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In order to hold on to this source of wool, Luo Yong also showed them the soybean paste he had just made.

"What is this?"

The men who race the horses still don't understand the beauty of the miso. They just feel that there is a faint fragrance wafting out. It's just that it looks... It's dark and soft, and those who don't have the guts really don't dare to say it.

"You will know it after you taste it."

With a smile on his face, Luo Yong rolled up his sleeves and made three bowls of fried noodles for these customers who came from afar.

Although his pottery pot is not very heat-resistant, it is not a problem to fry sauce. Dig a lump of lard boiled years ago in the pot, then chop a few onions and put it in, and burn it until the lard melts. Open, after the smell of the onion wafted out, he poured down the bowl of sauce on the small table, and the aroma of the sauce filled the room immediately.

There is no need to add salt. This is the first time I made sauce in my life. It has not caught up with the season. To be on the safe side, Luo Yong put a lot of salt in it at that time. This batch of miso and soy sauce are very salty.

As for the noodles, I was not willing to use refined white noodles, so I used the whole wheat flour I ate at home.The hulled wheat grains are ground together with the belt meat, and after grinding, they are sieved again.This kind of flour does not look white, and it is more earthy after kneading, but it is good to eat. The fragrance of wheat these days is very strong.

"Everyone, please mix and serve." Luo Yong pushed three bowls of hand-rolled noodles drenched in thick sauce in front of the three of them.

"Gudu!" Someone couldn't help swallowing a big mouthful of saliva, and the voice was very loud.

Zhao Chen cupped his hands and thanked him, then picked up his chopsticks and started to work hard. The two followers followed the rhythm closely and didn't lag behind.

Seeing that the three people ate without lifting their heads, Luo Yong picked a few garlic leaves from the pottery pot on the top of the kang, sat at the small table and chopped them carefully, put them in three pottery bowls, and then He scooped some noodle soup in the pot and pushed it in front of the three people.

The three masters and servants finished eating the fried noodles in their respective bowls, smacked their lips, and drank the noodle soup in one gulp.

Before they came to Xipo Village, they had heard people say that this Luo Sanlang was originally a scholar. When they saw him today, he was really different from the others. Look at how his life is going, sitting on the warm kang head, delicious noodles eating.

"What is this, and what is the price?" Zhao Chen straightened his sitting posture and asked, pointing to the rough pottery bowl with half a bowl of miso left on the table.

"This is the miso that I just made. The price is about the same as fermented bean curd. If it is exchanged for wool, ten catties of wool can be exchanged for one liter of sauce." Luo Sanlang still smiled.

"Okay! I'll go back and bring wool here!" Zhao Chen slapped the table with his big hand, and was about to leave for Shuozhou immediately.

"If the sheep are shaved at this time, I'm afraid they won't survive the beginning of spring." Luo Yong couldn't help shouting in his heart that it was a crime, how many sheep would be cheated by this transaction.

"It's okay, if you can't keep it, you can kill it and eat it." Zhao Chen said indifferently.

"That's right." Luo Yong smiled and didn't say much.

Don't think that the other party is a horse-racing man and think that they are all connected to the end, after all, they are also businessmen.This Zhao Chen said generously, Luo Yong guessed that he would try his best to shave the goats before slaughtering.

Although the sheepskin can also be used to make a jacket, not every sheep’s sheepskin is easy to use. Besides, the sheepskin jacket is not very valuable. The local market is limited after all, and there are not many people from other places who like to wear it. The foreign market is basically hopeless. .

Luo Yong also knew that many times, after the butcher slaughtered the goat, he shaved the wool and sold it after chopping it, without skinning it.Many people bought mutton and cooked it in a pot with the skin and bones.

So wool, it is reasonable to say that they should be able to collect some locally, but the supply is not as sufficient as the other party.

As for the use of that wool, Luo Yong can think of a few things right now. Cashmere can be used to knit woolen socks and clothes. For thicker wool, he plans to try to make wool felt. If he can dye the wool, he can make it again. There should be a market for wool felt carpets with bright colors.

