flstandardbreds Chapter 109 Making Tofu
Chapter 109 Making Tofu
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, people grind the mill to make tofu.
I cleaned the house, the yard, and the kitchen yesterday. Today I will start grinding beans and making tofu.
Because tofu sounds similar to "toufu", which means "rich", people place their hopes for "wealth" in the new year on tofu.
I picked the soybeans yesterday and soaked them in four large basins.
After soaking overnight, the soybeans became swollen and softer.
Use a spoon to put the soaked soybeans in the stone mill, and then push the stone mill to grind the beans into bean juice.
Use a bucket to collect the soybean juice and put it into a large pot of boiling water. Boil the water and soybean juice together again.
Use gauze to filter and squeeze out a finer bean juice, then put the filtered bean juice into a large pot and continue to cook.
Waiting for the pot to boil, it is the soy milk we often drink.
Anyone who wants to drink soy milk can take a bowl and start to scoop the soy milk, put a spoonful of sugar at the bottom of the bowl and stir it evenly.
Hot soy milk, very refreshing.
After drinking soy milk, it’s time for the most important thing.
Add some brine.
It's what's called brine-dipping tofu, one thing can conquer another.
Brine is a bit like dirty ice. Break off a suitable amount of brine and put it into the pot.
The soy milk slowly turns into tofu pudding.
If you like tofu pudding rice, you can make a bowl of it in this state and eat it with various condiments.
Then put the tofu pudding back into the gauze bag, fold the gauze into a regular shape, and put a big stone on it to press it down for a while.
If it is pressed hard, it becomes tofu.
Zhao Yuanzhen then ate a bowl of tofu mixed with dipping sauce.
A bowl of soy milk, a bowl of tofu pudding, and another bowl of tofu.
I feel like I can't eat anymore.
"Little sister, I suddenly feel like it's Chinese New Year."
Zhao Yuanlan has been living alone in the military camp these years, away from the world.
I followed her to sweep the house, made tofu, and ate tofu.
A strong sense of atmosphere surged in my heart: the New Year is coming!
"Yes, this has a strong sense of ritual. It feels like I'm taking money to ward off evil spirits."
"It's okay. I'll give you some money to ward off evil spirits."
"Okay, thank you, brother."
Everyone was so full after eating tofu that they didn’t eat lunch.
I have to go to the dessert shop to have a look.
"I'll go to the dessert shop this afternoon."
"Okay, little sister, you go ahead. I'm going to be lazy at home."
"Okay, big brother, I put a lot of storybooks in your bedroom. You can read them when you are free. Will I bring you some sugar water in the evening?"
"Okay, bring me thick taro milk tea, I think that's good."
"Hahaha, I like it too. I'll bring it to you in the evening."
"Okay, stay safe little sister."
"Don't worry, brother."
Then he waved his hand and got on the horse.
When I got on the horse, I suddenly remembered something: where is my silly roe deer?
"Xin Bai, where is the roe deer I brought back that day?"
"I keep it in the backyard. I don't know what you're going to do with it, so I just keep it there."
"That's the game I hunted. Pick one out this afternoon and kill it. We'll roast it tonight."
"Okay, mom, I get it."
"Okay. Then I'm leaving."
"Mom, be careful on the road."
When we arrived at the shop, it was almost two o'clock and there were not many people around. Everyone was taking a nap after lunch.
People in the shop are eating.
"Hello, sir."
"Don't worry about me, just eat. I'll just take a look."
I took the account book and looked at yesterday's turnover.
The shop didn't have any discount yesterday and returned to the original price.
Zhao Yuanzhen took a look and saw that the turnover was about 700 taels of silver.
It was less than yesterday, but yesterday there was the Third Prince and the masters, ladies and young ladies who were "stirring up a business". So there were more.
And because it was half price yesterday, there were more customers.
Zhao Yuanzhen was very satisfied with the turnover of 700 taels.
Even if 500 per day is maintained at two.
There are more taels every month. That’s more than 18 taels a year.
In about a month at most, the cost of decoration and buying a shop will be recovered.
All that's left is time to make money.
It is true that opening a shop can make money.
Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the silver happily.
"Madam, yesterday a customer asked if he could sell his calligraphy and paintings?"
"What did you say?"
"I said this is my wife's calligraphy, it's extraordinary and can't be bought at a normal price, so the man asked how much it cost?"
"I said at least 500 taels. Then he left."
"It's okay, just say it this way. I won't sell it for less than 500. As for the value of the property, I raise it myself."
"Okay, ma'am."
"The shop will be closed on the evening of the 29th and will open on the th of the first lunar month. We will pay one month's salary, and the extra will be used as a New Year's bonus. Each member of the family will be given a monthly stipend of one or two taels of silver, which is also a New Year's benefit."
"Okay, ma'am."
"During the New Year holidays, pick two smart ones and train them to be the shopkeeper and accountant. Bring them along to train after the sixth day of the New Year."
"Okay, ma'am."
"Have the calligraphy and paintings from the various mansions been delivered?"
"Madam, it has been delivered."
"Okay, on the 29th, make some of the unsold food in the kitchen and give some to the waiters to take home and try. It can be considered a welfare benefit for the store."
"Okay, ma'am."
"We closed two hours earlier that day, otherwise they would be back too late."
"Okay, Madam is still very careful."
