Chapter 33 The benefits of being a middle-class scholar
People often say that "tofu is added by brine, and one thing is reduced by another." The key to making tofu is that brine is needed.
In fact, Fang Qingqing has already started to make brine according to the method in the book, but it will take some time to succeed.
Just wait until the brine is ready tomorrow, and you can order tofu in the future, which can also add a dish to your home.
In this way, Fang Qingqing also told Xiucailang the idea of making tofu.
Li Sanlang just said, "Just as long as the family can fill their stomachs, you don't have to worry too much, don't get tired of yourself."
The other party's words were obviously concerned. Fang Qingqing was very pleased and replied with a smile:
"I won't be tired. I will be happy to let my parents eat happily, so I will be happy."
Originally, I just brought it to the Xiucailang for drinking and changing the taste of food, which can add a little fun to his boring study life.
As a result, his classmates saw it and were very moved by the tofu that looked very delicious. Then they heard "Little Sister" say that they wanted to make tofu.
I was very surprised and asked "Little Sister" to bring him a portion of soy milk the next time he delivered the meal.
The other party even said that it doesn't matter, he can pay or even plan to give a penny of soy milk in a bamboo tube.
This money is really a lot, soybeans are not worth it, and a bucket of soybeans can produce a lot of soybean milk and soybeans.
This sentence inspired Fang Qingqing and gave her new thoughts on the direction of her future life.
When he returned to Li's house with great enthusiasm, Fang Qingqing was originally planning to check if the brine was ready and then he could make tofu.
As a result, I saw Old Man Li with Li Dalang and Li Erlang sitting in the yard and sighing and frowning. I was very surprised. What happened again?
But it turned out that the weather was getting worse in the cold. Old Man Li planned to take his two sons out to find some work to supplement the family income. In addition, he saved a few small money.
The family's life is always guaranteed, and he always relies on his carpentry work. Saburo will go to the Fucheng area in spring next year and needs money everywhere.
So Old Man Li urgently hopes that he can do more work this winter, not only can he save enough travel expenses, but he also needs to bring more money to accompany him.
As the saying goes, if you are poor and rich, Saburo can only rely on his own abilities to take the exam, so his family members must at least make him worry.
I don’t know what happened this year. Not only did the neighboring villages not have any family that needed new furniture, but even the three of them almost walked to the county town and couldn’t find a job.
After saying this, Li's mother felt that the sky was about to fall, and it was the most undesirable that Sanlang's exam was delayed.
"Old man, it's okay, I'll go to another place tomorrow to ask."
Old Man Li is in his fifties. Because he has done too much hard work and tiring work on weekdays, he looks very vicissitudes and looks old.
Actually, I am only in my early fifties, but no matter how I look at it, I look like a seventy-year-old and eighty-year-old.
He took out the cigarette bag and rolled it up, took a heavy sip, and then sighed, "I've asked almost all the questions. Oh, it's useless."
Then he said: "The government has issued a notice and will start serving labor next month, and each household will have to issue one person."
It will be next month in a few days. If you work hard, it will take at least one month, and you will not delay your family's work.
When building roads and canals, you are all fighting for your life.
In fact, you can just pay the money and you don’t have the money. However, many people don’t have the money at home.
Fortunately, Li San became a scholar, so the old Li family could be exempted from labor, but because each household had to be appointed.
So there are fewer people doing business this month and even next month until the New Year, so Old Man Li can’t find a job to help people do carpentry this winter.
"This county master is really. If you want to serve, it would be great last month. Why did you have to choose after winter? It's cold and the soil is not easy to dig."
Although Li's mother also felt that nothing was good, she still gave Old Man Li a blank look:
"That's the matter of the county master, so you don't have to worry about that much. Fortunately, our family doesn't have to leave this year, so this Saburo's good study will do us a lot of benefits."
But these words were said to the other two daughters-in-law, and they were meant to beat them.
Li’s mother knew that from the time she made a deposit for the Fang family, the second family of the old family was not so calm.
Now we must let them know that only when the family works together to support the third child in their studies can they have a good life in the future.
Li Ersao couldn't help but lower her head and wiped the corners of her eyes, but she felt a little relieved in her heart.
I went there last year. After a month, I was so thin that I couldn’t take shape and became seriously ill after I got back.
If it weren't for his strong body, I'm afraid it would be...
Fortunately, it was the second child’s turn this year, but the third child passed the exam and the scholar Lao Li’s family finally enjoyed the benefits of studying.
While feeling relieved, everyone was still a little anxious. My father-in-law didn’t find a job and didn’t have any investment in the family this winter. How should we live next?
Seeing everyone's unanimous grieving eyes, Fang Qingqing shivered and suddenly remembered the plot description in the book.
It seems that there is a period of time. Because the year is not good, Old Man Li has never found a job this winter.
Later, in order to make more money, Old Man Li actually served for others with his two sons on his back.
Just to get three taels of silver for labor, I went to dig a ditches with people in the middle of winter.
He was already old, and the other party wanted to ask someone to replace him because he was old. None of the family expected that Old Man Li would do his best for a few taels of money.
Of course, my body couldn't bear it anymore, and I kept holding on until the last few days and was carried back.
After that, I was reluctant to go to see the doctor and rely on my strong willpower to stand up.
It was not until Li Xiuping came back from the school that he barely invited the doctor to see him. Although his life was saved, his health was broken.
Therefore, within a few years, Li Xiuping had just had a poor family in high school and was not as happy as his parents in Hanlin's hometown.
But his father couldn't survive a cold winter...
That incident became an eternal pain in Li Xiuping's heart. Even if his sorrow, the person who was a very powerful minister, could not be resolved in the future.
When Fang Qingqing thought about it, she felt sad. Her father-in-law was taciturn at home during these days, but she was the kind of person who worked hard and worked hard.
Moreover, she did a very fine carpentry job. She just mentioned a few words casually and used the used materials at home to help her add several items to her room, which was very useful.
She just forgot about this. Since she knew about it in advance, she really couldn't bear to watch the old man serve others for a few taels of money in the middle of winter.
Chapter completed!