"Then why is he alive and active now?"

"You say that, why do you say he? For him to be strong, he is strong enough to study, why is he not willing to do it for the sake of his family? What if he is not allowed to do it at home. ”

"But I feel that he hasn't done it for so many years, and the craftsmanship is still not there, and it is not easy to say, I don't think it will be done."

"It's just not possible, you say this Zheng Qiu, three sticks can't make a fart, just him? I still want to do business. ”

They are all neighbors near Zheng Qiu's house, and they have watched Zheng Qiu's family come so miserable and cold all the year round, and in the past few years, they can still meet Zheng Qiu's men coming back, and they rob and smash them at home, so that Zheng Qiu does not dare to go out for several days.

Especially when Zheng Qiu planted beans later, they persuaded and persuaded him not to take risks, and when Zheng Qiu wanted to plant beans and sweet potatoes, he was even more pitiful when he worked hard for a whole year and ended up smashing everything in his hands.

But now that Zheng Qiu's son has read the book, Zheng Qiu is about to start making tofu skin, some people are happy for Zheng Qiu, and some people are not happy in their hearts.

The soybean milk in the yard was already boiling, Lin Piao used a spoon to put three bowls on the stove first, and the three of them drank a bowl of hot soy milk first, waiting for the soybean milk to boil over low heat and form bean skin.

Zheng Qiu's eyes stared at him for a moment: "Piao'er! It's bean skin! Don't you have to pick it up?! ”

"Wait, it might be too thin to scoop up, and the people in the village will like it to be a little thicker and chewy."

Zheng Qiu nodded, waited for a while, and when Lin Piao said that it was almost the same, he picked up the small pole that was prepared on the side, because the long bamboo was too long to reach into the pot, so he used two small poles to lift the bean skin first, and then moved it to the bamboo pole.

Zheng Qiu was cautious, and his hands didn't shake or shake, for fear of shaking the delicate bean skin that had just come out of the pot.

The tofu was successfully transferred to the pole in his hand, and the first bean skin was finally perfectly cooked.

The first bean skin came out, and the rest naturally went smoothly.

Zheng Qiu uncovered the bean skin alone, and Lin Piao and his second aunt helped him kidnap him in the yard and built a rectangular stand with bamboo, which could be used to dry the bean skin later.

It's light and convenient, and it doesn't get in the way of hanging out during the day or carrying it into the hall at night.

The tofu skin was peeled off one by one, and the milky white pieces were dried one by one, and soon a yard was filled.

"This can last for several days, and I'll be ready to do it when it's almost sold out."

Zheng Qiu looked at so many bean skins and couldn't help it: "I just don't know how to sell this thing, I met a seller of tofu skin two years ago, and at that time I bought three pieces for a penny, and the tofu skin in this yard is more than ten yuan!" You can get that much money in just one day! ”

Lin Piao looked at Uncle Qiu's happy appearance, and felt a little emotion in his heart, the young lady brother of the wealthy businessman or official in the county government, no matter how bad the thank-you gift to him, was a small silver fish minted in a tael, for Uncle Qiu, a hard day's work can be exchanged for a dozen pennies is a luxury, and the gap between the village and the county government is already as big as one heaven and one underground.

If you go to the state capital and go to Kyoto, you don't know what the situation will be.

Now is the right time to dry the bean skins, the autumn wind is blowing on all sides, and it is estimated that these bean skins will be almost dry by tomorrow, and it is estimated that they can start selling when they see the situation.

"Okay, Uncle Qiu, let's go back first, you look at the bean skin here, remember to come over for dinner in the afternoon."

"Okay, if the tofu skin is ready, I'll bring it over to the children tomorrow." It was the first time I saw so many smiles on Uncle Qiu's face.

"The bean skin is not in a hurry, let's take some okara first, and then bring some fried okara first." Although Lin Piao doesn't eat this dish often, he also has a deep memory of this dish, the delicate bean dregs and chopped vegetables are refreshing and delicate when fried well, and the mouth is full of the faint fragrance of vegetables and beans.

