The history of struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 36 Selling Tofu

Han Qianluo had no more thoughts about this second sister who had always had different ideas from his own, and he didn't want to argue with her about who was right and who was wrong. He just wanted to marry her off as soon as possible.

Han Qianluo didn't speak, but this seemed to make Han Shui'er even more unhappy, and said with a straight face, "Xiao Luo, what about me talking to you?"

"Okay, let's eat." Han Qingquan said, and then let Han Shui'er continue to eat, but he was happy all night.Han Qianluo didn't care whether she was happy or not, he just did what he wanted, without affecting her in the slightest.

Early the next morning, Han Qianluo got up earlier than usual. She wanted to bake tofu and take it to the market, so that those who wanted to buy it could taste it.

Light the fire, and when the water in the pot dries up, pour in a little oil, then put in tofu slices about two fingers wide, and bake them like pancakes, of course, sprinkle a little salt, and wait until golden Take it out when it's yellow.

Han Qianluo didn't bake too much, too much is not worth it, it's just a plate, just ready to go, Han Sanwei got up, saw Han Qianluo's golden yellow tofu on the plate, very greedy look.

"Here's a piece of tofu for you, I have to go." Han Qianluo gave Sanwei a piece of tofu, and then hurriedly left with a basket, heading for the market in the capital.

Due to the delay in baking tofu in the morning, it was already late when Han Qianluo arrived at the market, and the number of people in the market had already begun to increase, so there was no longer any delay, and he quickly put his things in order.

"Qianluo, I came a little late today." A peddler who was already acquainted next to him said with a smile, and as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Han Qianluo put out the tofu, and was immediately surprised: "What are you? Why haven't you seen it?"

"This is a food I came up with, and I think it's not bad, so I'll try it out to see if I can sell it," Han Qianluo said.

"Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, and there are many ways to do it. You can fry it with oil." Han Qianluo introduced in detail. The frying at this time is actually fried. However, considering the poor cooking method at this time, Han Qianluo Then he continued: "It can also be cut into slices, then boiled in water, and it is also delicious when dipped in sauce."

The peddler looked at the tofu put out by Han Qianluo, and said hesitantly, "Looking at Bai Shengsheng's, I want to buy some back, but I'm afraid it won't taste good."

"Why don't you try it, I fried it a little and brought it out." Han Qianluo took a piece of tofu with his chopsticks and gave it to the hawker, "It's cold now, it's not so delicious, it's better when it's just made than now eat."

After tasting it, the peddler said decisively, "It's really delicious, how do you sell it?"

Before coming here, Han Qianluo had thought about the price. Although he didn't know how to make this thing now, this thing is not a valuable item after all. If it is expensive, not many people will be willing to buy it.

"Five cents a catty." Han Qianluo said, although she didn't want to sell it too expensive, she also didn't want it to be too cheap, and if she sold it with small profits, she wouldn't exhaust herself.However, Han Qianluo was still a little worried about whether the price would make people think it was too expensive.

Unexpectedly, the peddler said simply: "Then save two catties for me."

Han Qianluo didn't expect to meet someone buying tofu just after he came here, which can really be said to be a good start. Although he is a bit superstitious, he still thinks this is an auspicious sign and makes people feel good.

When other vegetable sellers saw the tofu put out by Han Qianluo, they gathered around to look at it, and someone asked, "Girl, what is this? I haven't seen it before. Is it for food?"

"I came up with this myself. I call it tofu. It's for food. You can eat it however you want." Han Qianluo explained.

"Is there any problem if you eat this?" the person before asked again.

"Of course there will be no problem. This is made of grain. How could there be a problem?" Han Qianluo explained.

"How do you sell this tofu?" Another person asked.

Han Qianluo smiled and said, "Five cents a catty."

Having said that, a few people left, and the remaining few people didn't know whether they really wanted to buy it or they were just watching the excitement, but Han Qianluo felt that even if they didn't plan to sell it now, maybe they would at some point in the future. I came to buy it, so I said with a smile: "You can taste it first before deciding whether to buy it or not."

Having said that, those people became interested one after another, and they stretched out their hands to grab it with their hands. Only one person was caught with chopsticks, so Han Qianluo immediately noticed this person. It was a young man wearing linen clothes. , a little better than the average person, but not enough to rank among the rich.

After tasting it, the man said, "I didn't expect it to be really delicious. Help me weigh four catties."

Han Qianluo was very happy, it was four catties at once, so he smiled and weighed the tofu and handed it to the young man, who paid the money and left.Others weighed some after they tasted it, but most of it was one catty, at most two catties.

Before this, Han Qianluo thought that not many people were willing to buy such a new thing, but unexpectedly, the conversation was wrong, and there were quite a few people who bought it.Soon the tofu brought by Han Qianluo was almost sold out, but it was maltose, but it didn't sell much.

