The water that came out of the basket was tingling yellow, slightly cloudy.

Duan Yongyuan relaxed slightly, he had thought that the tofu that had not yet taken shape would also penetrate the tofu cloth and flow out of the basket.

The large round basket lay flat on the ground in the courtyard, and the tofu water flowing from the basket flowed down the south-sloping ground into a small stream into a fine ditch against the south wall. The water communicates to the outside, and there is a small vegetable garden.

The sloping ground and drainage ditches are specially designed and built to prevent rainwater from flooding the yard.

Xiangqin covered another piece of tofu cloth on the large round basket, covering the bean curd inside the basket tightly.

"Fill the basin with water, bring it and press it on it."

Pressing the tofu with a heavy object can speed up the solidification and also drain the excess tofu water.

Duan Yongyuan took the basin to the well, rolled a basin full of water, and carried it to Xiangqin with Duan Xiang.

According to Parsley's instructions, they pressed the basin directly against the large round basket, and the bottom of the basin was close to the tofu cloth, gradually sinking half a finger deep. Tofu water seeps out of the basket and flows towards the drain.

Finally able to take a breath, Duan Yongyuan moved two stools out of the hall, and saw Xiangqin and Duan Xiang sitting on the steps at the door of the hall without fear of getting dirty.

Duan Yongyuan also sat down and stared at the big round basket with them.

"Gotta find a knife to cut the tofu." Even when she was resting, Parsley's mind was not idle.

The big kitchen knife at home is too bulky to cut tofu and is very inconvenient.

Duan Wen remembered, "There's a fruit knife in that courtyard, it's on the cabinet, parsley, you can go and take a look." ”

"I'll go!" Duan Yongyuan thought that his legs and feet were faster, and Parsley was tired for a long time.

"I'll go," Carsley had already stood up, "and I just wanted to go back and change my clothes." ”

When Xiangqin returned to the small courtyard, she saw Duan Qiuping lying on the bed alone.

She changed into the clothes Aizhi had given her, and found the fruit knife from the cupboard.

This fruit knife is thin and long, but it is light and easy to hold.

Duan Yongyuan put the fruit knife brought by Parsley on the whetstone and sharpened it brightly, and washed it several times.

Duan Xiang looked at Xiangqin's new clothes, he was used to seeing Xiangqin wearing men's clothes, and he had never seen her carefully dressed up.

"Parsley, you look good in this dress!"

Xiangqin glanced at him with disgust, and listened to Duan Xiang's mouth. I thought she really didn't know that Duan Xiang thought it was the clothes that looked good, not her person!

"You love Sister Zhi's this." It's sad to say, a piece of clothing costs dozens of yuan, even if Duan Wen is willing to buy it back for Parsley, I'm afraid that Parsley won't feel comfortable wearing it.

While they were talking, Parsley prepared five bowls, cut five bowls of tofu with water with a fruit knife, and sprinkled chili juice and toon juice one by one.

After Parsley brought a bowl to Duan Wen, Duan Xiang couldn't wait to serve himself a bowl.

Xiangqin put a bowl of hot tofu in Duan Yongyuan's hand again, and handed it in the direction of the hall with his eyes, "Bring it to the concubine." ”

Duan Xiang tasted it carefully, and hummed with satisfaction, "It's fragrant and spicy, what is the name of the tender tofu-" He stared and thought for a while before finding the words, "It melts in your mouth!" ”

Duan Yongyuan came out of the hall, picked up his bowl, took a chopstick to his mouth, and said vaguely: "It's better than the ones sold outside!"

Duan Wen didn't speak, but every time he took a bite of hot tofu, the smile on his face grew bigger and bigger.

The tofu is too watery, a little thicker than the tofu brain, and I can't hold it with chopsticks, obviously it hasn't been pressed yet.

Parsley scooped a spoonful and sent it to the inside, and before I could chew it, the tofu melted on my tongue, mixing the flavors of toon and chili, which was both spicy and refreshing.

She put a small spoonful of chili juice in the bowl, and it was immediately spicy, and people who couldn't eat spicy probably couldn't stand the taste.

As he ate, he felt that his whole body was hot, and Duan Xiang wiped his hand on his head and wiped off a handful of hot sweat.

Duan Wen thoughtfully, "The tofu is ready, where can I sell it?" ”

"Go to another village and sell it!" Duan Yongyuan remembered that the family in Dongtou sold hot tofu, and every afternoon he rode a tricycle, pulling hot tofu, and selling hot tofu from village to village, and went home when he was sold out.

"That's so tiring!" The thought of shouting while riding a tricycle made Parsley break out in a cold sweat. Not only is she tired, but the main reason is that there are many villages in the east, and she is very close to Lijia Village. If the people of the Li family know about this, maybe something will happen.

Parsley's worry is also Duan Wen's worry.

You can't alarm the people of the Li family!

Otherwise, it is estimated that Parsley will not be able to stay in the Duan family.

"How do you sell it? Do we have a shop or something? Duan Yongyuan glanced at Duan Xiang, and couldn't help but be curious, their family had never seen bean sprouts sold before, why did so many people come to their house to buy bean sprouts every day? Xiangzi, how do you sell your bean sprouts? ”

Xiangqin was also curious, "That's it, I've never seen you go out with your second grandfather, why do so many people know that your family sells bean sprouts, and they all go to your place to buy them?" ”

In order to attract guests to buy bean sprouts, Duan Xiang and Duan Wu spent a lot of thought.

Duan Xiang didn't have anything to be proud of, the ideas were all come up with by Duan Wu, "My father is really willing, as soon as the bean sprouts are made, before they start selling, they will send a little from door to door, and after that, everyone in the village will know that my father and I are selling bean sprouts." ”

Parsley suddenly, but hot tofu is not the same as bean sprouts, if you send it door to door, ten baskets and eight baskets of tofu are not enough!

"It's not okay to send them all!" Duan Wen is not as generous as Duan Wu, "We picked other people's toon leaves, this is a favor, we can't help but return it." ”

"Then—let's pick someone's toon leaves, and we'll send two bowls to whomever they're picking." Duan Yongyuan said it according to the meaning of Duan Wen.

Xiangqin also agreed, "Then after a while, the tofu is pressed, and we will ride a tricycle to the houses in our village first." She paused, ate the last bite of tofu in the bowl, and then continued: "I think okay, let's go to the crossroads in the west to sell, there is a market today, there are many people there."

Even if there is no set, there are many people on the other side of the crossroads. If you want to sell hot tofu there, you don't have to run around, and Duan Wen is also relieved.

Parsley washed the bowl they had eaten, and as soon as she stood up, she saw Aizhi coming with Xiao Bao'er in her arms.

Before Xiangqin could say hello, Duan Xiang jumped up and stepped forward to greet her, "Sister Aizhi is here!" ”

Duan Yongyuan also hurriedly gave up a stool for Aizhi, "Auntie, come in and sit!" ”

Xiangqin made a bowl of hot tofu for Aizhi, "Concubine, it just made it, you taste it first-"

Aizhi is a little embarrassed, she is already "cheeky" to come to the door to ask for bean dregs, how can she lick her face and take other people's bowls. "I won't eat it, the tofu is made, and there is no leftover bean dregs, so I can take it back and feed it to the pigs."