Chapter 18 Ways to Make Money
After lunch, the three sisters went out of the house again, and in the eyes of the adults, they had just come to the village and were curious about everything.
During lunch, Liu deliberately took out the wild eggs found by the three sisters and praised them a few words.
After all, it was a newcomer, and the three sisters were not very clear about the situation in the village.
Fortunately, the village is not big, and the river in the village has also been found.
Someone was washing clothes, and the three sisters were walking along the river, Gu Jia took a look, in such a river, I am afraid that there are no fish and shrimp or the like.
If you want to catch fish and shrimp, you need to look for the kind of blisters that are easy to get into the net, or whatever.
Hearing that she couldn't catch fish and shrimp, Zhao Di was a little disappointed, Gu Jia comforted her a few words, and made her laugh again.
Looking at Zhao Di's smiling face, Gu Jia couldn't help but sigh, children are just coaxing, a matter of a few words.
After a turn, the three sisters went home.
In the evening, Liu deliberately took a few wild eggs, scrambled eggs and made egg soup, and the family was full and satisfied.
Because he had told Gu Jia about tofu before, the next morning, Liu took a few copper plates and planned to buy tofu.
Gu Jia got up early and was curious, so she went with her to the tofu seller's house.
Looking at some of the tofu that was yellowed and not too lumpy, Gu Jia's heart was secretly surprised.
I thought it was what kind of tofu made my uncle's small business unbearable, and I dared to love it, it seems that the current tofu is still different from what I know.
When she got home, she took advantage of Liu's inattention and secretly tasted it, almost not throwing it out.
"You kid, why are you so anxious? This tofu can't be eaten like this, you have to make it before you can eat it. ”
Looking at Gu Jia's appearance, Liu Shi smiled and spoke, Gu Jia's mouth was full of beany smell, and one mouth was even stronger, she quickly drank several sips of water, and then eased up.
When the tofu was finally served on the table, Gu Jia hesitated a little compared to the experience just now.
"Xiao Jia, try it, this tofu can be eaten while it is hot, and it will smell like beany when it is cold."
Seeing that she didn't move her chopsticks for a long time, Liu greeted her with a smile, she picked up the spoon and scooped a little bit, it was still quite unpalatable......
"What's wrong? Isn't it tasty? Seeing that she kept blinking, Liu asked her with a smile that she didn't like tofu and always felt that the smell of beans was very strong.
"I can't put it into words, I feel like something is missing." After thinking about it, Gu Jia looked at his second uncle Jin Zhong, "Second uncle, how did you make this tofu?" ”
After all, the second uncle's family had made tofu in the past and sold it for a while, so they must know how to do it.
Hearing her ask, Jin Zhong didn't think much about it, and described the process of making tofu to her.
After he finished speaking, Gu Jia went through it in his mind, compared it with the practices of later generations, and found that there was indeed a difference.
Compared with the later generations, there are at least two fewer processes, so it is no wonder that there is such a big difference.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that she wasn't eating, Kim asked her in a low voice.
"Mother, didn't I almost die at that time? It seems that I had a few dreams, and in the dreams there was how to make tofu, and after listening to the second uncle just now, it seems to be different. ”
The ancients were superstitious, and Gu Jia couldn't say that she was not the original Gu Jia, so she used dreams to cover up the methods she knew.
Her voice was not very low, enough for the people in the room to hear clearly, Jin's face changed, and her daughter almost died, she will never forget it in her life.
"Xiaojia, you said you dreamed it, it's different from ours? So what did you do in your dreams? ”
Fang Shi looked at her and asked, right now, there are several people in the family, and I am afraid that it will not be possible just to count on farming.
She has been thinking about doing something more to make the family richer, so that the child will be born in the future and live a better life.
But the tofu business couldn't be done, and she couldn't think of anything else, but now when she heard Gu Jia say, her mind came alive again.
Gu Jia didn't hide it, she told her what she knew, and after listening to her, Fang turned his head and looked at his mother-in-law, "Mother, do you want to ...... Let's try it tomorrow morning? ”
There are beans in the house, and occasionally they are brought to the town to exchange for other food.
After all, I can't think of anything else to do other than change food.
"Then let's try it." Liu's heart is also active, the daughter comes back with her granddaughters, and the life at home is definitely not as good as before.
After all, there are several more people at once, and it would be great if there was really a way to make some money.
"Xiaojia, when it's evening, just do what you say, you work harder tomorrow morning, get up early, let's give it a try, even if you make some of your own food?"
Looking at Gu Jia, Liu commanded, Gu Jia nodded hurriedly, she wished she could help the family get something.
The matter was settled, and after breakfast, everyone was busy with their own work, and the three sisters were all children with vision, so they tried not to let themselves be too idle, and if they could help with some work, they would never stop.
In the evening, Gu Jia watched her grandmother find the beans, wash the beans and soak them, and then went into the house to sleep.
Early the next morning, Gu Jia got up early and helped the second uncle grind the beans.
Because she is more familiar with the process, Jin Zhong listens to her command, and the two nephews and uncles cooperate well.
Last night, Gu Jia also asked Jin Zhong to help find the key to making tofu, that is, brine.
It is said that 'brine points tofu, one thing drops one thing', don't look at this thing can't be used alone, when it's time to make tofu, it can come in handy.
When Jin Zhong made tofu before, he didn't use it, and what they used was something else, which could also make the tofu into pieces, but whether it was the color or the taste, it was not very good.
But after all, it's a rarity, so some people still buy it.
From the beginning to the end, Gu Jia has been guarding, when ordering brine, she is even more focused, for fear that ordering too much will affect the taste, and even more afraid that ordering less will affect the molding.
Fortunately, the sense of proportion is not bad, the tofu is made, she deliberately cut it into pieces, and then tasted a small bite.
"Second uncle, you try this." The fishy smell of the beans is still a little bit, but I don't know how much better it is than what I ate yesterday.
Yesterday's beany smell made people feel disgusting, but today, I only feel very special and acceptable.
"Oops, this tastes good!" Jin Zhong tasted it, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and then took a closer look at the color of the tofu, Jin Zhong was overjoyed.
"If you take it out and sell it, you will definitely make money!" In contrast, Jin Zhong prefers to do small business, although it is hard, it is still lighter than farming.
"Second uncle, let's keep two pieces, and cut the others into smaller pieces, don't sell them, take them out and give them to the villagers in the village, what do you think?"
Gu Jia thought that this tofu had been improved, and if people wanted to know it quickly, the best way was to promote it.
Although it is given for free, once the other party tastes it and wants to eat it again, they have to spend money to buy it.