"Sister, what is this sour water?" Xiao An leaned over and asked.

Yang Ruoqing smiled and glanced at Xiao An: "You are really a dog's nose, you can still smell this smell even after being disabled, not bad!" ”

Xiao An smiled, still standing on tiptoe to see.

Yang Ruoqing lowered the mouth of the bowl a little and let him take a good look.

He raised his head and explained to Sun and Lao Sun, who were also surprised next to him: "If you want to form soybean milk into tofu, you have to have some marinade, and some marinade is a key step to put the finishing touch." Okay, let's not say anything, keep your eyes open, something magical is coming! ”

She held the bowl in one hand and slowly poured the sour water in the bowl into the boiling soybean milk pot.

In the other hand, hold a spatula and stir gently to make the sour water and soy milk evenly blend together.

The protein solution decomposed by soybeans condenses into a gelatinous form at a speed visible to the naked eye under the action of acidic water.

Something white, like a cloud, slowly took shape in the pot.

"Ah, it's done, look!"

I don't know who exclaimed, and everyone was very excited.

Yang Ruoqing herself couldn't help but be amazed, sighing at the miracle of this creator.

Brine tofu, one thing drops one thing!

"Qing'er, what are you using in this sour water? This is amazing! Sun said.

The old grandson also exclaimed: "I have lived most of my life, and it is the first time I have seen it, hey, Mr. is not as good as being born later!" ”

A mouthful of local language, but Yang Ruoqing can understand it.

Ga Gong is praising herself, which means that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, right?

"Qing'er, what are you made of sour water?" Sun couldn't help but ask again.

Yang Ruoqing was about to open her mouth, but Da'an suddenly stopped.

"Mother, the wall has ears, this sour water is my sister's secret recipe for making tofu, don't ask." Da'an said in a low voice, a pair of **** eyes, and also glanced at the doors and windows of the stove room.

Sun suddenly shut up.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at Da'an's troubled appearance and couldn't help laughing.

"It's nothing, even if you tell the recipe for this sour water, no one else can make it!"

The formula ratio of water and vinegar is the key, a little more or a little less, the difference is a thousand miles!

Yang Ruoqing is not afraid of being overheard, but since Da'an is so caring, she will definitely follow his wishes.

"Mother, I'll tell you in private when I go back, hurry up and bring a few dishes and chopsticks, let's drink tofu brain!"

Clean dishes and chopsticks were then placed on the pot.

Yang Ruoqing scooped a full amount of tofu brains into these bowls, brought caramel, put a spoonful of sugar in each bowl, and stirred well.

"Da'an, bring this bowl to our father." Yang Ruoqing commanded.

"Okay!" Da'an picked up and was about to leave.

"Daan, wait a minute." Sun stopped Da'an, turned his head to Yang Ruoqing and said, "This tofu brain is a rare thing, we have to supply the Stove God the first night!" ”

Yang Ruoqing was stunned.

In the rural farmers of this era, the harvest in the fields was to look at the harvest from the sky, and it was their spiritual pursuit to believe in various gods.

Spiritual beliefs, sometimes the power is infinite, but also a kind of sustenance.

Among the gods and Buddhas from all walks of life, the most down-to-earth and well-known is this stove god.

Everyone in the countryside has decided that the god of the stove is the god of the Jade Emperor sent to each household to supervise the gods, and he is the head of the family.

During the New Year's holidays, whatever is delicious, let the Stove God taste the first bite.

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month every year, every family sacrifices to send the Lord of the Stove to heaven to tell the Jade Emperor about the family, which has also become a custom, so the Lord of the Stove cannot afford to offend!

When you enter the countryside, you have to follow the customs.

Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and knocked her head, and said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I forget it when I get busy, that's right!" ”

Yang Ruoqing hurriedly picked up one of the bowls and respectfully placed it on the side of the chimney in the pot.

On the other hand, he folded his hands and bowed: "The god of the stove doesn't care about me, hot tofu brain, filial piety to you, you are satisfied with your meal, but you can bless our family a lot!" ”

Here, seeing this, Sun smiled reassuringly.

The old grandson also nodded with satisfaction, and Da'an picked up the bowl and left the stove.

Da'an came back after a while, and Yang Ruoqing handed him Da'an's bowl: "The heat is just right, you drink it while it's hot!" ”

"Thank you, sister!" Da An took it, picked up the chopsticks and stirred it, lowered his head, and Si Swenwen drank it.

"Isn't it good?" Yang Ruoqing asked Da'an Xiao'an.

Xiao An nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, and Da An also smiled shyly.

Over there, Sun was holding the bowl with a hint of hesitation on his face.

"Mother, why don't you drink it?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

"Qing'er, this tofu brain is a rare thing, you say, do we want to send a bowl to your grandma?" Sun asked.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head and refused without thinking about it.

"Forget it, mother, let's eat and drink something, we have to send it over, we can't afford it!"

Sun lowered his gaze and said in a low voice: "Although the family is separated, they are your grandmother after all, and they are your father's father." If we don't send it, others will gossip and poke our backbones if they know it! ”

Yang Ruoqing snorted lightly and said, "Others? We live for our own pleasure, what's in the way of others? ”

"Besides, who doesn't talk about people behind their backs? Who's behind no one's back? Justice is at ease in people's hearts, let's have a clear conscience, what do others think? ”

Sun stopped gnawing.

But that look was obviously still a little hesitant.

Yang Ruoqing wiped the corners of her mouth, and continued: "Besides, just for this daytime, my sister-in-law beat us Xiao'an, my grandfather and my grandmother have a protective and conniving attitude, I would rather splash this tofu brain on the street and pour it into the pond at the entrance of the village than give them a mouthful!" ”

At the mention of this stubble, Sun raised his head and glanced at Xiao An, who was holding the bowl and licking the bottom of the bowl.

The woman's eyes turned red, and she nodded vigorously: "Cheng, then Yiqing'er's, we won't send it, and we won't send the tofu tomorrow!" ”

Yang Ruoqing smiled: "That's right!" ”

If we seek peace through struggle, we will live in peace. If you seek peace through compromise, you will die peacefully!

The words of the founding leader Lao Mao are also incisive!

After drinking the tofu brain, the big guys showed a satisfied expression on their faces, and Xiao An's stomach was stretched into a leather ball, sitting there and burping.

Yang Ruoqing and Da'an couldn't help laughing.

"Mother, you clean up this bowl of chopsticks, I'm going to scoop tofu!" Yang Ruoqing commanded.

Sun took the dishes and chopsticks and went outside to clean them by the well, and in the stove room, Yang Ruoqing asked Lao Sun Tou and Da'an to shake off the black mesh cloth before and spread it in the mold on the door panel.

Then, she picked up the scoop and scooped away the excess tofu water in the pot, and then scooped the tofu brain in the pot into the mold......

There is a wooden basin under the door panel to catch the tofu water, and the tofu brains are all scooped into the mold, and the black mesh cloth is gathered together on all sides and knotted.

The top is pressed on another door panel, and on top of the door panel, a few more adobe bricks and stones are pressed.

Next, it's time for the final wait......