Jiao Niang's Medical Sutra

The soy milk in the cauldron was bubbling and bubbling, and the aroma in the room spread.

Sun Cai was sitting by the stove fire, while lighting the fire, he got up from time to time to skim off the foam.

"My lady, I can eat it now, do you want to try the porridge?" He giggled and turned to look at the woman beside him.

It has been half a day, and the woman sat quietly, watching his every move without the slightest impatience.

Making tofu looks easy, but it is not something you can learn just by looking at it. It requires veteran skills.

Sun Cai was a little complacent and pretended to be casual.

The restaurant is not big, and the aroma spread to the front hall, and the two people who were sitting and eating couldn't help but stop their chopsticks.

"What's so delicious?" one sniffed and said.

The other took the sifted wine from the stove and poured it into a bowl, gulped it down, and hurriedly picked up vegetables.

The cold dishes have been removed from the table, and there are two hot dishes. The current meat dishes are nothing more than mutton, donkey, chicken and duck. Cattle are banned from eating, pork is not allowed on the table, and there are very few river prawns, fish and crabs in Beijing.

But the meat dishes served at this time are not like the large pieces of meat stewed with cabbage and radishes that are commonly used in general restaurants, but neat slices of meat cooked with unknown ingredients. Lower the chopsticks.

The fourth child came over with a tray.

"Guest officer, soup is here." He said.

The two guests looked over and saw a deep pottery plate with burning charcoal under it, and the deep plate was still churning, with a few thin noodles and a few handfuls of tender vegetables floating on it from time to time, and the aroma was overflowing. .

"Is this soup cake?" The two couldn't help asking.

"This is rice noodle soup." The fourth child laughed, taking the bowls and chopsticks for the two of them.

Rice noodles?

What a novelty!

but.Since sitting in this shop, everything is novel.

As expected of the outskirts of the capital city, it really is extraordinary, the two guests couldn't help but smile.

"Hold on."

Seeing Sun Cai scoop out the soy milk from the pot into the basin, pick up a wooden stick to stir it, and take the water bowl on the side to drip into the basin, Cheng Jiaoniang, who had been silent all this time, spoke.

Sun Cai was taken aback and almost threw the bowl into the basin.

"What are you putting here?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.

Sun Cai chuckled.

"My lady, this is the key to the formation of tofu. My lady is smart." He said, "But even if you know it, it doesn't matter. Putting more or less is what matters. Too much..."

"Let me have a look." Cheng Jiaoniang interrupted him and stretched out her hand.

Sun Cai had no choice but to take it reluctantly.

Cheng Jiaoniang took it and smelled it, then handed it to Sun Cai.

"Of course not," she said.

Sure enough, nothing?Sun Cai was puzzled.

"Go ahead." Cheng Jiaoniang said.No more to say.

Pick up the last piece of rice noodles, there is only a little soup left in the deep plate, and after drinking the last bowl of wine, the two of them put down the bowl and chopsticks, and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

I don't know if it's the smell of alcohol, the steam from the food, or the sweat from eating, but the faces of the two sitting opposite each other are all red.

"I didn't expect such a small shop. The food is so exquisite." One person laughed.

"The capital is really rich and beautiful." Another person laughed, waving for Huichao. "I can't wait to go to Beijing to see it."

The old shopkeeper came over with a smile.

"A total of consistent money." He laughed.

A customer took out the money without the slightest hesitation, stood up and looked around.

"Shopkeeper, the dishes are clean and delicious, why is the business so cold?" He asked puzzled.

"The shop is newly opened, and people don't know about it yet." The old shopkeeper smiled, thinking of something, he took out some of the usual money and gave it to the customer. "The two guest officers are people on the road, please do a good job for us. It's also good to attract some popularity. It's hard work."

The guests laughed. Business people pay attention to business transactions. They didn't care about the amount of money returned by the old shopkeeper, or how generous he waved his hands away. Instead, he reached out and took it.

"Shopkeeper, you know how to do business, so don't worry about good business." He smiled.

The fourth brother and the old shopkeeper personally sent the two of them out, and another brother, the fifth, had brought the horse with him.

"It's enough food." The fifth child said.

Looking at the horse, which was obviously shiny and less tired from running around, the two guests nodded with more satisfaction, stepped on the horse-mounting stone and got on the horse, and the two of them looked at the plaque again.