When Uncle Qiu heard him say this, he turned around and took a bowl out of the kitchen, broke half of the bean dregs that had been crumpled out of the squeezed soy milk into a large ball, and put it in the bowl like a small mountain bag.

"Enough is enough, this fried bean dregs needs to add some soup and vegetables, so that a bowl can be fried in a pot." Lin Piao hurriedly stopped Uncle Qiu's hand that he wanted to add to it.

"Make more food for the children, that's not enough."

The bowl that was already too full to fill again was forced to add another spoonful.

Uncle Qiu's affairs were taken care of here, and he happened to arrive at the end of the village: "Second aunt, I'll stop by the blacksmith's house to see how the stove is doing." ”

The second aunt nodded: "You go, I'll go back quickly, it's not good to visit the door with things in my hand." ”

"Okay."

Lin Piao went to the blacksmith's house, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the blacksmith polishing the corner seams of the furnace, but any iron burrs were smoothed and smooth. ”

Lin Piao's eyes were pleasantly surprised: "This is done?" ”

"This is the only one that you make, see if you are not satisfied, if you are not satisfied, then I will change it and I will make another one."

Lin Piao didn't expect the blacksmith to be so professional, he actually sent out samples first and then shipped, and stepped forward to look up and down the stove, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

"Yes, it's a little thinner at the bottom, a little wider at the top, and there's a groove with a drop in it, which is just right for the pot."

"That's for sure, this must be done in some style, otherwise there is no difference between straight up and down and a barrel, the upper edge is a little bigger, and when you put the iron mesh up, the hot surface will be wide, no matter how you use it, you will not delay."

Lin Piao nodded again and again, in this piece, it must be an old craftsman for many years who knows more about practical design.

"I made an iron pot with the iron mesh and the matching iron pot, thinking that regardless of the size of the stove, the pot of this size will be much worse or worse, so I made it first, I think this thing is still like a stove below to leave an air outlet, so that it is convenient to poke out the ashes of those firewood and coal, this thing is not light, if every time you poke the ashes, you have to pick up the whole bottom of the sky, and the ashes of the sky will not be bearable at that time."

"Yes, yes, you're right." Lin Piao actually meant the same thing, but last time he took care of the size of the problem, and forgot to talk about the things to be left behind, but the old blacksmith has a lot of experience, and he can see this problem at once.

"If you like this one, take this one first, and then the other one will be ready, and I'll give it to you with the iron mesh and the iron pot."

"Done." Lin Piao tried to lift the stove, it was a little heavy, but it didn't make him unable to lift it, plus the pot, the pot was a small pot, and it couldn't be talked about too heavy, but the pure iron thing was still heavy in his hand.

"Then I'll take this back and use it first."

"You can use it, if you think there is anything uncomfortable, remember to tell me, and I'll see how to change it."

"Success, that's right, in addition to the iron pot and iron mesh, two pairs of iron tongs will be played, and the size of the charcoal stove will be fine."

After Lin Piao and the blacksmith finished saying this, they went home first with the stove.

When I met people in the village on the way, they all looked at him with amazement: "Piao'er, what is this, you have made an iron bucket and it doesn't look like an iron bucket, and there is a leak underneath." ”

"Auntie, it's a small stove."

No one who heard Lin Piao say this could not laugh: "The stove that is so big at home is not enough, so what do you want such a small stove for two on your side, two on your second sister-in-law's side, and four stoves that are so big." ”

"A big stove burns a big cauldron, and sometimes it's not convenient to use, so it's easy to use with a small stove."

When everyone heard Lin Piao say this, their expressions were disapproving, such a thick stove, the iron used to make this stove is enough to beat a big iron pot, and the good iron is used on the back of a knife, to say that Lin Piao is really powerful, but he doesn't know everything, making this kind of thing is messing around, and there is a pot with the stove, such a big pot, feed the cat.

Lin Piao looked at their expressions unapprehended, and didn't bother to say anything.

Where do they know the good of the stove, they don't know how popular the coal stove is, it is simply a must-have kitchen item in every household.

