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Ning Fei was unprecedented today, he got up before dawn and went straight to the old dining room.He soaked a few barrels of beans in the old food room last night, and was going to try making soy milk and tofu this morning.

As soon as he walked outside the old dining room, he saw a black figure sitting at the door, cutting something, the knife in his hand reflected the cold light.

Ning Sawzi: Damn it.

Hearing footsteps, the black shadow raised his head.Seeing that it was Ning Fei, she put down the boning knife in her hand in a little panic, and stood up in a little panic: "Juzi."

It's Pinghua.

She seemed to have not slept all night, her head was covered with dew, and wild grapes were scattered all over the ground under her feet, the peels were separated, which was very eye-catching.

Ning Fei understood.

This girl is practicing her sword skills hard.

Not to mention, Miss Pinghua has a lot of ideas about practicing with wild grapes!

These grapes are peeled smooth and intact. This is not an easy task. Miss Pinghua has used a lot of brains.

Although the hard work of the staff is commendable, but as a man who is physically and mentally healthy, it is inevitable that he will feel chills when he sees this scene.Ning Sawzi smiled dryly and encouraged the little sister, and then wanted to quickly evacuate from the murder scene.

Pinghua pinned the knife to her waist, followed quickly, wiping her hands awkwardly as she walked.

"Jizi, let me help you. I'm strong. If you have any work, let me do it."

Ning saw the small shiny knife on her waist from the corner of her eye, and felt chills inexplicably.

He couldn't help speeding up his pace, and politely declined as he walked.

"No need for Sister Pinghua, I can do it myself."

joke!No matter what he is, he is also a man. How can he let a young lady carry a bucket, cook beans and grind beans for him? This is too insulting to his masculine dignity!

However, he was soon taught to be a man by the cruel reality.

Ning Sawzi... really couldn't lift the bucket full of beans... Finally, with the help of Miss Pinghua, he managed to pour the beans into the stone mill.

He couldn't move the stone mill, so Pinghua ground the beans again to make a slurry, then according to Ning Fei's instructions, poured the slurry into a cloth bag and put it in a pot to boil.

Throughout the whole process, Ning Fei couldn't get in his hands, and Pinghua took care of it all by herself.

"Juzi, let me do things like this in the future."

The young lady comforted him very empathetically.

"I help Aunt Mei kill pigs every day. I am stronger than many men. I am most suitable for these chores."

Ning saw that he was not comforted.

He now also feels that his body is weak.Although he didn't dare to move like he was born with a heart condition in his previous life, compared to boys of the same age, his strength was pitifully weak, and it didn't meet the muscle strength that a normal male teenager should have at all.

If it is because of lack of nutrition that they did not grow well, but Mozong also has many children who are not well nourished, and they did not say that it is difficult to carry a wooden bucket. It makes no sense that only a fool Xiaofei would do this.

After all, this child is still under the care of Mr. Xie, so it shouldn't be so bad.

Such doubts turned around in my heart twice, and was quickly diverted by the boiled soybean milk.

Pinghua had already skimmed off the scum in the pot, and the yellow-white liquid in the pot kept tumbling, exuding the aroma of beans.

"Turn off the fire."

Ning Fei ordered.

Then he took out a box of gypsum powder from his arms, which he fired in a special fire kiln last night, and Liu Tie also helped him to finely grind it into powder.The young Juzi opened the wooden box, carefully poured a part into the small basin in front of him, and then added water to make gypsum slurry.

He handed the small pot to Ping Hua, and asked her to pour it into the soy milk that had just come out of the pot, while pouring it, gently stir it with a spoon.

The change happened quickly, and the original yellow-white liquid began to condense gradually, like catkins gathered together.

"Jizi, this is..."

Seeing this scene, Pinghua was a little afraid to make a move. She turned her head to look at the young man, but saw the old god on the other side, waving casually.

"It's okay, scoop out the solidified part, wrap it in cloth, put it in a wooden box aside, and then compact it with a wooden board."

"Squeeze out the water, press harder if you want to eat something dry, and it will take about a quarter of an hour."

He said, Pinghua will do one step, strictly follow Ning Sawzi's requirements, to the point.

When Aunt Mei came to the old food room, she saw Pinghua take the milky white tofu out of the box, trembling, looking fresh and tender.

"Ah, isn't this jade ointment!"

Aunt Mei opened her eyes wide, staring at Pinghua's hand in shock.

"Hey, my little ancestor, you should be careful! This thing is expensive and delicate, and if it breaks even a little bit, you will have to pay a lot of money!"

As she said that, the aunt rushed to eat, and with a dexterity that surpassed her figure, she quickly rushed to the tofu board, snatched the wooden box from Pinghua's hand, and poured out the tofu bit by bit.

While playing, she also muttered in a low voice.

"It's expensive! But it's expensive! It's all silver coins! A small piece can be bought in Jinfeng Tower for half a tael of silver!"

what?

Ning Sawzi was shocked.

He picked out his ears, suspecting that he was hallucinating.

"Ms. Mei, are you talking about tofu? A small piece and a half taels of silver?"

How much are beans! ?He bought two cars with one drop of money!Even if the cost of water, fire and gypsum is added, such a high price cannot be spread no matter what!

