Nanshanxia

Chapter 11

"Well, that's because Yuzhu's father is immoral. Our family and the old Sun's family made a baby marriage before, but Yuzhu has two elder brothers who are not married. The old man of the Sun family said when the two brothers got married. Only then can we let Yuzhu marry into our family." Yuan Xiao opened the door, turned around and saw Zhu Yan's chest, recalled the scene when he bumped into Zhu Yan's hard chest in the donkey cart, and touched his own face , it still hurts a little.

Under Yuan Xiao's popular science, Zhu Yan nodded belatedly, "Isn't this delaying Brother Tie Dan?"

"That can't be helped, who told that man to be Yuzhu's father." Yuan Xiao sighed and followed Zhu Yan into the courtyard.

In the yard, the old lady Zhu and Bai Zhen were weaving under the osmanthus tree. Under the control of the old lady Zhu, the local looms made the sound of "Gada" and "Gada". The sound was very regular, but when Zhu Yan appeared Suddenly, she stopped, and the old lady Zhu looked up and saw Zhu Yan came back, her tense face was relieved, "I'm back, go wash your face and cool off."

Zhu Yan asked Yuan Xiao to wash his face first, while he sat beside Mrs. Zhu, and talked with Mrs. Zhu and Bai Zhen about what he had seen and heard just now.

This time, before the old lady Zhu could react, Bai Zhen relieved her anger and said: "Yes! I should toss and toss Zhu Er and the others like this, otherwise I wish the second a good life and come to trouble us. This is just right. If I do that The old Taoist should trick them more."

"This is probably retribution. Whoever asked him to say those unconscionable words in front of the children is also a lesson." The old lady Zhu was not as excited as Bai Zhen, with calculations in her eyes, she turned to look at Zhu Yan, "Ah Yan, did the Taoist priest find the vixen afterwards?"

"Oh, Grandma, that Taoist priest is going to cheat. You think he is a real Taoist priest. I'm afraid that the vixen's statement is also made up by him. How can you believe it?" Zhu Yan had to admire the feudal superstition of the old lady Zhu, How could there be vixen in this world?

In the past, the old lady Zhu would listen to Zhu Yan's words very seriously. This time, she clicked her tongue, looked at Zhu Yan with her eyes, and insisted: "You bastard, how do you know that there is no such thing? I am afraid of Mr. Zhu now." Two, their family has really offended the Great Fairy Fox, and if it brings disaster to other families in our village, I don't want to give up the hen I have worked so hard to raise."

"Grandma..."

Zhu Yan wanted to continue talking, but was interrupted by Yuan Xiao who just finished washing his face. Yuan Xiao comforted the old lady Zhu while wiping his face with a cloth handkerchief, "Grandma, don't worry, everyone says a vixen is a good vixen." , it will never frame a good family, grandma and our aunt are good people among people, the vixen will not come to offend."

"That's right, mother, don't worry. Even if the fox fairy doesn't give us face, he will give Guixiang face. Our family will be fine." Bai Zhen followed Yuan Xiao's words and coaxed the old lady Zhu into a hearty laugh.

Zhu Yan, who was still talking, had no choice but to swallow all the words in his stomach. At the same time, he looked at Yuan Xiao's fair face and felt a sense of pride in his heart, but he didn't know why he was so proud. The more he thought about it, the more confused Zhu Yan was. Yan, simply put aside the entanglements, and talked to Mrs. Zhu about the idea of ​​selling tofu in restaurants.

This time, the old lady Zhu didn't immediately agree to Zhu Yan's proposal as usual. She didn't say anything for a while, and just about to reject Zhu Yan, that white-haired Zhen came out of the kitchen with a piece of freshly roasted lentils in her hand. Show it to the old lady Zhu, "Mom, haven't you noticed that our food is much more delicious than before?"

The old lady Zhu smacked her lips and nodded in agreement, "The vegetables in our vegetable garden not only grow stronger, but also taste better than before. What's the matter?"

"We all use the well water at home to irrigate the vegetable garden. Could it be water?" Bai Zhen continued to speculate.

After Bai Zhen said this, Zhu Yan knew that the source of all this was his own spring water. During this time, he not only used the spring water to water the vegetable garden, but also poured the spring water into the well, intending to let his family drink it to keep fit.

Unexpectedly, this spring water can not only strengthen the body and nourish the seedlings, but also improve the taste of food. In this way, can he also use this spring water to make tofu?

With an idea in his mind, Zhu Yan became more determined about what he was going to do next. Under the repeated persuasion of the old lady Zhu, he still decided to make tofu by himself tomorrow morning and sell it in restaurants in the town.

In Zhu's opinion, the restaurants in the town have high requirements, and it is impossible to buy tofu made by their countrymen, but her grandson insists on this, so she has no choice but to compromise.

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The next day, Zhu Yan made tofu as he wished. Because he often helped the old man beside him, he was familiar with the way when he did it himself.

Put the beans soaked in spring water the night before into a stone mill and grind them into a slurry, then add slaked lime water to form a gel, then spread them into a wooden mold with gauze, cover the gauze and Wooden boards, pressed on top with stones, and drained.

After breakfast, all the men, women and children of Zhu's family went out to work. At this time, the first plate of tofu Zhu Yan made in this world was also formed. He lifted the wooden board and gauze, and looked at the white, tender and delicate inside. I directly shoveled a piece of tofu with a spatula and asked Yuan Xiao to try it. Since the elderly at home were not around, Yuan Xiao had to be the taster.

