Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years
Chapter 170 Making Tofu
A few people pulled the cart and tried every means to get the millstone and the things they picked up back home, attracting the attention of many villagers along the way.
"Sanlang, where did you get the stone mill?"
"In an empty house!"
"Ouch! Are there anything else in those shabby houses?"
"How about we go take a look when we have time? Maybe we can find something good!"
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The stone mill was too heavy. They searched around and found nothing that could be used as a stone mill stand. Seeing this, Jiang Fugui stopped what he was doing and wiped his sweat. "Girl Xu, I have an idle stone mill at home." Grinding frame, go and see if it can be used. If something is broken, uncle will help you look again."
This solved Jiang Huaixu's current difficulty. She happily agreed and brought a few people to move the wooden frame over. The wooden frame didn't look very good, but it was also stable.
After placing the stone mill, Jiang Huaixu stopped caring about other people and started tinkering with the stone mill himself.
She first found Qian Xiuzhu and soaked some beans. The two of them cleaned the stone mill several times. The millstone was about one meter in size. Because it was taken into the space by Jiang Huaixu not long after it was abandoned, it didn't look very dirty. After cleaning it for three or four times, she found it. Then he stopped.
While waiting for the beans to be soaked, Jiang Huaixu was not idle. She came to the entrance of the cellar and went down into the cellar. The cellar was about three meters deep and the space was not very large. There were so many of them that she couldn't bear it. Almost every house here has them. As long as the cellar is fully utilized, a lot of vegetables can be grown.
I bought some nutritious soil at a modern mall and spread it in the cellar, and sprinkled some water on it. When I walked out of the cellar, the soybeans were already soaked.
Qian Xiuzhu took the soaked beans, and Jiang Huaixu took the empty wooden bucket and came to the stone mill together.
"Mom, I'll grind the mill, and you put the beans into the holes of the millstone. You don't have to put too many at a time."
Qian Xiuzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Mom, I know you are very strong, but you are pushing so hard and grinding so hard. What if the root is injured after a long time? If it doesn't work, I will grind."
Jiang Huaixu considered himself a top pusher and struggled with Qian Xiuzhu for a while, but finally gave in because of his height.
One person was grinding the beans and the other was putting the beans in. Soon, white slurry flowed out from the gap between the two grinding stones and flowed into the bottom stone trough. Jiang Huaixu swept it with a grass brush, and the white slurry flowed into the wooden barrel.
After repeating this process, Qian Xiuzhu lost her strength soon. Zheng Liniang happened to come over and took over the work of pushing the stone mill.
After grinding in rotation for more than half an hour, three kilograms of beans were finally ground, and most of the bucket of soy milk and bean dregs was produced.
Afterwards, Jiang Huaixu asked his mother and sister-in-law to filter out the soy milk and bean dregs, and then he found Uncle Fugui and asked him to help him make two or three wooden boxes.
Shi Tao was skilled in carpentry, and all the big things were pressed against him, so Jiang Huaixu didn't disturb him.
The wooden box was not difficult, so Jiang Fugui accepted it in one go.
The kitchen at home has been tidy and tidy, and the blocked chimney has been cleared.
Jiang Huaixu carried a wooden bucket and poured the completely filtered soy milk into the big pot. Zheng Liniang lit the fire and asked: "Yao Mei, I have seen other people grind beans before, but I just don't know how such thin soy milk can become such a big piece." What’s added to the tofu?”
"It's made by adding something, salt brine or lime water. Plant ash water or vinegar water seems to be OK. If you are at the beach, you can also make tofu by boiling sea water directly. I bought some gypsum yesterday, let's try it later. "
Qian Xiuzhu put the lid on the pot and was a little surprised, "Except for salt brine, everything else is common. I thought it was made from something rare."
Jiang Huaixu said while mixing the lime water: "Mom, the things you order tofu are not rare. It's just that the quantity is hard to control. I don't know what to do with it right now."
About two-quarters of an hour later, the soy milk in the pot was tumbling. Jiang Huaixu was stirring and skimming off the foam on the upper layer bit by bit. After completely skimming it off, the fire was removed.
She scooped out two large bowls of cooked soy milk, poured some sugar in and handed it to Grandma, "Mom, you can taste it when it cools down, and give some to Uncle Fugui and the others."
Qian Xiuzhu took it carefully and responded with a smile.
While waiting for the soy milk to cool down, Jiang Huaixu peeled off a few pieces of bean skin. When Fu Tuan reminded her that the temperature had dropped to 80 degrees, she poured the lime water into the soy milk, stirring constantly.
After a while, all the soy milk in the pot turned into curds, and she put down the wooden spoon.
Picking up the two small bowls of soy milk that Qian Xiuzhu handed out, she said, "It should be ready after a while. I'll go see how Uncle Fugui's wooden box is made."
"Girl Xu, the wooden box is ready, come and take a look!" Jiang Fugui waved as soon as he saw Jiang Huaixu coming out of the kitchen.
He stretched his neck and looked behind Jiang Huaixu and asked, "Girl Xu, what do you cook at home? It smells like beans and is quite fragrant."
It is a well-known fact among farmers that beans are not delicious. They can only be used for cooking and eating. They are ground into flour and made into cakes without even forming a shape. Adding some flour to them will result in a mouthful of dregs. Therefore, soybeans are cheap.
"Uncle Fugui, you and Brother Shi should try the freshly brewed soy milk."
Jiang Fugui didn't give in. He took the cow's drink. After drinking it, he realized that there was sugar in it. He smacked his lips, regretting that he finished the drink so quickly and hadn't tasted anything yet.
He turned to look at Shi Tao, who was drinking slowly and narrowing his eyes in enjoyment.
I stopped watching, and the more I watched, the angrier I became.
Jiang Huaixu was looking at three wooden boxes, two of which were rough, and one of which was more detailed, with mortise and tenon joints.
"Brother Shi also made one. I learned from him. How do you like it?"
Jiang Huaixu gave a thumbs up and sincerely praised: "Brother Shi is very skilled in craftsmanship, and Uncle Fugui learned quickly. It's exactly the size I wanted. It's great!"
Jiang Fugui smiled naively and handed the bowl to Jiang Huaixu, "Then help me fill another bowl of soy milk. I can't taste it."
"Okay, just wait."
After delivering two more bowls of soy milk, Jiang Huaixu returned to the kitchen with the wooden box. The bean sprouts in the kitchen seemed to be multiplying and became very large.
Qian Xiuzhu and Zheng Liniang were very surprised to see them.
Jiang Huaixu laid a layer of clean linen cloth on the bottom of the wooden box, scooped all the tofu pudding in, covered it with a layer of linen cloth, and pressed wooden boards and large stones on top.
Next, you just need to wait for the bean curd to dry out and you're done.
"Is this good?" Zheng Liniang asked.
Jiang Huaixu nodded, pointed at the bean dregs in the bucket and said, "Sister-in-law, don't touch this. Put some flour and five-spice powder in it. You can fry it in oil to make bean dregs cakes."
"Okay, sister-in-law will make it for dinner tonight."
"Sister Xu, remember what you did. When should we start?" Qian Xiuzhu asked happily and eagerly.
Zheng Liniang looked at her mother-in-law and then at Yaomei, unsure of what to start.
"Mom, don't worry, you tell dad to build a bigger hut and put the stone mill inside. Then use the donkey to pull the mill. It's too tiring for people to push it."
"Okay, mom knows."
While the three mothers were talking, there was sudden noise from the yard outside. Looking through the window, it was Jiang Zhengmao and others who were taking three gangsters to Dafeng Village next door.
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