Chapter 72: From now on
"Chunhua, have you thought about what I told you yesterday?" Madam Dong spoke after seeing Chen Chunhua finish her work.
Chen Chunhua knew that Dong Niang was waiting for her to say this, so she said, "Don't just stand around, come and sit in the courtyard!" After saying that, she invited Dong Niang into the courtyard, gave her tea, and said, "Dong Niang,
You also know that I still owe you dozens of taels of silver. If you want this method of making tofu, I will teach you!"
After hearing this, Madam Dong secretly thought that Chen Chunhua was a sensible person and nodded. "I won't take advantage of you. Teach me this way of making tofu, and the thirty taels of silver will be waived. This is an IOU. If you think
There is nothing left, we are talking."
Chen Chunhua was not surprised that Dong Niang would tell her this, let alone this place, no one here knows how to make tofu. It's just that she has no money now. If she had money, how could she sell her craftsmanship?
Madam Dong is from a wealthy family and has enough capital to do business. If she can learn how to make tofu, it will be her ability to make the business prosperous. "Okay, I don't want to be sentimental, this matter is settled!"
Hearing Chen Chunhua's cheerful promise, Madam Dong smiled slightly and said, "If you're not busy, let's start in the afternoon!"
This method of making tofu is a loss for Chen Chunhua, but it is really cheap for Dong Niang. Firstly, her family has been in business all year round, and secondly, she is used to living a life of fine clothing and fine food. In her eyes, it is only thirty taels.
Of course it doesn't matter.
Chen Chunhua took the IOU, tore it into pieces in front of Madam Dong, and said, "Just keep this for lunch!"
"You're welcome, I have something to do when I go back. Come over in the afternoon!" After Mrs. Dong said that, she stood up and left the shop. Chen Chunhua looked at the waste paper in her hand and sighed secretly. She finally paid off her debt. She only needs to teach Ms. Dong how to do it.
This shop will be hers from now on.
After the eldest son and the third son came back, Chen Chunhua told them about this, and the two were surprised after hearing it.
"Thirty taels?" The eldest brother has lived for thirty years and has never had five taels of silver in his hand. The third child opened his mouth and said, "Daughter-in-law, is this true?"
"Of course it's true. Don't I seem to be such a big talker?" Chen Chunhua laughed out loud when she saw the boss and the third child acting like this. "It's done. Although I sold it for thirty taels, it still counts.
If you spend it, this shop will belong to us from now on."
"Great!" After hearing this, the third child happily hugged Chen Chunhua and swayed in place for several times. Chen Chunhua's eyes flashed and she slapped the third child and said, "Third brother, let me down quickly!"
The boss couldn't help but smile on his expressionless face, and said, "Third brother, please take it easy and don't shake your wife!"
"Oh, my wife, let me let you down. Stand still!" The third child put Chen Chunhua down on the ground. Chen Chunhua suddenly felt that everything in front of her was spinning. She covered her head with her hands and squatted down, saying, "Don't touch me, I
Dizziness!" This is really dizziness. I always feel indescribably weak. I am not in good health and I am also anemic. People with anemia often experience dizziness. The feeling of dizziness is very uncomfortable.
The third child and the eldest brother looked at Chen Chunhua like this, and immediately panicked. They supported Chen Chunhua and said, "Daughter-in-law, what's wrong?" the eldest child said, glanced at the third child, and said, "Look at the good things you did!"
The third child was also happy in his heart, so he hugged his wife and walked around for a few times. After thinking about it, he patted her on the back and said, "Daughter-in-law, I will help you go to the kang to lie down for a while!"
Chen Chunhua waved her hand, stood up on the third child's arm, and said with a pale face. "I'm fine, I'm just a little dizzy. Just take a break!" After saying that, she pulled up the chair and sat down.
"Is everything okay?" The boss looked at Chen Chunhua so weak and felt very uneasy, and said, "I'll take you to the doctor's place to have a look." After saying that, he helped Chen Chunhua and walked out of the shop.
Chen Chunhua grabbed the boss's arm and stopped, saying, "Brother, I'm really fine and in good health. I must have been dazzled when I just landed!"
Chen Chunhua was not as stubborn as the boss this time, and the boss did not listen to her. He took her to the medicine shop to find a doctor. The doctor took Chen Chunhua's pulse, and then prescribed some blood-replenishing medicine and said, "Take these and boil them."
After that, I’ll come over and get a few pairs. I think I’ll feel better if I drink it continuously for half a month. If possible, it’s best to eat more eggs, red dates, and lotus seeds...”
After hearing what the doctor said, the boss kept these in mind and said, "Thank you so much, doctor!"
"It's okay. If there's anything else, come and look for me!"
Chen Chunhua followed the boss out of the drug store carrying the medicine bag. She smelled the medicine bag and couldn't help feeling bitter in her stomach. She said, "Brother, I said I have nothing to do and I have to go and see what the doctor is doing!"
After hearing this, the boss paused, touched Chen Chunhua's head with his big hand, and said, "You can rest assured after seeing it. You go back to the shop first, and I'll go to Zhenxi."
"Okay, then you go and come back early!" Chen Chunhua looked at the direction the boss was leaving and returned to the shop with the medicine bag. Madam Dong had already arrived at the shop and was waiting. When she saw Chen Chunhua coming back, she said, "Chunhua, you are in such a bad shape.
Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Chen Chunhua shook her head and said, "I'm fine, maybe I didn't sleep well!"
The third child took the medicine bag from Chen Chunhua's hand and said, "Daughter-in-law, what did the doctor say?"
"Nothing, just drink this medicine three times a day, once every meal!" After saying that, he taught the third child, waved to Madam Dong, and said, "Mother Dong, let's start now!"
"good!"
Chen Chunhua scooped out the soaked soybeans in the water with a ladle and said, "These beans need to be soaked for several hours. Seeing how they look like this, it's almost done. Soak the beans and grind them."
After finishing, he sat in front of the stone mill, scooped some beans and put them on it, pushed the stone mill, and said, "Grinding beans is very laborious, just grind them to such a thickness!" Chen Chunhua took some ground beans and went to them.
Madam Dong handed it over.
Madam Dong nodded. She had seen all this before, but she had never seen how it was done later.
Madam Dong wanted to learn, but Chen Chunhua couldn't let her come early tomorrow. After eating the bean dregs, she made some soy milk to demonstrate to her.
The most important step in this process is to press the tofu. After stewing it, the soy milk becomes tofu pudding. Chen Chunhua thought about scooping out a few bowls of tofu pudding, wrapped the remaining tofu pudding in gauze and put it on the wooden steamer.
He closed the lid, pressed another stone on top, and said, "As long as you press out a little more water inside, it will be better. If you press it too much, the tofu will not be tender."
Madam Dong has been standing aside and watching. The way to make tofu is really strange, and it is also novel to look at. She thought to herself, how did Chen Chunhua come up with this method?
"Mrs. Dong, try this beancurd!" Chen Chunhua put finely ground sugar into the bean curd and said, "Just come out of the pot, be careful to scald it!"
Chapter completed!