hotmtlnovel Chapter 109 Bean sprouts
Chapter 109 Bean sprouts
Dinner table
Xu Damao and Sha Zhu were arguing with each other.
Wu Juan and the others were also eating around Xiao Yangzi.
"Brother Zhuzi, your cooking skills seem to have improved a lot." He Lai quickly changed the subject to stop them arguing.
"That's right. I've been going to bed early lately and I go to learn from my master every day. My boss is also happy to see my cooking skills improve, so he didn't stop me."
"Right, Brother Zhuzi, just remember that as long as we can satisfy the leaders with our meals, we can gain a foothold in the factory.
Of course, I have to cook big pot dishes occasionally to let the workers know that I, the chef, still care about them."
"Okay, listen to Xiao Laizi."
"Well, He Yuzhu, you went to your master's place, but you didn't buy anything, right?" Xu Damao asked in a mean way.
"what…"
Sha Zhu was a little confused when asked for a moment, and then he realized that he seemed to have not bought anything for a while, and his face began to turn red.
"It's okay, it's okay, Brother Zhuzi, just buy it every once in a while, you can't buy it every day. The master must know about it." He Lai hurried to smooth things over.
"Yes, yes, yes, I just sent cigarettes and wine some time ago. Let's eat." When Sha Zhu heard He Lai's words, he quickly followed up and avoided the topic.
But in my heart I was thinking that I had to buy something for the master quickly.
"Brother Damao, hurry up and try more of my brother Zhuzi's cooking."
He Lai picked up a piece of food with chopsticks for Xu Damao.
Xu Damao also understood what He Lai meant, so he stopped bullying Sha Zhu and continued eating.
It has to be said that under the deliberate teaching of Master Hu, Sha Zhu's cooking skills improved rapidly, and he even learned how to cook several dishes of He Lai's later generations.
Everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
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After chatting for a while after dinner, Xu Damao left. Sha Zhu and his wife were still at He Lai's house. After all, Wu Juan and Yu Shui liked to tease Xiao Yangzi.
He Lai went to the kitchen to prepare his soybeans.
He Lai took out more than half a pound of soybeans, put them in a basin of water, washed them clean, picked out the impurities and the bad ones, and then soaked them in water. He soaked them overnight and was ready to sprout them tomorrow.
He Lai also wanted to see how many pounds of bean sprouts this half pound could produce.
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"Uncle Li, good morning."
He Lai got up early in the morning and hurried to find Li Dawa, otherwise Li Dawa had gone to work.
"Xiao Laizi, is there something wrong?" Li Dawa knew that He Lai would generally not look for him if there was nothing wrong.
"Hey, I have a little thing to trouble you Uncle Li. I want you to help me make three small sieve baskets, this big will do. No need to weave them too densely." He Lai used his hands to make a shape slightly smaller than the washbasin.
"Okay, no problem. I'll make it for you when I'm free. Do you need it urgently?" Li Dawa agreed directly.
"Don't be in a hurry, just take your time. Goodbye, Uncle Li." He came to see that his goal was achieved, so he ran back home and lay down for a while.
Li Dawa looked at He Lai running back and smiled.
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"Brother Lai, what are you doing?" Yu Shui saw He Lai picking soybeans.
"Hey, let's make something delicious. Come on, Yu Shui, come and help." He Lai just smiled and passed it over without telling Yu Shui.
Soon, the two of them finished it.
There was a wooden barrel at the bottom, the sieve basket was filled with soybeans, covered with white gauze, and then a sieve was placed on top and placed in the corner.
"Okay, come back to the water tonight."
"Come on, brother, is this delicious?"
"Hehe, we'll know in a few days."
He Lai didn’t know if it would work, after all, he had seen videos showing how it was done this way before.
Bean sprouts are known as the "ginseng among vegetables" and "living vegetables". They are listed as the three most delicious vegetarian foods along with bamboo shoots and mushrooms.
I guess the older people all know this method, but I don’t know why it hasn’t become popular in this era.
It may be that compared with cabbage and potatoes, soybeans are too expensive. Cabbage costs only more than 200 yuan per kilogram, which is five or six times more expensive.
Nowadays, no one cares about whether something is nutritious or not, as long as you can fill your stomach, that’s enough.
You have to take it seriously.
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school starts
"Long time no see, my deskmate!" He Lai looked at Zhang Xinran who had already arrived.
"Well, long time no see." After the incident with the eel, Zhang Xinran's complexion looked much better than before.
"Here you go." Zhang Xinran handed over a pair of gloves.
He Lai took it and took a look. It was pretty good.
"Can we get a hat or something to match them?" He Lai suggested.
"Ah, but I don't have this color of wool at home."
"It's okay. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. You just need to help me knit it. There's no rush."
Just kidding, He Lai said that he is a boy with space.
"Okay...okay."
"I don't have any gift for you, so don't ask me. Well, I can give you two candies at most."
He Lai still looks like a scoundrel.
Zhang Xinran took the candy and smiled too, that was great.
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"Here's some bean sprouts I made myself. They're delicious." He Lai gave the lunch box of bean sprouts to Zhang Xinran.
"You are so awesome. How did you make it? Teach me." Zhang Xinran took a bite and found it delicious.
"Soybeans cost 1300 yuan per pound, are you still interested?"
"It's so expensive! Then I won't learn it." Zhang Xinran has bought vegetables before.
"You little miser, you're selling eels, why are you so stingy?"
"I spent the money on things." Zhang Xinran didn't say what she bought, but just lowered her head. He Lai asked her to sell the eels to buy food, and she didn't want to talk about buying other things.
He Lai thought that they definitely didn’t buy any food.
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"Brother Zhuzi, sister-in-law, the task of growing bean sprouts is now left to you."
He Lai just gave up and gave all the sieve baskets made by Uncle Li to Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu then remembered that soybeans could be used to make bean sprouts. He followed Qin Huairu and watched He Lai make it, then he understood.
"Okay, teach me and your sister-in-law, and I promise to do it well for you."
Sha Zhu patted his chest and agreed. After all, it was not a big deal.
Qin Huairu also smiled.
"If you can, please help me make it. Yu Shui and I can take it to school. Or you can have someone take it there at noon."
He Lai started to get more and more demanding.
"Okay, Brother Zhuzi will get it for you when the time comes." Sha Zhu still looked indifferent.
“Brother Zhuzi, please teach me more. You have sent lunch boxes to me and Yushui so many times. I feel a little embarrassed.
The meat, mushrooms and other things are all in the kitchen. You can take them when you are done. It won’t taste good if you stir-fry it without meat.”
"Alright, alright, why are you so busy? Just let your brother Zhuzi take care of you every day."
Wu Juan couldn't bear to listen any more.
Every day, she would bother Sha Zhu to cook for her. Did she really think that she was just a decoration? Oh, why can't she do that?
Sha Zhu also smacked his lips, said nothing, and secretly took note of He Lai's words.
As soon as He Lai heard what his mother had said, he changed his target.
"Yushui, how was your day at school today? Did anyone bully you? Come on, Brother Lai will teach you a lesson. Now Brother Lai really has muscles, you see."
He Lai quickly showed off his biceps.
"Speak nicely." Wu Juan could hardly hold back any longer. If Sha Zhu and his wife hadn't been there, she would have taken action.
"Come on, Yushui, come to your brother's room. There are several picture books there. Let's read them together."
He Lai sensed a hint of danger and quickly pulled Yu Shui away.
"Don't worry about him, our little Yangzi is still the cutest." Wu Juan smiled while hugging little Yangzi.