"What else are you looking at, little mason? Hurry up and get some dried tofu for Brother Ma to eat. Let's try it."
Xing Rui looked at the embarrassment on Officer Ma Tofu's face, and then looked at the wooden sticks thrown on the ground and already guessed what was going on.
"Oh, okay, eldest sister."
Shi Guangtian was a smart man, so he hugged Mr. Ma Tofu who was standing next to him, turned around and went into the house to get him dried tofu.
Officer Ma Tofu looked a little embarrassed when he looked at Xing Rui.
"No, no, then, I'll go back first."
Looking at Mr. Ma Tofu's back as he hurriedly walked out, Xing Rui shook his head and smiled. After a moment, Xing Min walked out with dried tofu.
"Sama Satsuma, here you go, my sister-in-law likes to eat. You are so busy, so I send some to my sister-in-law every day."
Han Quanquan took the dried tofu and smelled it under his nose.
"The kids and I didn't get to eat it last night, so we're going to have a good taste of it today."
After saying that, Chef Han took out a handful of copper coins from his sleeve pocket.
"This is dry tofu money. If you have more money, put it here. If I'm not at home, I'll ask Dongzi to pick it up. If the money is not enough, I'll just come and refill it."
"Sama Satsuma, these are what I give to my sister-in-law, please take them."
Chef Han did not take the money back, but slapped it into Xing Min's hand.
"I know that the little mason wants to make money to marry you. I can't eat this tofu for free. You will get married in the future. As your life goes by, if you don't let me eat for free, I will be shameless and eat for free. Ha...
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Xing Min wanted to be polite, but Xing Rui gave her a wink, and she took it back.
"Brother Han, this dried tofu is delicious when mixed with cold dishes. You go back and get one for your sister-in-law. She will definitely like it."
"cold dish?"
Chef Han looked at Xing Rui and asked in confusion.
"Just cut the dried tofu into thin strips, and then cut the cucumber into thin strips. If you like onions, tear the green onion leaves into strips and put them in, then pour the home-made miso on them and mix them.
Just mix it."
"Hey, this sounds delicious!"
Xing Rui smiled lightly and continued talking.
“Actually, this dried tofu can not only be eaten cold, but it is also delicious when stewed.
For example, stir-fry dry tofu with sliced meat, stew dry tofu with potato slices, and of course, it would be more delicious if you can add some chili."
"chili?"
Although Han Quanquan has been a cook for many years, this was the first time he heard about chili.
"Oh, it's the red lantern you were talking about."
Xing Rui's red lantern immediately made Chef Han smile.
"You're talking about red lanterns! I've seen that thing before. It's very expensive, and we can't afford it."
Xing Rui smiled. Now that she had come to this point, she might as well tell her plan.
"Brother Han, to tell you the truth, didn't I make some pickles a few days ago?"
"Oh, I heard about this. Did you make a lot of money?"
Chef Han just admires Xing Rui's brain, and there is no idle day.
It seems that she can think of ways to make money at any time. At first, she was worried that she would lose money if she bought such a large piece of mountain land.
Who would have thought that he would turn around and plant a large area of cabbage, radish, pickles, and make a lot of money.
This is because people's brains are easy to use, so they can't be jealous.
"It's not bad, I made a little money."
Xing Rui is also very humble.
"In order to make the pickles taste better, I asked the restaurant manager to bring me some red lanterns from outside.
The pickles made with this stuff are delicious."
“Your pickles are made from red lanterns?”
Chef Han was almost shocked by Xing Rui's words. What an expensive thing it was!
She, Xing Rui, actually used it to pickle pickles. Isn’t this too wasteful?
Seeing Han Quanquan like this, Xing Rui smiled.
"My pickles sell so well just because of the use of chili peppers!"
Chef Han also nodded,
"You are really willing to give up such an expensive thing."
"Brother Han, that's what I thought. Since red lanterns are so expensive and hard to find, why don't we grow some ourselves?"
"You mean you want to plant red lanterns?"
Han Quanquan looked at Xing Rui in surprise again.
"No, no, no, next year I want everyone in the village to follow me in planting red lanterns. After harvesting the red lanterns, I won't have to delay planting cabbage and radishes. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"
"You mean the whole village grows red lanterns?"
Han Quanquan was almost stunned by Xing Rui's surprises one after another, and his head was numb. He could only open his mouth wide and ask questions.
“Just use part of the land to plant these things, such as your small garden at home, where you can grow corn and rice as you want.
After all, everyone still depends on food rations, so planting red lanterns in a small yard is not a small quantity."
"The idea you mentioned is a good one, but firstly we have never planted this thing, and secondly where will the seeds come from?
Red lanterns are already very expensive, so those kind of lanterns are probably too expensive, right?"
Chef Han really didn't dare to think about it, but Xing Rui just smiled lightly and said,
"Brother Han, don't worry. I've thought about it. I'll provide the pepper seedlings, but when everyone's peppers mature, they must be sold to me.
If it is sold secretly to outsiders, I will not provide pepper seedlings in the future."
"Sister Xing Rui, do you really mean what you say?"
Hearing what Xing Rui said, Chef Han was really surprised and happy.
This is really a big pie falling from the sky. What kind of good luck have you got?
One Xing Rui helped people like him gradually lead everyone on the road to wealth.
"Of course, but this job will still be done by you, a decent person, next year. Let's be villains first and then gentlemen. Let's write a contract so that we can guarantee each other in the future."
"Okay, okay, listen to your sister, this is a good thing, everyone is grateful to you before it's too late.
Brother Han, I’d like to thank you even more before it’s too late, I won’t talk about that for now, your sister-in-law is still at home waiting for this.”
As he spoke, Chef Han raised the dried tofu in his hand towards Xing Rui and left with a smile on his face.
After watching Chef Han leave, people from the village came here one after another to buy dry tofu. In just a short time, all the dry tofu made by the little stonemason was sold.
The three children were sitting on the wooden pier in the yard at this time, holding the dried tofu rolled by their aunt in their hands, eating with satisfied expressions on their faces.
"Sister, here it is, yours."
"Oh, you made dried tofu, but it quenched the glutton in my stomach, eldest sister."
Saying that, Xing Rui took a big bite. The taste was really authentic and memorable.
"Sister, is the chili you just talked about to Brother Han the spicy stuff you mix with pickles?"
"That's it. Next year, in addition to soybeans, the little mason's land will be planted with chili peppers. This thing is very expensive. I will provide you with chili seedlings."
"Sister, you are really amazing."
Xing Min excitedly grabbed Xing Rui's hand, and at this moment the little mason walked out of the house.