"Taipingju." One read, nodding with a smile.

The two urged their horses to go forward, and soon went away.

"Shopkeeper, why did you charge less of his money?" The fourth child asked in puzzlement, without hiding it, and asked frankly.

The old shopkeeper didn't think he was annoyed, he just smiled.

"Si Dong's family, how much do we charge for this table to make money?" He asked.

The fourth child didn't know.

"Eight qian can be regarded as earning." The old shopkeeper stretched out his hand and said, "Although I give him money, it is just his money and his money back."

"But, it's always good to earn a few more?" The fourth child was still puzzled and asked.

The old shopkeeper shook his head.

"If you want to make more money, you have to be willing to make less money." He said, "Don't be greedy for more, but get more."

The fourth child stretched out his hand and scratched his head.

"Anyway, it's the shopkeeper's decision. I'd better practice how to serve wine and food first." He said with a chuckle.

"Half celery."

Cheng Jiaoniang shouted.

The maid outside the door hurriedly responded, and came in with a paper bag.

In the room, Sun Cai had already placed a heavy stone on the tofu.

"You can eat it tomorrow." He clapped his hands and said, while looking at Cheng Jiaoniang with a bit of relief, "This is to make tofu. It requires not only dexterity but also physical work."

Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.

"You do it again," she said.

Sun Cai slipped his hand while standing on the wooden frame and almost fell down.

"Do it again?" He asked with staring eyes, "Lady, these tofu can't be kept for a long time, and no one will eat them after they are made. They are beans after all, so they should be spoiled properly."

"If you don't waste it for a while, you will waste it forever." Cheng Jiaoniang said, while taking the paper bag handed by the maid, "Do it yourself, I won't let you do it for nothing."

Sun Cai pouted.

"Okay, as long as the lady likes it." He said.

Although I can't sell myself to be comfortable and stable, but playing with this lady, I can earn a little money, let's focus on my livelihood first.

Here, Sun Cai rattled and took out the soaked beans again, and occasionally glanced at him, and saw that the woman was not staring at him like last time, but was ordering the maidservants to fetch water and basins for some unknown reason.

Just do what you want, Sun Cai was busy, and after a while, he boiled the soy milk and poured it out. He sucked his nose, rubbed his sore arms, took the wooden stick and started stirring, when he picked up the water again When he was eating the bowl, he was stopped by Cheng Jiaoniang again.

"This time, let this go." Cheng Jiaoniang said.

The maid brought over a bowl of water.

"That's not allowed." Sun Cai shook his head and waved his hands and said, "Miss, this is not for fun. There are rules for everything."

"Just let it go." The maid said, "Where is it so wordy."

Sun Cai hissed, feeling helpless.

"That's okay, that's okay, I'll make it clear first, this step is not according to me, but I can't make tofu." He said.

"Okay, don't think too highly of yourself." The maid snorted and handed him the water bowl.

Sun Cai had no choice but to take it, looked at the water bowl, it was completely different from his own, and couldn't help sniffing it, there was a strange yet somewhat familiar smell.

what is this?

He couldn't help thinking in a daze.

"Fall." The maid urged.

Sun Cai came back to his senses and continued to move. Not long after, another piece of tofu was placed on the stone.

It was almost evening.

Cheng Jiaoniang didn't say anything else, she said goodbye to Xu Maoxiu and others, and went back by car. Zhou's house was already brightly lit when she entered.

"Miss, the water is ready, I'll go get some clothes to change." The maid said, as she walked into the door, she couldn't help but pause.

A few unfamiliar servants sat on the porch, smiling and saluting when they saw them.

"The lady is back," they said.

The servant girl looked surprised, looked at them, and then looked into the room, only to see a few bundles placed in the middle, and the furnishings in the room were different from when they went out.

"Who told you to enter the lady's room!" She raised her eyebrows and shouted, and hurried over to enter the house.

Sure enough, the quilts and clothes hangers were all put away, the cases were also removed, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone books were all gone.

"What is this for? Who touched the lady's things?" she cried.

The servant girl smiled calmly and saluted Cheng Jiaoniang again.

"Miss, this house is a bit old. Seeing the spring rains, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient. Madam asked me to repair it, so I invite my wife to live in the house first, and then move back after repairing it." A woman said with a smile.

The maidservant was stunned and unbelievable.

This is, to drive them away? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)