At this time, it was late October, and the frost had begun to fall at night, and the five rows of cabbage in Ruixue's back garden finally grew into a "solid" good cabbage before being frozen to death, Ruixue came back from the shop, pulled Zhao Fengnian together, waved the kitchen knife, one chop, one hugged, and harvested nearly two hundred Chinese cabbages.

Rui Xue remembered the sauerkraut stuffed dumplings that she loved to eat in her previous life, and almost drooled, picked up a large pottery urn, and picked dozens of cabbage that were the size of leaves, and the core was not so fruitful, and it was not easy to store, and it took most of the night to toss it.

When he entered the house after boiling water and taking a bath, Zhao Fengnian was already lying in the quilt, with thick black hair spread on the pillow, lined with a new quilt with blue background flowers, which had a strange beauty.

Rui Xue was stunned at the door, after Zhao Fengnian slept in tears that night, there was less politeness and alienation between them, and more closeness.

Zhao Fengnian seemed to have removed most of the cold air on his body overnight, and there were more words between him and Ruixue, often asking about the business in the shop, sometimes Ruixue came back late, he stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched, and even Ruixue was cooking in the stove, and he sometimes helped burn a few firewoods, of course, the consequence was that he was as black and gray as ever.

Rui Xue could see that he was trying to be good to her, trying hard to be her husband, this realization made her very happy, someone was waiting for her, someone was caring for her, and someone was dependent on her, which felt so good. Maybe one day, when they love each other more, they can have a child, and then the family will be calm and peaceful, and her life will really be complete.

Zhao Fengnian closed his eyes and listened to Rui Xue enter the door, but suddenly there was no movement, so he opened his eyes in confusion, but saw her eyes looking at him with bright eyes, her long eyelashes trembling, her face was ruddy, her wet hair was draped over her shoulders, and from time to time there were naughty droplets of water flowing down her white neck into her middle coat, his heart suddenly jumped wildly, and he hurriedly coughed twice, and scolded in a low voice, "Don't close the door yet, let in the cold wind." ”

Rui Xue woke up, her face became more and more red, she turned around and closed the door with a smile, took a cotton towel on the shelf, wiped her hair, took off her shoes on the kang, put her feet into the warm quilt, sighed comfortably, and then moved over the small table on the kang top, and said with a smile, "I pickled half a jar of sauerkraut just now, and it will be fermented in a month, let's eat dumplings with sauerkraut filling." ”

Zhao Fengnian pursed his lips and smiled faintly, he has lived together for two months, and all the good food that Rui Xue said is veritable delicious, so he has a faint hope in his heart for this strange thing called sauerkraut.

"Marinated for a month?"

Rui Xue poured the broken silver and copper coins in the cloth bag into a wooden box, looked back at him with a smile, "The shopkeeper wants to eat dumplings, come back tomorrow night, I'll wrap you a cabbage and pork first, right?" ”

Zhao Fengnian shook his head, looked at her slightly tired side face, a trace of distress flashed in his eyes, the business in the shop was good, she would inevitably be more tired, "No, just drink porridge." ”

Rui Xue wondered in her heart, every time this person saw the dumplings served, his eyes seemed to be on fire, obviously he liked to eat very much, why did he suddenly like to drink porridge today. She shrugged her shoulders slightly, counted today's income, carefully recorded the ledger, blew out the oil lamp, took off her coat, and got into the bed.

The cold wind outside the window blew arrogantly on the edge of the window, whimpering, and from time to time there were fragile branches on the trees that were blown off and fell down with a bang, adding another three points of gloom to such an early winter night.

Rui Xue was lying on the hot kang with a soft futon under her, and couldn't help but sigh that after working all day, there was no better comfort than this.

She turned over slightly, thinking in her mind, now that the weather is cold, the food is not easy to spoil, is it time to make a plate of tofu out, snow soup in spring, autumn and summer, it tastes okay, in winter, it always feels a little wrong, it is better to stew some cabbage and tofu soup and the like, the cost is low, and the laborers can also fill their stomachs.

The most important thing is to add a few new dishes to the store, and then smoke some dried tofu and other things to accompany the wine, so that the guests in the private room always complain about the lack of snacks when drinking. Moreover, a few tofu and mutton casseroles are seated on the stove, and they are guaranteed to sell well...

She thought so wildly, and after a while she fell into a deep sleep.

Zhao Fengnian listened to the gentle and shallow breathing of the people around him, smelled the faint smell of bath beans in the air, subconsciously leaned forward, and a satisfied smile slowly bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and slowly fell asleep with the sound of breathing...

Sure enough, as Ruixue expected, as soon as the white and tender large pieces of tofu came out, it immediately won unanimous praise from everyone. The guests of the private room like the salty, fragrant and tender taste of the mapo tofu and the pot collapsed tofu; Even the little housekeepers passing by on the avenue smelled the aroma of the tofu and mutton casserole on the stove at the door, and they had to come in and eat a bowl, just burn it on two fires, and then go back to the city with a belly of hot soup.

