Farmhouse Qiaofei

Chapter 55 The Little Girl Selling Tofu

"It's not a thing, it's not a thing. I want to tell you brothers and sisters, and I want to tell everyone in Shilipu that I gave birth to such a white-eyed wolf son who doesn't respect me at all. I'm his mother. I gave birth He raised him, and in his heart he can't compare to a few children. My fault, I gave birth to an unfilial child. "

In front of the main room, Mrs. Liu was still chattering and scolding.

Bai Shao glanced at the perplexed Bai Chuanbai, finally sighed, and handed the plate of tofu to Bai Chuanbai's hand.

"Go, Dad."

After saying this sentence, Bai Shao put away the long wooden chopsticks in his hand, and went into the west side room without looking back.

Bai Chuanbai breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly brought the iron plate tofu to Mrs. Liu, "Mother, you have a taste, it's made by your granddaughter."

Bai Chuanbai wanted to make a good deal for his daughter, but he didn't expect that after Liu took the plate, he didn't even give him a good face, and turned his head directly into the main room.

He stood there in a daze for a while, until Bai Chuanlian moved away from him excitedly and squeezed into the main room, then he smiled miserably as if he had just woken up from a dream, and turned his head back to the west side room.

"The child's father." Seeing Bai Chuanbai like this, Mrs. Wu walked over worriedly, and took his hands.

"I'm fine." Bai Chuanbai gave Wu Shi a reassuring look, and then forced a grin to prove that he was fine.

"You..." Mrs. Wu knew that Bai Chuanbai was comforting herself on purpose, and she didn't want to make herself worry, so she patted Bai Chuanbai's hand, didn't say anything else, just held hands with Bai Chuanbai, and sat on the edge of the bed.

Having been husband and wife for more than ten years, Wu Shi and Bai Chuanbai have a very good understanding, and they are not talking at this moment, enjoying the rare warm time.

The children of Bai Shao would not sneak forward without winking, they just hid on their own bed, covered their heads with a thin sheet, and whispered some private words to Bai Wei.

Early the next morning, because they had tried the iron plate tofu, Bai Laosan's family was full of confidence, and they went to Izumo Town with seasonings, peanut oil, and the change they had saved.

First, I went to Hou Changyuan's blacksmith shop and pulled out the flat cart with the iron plates. Bai Chuanbai built a small ground pot, and Hou Changyuan watched it interestingly, and wrapped the ground pot with a layer of iron At first glance, it looks a bit like the current stove.

Looking at it, Bai Shao couldn't help but move in her heart.

"Second Uncle, tell me, you can make something like this, cylindrical, with tiles and bricks inside, which are resistant to fire, surrounded by a layer of iron, which can hold some charcoal, etc., and the top is made into a circle, which can put A pot or something..." Bai Shao gestured and drew the shape of the stove in his mind.

"Well, to me, it sounds like the kind of incense stove used by rich people. They are usually called incense burners, but they are not as big as you said." Hou Changyuan pondered for a while.

"It really is." Bai Shao was excited, if it could be made into a stove so that it could be moved up and down, it would be much better than this ground pot.

"Yes, it's different from yours." Hou Changyuan hesitated for a moment, and after a while, he seemed to have firmed up his conviction, and said, "But Xiao Shaoer, if you want it, uncle will try to make it for you. "

"Really, thank you, Second Uncle." Bai Shao smiled again and narrowed her eyes.

"You're welcome, who made Second Uncle like you so much, Second Uncle doesn't have a daughter, so he'll be rare in this life..." Hou Changyuan also laughed heartily.

Bai Shao stayed in the iron shop for about half an hour, and after slightly processing the sample of the stove according to the local people's aesthetics, he handed it to Hou Changyuan.The family of five left the blacksmith shop, looking for a place, and first stopped the stall to occupy a place.

Today is a big market, and many people who want to sell things have occupied the stalls on both sides of the road early. Thanks to Bai Shao and the others, they got up very early. took a place.

"Father, go and buy some tofu. Let's buy 30 yuan first."

Bai Shao took the water brought from the iron shop of Hou's house, and carefully scrubbed the iron shelf there.Bai Wei and Wu Shi helped her, and Bai Chuanbai took Bai Yunshi to the tofu stand.

Because Hou Changyuan used good iron for them, and then carefully polished it for a long time, so it only needs to be wiped two or three times, and the iron plate is very clean.

In the process of drying the iron plate, Bai Shao put the required ingredients in a small bowl, and put the small bowls side by side for later use.

Because of the large amount of shallots prepared, the small bowl couldn’t fit in it, so I simply filled a large bowl and placed it closest to the white peony root.

There are a row of large and small bowls in various colors. At first glance, it is quite gratifying.

No, the owner of the cantaloupe stall next door smiled and asked, "Sister, what are you selling?"

Because Bai Shao is really too young, everyone only thinks that she is a child, and thinks that it is caused by Mrs Wu, so they ask Mrs Wu one after another.

Mrs. Wu smiled, "They sell iron plate tofu."

"Tofu is just tofu, why is it still iron plate?" The cantaloupe stall owner couldn't help but asked curiously.

"It's the tofu made on the iron plate." Bai Shao said crisply from the side.

