eurekapd Chapter 337 Qian Yizhen got into a car accident
Chapter 337 Qian Yizhen got into a car accident
"Yizhen, you are very well-informed. I am just about to buy home computers for the children. Don't you listen to the news broadcast every day?
Comrade Deng Xiaoping said a long time ago that "computer popularization must start from children." If you don't let me buy computers for Junhua and Gao Weizhe, I will listen to you and turn them into red envelopes.
However, I still want to buy computers. I plan to buy two home computers and put them in the library of Yang's house so that the children can learn computers. You are responsible for finding a teacher who knows computers to come to Yang's house to teach the children how to use computers. "Yang Ruolan said unconvinced.
Grandma Chen Yalu and grandpa Lu Kaipu were busy planning to hold a graduation banquet at the Chen Mansion. At that time, they would also invite Gao Weizhe's father to attend Junhua and Gao Weizhe's graduation banquet.
Ming Yuanhui called the Gaojia Village Committee Office and informed Gao Pan to wait for a car at the tofu shop at 10 a.m. on July 25. Driver Xiao Sun would pick him up and take him to Chen Mansion in the northern provincial capital to attend Gao Weizhe and Junhua's graduation banquet.
After Gao Pan received Ming Yuanhui's call, he immediately packed his luggage and prepared to leave. Early the next morning, after a simple meal, he set out on the rugged mountain road from Gaojia Village to Tofufang, the seat of Daoguan Township.
After nearly three hours of winding mountain trekking, Gao Pan arrived at the tofu shop in Daoguan Township at 9:30 in the morning. The proprietress Li Sanmei saw Gao Pan standing outside the door waiting for someone, and greeted him warmly, asking him to come in and sit down.
Gao Pan hesitated for a moment, then walked in and said hello. Then he sat on a simple wooden bench near the door, looking out while chatting with the proprietress: "Boss Li, is it difficult to make tofu? Can I learn it?"
Li Sanmei answered while busying herself: "There is no need to learn how to make tofu. Learning how to make tofu is not difficult, but the hard part is not being afraid of hard work. We tofu makers work around the clock every day, and have to get up at three or four in the morning to work. We cannot be careless in any process, otherwise the tofu we make will taste bad and ruin our business."
Gao Pan agreed: "Yes, nothing is easy. Only by working hard can you get rich."
Li Sanmei put a freshly made tofu on the table and said, "I am not exaggerating. In the whole Daoguan Township, our tofu is the most famous and the most delicious. It is handed down from my husband's family.
Every step in making tofu has strict requirements:
(1) Select soybeans that are full and free of mold. Wash them and place them in a large basin. Add enough water and soak for 8-12 hours until the soybeans are fully soaked.
(2) Manual grinding: Use a stone mill to grind the soaked soybeans into pulp. Grind slowly with a stone mill and add appropriate amount of water during the process to maintain the fluidity of the pulp. This work is boring and tiring.
(3) Filter the soy milk. Pour the ground soy milk into a filter cloth or gauze and squeeze it by hand to separate the dregs from the soy milk. You can filter it multiple times to ensure the purity of the soy milk.
(4) Cook the soy milk. Pour the filtered soy milk into a large pot and heat it with firewood until it boils. Cook it slowly with firewood, stirring constantly to prevent the bottom from getting stuck. After boiling, turn to low heat and continue cooking for 5-10 minutes to ensure that the soy milk is fully cooked.
(5) Add the coagulant. Dissolve the coagulant (gypsum powder, brine or gluconolactone) in a small amount of water, pour it into the cooked soy milk, and stir gently. Let it stand for 10-15 minutes, and the soy milk will gradually solidify into tofu pudding.
(6) Press the tofu. Pour the tofu into a wooden mold covered with a filter cloth, wrap the filter cloth, cover with a wooden board, and press it with stones or heavy wooden blocks. The pressing time is adjusted according to the desired hardness of the tofu, usually 30 minutes to 1 hour.
(7) When finished, take out the pressed tofu and soak it in cold water for a while before eating. The ancestral method focuses on manual operation and the accumulation of experience. Each step requires carefulness and patience. Tofu made by traditional methods is usually more delicate and fragrant, retaining more bean flavor.
Gao Pan absentmindedly listened to Li Sanmei's detailed explanation of making tofu, looked out the door, and said jokingly: "Madam, you explained it in such detail, aren't you afraid that I will learn how to make tofu and steal your business?"
Li Sanmei said cheerfully, "Don't worry. Actually, adding brine is a confidential step. I am not allowed to know about it. My husband is in charge of it. It is passed down to males only, not females. Hehe."
As they were talking, Li Facai and Li Fajia came in and saw Gao Pan sitting at the door. They immediately turned around and ran away nervously. Li Sanmei was a little surprised and shouted, "What's wrong with these two brats today? They don't want to eat. It's just right that they don't want to eat. They might as well raise a cow."
Gao Pan looked at the backs of Li Facai and Li Fajia as they walked away, and then glanced at the proprietress, and immediately realized that they must be relatives. When he turned back and looked outside the door, he found a commercial vehicle parked outside the tofu shop.
Gao Pan hurried out, and the driver Xiao Sun got out and asked, "Are you Mr. Gao?" Gao Pan nodded, and the driver Xiao Sun immediately opened the back door. Gao Pan got in the car and found Qian Yizhen in the car. He said softly, "Yizhen, hello, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble over the years."
Qian Yizhen said calmly: "You're welcome. Everyone has difficult times. It's my duty to help you."
The driver, Xiao Sun, started the car and drove away from the tofu shop, driving onto the road from Daoguan Township to the northern provincial capital. Qian Yizheng looked out the window, not knowing what topic to talk about with Gao Pan.
Gao Pan sat in the business car stiffly, not knowing what to say. After about ten minutes of silence, Gao Pan said cautiously: "I'm sorry that I proposed breaking up that year."
Qian Yizhen said: "More than 20 years have passed, so don't mention it. The children have grown up and entered university. The breakup of a relationship is just an insignificant wave in the long river of life. Don't worry about it. Living in the present is more important than anything else."
Gao Pan nodded: "After I took a detour, I realized that breaking up with you was the biggest mistake of my life, even bigger than going to jail. God has punished me. I apologize to you again, please forgive me."
Qian Yizhen smiled and said, "I have forgiven you a long time ago. When I went to Kunming to find you and you took Guo Yan's hand and boarded the military jeep and left me, my heart sank.
I was walking alone on the street outside the Army Academy. I suddenly had appendicitis and the pain was unbearable. I had no relatives in Kunming. It was Ming Yuanhui who saved me. Maybe this is fate. Everything is the best arrangement. Don't think too much. "
Gao Pan looked out the window at the fields, trees, and villages that were flying behind him, and couldn't help but feel infinite emotion. He noticed that a big yellow cow suddenly jumped out from the side of the road, and immediately reminded the driver, "Be careful, big yellow cow."
As soon as he finished speaking, the commercial vehicle had already collided heavily with the big yellow cattle. The commercial vehicle lost control, rolled over and fell into the field on the left side of the road.
In an instant, Gao Pan's right shoulder was hit and he lost consciousness. He found Qian Yizhen's face covered in blood, curled up motionless on the seat. He quickly tested Qian Yizhen's breath, immediately opened the car window, carried Qian Yizhen out of the car, and gently put him on the ground.
The driver, Xiao Sun, tried hard to climb out of the car, but his legs were clamped tightly and he could not move. Gao Pan ran forward and tried to pull Xiao Sun out.
The driver, Xiao Sun, said, "Don't worry about me for now. Call Political Commissar Ming Yuanhui right away."