The villagers were really simple and kind, so Qiu Yinong returned to the guesthouse.
The women gathered in the yard of a nearby farmer's house to cook, and had set up a rain shelter early.
"Aunts, let's make meat buns and vegetable meat buns for lunch today. We'll bring some soy milk over to cook them later."
"If you have more, you can order tofu."
Hearing Qiu Yinong's words, the women were all surprised: "Xiao Liu, you said you grew up in the richest family in town, how come you know everything?"
"This child is really smart and capable."
"That's right, I really envy Yunxiang. Not only are her two daughters so beautiful, but they're also very capable, each one smarter than the other. I'm so envious!"
"you do not say."
"Oh, ladies and aunts, my Yi'er is shy, so please be gentle with your praise!" Qiu Hanchi quickly begged for mercy.
The women laughed and said, "Okay, okay, the little girl is shy, please don't scare our Xiaoliu."
"Then ladies and aunts, we will go to the mill first. Thank you for your hard work here." Qiu Yinong smiled politely.
The women quickly responded and told her to go ahead and leave the matter to them.
Qiu Yinong and Qiu Hanchi went to the mill again, and Qiu Hanli was already waiting there.
"Hey, Fourth Brother, aren't you processing the pig's head and pig's feet at home?" Qiu Yinong asked curiously.
Qiu Hanli rubbed his head and said, "Isn't this because I'm afraid you guys can't handle it?"
"Who knew that when I came here, I would see so many aunts and sisters here, and I would not be needed at all."
"Fourth brother, you'd better go back and get your pig's head and pig's feet. We are here." Qiu Hanchi laughed and said okay.
He told me to call him if there was anything, but he didn't stay long and ran straight home.
The mill was also cleaned up. Qiu Yinong asked Lu Yuan to help with the grinding, and she didn't need to get involved in grinding the soy milk.
After thinking about it, she ran to find Qiu Lizheng and asked Uncle Gai Sheng and others to go with her to make bricks.
Uncle Gaisheng and the others were helping to clear the weeds. When they heard that Qiu Yinong wanted to teach them, they quickly put down their scimitars and followed Qiu Yinong.
"Uncle, this is the small cave my brothers built."
"First the firewood needs to be piled up, and then the air-dried bricks can be brought in and stacked the way they are now."
"Okay, let's do it. We'll do whatever you say." Uncle Gaisheng was also a straightforward and efficient person. He quickly asked people to get started.
There weren't many to begin with, so they were quickly arranged.
"Seal the door."
"From now on, no one can leave here. It will take two days, one person at a time."
"Okay, I'll take care of it tonight."
"If necessary, we will rotate four shifts so that everyone can get enough rest."
"Once the brick factory is built later, we will need more manpower."
"Second brother, please teach all the uncles and brothers how to make bricks." Qiu Yinong said to Qiu Hanqing.
Qiu Hanqing nodded, and mixed the mud with the fourth and fifth brothers, added coal slag, and taught step by step.
Then press it into shape and set it aside to dry.
"So that's how it's done." Uncle Gai Sheng was amazed.
Qiu Yinong said that there was not enough soil, and asked his second brother to take them up the mountain to get some later. They also needed coal slag.
Later, you will need to go to other villages to buy them, and once the word gets out, you can set up a receiving point at the village entrance.
She also wanted to rent the mountain, so that she could avoid many problems.
One person was left behind to watch over the kiln, while the others went up the mountain to dig mud, and some went to the village to collect coal slag.
No one is idle.
Seeing that everyone was in order, Qiu Yinong went to the yard where they cooked.
The soy milk has been filtered and boiled.
Qiu Yinong scooped out some, then added some sauce, and the tofu was ready in a short while.
"I'm here to help with cooking today. It depends on you aunts how much you can learn." Qiu Yinong said happily.
"I heard from the village head's wife that Xiaoliu's cooking is delicious. I didn't expect that we would have such a treat today."
After the braised pork is cooked, the tofu is almost done. Cut the tofu into pieces and put it into half a pot of oil.
The women were shocked to see her extravagance.
As expected of a girl raised in the richest man's family, she uses so much oil to cook?
Will she really?
The women looked at each other but said nothing.
Qiu Yinong cut the drained tofu into thin blocks and fried them in a pan.
When it’s almost done, pick it up and put it back in until it’s all fried.
Remove the residue and scoop out half a jar of oil.
When there is a little oil left, pour the tofu in again, stir-fry, then add soy sauce, seasoning and a little sugar.
Pour water and burn it.
It’s almost done. Pour in the starch, stir-fry for a few times, sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve.
"This dish is so delicious. Why haven't we thought of using tofu like this?"
"There is also this Mapo Tofu, which is a famous dish in Sichuan and Chongqing." Qiu Yinong made another dish of Mapo Tofu for everyone.
Fresh, tender and smooth, spicy and fragrant.
I served each of them a little to try. After tasting it, they were reluctant to stop eating while breathing in the air because of the spiciness.
“It’s really delicious. So delicious.”
Qiu Yinong wiped the sweat from his forehead and put the marinated spareribs into the rice cooker.
This time no one questioned it, and everyone was waiting expectantly.
The braised pork is almost done, remove the lid and collect the sauce.
The aroma made them work more efficiently. Fortunately, they had just eaten buns and soy milk, otherwise they would have drooled.
"We've only just begun, and I'm already looking forward to the days ahead."
"Who says she isn't? Qiu family's Xiaoliu is the lucky girl of our Taohua Village."
"I agree with what Old Zhan said. It's only been a short time since she came back, and our village has completely changed."
"When those old ladies have free time, they no longer gossip about the Zhang and Li families. They work diligently and efficiently."
"This day is more promising."
"Hahaha, I'm becoming more and more hopeful."
"Yes, that's well said."
"I didn't expect these old men to be so chatty." The aunt blushed when she recognized her husband's voice and scolded with a smile.
The other women echoed this, but everyone had a smile on their face.
At lunchtime, the workers washed their hands and came to eat.
Looking at the tables full of food, they were stunned.
"Is this a feast?"
"Is this really what you get for working?" The others looked at each other in confusion.
A woman saw her husband acting so foolishly, and while putting soup on the table, she laughed and scolded him: "You have no time to chatter. Why don't you come and eat quickly so that you can get back to work."
"Auntie, it's not good to work right after eating. It's not good for your health, and it's not suitable to lie down right away either."
"From now on, take a half-hour break after dinner before going back to work." Qiu Yinong said loudly to everyone.
Qiu Lizheng cheerfully invited everyone to sit down, while shouting: "Everyone, please listen. After dinner, take a half-hour break."
"Then we won't be polite."
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