Reborn Big Brother: Farming Daily Life

Chapter 14 Cold Bean Curd Stick Salty Fragrant and Refreshing
After several days of drying, the yuba that finally came out was only five catties.

Generally, one catty of soybeans is beaten with three catties of tofu, and one catty of soybeans costs 5 Wen. Uncle Li’s family can sell 90 catties of tofu in a day for [-] Wen.

When the business is good, you can earn 40 Wen.Business is not good and the unsold tofu plus other expenses sometimes make less than 30 Wen.

Now a catty of soybeans produces half a catty of bean curd sticks, and the cost of a catty of bean curd sticks is 10 Wen.

Making bean curd sticks takes time and effort, Shen Guan and Shen Qingning thought for a long time, thinking that a catty of bean curd sticks would sell for 16 renminbi, so the profit of 30 renminbi would be about the same as selling tofu.

The Li Shikou brothers and sisters couldn't help calling out after calculating the accounts, "I'm a good boy, the meat is only 20 yuan a catty, no matter how delicious this food is, how can it be as delicious as meat? How do you sell it? Your father only costs 30 yuan to carry a big bag for a day." Wen Qian, who would be willing to spend that old nose money to eat bean curd sticks?"

"Mother, if you want to calculate it this way, a catty of bean curd sticks can be soaked in water for three or four times, and a dish costs less than 5 yuan. A catty of meat can be made at most half a plate. How does this compare?"

"Qing Ning is right, we can bundle it into twos and sell it for 5 Wen, and the buyers will not think it is expensive."

Shen Qingning didn't expect Shen Guan's mind to turn so fast, "Brother, this method is good, soaking two or three dried bean curd sticks is enough for a dish."

Qingxiu also thinks this is a good idea, "Mother, what Big Brother and Qingning said makes sense, you have to take it out and try it after you've done it."

"Oh, I still think it's too expensive~"

At this time, Da Sun's voice came from outside the house, "Second daughter-in-law."

"Oh, sister-in-law. It's in the house."

As soon as Da Sun came in, he saw the bean curd sticks in the basket, "Is this thing you said dried and ready to eat?"

Today, she saw that Mrs. Li didn't directly carry the bamboo poles into the house, but picked up the baskets, so she knew that the things must be dried.

Mrs. Li took a few sticks and stuffed them with Mrs. Sun, "Sister-in-law take some back to eat. It needs to be soaked in water for two or three hours and fried with spicy peppers. It's delicious."

Da Sun took it and said, "Oh, your family has a lot of children, so you can keep them for yourself."

"Yes, yes, you are welcome."

Da Sun, who took the yuba, chatted for a few words before returning to the house.

At this time, only Shen Dajiang and his daughter Fengzhen were at home, and when there was not much work in the field, Shen Dajiang handed it over to his sons.

"What kind of bean curd sticks did the second family make? I heard that they are planning to sell them in the county."

Shen Dajiang lay on the rocking chair and hummed a little song, "Yuba? What is it?"

Da Sun handed him what was in his hand, "This."

He held it in his hand, looked at it over and over again, and then threw it to Da Sun, "Huh, the second son's family is just a person who likes to make troubles, and he won't be reconciled until the whole family is ruined. I will talk about the second son tomorrow, don't worry." Don’t lose all the money you earned from working hard.”

"Hey, what do you think he is doing, there is nothing to offend anyone."

"You old woman knows what a fart, I'm the boss, can I just watch him ruin the family and how many children can't eat enough?"

After the training, Mrs. Sun thought of something, "Just come back and carry a bucket, and you can ink it for a long time. Lazy woman, why don't you go back to the field soon? Let the boys stop working early, and don't finish those fields today. Just don't go home.

How long have you been working on this?I also plan to rent more land next year, what a bunch of lazy donkeys! "

After Mrs. Dasun carried the bucket back to the field, Shen Dajiang sat up, drank some water, and then lay back on the rocking chair and hummed a little song. Thinking that the field was not busy now, he called the eldest and second son to the county town to carry the big bag for the last time. good.

