Chen Qiu listened to Cen Sheng's praise, and just smiled, "You two are both confidants of this mansion, so you don't have to elevate this mansion like this." There are so many people with lofty ideals in the world, this house is just a coincidence, and it should not be so praised!

The boy of the Wu family is the real person of great merit, if it were not for him to bring these never-before-seen Taixu to eat, in exchange for a thousand stones of grain, this Nanyang County would not know how to end up in the face of such a large number of homeless people. ”

Zhang Yang also opened his mouth at this time and sneered: "The difference between the lord's words, Henan Yin is the closest to Yingchuan and Hongnong counties, and you need to cross the two counties to reach Nanyang County, but since these homeless people can flow to Wancheng, it must be that the Taishou of the two counties also encountered the same situation as the lord."

But what they did was to drive these displaced people to Nanyang County and make judgments against the sovereign's actions. The lord is for the country and the people, how can these incompetent county guards be compared? ”

Cen Sheng echoed, "The lord not only rescued the displaced people, but also did nothing to the people in the county, and he should be a future generation!" ”

Chen Qiu waved his hand, "It's too early to say this, this government estimates that there will be more and more displaced people in the future, and it is better for the two of you to make plans as soon as possible, so as to avoid the crowds of displaced people from swarming and losing their square inches." ”

The two hurriedly reassured: "But please rest assured, your subordinates will do their best to do a good job in this matter." ”

At this moment, Wu Yong walked over to the three of them with a bowl of hot tofu, and said to Chen Qiu with a smile: "Lord Fujun, you come to taste how this tofu tastes, and eat with this, can you let those big families exchange other grains for beans." ”

Chen Qiu pinched a piece, put it in his mouth, chewed it lightly a few times, and the refreshing soft and tender tofu entered the stomach along the esophagus, and couldn't help but appreciate: "It's really a rare thing, the people in the house have also made Li Qi for so many years, I didn't expect it to become so delicious and delicious just after such a small change in steaming, and it really deserves to be a eating practice handed down from Taixu!" ”

Then he said to Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang: "You two also try it, this so-called tofu tastes no worse than bean curd and bean skin." ”

Zhang Yang waited for Chen Qiu to finish speaking, he also picked up a piece of tofu and tasted it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he bowed to Chen Qiu: "Lord, this plan to exchange beans for food is stable, and it is imperative that the lord quickly contact those big households and exchange all the beans for grain!" ”

Cen Sheng also tasted the tofu, and when he heard Zhang Yang say this, he hurriedly spoke out to stop him: "Lord, my subordinates think that we can't be in a hurry, since the beans are in our hands, and we can make such delicious food, we should wait for the price to sell, so that we can get more grain." ”

"What do you think? You might as well speak it out and listen to it, this house is just for reference. Chen Qiu asked with some curiosity.

Cen Sheng hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "The lord should know that although this tofu is a good thing, soya beans have always been regarded as cheap food, and only the poor people eat beans, and in the eyes of the gentry and magnates, soya beans are fed to livestock."

The lord wants to exchange for food, although he can also contact those big households, but the food in their hands is limited after all, we have already obtained 4,000 stone of grain from them, and we can't expect them to take out more grain in exchange for beans. ”

After a pause, Cen Sheng suggested: "The lord might as well look for opportunities from the magnates in the inner city and the gentry outside the city, so that we can get more food!" ”

Chen Qiu frowned and thought for a while, what Cen Sheng said was not unreasonable, wool can't always be a sheep, almost all the big families in Wancheng are engaged in business to earn family money, although they have a lot of food in their hands, but the powerful gentry in Wancheng have more food in their hands, but how to let them take out the food is a thorny problem.

The powerful gentry are not those big families, they can be let by him! Force them to change food, and if you don't pay attention to it, you may be attacked by them.

So he sighed: "It's difficult, although these people have a lot of food in their hands, they won't donate it easily, and even if this government wants to ask them to exchange food for food, it is estimated that it will not be much." Don't look at these powerful gentry who don't lack food and clothing, but they are also the most saveful, and what they can get for free will never have an extra grain of food. ”

Zhang Yang said angrily: "These people will definitely not come to change it when they see that the homeless people can make pasta, not to mention that they can also get these too empty food practices from the big households!" ”

At this time, Cen Sheng interjected: "Then we will not pass on the practice of bean food to the displaced people, nor will we exchange grain with large households." Let's find a way to make these powerful gentry accept this delicacy made of soybean beans, and only exchange it with them to give them some sweetness. ”

Chen Qiu thought for a while, nodded and said: "This method may work, anyway, this bean can't be eaten as a staple food, let these powerful gentry monopolize their practices, this government is not against conscience, sorry for the people of the world!" ”

Wu Yong interjected at this time and asked: "The practice of this bean food is handed over to so many people, it is difficult not to spread it, right?" ”

Zhang Yang snorted coldly and said, "You should be a vegetarian for these powerful gentry?" They can have what they have today, which is not a horde of slaves, if they get the practice of bean food, they will only treasure it and pass it on to their henchmen, and these slaves will never betray them for the sake of their own preservation! ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but be a little embarrassed and said to Taishou Chen Qiu: "The subordinates are just straightforward for a while, and they have no intention of offending the lord!" ”

"It's okay, you continue to explain to the Wu family kid, he is a member of the Wancheng Five Surname Family, and this bean food is something he learned from Taixu, and he will definitely encounter this choice in the future." Chen Qiu waved his hand and motioned for Zhang Yang to continue.