The stall owner's eyes were wide open, obviously puzzled, how to make tofu on the iron plate.

But Bai Shao didn't intend to answer her, so he had to whet his appetite like this, and when the time comes, people will come to buy it curiously.

Chatting with the people next to him like this, Bai Chuanbai came back with two hands of tofu, Bai Shao saw this, and hurriedly let Mrs. Wu light the fire.Bai Chuanbai washed his hands and sliced ​​tofu aside.

When the fire on the ground pot came up and the tofu was sliced, Bai Shao stepped on a low stool, holding a long wooden chopstick, and began to cook in a dignified manner.

"It turned out to be this kid." The people around were obviously surprised.

Both Wu Shi and Bai Chuanbai smiled and did not speak.

Bai Shao concentrates on making iron plate tofu. Considering that the people who buy things are not crowded at the moment, he only makes about half an iron plate.

After about a cup of tea time, the aroma of the iron plate tofu slowly wafted up, because considering that this thing is too hot, if it is wrapped in oiled paper, it is easy to burn other people's hands, so Bai Shao asked Wu to prepare A lot of white plates.

As long as you buy food to eat here, you will serve it on a white plate.

"It smells so delicious, how much is it?" The woman selling melons couldn't help coming forward first.

This Bai Laosan's family discussed it last night.

You can buy two pieces of tofu for one penny, and two pieces of tofu can probably make a medium plate of iron plate tofu, and then add ingredients such as fennel powder and shallots, etc., as well as labor costs.

Four Wen is not a very high price, and many people can afford it to buy a plate of sizzling tofu and try it out.

So, after hearing the price from Bai Shao, the woman selling melons directly took out four Wen and bought a copy.

Because he was eating next to him, Bai Shao took a white plate and picked it up, and also gave him a small wooden chopstick for eating.

"Hey, it's really delicious..." The melon seller took a bite and exclaimed, "This is really fragrant and delicious."

If we say that when Bai Shao first made sizzling tofu, everyone was waiting and watching, then after the woman who sold the melons finished buying and eating, people became interested one after another.

No other, just because the smell is so good.

It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning. After the first plate was sold, the half-iron tofu was sold out one after another.

Bai Shao was grateful to the woman who sold melons, seeing that she was still a little unsatisfied after eating a plate, she took the initiative to pick up half a plate and gave it to her.

The woman selling melons reciprocated gifts and gave them some melons as well.

"Eldest sister, your daughter is really good. She can cook at such a young age. Our girl is two years older than her, and she doesn't know how to cook yet." The melon seller chatted with Wu.

Ragua means chatting in the local dialect.

"Perhaps they don't like to cook. Some children like to cook and eat, and some children like other things." Ms. Wu pursed her lips, and instead of praising her own children inflatedly, she came over to praise the cantaloupe woman's children instead. .

The woman who sells melons is obviously very useful, "Hey, don't care about her, in my life, I've been the happiest girl in the past two years. If our parents don't pamper her, it will only be more difficult when we get to the in-law's house. "

These words obviously hit Wu Shi's heartache, she lowered her head and didn't speak for a while.

It was only then that the woman who sold melons came to her senses, "Oh, big sister, are you okay, I..."

Mrs. Wu shook her head, smiled reluctantly, and talked about other things with the woman selling melons.

As for Bai Shao, after the half-plate tofu was sold out, she sat down with a whole plate of tofu confidently.

As a result, I don't know if it was too much, or what happened, but no one came to buy it.

Until the tofu was almost fried, no one came to buy it.

Bai Wei became a little anxious, "Shao'er, is it because our price is set high, or should we lower it?"

Bai Shao shook her head, comforted Bai Wei very calmly, then took out two white plates from under the iron shelf, chopped some iron plate tofu, put them on the plate, and inserted a few more Wooden chopsticks were placed on the outermost iron shelf.

"Come here, come here, try the iron plate tofu, it doesn't taste good, you don't need money, everyone come and taste it, you can try it." After finishing this series of things, Bai Shao rubbed Wiping his hands, he rolled up his two little hands and put them near his mouth, and suddenly yelled loudly.

With her shout, it can be said that half of the people in the market turned their heads away.

Many people came here to try a bite of sizzling tofu with the idea of ​​"not taking advantage of it".

"Little girl, is it true that you don't want to pay for your food?" A bald man asked.

"Uncle, do you think it's delicious?" Bai Shao didn't answer him, but asked back with a smile.

"It's delicious, it's delicious." The man smacked his mouth, only to feel that the fragrance was still permeating in his mouth, and he really couldn't say it was not delicious against his conscience.

"Then uncle, do you want a portion? Do you want to eat here or take it away?" Bai Shao saw the expression of the bald man and asked accordingly.

"How much is it to eat here?" The bald man asked very straightforwardly.

"One piece for four coins, and the one who buys first will get an extra piece." Bai Shao blinked her eyes and said.

The bald man was taken aback for a moment, then raised his hand and put the four cents in another corner of the iron shelf, and laughed loudly, "Come on, give me one."

"Give me one too."

"I, I, I, I want one too."

After him, various voices sounded soon.

(End of this chapter)