Happy peasant girl

Chapter 62 Yuba Bean Sprouts
"Well, it's a pity that there are no more fruits on the mountain now, and we won't be able to eat them until next summer." Lin Xiaoyu was very happy that her idea was approved by Linqingxi, but when she looked back, it was winter, and the mountains were full of fruit. It is bare, and there is no fruit, even if there is not much green grass, let alone find non-toxic and colored ones.

"Then what should we do?" Lin Yingzi was a bit introverted, and only in front of Lin Xiaoyu and the others did she dare to say a few words boldly.

The few girls who had just felt the bright hope ahead were all wilted like eggplants beaten by frost.

Lin Qingxi could not avoid their newly ignited enthusiasm being extinguished, and said quickly: "Sister Xiaoyu, when I watched my parents and brother and sister-in-law making tofu, I found that there would be a thin layer of oily skin on the hot soybean milk. Since tofu can Eat, soy milk can be drunk, and even bean dregs can be made into pancakes, so can this layer of bean skin be made and eaten?"

"Sister Xi, you can definitely eat it! Also, when my mother was soaking soybeans a few days ago, I found some soybean sprouts. I don't know if this kind of bean sprouts can be eaten?" Lin Xiaoyu asked Lin Qingxi Reminder, I suddenly remembered that when Sun's soaked soybeans a few days ago, some soybeans sprouted for some reason.

Mrs. Sun thought that the soybeans were spoiled and could not be eaten, so she threw them all away. Since the soybeans can be eaten after they are cooked, and can be ground tofu, can the bean sprouts be eaten?
Lin Qingxi didn't expect Lin Xiaoyu to think of bean sprouts, so she nodded quickly and said, "Sister Xiaoyu, I think it's edible, why don't you think about how soybeans grow bean sprouts, let's try them all!"

"Okay, I'll think about it, I'll definitely remember it. Sister Xi, let's try the bean curd you mentioned first!" Lin Xiaoyu didn't even want to waste any time.

Therefore, Linqingxi and Linxiaocao picked out the full-grained soybeans one by one, and sifted out the impurities and dust. At this time, there was no peeling machine, so Linqingxi omitted this step, and then picked them out Soak the soybeans with a certain proportion of water. After about four hours, each of the soaked soybeans swelled and hardened, and she nodded in satisfaction.

Of course, when she was doing this, she only said that she learned from Ship and Mu.Afterwards, Lin Cuihua and Lin Yingzi began to grind soybeans with small stones until they became a slurry and the bean dregs could no longer be ground.

The next step is to shake the pulp, cook the pulp, and filter the pulp. Lin Xiaoyu and Lin Xiaotao are mainly in charge, and when extracting the bean curd sticks, Lin Qingxi personally does it.

Lin Xiaoyu and the others saw that after the filtered cooked pulp flowed into the pot, about a quarter of an hour later, a layer of oil skin formed in the pot, and Lin Qingxi used the knife specially made by Lin Qingmu to lightly remove the layer of oil skin from the middle. Gently cut it apart, and then divided it into two halves. When extracting, one was taken out directly and placed on a flat bamboo quilt to dry, while the other was rotated into a column shape by her, and then hung on a bamboo pole to dry.

After about three hours of drying, the tofu skin in the eyes of everyone named Yuzhu by Linqingxi has succeeded, and the color of the Yuba is bright and clear yellow-white, which is really beautiful.

Of course, this process is not a one-time success. If it succeeds too soon, Lin Qingxi is afraid that Lin Xiaoyu and the others will become suspicious, so when extracting the yuba, she will always mention it appropriately. After countless improvements, the yuba is finally the first It once appeared in Chu State.

The food has been made, but "how to eat" has become a problem again, or Lin Qingxi said, treat the bean curd sticks as vegetables, eat them fried, boiled, steamed, you can try some.

There was a pot in the cave, and Lin Xiaoyu brought some oil and salt from home, and started frying vegetables in the cave.Eating the bean curd sticks they made, the faces of the girls were full of joyful smiles.

"Sister Xiaoyu, Sister Qingxi, shall we tell the village how to make yuba?" Lin Xiaotao didn't expect the dishes made from yuba to be so delicious. She thought she was eating meat when she tasted it carefully.

"Don't worry, let's think a little more, and then go to the patriarch grandpa together. I heard from my grandpa that the patriarch grandpa has become sick in a hurry because of the tofu in the clan. This winter, the food growers in our village Very few, they all grow soybeans, and if the tofu business is not good in the coming year, the life of the villagers will be difficult!" When Lin Xiaoyu was at home, she always heard her grandfather lament that he didn't listen to Yuanshan's words, and said, Soybeans should not be planted in so many fields. No matter how good the tofu business in the village will be in the future, there must be enough fields to grow food.

"Xiaotao, Miss Xiaoyu is right. When I get home and get a pen and paper, let's write down the ideas and methods of tofu and other soy products that we have come up with these days. This is also a secret recipe. If You all agree, and we will tell the clan the secret recipe we have figured out." After experiencing the secret tofu recipe stolen from Caojia Village, Linqingxi is becoming more and more careful in doing things now.

"I agree!" The other five girls expressed their willingness to tell the clan what they came up with.

"Okay, let's think about what else we can make with tofu!" Lin Qingxi knew a lot, but she was more willing to give Lin Xiaoyu a chance to figure it out by herself.

The next day, before dawn, Lin Xiaoyu came to knock on the door of old Lin's house, then pulled Lin Qingxi from the bed and wanted to run to the cave.

"Xiaoyu, don't worry, your little sister Qingxi hasn't put on a jacket yet, don't freeze her!" Ms. Mu helplessly looked at Lin Xiaoyu, who was full of anxiety, and smiled, sighing in her heart that Lin Xiaoyu's temperament and her mother-in-law Same.

"Sister Xi, put it on quickly, put it on quickly!" Lin Xiaoyu helped Lin Qingxi put on the clothes and shoes while saying that.

Lin Qingxi, who was originally sleepy, was also completely awakened at this time, looked at Lin Xiaoyu puzzled and asked, "Sister Xiaoyu, what happened?"

"The soybeans I secretly soaked at home have germinated. Just now, I asked Cuihua and Xiaotao to take them to the cave first!" Lin Xiaoyu whispered in Lin Qingxi's ear.

"Really? Then let's go and have a look. I also thought of a good idea last night, but I don't know if it will work!" Lin Qingxi followed Lin Xiaoyu's example, leaning into her ear and said excitedly .

"Great, then let's go quickly!" After Lin Qingxi got dressed, Lin Xiaoyu dragged her and ran out the door like the wind, without even hearing Mu's call to them from behind.

After arriving at the cave, Lin Cuihua, Lin Xiaotao, Lin Xiaocao, and Lin Yingzi have all arrived and often walk in the mountains. Although the sky is slightly bright, they neither feel scared nor cold.

"Sister Xiaoyu, are these the bean sprouts you soaked? Is this really edible?" Lin Xiaocao asked curiously at the long, thin bean sprouts.

"I don't know if I can eat it. Anyway, I tried many times at home, and finally succeeded. It turns out that it is not a very simple matter to make soybeans grow sprouts. It is like farming, constantly watering it, and then it will grow. It can’t be too cold, so I put the good soybeans I picked up into a jar, poured water, and surrounded the outside with thick straw.” Lin Xiaoyu said very proudly.

(End of this chapter)