Border Cook

Chapter 528: Be patient

"The master is back." Cao smiled awkwardly.

"Yes." Zhang Heming smiled, "I just came back and heard that Madam cooked for me personally, so I came to take a look. Madam made fried tofu, right? Let me have a taste soon."

“I did make fried tofu…”

Cao responded with a guilty conscience. After swallowing the tofu in her mouth, she placed the plate on the table beside her. "Here, it's here."

Zhang Heming looked at the huge white porcelain plate with a piece of golden fried tofu on it and couldn't help sniffing, "It smells so good!"

"Madam, have you just started making this fried tofu? Do we need to wait a little longer for it to be ready?"

Cao pinched her fingers and twisted her apron. "Actually, the tofu is already made..."

finished?
Are you done with the fried tofu?

But, he only saw one piece in this plate?

Zhang Heming widened his eyes again in disbelief and even rubbed his eyes. When he was sure that there was indeed only one piece of fried tofu in the plate, he hurriedly went to look for it somewhere else.

But after searching the entire kitchen, Zhang Heming found that there was indeed only this piece of fried tofu. He scratched his ear and asked, "Could it be that Madam Xia came to deliver tofu, but only brought one piece of tofu?"

It shouldn’t be...

Madam Xia is not a stingy person.

"No, no."

Cao was afraid that Zhang Heming might misunderstand Xia Mingyue, so she hurriedly explained, "Madam Xia sent a large piece of tofu, and I did make all the tofu into fried tofu, but..."

"It's just that this fried tofu was so delicious that I couldn't help it and... I ate it all. Only this piece is left..."

The more Cao spoke, the more embarrassed she felt. She lowered her head in shame, and her voice became smaller and smaller. In the end, it was as soft as a mosquito's hum.

It's okay to be greedy, but he is eating his own master's portion, which is really outrageous!

After Zhang Heming understood the situation, he smiled and took Cao's hand, "It's okay, Madam. As long as you like it, everything else is fine. I won't blame you for it."

"Really?" Cao suddenly raised her head.

"Of course it's true." Zhang Heming said with a smile, "Is it possible that as a man, my words are useless?"

"That's good, that's good." Cao heaved a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Master."

"We are husband and wife, why should we be so polite?" Zhang Heming picked up the plate on the table with a smile, "It's just that this fried tofu can make Madam so hungry, I think it must be delicious, I need to taste it carefully."

As he spoke, Zhang Heming picked up the tofu with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

Cao's eyes were fixed on the piece of tofu, and he swallowed unconsciously.

The sound of swallowing saliva was very loud.

Zhang Heming heard it clearly and looked at Cao.

Cao waved her hands hastily, "Master, please eat quickly. I have already eaten so much. I don't want to eat anymore."

"Well, I'll eat." Zhang Heming picked up the chopsticks again.

The sound of swallowing saliva was heard again.

He looked up at his wife. Her eyes were not so much on him as on the fragrant fried tofu. Her gaze was so sticky that it almost broke... Zhang Heming, "..."

After thinking for a long time and making a great decision, Zhang Heming put down the tofu that was almost in front of his mouth, and stuffed the plate and chopsticks to Cao, "Madam, please eat it."

"Master, do you want me to eat it?" Cao was immediately delighted.

"Well, please eat, ma'am."

If he ate this piece of fried tofu, he was a little afraid that his wife would cry out immediately.

To please my wife...

He just has to bear with it for now!

What's more, isn't it his job as a husband to make sure his wife is well fed and well watered?
"Thank you, sir." Cao's eyes suddenly sparkled. She reached out to take the plate and stuffed the fried tofu into her mouth in the blink of an eye.

The rich and mellow taste spread in her mouth again, and the deliciousness made Cao couldn't help but squint her eyes slightly.

"It's delicious!" Cao once again expressed her heartfelt admiration.

"Is it especially delicious?" Zhang Heming was so envious that he couldn't help asking, "Madam, tell me, which one is delicious?"

“Is it better than the usual pan-fried tofu?”

“Is this tofu quite special?”

"Yes or no……"

Forget it, I won’t ask anymore. If I ask again, tears will flow from the corners of my mouth!
Moreover, one can imagine how tasty the tofu must be, as it can make his wife so obsessed with it that even he, the husband, ignores it!

Therefore, even if he didn't taste it himself, it was enough to prove that the tofu made by Madam Xia was absolutely delicious!

Meanwhile, at Xia Mingyue’s residence, everyone was enjoying the delicious food.

Crucian carp stewed with tofu does not require excessive cooking techniques and seasonings. It only needs to maintain the original freshness of the fish and tofu. The soup is rich and white, and it is truly delicious.

In such hot weather, a bowl of hot crucian carp and tofu soup with a pepper and salt pancake will make it more delicious.

After drinking the hot soup, the pores all over the body seemed to open up, and beads of sweat kept coming out. After the sweat came out, the evening breeze blew and it was very cool, and the whole body felt warm and refreshed, giving a very refreshing feeling.

Unlike eating spicy food which will make you feel dry mouth and tongue after sweating, this light and delicious crucian carp and tofu soup does not have too many seasonings. Even if you sweat a lot, you will not feel any discomfort in your body. On the contrary, the more you sweat, the more comfortable you will feel.

I sweated a lot and my whole body felt more and more refreshed. I even felt extremely comfortable when I slept at night.

Xia Mingyue, who had been busy grinding tofu for most of the night and the whole day, slept especially soundly at night because of the big bowl of crucian carp and tofu soup for dinner.

The next day, Zhang Heming came early to pick up Xia Mingyue and go to see the site for building a tofu shop that he had basically chosen.

Unlike the compact layout of Jinqiu County, the territory of Changzhou Prefecture is much wider, and because Changzhou Prefecture has experienced many wars in the past, there are many vacant areas on the edges.

The place Zhang Heming liked was in the North City District.

This place was used to raise war horses when Changzhou Prefecture still belonged to the territory of Jinwei State. It is not only spacious but also has plenty of wells. Even though it has been deserted for many years, it is very easy to transform.

When Zhang Heming was looking at a place, he personally drew a topographic map of the entire place. He pointed them out to Xia Mingyue one by one and discussed the layout plan for rebuilding the tofu workshop.

In the early stage, the workshop can only make tofu. The money and space required do not need to be too large. It only needs to occupy a piece of space.