It was almost noon when Zhou Lanxiang and Sister Fang Ya finished cleaning up and went to the mill, and Han Jin was straining the bean dregs.

Their sixth production team has two stone mills and two mills, one under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, and the other in the mill, which is to make tofu and grind beans for convenience.

The Chinese New Year production team divided two pieces of tofu, but in the era when everyone was particularly able to eat, these two pieces of tofu were not enough to dry, so people who lived a little bit would take beans to the production team's tofu workshop to make tofu before the year, most of them were three or four partners to make a board, and one family made five or six catties of beans, which could be divided into more than ten pieces of tofu, and it was enough to eat for the New Year.

This year, Zhou Lanxiang came out late, and there were many things in the past, so she didn't make tofu until the 28th of the lunar month.

Sister Fangya, Aunt Zhao, Aunt Zhuzi, and Sister-in-law Daleng have also been waiting for her to make it together, because there is no need to ask the tofu officials in the team to make tofu with her, and they can save a pound of beans in handicraft money.

Of course, for Sister Fangya's family, the most important thing is that Xiaoxiang makes tofu delicious, the tofu is tender and smooth, and the chopsticks are not scattered, there is no beany smell at all, and you can eat several pieces with a spoonful of sauce in your empty mouth!

But Zhou Lanxiang doesn't know how to make dry tofu, but it's nothing, she doesn't eat much dried tofu, so when the time comes, just come to the tofu shop and exchange beans for two catties.

The job of making tofu looks simple, but it is not easy to do it well, the tofu officer in the team has made tofu for a lifetime, and he has not made the taste of Xiaoxiang!

This has to start with Zhou Lanxiang's grandmother, the old lady is said to have fled to the Northeast, she did a good needlework, and the stove is no worse than the master master of the restaurant in the city, and she can also embroider and sing songs, and it is said that she can also play musical instruments, but no one has ever seen this, so it can only be said by the family.

It is said that Grandma Tai is a girl raised by a large family in the south since childhood, because she is good-looking and responsible, the old lady of the family has taught her a lot of skills, that is, she is ready to grow up to be a small one for the young master. It's a pity that the soldiers fought everywhere in a hurry, the young master went abroad to stay abroad and never came back, and the grandmother was also separated from the old lady when she fled, and was injured by a shell in her leg, and her face was also scarred.

Grandma gave birth to a daughter in her life, and grandma didn't have a son, so she gave birth to Zhou Lanxiang, her mother and aunt, and then Zhou Lanxiang and their generation, there are many grandchildren and grandchildren, but they can't look down on any of them.

Grandma was fighting a war and a famine at that time, so she cared about her life, and later disliked her aunt's rough hands and feet, and Zhang Guirong, an old man who only had one tendon in his head, looked down on him even more.

The aunt didn't have a daughter, and the grandmother said that Zhou Lanyefu's spirit was not awake enough, and it wasn't until she gave birth to Zhou Lanxiang that the old lady was finally satisfied, and passed on all her skills to this little great-granddaughter.

Grandma Tai died when Zhou Lanxiang was twelve years old, before that, Zhou Lanxiang had to go to her for a month or two every year, and the old lady taught her wholeheartedly, cooking, cutting, embroidering, those things she didn't dare to think about Zhou Lanxiang didn't dare to think about, it turned out that someone could live so finely!

This is also the main reason why Zhou Lanxiang can find a job in the city after ****** in her previous life, and the real reason why she came to the provincial capital and was still very popular as a nanny for those who had status and status.

It's a pity that grandma Tai can't read, and she didn't teach Zhou Lanxiang to read. Of course, the legend says that the old lady can sing and play the piano or something, and the old man has never said it in front of her.

So Zhou Lanxiang can make tofu, and what she is best at is tofu brain. It is said that in Grandma Tai's hometown, tofu brain is called bean curd, which is as common as the northerners eating corn tortillas, and every woman must know how to make it.

Han Jin had already ground out the ninety catties of soybeans used to make Sanban tofu, and Sister Fang Ya praised him fiercely: "Look at Jinzi, what are you doing is Mali!" Unlike your pillar brother, I said in the morning that he would go to the production team to borrow a donkey, and he was grinding at home to clear the snow and chop firewood, and when he finished grinding, everyone borrowed the donkey to grind it! Even the donkey was replaced! ”

Han Jin's hand filtering bean dregs paused, and he glanced at what Sister Fang Ya wanted to say, but finally held back and didn't say anything.

If he said that these beans were ground by himself, and there was nothing wrong with the donkey at all, Sister Fangya's big mouth would definitely have to rattle for a day, and he would have to preach everywhere that he was better than a donkey......

The encounter when he was a child was too unforgettable, so he still don't feel uncomfortable with himself.

After filtering the bean dregs, put the soy milk into a large pot to boil, this has to be fragrant to master the heat, the soy milk is easy to cook if you are not careful, and a pot of soy milk will be ruined.

Xiangxiang took a big spoon and kept stirring it in the pot, Han Jin sat by the stove to add fire, listening to Xiangxiang's command, the fire is smaller, bigger, to what extent, this is Sister Fangya can't cooperate with her, only Han Jin, who has been burning the fire for her since she was a child, understands best.

