The three brothers worked hard for most of the morning and finally made a rough model, which was even disliked by Ye Yuran.

But looking at their sweaty faces, she also knew that they had tried their best: "Use it like this first, and when it is used up, you can continue polishing."

The three brothers lifted the stone mill to a higher place, and put a lot of stones underneath it, making it more or less functional.

Ye Yuran called several daughters-in-law over, rinsed them with water, and then asked them to scoop out the soaked soybeans.

Everyone is very curious and want to see how this thing is used.

Especially Zhu San and the others, they built this thing with their own hands, but they really don’t know what effect it will have.

Ye Yuran mixed the water for the soybeans, scooped it up with a spoon, poured it into the small pool in the middle, and urged one of his sons to come over and help grind the beans.

Zhu Wu jumped over quickly: "Oh, my God, it's so hard to push,"

"Nonsense, grinding is the hardest work." Ye Yuran glared at him and asked him to continue.

When the watery soybeans enter the middle of the two round cakes from the upper hole, they move outward along the grain and are ground into powder as they roll across the two layers.

After a while, white liquid flowed out from the gap between the two round cakes.

A group of people stared in wonder.

"This is awesome!"

"This, this, this...is coming out?!"

"so white."

"Mom, this is so white."

"Hehehe... it's so fun, I want to try it too."

…

Ye Yuran: "..." I really want to complain.

You think it’s new and you want to try it, right?

After you try it a few more times and feel that it can't be pushed, you won't try it again.

Anyway, Ye Yuran knew that she would definitely not be able to push it.

Sure enough, after several people tried it, they all wanted to take over the job, and few people were willing to push the envelope.

However, she said, "If you want to eat tofu, you have to push it." Zhu San, Zhu Si, and Zhu Wu couldn't run away, so they took turns helping the Zhu family women push and grind.

Zhu Wu was very tired: "This thing is easy to use, but it is too tiring. It would be better if it was not so tiring."

"Okay, change the person to a mule; or think of other ways to save effort, so you won't be so tired." Ye Yuran said, "But don't look at me, I don't have any good ideas."

"But didn't mother just come up with two good ideas?" Zhu Wu was a little confused.

"What I mean is that you should use your own brains more and stop asking me all the time. I'm not a god and I know everything."

It was a god. Gan Yixian, who was enjoying "watching" it, sneezed: "Ah Qiu - nonsense, Aunt Zhu is bluffing again. I am a god, and I don't know what this thing is."

Originally, the beans soaked were not particularly large, so Ye Yuran found a special cloth bag and asked Liu, Liu, and Lin to take turns to fill the slurry, close the mouth of the bag, and squeeze it out.

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When squeezing, don't forget to put a wooden bucket underneath to catch it and prevent it from spilling.

After squeezing once, drain the water and squeeze again, and it's almost done.

"Okay, it's time to put it on the pot and cook it."

After the raw soy milk was squeezed, Ye Yuran let An Xin cook it in the pot.

Several daughters-in-law were watching, and while she was cooking, she skimmed off the foam floating on the top, and reminded them that this must be scooped off, and don't be lazy, otherwise there will be problems with the tofu.

While cooking here, she taught them how to make "gypsum marinade" on the other side.

Gypsum is not hard to find. It can repel insects and mice, and some people will keep some. So just take it and grind it into powder, then add some water to make a paste.

"When the soy milk is boiled to this level, it's almost ready." Ye Yuran scooped out a little and took a sip.

Her sons, daughter-in-law, and grandson all watched helplessly. She was a little helpless, so she could only bring the bowl over and share a bit each.

"Don't say I'm stingy. I'm making tofu this time. Although there's a lot left over, it's not enough for you to divide."

"There is no sugar at home, so the taste is a bit off. You can add some jam. If there is sugar, it will taste better."

Before she could finish speaking, she was already blowing and drinking in small sips.

"Hissing~ delicious."

"Mmm, it smells so good."

“It tastes so good.”

"I think it tastes better with jam, sweet and sour."

"I'll try it too."

…

A group of people, you try it, I try it, and they drank half a bowl of soy milk with great joy.

Ye Yuran couldn't help laughing when he saw it: "Since you like it, soak some more beans and grind the soy milk to drink tomorrow morning."

This idea was approved by everyone.

The soy milk in the pot was almost full, so Ye Yuran poured it into a large wooden bucket, started pouring gypsum into it, and ordered tofu: "This is the key. If this part is not done well, the tofu will not be formed, and there will be no tofu to eat."

.So you have to remember..."

While explaining the points to pay attention to, gently mix it with a spoon.

Soon after, they could see the soy milk congealing into tofu curd bit by bit.

Everyone said: "It's amazing!"

"Bring your bowls here just now." Before preparing to put it into a container and press the tofu, Ye Yuran gave each of them a spoonful of tofu curd to let them taste it.

This time, she didn't need to say anything. After taking a bite, someone took the initiative to put some jam in it.

"tasty."

"Hmm, this is delicious too."

"Mom, if you have time, let's make tofu cakes and eat them too."

Ye Yuran didn't want to waste such effort and said, "If you want to eat it, just make it yourself. Don't always ask me to do it."

Then he wrapped it in a wooden tray and gently scooped the condensed tofu flowers in, reminding them to be gentle. If this thing is broken, the tofu will not be cooked properly.

"That's why I said that making tofu is difficult. You must be patient. Every step is important."

"After the tofu pudding is made, it should be packed and covered as quickly as possible. It should not take more than a cup of tea."

After it was filled, Ye Yuran wrapped the tofu pudding in a bag and covered it with a wooden board.

"It's pressed, that's it. Just wait for it to take shape."

"As for the time, it probably takes as long as a cup of tea, but the specifics also depend on the state of the soy milk."

"I can't say for sure. You will know after doing it a few times and gaining experience."

"If you want the tofu to be older, put more gypsum; if you want to make it into dried tofu, you need to make the tofu drier and press it for a longer time to squeeze out the water inside."

…

While waiting, Ye Yuran also explained to them the important points of making tofu, and also casually called on them to ask one of them to answer the questions she had asked before.

Ye Yuran estimated the time, stretched out his hand to uncover a board, exposed the seam, and touched the feel.
Chapter completed!