"Tofu?"

Aunt Mei scratched her head.

"I don't know what tofu is, but I still know you, Yugaozhi!"

Aunt Mei raised her chest proudly.

"Don't look at your aunt's current figure, she was able to dance palm dance back then! If you want to see me dance, you have to make an appointment with the building two or three months in advance. The deposit alone costs 50 taels. A plate of jade cream is nothing compared to this." It's nothing."

"The noodles served for me in the restaurant were prepared by the chef of Jinfenglou himself. The owner of Jinfenglou is from the Xue family, so they can get jade paste. Other restaurants can't buy this kind of tribute at all! "

"The Xue family?"

Ning Fei got a headache when he heard these two words, and he felt that there was something tricky in it.

But he couldn't talk too much with Aunt Mei, so he followed her words and continued to ask:

"Ma'am, the Xue family you're talking about is the Xue family in Changzhou? Isn't their family an iron maker?"

"It is said that jade ointment was accidentally discovered during iron smelting. It is the essence of jade. If you insist on eating it, you can live longer."

Aunt Mei thought for a while and added another sentence.

"I also heard from merchants in the capital that Empress Dowager Liu liked jade ointment the most, and it was appointed as a tribute. Because this thing is so rare, a large piece of jade can only be taken out, and because of this, Changzhou has been spared for ten years. taxes."

"puff--"

Ning Zazi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He really convinced the big fools of the Xue family, gave the tofu such a valuable name, and made up such an expensive origin.

Returning the essence of jade... If Empress Dowager Liu knew, the "jade cream" she loves not only has nothing to do with jade, but also comes from soybeans made by ordinary people for making stinky sauce. stand up.

After ten years of taxation, it's no wonder that Xue Jiafu's money is flowing. Even if there is no middleman to make the difference, his profits will be huge!

Most of this matter has something to do with the wicked saint!

Tofu is a common food in modern times, and brine gypsum can order tofu. This recipe can be known without the system mall.

The wicked saint has been alive for so many years, at least he should have discovered that tofu has not been invented yet.

But until he realized it, there was still no tofu in the Ye Dynasty. The Xue family discovered "jade paste fat" during steelmaking, and gypsum was not used in steelmaking. This causal relationship does not make sense.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that this is the capital Yue Wanfeng left for his son to make a fortune. After all, tofu is low in cost and very useful, and it is easier to operate than the method of frying steel and making steel.

One is used to win the hearts of the people, and the other is used to take the high-level route. The wicked sage arranged for his son very well, and he definitely taught him all his life experience.

It's just that he didn't expect that this kind of affection was paid to the wrong person after all. Not only did his son fail to continue his glory and reach the pinnacle of life, but he was also taken advantage of by the Xue family and made a lot of money.

Ning Shaozi touched his belly, feeling a little unable to suppress the urge to make trouble.

It's just a piece of tofu, why should it be sold as an exclusive monopoly? This is too inconsistent with the laws of history!

"Ms. Mei, don't be too careful. This thing is made of beans. Yesterday we bought two cars for a penny. It's not expensive at all."

Ning Fei said with a smile.

"what?"

Aunt Mei was taken aback for a moment.

She helped to pick out the two carts of beans yesterday, and the quality and price are both fair.

But to say that beans that are so cheap that no one likes to eat them have made jade cream...

Aunt Mei raised her eyes and asked cautiously.

"Juzi, can I have a taste of this... tofu you made?"

"of course can."

Ning Fei nodded and motioned Pinghua to take a piece for Aunt Mei.

Although Jizi said it was made of beans, Aunt Mei was still very careful when she took it.

She put it in her mouth and chewed it for a long time, a bewildered expression gradually appeared on her face.

"How about it?"

Ning Sawzi asked her with a smile.

"It's the smell of jade ointment..."

When Mrs. Mei said this, she didn't believe it.

But jade ointment is precious, and the taste she has kept in her heart for so many years is unmistakable. This is Jinfenglou's signature jade ointment.

But jade ointment...wasn't it collected from the essence of jade?And because it was too precious, the Queen Mother exempted it from taxation... Of course, she also knew that there must be some merit in this statement. How could a restaurant in Xinzhou get it if it was so precious?

But it shouldn't be so cheap... It can be made with two carts of beans for one drop of money!

As if seeing her shock, Ning Zazi smiled and added another straw to Aunt Mei.

"Such a plate of tofu does not require too many ingredients. Half a bucket of beans is enough. The leftover bean dregs can be fed to pigs. It is really cost-effective!"

"Isn't that right, Sister Pinghua, you know what you did with your own hands."

Hearing Juzi's roll call, Pinghua immediately nodded.

"Yes, auntie, it's really made of beans. I made it myself. I poured the white soup made with a stick into the soy milk, and then it formed into lumps. It's amazing!"

The girl raised her head, her red phoenix eyes were shining brightly, full of excitement.

"That jiaozi's white soup is very expensive, isn't it made of jade?"

Aunt Mei asked without hope.

In fact, she also thought it was impossible.If Mo Zong had jade, he might have made such a precious thing, and would have sold it for food long ago!