When the soy milk was cooked, Sister Fang Ya asked the children gathered around the pot to go home and bring a big pot and a thermos to fill the soy milk, and then to hold the tofu brain.

Soy milk is tofu, usually the tofu officials of the production team don't give everyone a mouthful, but now they make their own tofu, of course the children and adults have to drink enough!

Xiaoshan came over with the two red iron kettles printed with peony flowers newly bought at home, attracting a group of children with bamboo shell pots to be rare for a long time, Zhou Lanxiang filled the pots with fragrant soybean milk, and then everyone had a big bowl for each person, and drank it openly!

When she added the brine to the pot, a room of adults and children stopped talking, staring at her every move with wide eyes, for fear that she would disturb her by making a noise.

Put the soy milk into tofu brain, put the tofu brain on the tofu board and press out the water to shape, this is the tofu curd.

The tofu is on the plate, and the remaining half of the tofu brain can be eaten openly!

When Zhou Lanxiang came, she brought a pot of the marinade she made in the morning, which was specially eaten for tofu brain, and the viscous marinade contained shredded fungus, daylily, hazelnut, shredded carrots, fried in lard to make it fragrant.

A big bowl for one person, fill the tender tofu brain, pour a spoonful of fragrant marinade, and then sprinkle some fresh shallots and coriander grown by Zhou Lanxiang herself, and finally sprinkle a little fried red and oily oil chili, the color, the taste! Adults can't help but swallow when they look at it!

Several families ate violently around the cauldron, and after a while, everyone sweated.

As for the soy milk you just drank in? Two bubbles of urine will pee out, how can that thing be full!

Even the youngest little tiger girl drank two big bowls!

Han Jin knew that Xiangxiang loved to drink sweet tofu brain, which was also influenced by that grandmother, so he secretly put some brown sugar in her bowl, and watched her delicately scoop up a spoonful and eat it, her heart was also hot and sweet, more comfortable than eating sweet tofu brain.

After making the tofu, each family divided nearly 20 yuan, and the children scrambled to bring it home, screaming and jumping with joy all the way, and the adults couldn't stop yelling.

Sister Fang Ya slapped the big tiger on the head several times and didn't cure this Tao boy, so she could only rush Brother Zhuzi to follow quickly, but don't let this Tao boy drop a pot of tofu halfway!

Seeing Brother Zhuzi and the old hen open his hands to protect the child and leave, the smile on Sister Fangya's face became even bigger, "Xiaoxiang, look at it, living a life, just living a child, you know better when you are older!" You listen to me, hurry up and find a suitable marriage, give birth to a few handsome girls and boys, and then you will know how to live a good life! ”

Zhou Lanxiang smiled and nodded, looking at a group of children, there was yearning in her eyes, she was a really rare child, just to have a few children of her own, she was also willing to find someone to marry.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I came back after making tofu, and the days in the winter in the Northeast are particularly short, and the sky will be dark at this time. Zhou Lanxiang left ten pieces of tofu, five pieces were ready to be stewed at night, two pieces were given to them to dip in sauce tomorrow morning, these two children love to eat it very much, and the remaining three pieces were reserved for tomorrow's croquettes.

The other tofu couldn't be put away, so Xiaoshan and Xiaojin took it to the old house to freeze it.

They made a plate of tofu this year, and there were more than 30 pieces, so they had to let the two children eat it openly!

Dinner still has to be made, they just finished eating a tofu brain, normally they don't have to make dinner, but Zhou Lanxiang has to do it, the two eldest children in the family are both at the age of having bottomless stomachs, not to mention that they only ate a tofu brain and were full of water, that is, they had just finished a serious meal, and they could eat another meal every two hours, and they didn't eat less at all!

Fortunately, the food at home is in her hands, and the two children don't have a little recipe for a meal, she can add it casually, fifty catties of white noodles for a month, and she said that the two guys will not doubt it at all if they don't finish eating.

Of course, she also has to add some coarse grains to it, put a bowl of cornmeal and half a bowl of sorghum rice noodles in ten bowls of white noodles, which is the steamed buns of Sanhe noodles, and the two small ones can't see anything except that their steamed buns are delicious!

Zhou Lanxiang first put the noodles that will be fried tomorrow and come out, the weather in the Northeast is cold, the noodles have to be put on the kang hair overnight, and then soak the fungus, mushrooms, monkey heads, kelp and other dry goods, and take the frozen fish and frozen meat back to thaw, the house is small, fortunately, Xiao Jin has already punched out a wooden shelf of several layers and put it next to the stove, or the child really has no place to put these things.

When Xiao Jin and Xiaoshan came back, they brought the big basin of flour to the old house, and by the way, they took the pheasants and hares that were frozen in the wing room to the house to thaw, and then took some frozen pears and frozen flowers and soaked them in cold water to thaw.

