li Yulan, she truly felt the benefits of studying yesterday, and her enthusiasm for learning was unprecedentedly high today. She planned to study hard at home this morning and not go anywhere.
After she finished writing, she and her younger brother would work on some little story.
Her requirements were not high. One story cost 200 wen, and she and her younger brother could split it, so each of them would get 100 wen.
Writing ten stories a month would earn you one tael of silver, and twelve taels a year.
She married later, at the age of eighteen, with a huge sum of more than ten taels of money in her hand, and with the dowry given by her mother, it would have to be at least twenty taels.
With so much money, it’s not impossible for her to marry into the county town.
After marrying into the county town, she rented a shop there and asked her mother to teach her how to make and sell dumplings.
I make money every day, and just thinking about it makes me feel happy.
Boss Li, who was treated like a donkey by Qin Fangci, was not happy at all.
It’s better to go to the ground!
"Mom, why are you grinding this thing? Just cook the bean rice directly. Grinding it into a paste and drinking it won't fill you up!" Boss Li complained while working.
Qin Fangci added a handful of beans to the mill and said, "Don't talk, just grind it well."
Boss Li curled his lips and urged Yuan and Wang, "You two, push the mill harder!"
"Brother, we have been working hard. If you don't pull, it will be difficult for us to pull hard. You should do something else. My third sister-in-law and I will do it ourselves."
"Mom, they said that! I didn't say that." Boss Li said immediately.
Qin Fangci: "...You guys go back. We need to feed the pigs, pull the weeds in the fields, and check on the rice seedlings. The eldest brother and I can handle this."
Boss Li glared, "No, Mom, my second and third sister-in-law said they'd do it, so I should go back."
"Why go back? You're right under my nose."
Boss Li: “…”
After grinding a bucket of soy milk, Boss Li felt like he was no longer himself, as if his soul had flown out of his body, and he was seeing stars in front of his eyes.
Qin Fangci cleaned the stone mill and asked Boss Li to pick up the soy milk and go back.
When I arrived at the door of my house, I ran into the Ma brothers.
The two brothers were carrying large backpacks filled with bamboo shoots.
Seeing Qin Fangci, the two brothers scratched their heads, and Ma Erlang pushed his eldest brother Ma Dalang.
Ma Dalang had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "Aunt Li, you, your family are harvesting bamboo shoots, right? Listen, listen to what the village chief said, you, your family are harvesting them."
When Ma Dalang gets nervous, he tends to stutter.
Qin Fangci smiled gently at the two brothers, "Come into the house, you're digging really early."
It was Ma Dalang who spoke again, "You, you guys, need to do business, no, we can't delay any longer."
Very thoughtful too.
"Wait a moment, I'll weigh it for you."
Ma Dalang and Ma Erlang nodded together.
Qin Fangci took out Li Laoer's scale and quickly weighed the two backpacks, which totaled 33 kilograms.
"Three more pounds." Before Qin Fangci could finish her words, Ma Dalang waved his hands and said, "All, all, I give it to you."
The stuff they make at home is not tasty, it tastes bitter, and the children don’t like it. In fact, they don’t like it either. It’s spring now, and if they don’t want to eat this, they can dig up other things to eat.
Qin Fangci went into the house and counted out eleven copper coins. "One penny is three pounds. The extra three pounds is just enough for one penny. I'll take them all and give you eleven pennies."
When they finally got the money, the brothers Ma Dalang and Ma Erlang were both very happy.
Everyone can dig bamboo shoots. If the Li family doesn't buy them, they won't dig them. It's like picking up money for free.
Aunt Li was so kind that she gave them a penny even if they had extra money.
The two brothers were so grateful that they didn't know what to do.
Ma Erlang said nothing, squatted in the corner and started peeling bamboo shoots.
Seeing this, Ma Dalang said happily, "Yes, peel it, we will peel it for you. Thank you, thank you Aunt Li."
Qin Fangci also smiled, "I should be the one thanking you. You delivered it so early in the morning and helped me peel it."
"No, nothing."
Ma Dalang and Ma Erlang were both efficient at their work. In a short while, they had peeled all the bamboo shoots in the two baskets. The two brothers picked up all the bamboo shoot shells in the baskets and took them back.
Dried bamboo shoots are good for starting fires.
The two brothers happily left with eleven cents in their pockets, and Qin Fangci used a bamboo tube to scoop a small amount of soy milk for them.
"We have a new product called soy milk. How about giving it a try?"
The two brothers waved their hands repeatedly, saying that they had already taken the money and couldn't take anything else.
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