Chapter 52: Making Yuba
"Brother Ercheng, don't grind, let me do the rest, you first send these boiled soy milk to our father and them, send it to your father, come back quickly, by the way, you are calling the second sister-in-law, I will teach you to make yuba and bean skin" Wang Xuan came out of the kitchen with a clay pot and shouted at Liu Ercheng, who was grinding soybeans.
"Xuanzi, your second sister-in-law is making mosquito coils at home, why do you learn to make yuba! And what is this yuba" Hearing Wang Xuan's words, Liu Ercheng did not put down the work in his hand, but asked Wang Xuan puzzled while grinding soybeans over there.
"Brother Ercheng, this yuba is a kind of soy product made from soy milk, as for why you do this, it's not to make money, you don't want to think about it, mosquito coils are sold in the summer of the year, and once this summer passes, mosquito coils will definitely not be bought by anyone, so if you don't learn a new craft now, how will you make money in the future" Wang Xuan saw Liu Ercheng's puzzled face, so he explained to him.
"Xuanzi, this is really bothering you, thinking about our family here and there, we are already grateful for what you taught my brother and them just now, and now we are still ........."
"Okay, Brother Ercheng, what are you talking about! We're not a family! I'm saying that I'm also selfish! After all, I'm lazy, but I'm good at this, this is not to teach you, I want to eat more conveniently in the future, okay, go quickly! Otherwise, the soy milk won't taste good when it's cold," Wang Xuan interrupted him before Liu Ercheng could finish speaking.
"That's okay, Xuanzi doesn't say much else, I know that you are for our good, if there is anything in the future, you know, our Liu family will come over" After speaking, Liu Ercheng went back with the soy milk handed to him by Wang Xuan.
Looking at Liu Ercheng who was leaving, Wang Xuan just smiled, and then he and Ximei pushed and grinded the soy milk with soybeans and soybeans.
"Brother Wang, thank you" Ximei looked at Wang Xuan, who was working hard there, and said gratefully.
"Silly girl, what's so thankful for this, didn't we all say that we are a family, this family is just to help each other, and I just said it, I'm lazy, plus we are not in love with you and your sister Xin'er now! From now on, I will be a donkey, how can I have to have a donkey" Although Wang Xuan said this, the work in his hand did not fall at all, and he did not have the appearance of a horse master in his mouth.
In this regard, Ximei covered her mouth there and whispered.
"Little girl, what are you laughing at, hurry up and work, otherwise you won't have anything to eat at noon" Seeing Ximei laughing at herself, Wang Xuan said Ximei angrily.
Then the two of them talked and laughed and got to work again.
It's just that Wang Xuan hasn't done much yet, Liu Ercheng is back again, this time not only is he here, but his daughter-in-law, his sister-in-law, and his younger siblings are all coming over.
Liu Ercheng also explained to Wang Xuan about this, saying that this was what his father meant, and said that if there were not so many small ones in the family, his mother would also come over, and Liu Ercheng also said that there would be no account sharing in the future, just let their Liu family work for Wang Xuan.
Of course, Wang Xuan refused to agree, he wanted to make a living plan for the Liu family again, and he would work for himself, and he would immediately go to Liu Ji.
But Liu Ercheng did say that Liu Ji had already gone out.
There was no way that no one was there, so Wang Xuan could only give up first, thinking about waiting for Liu Ji to come back, and was talking to him.
Then let Liu Ercheng grind soybeans, while Wang Xuan took Ximei and her three sisters-in-law to set up a clay pot in the kitchen, pour the ground soybean milk into it, first boil the fire, and then withdraw it to a low fire to maintain a good temperature, neither let the soy milk boil in the pot, nor let the soy milk cool.
Slowly a layer of bean film was formed on the soybean milk, and when the bean film was formed, Wang Xuan used a pair of long chopsticks to hold the bean film from the middle and lift it and put it in the dustpan prepared in advance, so that a piece of yuba is ready, as long as it is dried and soaked in water, it can be used to cook.
During this whole process, Wang Xuan personally demonstrated and explained to Ximei and her sister-in-law until they all understood, and after they did it several times in person, they were successful.
Wang Xuan taught them how to make bean skin, the raw material of this bean skin is the same as that of yuba, it is soybean milk, but this bean curd is lifted with chopsticks, and the bean skin is picked up from the middle with a long bamboo skewer from under the bean film - through the middle, and the bean film of the bean skin is thinner, not as thick as the bean curd.
It's still a bit difficult to grasp the proportions in this, but Wang Xuan picked the bean film several times when he demonstrated it in person, which also made Ximei laugh for a while.
In the end, after they successfully provoked the bean skin, they directly drove Wang Xuan out of the kitchen.
Of course, Wang Xuan was aggrieved by this, but he had already smiled in his heart, and when he came out of the kitchen, he ran to help Liu Ercheng grind soy milk, and after grinding the soy milk, he and Liu Ercheng set up several shelves in the open space outside the kitchen for Ximei to dry yuba and bean skin.
During the period, when working, Wang Xuan and Liu Ercheng also discussed the construction of the conservatory.
But just when Wang Xuan and Liu Ercheng set up the shelf, and the two were about to find a place to experiment with the structure of the warm kang first, Liu Sanshun hurriedly ran to tell Wang Xuan, saying that the dog came to tell him that a large group of people came from outside Wang Xuan's house, saying that they were looking for Wang Xuan.
When Wang Xuan heard this, he thought that it must be the person Li Lao Er found for him, so he hurriedly ran out.
Sure enough, as soon as I went out, I saw that the leader of the team was Wang De, the big eunuch next to Li Laoer.
"Master Horse, the old slave has given you a salute, these are the people Your Highness is looking for according to your requirements, you see how these people are going to be arranged" As soon as Wang De saw Wang Xuan, he immediately saluted Wang Xuan respectfully, and pointed to the dozens of craftsmen behind him who would be the supervisor and said to Wang Xuan.
"This Li Lao Er's speed is fast! In this way, Wang De, you go back and tell him Li Laoer, I left the people, but he wants to arrange the eating and sleeping of these people, and he wants to prepare a place for me, I don't want my house to become a workshop" After listening to Wang De's report, Wang Xuan directly put forward his own request to Wang De.
"Master Horse, don't worry, these highnesses have already taken it into account, you see that the house not far in front has been ordered by His Highness to be requisitioned as a place for you and these people to work, and there is a team of three hundred Jin Wuwei and a hundred horsemen next to you to protect you, do you think you are so satisfied?" When Wang De heard Wang Xuan's words, he hurriedly pointed to the house thousands of kilometers away from Wang Xuan's house and said to Wang Xuan.
"Yes! This Li Lao Er is really thoughtful, that's okay, Wang De, you go back and tell him, let him rest assured, I promise that it won't take a month, and he will definitely make what he wants" Wang Xuan said to Wang De with satisfaction after reading it.
After receiving Wang Xuan's assurance, Wang De introduced the captain of the hundred cavalry in charge of protection and the people who were the leaders of the craftsmen to Wang Xuan, and after telling them to obey Wang Xuan's orders, he said goodbye to Wang Xuan and left.