Farmhouse Small God Bowl

Chapter 102 Going to Make Tofu
Sure enough, Zhou Xiaobai stayed in bed as usual in the morning. He didn't want to get up at all in winter. He was still reliable in the morning. He pulled Zhou Xiaobai's quilt and pulled Zhou Xiaobai's quilt away. up.

"Oh, what time is it!" Zhou Xiaobai jumped up in shock from the cold air outside.Zhou Xiaobai, who was sober, looked at the sky outside, which was already a little polished, and kept yelling, "Chen Mo, why didn't you call me earlier, oops, there is no hurry."

Chen Mo was even more aggrieved, pouted, "Sister, it's because you don't get up, okay, I've been calling you for half an hour."

Looking at Chen Mo's appearance, and thinking about his own lazy appearance, Zhou Xiaobai was ashamed, and hurriedly put on his clothes, "Ah, it's wrong that Chen Mo is my sister, I admit my mistake."

"Xiaobai, have you cleaned up?" Yan Xiaokai's calling was heard in the courtyard, thinking that Aunt Yan could not wait for Zhou Xiaobai at home, so she sent Xiaokai over to call for someone.

Zhou Xiaobai was in a hurry when he saw it, and hurriedly put on his clothes, without even buttoning them properly, and was about to run out.He was wearing clothes, but he didn't bring anything with him. When Chen Mo saw it, he hurriedly chased him out, and sent them over with two empty buckets. "Sister, you haven't brought everything with you."

"This girl, she's so grown up, she's so rough in how she does things, and she doesn't take her things with her when she goes out! What should she do if she gets married in a few years?" Although Zhou Gensheng got up in winter, he didn't go out. Yes, but I often stay at home and smoke pipes, and when I see the two of them in a hurry in the morning, I sigh with emotion.

Zhou Xiaobai was buttoning his clothes outside, "Brother Xiaokai, I'm sorry, I got up late. You have been waiting for a long time." Yan Xiaokai glanced at Zhou Xiaobai, but quickly turned away, "It's okay, it's okay. You Button up the buttons first, it's cold outside. I'm coming too."

Zhou Xiaobai smiled inwardly, the child was still so shy, he was still wearing a jacket in winter, he still didn't dare to look at him directly, and his face was blushing a lot.Seeing that Yan Xiaokai had icicles on her eyelashes, and said that she would just lick it when it came, Chen Mo didn't believe it. "Brother Xiaokai, it's my sister who stays in bed and refuses to get up." Chen Mo interjected.

"Chen Mo..." Zhou Xiaobai didn't expect Chen Mo to say this, he was really embarrassed.

But Yan Xiaokai is such a kind person, he didn't follow Zhou Xiaobai's jokes, and took the two empty buckets in Chen Mo's hand, "Let's go, it's getting late, Xiaobai, let's hurry up, my mother is waiting for us .”

Zhou Xiaobai buttoned up his clothes, agreed, and opened the way ahead.

Chen Mo suddenly remembered something, and called from behind, "Sister, you haven't had breakfast yet?"

It's all over, how can I have time to eat breakfast, Mrs. Yan is still waiting for her, "I won't eat, the sparrows I ate yesterday are full of oil, and I'm not hungry now." Zhou Xiaobai thought about it There must be no rush to eat anything now.

"Why did you come here?" Before reaching the door of Yan's house, he looked at Aunt Yan waiting for them outside, "Xiao Kai, you go too, this bucket is heavy, you send us there." Zhou Xiaobai Ben wanted to say no, but stepped forward to pick up the bucket, but staggered, but fortunately, Yan Xiaokai quickly supported him.

Khan, what a shame, I can't even lift a bucket.In fact, it's not Zhou Xiaobai's fault. The soybeans in this bucket were swollen after soaking for a few days, and they were quite heavy.In addition, Zhou Xiaobai got up early and didn't eat, and it was normal that he didn't pick it up.

"Xiaobai, this kind of laborious work is called Xiao Kailai." Aunt Yan took Zhou Xiaobai's hand, and felt the little hand was cold, "You child, you don't know how to wear gloves when you wake up early, your little hands are cold. Hurry up, auntie will cover you." As he spoke, he pulled Zhou Xiaobai's hand into his arms.

How could Xiaobai be so shy this week, he picked up another bucket that looked a little smaller on the side, "Ma'am, I haven't started any activities when I just woke up in the morning, so I won't be cold after some activities." With strength, the bucket can still be lifted.

