I traveled through time and space as a little girl, and the emperor appointed me as the great master

"I see that every household grows soybeans. The business I'm talking about is to grind soybeans into something. The finished product is white and can be used to make soup or dishes. There are many ways to eat it."

Having said this, Kong Xiaoxiao paused.

Just based on what she said, it was difficult for everyone to clearly understand what tofu she was talking about.

Then he suggested: "How about this, I remember there is a small stone mill in the village, Grandpa De, give me a few pounds of soybeans, and you can taste them after I make them.

If you think it's good, we'll gather everyone to try it, and those who are willing to do it can work together.

Just remember to keep the recipe secret and don’t let anyone know, or your tofu business will be ruined.”

Speaking of Fangzi, Kong Xiaoxiao also became serious, after all, Fangzi was the big deal.

The village chief was not a completely ignorant person. He knew that the recipe was the most important thing, so he promised:

"Don't worry, if the village really wants to do this tofu business, it will definitely select reliable people to learn this craft."

The village chief knows the villagers in his village well, and he also believes that he can manage Fangzi's affairs.

After pondering for a moment, the village chief stood up from his stool and began to assign tasks to his family members.

"Old woman, you and your daughter-in-law go get some soybeans for the girl."

"Liangzi, go move the millstone to our yard."

The village chief was a man of decisive character. He did what he said and made arrangements right away.

Seeing the village chief's decisive attitude, Kong Xiaoxiao suddenly felt embarrassed. She forgot to say that she couldn't make tofu today.

"Grandpa De, the soybeans need to be soaked overnight. Let's soak them today and make the tofu tomorrow morning."

The village chief was stunned. He didn't expect there was such a step and it couldn't be done today.

"it is good"

"By the way, are there gypsum, brine or fat?" Kong Xiaoxiao remembered that there were these three ways to order tofu, but she didn't know if these were still available in this era.

"Do we need these?" The village chief and others asked in confusion?

"You can choose one of the three, this is the key"

“We have plaster ready at home.”

"Then let's use plaster."

Tofu made with gypsum has more moisture and a more delicate texture.

After thinking carefully about what other tools were needed to make tofu besides these, Kong Xiaoxiao said.

"We also need to prepare a mold to shape the tofu. Uncle Liang, I'll draw it for you."

As he said that, he found a branch and drew a rough picture on the ground, and asked Uncle Liang to write it down and make one today when he had time.

The mold issue has been resolved.

Kong Xiaoxiao asked the village chief and others to soak the soybeans today.

She won't go to town to set up a stall tomorrow. She will deal with the tofu issue first.

After Kong Xiaoxiao finished explaining everything to the village chief, she went back.

The village chief invited her to dinner but was unable to keep her.

She hasn't eaten the meat she bought yesterday yet. It will go bad if she keeps it for another day.

After returning home, Kong Xiaoxiao quickly steamed the rice and cut the meat into shreds.

There are no vegetables at home that can be paired with meat. After thinking for a long time, I decided to use sauerkraut.

When Grandpa Kong Zheng was still alive, his family made a lot of sauerkraut from wild vegetables. It was quite delicious.

Kong Xiaoxiao found the jar of sauerkraut, grabbed a handful or so, and started frying it.

It is very simple to stir-fry shredded pork, and it doesn’t take time. It can be done in just a few steps.

Then Kong Xiaoxiao enjoyed eating alone again.

Beautiful.

After finishing my work and taking a shower, I sat in my room thinking about if there was anything missing at home.

If you don’t think about it, you won’t know. Once you think about it, you will find that there are many things missing.

I quickly wrote it down with a pen and paper.

All these arrangements will be made after the new house is completed.

At this age, she has developed the habit of going to bed early.

What should I do if I don’t sleep? There is no light and it’s pitch black.

There are no mobile phones, computers, or entertainment activities.

Just comfort yourself and go to bed early and get up early to stay healthy.

Kong Xiaoxiao got up very early the next day because she had something on her mind.

After finishing the housework, I took some candy and went to the village chief's house.

"Xiaoxiao, you came so early"

The village chief had just finished his meal and cleaned the soaked beans and the stone mill when Kong Xiaoxiao came.

"Well, let's finish it sooner so that Grandpa can discuss it with the villagers earlier."

As he said this, he walked to the front of the millstone.

"Uncle Liang, you are very strong, please help me turn this millstone."

Uncle Liang immediately stepped forward and started turning the millstone.

