Two days later, Wang Xuefen looked at the few plates of tofu on the electric tricycle on the electric tricycle in the opinion compound on Feiying Road in Xiaohai Town, and said to Zhang Haiqing beside him: "Child, father, there is still so much tofu, what do you say, business is getting more and more difficult to do." ”

Zhang Haiqing was wearing shabby lake blue overalls, her hair was messy, she sat on the side and smoked silently, and when she heard Wang Xuefen's words, she took a deep breath of cigarette, and after slowly exhaling it, she said with some uncertainty: "Alas, I'll go to the restaurants in other surrounding towns to sell it, and I hope someone will buy it." ”

Zhang Haiqing is also self-comforting, he has also run a few times to the surrounding restaurants, but they all refused, they choose box tofu, convenient, hygienic, and the taste is not bad.

"Brother Zhongzheng's kid named Lin Jiawei, he hasn't been in the city for several years, there must be someone he knows, or I will ask him to give us a trust relationship and buy tofu in the city?" Wang Xuefen thought of Lin Jiawei, and her eyes lit up.

"Okay, let's bring some tofu in the evening, and that bottle of good wine, and talk to him." Zhang Haiqing looked at a few plates of tofu, and felt a little anxious, so he had no choice but to do so.

"Now more and more restaurants choose box tofu, in the past, box tofu was just a little crystal clear, but the taste can not be compared with our brine point, but now the water quality is getting worse and worse, and the taste of the most out is getting worse and worse, compared with the box tofu, now there is no advantage, the child is his father, or we also buy some of the glucose coagulant, also to make box tofu, I have eaten that tofu, the texture is delicate, shiny, good taste, better than ours."

Tofu is divided into southern and northern tofu, the main difference is the amount of gypsum (or point brine), the southern tofu uses less gypsum, so the texture is delicate, and the moisture content is about 90%; There is more gypsum used in northern tofu, and the texture is older than that of southern tofu, with a moisture content of 85-88%. Tofu is a traditional Chinese food, which is delicious and healthy.

Box tofu, that is, lactone tofu, he abandoned the traditional brine and gypsum, and used gluconate-δ-lactone as the coagulant to produce tofu to teach the difference in the past, lactone tofu reduces protein loss, and improves the water retention rate of tofu, nearly 1 times more than conventional methods; And the texture of tofu is delicate, shiny, palatable, clean and hygienic, and it has a great competitive advantage in today's market.

If Wang Xuefen had asked him to give up the traditional craft in the past, he would have been scolded by him for using coagulants, which was a craft handed down from his ancestors, but now it has been greatly impacted, and he was a little confused with a hint of firmness and said: "Eating too much box tofu is not good for your health, it is better not to touch it, and we are a century-old craft, as long as there is a good water source, we can make good tofu." ”

"You always say that box tofu is not good for your health, you see so many people eat it, which one is uncomfortable, you are an old antique, guarding your family's craftsmanship and refusing to change, you will be happy when the money to buy salt at home is gone." Wang Xuefen heard him talk about the side effects of box tofu again, and she became angry when she rubbed the ground, always using this as an excuse.

"Is Aunt Wang at home?" At this time, Lin Jiawei came to the door, still riding an electric tricycle with a large bucket of water on the car, standing at the door and asking.

Wang Xuefen was still angry, and when he heard this, he looked out of the door suspiciously, but he didn't recognize Lin Jiawei at first glance, and asked, "Are you?" ”

"Aunt Wang, I am a child of Lin Zhongzheng's family, and I am Lin Jiawei." Wang Xuefen didn't know Lin Jiawei, but Lin Jiawei recognized her, her appearance has not changed much, but the years have left traces.

"Ah, it's Jiawei, come in, come in, they've all grown so big, I didn't recognize them all at once." said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, and was about to go to find Lin Jiawei, but he didn't expect him to come to the door by himself, Wang Xuefen couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Uncle Zhang, you're here too." Lin Jiawei saw that Zhang Haiqing was also there, and hurriedly greeted him.

