Tofu Dongshi

After a while, Dou Jiafu was sure that what he saw was not a phantom, he hurriedly said: "This millstone is very heavy, your feet are not fully healed, and if you can't push it, let me do it."

It's weird to look at someone with the appearance and temperament of Zhen Zhigong. Although his posture is quite similar and there is nothing wrong with it, Dou Jiafu still feels awkward, as if he has abused this person. I actually feel sorry in my heart.

Zhen Zhigong kept pushing the millstone, "You underestimate Young Master Ben? You can move this stone mill, how could Young Master Ben not be able to move it?"

While talking, he did not forget to scoop a spoonful of soaked soybeans from the wooden basin next to him and pour them into the grinding eye. With the rotation of the grinding disc, the white slurry flowed from the trough of the stone mill into the ground below like a stream. in the barrel.

Dou Jiafu was even more amazed, "How could you do this? Could it be that your family also makes tofu?"

Zhen Zhigong almost stumbled, then laughed loudly, and said after laughing enough: "How is it possible! However, this young master is very smart, as long as you want to do it, there is nothing you can't do."

Naturally, his family doesn't make tofu, but it's just that he has often watched Dou Jiafu grinding tofu in the past month, so he won't know how to do it.

Dou Jiafu pouted, this guy is always so arrogant, I really shouldn't praise him.Then he secretly sighed, it's really not easy, it's not easy, I've been lazy for a month, and this person can finally come in handy, those rice noodles are not all fed to the dogs anyway.

After grinding the beans, there were still a few remaining processes, and Zhen Zhigong went to do them all in person, while Dou Jiafu watched leisurely from the sidelines, and occasionally offered advice to do a little favor or something.

When the white, tender and hot tofu was made, Zhen Zhigong was both proud and emotional, and felt even more fulfilled than when he alone made a big business of several 10 taels of silver.

Dou Jiafu was the shopkeeper for the first time, and he was also very satisfied with Zhen Zhigong's performance. He even took the initiative to fetch water and wrung a cloth towel to wipe his sweat.

After eating a simple breakfast, Dou Jiafu wiped his mouth and was about to go out, Zhen Zhigong hesitated and said: "Little Doufu, why don't I go into the city with you today?"

Dou Jiafu waved his hand, "No need, your legs are still not good enough, and walking is inconvenient, so just stay at home, I will come back early today."

Zhen Zhigong didn't insist, "Then be careful on the road."

"I see, you are really a mother-in-law today, more verbose than my mother." Dou Jiafu smiled, and then pushed the cart away.

Zhen Zhigong came to the courtyard wall, watching that thin figure gradually drifting away, slowly sinking into the faint golden morning light in the sky.

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When the sky was bright, Dou Jiafu pushed a cart into Yongping County, and peddled along the street: "Sell tofu! Juicy tender tofu!"

Occasionally someone came out of the house with a bowl and bought a piece of tofu for two Wen, or two Yuan for three Wen.When meeting old acquaintances, they will exchange pleasantries with Dou Jiafu.When someone saw the bruise on his face, they couldn't help asking the reason in surprise. Dou Jiafu only said that he accidentally bumped into a wall while walking at night.

Today's business is very good, before noon two boards of tofu have been sold out.Dou Jiafu carefully tucked the money bag into his close-fitting pocket, wiped the sweat from his brow, and planned to push the cart under a tree by the side of the road to rest and eat some dry food before going to the market to buy some food.The past few days have been hard, so I can cut some more meat. The big man worked hard in grinding tofu in the morning, so let him eat meat tonight...

Just after parking the car, a person came out from the alley next to him, and said in a strange way: "Little bastard, you are not small, you dare to come into the city today."

Dou Jiafu didn't say a word, but the hand hanging by his side clenched his fist.

The person who came was Lai San, whom Dou Jiafu accidentally met yesterday while walking the streets.

After two years, Lai San didn't recognize him at first, so he repeated his old trick, threatening and extorting Dou Jiafu's car into him.The enemy was extremely jealous when they met, and Dou Jiafu rushed forward without saying a word and started a fight with him.

Lai San is tall and big, and he is used to fighting. He is fierce and ruthless, but Dou Jiafu is not a soft persimmon. Therefore, the two of them lost their lives in a scuffle, and neither of them could take advantage of it.

Before leaving, Lai San uttered harsh words, either Dou Jiafu would not enter Yongping City from now on, or he must never come back.

How could Dou Jiafu be threatened by him, and push the cart into the city today.Even if he doesn't seek revenge from Lai San, he still has to sell tofu to make money, right?

Seeing Dou Jiafu clenching his fist and staring at him, Lai San shouted: "The third master is talking to you, are you deaf? Kneel on the ground and kowtow three times, otherwise don't blame the third master for being rude to you today!"

Dou Jiafu couldn't bear it anymore, he raised his fist and said, "Lai San, don't think that I, Dou Jiafu, are easy to bully, the rabbit bites when it is in a hurry!"

"Yo, so fierce, so scary, hahaha!" Amidst a burst of laughter, four gangsters wandered out of the alley.

One of them was black and strong and said with his mouth crooked: "Third brother, if you don't give this little bastard some ruthlessness, he won't be convinced. Third brother, you can rest on the sidelines and watch today, brothers help you Give this little bastard a good meal."

Lai San laughed and said: "Heizi, thank you third brother, later on third brother invites you to go shopping with the brothers."

