I became an old man in my leisure time

The flocculent particles condensed in the soy milk, and more and more of them appeared. The upper layer became clear and turned into transparent and slightly yellowish water. Reading

"It seems to be done."

"It's a bit like the tofu pudding I drank."

These two sentences were said by the two girls, Qiu and Dong. They were from official families and had eaten a lot of tofu pudding and tofu.

But their understanding was limited to eating, and they had never asked about the method.

At this time, the salt brine was almost poured out, and the tofu pudding in it also increased.

The two girls, Chun and Xia, stopped and waited for the soy milk to completely turn into tofu pudding and water, and then scooped up the tofu pudding with a bamboo strainer and poured it into a stone frame mold covered with linen on the side.

Pour one full, cover the surface with linen, and then press a thin stone slab on it. The water will drip out from the gaps in the linen and stay in the large vat below.

These used brine cannot be poured out, because there is salt in it.

Gu Ke asked Chun and Xia to experiment not only with tofu, but also with the used brine.

So they would evaporate the water to see if there was any salt left.

The saying goes that tofu is made with brine, not salt. Obviously, it is not the salt that is the main effect, but the other ingredients in the brine.

However, this filtering process cannot be expected to succeed in one go. If there is not much coarse salt, it is better to use it sparingly.

It is not a loss to make 20 to 30 kilograms of tofu with brine made with two taels of coarse salt.

But I pinched a little tofu and tasted it, and it was obviously salty.

The salt in the brine was undoubtedly absorbed by the tofu. Gu Ke's idea of ​​using tofu to filter salt was a bit wrong.

The oil needs to be left for a few days before it can be used. It is too late to fry the tofu in oil. Lunch is mountain tofu knife-cut noodles.

Xiaoman held a small stone knife and a cylindrical dough, and cut it quickly along the surface.

The thin slices of knife-cut noodles fell into the bamboo colander in the soup like a series of flying fish, allowing them to be quickly cooked in it.

Chun and Xia, one of them was in charge of the noodles, and the other was in charge of the soup base. Bowls of sliced ​​noodles were served in turn.

There were also bamboo shoots in the soup, as well as onions, ginger, garlic, and a few slices of smooth tofu to blend the bland taste of the vegetarian dish - only for Gu Ke, a time traveler.

It must be said that the tofu made in the processing workshop was of very high quality.

Each piece was trembling, solid like white jade, slightly tender, and you had to be gentle with chopsticks, otherwise it would break easily.

Bamboo shoots were like light yellow jade slices, and green shepherd's purse was dotted in between.

After the soup boiled, the sounds of beans, bamboo shoots, and vegetables merged, and the effect of the big iron pot to enhance the freshness made the soup salty, fresh and refreshing.

Gu Ke got the first bowl, picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks, and put it into his mouth, which was light and elegant.

He took another sip of the soup, and the soup was fresh and thick.

Just for this taste, he felt that this trip to Xiongjia Village was worth it.

The biggest role of salt is to supplement the body's needs, and the second is deliciousness.

The soup base of Shanzhen Tofu fully meets these two requirements, which is considered a success.

Moreover, after the brine in the pot was boiled dry, a little salt was left, which was white in color, pure in saltiness, and without the bitter taste of coarse salt.

Obviously, the plan to purify salt was not a complete failure, but only a part of it was left in the tofu.

Such a result is completely acceptable.

In the future, he will slowly experiment, and even if it fails, he will have tofu to eat, and he can also get a small amount of pure salt.

Thinking of this, he did not stop his hands, and the bamboo chopsticks flew up, and he would sip a mouthful of soup from time to time, which was simply delicious.

With him taking the lead, the girls were not polite, and they followed suit, and there was a slurping sound in the cafeteria.

Only Qin Bai and the other two were skilled, and although they moved quickly, they made almost no sound, and their image was maintained very well.

…

After this knife-cut noodles, Gu Ke's schedule became the same as before.

Roadside stalls are system buildings that can be "discounted" with standard bamboo houses, and he is full of motivation.

Bring along his two hired hands, and Sister Bai, the housekeeper, to help from time to time.

It took less than four days, and on the morning of the 24th day of the first lunar month, he rushed to build the ten standard bamboo houses needed for the roadside stall.

Choose to activate, and the cost of 100 units of soul source is "discounted" to 40 units.

Then... the roadside stall did not appear in front of him out of thin air, but was in his consciousness, quietly floating above the small hut.

Gu Ke looked at the system prompt and was not too surprised.

The function of the roadside stall is to project to the outside world and set up a stall for trading.

The things needed for trading are directly obtained from the protection range of the valley system.

Whether it is in the valley has little effect on everyone's daily practice life.

The second thing he cares about most is the projection stall function, which can only be used once a month, and the time can be selected at nightfall of the month, and the stall location is random.

The stall will randomly encounter strange objects and monsters, and their grades will increase with the level of the roadside stall.

