Ning Xi's eyes were quick, and he lifted the white cloth covering the tofu, and finally understood why Qin Xiaomei said that this tofu was inedible.

I saw that this tofu, which should have been as white as jade, was covered with a layer of thick white hair, and it didn't look like tofu at all.

Qin Xiaomei blushed and explained: "In the past few days, Ah Ming has injured his leg and can't sell tofu, the weather is humid, this tofu is reluctant to throw away, and it grows hair at home, so it really can't be eaten." ”

"Wait!" Ning Xi looked at these hairy tofu, and quickly recalled the food he had eaten, it seemed that there was a special snack in the Huizhou area, called edamame tofu, Ning Xi reached out and picked up a piece of tofu covered with white hair, put it under his nose and sniffed it carefully, "This tofu should be edible." ”

Qin Xiaomei couldn't believe it: "This tofu has grown like this, how can it still be eaten?" ”

Ning Xi said: "Generally, the food is spoiled and moldy, the long hairs are green, and the food itself will also emit a stench of **deterioration, but you see, the hairs on your tofu are all snow-white, with only a few black spots on it, and there is no rancid smell when you pick it up." ”

Qin Xiaomei was still a little suspicious and said: "Even so, it doesn't mean that you can eat it!" What should I do if I eat someone badly? "Poor families cherish food, sometimes things are moldy and reluctant to throw away, wash and cook to eat, she has seen people eat long-haired food and vomit and diarrhea, almost even lost their lives.

"Don't worry, I've eaten this kind of white-haired tofu before, and I really won't eat bad guys, so I'll make it and eat it, okay? You don't need to prepare any other dishes, by the way, do you have oil at home? ”

"Yes." Qin Xiaomei took out the oil tank and salt shaker from the cabinet, before Ah Ming's leg was injured a few days ago, their life was quite passable, and the oil and salt were all stored, and then Ah Ming was injured, and the money saved by the family was used to hire a doctor, and he couldn't work to earn money, so it was now difficult to even stutter.

Ning Xi looked at the remaining only half a can of oil, and said embarrassedly: "I'll use up your oil first, and I'll send you some back when I get back." ”

Qin Xiaomei hurriedly said: "You just use it, you just use it." "Greeting guests with long-haired tofu and letting them do it themselves, she really can't help it.

Ning Xi went to the back of the house and took a turn, picked a handful of wild grass that could be used to make spices, washed it back in the house, chopped it, and boiled it into a bowl of sauce with oil and salt. Then he cut the long-haired tofu into small pieces, heated the oil pot, put the edamame tofu down, only to hear the sound of "呩", a unique fragrance came to his face, and even Jun Qianyu, who had been sitting calmly at the table, couldn't sit still, and paced into the kitchen to see what Ning Xi was doing.

Originally, he heard them discussing what kind of hairy tofu, and he made up his mind that he would rather be hungry than eat, but he didn't expect her to actually make it with his own hands in a decent way, but now when he smells this fragrance, his mind is a little shaken, maybe it doesn't matter if he tastes a little?

Ning Xi held the long bamboo chopsticks in her hand, turned the tofu in the pot over, and when both sides were browned, she picked up a piece, rolled in the bowl of sauce she had prepared in advance, and handed it to Jun Qianyu's mouth: "Taste?" ”

Jun Qianyu involuntarily opened his mouth to eat, after the hot at the beginning, he only felt that the mouth was fragrant but not greasy, the outside was charred and the inside was tender, with both the tender taste of tofu and a peculiar aroma, which had a unique flavor.

Ning Xi asked Granny Qin, Qin Xiaomei, and Ah Ming to also taste a piece each: "How is it, it's delicious, right?" ”

Qin Xiaomei's eyes lit up with excitement: "It's so delicious, I really didn't expect that the long-haired tofu would be so delicious!" ”

Ning Xi nodded: "Indeed, just like we pickle pickles and sauerkraut, nature always has a wonderful magic that can give food a new life." ”

Qin Xiaomei looked puzzled: "What kind of magic are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing." Ning Xi pointed to the tofu in the pot, "Then let's eat this at noon today!" Saying that, the fried tofu was served, and everyone had a meal with the gruel boiled by Qin Xiaomei.

It didn't take long for the coachman who went out to find the water chestnut to come back, Jun Qianyu's subordinates were all people who did things properly, not only brought back the air-dried water chestnut, but also oil, salt, rice, sauce, vinegar, etc., and brought a lot of everything that could be used, and now Ning Xi finally didn't have to feel guilty about using up the little oil that people had left.

