Chapter 137 Hairy Tofu
"Wait until I make it delicious, then you'll know, hehe," Li Meng said, leaving the audience in suspense.
Wu Ruirui looked at him with disbelief, thinking that it was really weird that this hairy tofu could be eaten.
Li Laidie had also kneaded the dough and told Li Meng to quickly prepare the stuffing so that they could start making dumplings.
"Where is Liu Huan? Why can't I see her?" Li Meng looked around but didn't see Liu Huan.
"Her! She left after helping me light the fire just now. I didn't even call her back. I guess she was embarrassed to eat here." Li Laidi said.
"Let Ruirui go call her later. How can we let her finish her work and leave without eating!" After saying this, Li Meng went to call Wu Ruirui and asked her to call Liu Huan and make sure to call her over.
After receiving the order, Wu Ruirui immediately ran to the Youth League Institute to call for help.
Li Meng scalded the old tofu with hot water, then chopped it up, chopped the lard, chopped the onion, ginger and chili, added the chopped vermicelli, seasoning, and some pepper, and started stirring.
At this time Wu Ruirui also dragged Liu Huan back, and Liu Huan looked embarrassed.
"You are a person who finished his work and left without eating. You want to put us in an unfair position," Li Meng said with a smile.
"No, no, I just think that your rations are not much, you can't always eat here." Liu Huan didn't hesitate and told the truth.
"Since we are all friends, let's not worry about so many things when we are together. When you make money, I think you will treat us to a meal, right?" Li Meng said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, Liu Huan, just listen to Mengmeng. Let's go cook. I'm really hungry," Wu Ruirui said while rubbing his stomach.
"Okay, go and prepare the fire, and Liu Huan come and help me make dumplings." Li Meng began to direct these people to make lunch together.
The dumplings Li Meng made today were not the kind that are usually boiled, but the kind that are fried in oil, so they are bigger than the previous ones. She arranged the big plump dumplings in the pot, put some lard and a little bit of water, covered the pot, and fried them slowly over low heat. Soon the fragrance came from the kitchen.
Under Li Meng's guidance, Liu Huan chopped some garlic and chili peppers, chopped them into small pieces, added some vinegar and a little bit of sugar, mixed them, and used them to dip the dumplings.
After the dumplings are ready, they are served in a large bowl and the remaining oil is used to fry the hairy tofu. The sizzling sound stimulates the taste buds of the people in the kitchen.
"This smells so good!" Wu Ruirui brought the cooked cornmeal and multi-grain porridge to the table and stood beside the stove waiting for Li Meng to say that it was time to eat!
After Li Meng brought the fried hairy tofu to the table, everyone else sat down around the table. Aunt Ma was also forced to stay by Li Meng, otherwise she would have gone home to eat earlier!
"Everyone, don't just stand there, eat! Try it!" After saying that, Li Meng was the first to pick up a piece of hairy tofu, dipped it in the vinegar that had been prepared previously, and took a bite. It was really delicious!
The others followed suit and picked up the hairy tofu and started eating. Their eyes widened immediately. What does this taste like? The skin is crispy and crispy, but the inside tastes very fragrant, not the ordinary tofu fragrance, anyway, it is delicious.
"Mengmeng, what do you call this? It tastes very fragrant, and it's not the ordinary tofu fragrance. It's delicious!" Aunt Ma praised sincerely.
"This is called hairy tofu. The hair on it is a kind of mycelium. It is very good for the body. You can introduce it to the state-owned restaurant for a try." Li Meng introduced the benefits of hairy tofu to them.
A few people nodded, not quite understanding what was going on. Anyway, it was delicious.
The tofu, lard and vermicelli fried dumplings were also very delicious. Everyone was very satisfied while drinking cornmeal and multi-grain porridge and eating fried dumplings.
After finishing the meal and cleaning up the kitchen, several people started to get busy. They had to deliver the goods tomorrow morning, so they had to hurry. Li Meng also told others that she would make some other soy products to show Director Jiang, and maybe she could get an order.
Aunt Ma felt that there were not enough people, so she called her daughter-in-law Lanhua to come and help. The team leader's wife Aunt Tian also came. For a while, the small courtyard was full of busy figures.
They started working after lunch and didn't finish everything until 7 o'clock in the evening. When they saw the finished tofu and other soy products, they all felt satisfied and had a sense of accomplishment.
"Thank you all for today! After we receive the order tomorrow, we will come back to thank you all for your help today. Thank you." After saying this, Li Meng bowed to Aunt Tian and Aunt Ma, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!
A few people quickly waved their hands to indicate that these were all trivial matters and that helping each other was the norm. If they needed help, they could just give a call. Then, they felt it was very late, so they said goodbye and went home.
The remaining three, Li Laidi, Liu Huan and Wu Ruirui, all said that they would go to town together tomorrow, as they were worried that Li Meng would be too tired.
Li Meng also thought about it and decided that since they didn’t have to do it tomorrow, they could just go together. There is strength in numbers!
After the discussion, they agreed to come over tomorrow to have breakfast together and leave early. Before that, Zhou Hui was sent by Li Meng to find Old Chen, who drove a ox cart, and hired his cart for tomorrow, so that it would be easier to store the goods and they could just pull one cart over.
After being tired for an entire afternoon, the group heated up the dumplings and multi-grain porridge left over from lunch and had a meal together. Then they went back to wash up and go to bed. Maybe because he was too tired in the afternoon, Li Meng fell asleep as soon as he lay down and had a good night's sleep!
The next morning, at around 6 o'clock, several people took a ox cart to the town. Li Meng also brought some hairy tofu. She was thinking of going to the state-owned restaurant to try her luck and see if she could recommend the hairy tofu to the chef!
Sitting in the ox cart, the group was swaying and a little dazed, with sleepy eyes. Old Chen drove the ox cart and pulled them all the way to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Director Jiang had been waiting early, wanting to see what kind of rare soy products Li Meng could bring him.
"Director Jiang, good morning," Li Meng greeted with a smile when she saw the director of the supply and marketing cooperative standing at the door.
"Good morning, Comrade Xiao Li, you come very early today!" Director Jiang also greeted her with a smile.
"Well, I came early in order not to delay your work today. Are you free later? I brought something, please take a look." Li Meng didn't beat around the bush and said it directly. She didn't like to waste time.
"Okay, then come to my office to see me later, and you go ahead and get busy!" Director Jiang was just waiting for her to say this, and after getting satisfactory news, he went back to wait.
Li Meng asked Li Laidi to be responsible for collecting money, Liu Huan to be responsible for registering previous customers to pick up the goods, and Wu Ruirui to be responsible for promotion. Then he took the things he had prepared at home to the office behind the supply and marketing cooperative to find Director Jiang!
Stand at the door and knock politely, and only push the door open when you hear "Come in"!
"Is this the soy product you mentioned before?" Director Jiang looked at the strange soy products he had never seen before in the small bamboo basket, and his brows frowned unconsciously. He really couldn't understand what these were. Anyway, he has never seen it!
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