Zhang Yang had no choice but to continue: "Since the lord has a word, I will tell you the truth, all the people in this Taishou Mansion are the servants of the lord, and they are passed down from generation to generation, and their descendants can only be the slaves of the lord's family, the word of the lord can determine the life and death of their whole family, do you think they will betray the lord?" ”

Wu Yong was excited, and he realized that this era was not very beautiful at this time!

Chen Qiu saw that his eyes were a little evasive, and comforted: "You don't have to worry about what this mansion will do to you, you are also a member of the Shi clan, although this mansion and your five family heads have some conflicts of interest, but if we really encounter a common threat, we will still stand together!" ”

Wu Yong really didn't know what to say at this time, Chen Qiu's words made him feel uncomfortable, he thought that Chen Qiu rescued the homeless people, and he was a selfless person, but he didn't expect that he was just safeguarding the interests of a class!

Seeing that Wu Yong didn't speak, Chen Qiu simply asked: "This mansion plans to set up a bean feast tomorrow to invite the magnates of the inner city and the gentry of the big clans outside the city to come and taste it, what do you think?" ”

Chen Qiu not only planned to invite some of the powerful and gentry this time, but even invited their wives as well.

Cen Sheng complimented: "The lord is wise, this time will definitely subvert their perception of soya beans!" ”

Chen Qiu laughed, "Since we want to subvert their cognition, we should not only use soy food, but also pork." ”

Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang hurriedly stopped: "No, my lord, the gentleman doesn't eat porpoise, and entertains these powerful gentry with pork, and his subordinates are worried that it will have the opposite effect." ”

At that time, people attached great importance to reputation, not to mention the Taishou of a county, and the specifications of the banquet naturally could not be left behind.

Chen Qiu's face turned pale, "You can't trust this mansion?" ”

The two hurriedly shook their heads and pleaded: "How dare your subordinates have such an idea, it's really difficult for this pork to be elegant!" ”

Chen Qiu waved his hand and sighed: "If this mansion hadn't eaten the pork made by the Wu family kid yesterday, it might be the same as you." For example, if you hadn't eaten tofu and bean skin, would you believe that soy food can be so delicious? ”

The two were silent, and they couldn't find a reason to refute it.

However, at this time, Wu Yong also reacted, he now wants to rescue the homeless, he must rely on Taishou Chen Qiu, but he doesn't want to be his free labor, so he can only say with a bitter face: "Lord Fujun should know that the kid said yesterday that the spices for cooking meat are more difficult to find!" ”

I never thought about it, but after Chen Qiu heard it, he laughed and said, "What do you think these are?" This government never says useless words. ”

After that, he threw Wu Yong a bag of items.

Wu Yong took the item, opened it and saw that it was all the spices he said yesterday, and couldn't help but ask with some surprise: "When did Lord Fujun find these spices?" ”

Chen Qiu shook his head and sighed: "To find these spices in one day, this mansion doesn't have such great ability!" It's all the credit of the little marquis of Anzhong, after he went back yesterday, he sent his servants to the homes of various magnates in the inner city to inquire. ”

Wu Yong was a little stunned, he didn't expect this little marquis to be so fierce that he could be so frantic in order to eat!

Now that Chen Qiu has taken out the spices, Wu Yong can't shirk anymore, thinks about it, and says: "I will go to the Taishou Mansion tomorrow to make food, the kid is no problem here, but he still needs to find some people from the inside to help, and the Taishou Mansion also needs a large number of personnel to cooperate." ”

Chen Qiu thought for a moment and said, "That's it, tomorrow Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang will arrange for people to take over the homeless people earlier, and then go to the backyard to help, if you need it, go to him and the two of you." ”

What else can Wu Yong say, he can only promise with Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang.

After that, he thought for a while, since he was going to use a lot of bean food tomorrow, it was better to arrange everything today first, and let the Taishou Mansion prepare the corresponding ingredients first.

Since it is a bean feast, dried bean curd and bean curd are definitely indispensable.

So Wu Yong found two servants from the Taishou Mansion and taught them how to make yuba.

First, choose thick soy milk, pour it into a pan, and then heat it slowly, do not boil, and soon the surface of the soy milk in the pot will produce a layer of film.

Wu Yong picked out the oily skin with a bamboo skewer, set it aside, and let it dry slowly.

After this film is removed, a film is produced in the pot again soon after, and the concentration of soy milk will gradually thin out.

Wu Yong asked the thick soy milk to be added again, and then asked the two servants to repeat his previous actions. He himself went to study how to make dried tofu.

As for dried tofu, Wu Yong originally wanted to make salt dried tofu, but when he thought that a banquet would be held tomorrow, it would definitely be too late in time, so he could only make braised dried tofu on the spot tomorrow.

However, it is necessary to press the dried bean curd here in advance, and marinate it together when it comes tomorrow.

So he asked people to find bamboo, he started the creation skills, made some square grates, and asked people to find some gauze, layer by layer, spread the bean curd into a thin tofu, and then pressed it with stones.

After telling them that they were going to press for at least two hours, he said goodbye to Chen Qiu and returned to Wangli with the food sent by Liu Zongzheng.

For the sake of his safety, Chen Qiu specially arranged for him to be accompanied by four soldiers.