The black-bellied prince: the little princess of the chef

Chapter 146 Dried Braised Tofu

The woman hesitated, and she didn't know if she could do it.

After thinking about it, she said to Ye Qing: "Qingqing, why don't you do this. You go back first, and you come over again in the evening, and I'll try to make a plate first. If it's done, let's negotiate the price according to the tofu; If you don't make it, I won't charge you money."

"Okay, then trouble auntie!"

Ye Qing knows that this dried tofu is more labor-intensive, and he will have to wait for someone to try it first before knowing whether it will work or not.As for the price, it will not be too late to discuss in detail after the test is successful.

However, no matter whether this plate of dried tofu is finished or not, she will still pay for it.

After Ye Qing told the woman the width and thickness of the dried tofu he needed, he said goodbye to the woman, and then he called Wu Yan who had been guarding the door and left the tofu workshop.

After returning home, Ye Qing asked Mrs. Xu about the people and things in the tofu workshop.

However, Xu sighed while speaking, and his words were full of helplessness.

The family who opened the tofu shop was Xun, and two generations of the family have been making tofu, but now all the men in the family are dead, leaving only the three generations she saw today.

The crone's husband died many years ago.Her husband was a tofu seller back then, and he often sold tofu in the city, but one day he angered a bully parading the street, and was finally beaten to death by the bully.

The old woman's family reported to the government, but the county master at that time was the uncle of the bully, and he bullied the orphans and widows because of his wealth and power, so the matter was left alone.

The woman she met today, Cheng, was the daughter-in-law of the old woman's son Xun San, and she married after the death of the old woman's original daughter-in-law.Cheng used to be a widow. After marrying Xun San, she gave birth to a pair of twin girls in the second year.

But the good times didn't last long. Xun San was seriously ill when the child was over half a year old. After suffering from the illness for a period of time, he finally left the mother and daughter behind.

Since then, mother-in-law Xun and her daughter-in-law have been pulling the twin sisters while running the tofu shop.In a flash, it was six years.

The business of the tofu shop is actually not very good, the volume is large and the profit is small, and the monthly income is barely enough to keep the family from starving.But in the past two years, Granny Xun's health has also deteriorated, and the family often eats the last meal without the next meal.

The living conditions are worse, and the adults can live with it, but the two children suffer.Sallow and emaciated, if it wasn't for the constant help from the neighbors, their family's tofu shop might not be able to operate again.

Mrs. Xu shook her head, full of sympathy for Granny Xun's family.More than half a year ago, my family was similar to others, but half a year later, the days are getting better and better. Seeing the villagers who are as difficult as my family used to be, I feel a little sad.

"Qingqing, if you can help, you can help them."

Of course Ye Qing understands what mother means, she nodded her head, which is considered to be in agreement.

"Mother, is the second brother coming to pick up the goods today?"

"Already left, but he brought a letter saying, Boss Xiong asked you to go to the city tomorrow, and you can go there yourself at your own time. Maybe you have something to do."

Ye Qing nodded in response, then went back to the room to think about his own affairs.

In the evening, Wu Yan accompanied Ye Qing to a tofu shop.

When Ye Qing entered the yard, Mrs. Cheng and Granny Xun were sitting around a round plaque, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were picking and choosing among the plaques deftly.

"Go in, I'll wait for you outside."

Wu Yan stopped at the gate of the courtyard, not intending to go in and have a look at all.

Ye Qing glanced at him suspiciously, then walked in.

Just as Ye Qing expected, the plaque contained the dried tofu she needed.

The eldest girl and the second girl were playing in the yard, when they looked up and saw Ye Qing, they shouted loudly: "Mom, beautiful sister is here."

Cheng raised her head and happened to meet Ye Qing's eyes. After the two looked at each other and smiled, she said, "Qingqing, do you see if it meets your requirements?"

Granny Xun looked at the thin dried tofu and was worried. If these were not to the customer's liking, they would all be wasted.

Ye Qing looked at the dried tofu, each piece of dried tofu was no more than the size of a palm, and the surface was in a neat grid.Because it is newly made, and the quantity is large, one stop ahead, you can still smell the strong bean fragrance.

Ye Qing picked up a piece at random, the size was right and the thickness was even, she was really satisfied.

Throw these dried tofu into the marinade to infiltrate the flavor of the marinade to make marinated tofu.

Whether it is eaten with chili oil or eaten directly, it is a very good dish.

"Satisfied, I want it all!"

"Really?"

Grandma Xun didn't believe it, but Cheng was also very happy.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law carefully picked up the dried tofu into the basket Ye Qing brought, and then handed the basket to Ye Qing.

Ye Qing took the basket and asked with a smile: "Grandmother, how much are these tofu?"

Grandma Xun didn't know how much it was, so she was in trouble for a while.

Today, they crossed the river by feeling the stones to make dried tofu, which took up most of their time.The production cost is not high, but the direct labor cost is high, so the price is really hard to determine.

Mrs. Cheng remembered that Ye Pingrong and Mrs. Xu had helped their family a lot, and they had made it very clear beforehand.It's just that dried tofu doesn't have much moisture, so the price is naturally more expensive than tofu.

After doing some calculations, she said to Ye Qing: "Qingqing, you can give me [-] Wen for this basket of dried tofu."

Eighty cents for a basket of dried tofu?

Ye Qing was taken aback, is this too cheap?

Ye Qing kept Xu Shi's words in mind, so he took out a hundred Wen and handed it to Cheng Shi.But the Cheng family was also an honest farmer, so he didn't want to ask for more. He took the [-] Wen that he deserved, but he refused to take any more.

Ye Qing knew that they had wasted their time today, but there was nothing Cheng could do if he didn't accept it. She smiled at Cheng, then turned and walked towards the two children playing.

Cheng knew what she was going to do at a glance, and hurriedly said behind her: "Qingqing, you can't do this!"

Ye Qing was determined to do things according to his mother's orders, and insisted on giving the remaining [-] Wen to the two little girls, and said, "Let mother buy meat for you!"

When the two children heard about buying meat, they both held the money and shouted happily.

Wu Yan frowned outside the door when he heard the child's noise.

Cheng couldn't resist Ye Qing's persistence, so he could only let her go.But, saying thank you to Ye Qing, Ye Qing's ears felt callused.

Before leaving, Ye Qing placed an order with Cheng, he wanted two plates of dried tofu tomorrow, and he would pick it up in the afternoon.

Cheng nodded in response, promising to deliver the goods on time.

As soon as Ye Qing came home, he didn't even cook dinner, so he went into the kitchen to dump his own dried tofu.

Ye Junbei was hungry and croaked, clamoring for food, Xu had no choice but to cook by himself.The culinary skills that have been neglected for a period of time are also regressing more and more.

Wu Yan is very clingy to Ye Qing today, when Ye Qing is researching dried marinated tofu, he sits in the kitchen and watches over, ready to help at any time, he doesn't even bother to eat dinner.

When night fell, Ye Qing's first pot of marinated tofu was cooked.

However, just as she took out the dried tofu and was about to taste it, she heard a rough male voice from outside: "Is anyone there? Is this Ye Qing's home? Is Ye Qing at home?"

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