Chapter 0128: Ordinary Life
"Dingding, remember to go to Uncle Du's house to bring back the soybeans you will use tomorrow!"
"Okay, I'll go now."
"Dingding, remember not to throw away the bean dregs this time, and keep them for Uncle Sun."
"Yes, I get it."
"Dingding, the water tank needs to be full, otherwise there will be insufficient water for soaking beans later."
"Yeah, don't worry."
"Dingding, you will have to work hard to grind beans at night."
"Well, wrap it with me!"
Considering that I had nowhere to go, I simply stayed in Pan An’s tofu shop to help.
Pan An is a girl with peach blossom eyes. Her mother's surname is An and she married into the Pan family. Now that her husband is dead, only one younger sister is left. She is called the Pan family's sister-in-law, and the official position is Pan An family.
Ding Yang, who was already familiar with the rules of the Song Dynasty, also called Pan's sister-in-law, and he definitely didn't dare to ask questions casually.
The Pan family’s tofu shop is not big, and they rely on Pan An tofu to work hard on weekdays.
Although she is strong-willed, she is a woman. The job of grinding tofu is praised by countless people as one of the three hard industries in the world. The so-called grinding tofu on a boat!
What we are talking about is the hard work of these three industries, which is beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Pan An is only 19 years old this year, and he still needs to take care of his sister-in-law Pan Yulian, who is only 12 years old.
After a long time, I was really unable to hold on.
But apart from selling tofu, she couldn't find any other means to make a living after thinking about it.
Although her needlework is pretty good, it is just a good level.
Women who are good at needlework these days can grab a lot of things at will, and they can't make money without any special features.
I had long wanted to find a helper, but after all, she was a little widow and lived with a sister-in-law. Even with her fierce and strong temperament, she had a nickname called "Rouge Tiger".
But she is still just a woman and a widow, so she always has to avoid it.
Besides, even if she doesn't care about other people's fingers and gossip, she still has to consider her sister-in-law's reputation.
Even if she is willing to do her best and doesn't care about the inconvenience of "the widow has many right and wrong in front of the door", she still has to be cautious and careful when choosing the person.
After all, if the selected person is to come to the tofu shop to help, it is necessary to live in a yard. If you don’t choose the right person and don’t know the person, what will happen if something happens?
What's more, it's not just her who chooses people, but also who chooses her.
Everyone knows that Yanzhihu is a woman with a strong life. Including her dead husband, there are two men who died after getting engaged to her, and a total of three men died.
Who dares to be a good man with such a tough life?
Those who really want to sneak in and run the tofu shop with her are obviously unreliable rogues.
These men can still suppress their bad thoughts in broad daylight. But what should I do at night?
After all, you have to live in the same yard. You only have to be a thief for a thousand days. How can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?
So Pan An always wanted to find a friend to help, but never met a suitable candidate.
Until the door opened that day and found Ding Yang, she thought she had found that person.
The reason is very simple. Pan An recognized Ding Yang not long after, a man she had met a few months ago and was rescued from the river.
I haven't seen each other for several months, but my hair has grown and there is a yellow dog around me.
However, his confession of his life experience at that time is still remembered in Pan An's heart.
I remember that Ding Yang was a noble son from a wealthy family. He almost lost his life after meeting a water bandit.
Not long after I recognized him, I saw several strong men obviously searching for him. I guess he caused some trouble again, which was very beneficial to Pan An.
At least it proves that Ding Yang also has concerns, so it is impossible to do things unscrupulously after taking them in.
Moreover, when looking at the face, Ding Yang does not look like the air flowing in the flow, but is a little down-to-earth and soft.
She snatched it out of nothing on the spot, but in the end she didn't get angry, but instead accepted her fate and ate the pancake.
Even if he took it in, Pan An was still careful and warned his sister-in-law several times not to have too much contact or too close to Ding Yang.
However, as time passed, Ding Yang's ethics, who had always adhered to the rules, finally made Pan An slowly relieved.
Although my sister-in-law is strictly prohibited from having more contact with him, her awareness of Ding Yang's defense is obviously not as strong as the beginning.
I dare not say that I am completely relieved, but at least Ding Yang's range of activities has been expanded.
In the past, Ding Yang could only rest in the woodshed except for working in the mill and warehouse.
He is basically not allowed to go to any other room outside these three places.
Especially the boudoir of Pan An and his sister-in-law, it is directly the forbidden area.
Pan An had already said to him: If you dare to break the ban, don't blame her for being ruthless.
Although he didn't believe that Pan An would do anything cruel, Ding Yang was a promise keeper.
"Since I promised you not to interfere with your sister-in-law's daily life, I will do what I say. I can't do anything other than work, so don't worry."
Facts proved that Ding Yang's actions were exactly consistent with his statement, and Pan An slowly felt relieved.