Ning Xi boiled a pot of water chestnut porridge according to the method told by Granny Qin, and invited Granny Qin and Qin Xiaomei to taste it respectively, Qin Xiaomei said that it was delicious, Granny Qin thought about it seriously, and told Ningxi: "The porridge I made for Ah Yu back then, because she was young at the time, she was afraid that it would not be easy to digest, so she had to boil it worse, and she had to put more sugar, Ah Yu has loved sweetness since she was a child." ”

The second time, Granny Qin still shook her head: "There are too many water chestnuts." ”

The third time, Granny Qin finally nodded: "That's right, that's it." ”

Ning Xi gratefully shook Granny Qin's hand: "Mother-in-law, thank you." ”

Granny Qin said: "I know that you are doing all this for Ah Yu, I am grateful that you are too late, what do you say thank you?" If it weren't for my poor health, I would still want to go to the capital to see Ah Yu in person, alas, it's a pity that I can't go in this life! ”

"Mother-in-law, take good care of your body, maybe Princess Qi will soon be able to pick you up and enjoy your happiness in the capital!"

Ning Xi pulled Jun Qianyu aside to discuss with him: "Fifth Master, can you lend me some silver first?" I'll return it to you when I return to the capital. ”

"What do you want for money?"

"You see that they are living so miserably, how can you say that they are also acquaintances, Granny Qin has also helped us so much, so I have to help them get through this difficulty!"

Jun Qianyu said: "Forget it, you don't need to borrow it, I'll just give it to them, no matter what, I want your benefits, which is also within the things I promised to help you." As he spoke, he took out a silver ticket from his arms and asked Ning Xi to take it to Qin Xiaomei.

Qin Xiaomei said that she would not accept this money: "You have traveled thousands of miles for my sister Ayu, we are already grateful, how can we still accept your silver?" ”

Ning Xi said: "I won't hide it from you, I came to find Granny Qin, but in fact, I also have my own selfish intentions, and now I see that you are living in difficulty, how can I feel good if I don't help you." ”

Qin Xiaomei pointed to the rice grain on the ground and said: "We have accepted these things, and we can support them for a while, and when Ah Ming's leg injury is healed, we can earn a bite to eat, and the girl doesn't have to worry about us." ”

Granny Qin also arrived: "If Miss Ning has to give this silver, she will look down on my wife." ”

Ning Xi saw that they were really unwilling to accept it, so he had to give up, thought about it and said, "Since this is the case, I won't force it, but I have a way to make money, I don't know if you would like to hear it?" ”

Qin Xiaomei said: "The girl's method must be good, but I don't know if we can do it?" ”

Ning Xi smiled: "This method is really only you can do!" Sister Qin, I think you have been making tofu and selling tofu, but your life has not been very good, it must be that this tofu selling business is not good, right? ”

Qin Xiaomei sighed and said, "Who said it wasn't? There are more people who can make tofu in these four miles and eight towns, and even if our tofu is done well, it will be in vain if we can't sell it! ”

Ning Xi said: "Since this is the case, why not think about it from a different angle, let's not sell white tofu, but sell edamame tofu instead?" ”

"Edamame tofu?"

"That's right, it's the edamame tofu we ate just now, think about it, everyone knows how to make this tofu, but those who have eaten edamame tofu are the only ones in your family! Our tofu is no longer sold in the township, but sold in the city, there are many people in the city, and more people are willing to spend money on food, and it will be easier for you to earn money in the city than in the township. ”

"But who would dare to eat this hairy tofu, if it weren't for Miss Ning, we would have to throw this tofu away!"

"Who can tell that there is hair after frying? But it's a lot better than frying regular tofu, isn't it? The idea I gave you is not to let you go to the street to sell hairy tofu, but to carry a burden to sell fried edamame tofu, with dry firewood at one end of the burden, a stove at the other, and an oil pot on the top, find a place with a lot of people to put down, fry the edamame tofu fragrantly, and keep it to attract people around you. ”

Qin Xiaomei still has some scruples: "But we don't have a place to settle in the city, not to mention that the city is not like the countryside, you can eat just a few vegetables, and you have to spend money on everything in the city......" Speaking of which, after all, there is still no confidence.

Ning Xi said: "You are also a family to support each other, Brother Ah Ming has hands and feet, and a body of strength, after the injury is healed, even if you go to the dock to work as a coolie, you can support you, what is there to be afraid of?" I think when I first arrived in the capital, I also had nothing, only a sister who was not much older than me and a younger brother by my side. Now he has opened a restaurant in the capital, which is not rich and expensive, but it can still be said that he has no worries about food and clothing. ”

Hearing this, Qin Xiaomei's eyes were full of admiration when she looked at Ning Xi: "I really didn't expect that Miss Ning, you are so powerful." ”

"I don't say this because I want you to praise me for anything, but I just want you to believe that God will not let hard-working people go hungry, and that what I can do, you will definitely be able to do. Granny Qin was an errand boy in the General's Mansion and was well-informed, so you must believe what I said, don't you? ”

Granny Qin nodded gratefully: "Thank you Miss Ning for your advice, I thank you for my little daughter and son-in-law!" ”

Ning Xi told them some key points of edamame tofu making zuò, and taught them how to make several sauces, and before they knew it, it was dark, and after Qin Xiaomei's repeated stay, the three of them stayed at her house for a meal, and then rushed back to Lezhou City overnight, repaired a little, and just after dawn, they took Jun Qianyu's luxury five-star mobile RV, and hurried to the direction of the capital, hoping that the road would be smooth and catch up with the food conference of Qi Wangfu.