Chapter 6： Mabo tofu

The next day, Chen Xing came to the door to pick up the tofu at the agreed time. After hearing a knock on the door, he immediately opened the door of Gu's house.

The stall owner who was knocking on the door with his hand raised was obviously taken aback by the sudden opening of the door, an embarrassed look appeared on his face, and he saw the scene behind Chen Xing over his shoulder After that, I couldn't help but shudder.

Chen Xing looked at his flustered reaction, a little confused, "What's wrong?"

Hearing the sound, the stall owner immediately came back to his senses, thinking of what he was doing here, and quickly pointed to the tofu on the side, saying nervously, "This is your tofu."

Chen Xing looked at the quality of the tofu, it was all freshly made today, after nodding to him, he gave him the rest of the money and tomorrow's deposit.

The stall owner took the money, glanced at the door again, shivered again, and ran away as if being chased by a ghost.

Seeing the back of the stall owner hurriedly running away, Chen Xing shrugged, bent over and picked up the plate of tofu on the ground. When he turned around and saw the grassy courtyard behind him, he was suddenly silent for a while, and he seemed to understand why the stall owner showed such an expression just now.

But looking at the weeds in front of him, Chen Xing began to think about another problem. He wanted to raise some animals here, that is, he could deal with these weeds, and he would have more meat. , but this matter has to be discussed with Gu Lang, after all, he is the master here.

Qiu Jiu, who was cooking medicine in the kitchen, was absent-mindedly cooking the medicine, while thinking about what to eat for breakfast later, and then thinking about what Chen Xing was doing out. When he saw Chen Xing coming back, he was still holding a plate of tofu in his arms, and he became curious. Could it be that the food Chen Xing said had something to do with this thing?

Although he was puzzled, Qiu Jiu did not ask, because he saw that Chen Xing had put down the plate of tofu and started to prepare today's breakfast.

People here generally only eat two meals, but because Gu Lang is not in good health, he can't be hungry or eat more, so he eats three meals a day, so that Chen Xing and Qiu Jiu also followed him to eat like this. For this, Chen Xing is very satisfied.

Chen Xing came together and simmered the soup with the bones left over from the fish made yesterday. After he went to get the tofu for a while, the soup was almost cooked. He scooped out three bowls with a spoon, then added water to boil, and then added the noodles he made last night.

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Qiu Jiu sucked the saliva that was about to flow out, got close to Chen Xing, and said excitedly, "Your recipe is much more delicious than mine!"

Chen Xing listened to Qiu Jiu's words, but just smiled and did not answer, then pointed to the bowl of noodles with soft eggs, and said to Qiu Jiu: "Young Master Gu has a bad stomach. , the noodles are not easy to digest, so I put a little less for him and added an extra egg, which can be considered a balanced nutrition."

Qiu Jiu nodded, finished his bowl first, then took out Gu Lang's medicine and noodles.

When Qiu Jiu left, Chen Xing slowly finished his bowl of noodles, and estimated that it was time to start processing the tofu.

Before making the tofu, Chen Xing steamed the rice, brought in the cleaned bucket, put the tofu cut into small pieces, and waited until all the tofu was cut, the rice The scent also came out.

Chen Xing set up a pot on the stove, prepared all the seasonings, then poured oil into the pot and started to fry the dishes. Soon, there was a good smell of chili peppers in the kitchen.

When the dish was out of the pot, Chen Xing tasted it first. Although the taste of the dish was affected by too much frying in one pot, it was enough to sell it as a snack.

Chen Xing put the prepared dishes and rice into buckets respectively, closed the lid, and prepared to move them to the wheelbarrow for storage later.

Come back with an empty bowl, ready to see what to eat for lunch, Qiu Jiu smelled the fragrance left in the kitchen, couldn't help swallowing, looked at Chen Xing and said, "What are you doing, Why is it so fragrant?"

Chen Xing looked at Qiu Jiuyi's greedy face and smiled, "I made Mapo tofu, and I left a little for you as lunch today."

Qiu Jiu's eyes lit up immediately, and hurriedly ran to Chen Xing and asked excitedly, "Where?"

Chen Xing stretched out his hand and saw that there were still two plates of Mapo tofu and one plate of fried vegetables in the pot that was still hot. He couldn't wait to get the vegetables. Qiu Jiu said, "Young Master Gu has a bad stomach. The less spicy one belongs to him."

Qiu Jiu nodded like a chicken pecking rice, indicating that he knew.

Chen Xing didn't say more, just told him that he would come back to cook before dinner, and went to move the two wooden barrels.