Carrying the stove back to the house, Shen Hong was in the courtyard on the other side of the class, and Lin Piao put the stove at the second aunt's house first.

The second aunt was preparing dinner for the evening, and when she saw him come back, she took a look: "This is the stove?" Is this done? ”

"It's done."

The second aunt put down the kitchen knife and walked up, looked carefully, and frowned when she saw the pot on it: "This pot is too small, what is this fried?" ”

"Auntie, what's boiling in your pot over there?"

"While living with the bean dregs I just got back, I was steaming sweet potatoes, and I got these time-consuming things right first, and then I fried the dishes when the meal was about to start."

"Later, if the pots on both sides are too busy, I will use this small stove to cook soup, and I will move two burning firewood from the stove."

"It's okay to get there, even if you add a small stove." The second aunt didn't care to look at this small stove again, anyway, she didn't see any way.

When she used it, she felt that it was easy, after all, a small pot and a small stove were better than a pot larger than a bathtub, which was suitable for people with little strength.

After boiling the soup, the second aunt sighed: "I haven't realized the other advantages of using this pot now, just a little convenient, this soup can be directly lifted and poured into a large basin, not like a big stove, I have to scoop up a spoonful for a while, this really saves me I don't know how much effort." ”

"It's good if my aunt likes it."

In the afternoon, when Uncle Qiu came to eat, he saw the stove and looked at it for a while, and when Lin Piao came over, he was full of smiles: "Piao'er, I see that the bean skin is almost dry now, and it is estimated that it will be done tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and now several people have asked me about the bean skin and asked me how the price is, and one of them has already said that it is ready, and when I am ready, I will call her first, and she will buy some to fry and eat." ”

"That's great, why don't you promote it like this, Uncle Qiu, if someone orders it first, but wouldn't it be faster to sell the bean skin directly after it is dried?"

I think so, but what should I say? It's always bad for every house to knock on the door and ask them if they want tofu skin. ”

"What's so difficult about this, when it's done tomorrow, you can bring it over, let's stir-fry a dish with tofu skin, there are so many children here, every time I eat something good, I can't help but shout that the whole world knows, and then no one in the whole village knows that the tofu skin is delicious, so I don't have to go to you to buy some to try it."

Uncle Qiu nodded again and again when he heard this, but he didn't expect Lin Piao to even think about this for himself, and his heart was so moved.

"Piao'er, you are so good to me, I will repay you."

"What to repay or not, these are all small things, and you do everything yourself, and your strength is also your own, which you deserve." Lin Piao knows this village well, but he still has a certain understanding, and many people here can't get rid of poverty and are far from lacking knowledge, and many people are just lazy, too lazy to think, too lazy to do, so many fish families in the river catch fish and dry some dried fish every year, but none of them think about taking more dry fish to other houses to exchange things for money.

Even Uncle Qiu can make tofu now, because Uncle Qiu took the brave step of planting beans first, and many people in the village did not even take that step for fear of losing money.

"I can't say anything nice, but I'll always remember it."

"I know." Lin Piao nodded, a poor person like Zheng Qiu who refuses to bow his head is very humble on the one hand, and stubborn on the other, not to mention that he will remember it for a lifetime for helping him make tofu skin, even if he gives him a bowl of rice, he can remember it for a lifetime and try his best to repay him.

Lin Piao has observed that this kind of person cherishes kindness the most, but it is difficult to get kindness, so whenever he encounters them, he will be kind to them, so that they will not be so hasty.

The next day, Uncle Qiu came to tell him that the tofu skin was still a little moist, and it had not yet completely hardened to the touch, but he couldn't hold back his heart, so he took a few slices and asked the second aunt to fry them for the child to eat.

"It's not to sell it in a hurry, it's just to let us taste it first and see what the tofu skin we make tastes like."

Lin Piao touched it: "Actually, it can be sold, fresh and not bad for eating, but it is dried for easy preservation, just like that hard cloth, it is fine at home for half a year." ”

The second aunt rarely saw Zheng Qiu anxious like a child, and he couldn't wait for a day, so she knew that he was just making tofu skin, and she loved tofu skin so much that she couldn't love it anymore.

