eurekapd Chapter 114 New Food, Rice Tofu
Chapter 114 New Food, Rice Tofu
Tang Guangjun completely ignored the steward's disdain and looked at Qian Yun, "Hehe, Yunyun, I won't lend you much, just 50 taels!"
Qian Yun, who was happily holding the bracelet, didn't even look up. She waved to the steward, "Uncle Fu, give him fifty taels!"
Although Uncle Fu was unwilling, he dared not disobey the young lady's orders.
He had no choice but to go to the accounting office with a sullen face and get fifty taels of silver.
When he came back, his eyes were full of pain as he stared at Tang Guangjun, his eyes practically burning holes in him.
He slammed the IOU onto the table, gritting his teeth so hard they made a grinding sound, "I'd like to trouble you, Mr. Qian, to sign this IOU!"
Tang Guangjun quickly grabbed a pen and signed his name!
With a broad smile, he quickly stood up and snatched the money pouch from the reluctant butler's hand. "Thank you for your trouble, Uncle Fu!"
After Tang Guangjun snatched the money bag, he quickly clutched it to his chest and bowed deeply to Qian Yun again, saying, "Yunyun, when I become successful, I will repay you tenfold."
As she spoke, she winked at Qian Yun.
He glanced at the butler, then took his leave.
Uncle Fu looked at his young mistress with a pained expression, fiddling with the worthless bracelet, and sighed, "Miss, you need to be more careful! If this continues, he'll empty your pockets sooner or later, and besides..."
Qian Yun waved her hand, raised her head with a smile, and said, "Uncle Fu, I know you mean well! But I am ultimately the daughter of a merchant, not worthy of a noble family, we are not a good match."
The butler looked distressed and said, "Why should you suffer like this..."
Qian Yun stood up from the chair and walked into the yard.
He raised his wrist and waved it in the sunlight; the black beads on the bracelet reflected a kaleidoscope of colors.
Just like her mood at this moment, it was colorful and somewhat carefree.
She turned to look at the housekeeper, "He's a year older than me, and he's still not married."
What does this show? It shows that he is free-spirited and unrestrained, not bound by worldly conventions and etiquette.
Although he was usually unruly, the fact that scholars from scholarly families did not marry proved that he had defied his family's arranged marriage for her.
Her resistance was simply to have some green leaves around her.
By making her bad character known to others, matchmakers would naturally stop coming to her door.
What decent family would marry someone like her?!
So at the age of twenty, I'm still alone.
Uncle Fu shook his head angrily, "Miss, why are you doing this? You're ruining your reputation for him..."
Qian Yun smiled but didn't say anything.
Meanwhile, as Tang Guangjun emerged from the Qian residence, Wen Chou quickly came to greet him!
"My lord, has it been accomplished?!"
Tang Guangjun tightened the money pouch around his chest, his face beaming: "That's right, don't you know who I am? These fifty taels are a piece of cake!"
Wen Chou smiled broadly, "My lord is indeed capable. Then let's go to the west city and find a food stall to buy that soft paper!"
Tang Guangjun nodded. "Okay! Let's go!"
The two jogged all the way to the West City snack stall, only to find that it was already closed.
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli are already strolling around the streets!
Sesame has a low yield and is not widely cultivated, so its price is extremely high, at 260 wen per jin.
One pound is enough.
The sesame seeds in Jianbing Guozi are just a symbolic sprinkle; you wouldn't even need half a pound a day.
The two bought two jin of sesame seeds and two jin of dried Sichuan peppercorns before returning to the village, satisfied.
To make rice tofu, you need to use rice, so Lin Xi first soaked the rice.
Then, together with Gao Mengli, they washed the sesame seeds clean.
Soak the sesame seeds for an hour, then drain them and stir-fry them in a pan.
Stir-fry until it smokes, then add some cold water and continue stir-frying; this will increase the oil yield.
Roast the sesame seeds until cooked, grind them with a small stone mill, and pour boiling water over them while stirring constantly.
Because of the different densities of oil and water, the water and sesame paste sink to the bottom, while the top layer is sesame oil.
Skim off the sesame oil from the top and put it in a jar. Wrap the remaining oil in gauze, squeeze it out, and after it settles, there will still be some.
Two pounds of sesame seeds will only yield about 4 ounces of sesame oil.
The aroma of sesame filled the entire kitchen, making it smell wonderful!
Lin Xi took out dried Sichuan peppercorns and made another pot of sesame oil!
Gao Mengli ground the soaked rice into rice milk, poured it into a clean pot, and had Lin Xi cook the rice milk until it turned yellow. Then, she added clear lime water, poured it into a basin, and let it cool.
"Xixi, it'll probably take a long time for it to cool down like this. Let's go get some water and put the basin in it to cool it down faster!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi immediately ran out of the kitchen, "Okay! I'm going right now!"
Gao Mengli carried the rice tofu out and placed it in a wooden basin filled with water.
I made chili oil with Lin Xi again!
That evening, the two of them finally got to eat the spicy cold rice tofu they had been craving!
The glistening chili oil coats the slightly yellow rice tofu, drizzles with two drops of sesame oil and three drops of chili oil, mixes with garlic water, and sprinkles with cilantro and chopped green onions!
Add some shredded cucumber and carrot!
It has a soft, chewy texture and a unique flavor of rice tofu with a spicy and savory taste!
Absolutely!
The only drawback is that the wooden basin doesn't make the water as smooth and shiny when poured out.
"If only I had bought peanuts today!"
After finishing his meal, Lin Xi let out a burp, somewhat regretting that he had forgotten to buy peanuts.
Adding fried peanuts to rice tofu elevates the flavor to another level!
Gao Mengli wasn't picky. After finishing her meal, she wiped her mouth and nodded in agreement.
However, she also thought of a cheaper alternative, and turned to look at Lin Xi, "We can fry soybeans in oil!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi's eyes lit up slightly. "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? Fried soybeans are also very crispy and delicious!"
Like tiny golden bombs, they explode with a "pop" in your mouth; the taste is definitely no worse than peanuts.
The flavors are different, but the texture is the same!
The two of them cooked two jin of rice and made about seven jin of rice tofu.
This stuff doesn't taste good overnight, so I quickly chopped up the rest, mixed it into a big bowl, and carried it to the old house next door.
Just then, the people next door were having dinner, so Gao Mengli placed the large bowl on their table.
Everyone swallowed hard as they looked at the bowl of red oil rice tofu.
This afternoon, they had already smelled the aroma of cooking oil wafting from next door, and they were itching to get it.
I didn't expect them to be included!
There's no need to be polite with the eldest son and his wife; they just kept shoveling food into their bowls!
In an instant, the full bowl on the table was reduced to an empty bowl spinning on the table as everyone quickly shared the food.
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli's lips twitched.
At this moment, the swirling wind and drifting clouds suddenly took on a concrete form!
Lin Xi had no choice but to break the silence and stood next to Jiang Shi, "Mother, do you have any soybeans at home? I'd like to take some!"
Yes, yes!
Jiang quickly took the bowl, ran into the room, and brought out two catties of soybeans to hand to Lin Xi.
"Is that enough? There's more at home if not!"
Lin Xi took the soybeans and nodded: "That's enough!"
Lin Yong, who was standing to the side, swallowed and rummaged through his food, mumbling, "Boss, is this a new dish you guys made? It's so delicious, are you going to sell it?"