Although the basin of the noodles is not small, it can actually be put down here, but Han Jin doesn't do it, when he made yellow rice noodles a year ago, he insisted on taking the big clay pot of noodles to the old house, and he didn't let Xiangxiang live in the West House, insisted on putting the East House on his kang, Sister Fang Ya was very strange, "Your kang feng shui is good?" Is the bread bean bun that was sent out delicious? ”

Han Jin looked at her like a stupid old lady, "Whose big girl lives in a big basin with a grinding plate on the kang?" What does that look like? Although Xiangxiang doesn't live in the Westinghouse anymore, it's her kang, and he can't imagine Xiangxiang holding a big basin when she sleeps!

Sister Fang Ya laughed again, she didn't care about Han Jin's stinky face at all, "I don't have a daughter-in-law at first glance!" You're thinking too much of a big girl! The big girl is sleepy, let alone hugging a basin, even if she hugs a pig, she can still snore! ”

Because of this, Han Jin didn't pay attention to Sister Fang for several days! This old lady's mouth is really owed!

Everything to eat tomorrow is almost ready, Zhou Lanxiang started cooking, today I still eat Sanhe noodles and big steamed buns, stewed tofu and a few refreshing and appetizing small pickles, simple but hot, Xiaoshan and Xiaojin are really good, the two of them have eaten a big pot of steamed buns, and they can eat a bunch of walnuts and pine nuts and a few frozen pears after eating!

Xiaoshan's stewed tofu while eating pears and straddle her sister is delicious, "It's the same as a chicken cake!" It's tender, slippery, and fragrant! It smells of tofu and is not salty at all! ”

Yesterday, Erdan's family also made tofu, and Erdanniang also stewed tofu at night, I don't know how much sauce was put in, anyway, Erdan is struggling to talk today, and he poured cold water all day!

Zhou Lanxiang didn't speak, just smiled. It's not that Erdanniang can't cook, it's just a few pieces of fresh tofu, where is there enough for a big family to eat without a little sauce?

Sister Fang Ya also came to visit the door after eating, from tomorrow to after the break five, the custom of Mopantun here is that the women of the family can not visit the door casually, it is said that it is unlucky, Sister Fang Ya will not be able to see Xiaoxiang in the next five or six days, and she has to take advantage of today to talk to her more.

Sister Fang Ya ran away as soon as Han Jin came, he listened, this old lady asked about the donkey in the yard!

Han Jin couldn't stop Sister Fang from laughing at him even if she ran away, and laughed with Zhou Lanxiang for a while, and she talked about the main purpose of coming back, "I heard that the fifth girl of the old Chen family spit out, and promised to follow up and want to see it!" What does it mean to enter the child? Do you really like her? ”

Zhou Lanxiang didn't know about it yet, and was stunned when she heard it, shouldn't Chen Meilan want to see it with Zhao Jianguo? What's wrong with these two people?

Sister Fang Ya pursed her mouth fiercely, "Their family is so hot!" It's rushing to deliver the word and preaching in the tunzi, I'm afraid that whoever will take the lead! Oh my god, it's so shameless! The old Zhao family didn't answer them at all, and they looked at Zhang Xiaofang from their old Zhang family! You said that the old Chen family can put this face this time! ”

Zhou Lanxiang was unhappy for Xiao Jin when she heard this, "Then Chen Meilan didn't climb high to Zhao Jianguo before she remembered Xiao Jin?" ”

Sister Fang Ya slapped her thigh, "It's not!" Why don't I say it, but I'll have to let Jinzi think about it! Such a daughter-in-law, even if she is not bad looking and educated, and she is still an officer in the brigade, she can't ask for it! Didn't she eat in the pot and look at the pot! Maybe I still have Zhao Jianguo in mind! Look at what happened to their girls! Such a person is not right! Maybe something will rot in the future! ”

"Xiaoxiang, you have to talk about it if you follow up, Chen Meilan doesn't have a crush on her, it's Daliang's daughter-in-law forcing her family to earn a bride price, and she has no recruits! Quantunzi can afford such an old bride price, and the days are getting more and more prosperous, where can I find such a good person!

You see that Jinzi is now separated from the family, and in the future, when she gets married, she will be a little younger, and she doesn't have to fight with her sister-in-law if she doesn't have a mother-in-law or sister-in-law. Such a good house, such a big vegetable garden, is bigger than the land of several families combined! Look at the big stack of firewood! At first glance, it looks like a person who is passing by! Jinzi has grown up, and he will no longer do those things that are not slippery, and he will be able to work hard and well, and he will see that it is a good day for the whole Tunzi to count in the future! ”

Sister Fang Ya became more and more energetic the more she spoke, "The big guys are still rumored, Old Man Han must have left money for Jinzi before leaving, that old man is so successful, I don't believe it if he doesn't arrange Jinzi in the future!" ”

Zhou Lanxiang pursed her lips and smiled, she couldn't reveal anything to Sister Fangya, but she couldn't lie to her.

Sister Fang Ya squeezed into the kang, squeezed her eyes with Zhou Lanxiang, and whispered like a child, revealing a smile that both of them knew, "So say it!" Our family doesn't have to worry about finding a daughter-in-law after entering the child! Can't let Chen Meilan be a scourge! ”