"That's good, that's good." After listening to her words, Mrs. Li just put her heart back in her stomach, looking like she was surviving the disaster.
Jiang Hexi couldn't help but feel a little guilty, touched her earlobe, and changed the subject: "Ms. Li, can you sell me these seeds?"
"What are you talking about! Just take it if you want it, no money to talk about!" Lady Li was unhappy and refused.
Seeing what Jiang Hexi wanted to say, Mrs. Li simply ordered a few children to move her things directly to her house without giving her a chance to refute. She also pushed her out of the door and chased her home like a duck.
Jiang Hexi looked at the closed door in front of her, dumbfounded. When she saw the three brothers looking at her with bright eyes, she couldn't help laughing and said softly: "Let's go."
Several people walked slowly back to Jiang's house, leaving a series of large and small footprints on the yellow dirt road.
"Sister Xi, is it really possible to grow something delicious like this?" Li Manlu, who was standing by, also saw that Jiang Hexi was a very amiable person, and asked coquettishly.
Jiang Hexi smiled brightly and said mysteriously: "Of course, these things are more delicious than candy!"
"Really? I want to eat, I want to eat!"
"I want it too, I want it too!"
Li Manfu glanced at his two younger brothers with disdain and scolded in a low voice: "Stop making trouble, the things haven't been planted yet!"
"It's okay. When they are planted, they will be given to us Manlu and Manshou first." Jiang Hexi didn't care. It would be better for the child to be more lively. If Jiang Hexuan was so active, it would be too late for her to be happy!
Jiang Hexi glanced at the embarrassed Li Manfu again, and said softly: "I will ask Manfu for advice on how to grow these things in the future."
"Sister Xi, just give me your orders, no need to be polite." Li Manfu scratched his head in embarrassment, not daring to look directly at Jiang Hexi's charming smile.
Looking at the boy whose ears were secretly red, Jiang Hexi covered her mouth and smiled, but she was worried about making the child anxious and did not tease him again.
"Girl, I've watered all those onions! And those sweet potatoes and other things, I've put them all in the cellar, making sure they can survive until next spring!"
A girl in yellow jumped into the kitchen and couldn't wait to thank the girl in plain clothes inside.
"Liu Ying is so diligent. I'll prepare delicious food for you soon." Jiang Hexi didn't even raise her head, still doing the work she was doing, and subconsciously praised her.
Hearing this, Liu Ying immediately opened her mouth, feeling extremely happy and already starting to think about tonight's delicious food.
"Girl, what are you doing?"
Jiang Hexi looked up and saw Liuying looking at her doubtfully.
"I'm making delicious food." Thinking of Liuying's greedy temperament, Jiang Hexi couldn't help but want to tease her.
Sure enough, when she heard about the delicious food, Liu Ying's eyes suddenly brightened up, making the dim kitchen shine brightly.
"What's delicious? It can't be made of beans!" Liuying was originally looking forward to it, but when she saw the soaked and swollen soybeans in the wooden basin, her face suddenly dropped and she was extremely frustrated.
Liuying thought Jiang Hexi didn't understand the market and said anxiously: "Girl, listen to me, these beans are hard and unpalatable. We usually feed them to horses, so don't do these!"
"The beans I make are not the unpalatable boiled beans you used to make." Jiang Hexi knew that she had misunderstood, so she didn't explain, she just said mysteriously.
"Ah? But aren't beans just boiled beans? What's the difference?" Liu Ying muttered to herself, still at a loss.
Jiang Hexi stopped talking, picked up the soybeans soaked last night, and walked to the stone mill in the corner of the yard.
This stone mill was specially made by Aunt Li, and it's still shiny and clean! Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an advantage for Jiang Hexi.
"Liu Ying, come and grind these beans for me, I'm not strong enough." Jiang Hexi shouted to Liu Ying who stayed where he was.
"oh!"
"Girl, are you grinding beans into powder? But what are you adding water for?"
Liuying looked at Jiang Hexi's movements with confusion, and saw that while she was letting her move the stone mill around, she used a wooden spoon to add water to the hole in the center of the stone mill from time to time.
After a while, milky white liquid flowed out from the edge of the stone mill and flowed along the outer ring into the prepared wooden barrel.
"Yes, I plan to make a soy product called tofu."
"Moreover, these beans are actually a good thing. Not only can they be made into tofu, they can also be made into soy milk, bean skin, soy milk, dried bean curd, and yuba! These are all extremely delicious things." Jiang Hexi kept busy with her hands and feet.
, and also took the time to spread knowledge to Liuying.
"Really? Girl, you are so awesome. You can think of so many ways to do this bean." Hearing this, Liu Ying seemed to see herself feasting and couldn't help but salivate.
Jiang Hexi felt quite embarrassed. After all, she didn't think of these methods, but she couldn't tell the truth.
She could only vaguely pass it by. Fortunately, Liu Ying only had delicious food in her eyes, so it was easy to fool her.
"Isn't this because Ayun and Axuan are still young, and they can't eat so lightly all the time, but they have to be filial, so I have to think of other ways to replenish their health."