People these days generally don't use high tables and chairs, but spread something like a straw mat on the ground, and then put a low table on it, and people sit on the ground.Of course, in this area of ​​Lishi County, those families who have learned how to cook the kang have now moved the low tables to the kang.

In addition to wool felt, Luo Yong also plans to pick out some of the thickest wool to make brushes. Recently, when he was grinding his face at home, he felt very inconvenient without a brush.

Maybe he can try to make some toothbrushes and sell them at that time. It would be very inconvenient without a toothbrush.

To be honest, from the 21st century to the [-]th century, there are a lot of inconveniences. It means that Luo Yong is not a delicate person. If he changed to someone who has never suffered, he would have cried and shouted that he would wear it back. up.

After all, the three of Zhao Chen stayed in Xipo Village for one night. They lived in the Yao family not far from the Luo family's courtyard. There was no girl waiting to be married in their family, so it would not be inconvenient for a few young men to come in.

Speaking of which, the old man of the Yao family has changed a bit recently. Ever since Erlang of his family disappeared, no one in the village has heard him swearing.

Some time ago, Yao Dalang learned how to make tofu from Luo Yong. Now his family not only makes tofu and sells tofu, but also builds several houses for people from other villages to stay overnight and earn some food and accommodation expenses.

I heard that Yao Dalang is also a sweet pastry in their ten miles and eight towns. He used to have a good personality and appearance, and now his family income is also good. In addition, Yao's father doesn't scold others anymore. Parents are willing to let their daughters marry into him. Such a family, the little ladies are also very willing.

It's just that the brothers Yao Dalang and Yao Erlang have a very good relationship. After so long, they still haven't come out of the shadow of that incident at the beginning, and they may have no intention of getting married in a short time.

Compared with the Yao family, the Luo family is a bit careless, their parents are gone, and now they are living a very happy life.

It was also true that the past few months were really difficult, and it was easy to survive, and now the days of worrying about food and clothing are extremely precious.

Before the three of Zhao Chen left Xipo Village, they not only bought a lot of fermented bean curd and miso from Luo Yong, but also bought some dried tofu and frozen tofu from Yao's house. I won't go back, and I can't hunch too many things on horseback.

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On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Xipo Village, which had been deserted for half a month, suddenly became lively, and many of them came for the chicken cake at Luo Sanlang's house.

Tomorrow just happened to be the Lantern Festival. Many hawkers saw this business opportunity and planned to sell chicken cakes to Lishi County early in the morning, so they came a day early and stayed in Xipo Village that night.

On the day of the fifteenth, Luo Yong and the others got up very early, at two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, and they were beating eggs and boiling dates. After a while, Aunt Luo and Lin Wulang also came to help.

Not long after, Siniang Wulang also came from his room smelling the aroma, both of them looked sleepy, but they were very obsessed with eating.

"Go over there and watch Liulang Qiniang. I'll call you when the chicken cake is steamed." Luo Yong stuffed Wulang with a few dates and told him to watch the two little ones. As for Siniang, she left Help here.

"Oh." Goro rubbed his eyes in confusion, but he was very obedient.

"Bring back all the wheat and green beans." Luo reached out and stroked his forehead.

"Mai Qingdou, let's go." Goro raised the dates in his hand, and the two puppies Wang Wang followed. These two are also foodies. If they hadn't smelled the scent, they would have started to sleep on the kang. After all the tossing, Siniangwulang couldn't wake up so early.

Dim oil lamps were lit inside the house, steaming heat was rising from the stove, and bursts of sweet fragrance wafted from the courtyard of the Luo family.

Before the first batch of chicken cakes came out of the pan, someone came to wait for them. Luo Yong burned the kang head of his small shop and told them to wait there.

A few peddlers were wrapped in jackets and sat on the top of the hot kang. It wasn't cold at all, but they were worried that Luo Sanlang's chicken cake was not good. If they couldn't leave earlier, by the time they reached the city, it might be past noon. up.

More and more people came to wait for the chicken cakes. When the first pot of chicken cakes came out, these people almost grabbed it.

Luo used to sell cakes to collect money, Erniang and the others continued to cook cakes in the kitchen until noon, and the number of people buying cakes gradually decreased.

