Yang Lina was most disgusted with people who were looking for trouble, but she didn't want to quarrel and felt it was a waste of time.
"This is my first time making it too. I'm thinking of selling tofu in the future. I'll make it this afternoon. I'll give you a piece to try, Sister Liu."
"real?"
When Liu Cui heard that there was free tofu to eat, her face immediately changed and she smiled from ear to ear.
The next second I thought, this guy is usually as small-minded as an ant, and he would be willing to give himself tofu. Isn't it just talk?
When he got the tofu in the afternoon, Liu Cui discovered that the person in front of him had changed. He was different from the people in the village. He had a cheerful face, eyes full of colorful lights, and his whole person was full of energy and exuded a different look.
After a while, the stone mill was surrounded by children. Even Zhang Kai’s wife Tian Li, who seldom went out, appeared beside the stone mill.
In the entire village, there were only a few people who had never had any quarrels with Yang Lina, and Tian Li in front of her was one of them.
Tian Li was wearing a washed white sweater on her upper body and a pair of black patched trousers on her lower body. She was holding her little daughter who was waiting to be fed in her arms.
If I remember correctly, she is only twenty-three years old this year, and this is her fourth daughter.
Tian Li was followed by her other children, whose faces were dirty and one of them was blowing snot bubbles from his nose.
The three children held hands and hid timidly behind Tian Li.
Because this woman could not give birth to a son, she was bullied by her mother-in-law and often beaten and scolded by her husband. It was probably because her husband went to the mines that she had time to take her children out for a walk.
Seeing these children, Yang Lina felt extremely sad. They were the same age as Hua, had no knowledge, and had no abilities. They could only be reduced to reproductive tools for a family or a family name.
What's even more frightening is the feudal mentality that favors sons over daughters. Women are always to blame for the inability to give birth to a son.
Yang Lina didn't know how she left the stone mill. She only remembered that the stone mill was cleaned by her when she left.
Behind her were the noises and laughter of children. Yang Lina knew that even the children were laughing at the original owner, let alone adults?
Therefore, she must succeed in making this tofu.
On the way back, Yang Lina secretly decided that no matter what, she must fight for her future.
Although she already knew that in the future the economy of the motherland would be prosperous and the lives of farmers would become more and more prosperous, she still had to work hard.
Try to leave here and find her relatives.
After Li Jingming left, Yang Lina always felt scared. As soon as she entered, she locked the door from the inside, took dry wood from the backyard, lit a fire, boiled water and poured bean juice.
After the bean juice in the pot is completely boiled, start adding the brine.
The so-called brine can also be replaced by jiang water (sauerkraut for northerners).
To make slurry, chop celery or cabbage leaves into a clean water tank, sprinkle a little flour and mix well, then pour boiling water into the water tank and stir again, add slurry starter, or pour a little white vinegar, and second
You can eat it once fermentation is successful.
The prepared slurry has the fresh aroma of vegetables and a slightly sour taste. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry chopped green onions, and then grab a bowl of slippery pickled cabbage noodles. It is simply a must-have dish to relieve the heat in summer.
Therefore, in the northern rural areas, when spring comes, almost every household will prepare a large tank of slurry water, even the lazy owner is no exception. This shows the importance of slurry water.
Yang Lina slowly added the slurry water one spoon at a time, then wiped the bottom of the pot with a spoon and stirred to prevent the soy sauce at the bottom of the pot from getting mushy.
Wait for the milky white soybean juice to slowly crystallize, add a little slurry water, and cook until the soybean juice in the pot changes from milky white to transparent and white tofu flakes float inside, stop the heat and fish out the tofu flakes.
Put the tofu on a clean white cloth, put it into a sieve to drain the water, then put it into a temporary mold nailed with four wooden boards, cover it with a chopping board, press it with stones, and wait a few hours for the tofu to be formed and cut into pieces.
On the other side, the news that Yang Lina was making tofu had reached her mother-in-law's ears.
Wang Ying had not yet recovered from the anger of Yang Lina for killing the chicken. Now she heard that the crazy woman was making tofu again, and she became angry.
"This is going to make my son bankrupt. He can't roll the noodles successfully, and he's also making tofu. I think he's going to waste soybeans."
Before Wang Ying even stepped out of the threshold, she was already cursing, and then returned halfway.
Mrs. Liu Cui always likes to add fuel to her words. What if she doesn't see this scene when she goes there?
When Jingcheng and Jingxuan came back yesterday, they talked about Yang Lina's change. She was also surprised. It is always good for people to change.
I heard that although the chicken was killed, Yang Lina didn't let go and ate it. She only ate two or three pieces, and the rest was brought to her home by Jingcheng. However, the chicken was really delicious.
After much deliberation, now that the family has been separated, Jingming went to the mine again, so he might as well observe it first.
Thinking of this, the anger in Wang Ying's heart suddenly disappeared, and she walked briskly towards her home.
Yang Lina took off the white cloth and saw the white, tender and elastic tofu in square shapes with a rich fragrance.
I carefully took the kitchen knife, cut a piece in the corner and put it in my mouth. It was fragrant and full of elasticity. It was a success.
Yang Lina measured it on the left and right, and successfully cut it into sixty pieces. The excess was divided into three pieces, one piece weighing about three kilograms, and she left one piece for her mother-in-law and one piece for Tian Li, who has many children.
As for the last piece, let's give it to the original owner's mother. Since it's occupied someone else's body, then take care of the original owner's family as a favor for borrowing the original owner's body.
Yang Lina delivered tofu door to door. At first, the person who opened the door looked at her with strange eyes. No matter what other people's attitude was, she always smiled and said: "Brother and sister, I have offended you many times in the past. Please forgive me."
Starting today, I will sell tofu. This is newly made today. Every household in the village will give you half a catty for free so you can try it. If you need it, come and buy it. It costs 30 cents per catty."
After saying that, he put the tofu down and left, neatly and without any sloppiness.
Halfway through the delivery of the tofu, Yang Lina was followed by a dozen or so children watching the show, shouting "oh oh oh". Some people stood at the door, staring at the fat woman in the back with confused expressions.
What happened to this man today?
After the tofu was delivered, Yang Lina held the basin in one hand and shook her sore arm with the other.
The whole village, except Tian Li and her mother-in-law's house, has not been sent yet.
During dinner, Wang Ying was very angry, and the dinner table was extremely quiet. Everyone lowered their heads and ate their meals in silence.
"This Yang Lina is getting more and more courageous. Today she made dozens of kilograms of tofu and gave it to the villagers. After all, I am her mother-in-law, but she didn't even see any dregs of tofu. Are you deliberately making people laugh?"
"Okay, please stop saying a few words. If you still care so much after the family is separated, you are being cautious."
Wang Ying wanted to yell, but was stopped by Li Jianguo on the side.
"She has almost ruined your son's family, how can you still survive?"