Although he was not allowed to approach the two men's boudoirs, the tofu shop in front had already allowed him to enter and exit to deliver goods.
It was also from this time that many people learned that Yanzhihu's tofu shop had hired a helper.
The experience during this period was simply a tragic thing Ding Yang had never seen before.
At first I just wanted to find a place to take a rest, and then slowly figure out how to complete the test of the trial task.
But I didn't expect that grinding tofu seemed inconspicuous, but in fact I was so tired.
He had finished his work almost every day and was already disintegrating. He went back to the woodshed and fell asleep, and there was no point in thinking about anything else.
When Ding Yang first came into contact with grinding tofu, he grinded his hands with blisters, making his waist and arms hurt.
If it weren't for Pan An's advice next to him, he would probably have screamed and cried out in pain on the spot.
But unexpectedly, he was as tired as a dead dog, but he didn't finish much work. In the end, Pan An couldn't bear to see that he was so tired that he had no strength, so he grindled the tofu himself.
Although Pan An's devilish figure with the front/protrusion and back/curved face was particularly eye-catching when grinding tofu, Ding Yang did not pay any attention.
He was so tired that he wanted to die, so he slept beautifully on the spot and never woke up again.
As a result, the task that he thought was almost impossible to complete was slowly completed under Pan An's command.
I almost popped his eyes out when I saw it. This...this...this is too powerful, right?
No wonder others called her Yanzhihu?
This kind of strange woman is only the title of Tiger that matches her.
Originally, Ding Yang thought he could not stand this kind of hard work, and after the first time, he was like giving up a run and flashing away.
No matter what I do, even if I really make a beggar beggar, I will never suffer this anymore.
However, unexpectedly, Pan An finished his work with ease and scolded him all the way.
In the end, Ding Yang was so embarrassed that he could hardly raise his head.
I just don’t believe it anymore. You can’t do a job that a woman can do, but I, a real man?
After betting on this breath, Ding Yang then insisted with great perseverance.
When you first started grinding tofu, the workload and hardship were so great that ordinary people could imagine.
Even with Pan An's guidance skills, even Ah Huang would often help Ding Yang to pull the mill. Perhaps it would not have much effect, but it was very encouraging to him.
Ding Yang really made up his mind to learn, and gradually began to master various techniques of grinding tofu.
After all, in addition to grinding tofu, you also need to soak soybeans, filter the bean dregs, boil the slurry, order the slurry, and press the tofu. This series of procedures can make people crazy by sitting down.
This was the first time Ding Yang had seen the hard work of making tofu by hand before the Industrial Age, which almost scared him to death.
Before this, he never knew that making tofu would be difficult.
After seeing this process, I felt a touching cry when I ate the tofu.
Looking at the small piece of tofu caught on the chopsticks, he never knew before that the process of getting it would be so difficult.
So when you eat it, you will feel the sweetness of tofu.
Ding Yang believed that feeling of happiness would never be forgotten in his life.
Besides, Rouge Tiger’s tofu shop is quite famous, after all, Pan An’s appearance is here.
Although most people take it because of her reputation as a man and dare not get too close, eating some of the tofu she made is also good. Besides, when buying tofu, I can't talk to her, and I can take a few glances at the devil's figure.
Even though her charming golden curves were wrapped in thick clothes, the lines under the clothes were intoxicating just thinking about them.
Therefore, in addition to the nickname of "Rouge Tiger", Pan An also has the beautiful name of "Tofu Xishi".
Of course, the spread of this name is far less widely than the former.
Among them, women around who are jealous of her beauty are gossiping, trying to promote the nickname of "Rouge Tiger" and trying their best to avoid the reputation of "Tofu Xishi".
When Ding Yang gradually contacted Pan An's family, he took over the work of grinding tofu.
I slowly started to interfere in other programs and began to become familiar with many aspects of making tofu.
Pan An no longer restricts Ding Yang's contact with her sister-in-law Pan Yulian, but gradually expands Ding Yang's range of activities.
As contact increases, Ding Yang's understanding of Pan An and Pan Yulian is gradually becoming clearer.
Although Pan Anshi is stubborn and unforgiving, the work tasks assigned to Ding Yang every day are very humane and cares about his food and accommodation very much. However, he has never only acts and no good words to him.
As for my sister-in-law Pan Yulian, the little girl is only 12 years old this year. She blushed when she sees Ding Yang, she is timid and very shy.
Ding Yang didn't know how to contact her, for fear of causing misunderstandings from Pan An.
It was later that I accidentally heard Ding Yang tell a story, and then I gradually let go of my shyness and increased my contact with him.
Unexpectedly, Pan An relaxed Ding Yang's scope of activities, but summoned an unstoppable disaster.
Chapter completed!