Lin Piao hasn't eaten tofu skin for a long time, the tofu skin is full of soup and oil, the taste is soft and slightly tough, a group of children are also the first time to see tofu skin on the table, eat that is called a enthusiasm, know that this is Uncle Qiu made the tofu skin, all of them are very enthusiastic to praise, a bite of Uncle Qiu's tofu skin is really delicious.

Uncle Qiu looked at his family Da Zhuang sitting on the other side of the table in the group of children with his head down and eating bean skin, the children like to eat, Da Zhuang likes to eat, more than selling money to make him feel ironed, he can be regarded as making some contribution to this small canteen.

Uncle Qiu's story of making tofu skin spread in the village, and the children naturally spared no effort to go out to show off that they had eaten tofu skin, after all, this thing has not been circulating in the village for a while, and the younger children think about it and feel that they have never eaten tofu skin, and when they go home, they will quarrel with their parents at home to eat tofu skin.

No matter how much everyone muttered about making tofu and selling it for money in private, Uncle Qiu was the only one in the whole village who made tofu skin, and after two days, he still sold a lot of tofu skin.

But Uncle Qiu has a big problem, because he is too honest, there are always some scoundrels who come to the door, although there are not many, but there are both men and women, relying on Uncle Qiu to say that Uncle Qiu is good, since he is a good person, and now he has started to do business again, shouldn't he give some to the villagers to eat?

Uncle Qiu was originally soft and strong-tempered, and he couldn't think that people were coming to the door, so he didn't see it, and he had to give it some, but when he turned his head and thought of Da Zhuang, he thought of Lin Piao.

He still has to spend money on the road ahead, and they will have to spend money not only this winter, but also next spring, and if he is not wrong in reading, if he has the opportunity to take the children's examination in the future, he will also have to spend it.

When Lin Piao taught him, he said that he couldn't tell others that he had taught him, for fear that more people would know and resent, and if he gave away things now, wouldn't those who didn't get his things hate him?

Zheng Qiu thought things clearly in his heart, gritted his teeth and didn't let go at all, with a small business, it was impossible to take it for nothing, let alone give a piece of bean skin, not half a piece.

Angry, those who came scolded him and said that he couldn't do it, and some of them were disgraced, but they were willing to spend money to buy some tofu skins, and then bet on him: "It's not that you can't afford it!" ”

When Zheng Qiu received the money, he didn't care what he said, he just accompanied the smile and sent the person out of the door.

A day later, Lin Piao made two stoves at the blacksmith and successfully baked them, just in the autumn rain, the cold was too heavy in the morning, Lin Piao was so cold that he wanted to drink some hot water, and found out the clay pot that usually holds cold water from the house, filled it with broken pine needles and lit the fire below, put a few finely split matches on the top, and put two slightly larger short firewood, put the iron net and put the clay pot up, wait until the water boiled and poured some hot water and Shen Hong drank it, and then washed a hot water face with the remaining hot water.

In the blink of an eye, the clay pot was filled again, and the small stove was pushed not far from Shen Hong's seat: "Now that the weather is cold, you should drink more hot water." ”

Shen Hong nodded: "Sister-in-law Xie." ”

When it was time for class, Shen Hong sat by the warm stove, the heat was not far away, there was always hot water in the kettle, and the students in class would take a bowl to pour some water when they were resting, and then add water when it was empty.

The second aunt was stir-frying meat in one pot, steaming sweet potatoes and pumpkin in another pot, and the other fish didn't have time to clean up, so Lin Piao put the slaughtered fish on the iron net: "Auntie, let's eat grilled fish today." ”

"Is it baked like this? It doesn't smell like anything. ”

"Let's lean on it first, wait for the outside to be burnt and fragrant, then fry some ginger, shallots, peppers, peanuts and the like in the pot, and then put the fish in it and cook it together for a while."

When the second aunt heard this, she was not wrong: "This work is wasted on the small stove, and it will not delay the effort when it is done." ”