1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

The work of the father and daughter was quite good. Don't worry about how many brains Doudou dug out. Anyway, she had a lot of fun.

That's enough. What else do you need a bicycle for?

"Tiezhu, are you digging out brains? Your company really pays you."

"Tiezhu, when are you going to recruit people? Do you think our second kid can do it?"

"Will you give him clothes in the future? That's more than what the cadres earn."

...

Bringing Doudou back to the village, people who saw him asked about it.

The salary paid last night has spread throughout the village after such a long period of preparation.

Now they are helping each family build mushroom houses. Once they meet and talk, the spread of this matter will be even faster.

For other villagers, this is really a big deal. Chen Tiezhu really pays.

"Don't worry. When my business expands in the future, I will definitely have to hire more people. And I will have to hire odd jobs when I farm. Those who are free can come and help me." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Basically, I have to be busy since the beginning of spring. Especially the fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse, we have to take care of them diligently."

"Even though it's odd jobs, the wages are not bad. When the loudspeaker is called, those who can make time can come and help me."

Hearing him say this, everyone felt relieved.

Everyone knew that Chen Tiezhu's treatment was not bad. Even though it was odd jobs, the money was not small. Now life is really going well.

"Dad, when can we use big melons to fry eggs?"

After returning home, Doudou asked eagerly.

"Wait until the evening. We still have to eat at noon today." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Dad, can we eat every day?" Doudou asked.

"We can only eat for free at this stage. When the mushroom house is built, we can only eat at home." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

He did not expect that his precious daughter would be so serious about eating for free.

The family that ate for free today was the home of Old Zhao, who made tofu in the village.

When Chen Tiezhu and Doudou came over, they smelled the full aroma of beans as soon as they entered the yard.

"Dad, what is the cloth hanging above?" Doudou asked curiously.

"This is the cloth for making dried tofu. It has to be pressed layer by layer to make dried tofu." Chen Tiezhu said.

"It seems that we are lucky today and can eat some dried tofu. The newly made ones must be more delicious. We have to eat more."

"Doudou, did you have any fun today?"

A villager who was moving bricks shouted.

"Doudou went to dig out the big brain, it was so fun. Grandpa Zhao, do you have dried tofu to eat today?"

Doudou came back and asked after seeing Old Zhao.

"Yes, there are not only dried tofu, but also water tofu. Grandpa Zhao's family makes tofu, and they can only eat these." Old Zhao said happily.

"Dad said it was delicious just now." Doudou nodded his head, and then ran over without paying attention to Chen Tiezhu.

Although he didn't say anything else, he said a lot. At least we have to try it first to see if it is really delicious.

After a while, when Doudou came out of the house, he was holding a dried tofu roll in his hand, eating it so deliciously.

"In the future, we should make more dried tofu in our village. When the peppers are harvested, the dried tofu with sharp peppers will taste delicious." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"I want to make it too, but I'm a little too busy. It's not as worry-free as making big tofu." Old Zhao said.

"Nowadays, I help make some when someone has something to do. Even so, I have to ask my eldest son to come and help, otherwise I really can't make it."

"Then you two can concentrate on making tofu?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"There are too few people in our village. It's not like in winter, when we can't sell too much and make frozen tofu." Old Zhao said.

"Then sell it farther away, whether it's in the town or the county, I think it's okay. It's just that it's a bit harder." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Dad, it's delicious."

At this time, Doudou put the dried tofu roll close to his mouth.

Chen Tiezhu was not polite at all and took a big bite.

The taste is really good. Anyway, he thinks it's better than the dried tofu bought in the county.

"Tiezhu, you want to sell it outside? Is it okay?" Old Zhao was a little tempted.

"Old Zhao, if Tiezhu says it's OK, then it must be OK."

"That's right, Tiezhu has such a sharp eye, everything he sees is very accurate."

"Just listen to Tiezhu and it's over."

...

The people who were working also started talking.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just hard-earned money." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"And the tofu made by your family tastes much better than those sold in the county. If you really want to do it, as long as you can keep busy, there's no problem in expanding production."

"I'm not afraid of making tofu. The water in our village is good, so the tofu we make is good." Old Zhao said.

"It's just that the county is a bit far away. Even if we go to the county to sell, we can only sell dried tofu. A large tofu can't carry much, and it will be broken."

"Does it take longer to make dried tofu?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Yeah, it's much more troublesome than large tofu." Old Zhao said.

"You have to soak the beans the day before. Then grind the beans before going to bed, sleep for a while, get up around two or three o'clock, and make soy milk. ”

“Big tofu is easy to prepare. After making it, put it in the basket. After taking a nap, you can sell it in water baskets in the morning. But it’s not the same with dried tofu. You have to spread it on the tofu cloth one spoonful at a time. There are rules for how thick or thin it is. ”

“After this is done, you have to press it. You can’t press it too hard at once. You have to add stones slowly. Only in this way can the dried tofu taste good. ”

“The above are not important. The main thing is that it takes time to remove the gauze. If you remove it too quickly, the dried tofu will be easily torn, and people will not like to buy it. ”

“You have to sprinkle some salt on the dried tofu after you remove it. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, otherwise it will go bad easily. You have to wash the tofu cloth quickly, otherwise you won’t be able to make it next time. "

Chen Tiezhu frowned.

He knew that making tofu was a very tedious job, but he didn't expect it to be so tedious.

Just like what Lao Zhao said, if you make dried tofu, you basically don't have time to sleep that night.

When the workers heard this, they were also very emotional.

It's not easy to do anything.

Lao Zhao contracted the tofu house of the production team. It seems to be a good job, but this hard work is no easier than farming.

Just talking about getting up at night to work, many people can't bear this hardship.

"Tiezhu, can you give Lao Zhao a tip? By then, we can have whatever tofu we want to eat."

A fellow villager nearby asked curiously.

The rest of the people also looked over. After all, Chen Tiezhu, the young master, has a lot of ideas.