Zhao Yuanzhen: We are both migrant workers, so why should we know each other when we meet?
"Take inventory of the warehouse in the last few days. If there are items that cannot be stored for a long time, take them back."
"Okay, ma'am."
"The shop can't be left unattended during the New Year. Go back and ask who's willing to watch the shop. It's best to find two people. Give them more red envelopes. 600 coins for six days."
"Okay, then do you want to look for it in the original shop as well?"
"Well, find two. They'll get the same treatment."
"Okay, ma'am."
"By the way, tell them to leave their work clothes in the store during the New Year holiday and not to wear them back home without permission."
"Okay, ma'am."
"It's nothing, you go ahead and I'll look around."
Zhao Yuanzhen checked up and down the stairs, checking the hygiene, the incense, and the furnishings.
I found that the shopkeeper's management was very good and there was nothing wrong with it.
If a boss has a good employee, he can save half of his worries.
Thinking about having roe deer for dinner at home in the evening, Zhao Yuanzhen made all the arrangements and went back.
"Mom, you're back."
"Well, have you killed the roe deer?"
"Well, it's done. I'm thinking about how to eat it."
"Roast it, roast the whole roe deer!"
"Okay, Mom, how do you bake it?"
"First, clean the roe deer inside and out, especially its belly. Then use a knife to cut the inside and outside. I'll prepare a pot of seasoning and brush it on the roe deer."
"Okay, Mom, go ahead and we'll clean up."
"okay."
Then he went to the kitchen and got a sink.
当归10克、肉蔻30克、草果25克、高良姜15克、百里香5克、白芷15克、西红柿、尖椒、胡萝卜、生姜、芹菜把这些放进锅里添水熬煮半个小时。
Boil until the flavor comes out, filter out the residue, and add pepper, salt, chili sauce, white sesame seeds, scallions, ginger, and garlic slices to the remaining soup.
Mix evenly with your hands and squeeze out the juice from the onion, ginger and garlic.
Filter again to remove the seasoning residue.
The roe deer has been cleaned inside and out.
Brush the roe deer with the sauce first, then massage it with your hands to make it easier for the sauce to absorb into the roe deer.
Massage once and then brush with sauce again.
Use bamboo to pass through the bottom of the roe deer vertically and secure the four legs.
Build a bonfire, place supports or large stones on both sides, and put the roe deer on it to roast.
You need to turn the bamboo pole frequently to prevent one piece from being overheated and becoming burnt.
Just slowly turn and flip the roast.
It took about an hour to bake.
The whole roasted roe deer was carried into the restaurant and placed in the middle of a large round table. Some other dishes were placed next to it, and the meal was ready to begin.
The belly meat of the roe deer is the most delicious when roasted. Zhang Qingyan stood up and took a knife to cut the meat into slices to avoid everyone's hands getting sticky.
It tastes delicious, retaining the unique meaty aroma of roe deer meat while removing the fishy smell.
With the delicious fruit wine, we all had a great time and couldn't help but eat more.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, people cut meat for the New Year.
Because the family slaughtered a pig the day before yesterday, there was no need to cut meat for the New Year.
But you have to buy all the food, clothing, and other daily necessities during the Chinese New Year period until at least the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Zhao Yuanzhen selected a few people, drove three carriages, and prepared to go shopping.
Because both daughters-in-law were pregnant, this task had to be done by Zhao Yuanzhen.
Bring Lan Ying and Zhang Qingyan along.
Go to the grain store to buy grain first.
Zhao Yuanzhen didn't plan to take the food in the space and would store it for the time being.
Now that we have money at home, we can buy some without consuming the stock.
I bought 2000 kilograms of rice, 2000 kilograms of flour, and 3000 kilograms of miscellaneous grains, including beans, sorghum, corn, millet, etc.
Then I went to buy various odds and ends and dishes needed for the New Year.
Went to the vegetable market.
Radish, cabbage, dried tofu, onion, ginger, garlic and various dried vegetables.
There are also peanuts, melon seeds, some dried fruits, etc.
I also bought various meats, including chicken, duck, fish, eggs, duck eggs, mutton, beef, etc.
There are also some groceries needed for the New Year.
Incense, red paper, sacrificial paper, firecrackers, door gods, big red lanterns, etc.
Just bought it for one day.
She was so tired that she really didn't want to move anymore and felt it necessary to train a housekeeper.
He went back and gave the things to Lan Ying, asked her to register and put them in the warehouse, and gave the list to Qian Xiaohui to review.
Zhang Qingyan harvested a batch of various leafy vegetables planted in the main room, and Zhao Yuanzhen bought some more and sent them to the warehouse.
Celery, spinach, leeks, etc.
I think there are not many vegetables to eat now, so I will build a greenhouse next year to grow some vegetables and develop more varieties.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the New Year rooster is killed.
We are going to start killing chickens today. We used to raise some ourselves and kill them at the end of December to eat on New Year’s Eve.
But because they were fleeing famine this year, they didn't raise chickens.
Yesterday, Zhao Yuanzhen bought 20 chickens.
Today we need to kill all of them, clean them, and then freeze them outside.
When you want to eat, just take it into the kitchen, thaw it and cook it directly.
The same goes for other meats. Just put them outdoors in a clean large vat, but be sure to cover the vat lid, otherwise some small animals will come and steal the food.