Chapter 37: Tofu

But now that the food has arrived, why not divide it?

Just when this group of craftsmen felt strange, the two little servants who were in charge of sharing the food looked at the back with a happy face: "It's here!"

After saying that, he opened the two wooden barrels that were quite tightly sealed.

What was it for?

It was because the man who was carrying the cutlery behind him came with him.

Even though you don't have to pay attention to eating in an open-air environment like a construction site, you can't let the workers do it empty-handed.

As early as before the start of construction, some cheap bamboo chopsticks and bamboo trays were put into the back kitchen of the house, brushed clean, and put aside for preparation.

No, that's where it comes in handy.

This cutlery is still held by two people.

The bamboo supports are stacked up and down, and then tightly tied with fine hemp rope, and hung on the back frame that plays a supporting role when carrying baskets or boxes on weekdays, and dozens of supports are all carried by them.

The cutlery that occupies the most space is carried on the back, and the free hands can carry a basket in one hand.

On one side of the basket to set the bowl, on the other side of the basket to put chopsticks, and then buckle a cloth towel on it.

It looks clean and bright, so that the craftsmen who follow the instructions and come to pick up the tableware first can't help but light up.

Large families are exquisite, and workers do not slack off when they eat.

Everyone gathered around, but the youngest Shao Manchu was not in a hurry.

He followed at the end of the line, and only when the people in front of him had received a seven or eight did he get his share of the cutlery in his hand.

The tableware made by the villagers is not fine, and the bamboo tray in Shao Manhoard's hand is still covered with burrs at the bottom of the plate.

But the victory lies in the ingenuity of the mind, and it is precisely used.

Two thin slices of partitions were added to the bamboo tray to divide the one-foot-square tray into three sections.

One was narrower and two were longer, just right for the bowls and plates that were distributed by the servants on the other side.

Place the dishes on the tray in a place right next to the separated slots.

Holding the plate like this, I can't find a place, and I'm not afraid of dumping food on the ground because of shaking hands.

Shao Manchu looked interesting, but his feet never stopped.

He first went to the wooden barrel where there were fewer people, and handed over the bamboo tray: "Bother the little brother to marry two cakes for me." ”

This is the first craftsman to receive a meal and be polite to them.

Because of this politeness, the little guy who took the pancakes from the wooden lattice stacked on top of each other deliberately glanced at Shao Manchu.

He flipped through his hands and stuffed the two largest cakes in the layer into the tray that Shao Man was hoarding.

Shao Manchu thanked him unconsciously, followed the person in front of him to the right side, and even beat the dishes by the way.

The owner said that this bucket is a stewed dish made with radish as the main boil, and Shao Man didn't have any intention of eating it.

Who would have thought, he looked into the round bucket of vegetables, but he had a certain understanding of the so-called stewed vegetables of the first family.

This is the vegetarian chowder with clear soup and little water that he thought at first, this is clearly a meat stew made by heavy oily soup.

Although the stewed dishes prepared by the first family are stewed in a large pot, there are scorched meatballs, dry-fried crispy meat, plus white flowers and oily fatty slices, and there is really a lot of oil that can be seen in your mouth.

Topped with a green-skinned radish cut into horns, it is soaked in this vegetable soup full of oily flowers, and it fills up the soup, not to mention how delicious it is.

When the stewed vegetables arrived at Shao Manchu, there was not much left.

The little guy in charge of the side dishes, seeing that the young man opposite was about the same age, the spoon that was originally just a layer of noodles was fished into the dish, until it touched the bottom of the bucket, and then went up, a spoonful of sturdy hard vegetables was deducted into the big bowl in front of Shao Manchu.

Just this spoonful, thirty percent more than others, a large bowl with a wide rim is full of spikes.

Seeing that Shao Manchu was very satisfied, he randomly found a stone pier to make a table, squatted on the ground and ate it violently.

Now, when he is growing his body, he naturally eats a lot.

When two cakes are served and a bowl of hot dishes are served, it is only filled with six points of fullness.

Shao Manchu touched his stomach, got up and returned to the two buckets, there were only two cakes left in the square buckets, but there was not even vegetable soup left in the round buckets.

The servant in charge of the rice distribution on the side probably wanted to take away the bucket, so he stuffed the remaining two cakes in the lattice into Shao Manchu's hand, and pointed in the other direction with his hand.

It was a drawer brought from the back kitchen when the food was finished.

It is also the thing that was mentioned when the little guys reported the menu at the beginning.

"If you go over there and scoop a bowl, you can fill your stomach. ”

Shao Manchu only felt that the other party gave him too much, two cakes, how could he not stuff it.

But the little guy who had covered the lid didn't take it seriously, waved his hands, and said without even looking back: "Okay, okay, it's just a matter of two cakes." ”

Even if he took it back, the people in the back kitchen would not eat such coarse cakes.

What their first servants didn't pay attention to, but here in Shao Manchu, it is a good thing that can fill the stomach.

After taking the bread in his hand, he thought for a while, then took out the towel he had prepared in his arms, wrapped the two cakes in them, stuffed them into his arms, and scooped the things in the lattice with his empty hands.

Seeing Shao Manchu bring the empty bowl, the servant standing next to the wooden lattice lifted the layer of fine gauze that was covering it.

A hot smell of beans surged from above.

This is coarse tofu that is ground with a stone mill.

At first glance, it has only been grinded once.

The holes in the tofu are not small, and there is a little okara added.

However, it makes the bean aroma of this tofu more intense, and it is easier to feel full when you eat it in your stomach.

Shao Manchu asked for a big bowl, carefully brought it aside, and ate it all while it was hot.

After that, I took the box and drank a bowl of soy milk, and then I ate eight or nine points.

Handing back the dishes and chopsticks, he gathered among the carpenter's group, watched a few older people tell some interesting things about the neighborhood, and then followed the big guy to get busy again.

Before the sun sank, Shao Manchu helped people deal with a big piece of material.

When he looked up again, the craftsmen who had only been in a day's errand, but had already shown some feelings, were beckoning him to return together.

Shao Man hoarded the tools under his hand and waved his hand to refuse.

"I'm going to go to the steward's register, and the tools are going to be returned. Let's go first, won't we see you again tomorrow?"

That's right.

Several old carpenters waved their hands at Shao Manchu, followed the cobblestone road, and headed towards the back door.

On the huge material yard, it was empty, and only Shao Manhoard was left.