Zhang Haiqing's compound is very clean and quite empty, there is a well next to the wall, and there is a tricycle with a white cloth covering tofu, Zhang Haiqing and Wang Xuefen are sitting under the eaves to discuss things.

"Jiawei, you've grown so big, come, please take a seat, it's much better than that kid in our family, old woman, go make a cup of tea." Zhang Haiqing took out a long bench and greeted, and looked at Wang Xuefen on the side and ordered.

Zhang Haiqing didn't expect Lin Jiawei to come to the door by himself, and he didn't know how to beat around the bush, so he directly said the doubts in his heart: "Jiawei, why did you think of coming to Uncle Zhang's house?" ”

"Jiawei, drink tea, there is nothing to entertain, only sesame smoked bean tea." Wang Xuefen also walked out, and when she heard her husband's words, she couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Thank you, Aunt Wang." Lin Jiawei took the tea, thanked him, and then looked at Zhang Haiqing and said, "Uncle Zhang, I came this time, in fact, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Lin Jiawei organized the language and continued: "That's it, didn't Aunt Wang give me a few pieces of tofu two days ago, I said something you don't like to hear, it tastes far from the same as when I was a child." ”

Lin Jiawei said that he secretly observed Zhang Haiqing and his wife, and found that they were not angry, but listened to themselves carefully, he nodded secretly, and continued: "I heard my mother say that because of the problem of water source, the taste of tofu has deteriorated a lot, and then I asked a friend to bring some water, I drank it very sweet, so I want you to use this water to make tofu to try." ”

As he spoke, Lin Jiawei pointed to the bucket for water dispensers on the tricycle outside the door.

Zhang Haiqing was a little clear, no wonder the other party would bring a bucket of water, and thought he was selling mineral water, after he understood Lin Jiawei's intention, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

He said a little embarrassedly: "Jiawei, tell you the truth, I have tried all these methods you said, and the tofu made is delicious, but the cost of transportation is very high, and the cost of the tofu has risen, and every piece of tofu made in that way has not made money, and my luck will almost lose money." ”

"And the current box of tofu is so cheap, you sell it at a high price, no one wants to buy it at all." Zhang Haiqing said this sentence to dispel Lin Jiawei's method of wanting to raise the price.

Lin Jiawei knew the meaning of Zhang Haiqing's hidden words, and he didn't break it, and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, why don't you try the taste of the water first?" ”

Zhang Haiqing saw that Lin Jiawei still insisted, and he didn't want to directly refuse to sweep his face, so he said, "Okay, I'll try." ”

Lin Jiawei poured a bowl of water from the bucket and gave it to Zhang Haiqing.

Zhang Haiqing took the bowl, glanced at the water quality, it was clear and translucent, and couldn't help nodding secretly, putting it to his mouth and taking a sip.

But when the water in the bowl flowed into his mouth, his whole taste buds were active, what kind of taste it was, he couldn't describe it, he just closed his eyes and savored it, cool and sweet, as if it contained something special, taking him back to the fun of playing and swimming in the lake as a child, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

When Zhang Haiqing opened her eyes and came back to her senses, a strange light flashed in her eyes, and at this moment, Wang Xuefen felt that her husband had become younger, as if she had returned to the time when they first met.

"Old woman, do you still have the soybeans soaked at home, I'll make another plate of tofu." Zhang Haiqing said passionately.

Although Wang Xuefen didn't know why her husband had such a change, but when she heard Zhang Haiqing's energetic words, she glanced at a few plates of tofu in the yard, and stopped talking, but finally said helplessly: "There are still some beans soaked." ”

"Okay, Jiawei, let's go, see my uncle's family handiwork." Zhang Haiqing was full of pride, and he knew that this time he would definitely be able to make the previous tofu, and it might even be delicious.

"Okay, let's go." Lin Jiawei saw that Zhang Haiqing was full of energy, and he also carried the water to the house together.

Wang Xuefen was full of doubts, how could she drink a bowl of water, her husband had changed so much, where did she get so much confidence.