When they went to the market, Zhao Xi said she wanted to make tofu for Lin Qing. She was an impatient person, so when she got back, she urged Zhao Chun to make a stone mill for her and Zhao Xia to make the tofu base. Zhao Chun, Feng, and Yu worked hard all afternoon and finally made the stone mill. At this time, Zhao Chun also made the tofu base.
Zhao Xi also soaked the soybeans she had taken from Lin Qing.
Early this morning, Zhao Xi busied herself preparing to make tofu.
She first tied on an apron, then drained the soybeans that had been soaked the night before, and spooned them into the stone mill one by one. She pushed the millstone vigorously, round and round, and the milky white soy milk slowly flowed out from the gaps in the stone mill, flowing down the grooves and into the bucket.
Next, Zhao Xi poured the ground soy milk into a large pot, lit a fire, and slowly simmered it with firewood.
She kept her eyes glued to the pot, stirring constantly with a large spoon to prevent the soy milk from burning.
The soy milk gradually boiled, and a layer of white foam rose to the surface. Zhao Xi carefully skimmed off the foam.
"Xixi, are you making soy milk?"
As soon as Lin Qing got up, she smelled a strong aroma of soy milk.
She quickly stepped forward, staring curiously at the soy milk in the pot.
"Qingqing, try this, it's freshly cooked. Do you want some sugar?"
Seeing Lin Qing's eager expression, Zhao Xi quickly stopped what she was doing, took a clean bowl, and filled it to the brim for Lin Qing.
"Yes, I want it..."
You can't drink soy milk without sugar.
Is that enough?
Zhao Xi scooped a spoonful of white sugar from the sugar jar into a bowl and asked Lin Qing.
"Not enough, have two more spoonfuls."
"Xixi, scoop a bowl for Nanxun too, and put the same amount of sugar as me."
"Isn't this too much!"
After listening to Lin Qing's words, Zhao Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "This bowl of soy milk has three spoonfuls of sugar. If you don't particularly like sweets, you really can't eat it."
"It's okay, you just need to add more sugar when you drink soy milk."
Actually, Lin Qing doesn't really love sweets that much, but for some reason, she likes to put a lot of sugar in her soy milk.
Besides, Brother Nanxun likes sweets, so he probably likes to put a lot of sugar in his food.
During the meal, Zhao Xi kept secretly observing Gu Nanxun, only to see Gu Nanxun pick up the soy milk in front of him and drink it sip by sip without changing his expression.
Zhao Xi looked for a long time but still couldn't figure out whether Gu Nanxun liked him or not.
After finishing her meal, Zhao Xi continued to cook the remaining soy milk. Once the soy milk was cooked, she ladled it into a large vat, let it cool slightly, and then began to add the coagulant.
Zhao Xi slowly poured in the brine with one hand and gently stirred the soy milk with the other. A magical thing happened: the soy milk gradually coagulated into tofu pudding.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten so much earlier, otherwise I could have had a bowl of tofu pudding right now."
Looking at the tofu pudding in the jar, Lin Qing said with a regretful expression.
How could he not know that tofu curds are formed before it's made into tofu?
This tofu pudding is also very delicious; Lin Qing likes it whether it's savory or sweet.
"How about I scoop some out and Qingqing put it away so we can eat it later?"
"Good idea. Wait here, I'll go get you a basin."
After saying that, Lin Qing turned and went into the house. Soon after, she ran out of the house excitedly, carrying a large stainless steel basin.
"Qingqing, isn't this pot too big?"
Zhao Xi looked at the tofu pudding in the jar, then at Lin Qing's basin. She hadn't planned to make much today. She had eaten one meal in the morning, and after filling the basin, there probably wouldn't be much left. How was she going to make tofu with all that left?
"Hehe... You can dress however you like!"
Lin Qing also saw the tofu pudding in the jar, and scratched her head sheepishly as she spoke.
She was used to hoarding supplies and wanted to stock up on everything, but she didn't expect that Zhao Xi hadn't done much today.
"It's alright, Qingqing likes to eat it. I'll make it for you again later. Anyway, we have the ingredients now, so it's not difficult to make."
It was actually quite troublesome; Zhao Xi started grinding tofu before dawn.
However, this little bit of work was nothing to her; she treated it as her morning exercise.
"Then thank you, Xixi."
Zhao Xi scooped half of the tofu pudding out of the jar and put it in a basin, handing it to Lin Qing. She knew that Lin Qing had a space for storing supplies, because Zhao Chun also had one.
Then, Zhao Xi scooped the tofu into a wooden frame lined with gauze (the wooden frame was the tofu base that Zhao Xia made yesterday), carefully wrapped it with gauze, and then placed a heavy wooden board on top to allow excess water to slowly seep out.
Is that all?
Lin Qing looked at the things in front of her with curiosity.
"It's all done now, all we need to do is wait."
"Will we be able to have lunch then?"
Lin Qing was still thinking about the crucian carp stewed with tofu.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely make sure you have crucian carp stewed with tofu for lunch."
"Okay, I'll wait then, thank you Xixi."
After saying that, Lin Qing turned and ran towards the tree.
Gu Nanxun was sitting leisurely under the big tree, leaning against the thick trunk, holding an old book in his hands, completely absorbed in the world of words.
A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, as if they were singing a soft melody for this tranquil moment.
Lin Qing didn't disturb Gu Nanxun. She sat on the swing with a smile. The swing swayed gently, and her hair fluttered in the wind. Thunder and lightning followed behind Lin Qing, jumping up and down with each of her movements.
"Giggle..."
Lin Qing was amused by the thunder and lightning, and her silvery laughter seemed to penetrate people's hearts, filling the entire courtyard with a joyful atmosphere.
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