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

When making braised five-spice dried tofu, the marinade is the key. Tan Yuan doesn’t know exactly how many grams of each ingredient is needed, so she can only follow her own feel.

Wrap all the marinade ingredients tightly with gauze, put them into the pot and simmer slowly.

The Zhao family only had a little cooking oil, and Tan Yuan felt embarrassed to use it, so she went to the educated youth site to get her own oil and added some to the mixture.

Tan Yuan is not sure whether oil is needed for braised tofu, but when braising other things, you need to add some vegetable oil to make them taste good and look beautiful.

While the broth is being cooked, the molds are almost ready. Use a knife to cut the solidified tofu pudding into small pieces and put them into the mold lined with a drain cloth.

The mold was pressed with a heavy object until the water inside was almost out. Then Tan Yuan took out all the formed pieces of dried tofu. At this time, the dried tofu was still white. She threw them all into the brine and boiled them for a few minutes before soaking them.

This is the last step and also the most time-consuming step. You have to wait for the flavor to absorb slowly.

“This dried tofu will definitely work!”

The captain said affirmatively, he was a little excited, this brine was so fragrant, no matter what food was thrown into it, it would probably be inedible.

Whether it tastes good or not is not up to the team leader to decide, it has to be judged by everyone.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the team leader could no longer wait and pulled Tan Yuan to go to Zhao's house to get all the braised tofu and let the cadres of the team taste it.

If it really works, he will have to go to the commune. Since he has connections, he must make good use of them. In the past, their brigade did not have suitable projects, so the commune could have let them go, but if they found a way out themselves, the commune would have to do its part.

If dried tofu can really carve out a niche, won’t the commune benefit differently?

The dried tofu has been soaking at Zhao's house all the time. Zhao Wu has gone to work in the brigade, leaving Wu Yuhua at home. She dare not neglect it at all and goes to check on it from time to time.

This pot is full of treasures. If it is really as the captain said, her little Liuzi will see hope in the future.

Seeing Tan Yuan and the team leader coming over, she hurried to follow.

"This dried tofu is fragrant. Just like Tan Zhiqing said, it has turned brown."

When the lid of the pot was opened, the heat had long dissipated and it had become ice cold. Tan Yuan picked up a piece of dried tofu with chopsticks, cut it into small pieces, and gave one to the team leader and one to Wu Yuhua.

I looked forward to seeing their reactions after tasting it.

"Mmm~ fragrant! This smells so good!"

The captain couldn't help but took another piece and started eating it. Just by looking at his expression, Tan Yuan knew that the taste would be good.

Wu Yuhua also couldn't help nodding. This dried tofu is delicious, so delicious, there will definitely be people who are willing to spend money to buy it!

Bian Linlin also quickly picked up a piece and put it in her mouth and slowly tasted it.

This dried tofu was not pressed long enough, so it is still a little tender and not chewy enough.

But this also has its advantages. It is full of the broth of the marinade. Tan Yuan added chili peppers and peppercorns to the marinade. It tastes like the spices, but it is not just a five-spice flavor. It also has a hint of spicy.

This is exactly the taste that Shu people like most!

If I could sell this at the supply and marketing cooperative...

As long as the price is not too high, sales will definitely not be a problem.

A lot of dried tofu was made and put into the basket. These must be taken to the cadres of the brigade and the commune to taste. It would be such a pity if the cadres of the commune could not eat such good things!

We can talk about it after we come back from the brigade, but it will be too late if we don’t go to the commune now.

Tan Yuan didn't want to go because she had work to do.

"If you don't go, who will? When people ask me about it, I won't know anything. How can I expect the commune to give me money and channels?!"

As for the brigade’s mission?

It's just the job of a scorer. All I have to do is find someone who can read and add points according to the names that Tan Yuan remembered in the morning.

Tan Yuan couldn't resist the captain and had to compromise.

She really didn't expect that, despite being quite old and looking so steady, how could he be so unstable at this moment?!

People feel refreshed when they have good news. Even though the horoscope for this happy event has just begun to be written, in the eyes of the team leader, this is already a big step forward. He is full of energy now, and even if Tan Yuan wanted to take the initiative to ride his bike with him, he refused.

The reason is very sufficient. How can a gay man sit on the back of a bicycle? Even if he is old enough to be Tan Yuan's father, isn't he still a gay?

The same people, the same formula, and the team leader’s action of kicking Secretary Qian’s office door was exactly the same.

The relationship between them is something that everyone knows. If it were another brigade where the rich secretary was a relative of the commune leader, the brigade would have received endless benefits long ago.

However, the relationship between this pair of brothers-in-law and the elder brother-in-law is different. They have never seen any convenience at all. Not only that, the Huaiyin Brigade also lives a hard life.

Seeing Lin Guoan, Secretary Qian reached out and rubbed his brows. He had just seen this person, why did he have a headache again?

His brother-in-law knows him best. He has a lot of passion for serving the country and the people, but his abilities are not that good. However, he had his own little thoughts when he chose Lin Guoan.

He has a good heart and is good to his sister. It would be nice if he could be the captain of Huaiyin Brigade for his whole life. He would not get into trouble and would not make big mistakes. Living like this is the most comfortable and free life.

But recently, this brother-in-law suddenly changed a little. He couldn't tell exactly what had changed, but he just felt different.

Oh, he's gotten thicker skinned lately.

Secretary Qian waved at the secretary with a strange expression, motioning him to go out and talk about it later.

The secretary was even considerate enough to help close the office door when she left.

"Tell me, what's going on this time!"

If you listen carefully, you can hear the helplessness in Secretary Qian's tone.

The team leader lifted the floral cloth covering the basket in Tan Yuan's hand and took out a piece of dried tofu from it.

"Taste it!"

Tan Yuan actually heard a hint of tsundere. Is this really the captain she knew?!

Why does the team leader undergo some "subtle" changes every time he meets Secretary Qian?

Secretary Qian first glanced at Tan Yuan who was following him. He remembered this girl. She was the one who followed Lin Guoan last time. His eyes even lingered on her face for a long time.

"What are you looking at? Try it now, I guarantee you'll be surprised!"

The captain was getting a little impatient waiting, he urged them to put it in, and he almost wanted to do it himself.

Secretary Qian then turned his gaze to the thing stuffed into his hand.

It’s just a piece of smoked beans. What’s so special about it? Is it worth Lin Guoan making a special trip?