Rui Xue playfully stuck out her tongue, knowing that with this person's rigid temperament, it was impossible to listen to his own words and be lazy and slippery, and suddenly remembered the fruits of the previous two days' labor, so he ran to rummage through the box in the kang, took out a two-foot-long scarf and a pair of mittens with a slightly clumsy handwork, and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper, you try this scarf, I use rabbit skin, sewn soft cotton cloth inside, and this glove, stuffed with a lot of cotton, but it's warm, you remember to bring it to the school tomorrow." ”

As she spoke, she was about to reach out to help Zhao Fengnian put it on, but as soon as she came back from outside, her fingers were still a little hard from the cold, so she rubbed them with a smile.

Zhao Fengnian slowly picked up the scarf and put it on his neck, and then picked up the big cotton gloves to bring Ruixue, a rare smile, the already handsome and extraordinary eyebrows and eyes looked more and more radiant under the oil lamp, "It's so warm." ”

Rui Xue blushed slightly, took off her gloves, and put them on his hand again, "When you go to the school tomorrow morning, remember to wear both, how can you write when your hands are frozen." I'm not busy in the shop, just make another pair. ”

Zhao Fengnian's fingers moved in the warm gloves and replied softly, "Okay."

On the afternoon of the second day, Rui Xue and Zhang's sister-in-law closed the store early and came back as usual, and as soon as they entered the hall, they saw seven or eight bamboo baskets in the house, some with dried mushrooms, some with cabbage and potatoes, some with dried beans and eggplants, etc., Rui Xue was strange, and went into the house to take a cotton towel while patting the snowflakes on her body, and asked, "Who sent the things in the hall?" ”

Zhao Fengnian glanced at her, and saw that the snowflakes on the back of her neck were about to melt, so he got up and took the cloth towel to help her wipe it, "It's all sent by the villagers." After speaking, he pointed to a small wooden box on the kang and said, "There is also this month's bundle in it, a total of 1,300 Wen." ”

Rui Xue was stunned, and then smiled, "Look, the big cake I painted is very tempting, and before it came out, I had already tricked these things back, and even took the initiative to hand them over." ”

Zhao Fengnian smiled faintly, originally he wanted to leave a few articles on virtue and tongue for the students, and beat the long-tongued woman in their family, but he didn't expect that this eccentric and even mysterious wife in his own family only threw a bait and solved the matter, and the means were not unintelligent, so that he couldn't help but have a trace of admiration in his heart.

Rui Xue happily counted the copper coins and put them away, and ran to turn over the wooden box under the bed, so that she knew it, and then tied an apron and sleeves to go to the stove to be busy, Sister-in-law Zhang soon rushed over to help, grinding beans, filtering, boiling pulp, and when the water was formed, Sister-in-law Zhang did not wait for Rui Xue to make an excuse, so she went out to hold firewood and avoided it, Rui Xue was free from embarrassment, and she was happy, grateful for the help of the Zhang family, and thought that when she entered the city, she would bring back the pen and paper for Da Zhuang with a pen and paper.

Soon, a total of forty-eight pieces of tofu on the two boards were ready, white Yingying, tender, steaming, with the fragrance of beans, Sister-in-law Zhang happily looked around the wooden board and looked at it, and said with a smile, "My sister is capable, and she only used a few handfuls of cow beans to make such delicious tofu, it's amazing!"

Rui Xue remembered her favorite hot tofu dipping sauce in her previous life, and said with some regret, "I'll make a few pieces of sauce in a few days, and I'll have a big sauce in the spring next year, and it will taste better when I eat this tofu when the time comes." ”

While the two were talking, they heard someone in the courtyard shouting, "Is Mrs. Zhao at home?" ”

Rui Xue went out to see, it was Cui Niang who found it, it turned out that Cui Niang got the job of selling tofu last night, and she was happy to grow grass in her heart, she was a quick temper, after lunch, she couldn't sit still, and she turned around countless circles at home, and she couldn't bear to come and see.

Rui Xue was amused, and led her into the stove to see the two plates of tofu made, Cui Niang was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "There are more than 40 families in my mother's village, and these happen to give one piece to each family, so I will let the child's father set up a car, and I may be able to make dinner in time." ”

After speaking, she ran home in a hurry, causing Ruixue and Sister-in-law Zhang to laugh, and together they started to cover the muslin gauze again, buckle the wooden cover, and when the Gao family and his wife came, they helped carry it to the car.

Rui Xue watched the couple go away, and soaked two large buckets of beans, thinking that the Gao family was afraid that only Kuroko was at home with his younger siblings now, so he simply fried some vegetarian balls and served as a small snack for the children to cushion their stomachs.

At noon, there was a small half pot of japonica rice left, add two pieces of tofu, half a scoop of thin noodles, cut a handful of chopped green onions, half a radish, all poured into a large clay pot, add salt and peppercorn noodles and other seasonings, and stir vigorously. Pour half of the rapeseed oil into the small pot, burn it until it is eighty percent hot, and squeeze the balls with the left and right hands at the same time, but in half an hour, it was full of goldenflavin balls in a clay pot, and served a plate to find Fengnian while it was hot, and then shouted Da Zhuang over the wall, and sent half a pot to Gao's house, and let him take the rest back and share it with his younger siblings.