Kong Xiaoxiao was responsible for putting the soaked soybeans into the stone mill with a spoon, talking as she put them in.

"Grandma Wei, Auntie, just add it at this speed. If you add too much or too fast, the ground bean dregs juice won't be fine enough, so don't be impatient."

Aunt Liang saw that grinding beans was very simple and she seemed to have learned how to do it, so she took the spoon from Kong Xiaoxiao's hand.

"Yes, Xiaoxiao, let me do it. You can just guide me from the side."

Kong Xiaoxiao was also happy and at ease, giving instructions from the side.

Soon the soaked tofu was ground.

“The first step is to soak and wash the soybeans, and the second step is to grind the soybeans into dregs, which we have just done.

Now let's move on to the third step. Grandma Wei, please bring a clean cloth bag and filter the bean dregs."

Grandma Wei nodded and immediately went back to the house and took out a cloth bag.

Uncle Liang took the cloth bag and filtered out the bean dregs in a few strokes.

Seeing the large basin of bean dregs filtered out, Kong Xiaoxiao hurriedly said.

"Don't throw away the filtered bean dregs. They can all be eaten. Not only can they be used to make pancakes, but they can also be used to feed livestock at home."

In her previous life, Kong Xiaoxiao had eaten pancakes made with bean dregs by her grandfather when she was in her hometown. They were delicious.

When the village chief and his family heard this, their eyes lit up. Soybeans could actually be used to make pancakes. Oh, why didn’t they think of this? In the past, soybeans were either fried as snacks or cooked with brown rice.

Not only will you get a sore throat if you eat too many fried beans, but you will also fart every day.

Aunt Liang quickly and carefully packed up the bean dregs, and now there was new food on the table.

"Now comes the fourth step. Pour the soy milk into the pot, skim off the foam on the surface, and then turn on the fire to boil the soy milk.

You can add some sugar to the boiled soy milk, which is also delicious. This is also a way to eat soybeans. "

As she spoke, Kong Xiaoxiao made a large bowl of sugar-flavored soy milk and let everyone taste a few sips.

After Uncle Liang drank the soy milk, his eyes lit up and he smacked his lips a few times.

"Xiaoxiao, this soy milk is really delicious"

The others couldn't help but nodded.

It really has a different taste.

Seeing that everyone had finished drinking the soy milk, Kong Xiaoxiao started the most critical step.

"We calculated the proportion of gypsum according to the proportion of soybeans, dissolved the gypsum with warm water and set it aside.

Let the boiling soy milk boil for a while, then pour the prepared gypsum water into the pot little by little. During this process, you need to use a spoon to gently move it in one direction.

"Once the soy milk starts to take shape, stop adding gypsum water."

After saying that, he asked Grandma Wei and the others to come closer so that they could see the shape in the pot more clearly.

"After this step is done, the pot is called tender tofu pudding or tofu brain. We can add some salty or sweet ingredients to it, and it will be another way to eat it."

Grandma Wei and Aunt Liang were surprised to see the tofu taking shape in the pot.

“It’s actually really white, so magical.”

"It's amazing that soybeans can be made into something white. This requires a lot of brains."

Kong Xiaoxiao packed some tofu pudding separately so that everyone could try each way of eating it.

"The last step is to lay the mold flat, put the filter bag inside the mold, pour all the tofu pudding in the pot into the mold, press it with something to squeeze out the moisture, and then you have tofu."

"I just served the tofu pudding separately. If you like sweet, add some sugar. If you like salty, add some salt. You can taste it now."

"Tofu pudding is usually eaten for breakfast. Try it and see if you like it."

After Kong Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Grandma Wei added ingredients according to the family's preferences and each person received a bowl.

"Mm, delicious. This tofu pudding is so smooth and tender that I don't even need to chew it before it goes into my stomach."

Uncle Liang fell in love with it after taking one bite and gulped down the whole bowl.

"It's really good. Oh, how much soybeans have been wasted in the past." Grandma Wei covered her chest with her hands, feeling very distressed.

"What's so good about wasting? I've already eaten it all."

Although the village chief was comforting Grandma Wei in this way, he was actually feeling distressed in his heart because the soybeans had been wasted.

"Girl, I'll call a meeting with everyone later and let's finalize this matter today."

After the village chief tasted the tofu pudding, he was attracted to it. If others were unwilling to try it, they had something wrong with their brains.

He seemed to see a scene where everyone in the village could have enough food to eat, and he couldn't help but feel his eyes moist.

Xiaoxiao is the lucky star of the village.