When Liu Ying heard this, she was even more moved and said: "Girl, you are so kind. Ah Yun and Ah Xuan are really lucky. Unlike me, we lost our parents when we were young. If it weren't for General Huo, I would have passed away long ago.
"
Seeing her unusually disappointed look, Jiang Hexi hurriedly comforted her: "It's over now. From now on, I will prepare delicious food for you every day. You can eat whatever you want!"
"I miss you so much!" Liuying was very happy when she heard this, and immediately threw away the little bit of sadness.
While they were laughing and joking, they unknowingly finished grinding a large pot of beans.
In the huge kitchen.
"Girl, what should we do next?"
"Go and get the gauze from the yard outside."
"Okay!" Liuying immediately ran out of the kitchen, smiling and taking back the gauze bag Jiang Hexi had asked Madam Li to sew in advance.
Next, filtering the bean dregs, boiling the soy milk, adding brine, and solidifying the tofu curds. Jiang Hexi performed a series of actions so smoothly that Liu Ying was stunned.
"Girl, you are so awesome! How did you come up with all this?"
"I heard this from an old woman when I was a child. I wanted to eat delicious food at that time, but I actually remembered this recipe. It's really incredible." Jiang Hexi came up with the excuse that he had been thinking about for a long time, and looked at it slightly uneasily.
Catching fireflies.
How could Liu Ying doubt the authenticity of this statement? After all, if she encountered such a magical cooking technique, she would remember it for the sake of food.
"Well, luckily the girl remembered, otherwise we wouldn't have anything delicious to eat."
Jiang Hexi breathed a sigh of relief and said after the disaster: "It's okay, I just can't remember this. I will make more delicious food and slowly cook it for you when I have the opportunity."
"Great! Girl, the general has really done a good thing. I thought he assigned me some difficult task, but I didn't expect that I can just eat and drink every day."
Seeing her happy face, Jiang Hexi couldn't help but wonder about her past days, and asked casually: "Were you very hard in the past?"
"Of course! Every day I either go to the battlefield or perform missions. I live a life of licking the edge every day. If I don't pay attention, I will die."
Liu Ying said carelessly, but when she saw Jiang Hexi looking at her with worry and distress, she couldn't help but feel a sore nose and pretended not to care: "But those things have passed. From now on, I will follow the girl to eat and drink. She can't help but
Don’t drive me away!”
"I will never drive you away. If you want to leave, I will stop you. I will support you from now on!" Jiang Hexi hurriedly handed over a bowl of hot soy milk with sugar and said softly.
Liu Ying immediately forgot her previous discomfort and drank the soy milk happily.
"Girl, is this made from beans? It's much better than the mare's milk in Beidi!" Liu Ying became more and more addicted as she drank. She simply felt that this was the best thing she had ever drunk after strong liquor.
Seeing her look like a hungry wolf pouncing on food, Jiang Hexi said hurriedly: "Drink it slowly, don't burn it. This is soy milk, and it will be available in the future."
Thinking of something, Jiang Hexi asked tentatively: "Liu Ying, do you think if I take this tofu to the county and sell it, will anyone buy it?"
"Of course I will! This soy milk is so delicious, this tofu, and the dried tofu the girl mentioned will definitely be sold, and people will be rushing to buy them!" Liu Ying is extremely confident in Jiang Hexi, and is sure
road.
Hearing this, Jiang Hexi became even more happy. Thinking about it, this tofu is a delicacy suitable for all ages, and there is no such product in this era, so it will definitely attract people's attention.
"Then let's get up early tomorrow, make more tofu, and then go to the county to sell it!"
"good!"
There was a slight chill in the early morning hours of early autumn, and the moonlight was still hazy, reflecting against the starry sky in the dark night sky, making it look even more mysterious and elegant, with clear light falling all over the place.
Jiang Hexi got up early, and together with the energetic Liu Ying, carefully prepared the tofu to be sold today.
After more than an hour, the two finally made five plates of tofu.
"Sister, are you leaving?" A sleepy-eyed Jiang Hexi lazily leaned against the door, looking longingly at the two people who were harnessing the carriage and getting ready to set off.
"Yes, A-Yun, go back and go to bed! Sister has already prepared breakfast. You and A-Xuan will go to the private school after breakfast later. Remember to be good." When she saw the clingy Jiang He-Yun, Jiang Hexi was afraid
He followed over and gave instructions in a gentle voice.
Although Jiang Heyun was not happy, he was mercilessly pulled back by Jiang Hexuan, who was woken up by the noise, and went back to sleep.
Looking at the ruthless Jiang Hexuan and pitiful Jiang Heyun, Jiang Hexi smiled unkindly, shook her head helplessly, and then set off with Liuying.
The cyan carriage drove leisurely on the khaki dirt road, raising a little bit of dust.
Jiang Hexi lifted the curtains and looked at the pink, orange, and purple clouds on the horizon with fascination. The cool autumn wind blew by, taking away any trace of tiredness.