Shen Fengzhen watched, then got up silently and went to the kitchen to prepare today's dinner.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Li got up and made a large plate of cold bean curd sticks.

This was suggested by Shen Qingning yesterday. If this plate is ready, you can poke it with a bamboo stick for others to taste. If someone wants to buy it, you can sell it for 5 Wen per bowl. It is more profitable than selling dried bean curd sticks.

There are seven people in the family, and four of them are going to the county today. The father and elder brother go to work, and those who go to school go to school.Shen Qingning wanted to follow Mrs. Li to set up a stall.

Shen Dahe carried the burden along the way, Shen Qingning thought about his own space, and next time he would find a chance to come alone.Put everything into the space, and run back and forth with empty hands, I don't know how fast.

Dongshui Village is only a few miles away from Jiping County, and it only takes half an hour to walk there.

After leaving the village, I went to the main road. In the early morning, there was only an ox cart passing by. Farmers from distant villages were sitting in the cart, carrying their eggs and other goods to the county town to sell.

This was Shen Qingning's first visit to the county seat after crossing over.

When they got to the place, Shen Dahe found a place for the two of them and settled them down, "I heard that you have to pay for setting up a stall here. If they come to collect 3 Wen, you can just give it. Don't argue with others."

Mrs. Li waved her hand impatiently, "Oh, you can go now, I used to sell things with my mother a few years ago."

Shen Qingning really finds it funny seeing my father's look of worrying me.

"Father, don't worry, I won't quarrel with others. At worst, we can't sell it and we can take it home to eat."

Shen Dahe nodded hurriedly, "That's what Dad meant, don't worry, if you can't sell it, Dad will eat it all."

Mrs. Li urged him, "You are trying to think of good things, hurry up and go."

After Shen Dahe left, Mrs. Li squatted by the side of the stall, set up this one, helped that one, and didn't take the initiative to greet anyone, only to have the words "first time setting up a stall" on her head!

Shen Qingning's stomach hurts from laughing, "Mother, didn't you say that you sold things before?"

Mrs. Li also laughed, "I sold it before, and I also followed your grandma to fight. I don't know what to call it!"

Harm~
Shen Qingning cleared his throat, "Come and see, come and buy, the new bean curd sticks in Kyoto are delicious and not expensive! Cold bean curd sticks are salty and refreshing, come buy and taste!"

"Auntie, try this cold bean curd stick, you'll want to eat it even more."

The woman who just turned her head to take a look was stopped by Shen Qingning, she took a bamboo stick and inserted a small piece of yuba and passed it over.

The woman took it and tasted it, and it tasted really good, "Are you from Kyoto?"

Shen Qingning smiled like a flower, "This is a new way of eating in Kyoto. My great aunt taught us when she came back from Kyoto to visit relatives. Now this thing is very popular."

The woman nodded, "It tastes good."

"That's not right. We brought it from home and had to make it cold. You can buy it at home and use it to roast meat, stew it, or stir-fry it with chili. It tastes great."

The woman pointed to the dried yuba in the basket, "How do you sell this?"

"This is 5 Wen, and it can be soaked in water for two or three hours to make a big plate."

"How much is your pound?"

"16 wen per catty."

"16 renminbi? This meat is only 20 renminbi a catty, too expensive too expensive."

After hearing the price, the woman hesitated and left.

Standing by the side, Mrs. Li watched the person leave, fearing that Shen Qingning would be hit, "Qingning, what you said just now is very good, there are things whether someone wants it or not."

Shen Qingning didn't care, "It's okay, she thought it was delicious just now, but she thought the price was too expensive. There are a lot of people on the street, and there are always people who think it's delicious and the price is not expensive."

"Yes, that's the reason."

This time, Mrs. Li didn't need Shen Qingning to speak, she shouted first, "Come and see, come and buy, the new bean curd sticks in Kyoto are delicious and not expensive! Cold bean curd sticks are salty and refreshing, come and try them, big sister."

　Use Arabic numerals for money, otherwise it will be too long and make people dizzy.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)