From the early morning to this moment, several people are exhausted.Aunt Luo Yongliu and Lin Wulang had dinner, and it was already past the meal time, and the two of them probably didn't have much to eat when they returned to Lin's house.

They had eaten some cakes before, and smelled the sweet and greasy smell of red dates and chicken cakes for more than ten hours. At this time, Luo Yong wanted to eat something light. He guessed that the others should be similar, so he asked Erniang to put some The rice porridge went down to cook, and I took a bowl to the canteen to pick up a few pieces of fermented bean curd.

At the canteen, Siniangwulang is watching at the moment, and the two little ones in the family are still very helpful.

"Goro, go to Yao Dalang's house and come back for a piece of tender tofu." Luo Yong called Wulang to run errands.

"Oh." Goro replied, and on the other side, Si Niang had already opened the pottery urn beside the low table and scooped beans out of it.

A piece of tender tofu needs to be replaced by a liter of beans. The tofu is quite large, as big as a grown man's palm, and it is quite thick.Yao Dalang is a careful worker. The quality of his tofu is stable, and the pieces are always relatively large. When Luo Yong and the others want to eat tofu but they don’t make it themselves, they go to him to change it.

A pot of thick millet porridge, a few pieces of fermented bean curd, and a plate of shallots mixed with tofu, everyone ate deliciously.

Speaking of the shallots, since Daluoyong started selling fermented bean curd at home, he often bought a lot of rough clay pots to put in the yard, and occasionally encountered some poor-quality or knocked pots.

Luo Yong took a few bad pots, filled them with soil, and buried some onions and garlic in them. Ten days later, some green onions and garlic leaves grew out. good.

"It turns out that tofu can still be eaten like this." Lin Wulang liked the plate of tofu mixed with shallots very much. The white and tender tofu was dipped in sauce and garnished with chopped green onions. It was beautiful and delicious.

"You guys should bring some sauce back later." Luo Yong also picked up a piece of tofu. The soy sauce he made this time was not very successful, not as delicious as he remembered, but it was not a failure. Tofu or something is not bad.

Luo Yong guessed that it should have something to do with the seasons. If there is not enough sun, it will not be fragrant, and it should not be hot enough now. After a few more months, it may become more fragrant.

"..." Lin Wulang smiled a little embarrassedly, the taste of tofu mixed with shallots is really good, he wants to go home and make it for Ye Niang to taste.

Aunt Luo glanced at him, didn't say anything, just ate by herself.This Lin Xingle is really a filial person, thinking of his parents in everything, but it's a pity that his parents have to think of others first.Although it is said that children should not be so fussy, Lin's father and Lin's mother did not treat their children badly, but as a wife, she naturally loves her husband more.

The fifteenth day was busy, and on the morning of the sixteenth day, the villagers who had promised to come to Luo's house to work had arrived early.

It is said that they will work for Luo Yong for a month, and then Luo Yong will teach them how to make tofu. In fact, some of these people should already know the secret of the so-called tofu.

It's just that if you don't come here to do this month's work, you will feel a little unreasonable, as if taking other people's things for nothing, and the villagers may have something to say.

"You also know that I don't make tofu now, I only make some during the days when I make fermented bean curd. It's just that there are so many things in my house that I can't put them down, so I plan to build a few more adobe houses in the backyard."

Luo Yong's plan was to build a circle of houses in the backyard, leaning against the courtyard wall. After a rough calculation, about eight rooms could be built.In addition, there are plans to build adobe houses next to these houses and the surrounding walls. As for the original tofu shed, it will naturally be demolished.And the thatched hut of his canteen will also be replaced with an adobe house.

Speaking of which, the amount of work is quite a lot, but there are more than a dozen people, and it will take about a month. It is really impossible to finish it. At worst, he will spend money to hire people at that time.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be done for a full month, as long as the house is built." In order to encourage these people's enthusiasm for labor, Luo Sanlang said again.

These people originally wanted to finish the work early and start selling tofu at home early. At this time, they heard that they had to give the house to Luo Sanlang for repairs. It might not be necessary for a month, and everyone was more happy.

