Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 112 Tofu
After dinner, the whole family knew that Xu Yue was in a good mood today, and she was about to eat something good again.

Especially after hearing Xu Yue's description of tofu, she expressed that she would fully support her daughter's idea.

For Xu Yue's goal of making tofu, the whole family joined forces.

Wang suspends his own weapon development and helps make tofu molds and stone grinding tanks.

Xu Da took advantage of his position to buy soybeans for Xu Yue.

Xu Erniang actively went to find something that could make brine for Xu Yue.

Xu Dalang was in charge of grinding stones.

Even Wang Youliang was doing what he could.

The whole family is mobilized, and the efficiency is extremely high.

In less than two days, the family members had prepared everything Xu Yue needed.

In order to witness the birth of tofu, Xu Da deliberately took a day off on the grounds that he had something to do at home.

Xu Yue poured the soaked soybeans mixed with water into the stone mill little by little, and as Xu Dalang pushed the millstone, the white slurry flowed out along the grooves little by little.

Xu Erniang had already taken the wooden barrel to continue the slurry. The three brothers and sisters cooperated tacitly, and Xu Dalang was very strong, and it didn't take long to grind out three large barrels of soybean milk.

Xu Yue dug out the gauze that had been washed and sun-dried, and filtered out the bean dregs, leaving only pure slurry in the wooden barrel.

Wang Youliang had already set up a large iron pot newly built on the stove, Xu Yue poured soybean milk into the pot, increased the heat and boiled, a strong bean fragrance wafted out, the fragrance was charming.

Xu Yue endured and endured, but she still couldn't hold back and swallowed hard, and asked Xu Erniang to bring out six bowls, filled six bowls of soy milk, sprinkled a pinch of sugar in it, and a bowl of rich and sweet soy milk came out of the oven.

Xu Da couldn't wait to pick up the bowl and took a sip, his eyes narrowed immediately, and he compared his thumbs: "Wonderful!"

The rest of the people were seduced by his expression of enjoyment, and they all picked up soy milk to taste.

After taking a sip of the original rich soy milk, Xu Yue was so happy that she wanted to cry.

"It's so delicious! I didn't expect soybeans to be made into such delicious syrup." Xu Erniang exclaimed.

Wang Youliang had already finished a bowl, and looked at Xu Yue with an empty bowl, licking his mouth with unsatisfied desire, his eyes were full of wanting more.

Xu Yue put down the remaining half bowl of soy milk, looked at the white vinegar that was ready to be used for tofu, and said with a smile: "This is just the beginning, don't rush to get full, there will be more delicious tofu nao in a while."

While talking, Xu Yue picked up the white vinegar and started ordering tofu.

With the addition of white vinegar, the liquid state of soy milk gradually changed and condensed into lumps. Blossoming white bean curds floated in the pot, looking like clouds in the sky.

This time without Xu Yue's instructions, the five of them handed over the empty bowls in unison. Xu Yue generously scooped up half a spoonful and told them:

"It depends on whether you like sweet or salty, sweet with sugar, salty with pickles, both are delicious."

When several people heard her words, Xu Erniang and Xu Da added sugar to the bowls, and Wang Shi, Xu Dalang, and Wang Youliang added pickles to the bowls.

The tofu nao is smooth and tender, a snow-white piece that melts in your mouth, even if you don’t put anything in it, it tastes good when eaten dry.

Without adding any ingredients, Xu Yue couldn't help taking a big sip first.

This kind of smooth taste, which is completely different from the food eaten in daily life, stimulates the tormented taste buds.

The whole family looked at the tear-filled faces of their family members, but no one said a word, just quietly enjoying the happiness brought by the delicious food at this moment.

I have tasted soy milk and tofu nao, and my stomach is [-]% full after two bowls of food.

Under Xu Yue's command, Xu Dalang poured the bean curd in the pot into a wooden mold covered with filter cloth, pressed stones, and waited for the bean curd to dehydrate and condense.

The three members of Wang Da's family found it after smelling it, and asked curiously:

"Brother Xu, what are you doing in your house? It's so fragrant!"

Xu Da had already eaten and drank enough, sat on the wooden pier and said with a smile, "Young lady has figured out something called tofu, and we are making it."

Wang Youliang ran over and proudly described how delicious the soy milk and tofu nao were to Junmei and his siblings, exhausting all the beautiful words he had learned.

Junmei and Ajian wriggled their noses, smelling the undissipated bean fragrance in the air, and swallowed hard.

There was still half a bowl of soy milk left in Xu Yue, and I gave it to my sister and brother to taste, and both of them didn't dislike it, you and I drank it all in one sip.

Then he stared at the tofu in the mold with his fiery eyes, secretly thinking, this soy milk is so delicious, the tofu must be more delicious.

Wang Dayou picked up the children's bowls and licked two drops of soy milk, and he couldn't move for a moment. He and Xu Da sat around in front of the mold, waiting for the tofu to come out, and asked from time to time:
"Young lady, is it all right? Is it almost over? How long will it take?"

Xu Yue put away the excess bean dregs, calculated the time, and replied, "Wait another quarter of an hour."

Wang Dayou had no choice but to retract his unexplored hand, squatting on the ground and waiting obediently.

After struggling for a quarter of an hour, Wang Dayou immediately got up and asked Xu Yue, "Can you uncover the stone now?"

Xu Yue stepped forward to check the dripping of the mold, and felt that it was almost done, so she nodded, "Expose it."

Wang Dayou was immediately happy, but he didn't want to. Xu Dazhao stared at the job, pushed him aside, rubbed his hands excitedly, and took down the stones and wooden boards that were pressed on the tofu.

Carefully pulled off the gauze, revealing a whole piece of tender white tofu.

The tofu looked too fragile, Xu Da didn't dare to handle it, Xu Yue did it herself, and brought down the whole plate of tofu.

The water-pressed wooden board is specially added with extra strips of wood. After a long period of pressure, the tofu will automatically press out rhombus grids, and cut them off piece by piece according to the grid.

A plate of tofu can be cut into 16 pieces, one piece is as big as an adult's palm and weighs about four catties (1000 grams).

Xu Yue made a total of two boards, 32 pieces. Except for a few pieces on the edge that were crushed due to lack of experience, Xu Yue was very satisfied with being able to achieve this level of success in the first attempt.

32 pieces of tofu are 120 catties, and [-] catties of soybeans are used, which means that one catty of soybeans produces six catties of tofu.

The current price of soybeans in Yuyang County is 10 yuan per catty, and the cost of tofu this time is 200 yuan.

Of course, the cost here does not include the time cost and labor cost of the whole family to make tofu.

But Xu Yue calculated, if the retail price of a piece of tofu is set at 8 yuan, the gross profit can reach about 30.00%.

This gross profit is still very impressive.

If you sell two boards of tofu in one day, you can earn 56 yuan, which is 1680 yuan a month, which is more than three times the current salary of Dad.

While everyone was still studying how to eat tofu and its delicious taste, Xu Yue's small calculations were already crackling.

Looking at the family members who were circling around the tofu but couldn't do anything, Xu Yue looked up to the sky and sighed: I can only rely on myself to make a fortune
　For the sake of convenience, in the future, the weight of catty in the general situation will be displayed according to the calculation at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

　　It will be specially marked when it is converted into modern catties. If it is not marked, it is the ancient measurement.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)