This girl is really painful, the more Aunt Yan looks at it, the more she is satisfied. If she really becomes her own wife, the relationship will be beautiful.But seeing how she was struggling, how could she be willing to do so, and hurried forward two steps, "Xiao Kai, you carry that bucket. Xiaobai and I carry this."

Yan Xiaokai agreed, and walked quickly with the bucket, "Mother, I'll go to the tofu shop to take a seat first, so hurry up too."

Zhou Xiaobai was surprised, why would he still occupy a seat? "Ma'am, why does the tofu shop still occupy a seat?"

Aunt Yan looked at her in surprise, "You child, why are you sometimes clear and sometimes confused. This year, the people who grind tofu are called a sea. Although this is the turn of our village, but You have to go early too."

There are so many people grinding tofu?Zhou Xiaobai was a little confused, what does it mean how many people are in our village?As soon as she was about to ask carefully, Aunt Yan stepped up, "Xiaobai, we really need to hurry up. Although Wu Er's wife and Aunt Niu are lazy on weekdays, they can't help but go first now." .”

The pace quickened. Even though the two were carrying a bucket, Zhou Xiaobai was still out of breath walking in the snow. She didn't know why she had come to occupy a seat until she was outside the tofu shop.

It was not yet daylight, and there were already several people lined up outside the tofu shop. "Oh, it's still a bit late." Aunt Yan was a little depressed, she didn't know it would be a long time.Just about to stand behind Wu Er's wife, she heard her say, "Auntie Yan, didn't you ask Xiao Kai to come here first? Isn't your bucket still standing in front of you?" .”

Sure enough, when she saw her own bucket in front of the roof, Aunt Yan smiled, "Oh, why did I forget about this?" She pulled Xiaobai and stood in front.

The second daughter-in-law of Wu was not happy, it was fine for Xiaokai from Yan's family to get up early and take up the seat, but Xiaobai from Zhou's family had to follow her, there was one more person in front of her, and it would take a long time to wait. Grabbing Zhou Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, the Yan family has taken the position. What are you doing in the past? What does the Yan family have to do with you?"

What's the matter?Zhou Xiaobai really felt that she was making trouble out of no reason, and was about to open his mouth when Aunt Yan said, "I'm really sorry, my family beat a little too much tofu this time, so I asked Xiaobai to help."

Aunt Yan was older than Wu Er's wife, and she explained it well in one sentence, telling Wu Er's daughter-in-law that she couldn't open her mouth no matter what reason she had, and then she looked at the wooden barrel that was exactly the same as Yan Xiaokai brought over by Zhou Xiaobai's side. She glanced at Zhou Xiaobai, turned her head and went to talk to the people behind.

"Hey, my kid, why did you throw the bucket here, and then the person disappeared?" Aunt Yan looked around, but there was no sign of Yan Xiaokai, and she complained in her heart, why does this child do nothing at all? It's safe.

Before the words finished, I saw Yan Xiaokai coming from outside with two bowls of warm tofu nao, "Mother, Xiaobai, it's cold in the sky, you should drink a bowl first, to keep you warm."

"You boy, you still have such thoughts today." Aunt Yan took the bowl, and it is not polite to call Zhou Xiaobai.It turned out that Yan Xiaokai was always thinking that Zhou Xiaobai hadn't had breakfast yet, so it wasn't early in the morning, so he went to the front of the tofu shop to buy two bowls of tofu nao.Aunt Yan glanced at her dull son, and this one actually knew something.

After eating a bowl of warm tofu, Zhou Xiaobai immediately felt comfortable physically and mentally. Not only was his stomach full, but he was also warmed up from the inside out.Brother Xiao Kai is still so considerate today, he probably thought he offended his mother yesterday, so he became courteous today.I couldn't help but tease a few words, "Ma'am, I'm really in your favor!"

Aunt Yan glanced at Yan Xiaokai, she didn't know her son yet.He patted Yan Xiaokai on the shoulder, "Xiaobai, I don't know who I'm in favor of."

Speaking of Yan Xiaokai blushed again and twisted her body.

"Little Kai, why do you only see your mother and Xiaobai, and our aunts are too cold. They didn't bring us two bowls to drink." The second daughter-in-law Wu next to her was hot-eyed. no more.

Yan Xiaokai, who was thin-skinned, said this, stammering, "Then I'll go buy it for these aunts." After saying that, she really ran away.