Seeing that the tofu was almost sold out, and there were only two yuan left, Han Qianluo didn't plan to keep it any longer. He packed up his things and was about to leave. At this time, he spotted a familiar person. After a closer look, it turned out to be Liu Xingzhi. The bodyguard, uh, is actually a bodyguard, but Han Qianluo habitually thinks it is a bodyguard.

Han Qianluo ran over quickly, and Liu Xingzhi's guards also saw her, but they didn't speak first because of their personality.

"Has your young master recovered from his illness?" Han Qianluo asked with concern. At this moment, he couldn't help thinking that it would be great if he could know where his family lived, so that he could visit him at home.

The guard was also a solid-eyed person. Hearing Han Qianluo's question, he shook his head sincerely and said, "This time I'm very sick, and now I haven't improved at all."

"How can you be so sick? The imperial doctor in the palace can't help?" Han Qianluo asked nervously.

The guard still shook his head: "The imperial doctor in the palace can't do anything about it. He said that heart disease needs heart medicine." Then the guard said, "By the way, the young master was very happy when I received the things you asked me to bring last time." Well, let me thank you."

Suddenly Han Qianluo remembered the two unsold pieces of tofu in the basket, so he said: "By the way, I just made a kind of food. Although it is not a precious thing, your young master must have never eaten it. Help me Bring it to him." After speaking, he handed the two pieces of tofu wrapped in cloth to the person in the basket.

The guard reached out to pick up the tofu. Han Qianluo was afraid that the hand would crush the tofu with too much strength, so he couldn't help reminding: "Be gentle, this thing is easy to break."

The guard took the tofu carefully: "Does this thing have a name?"

"I gave it a name, tofu," Han Qianluo said, and then told this person the cooking method, and then they parted.

Back home, Han Qianluo quickly soaked the soybeans. Thinking of the soybeans he had fermented, he hurried into the house to see that a layer of yellow-green had grown on them. Han Qianluo knew that it was yeast and aspergillus. Now he can start making The next step.

Find a large vat, pour the fermented soybeans into it, add water and stir, wait until the soybeans have fully absorbed the water, pour off the excess water, then pour it into a bamboo basket, cover it with a layer of cloth, and put it in the house , followed by waiting.

After finishing this matter, Han Qianluo couldn't rest, because the mushrooms picked a few days ago had been dried, and Han Qianluo wanted to grind these mushrooms into powder to use as monosodium glutamate.

Finding a stone mortar, Han Qianluo began to grind it.This is really a time-consuming job. Knowing that Han Qianluo didn't grind much when making dinner in the evening, but thinking of "monosodium glutamate" in the future, he instantly felt that the time spent was worth it.

Before making dinner, Han Qianluo had to make tofu, and then started making dinner.When eating dinner, Han Sanwei saw vegetables on the table again, and was a little disappointed: "Sister San, yesterday's dish was delicious, why didn't you cook that dish?"

"Even if it's delicious, you can't eat it every day. If you eat the same dish every day, even the most delicious food will become unpalatable." Han Qianluo said.

These words seemed to remind Han Shuier, she raised her head and asked, "Xiaoluo, how is the tofu selling today?"

"It's okay." Han Qianluo replied vaguely.

Han Sanwei suddenly asked: "Sister San, can we also buy pastries from Zhenshanfang in the future?"

Zhenshanfang is a very famous pastry shop in the capital. Han Qian doesn’t know if the food there is good or not. She only knows that the pastries there are notoriously expensive, so in many people’s eyes, it’s worth eating The pastries there are all superior.

"Sanwei, expensive things don't taste the same," Han Qianluo said.

"How can such an expensive pastry not taste good?" Han Sanwei asked in confusion, "And there are so many people buying it."

Han Qianluo smiled and said, "Because they didn't buy it to eat, but to show it to others."

Han Sanwei blinked, and looked at Han Qianluo very puzzled.Han Qianluo didn't explain either, just said: "You will know when you grow up, so hurry up and eat."

"Oh." Sanwei blinked his eyes in confusion, then buried himself in his meal.

After dinner, the dishes and chopsticks were washed, and the others went to bed after taking a bath, but Han Qianluo couldn't sleep yet. She still had one thing to do, which was making soy sauce.

Han Qianluo reckoned that making soy sauce should be ready for the next step, so he went into the room and took off the cloth covering the bamboo basket, and put his hand into the soybeans to try it out. He felt the heat, and smelled a strong smell in his nose. Very light soy sauce flavor.

Up to now, Han Qianluo finally has a feeling of making soy sauce by himself, but it will be a long time before it finally takes shape.

(End of this chapter)