"Madam, you are so awesome. It was Mr. Pei who came up with the idea."
Jing Nuan felt that Madam was completely different from the country girls Ajiu mentioned. Madam's words and deeds were incomparable to those of the ladies of the world.
"No one can come up with such an idea except him."
Lin Jiao didn't say anything else. She and Jing Nuan bought a lot of food and useful things along the way. They walked for almost two hours before arriving at the house in the west of the city.
There are servants working in the house, and the housekeeper has already sent someone to say hello.
Seeing the Lin family coming, everyone saluted Lin Jiao.
Lin Jiao glanced at these people, waved her hand to let them get up and go about their work, and she took Jingnuan and Xuanfeng to see the yard.
The house that Pei Yuan bought is very large, and all the snow inside has been swept away. However, the climate in Liangzhou is cold at this time, and there are no green plants at all in winter, so the whole house looks bare.
"Madam, this side is the courtyard for you and the general, that side is the old lady's courtyard, and the two courtyards at the back are for the young lady and the two young masters."
This was arranged by Pei Yuan before.
The Lin family has no opinion on this.
She first went to the courtyard where Jiang lived. The courtyard was very clean. There were two nuns in their forties cleaning the room here, and two little maids who looked ordinary but worked very quickly.
Seeing Lin Jiao coming, several people quickly saluted.
"Everyone, get up and continue your work. I'm just here to take a look."
These people were all carefully selected by Pei Yuan. I heard that the two nuns came from the palace, knew how to measure, and were good at taking care of others.
The furnishings of the house are simple, but there is luxury everywhere.
Thresholds and things that can easily touch people have been removed so that Jiang can't see them. It would be more convenient without these.
"The old lady likes to open the windows, but you should remember to heat up the fire wall to prevent her from getting cold."
Lin Jiao ordered.
"Yes, I have remembered it."
Aunt Cui responded respectfully.
After looking at Jiang's yard, Lin Jiao went to Luoluo and Xiaoyan's yard. After making sure there was no problem, she went to her and Pei Yuan's yard.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Xuanfeng said: "Madam, the general said that you can decorate the study, but he just asked someone to decorate the bedroom."
"I'll go to the bedroom first. You two just wait for me here."
Lin Jiao opened the door and walked into the bedroom. The layout of the bedroom here was similar to that of the room in the courtyard of Prince Liang's Mansion. The only difference was that the colors used in this room were very bright, more like what girls would like.
The clothes in the closet are all ready.
The quilts are also made of silk and are all new.
There is a vase of plum blossoms on the Kang table. Not far away there is a soft bed covered with thick mats. There is also an incense burner on the low table next to it.
To the right of the soft couch is a bookshelf with many books on it.
The whole room is very spacious and bright, and it is also very clean.
Next to the bedroom is the penthouse, which contains a large double bathtub.
It seems that Pei Yuan really has a soft spot for the double bathtub.
After coming out of the bedroom, Lin Jiao went to the study room.
The study now only has a desk, bookshelf, and a chair.
Lin Jiao looked around the room and picked up a pen to draw a few drawings.
There should be a soft bed in the study room so that you can lie on it and rest when you are tired.
The bookshelves also need to be modified, as well as the desks and chairs to make them more comfortable...
This was her future home, so Lin Jiao naturally made it as comfortable as she wanted.
The study also had a fire wall, so there was no need to worry about getting cold. Lin Jiao looked at the wall on the left and decided to make an underground secret room here.
She drew the drawing and put it in her arms, actually placing it in the bamboo house in space.
Wait for Pei Yuan to come back and discuss with him before deciding how to build the secret room.
Pointing out the problematic areas in everyone's yard, Lin Jiao led the people to have lunch here and then went back.
When she went back, Pei Yuan had not come back yet.
It was still early outside, and Lin Jiao didn't rest. She walked around half of Liangzhou City today, but she didn't find tofu. Lin Jiao asked Jing Nuan and Xuan Feng.
They don't even know what tofu is.
This is a business opportunity.
Although Pei Yuan is not short of money now, if he wants to stay in Liangzhou in the future, he will have to support Liangzhou's army, which requires money and food.
Lin Jiao has food, but she needs to earn money.
For myself and for Pei Yuan, I must make money.
After returning home, Lin Jiao asked someone to bring soybeans to soak, and then asked Jingnuan to find a stone mill and bring it over.
After the soybeans were soaked, Lin Jiao asked Uncle Liu to find two servants to grind the soybeans.
Lin Jiao will definitely not do these things by herself. If she wants to do it, it will definitely not be a small matter, but of course she will do it in a big way.
She was exhausted from doing it herself and couldn't make much tofu in a day.
You still have to leave it to others.
Men are strong and work quickly.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the soybeans were ground.
Lin Jiao just made some tofu for everyone to try, so there was no need to make a lot.
After the soybeans were ground, Lin Jiao was sent to the kitchen and asked the kitchen chef to make the soy milk. She watched from the side, quietly following beside her.
Jingnuan doesn't talk much, but Jingnuan handles things efficiently when asked of her.
Lin Jiao was very satisfied with this.
After the soy milk was cooked, Lin Jiao started to make brine and then ordered tofu.
Pour the prepared brine into the boiling soy milk, and soon the soy milk will begin to clump.
"Is this it?"
Looking at the tofu lumps in the pot, the chef asked in surprise.
"Not yet!"
Lin Jiao shook her head and made part of the tofu. Then she put the wooden grid that she had made, put all the unformed tofu in the pot into the wooden grid, covered it with white cotton cloth, placed wooden boards and stones, and waited.
It compacts.
It still takes some time for the tofu to take shape. The Lin family used this time to treat everyone to drink soy milk and make tofu curd, both sweet and salty.
“It smells so good.”
Xuanfeng ate three large bowls in one go.
He has never tasted something so tender and smooth, even tenderer than egg custard. Paired with the stew made by his wife, the taste is really amazing.
Even Jingnuan ate two bowls.
Every last bit of the pot of tofu puffs was eaten by everyone, and these people still wanted to eat more.
When Lin Jiao saw this result, she felt reassured instantly.
As long as everyone likes it.
More than half an hour later, Lin Jiao cut the pressed tofu into pieces and gave it to the chef at home to prepare it.
She knows Mapo Tofu, Calcium God Tofu, Wensi Tofu...
To make tofu, Lin Jiao can make a tofu feast.
But in the weather like Liangzhou, the most suitable thing is pork belly, cabbage and tofu. It would be better if you can add some vermicelli. Unfortunately, there are no vermicelli yet.
Let's wait until she does it herself in two days.
When all the tofu was done, Pei Yuan unexpectedly came back with Xiao Qing.