The burly man named Heizi and the other three gangsters laughed wantonly, then rolled up their sleeves and surrounded him, blocking Dou Jiafu in the corner.

What a deception!Dou Jiafu's eyes turned red, he punched like a little leopard and started fighting with the four gangsters.

The opponent had many people, and Dou Jiafu took advantage of his thin stature to nimbly weave among the four of them. For a while, the four gangsters didn't take advantage of it, and one of them got punched and kicked by his own inattentively.

But Dou Jiafu was weak and injured after all, and after a while he showed a disadvantage, and was stuck by Heizi's neck against the wall in the alley, and asked with a grinning smile, "Little bastard, are you convinced?"

Heizi's arms were as thick as Dou Jiafu's thighs, no matter how hard he slapped him, he couldn't break free from the restraints, his neck was strangled, his feet couldn't touch the ground, his eyes turned black, but he still clenched his teeth and refused to speak.

Just at this moment, a cold and cold voice sounded from the outside, "Let go of Dou Jiafu, or I'll just screw this guy's head off."

The four gangsters looked back in astonishment, only to see a tall and handsome man strangling Laisan's neck with only one hand, the latter rolled his eyes like a dead fish with his mouth open and his tongue sticking out.

Dou Jiafu was both surprised and delighted, as if a drowning man caught a piece of driftwood, his dim eyes burst into light in an instant.

The man holding Lai San is naturally Zhen Zhigong.

Yesterday, Dou Jiafu came back with injuries all over his body, and he refused to tell him the reason for his injury. He was already worried, and he was restless at home in the morning, and finally couldn't help but go out and enter Yongping County.

He was unfamiliar with the place of birth in Yongping County, wandering around like headless flies, passing by this alley by chance, and found someone fighting in it.He didn't pay attention at first, just glanced at it casually and walked over directly.After a while, he suddenly felt that the thin figure dodging left and right in the crowd was very familiar, so he turned around and walked back.Sure enough, as soon as he came back, he saw Dou Jiafu was pinned against the wall by his neck, his face was flushed from suffocation, and he was furious with blood rushing to his head.

The key point of the Dou family's wealth was in the hands of others, and Zhen Zhigong's legs and feet were inconvenient and he didn't dare to act rashly. He mistakenly saw a guy next to him with a roe-headed mouse and a blue face holding his arms, watching with gusto. He immediately judged that the guy was with the four gangsters. So unexpectedly, he stretched out his hand and stopped him like lightning.

The fight just now has attracted the attention of many passers-by, but everyone sees that Lai San and others are not easy to provoke, so they just watch and point from a distance, and dare not gather together, let alone help.

Seeing that Zhen Zhigong was dressed in shabby clothes, Heizi exchanged glances with the other three gangsters, and said in a vicious voice, "Where are you so poor, how dare you meddle in my business! Let Sange Lai go and go, or I will beat you up!" Looking for teeth all over the place!"

Zhen Zhigong lowered his face, exerted a little force on his hands, and Lai San immediately wailed and howled: "Ah, good man, show mercy! Heizi, you bastard, don't let him go quickly, you want to see me being killed Strangled to death!"

Heizi hesitated for a moment, and let go after a while.Dou Jiafu fell to the ground all of a sudden, touching the neck where the fingerprints had been pinched out, panting desperately.

Zhen Zhigong shouted: "Little Tofu, how are you? Come here!"

"I, I'm fine." Dou Jiafu responded with some difficulty, got up on all fours and ran to Zhen Zhigong's side, and said excitedly, "Why are you here? Is your right leg okay?"

Zhen Zhigong lowered his voice and said: "If you have something to say, let's go back and talk about it."

In fact, he walked ten miles with a limp on his right foot, and walked around Yongping City for a long time. His right leg was swollen and painful, and he could hardly stand, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.

Dou Jiafu came to his senses immediately, and quickly covered his mouth, but the gratitude and worry in his eyes were stronger.

Seeing that Zhen Zhigong and Dou Jiafu were distracted by talking, Lai San suddenly struggled hard.

Zhen Zhigong took advantage of the situation and punched him in the face, and said coldly: "Lai San, I warn you, stay away from Dou Jiafu in the future, or be careful that your head will not sit securely on your neck."

Lai San's nose bleeds profusely and he nodded, "Yes, yes, I will never dare again!"

Zhen Zhigong slashed his back with a knife, and shouted: "Get out!"

Lai San suffered a loss in his hands, and didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, scrambling and running into the alley.Heizi and the other four gangsters were also shocked by Zhen Zhigong's fierce aura. Seeing that Lai San took the lead in running away, they immediately followed behind.

Zhen Zhigong shook his body slightly, and immediately pulled Dou Jiafu's hand, urging in a low voice: "Go!"

Dou Jiafu saw that he was frowning, his face turned pale, he was obviously enduring the pain, he didn't even care about the cart at the moment, he quickly supported him and walked forward quickly.

A gangster at the back inadvertently glanced back, and immediately shouted: "Third brother, I was fooled, that man is a lame!"

Lai San turned around to see that it was indeed the case, and immediately cursed: "Damn it, a cripple dares to be so arrogant! Brothers, copy the guys together, I don't believe that the five of us can't deal with a cripple and a dwarf!"

The five gangsters picked up sticks or bricks in the alley, and then quickly turned back and rushed towards Dou Jiafu and Zhen Zhigong screaming.