I just heard a burst of laughter over there, saying that this young man is really sincere, and he can do whatever he says.Aunt Yan was upset, so she could only agree, "Anyway, he's young, so it's okay to ask him to run errands."

At this time, the door of the tofu shop opened with a "squeak".Aunt Yan and Zhou Xiaobai were the first, so they hurried in.

There was no one inside, so Aunt Yan started talking to Zhou Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, this second daughter-in-law Wu is very talkative, so don't be as knowledgeable as her, and hide as far away as possible."

Zhou Xiaobai is not a troublesome person either, so he naturally nodded.It's been a while now before Zhou Xiaobai asked the question just now.He only knew after listening to Aunt Yan's explanation.

It turns out that the people here are poor, and they often can’t eat tofu on weekdays, that is, they can only make tofu during the Chinese New Year, so that they can entertain guests.There are only a few days in the year, and there are many people who have to rush to make tofu. This is the only tofu shop in the nearby ten miles and eight towns, so there is a queue every year.Because it is not an easy task to make tofu. There are only a few restaurants in a day.

No, it was because of this incident that there was a commotion just now.

This is the first time for Zhou Xiaobai to come to the tofu shop, and he doesn't understand anything, so he looks here and there to see what's new.The room is not small, and the most conspicuous thing inside are two huge hot pots, but they haven't been lit yet.Then there are two square tables with many white cloths stacked on them.Then there is the stone mill next to which Mrs. Yan is fixing.

While Zhou Xiaobai was looking around, Aunt Yan was busy, looking for a strainer and digging in the bucket. "Ma'am, what are you doing? Do you want my help?" Zhou Xiaobai looked interesting, so he said he wanted to help.

"I picked out the iron beans, otherwise the beans would not be able to be ground. You can rest for a while and I will be fine." He said and pulled out the beans that could not be soaked.Zhou Xiaobai didn't want to be idle, so he also went to find a strainer and pulled it in another bucket.

Both of them had quick hands and feet, and after a while, they picked up all the beans.Knowing that Zhou Xiaobai was here for the first time, Aunt Yan explained in advance what to do.

"Xiaobai, have you looked at the holes in this stone mill? You just take a spoon and light beans into it." This job is simple, and Zhou Xiaobai knows it as soon as he hears it, but he sees that Aunt Yan has already The pole holding the stone mill is shaking.

Of course, the work of pushing the stone mill is much more tiring than ordering beans, Zhou Xiaobai naturally refused, and when the two were fighting for the pole, it happened that Yan Xiaokai walked in.Of course, he took over the job without letting it go.

Since Yan Xiaokai had already taken over the work of grinding the mill, ordering beans for the two of them was of course quite leisurely.Aunt Yan pulled Zhou Xiaobai to talk.

"Xiaobai, your family is getting better these days, do you have any plans?" Although Aunt Yan said that her children and grandchildren have their own blessings, she still felt a little worried in her heart, so she came to inquire if there was nothing wrong Inquire about Zhou Xiaobai's thoughts.

How could Zhou Xiaobai's natural stupidity understand such a deep meaning, and he replied casually, "I thought I couldn't delay Chen Mo, and planned to send him to the school in the town when the new year begins."

"This relationship is good, but you still think, Chen Mo looks so smart, you can't go wrong with studying, if in a few years, Chen Mo gets a good reputation, you will come out in the first place." Send Chen Mo away Aunt Yan fully supports the idea of ​​the school. Going to school is a big deal in the countryside, and only families with better family backgrounds can send their children to the school.
Zhou Xiaobai didn't think too much about it. She didn't think about being a scholar, but she just wanted to be able to read and write, so that she wouldn't be blind in the future.

"That's great, it's a pity that my family's Xiaokai refused to go at that time." The conversation turned to Yan Xiaokai in a blink of an eye.

"Mom, I'm not destined to study. When I look at a book, I want to sleep." Yan Xiaokai drooped his head, also looking depressed.

Aunt Yan twisted his ears directly, "You son of a bitch, what's more, you sneaked back after going to school for a day."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Zhou Xiaobai, who was in a relationship with him, hurried over and rescued Yan Xiaokai from Aunt Yan's Nine Yin White Bone Claw, "Ma'am, what are you doing? It’s up to everyone, although Brother Xiaokai doesn’t like to go to school, but he’s not a farm worker, he’s a brush in the village.”

"It's just that no matter how well you do it, you'll be a person who has been digging food all your life." Aunt Yan was still a little angry.

(End of this chapter)