Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

Xiaoliu and his grandfather are still in the hospital. When his grandfather left, he took all the money in the family, but it was probably not enough.

I also heard from Brother Guan that it was Sister Tan who paid for Xiaoliu's medical treatment. Their family cannot pretend not to know about such a large amount of money and they must find a way to pay it back.

The commune organizes a market every two months, during which everyone is allowed to buy and sell things.

The Zhao brothers planned to take advantage of this period to weave more bamboo baskets and bamboo crates and sell them. Although they could not make much money, it was still an income.

If I can't sell it at the market, I can take it to a purchasing station. Although the price will be a little lower, I can still get some money. Only by making money can I pay back Sister Tan's debt as soon as possible.

Today, Zhao Xiaosi no longer expects to go to school like his brother. Not only him, but even his other brothers who are still in school probably won’t be able to go after the next semester starts.

Although he felt sad, Zhao Xiaosi did not blame his family. There were many children in the village who had never received any education and had only attended literacy classes. One more child like him would not make any difference.

Who told him that his family was poor? Now they can barely make ends meet. It doesn't matter whether he can study or not. As long as his family is safe and sound, that's enough.

"Sister Tan, please sit down. I'll get you something."

Zhao Xiaosi didn't show any sadness on his face. Sister Tan was so nice, and this was her first time coming to his house. He didn't want to make Sister Tan unhappy because of him.

A large bowl was taken out from the kitchen, and in the bowl was a white object.

"Sister Tan, take this back and eat it. My mom just made it this morning. It's delicious when used to stew fish."

This tofu was made by his mom and dad in the middle of the night last night. They were busy until dawn, from grinding the beans, to filtering, adding slurry, putting it into molds to the final cutting. Then they went from door to door asking who wanted tofu, hoping to exchange it for some money.

Tofu is not valuable, only two cents per piece, but it is very precious to the Zhao family now.

They specially left a piece for Tan Yuan. Zhao Xiaosi originally wanted to divide the bamboo strips and leave them for Tan Yuan to deliver, but he didn't expect that before he could go over, Tan Yuan came to him on her own.

But this is just right. He doesn't have to make a trip. He can just let Tan Yuan take the tofu back.

This thing is perfect for stewing the arowana that he and his brother sent over yesterday. It is nutritious and delicious.

Tan Yuan looked up and opened her eyes wide in surprise. It turned out to be white and tender tofu!

"Xiao Si, does your family know how to make tofu?"

Not everyone can make tofu. Making the marinade is a technical job. If you put too much marinade, the tofu will not taste good. If you put too little marinade, the tofu will not take shape. Also, the temperature is not easy to control. Without a thermometer, you have to rely on years of accumulated experience.

The tofu in front of you is just right. Whether it is used to make mapo tofu or to make soup, it should be the best.

Zhao Xiaosi nodded, not quite understanding why Tan Yuan was so surprised.

Since he was a child, his mother often made tofu. After making it, she would go to the brigade to exchange it for money and eggs. The people in the brigade loved to eat his family's tofu.

Making tofu is a physical job, not much easier than working in the fields. It is only done during the slack season. There is no energy or strength to do it during the busy farming season.

If it weren't for the incident that happened in his family, his mother would never have made tofu for money because there was really no other way. Even now, he still has two pots of soybeans soaking at home.

Tan Yuan likes to eat tofu very much, whether it is the ordinary kind, tofu pudding, dried tofu, tofu pudding, or cowhide tofu, she likes them all very much.

In addition, Shu also has a nationally famous dish, Mapo Tofu.

...Tan Yuan looked at the white and tender tofu in the bowl in front of her, and somehow, countless thoughts suddenly flashed through her mind.

The ingredients for making Eight Treasure Porridge are hard to come by. Even if you don't collect all eight ingredients and just make a simple version, things like red dates, longans, and sugar are still hard to come by. If you really want to make it, you still have to beg for help from everyone.

The captain's brother-in-law probably couldn't do anything to help, but Tofu was different!

Now it looks like simple white tofu, but it is actually very versatile!

If pressed dry, it can be made into dried tofu. If it is dried and made thinner, it can be made into cowhide tofu. Add some herbs and cook it. Then you can eat it directly. The taste is very strong. It can be used as a side dish or as a snack!

You can also peel the bean curd skin and even make stinky tofu...

Don’t underestimate it as it is just a small piece of tofu, it has so many derivative products.

These are not the most important things. The most important thing is that the ingredients are simple. To make tofu, you only need brine and soybeans.

In Huaiyin Brigade, every household grows soybeans.

First, it can be used as a snack, second, it can be ground into soy milk, and it can also be stewed. The main thing is that this thing is easy to grow and is not picky about the location. Just take a few seeds and throw them in the fields, and they will survive.

So soybeans are not valuable, but if they are processed and made into various flavors like in later generations, it is inevitable to make money in this era of resource scarcity.

Don’t the people of Shu like spicy food because of the climate? You can also make it into spicy dried tofu.

The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. This was a really good idea, and Tan Yuan immediately couldn't sit still.

Holding the bowl of tofu, she hurriedly greeted Zhao Xiaosi and ran towards the brigade headquarters without looking back.

This is how she is. Now that she has decided what to do, she doesn't want to delay for even a minute. The sooner she discusses and prepares, the sooner she can make money, and the members of Huaiyin Brigade can get rid of their current situation sooner.

Not only the Huaiyin Brigade, but also herself and other educated youth will have a better life here.

As long as they take the first step and make money from tofu, they will be able to make eight-treasure porridge in the future. Not only eight-treasure porridge, but there is nothing they can't make as long as they want.

She is now impatient and doesn't want to waste any time.

As soon as he walked into the brigade headquarters, he bumped into Secretary Zhou.

Secretary Zhou was old, and after being bumped by Tan Yuan, his steps became unsteady and he actually took several steps back.

He frowned and was about to scold, asking why the person was walking so fast without even looking at the road, but when he saw that it was Tan Yuan, he became silent again.

He is old now, and his spirit has been worn down by the affairs of the brigade in the past, but he still hopes from the bottom of his heart that the place where his family has lived and grown up for generations can get better.

He chatted with Lin Guoan for most of the night last night. He knew what Lin Guoan wanted to do and that the person he had his eyes on was this new educated youth. The anger in his heart disappeared instantly.