Zhao Fengnian originally thought that Rui Xue made snow soup with cow beans, which was novel enough, but he didn't expect her to make so many delicious foods, especially the honey @ juer tofu, which was actually mixed with garlic juice and wild honey to make a dipping sauce, the taste was sweet and sour, and the tofu was soft, it was really delicious, he couldn't help but eat half of the plate in one go, and he became more and more curious about his wife.

The new dish was welcomed, Rui Xue was happy in her heart, but she was not too proud, after all, this was only on the dock, if it could spread throughout Lingfeng City or even the entire Martial Kingdom, her business would be a little profitable, however, this tofu was made of cow beans fed to livestock, and the poor people could accept it, after all, it could fill their stomachs and be delicious, and they didn't care so much. But those city dwellers who think highly of themselves may not be so easy to accept.

Sister-in-law Zhang brought tea to Beiwu, and saw Rui Xue sitting on the bench in front of the stove in a daze, the tofu soup in the pot fluttering and flipping flowers, she hurriedly stepped forward to remove the firewood at the bottom of the stove, and said with a smile, "What are you thinking, sister, the tofu is about to burn into foam." ”

Ruixue stepped on the withdrawn firewood, extinguished the cyan smoke, shook her head and smiled slightly, "I didn't think about anything." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang casually put the lid on the pot, mysteriously leaned into her ear, and whispered, "I accidentally listened to two sentences in the house just now, it seems that those people in Xiaopingshan and Zhangjiacun are a little incompatible, and it is said that there were a few quarrels two days ago." ”

Rui Xue frowned slightly, no wonder she always felt that the North House was a little quiet these days, not as lively and harmonious as before, it turned out that there was a gap. Now that the weather is cold, there are not as many cargo ships at the dock as there were a few days ago, and naturally there are fewer manpower, so it is inevitable that there will be some disputes in order to grab the job.

"Tell the plug to be clever and don't get overwhelmed. In our business, more things are better than less things. ”

Sister-in-law Zhang nodded, then remembered something again, and said with a smile, "Sister, there are also two descendants in our village who work on this wharf, and they have returned to the village these days to praise the delicious tofu we make. I don't stay at home often, and I don't know that this is what my mother from the south of the village came to my house last night. You said, do you want to make a few more pieces and send them to the clan elder and Li Zheng's family to try it. ”

Rui Xue pulled her to sit down at the table and asked, "Sister-in-law, you said that if we make this tofu, if we sell it for four cents a piece, or exchange it for two catties of cow beans, do you think someone in the nearby village can buy it?" ”

Sister-in-law Zhang poured her a cup of tea, nodded and said, "Sister, we only have potatoes, radishes and cabbage here in winter, eat three meals a day, everyone can eat enough for a long time, this tofu is delicious without washing oil, cut a piece and mix it with some cabbage and potatoes, it can stew in a big pot, enough for the family to eat." I don't think anyone can be willing to buy four pennies, but if it's for two catties of cow beans, I'm afraid any one is willing. ”

Rui Xue held the warm teacup in both hands, lowered her head and thought carefully, one pound of cow beans out of two pieces of tofu, two catties for one piece, is four times the profit, this transaction is definitely done. Although it may be that all the cow beans that were recovered at the beginning must have been recovered, but the cow beans were not planted by many families, and those who did not have livestock did not even plant half a ridge, and when the cow beans of each family ran out and they were used to eating tofu, they naturally had to buy it with money. The cow beans recovered by their own family are just reserved for next autumn, and the new crop of grain will be used before it comes down, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"Since everyone in the village is curious and wants to try it, let's make more tomorrow and share it with everyone. If everyone agrees, they will make more of it in the future and sell it to the surrounding villages. ”

Sister-in-law Zhang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law's business is getting bigger and bigger." ”

"The two of us can't take care of the shop, I'm afraid I have to entrust it to someone else, sister-in-law help me think about it, is there a good candidate?"

Sister-in-law Zhang heard that Rui Xue was hiring someone again, and she was moved and had the heart to recommend her child's father, but Zhang Dahe was naturally taciturn, and this temperament was indeed not suitable for selling things, so she couldn't help but sigh and said, "My eldest brother doesn't like to talk, otherwise he would be a person who can endure hardships." ”

Ruixue actually had a candidate in her heart, and she didn't want Sister-in-law Zhang to have a gap in her heart, so she asked her first, and when she heard her say this, she smiled and said, "Your eldest brother is really willing to endure hardships, if this tofu sells more after a while, let my eldest brother help make tofu, just busy for half an hour in the morning, and don't delay the day's work." As for selling tofu, sister-in-law, how do you say Kuroko's father and mother? ”

Sister-in-law Zhang heard that Zhang Dahe also had a good job, and her heart blossomed with joy, so she smiled, "Cui Niang and her family are both enthusiastic people who can speak well, and they are popular on weekdays, if they go out to sell, the business will definitely be good." ”

"Okay, after delivering the tofu in a few days, I'll go to Cui Niang to talk about it."