Speaking of which, the reason why all of these people have such a high level of awareness, some people still come to work for Luo Yong even though they have already found out about the method of tofu, is not entirely because each of them is so noble. character.

Fear of being gossiped is on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also to leave a way out for myself.

After all, Luo Sanlang is not easy. He first taught the villagers how to make tofu, and then he made fermented bean curd and soybean paste at home. If the method of making tofu becomes rotten in the future, Luo Sanlang decided to teach How to make fermented bean curd for everyone?

No one can predict what will happen in the future. In short, anyone in the village who has ideas does not want to offend Luo Sanlang at this time.

Seeing Luo Sanlang at this time was also very refreshing, saying that as long as he helped him build the house, it would be considered that they had completed a month's work, so these people thought, let go of their arms and do it, and help him build the house sooner. Well, I can go home one day earlier and make tofu to make money.

The people in this yard soon became busy. Those who went to dig the soil went to dig the soil, those who mixed the mud with the mud, those who took off the blanks, and there were a few people who were responsible for preparing the ground and digging the foundation.

Luo Yong saw that Tian Chonghu was also busy in the crowd, a doll in his teens, who stood up no taller than a hoe, so he beckoned him to come over.

"What are you doing?" Tian Chonghu wiped his nose, as if he was not happy that Luo Yong interrupted his work.This time he was able to come to Luo's house to learn how to make tofu because of Luo Yong's words, otherwise he would have come here by himself.

"You can't help here, I have other things for you." Luo Yong said to him.

"Who says I can't help?" Tian Chonghu was furious immediately: "I have helped people with so many kangs, and the stripping skills are very good!"

"Didn't you say you wanted to sell some fermented bean curd on credit with me before?" Tian Chonghu took the opportunity to mention this matter to Luo Yong when they were in the city with others.

"What's the matter?" Tian Chonghu asked.

"Come here and I'll tell you."

"what?"

"This time it's about..."

"You mean..."

"So so... so so..."

"oh oh……"

Then at noon the next day, someone in Lishi County saw a few half-sized men carrying their things on their backs and shouting in the city:

"Wool for sauce, miso, one catty of wool for one sauce."

"Wool for fermented bean curd, one catty of wool for two grains of fermented bean curd."

You haven’t heard much about that miso sauce, and you don’t know what it is, whether it’s delicious or not, but everyone knows fermented bean curd, and basically have eaten it, except for a few people who don’t like it. Most people still like it.

I heard that there are still some people who love to eat fermented bean curd very much, and they want to have it every meal. There is no fermented bean curd on the table, and the food is not delicious. Take a piece in your mouth.

At this time, someone shouted that wool can be exchanged for fermented bean curd, and everyone expressed their regrets. They should have collected some wool and put it at home if they knew it earlier.

The butcher who slaughtered sheep and sold meat every day was very happy after hearing this, thinking that his family would definitely have no shortage of fermented bean curd in the future. Not only he was happy, but the whole family was also very happy.

That afternoon, another villager who had made an appointment with him wanted to drive two goats over.

It was rare for the butcher to be in such a good mood, and he ran to the gate of the city to pick him up. As soon as the two sides met, the butcher opened his eyes wide!Where there is any hair on the two sheep, they are all naked with a piece of skin on their backs, shivering and shivering in the cold wind of the first lunar month...

The author has something to say:

Regarding the unit of measurement, I don’t know if you will be confused, let’s sort it out together~

10合=1升，10升=1斗10斗=1斛。

In addition, there are big buckets, small buckets, big liters and small liters. The big buckets and big liters are mostly used for food, and the small buckets and small liters are mostly used for drinks and some more expensive objects.

Then, these are volume units, and the size of the same unit will also change in different periods, that is to say, they are all rice buckets, and the rice buckets in some years are larger, and the rice buckets in certain years are smaller.

According to the information I got from Baidu, in the Tang Dynasty, 1 Dou of rice was approximately equal to 6.25 kilograms.

Luo Yong and they often use the unit of liters. One liter of rice is about one catty or three taels.