Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

After the beans were ground for the first time, they were not very fine, so they were ground a second time. By the time the beans were ground, it was already past noon. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked for a whole morning to grind a large bucket of soybean milk.

Yao Qingnian had deep internal strength, so this amount of force was nothing to her. But even so, she still felt very tired after standing for a whole morning.

After grinding the beans, the next step is to filter the residue. Filtering the tofu residue is an important step in the tofu making process.

First prepare a piece of clean, fine gauze. Yao Qingnian asked Liu Shuyue to call Lu Mingchuan. There was no way to fix the gauze, so it could only be held by two people and propped against another bucket with a wooden rack placed horizontally on the bucket.

"Mom and Dad, hold on, I'm about to fall!"

"Hold on, just fall down!"

As the first spoonful of soy milk was poured in, the off-white soy milk flowed along the gauze into the bucket, leaving a layer of soybean dregs on the gauze. Then the ground soy milk was poured into the gauze spoonful by spoonful.

After pouring, squeeze the gauze with your hands to filter out the soy milk through the gauze, and the dregs will remain in the gauze. When filtering, pay attention to squeeze out the soy milk in the dregs as much as possible to increase the yield of soy milk and the yield of tofu.

After secondary filtration, the soy milk is ready.

The third step is to cook the soy milk. Pour the filtered soy milk into a large pot, heat it over medium-low heat, and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir the soy milk constantly during the cooking process to ensure that the milk is heated evenly and to prevent partial overheating and sticking to the pot.

During the cooking process, soy milk will experience a false boiling phenomenon. At this time, the soy milk is not fully cooked and needs to continue cooking for a while.

After cooking, open the lid and skim off the foam. Now the pure stone-ground soy milk is ready, exuding a rich bean aroma.

"Is this tofu?" Liu Shuyue asked while looking at the soy milk boiling in the pot.

"No, mom, tofu is not that fast! This is soy milk, which is rich in protein and can also supplement calcium! You can try it."

Yao Qingnian brought two bowls, put sugar in the bowls, scooped two spoonfuls of fresh hot soy milk into the bowls, and immediately the refreshing aroma of the soy milk came to his nose.

"Drink slowly." Yao Qingnian took a spoon, stirred the sugar at the bottom of the soy milk evenly, and handed it to them.

"Phew! It's hot!"

Liu Shuyue held the soy milk, exhaled lightly, and then took a sip, which made a "sizzling" sound, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"I didn't expect that beans could be used to make such delicious soy milk. It tastes rich and mellow. Although it's not as rich and varied as milk tea, it's also refreshing and helps relieve greasiness."

Milk tea has a rich and sweet taste, suitable for people who pursue diverse flavors and enjoy sweets; soy milk has a natural and mellow taste, more suitable for people who like light and healthy drinks.

"Mom and Dad, drinking more soy milk is good for your health. One cup a day is good for your skin and health."

Soy milk can lower the cholesterol level in the blood, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and supplement calcium. Especially for older people like them, they should drink more of it.

"Yeah, not bad. I sweated a lot after drinking it, and I feel much better."

Yao Qingnian also scooped a bowl for herself. The soy milk she made herself was delicious. It was the best soy milk she had ever tasted.

After drinking, she started to make tofu. The process of making tofu requires certain experience and skills. The amount of gypsum, the speed of adding and the temperature of the soy milk will affect the quality and taste of the tofu, which requires constant exploration and adjustment in practice.

Yao Qingnian took out a small piece of plaster from the space and crushed it with a mortar.

"what is this?"

"Hanshui stone, also called gypsum, is the key to whether tofu can be made."

"Huh? Making tofu depends on a stone?"

"Mom, this is not an ordinary stone, just wait and see!" Gypsum plays a key role in promoting the coagulation of soy milk in tofu making.

After the slurry is finished, prepare an appropriate amount of gypsum powder and mix it with water to make gypsum slurry. Slowly add it, stirring the soy milk while slowly and evenly pouring the gypsum slurry into the soy milk.

After pouring in the gypsum slurry, continue to stir gently and observe the soy milk beginning to form flocculent precipitation. After adding the tofu, cover the pot and wait for it to gradually solidify into tofu pudding.

After leaving it alone for a while, open the lid of the pot and throw a chopstick in. If the chopstick does not fall down, it means it is done.

The white and tender tofu pudding appeared in front of Yao Qingnian. It seemed that her tofu making skills were quite good.

"This is tofu pudding now. Mom, give me the pot and spoon."

The tofu pudding was as white as jade, and Yao Qingnian was reluctant to destroy it.

Gently scoop up a spoonful, and the delicate, white, jade-smooth tofu pudding trembles slightly in the bowl.

"This is called tofu pudding. Once tofu pudding is ready, it's not far from being made into tofu. Do you want sweet or salty?"

"Give me a bowl of salty food."

"I want salty ones too!" Lu Mingchuan agreed. He couldn't help but want to taste such delicious tofu pudding.

"Okay. Wait a moment." Yao Qingnian prefers sweet tofu pudding.

After scooping out more than ten bowls, Yao Qingnian first mixed the salty seasonings, such as soy sauce, chopped green onions, minced garlic, etc. For the sweet ones, it was simple to just add sugar.

The tofu pudding melts in your mouth, and its delicate and smooth taste is like silk gently brushing across the tip of your tongue, with the bean fragrance filling your teeth.

"Wow, wife Huaijin, this tofu pudding is so delicious, so smooth and tender."

"That's right! A bowl of this in winter will definitely warm you up! It's delicious."

This bowl of tofu pudding completely conquered the appetite of both of them.

Yao Qingnian also ate a large bowl. The smooth tofu pudding melted in her mouth instantly. She couldn't stop eating it. She suddenly thought of her past life, the voices of vendors in the streets and parks: "Selling tofu pudding, jelly..."

"Qing Nian? What are you daydreaming about?" Liu Shuyue waved her hand in front of him.

"It's nothing, Mom. You can take these tofu pudding to Aunt Jinhua and Erya." Yao Qingnian smiled.

"Can you do it alone?"

"No problem, go ahead!"

After Yao Qingnian finished eating the tofu pudding, he started the last step of pressing the tofu.

She took out the prepared tofu rack, which Yao Qingnian had someone make yesterday. She covered the rack with gauze and scooped the solidified tofu pudding onto the rack one spoonful at a time with a clean ladle. Yao Qingnian made a lot, so one tofu rack was not enough, so she brought two more. After pouring the ingredients, she covered them with lids and found something heavy to press on them.

After about half an hour, the tofu was pressed.

Yao Qingnian carefully turned the tofu rack upside down and placed it on the wooden board, then gently lifted the gauze, and the square, white and tender tofu appeared before his eyes.

"Wow! Success!" Yao Qingnian looked at the tofu she had made with her own hands, feeling a great sense of accomplishment...