Man Bao was originally thinking about eating various soy products and almost forgot about it. When Zhou Lang reminded her, she started to think about it seriously.
Since tofu is the same as meat, wouldn't she be able to save a lot of money on buying meat in the future?
As for what to do with the saved money, Manbao thought: Never mind it, it will always go somewhere.
If you think about it this way, won't your money box become full very quickly?
Just thinking about it, Manbao laughed happily, shook his head and said: "Fourth brother, you are right, from now on we will buy less meat and make more tofu."
Zhou Lang: "...when did I say...I obviously don't think tofu is the same as meat."
But Manbao ignored him at all and went to discuss with Xiao Qian, "Sister-in-law, let's try making tofu tomorrow."
Qian also smiled and said: "Just do it, try it first and see if you can make it. If you can make it, make it better another day and send some to the Bai family."
Xiao Qian agreed.
It happens that the day after tomorrow is the winter solstice, and now in the winter, everyone has nothing to do and has plenty of time.
The next day, Man Bao still went to school, and Xiao Qian soaked the beans as Man Bao said and took them to the mill to grind the soy milk.
There is only one mill in the village, and there are two mills inside, both in a thatched pavilion not far from the Zhou family ancestral hall. It is said to be a pavilion, but in fact it was a house a long time ago, but it was too old and the wall collapsed.
Since there was no money for repairs, the wall was demolished and a sheltered pavilion was built with wood and thatch.
People usually grind flour and soy flour here.
Of course, Xiao Qian couldn't do such a job alone, so he called Zhou Dalang, and Zhou Dalang led a group of young people behind to join in the fun.
While joining in the fun, he made sarcastic remarks, "Sister-in-law, why do you believe what Manbao says? These are beans, and a bushel costs eight cents. How much does a pound of meat cost? How do these beans compare to meat?"
Zhou Dalang disliked him for talking too much, so he simply arrested his young man and said, "You are so free, come and grind with me."
When Thursday Lang wanted to run away, Friday Lang and Saturday Lang jumped up and hugged his neck, yelling at him not to let him go.
In the end, Zhou Lang was caught as a young man.
Because the winter solstice is coming soon, a lot of people gathered in the mill, and the New Year will be celebrated soon after the winter solstice, so many people took the wheat at home to grind flour or rice flour, intending to eat better and give it to their children.
Let's make some snacks to eat.
Seeing that the Zhou Dalang brothers were grinding soaked beans, they asked curiously, "What are they doing?"
"Make tofu."
“What is tofu?”
Before Zhou Dalang could answer, the village chief smoking a cigarette beside him said: "Tofu, it's white and tender, and it's delicious."
So everyone went to the village chief and said, "Village Chief, have you ever eaten it? What kind of rare thing is that?"
The village chief smiled and said: "It's not a rare thing. We rarely eat it here, but it is available outside, not to mention far away places. It is available in the city. It is not expensive. It costs two yuan a penny. It is cheaper than eggs."
, but it tastes good. The key is that there are few edible vegetables in winter, and many people in the city eat it."
"Does the village chief know how to do this?"
"That's someone else's craft. I don't know how to do it. I just went to Zhoucheng with others to eat it when I was young." The timing of their visit was wrong at that time. It was winter, and rice, meat, and vegetables were expensive. Xunmo
It took me a long time to discover tofu.
You can buy two pieces for one penny a day, cut them into pieces and cook them directly, and you can have a meal with multi-grain rice. It’s cheap!
The village chief thought about it for a while, looked at Zhou Dalang, and asked, "Does your family know how to do this?"
Zhou Dalang was very honest and said with a smile: "How can my family have this? Manbao went to Mr. Bai's house to eat it. When he came back, we thought about it and made it and added a dish to the house to understand the children's needs.
greedy,"
Someone laughed and said, "This is a good idea. You guys should do it first. If you succeed, you can teach us later."
Both Zhou Dalang and Xiao Qian said there was no problem.
While pushing the stone mill hard, Zhou Lang said with a smile: "My sister also said that this tofu is as nutritious as meat. Village chief, did you feel that you gained weight after eating tofu?"
The village chief glanced at him, waved his hand to chase him away and said, "You're trying to push me. Fourth child, have you decided on your marriage?"
The surrounding villagers suddenly became energetic and immediately shouted: "Yes, Thursday, I have seen the matchmaker come to your house three times in the past few days. Have you finalized it and whose girl it is?"
"Have you met each other? Are you handsome or not?"
"What's the point of looking at Jun? It depends on whether you can do it. On Thursday, you can't hang out with the children anymore. If you look at this girl, who will be willing to marry you?"
"That's it, that's it. Don't mention anything else. Tomorrow I will go to the ground with the hoe and let the girl take a look at it and keep it for safekeeping."
"Can you pull it off? If you go to the ground with a hoe in the middle of winter, do you think this girl is a fool? On Thursday, don't listen to his bad ideas. My sister-in-law told you that you have to go to the county town to pull a piece of cloth and clean yourself first.
As a new person, just with your face and figure, you can attract any handsome girl."
The villagers burst out laughing. Zhou Lang blushed and pushed the stone mill without saying a word.
Zhou Dalang couldn't help but feel happy when he saw it, and then he said to everyone: "Stop teasing him, he is young and thin-faced."
"He's still shy..."
Xiao Qian was listening with a smile, but when he heard this, he became unhappy and cut off the other party's words loudly, saying: "Why are you so shameless? Our fourth child is only eighteen, and we have never even held the hand of a little girl.
, can you not be shy when talking about getting married? Everyone is like you, sweet words are free of charge."
"That's true. Not long ago, I saw the fourth child going to the ground to touch loaches with a group of children. How can you still be the king of children when you are such an adult? Can we get married?"
Xiao Qian said nonchalantly: "It's important to start a family and start a business. It's because he is a little childish that my mother-in-law wanted to find someone more powerful to come back and take care of him. With his wife taking care of him, he will be able to stand up in the future."
Xiao Qian took this opportunity to point out the Zhou family's requirements for selecting a bride. She smiled and said: "My mother-in-law has long said that it is best for the fourth son's daughter-in-law to be a well-matched wife. If not, our family is not about teasing other girls.
As long as they are capable, they can control our fourth child."
Zhou Dalang also quickly took the opportunity to promote his younger brother, "The fourth brother is a bit out of the ordinary, but his work in the fields is not bad. He is no worse than our brothers. If he has a wife who can control him, the family will be established."
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Needless to say, many people have started thinking about this.
Some older women even looked up Zhou Lang directly. Although they were from the same village, there were not many opportunities to look at someone from head to toe in this way.