At present, this level 0 roadside stall has a small chance of encountering white strange objects or monster soldiers, and the high probability is that they are wandering strange objects and inferior little monsters.

The number of demons is rare, and it is difficult to meet them regardless of their strength.

The last time he went to Xiongjia Village, the system detected Xiaoman and Xiaoping'er's longing for each other, and specially provided a "visiting" location.

He can only choose where to go, but cannot specify a specific location in advance.

Of course, upgrading the roadside stall will give him more and greater permissions.

It is not impossible to choose the location and the transaction content at that time.

According to convention, the soul source required for system building upgrades doubles, and the roadside stall upgrades to level 1 requires 200 units of soul source. If raw materials are provided at a 40% discount, only 80 units of soul source are needed.

Gu Ke used the ghost crystal to recharge 160 units of soul source on the 15th day of the first lunar month. He used 40 to buy the fourth fairy field and another 40 to activate the roadside stall, leaving exactly 80 units.

But then he had to prepare twenty standard bamboo houses, and there was a level 0 study waiting to be upgraded, which was a headache.

But after a while, he thought clearly about the pros and cons - setting up a stall was not 100% likely to encounter white ghosts or monster soldiers, but it was the only way to produce soul sources besides "brushing monsters" in the Ancestral Mausoleum.

Now he has also signed Sister Bai, a sixth-turn master, and with her to set up a stall, the chance of obtaining soul sources is not small, and he cannot miss the opportunity to make money.

Having made up his mind, he did not use the remaining 80 units of soul sources, nor did he plan to use the stall opportunity this month.

There are still ten days left in the first month of the year, and with a little effort, twenty standard bamboo houses can be rushed out.

After upgrading the roadside stall, he can use this opportunity to go out, maybe he can kill a white ghost or monster soldier with dozens of soul sources.

On the fifteenth of next month, the Ancestral Mausoleum will refresh stronger ghosts, and you can also use "big authority (氵去)" to assist Qin Bai and the others in killing them.

If they can't kill him, then the system will protect him and save his life. At most, they will wait for a while. Qin Bai and the others will break through to become martial masters. When the blood ghost comes, they will kill the ghost and take the crystal for it to see.

However, there are too many standard bamboo houses this time, and we can't just use two hired workers.

Anything repeated for a long time will easily lead to fatigue.

He is a system player and can't hide, but the two little ones don't have to suffer this.

Anyway, tourists and friends can be given temporary access to system buildings now, so it's easier to mobilize the masses.

The strength of Qin Bai and the others is the most important, so they are not included in the plan.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter, plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and the two little ones take turns to come to the workshop every day to make parts for half an hour - such as bamboo walls and roofs, which is five hours of work.

It is equivalent to the result of Gu Ke's work for more than two hours, and it is also the approximate time for him to make a standard bamboo house alone.

But after the reasonable division of labor by plum and bamboo, everyone only repeats the work of completing the overall materials and preliminary bundling.

Finally, Gu Ke comes to complete the splicing, and the standard bamboo house can be built faster.

After this adjustment, he can build three standard bamboo houses every day.

At this moment, the purple bamboo forest of the entire No. 3 fairy field has finally entered its peak production period, and the most important raw material, bamboo poles, is in constant supply, basically keeping up with the consumption rate.

On the 27th day of the first lunar month, 20 standard bamboo houses were completed.

Gu Ke chose to upgrade immediately, and the bamboo houses that were everywhere inside and outside the workshop disappeared instantly.

The roadside stall floating in his mind changed from a single-story two-cent stall to a two-story bamboo building with two centimeters on the top and bottom.

Gu Ke was a little surprised by the default design of the two-story building, but he understood it after a little thought-this single-story occupies less space and is convenient for projection.

After upgrading to level 1, the authority of the roadside stall is increased.

He does not need to personally handle the transaction, and the receipt and storage of goods can be completed by hired workers.

Maybe in the future, he can drink tea on the second floor and watch Bai Suqing lead the two children to buy and sell goods downstairs.

Well, okay, maybe it is more practical for him and the two children to work, and Bai Suqing to sit upstairs and wait for the weird monsters and demons to come.

Sister Bai, who doesn't like to interact with people too much, is more likely to accept this division of labor, because killing ghosts doesn't require talking to people.

For roadside stalls upgraded to level 1, the number of stalls becomes twice a month, and the date is optional.

However, the stalls are still opened after dark, probably because ghosts are more active at night.

However, the chance of encountering black ghosts or ghost generals is not high, and the probability is high that they will be wandering ghosts, white ghosts and miscellaneous soldiers and small ghosts.

Secondly, the transaction time is still half an hour.

The transaction location can be demarcated in the general direction of southeast, northwest, and northeast, but not in more detail.

The goods that Gu Ke can trade are still seeds and plants, and the rest of the types need to pay for the purchase rights of Tianfu Tongbao.

The restrictions on the items traded by customers are relatively small, but they can only choose one category each time.

