Pinellia pastoral

Chapter 32 Bean Curd

Mrs. Li didn't take it seriously, she just thought Ban Xia was talking casually.

It was because seeing Banxia smiling again, she was relieved a lot. Ever since what happened to the Zhou family that day, Banxia has been a little depressed, often talking about how to live this day.

Ban Xia just needs to make an agreement with Li Shi first, she is determined to separate the family, otherwise she will not be dragged to death.Even if she doesn't own how much money she makes, then what is she doing earning!

Now, another opportunity presented itself.While rejoicing, Pinellia is also a little helpless, because of this lack of freedom.

When it got dark, the house was reluctant to light an oil lamp. It was dark all around, and there was still some afterglow of the fire in the kitchen, casting vague shadows.

The tofu in the bucket was white and tender, Ban Xia quietly changed the water, there was a lot of tofu left today, if it wasn't for seeing Li Shi staring there for a long time, Ban Xia would not have thought of using it This is fermented bean curd.

It’s almost early winter, and the weather is cool, but it’s not too cold. At this time, I don’t know if it will be possible to make fermented bean curd. Thinking that this is to be thrown away to feed pigs, Pinellia soon felt relieved.

She sneaked out of the stove first, and took Gu Ya'er to Yuan Guang's room, but saw Yuan Guang was lighting a pine tree, splitting bamboo strips with the flickering fire and the pungent smoke.

Yuan Guang, who was just ten years old, looked exactly like Su Youli, nestled in this woodshed where only one bed could fit, with his head down and holding a hatchet, pushing the bamboo strips forward little by little, Suddenly a hand slipped, and Ban Xia and Gu Ya'er on the side both cried out.

Yuan Guang's hand was already dripping with blood from the scrape.

Hearing the cry of the two younger sisters, Yuan Guang even grinned.

Gu Ya'er kicked and ran over with her short legs, "Brother, blow it, blow it, it won't hurt."

"It's okay, brother, it doesn't hurt. You always have to suffer a little bit to learn the craft. You can still be strong after thousands of trials." Yuan Guang suddenly said this.

When Pinellia saw that the high light hurt her finger, she hurriedly looked for a spider nest in this house. This small shed smelled of mud and grass, and was supported by wood all around. Spiders like to crawl around the door. Finally, I made a nest, and here in Dongwang Village, I scratched my hand to find the white cocoon-like spider nest, wrapped the cotton-like thing inside my hand, and it was over.

Sure enough, I found two spider nests behind the door, Ban Xia carefully wrapped the wound on Yuan Guang's hand, "Brother, what did you say just now?"

Yuan Guang hehe, I'm embarrassed, "This is taught by Uncle Wu, Uncle Wu is very knowledgeable! Big Brother can't beat him, he let us know a few more words on weekdays, what to say... Only then can we be clear."

Seeing the light of hope shining in Yuanguang's eyes, which soon disappeared, he smiled casually.

From the bottom of his heart, he really wanted to study like his elder brother and fifth uncle, but unfortunately in this situation...

"It's okay, I've learned how to chop bamboo, and I can make baskets and sell them for money!" Yuan Guang comforted the two of them instead.

Ban Xia leaned closer, "Brother, we are now selling cassava in partnership with Grandpa's."

Yuan Guang hurriedly stopped Ban Xia's words, and asked Gu Ya'er to guard the door, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "Ban Xia, I know, don't tell parents, lest we need some money when we go home I didn't even make any preparations, when Uncle Wu left, I gave him all the money I had on me, otherwise it would have made Dad feel better about taking the medicine."

It’s good to know, but Pinellia came here for another reason, “Brother, I want to make fermented bean curd for sale, but I don’t know if it will succeed or not, I just don’t have a place, so I want to put it here with you.”

When Yuan Guang heard Ban Xia talking about making money, he immediately nodded, "Let's make more money so that Yuan Chen can study in the future."

In his heart, the elder brother can go to school because the elder uncle has skills and can make money, but Ban Xia doesn't think so, how much does the uncle earn back?Can Yuanfeng study?My parents have been working hard all the time, Su Youli is even good at weaving baskets, digging wells to pick up leaks, but I don’t talk about it on weekdays, this is not just a matter of craftsmanship, but at this time, it is not appropriate to say Talk to Yuan Guang.

At least Ban Xia would not think that Su Qian could agree to Yuan Chen's study if they could make money for the family.

"Regardless of whether it can be made or not, let's try!" Yuan Guang encouraged. After the cassava last time, he didn't know why he always felt that Pinellia could be made.

Ban Xia nodded slightly, "Just take the leftover tofu now, but...brother, can you put it down?"

Yuan Guang frowned, "Ban Xia, you said this tofu will go bad tomorrow, why... can you still eat it?"

This... the core secret, Ban Xia smiled a little weirdly, "Brother, if you can make it, who will buy ours, right? Cassava is poisonous and you can eat it, and tofu can be made into fermented bean curd, which is delicious!" Yuan Guang looked a little wrong, and quickly added, "I wondered if the pickled vegetables tasted bad before, but after being pickled, they are so fragrant, can tofu be pickled too?"

Originally, Yuan Guang, who thought he was sure of everything, heard that Ban Xia said that he was just trying, so he was inevitably disappointed, and he soon calmed down, "Yes, anyway, it doesn't cost money to try!"

Now that the decision can be made, Yuan Guang asked again, "How?"

It wasn't the time to hide, Ban Xia took a look at Yuan Guang's room, but it was just a small bed, the bottom was built with mud, covered with a few stick-like pillars of uneven thickness, and wooden boards were nailed to it , this is the bed, with a small bamboo bed leaning against the wall, nailed with bamboo slices, other than that, there is nothing else in it, it is more exaggerated than the four walls of the house, then this tofu... Where to put it?

"Brother, I will secretly bring this tofu in later. We cut it into small pieces and put it on the dustpan, but I don't know where to put it. I can't... put it on the cooling bed and throw it under the bed, right?" This is another embarrassing.

Speaking of this, Yuan Guang is capable, "It doesn't matter, I'll do it!"

Ban Xia watched helplessly, Yuan Guang pulled two ropes, and just climbed up the top of the bed on the soft ladder. There was a ceiling on the top facing the bed, and a few thicker pillars were wedged into the wall. , spread a layer of wooden boards and hang them, which can not only block the dust, but also put things on it.

Yuan Guang got some sieves made of bamboo slats from above, without hoops, but if it was enough to put tofu, he went outside to wash it again.

The two brothers and sisters were busy for a long time, and finally cut the tofu into small pieces and transported them to the half of the ceiling in Yuanguang.

After nearly half a month like this, layer by layer, the sieve made of bamboo strips was slowly covered with tofu cubes.

Thinking of things that are possible to be done is full of energy.

Another day, Yuan Guang looked for Ban Xia in a hurry, "Ban Xia, it's not good! That tofu has grown hair."

"Hairy?"

"Yes, this..."

"Great!" Ban Xia suddenly became excited.

Long hairs prove fermentation, that is, the first step, done right!
(End of this chapter)