Da Zhuang smiled happily, trotted home, Zhang's sister-in-law was picking vegetables, and when she saw her son coming back, she asked, "What do you want you to help do?" ”

"No, it was the master who made us good food again, let me send half of it to the sunspots first, and let me bring the rest back." As he spoke, Da Zhuang opened the clay pot, pinched a warm ball, and sent it to his mother's mouth.

Sister-in-law Zhang chewed a few bites and couldn't help but praise, "What is this, it doesn't seem to have meat in it, but it tastes really good." Your master's mind is skillful... Well? If you make more food and sell it in the shop, wouldn't it be another more entry, no, I have to find your master. ”

Sister-in-law Zhang threw down the half-picked vegetables, and ran to the next door again, provoking Zhang Dahe and Da Zhuang, who were rubbing hemp ropes, and both father and son laughed.

Besides, the Gao family and his wife hurried all the way to Xiaopingshan, because Cui Niang grew up here, each family is very familiar, Gao Fuquan was outside to watch the car, she sent tofu into it door to door, not to mention that the raw material is cow beans, just say that it is a new food from the workshop in their own village, stewed with cabbage and potatoes, the taste is very good, and the villagers are sent to taste fresh.

Although the families are curious about why their husbands and wives are so generous, who would be stupid to eat for free, especially in the winter, only cabbage, radish and potato seeds, tired of eating every day, it is also a good thing to be able to add new food, so they all thanked and happily sent Cui Niang out.

When the Xu brothers went up the mountain to chop firewood and went home, they saw their parents, daughter-in-law and sisters all gathered around the wooden table in the hall, laughing and laughing from time to time, and they were curious, so they squeezed forward and asked, "What's the matter, there are guests at home?" ”

Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law Peach Blossom smiled, "It's not a visitor, it's the Cui Niang of the old Liu family in the south of the village who just sent some new food, we and my father and mother feel a little familiar, and we can't remember where we have seen it?" ”

Xu Kuan swept the clay pot on the table and said in surprise, "Isn't this tofu?" This is the last time I got food from the dock restaurant. ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that in the leftovers they got back last time, the tofu was broken, but this time it was complete, which made them stunned for a while.

Xu Kuan guessed that this tofu must have been made by the proprietress, and sent Cui Niang to the village to make a reputation, maybe it would be sold from village to village in the future, so he said, "Mother, use this tofu to stew cabbage and potatoes at night and eat it, neighbors, you also go for a walk, if anyone can't do it, you can teach two sentences." ”

Mrs. Xu nodded and took her daughter-in-law to bring down the clay pot.

The forty-two families of Xiaopingshan all walked through, but it was only half an hour, when Cui Niang and her family finally arrived at their parents' house, the sky had not yet darkened, Gao Fuquan looked at the remaining six pieces of tofu and asked his daughter-in-law, "All for the mother-in-law?" ”

Cui Niang smiled, "Zhao Niangzi doesn't care about this, let's bring it to my mother." ”

Gao Fuquan responded, the two entered the yard, the Liu family saw that their daughter and son-in-law were back, and warmly welcomed them in, the old man and the eldest brother pulled Gao Fuquan to talk, Cui Niang entered the old lady's room, told the mother and sister-in-law about the matter, and said with a smile, "I sent it to the villagers in the village, and if they eat well, come to ask, my mother and sister-in-law will help me tell them, I will sell it every three days in the future, four yuan a piece of tofu, and if there is no money, I will exchange two catties of cow beans for a piece." ”

"Okay, my mother wrote it down. In the future, if you run diligently, my mother will be able to see you more. Mrs. Liu is very happy, if her daughter's deal is completed, her life will definitely be comfortable, not to mention, she can see her daughter often, naturally a thousand and ten thousand agree.

The sister-in-law of the Liu family is also filial and sensible, took Cui Niang's hand, and said with a smile, "Sister, tell me how to eat this tofu, and when I go out to walk around, I will also help you publicize it." ”

Cui Niang got up and said, "I really learned a few methods, why don't my sister-in-law and I cook a few dishes, and our family can also taste it." ”

Of course, Sister-in-law Liu said yes, and the two sisters-in-law went into the stove hand in hand, fried tofu, tofu mixed with shallots, stewed tofu with potatoes and cabbage, and a tofu soup, and the family said that it was good, and even the two-year-old niece ate a small half bowl.

Cui Niang and his wife said goodbye to their mother's family, drove home in the dark, originally worried that the children would starve, but I didn't expect the three children, each of whom was eating with oily mouths, and heard that Rui Xue asked Da Zhuang to send food, the two looked at each other, and felt grateful in their hearts, such a kind and careful person, follow her to do business, even if there is no guarantee that they will make money, but they will definitely not suffer...

For two days in a row, the Gao family husband and wife went around the four villages, this day came to Xiaopingshan again, did not expect to be warmly welcomed by the villagers, a pot of cow beans held out, replaced with white and tender tofu into it, less than two quarters of an hour, even the ox cart did not go far, two plates of tofu were sold out.

Sister-in-law Liu also wanted to keep two yuan to add a dish to the family, but she didn't expect her sister-in-law's car to be empty, but she was not disappointed, but really rejoiced for her sister-in-law's family.