For example, in Xiongjia Village, Gu Ke's goods are purple wheat seeds, which are exchanged for edible seeds and plants from villagers.

Blood-replenishing pills, agronomy, and black evil palms use Tianfu Tongbao, and they are exchanged for salt once.

Of course, unrefined mineral salt, brine, coarse salt, refined salt, etc. are considered salt. Gu Ke can specify that guests use this type of items to exchange purple wheat seeds.

Gu Ke pondered for a long time and felt that these restrictions might be the system's protection for those people.

For ordinary people, having a system-produced exotic grain or a skill is enough to make a living.

It is easier to keep a secret for a single kind. If there are many kinds, the risks will be superimposed, and more things will have to be exchanged, which is not necessarily a good thing for them.

Fortunately, Xiongjia Village is located in the mountains, far away from the surrounding villages, and very poor.

There are not many outsiders entering the village throughout the year, and the village also organizes a group of people to go down the mountain to buy daily necessities in one quarter.

It is not a big problem to hide the purple wheat.

Standing there and thinking about the changes in the upgrade of the roadside stall for a while, Gu Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

As the saying goes, the wind blows the eggshell, and the money is gone and the people are happy.

The soul source and the standard bamboo house were consumed together, and there was no way to rush the work, and his heart was completely settled.

Back at the hut, Bai Suqing saw that he had come back early and just asked, "Are you done?"

Gu Ke nodded.

Bai Suqing's eyes lit up: "When do we set out?"

Gu Ke: "Tonight, remember to lie down on the bamboo couch and wait."

Bai Suqing narrowed his eyes: "Hmm?"

Gu Ke felt a chill on his back, but explained with a normal expression: "When I woke up, it was dawn the next day. Last time, I bent over and hung on the corner of the bamboo couch for a whole night, and it was sore and painful."

Bai Suqing understood that lying down and waiting here was not the same as lying down and waiting. His expression became calm in an instant and he nodded: "I know."

After talking about setting up the stall, the two hurried to the study.

In the study, Miss Qin looked at the two people who came in with suspicion: Why do I feel that these two guys are sneaking around, as if they are hiding something from me?

Gu Ke just greeted her and pretended to be unaware of the suspicion on her face.

Well, as long as I am not guilty, others will doubt themselves. Someone thought so.

…

That night, Gu Ke made sure that everyone went back to the house to rest, and then he lay comfortably on the bamboo couch in the bedroom, covered himself with a quilt, and closed his eyes.

With a move of consciousness, he chose to go out to sell in the system.

The system prompts: "It is detected that the player has the Gongshu skill, and automatically obtains the purchase permission of Tiangong skin."

"Tiangong skin: rare three stars, priced at 100 units of soul source."

Gu Ke: ... System, do you think I am someone who can take out a big piece from me!

Haha, you want me to spend money with this little trick? Daydreaming.

Ignoring this obvious trick to cheat krypton, he decisively entered the next item.

"Please select the employees who will accompany you to the stall this time: Xiong Xiaoman/Wu Pingping/Bai Suqing?"

Is there any need to choose? I definitely want all of them.

"I detected that the employee Wu Pingping has a strong sense of homesickness. Do you want to use this as a basis to lock the projection location?"

Gu Ke was stunned: Where is Bai Suqing? Why is she not here?

But the system does not have this option. After a little hesitation, he still chose Xiao Ping'er's hometown.

If he doesn't choose this place, he will go to other places randomly. It is better to take Xiao Ping'er to "visit relatives".

"The projection location of the roadside stall is selected, Baiwei Village, Northeast Road, Beimo Guohai."

"Start projection, projection ends."

"The projection time limit for this time: half an hour."

As the system prompts, Gu Ke is already standing in the newly upgraded roadside stall.

Turning his head left and right, Bai Suqing and the two children are behind him, also looking around, looking at the upgraded roadside stall.

He is still Shennong's skin, the two children are still like little village girls, and Bai Suqing is a... village woman.

Fortunately, this village woman only has a dark complexion, but her appearance is not ugly, and her figure is OK. If she were in the village, she would definitely be the kind of "village flower" that would be snatched away by the bully landlord.

Although Sister Bai was not suitable for the new look, she could accept it.

Compared with level 0, the level 1 roadside stall only has one more floor, and the interior decoration of the first floor has not changed.

Gu Ke greeted the three people, opened the door together, and then went out and hung the "agriculture" lantern under the eaves.

Back to the counter, Xiao Ping'er was excitedly and uneasily muttering: "This is Da'aozui, and Baiwei Village is a few miles south. That's right, I'm back, I'm back."

He comforted: "Don't worry, since you are here, you should be able to meet your family."

Xiao Ping'er just smiled and nodded awkwardly, but she didn't relax.

Gu Ke shook his head secretly and ignored her.

It's normal for people to be afraid of hometown when they are close to home, so let her go.

Xiaoman accompanied the little sister next to her, and did not forget to take out straw candy to comfort her.