Qiu Jiu, who was still figuring out what the two dishes would taste like, saw Chen Xing trying to pick up a wooden barrel with extreme difficulty, and was stunned for a moment, then walked over , Before Chen Xing could react, he took the wooden barrel in his hand, looked at Chen Xing who didn't react, and smiled, "I'm strong, I'll help you move it."

Chen Xing wanted to shirk again, when he saw Qiu Jiu striding out with the wooden barrel in his arms, put the wooden barrel on the wheelbarrow and set it up, and then left again Come back, pick up the other and place it on the other side.

When everything was done, Qiu Jiu turned to Chen Xing and smiled: "It's done."

Chen Xing looked at Qiu Jiu's series of operations, and felt that he was not good-looking, thanked him, and pushed the wheelbarrow away.

Seeing the back of Chen Xing leaving, Qiu Jiu sighed in his heart, then as if thinking of something, he ran back to the kitchen in a flash, and took the dishes that Chen Xing left for them, After filling another two bowls of rice, I went to the place to eat. At this point, it's time to eat!

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When Chen Xing came to the street, he found that there were no good places left on the street. He had to choose a corner that was not too remote.

Looking at the pedestrians passing by in pairs, Chen Xing took a deep breath, then lifted the lid of the wooden barrel for vegetables, and shouted: "Mapo tofu! It's fragrant and spicy! Mapo tofu! Guaranteed to have never eaten Mapo tofu! Don't miss it when you pass by!"

The boy's clear voice sounded on the street, attracting the attention of many people.

The curious man came to Chen Xing's stall, smelled the fragrant smell, swallowed his saliva, and asked suspiciously, "You're really delicious?"

Chen Xing smiled at him and said directly: "It's delicious, you'll know if you taste it."

The man was just asking, but now he was dazzled by Chen Xing's smile, and after coughing in disguise, he continued to ask: "Then how do you sell this?"

Seeing that he wanted to buy, the smile on Chen Xing's face became more and more sincere, "Eight cents is a bowl, and there is meat in it, I guarantee you have a bowl, and you want to eat the first Two bowls."

The man was hesitant to hear that it was so expensive. After all, he could buy four big meat buns with this money. But after smelling the aroma and looking at Chen Xing's smile, he still bought a bowl as soon as he gritted his teeth.

Chen Xing accepted his money with a smile on his face, and swiftly lifted the lid of the bucket of rice next to him, gave him a bowl of fragrant rice, and placed a thick A layer of Mapo tofu was handed to him.

When the man took over the bowl of rice, he regretted it a little. He felt that he must have been obsessed to buy such expensive things. As a result, when he took the first bite, his eyes suddenly became numb. When the light came on, he couldn't help but speed up his meal, and soon he ate a bowl of rice in three or two times.

After the man finished eating, he still felt unsatisfied, touched his wallet, and said to Chen Xinghao: "Another bowl."

"Good!" Taking the money from the man, Chen Xing gave him another bowl with a smile on his face.

The person who smelled the fragrance and wanted to try it, but thought it was too expensive, saw this man eat so deliciously, and couldn't help but think. Smelling the fragrance constantly floating on the tip of my nose, I gritted my teeth and bought a bowl to try. As a result, after tasting it, he didn't even say a word, just buried his head and ate it.

One has two, and soon there are more and more people in front of the stall, Chen Xing, and the speed of his meal is getting faster and faster. When he lowered his head and looked into the bucket again, he saw that the two buckets had become empty at some point, and there was no residue left.

Chen Xing looked up helplessly at the old lady who was waiting in front of him, and smiled politely: "I'm sorry, it's sold out!"

The old lady saw that Chen Xing's business was booming, and she thought about it when she smelled it, so she wanted to buy a bowl to give to her picky grandson. At this time, when she heard Chen Xing say that there was no more, she was a little dissatisfied He muttered, "Then are you coming tomorrow?"

Hearing her question, Chen Xing smiled with a good temper: "Naturally, he will come, and tomorrow will be at this time."

The unhappy old lady, looking at the smile on Chen Xing's sweaty face, her face relaxed a little, and muttered: "Then I will come back tomorrow, what are you doing? I don't know how to prepare more."

Chen Xing sent this difficult guest away, and when he saw the food he sold, all the troubles disappeared.

When Chen Xing woke up again, it was still early outside, so he did not rush to cook, but took out the money he earned and counted it. After he counted all the money, he found that there were as many as 600 yuan. After deducting the cost, he would be able to pay off Gu Lang's money in less than half a month!

Thinking of this, Chen Xing could not restrain his excitement, he even saw a bright future!