Chapter 57 Making Tofu
Sun Xiaomai lowered her head, wiping away tears as she cried, "Village Chief, I was blinded by greed. Could you please be magnanimous and not pursue the matter since this is my first time?"
Zhou Chuncao quickly responded, "Me too! Please be magnanimous and forgive us this time."
Master Jiang frowned and corrected him, "I'm not the one who did the evil, so you don't need to ask for my forgiveness. Besides, if you just admit your mistakes verbally, won't everyone follow suit?
You can't afford too much as an apology, and too little won't make you realize your mistakes. So, how about this: each of you give Shen Qing a duck, and if it happens again, give three or five!"
When they heard it was a duck, Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai felt distressed but also felt they could accept it.
After all, there is plenty of water in Qili Village, and every household raises a lot of ducks. Duck eggs are cheaper than chicken eggs. It would be really sad if the old hen had to apologize.
But duck is meat after all, and it contains several kilograms of meat. Even now people are eating food sparingly. It would be a shame to lose a duck just because of a few words!
The two of them endured their grievances and replied hesitantly, "Okay, we'll send you to Shen Qing's house later."
Jiang Ying whispered, "Serves you right."
After hearing Jiang Yang's punishment, the crowd dispersed. Some felt that Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai deserved the two ducks for spreading rumors, and some envied Shen Qingbai for getting two fat ducks. But in the end, they all attributed it to the good luck of the Feng and Qin families.
Why were her two families chosen by Shen Qing?
What do they have to do to get selected...
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The crowd dispersed, Shen Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and the Jiang family also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Second uncle told you, right?" Shen Qing asked everyone.
Zhao Mingyue smiled brightly and said cheerfully, "I'm telling you! I've ground the soybeans, but I haven't gotten much out of them after a while. Your fourth and fifth brothers are still grinding at home. Why don't you go over and see if there's enough?"
The Jiang family is arranged according to the whole family. Shen Qing's husband is the eldest grandson of the eldest house and the oldest, so he is the eldest of this generation. Jiang Datao and Jiang Dalang are the second and third children. She and the fifth child's family are separated from the above two families by many years, and the children are arranged in an alternating order, some big and some small.
Shen Qing walked towards Zhao Mingyue's house while teaching: "Okay, today is our first time, and we don't have time to soak;
From now on, Third Aunt, you guys should soak it after dinner when it’s cold, and before going to bed when it’s hot. You should start at Chou time (1 to 3 a.m.) so that you can catch the morning market. It’s really hard work.”
One or two o'clock in the morning is when people are most sleepy and are sleeping soundly. How can it not be tiring to get up at this time and push the millstone?
But you have to get up early, because tofu is sold fresh and juicy, and the morning market is also the main time for households to buy food for the day.
"What's so hard about it? Shen Qing, you don't know, Third Aunt isn't afraid of hard work, but she's afraid of not being able to make money. Besides, there are so many men in the family. There's nothing to do during the slack season. It's just getting up early, and even staying up all night is no big deal.
Anyway, there is no work for them to do during the day, so the worst that can happen is they can catch up on their sleep." Zhao Mingyue said indifferently.
Knowing they could make money selling tofu, the family was overjoyed, especially the younger ones, who hadn't even gotten married yet! The older ones were also happy, as with the income, the whole family wouldn't have to worry about going hungry.
If something happens, you won’t be so panicked if you have some money saved at home.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at Zhao Mingyue's house. When the other people in the room saw Shen Qing come in, they stood up unconsciously and made room for him.
The Jiang family is the richest in the village. Firstly, Jiang has been escorting for decades and has a lot of wealth.
Secondly, it was because Mr. Jiang Er was good at dealing with people. Although the village chief was small, he could meet the officials after all. Although there were no good jobs, odd jobs were still acceptable. He arranged them for his own boss and the boss of Mr. Wu's family.
Jiang Datou has a stable income, and his family's fields also have output. In addition, Xie Qingshan used to be a bodyguard, so Jiang Ying's family background is pretty good, so he is the richest one in the family.
Mr. Jiang Sanye knows how to fish, and Zhao Mingyue is a straightforward person. She is the one who always goes to the city to sell fish and eels. She is hardworking and good at housekeeping, and is considered one of the top three rich families in the village.
The most obvious thing is that her house is not only a mud house, but also has a stove in the kitchen, unlike Shen Qing's house which is built with a few stones.
It’s just right for making soy milk now.
Today is just a trial, so everything doesn't have to be too formal. If I don't have a large piece of gauze, a small piece will do. It just so happens that the wooden trough for tofu hasn't come yet, so I'll use a basin and a bowl to cover it. A small piece of gauze will be enough.
After the gauze, basin and bowl for tofu pudding are prepared, start boiling the filtered pure soy milk in the pot.
Shen Qing took out a small bowl and poured in the slaked lime she had brought. She first poured in some water to dissolve it and said, "This is slaked lime, not raw. Pay attention to the difference when you buy it. Don't buy the wrong one."
The quicklime here is gypsum. When she bought it, she couldn't tell the difference between the two, so she bought both. She originally thought that the gypsum would be wasted, but she didn't expect that gypsum was used to make tofu, so she took the initiative to bring it to Zhao Mingyue.
Everyone in the room nodded obediently to show that they remembered it.
Shen Qing continued, "Tofu can be made into two kinds of tofu. To make tofu into tofu pudding is to make soy milk into tofu pudding;
One is slaked lime, which is characterized by a tender and smooth texture, delicate tofu, and a strong bean flavor. It is more suitable for stir-frying or stewing.
Another type is brine, which is characterized by a coarse texture, an older taste, and a strong bean aroma. This type is suitable for dishes with stronger tastes, such as fried tofu.
Although the two are different, the preparation method is the same. Pour them both slowly into the cooked soy milk, stirring slowly with a wooden spatula while cooking to allow the two to fully blend together.
If you come across brine in the future, you can buy some and try it. Today we will make slaked lime first."
In fact, there are two other ways to order tofu. The mall may sell them in the future, but they are not available here. It is better to teach the practical ones.
Everyone in the room nodded busily, and the younger ones looked at Shen Qing who was talking eloquently, unable to conceal the admiration in their eyes.
This admiration reached its peak when I saw the juice from the ground beans slowly transformed into tofu puddings!
"That's amazing, sister-in-law, how did you do it?"
"I didn't even blink, how did it become a lump?"
"It's so difficult. I don't know how the first person discovered it. No wonder the skill of making tofu can be passed down from generation to generation and no one else can steal it!
If my sister-in-law hadn’t taught us step by step, I wouldn’t have known how to do it even if I just watched.”
Shen Qing: .....I was praised and felt very accomplished and proud. What should I do?
"Just now I made soy milk from two kilograms of beans. I used about this much. Did you remember it? Who wants to try it?
It's just like adding salt to a dish. I can't tell you exactly how much to put in. Only you, whoever is accurate, can do it."
It's better nowadays, with accuracy down to a few grams. I can't really say here, and people who are so precise about it don't really cook very good dishes. Cooking good dishes basically means using the right amount of salt, oil, and sugar...
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