"Ah Yan, do you really want me to eat?" Yuan Xiao was a little nervous about the responsibility that Zhu Yan suddenly entrusted to him. He asked Zhu Yan repeatedly, and after Zhu Yan affirmed it many times, he picked up the spoon with trembling hands and scooped up the food in front of him. The tofu was sucked into his mouth quickly, his eyes were full of apprehension, but now he was full of surprise, he pursed his mouth, took another mouthful as if he hadn't eaten enough, and finally he did not forget to use his own spoon to feed the tofu. Yan took a bite, "Ah Yan, this tastes better than Grandpa's tofu! Let's sell it now! It will definitely make money!"

Zhu Yan has always dared to think and act, and with Yuan Xiao, he must be full of ambition. He tasted the tofu he made himself, and became more confident in his spring water. Without saying a word, he took Yuan Xiao and the plate of tofu to out of town.

When they arrived in the town, Zhu Yan followed Yuan Xiao's suggestion and went to a small restaurant, but the small restaurant didn't even want to pay attention to the two of them, and drove Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao out with a few words.

Yuan Xiao looked at Zhu Yan who was standing with him on the street, his eyes were full of worry, for fear that Zhu Yan would be frustrated, "Ah Yan, don't feel bad, the restaurants in the town are like that, with eyes growing on the top of the head! Let's go, let's not be angry, let's go home and eat by ourselves!"

"Hey, wait." Zhu Yan stopped in his tracks, so he was not dragged away by Yuan Xiao. He turned around and glanced at the storefront, with a smile on his lips, turned his head and said to Yuan Xiao, "Let's go."

"But Ah Yan, the way home is over there." Yuan Xiao followed closely behind Zhu Yan, not forgetting to look back at the way home that was getting farther and farther away from him, but still followed Zhu Yan in a daze other way.

Arriving at the main street where people come and go, Zhu Yan turned his head and said to Yuan Xiao who is now full of bewilderment: "How can we go home because of such a trivial matter, let's go to Meimeixuan to try again, as long as he is willing to be serious." Listen to me, this plate of tofu will definitely sell."

Yuan Xiao raised his head and looked at Zhu Yan who was bathing in the sun. His eyes were mixed with admiration that he had never noticed. A person who is not afraid of setbacks and is optimistic, just like the sun, he can feel happy when he is by his side. It's warm. Yuan Xiao is attached to Zhu Yan's warmth. When Zhu Yan looked at him, he stretched out his hand and frowned at Zhu Yan, "Weimeixuan is on the main street, there are many people there, you have to hold on to me, Otherwise, we will separate again."

"Okay." Zhu Yan seemed to be infected by the smile on Yuan Xiao's face, and his face was also filled with a smile. He held Yuan Xiao's pulsating wrist and squeezed towards the crowd.

Arriving at the door of Meimeixuan, Zhu Yan still took a deep breath, and then walked in with Yuan Xiao. When they first came in, they chased a mistress head-on, and the mistress had a monkey face. The sharp-mouthed monkey's cheeks and eyeballs turned around and looked at him and Yuan Xiao.

"Both, you are here for dinner. We still have seats in the hall, where shall we go?" Hou Jing'er Xiao Er led Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao inside after finishing speaking.

Seeing this, Zhu Yan hurriedly stopped and said, "Thank you little brother for your kindness, but we are not here to eat, but to do business. Could you please show us the shopkeeper?"

After listening to Zhu Yan's words, Houjing Xiaoer's signature smile faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he said to Zhu Yan with some embarrassment: "This is a place to attract diners, so why are you messing around?" , we don’t do business, you just leave.”

Zhu Yan was not annoyed when he heard this, and continued to explain patiently, "We are really not fooling around, we are here to do business, if the little brother judges people by their appearance, they will push away the business of your store, if the shopkeeper knows, then what will happen?" What was the result?"

Houjing Xiaoer was quite frightened by Zhu Yan's words. He was thinking about what he would say next, and the shopkeeper over there came out of the kitchen.

The shopkeeper was dressed in brocade and dark pattern robes, with a square face and big eyes. When his eyes touched Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao who were wearing coarse cloth bunts, his eyes were full of puzzlement and calculation. He approached Xiaoer and said in a deep voice: "You Don't entertain guests, let people stand here like this, is this the way I teach you to treat guests?"

Xiaoer was startled by the reprimand from the shopkeeper, and hurriedly added, "Shopkeeper, listen to me, the two people in front of you are here for business, and they still don't believe me when I say we don't do business. I don't mean to be negligent."

"Business?" The shopkeeper looked at Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao again, and then fixed all his eyes on the wooden box behind Zhu Yan, his eyes were clear, "Selling tofu?"

"That's right, my husband and I went to several restaurants, and they didn't even look at us, let alone taste my tofu. I thought about it and didn't go to other restaurants, and came directly to our town The most famous restaurant." Zhu Yan spoke frankly and calmly, making people have no doubts about those words.

The shopkeeper did not drive away Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao impatiently, but raised his eyebrows to continue listening to Zhu Yan. When Zhu Yan was silent, he asked, "Why did you come to us?"

"Because people used to judge people by their appearance, but I don't think the biggest restaurant in our town, Weimeixuan, would do this. Weiweixuan is better than other restaurants, so it must be different from those restaurants, and I also heard the shopkeeper's speech to Xiao Er just now. What you said clearly revealed that you should not judge people by their appearance, I believe that the shopkeeper will definitely give me this opportunity." Zhu Yan said that he had his own way, and the flattery he had for Meimeixuan was also the same. After the sound of one and one, he did not forget to smile sincerely at the shopkeeper after he finished speaking.

The author has something to say: Thanks to my friend Xixixiyu for feeding us the nutrient solution, Momoda 23333 is very happy!

Zhu Yan: Work hard to farm and make a fortune!

Yuan Xiao: Don't you plant the fields at home? (shy)