Chapter 4 You still can't do it
tal who visited me and taught me how to make a dish that even the immortals in heaven eat using these beans. It's called tofu."Uncle Three, you're here just in time. Everyone has been watching for age...It wasn't a stranger who came, it was Liu Liang again.
"This young master will show you the way, sell your land!"
"Seeing that you're short on money, this young master is being merciful and offering you a coin to buy your three mu of land. How about it"
Liu Liang was beaming with pride.
The Liu family had long set their sights on Yang Lin's farmland, and Yang Lin himself was a stubborn man. No matter how much the Liu family coaxed or pressured him, he refused to sell.
Now that they heard Yang Lin married ten wives, the Liu family father and son believed that Yang Lin wouldn't be able to hold on for long with so many wives, and would eventually sell his land.
When they found Yang Lin, he was so poor that he had to eat dirt. So Liu Liang changed his mind and only offered one copper coin for the land, which was worth three coins.
"Get lost!"
Yang Lin glanced at Liu Liang, too lazy to bother with him, and left directly.
Okay, you got some!
"If the Liu family sets its eyes on something, nothing can stop us!"
"Just wait and see! How long do you think you can keep this up!"
Staring at Yang Lin's receding figure, Liu Liang's face twisted into a grotesque and menacing expression.
……
When Yang Lin returned, Xiao Jiu and the others had also come back, bringing a full tank of beans.
But the women's faces were hard to look at.
Although there is more food now than before, soybeans are not very tasty. They are easy to cause bloating and diarrhea. Wealthy families use them as animal feed instead.
And from then on, they were probably going to have to eat rice congee every day.
"Huh"
Yang Lin glanced at Douzi, but his eyes immediately fell on the women.
"I struck gold!"
Yang Lin's heart was filled with excitement.
Originally, everyone was dirty and their appearances were unclear.
At this moment, after taking a bath, those stunning faces made his eyes sparkle.
Is the quality of beautiful women in this world so high
While not every single one is a breathtaking beauty, they are at least all natural beauties with ratings of eight or nine. Some are graceful, some elegant, and some youthful... They're much more pleasing to the eye than those internet celebrities from my past life, and far more enduringly attractive.
They had their wet hair loose and wore thin clothes. Yang Lin stood among them, as if he had arrived in a gentle paradise.
"Big sister, second sister, you two have really good figures."
Two people, in their twenties or early thirties, were slender and elegant.
"Five younger sisters, Six younger sisters, are you two twins"
They look exactly alike.
Others have their own unique strengths.
Sanjie is tall and has a very strong, aloof aura.
Si Mei was alluring and charming, with a slender waist and graceful figure. She possessed the beauty of a fairy.
Even Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba are full of beauty!
Only Xiao Jiu was there, acting like a tomboy, but her eyes were bright and lively, she looked very clever.
What surprised him the most was still his wife.
Before that, he had seen that Li Yuyu's temperament and appearance were extraordinary.
But at this moment, after bathing, that stunning beauty emerging from the mire still shocked Yang Lin.
Her delicate melon-seeded face, her eyes like autumn water, stirring the heart deeply; fair and flawless skin, with long hair cascading down her shoulders, not only was her appearance fresh and beautiful.
Even her figure, beneath the ample robes, could not conceal its delicate curves.
Especially, she descended like an immortal from the heavens, with a purity and elegance that transcended the mundane.
heart-wrenching
Solitary yet aloof, beautiful without being alluring.
As proud as the plum blossom in winter, as pure as the ice and snow lotus.
She is like小龍女 from The Legend of the Condor Heroes, but more like Wang Yuyan from Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber.
Under the wide robe, a pair of tender white legs added to her unique charm.
Li Yuxiang's cheeks were flushed, and she felt a slight discomfort under her robe as it was empty.
The clothes before were too dirty, and Yang Lin's house only had one wide robe.
No bra strap...
"My husband, dinner is ready," Sijie said.
"Yeah, yeah, let's eat."
In feudal times, men dominated women, and everyone waited for him to start the meal.
They were famished, and at Yang Lin's word, they all rushed forward, inhaling the fragrant aroma of sorghum rice as they gobbled it down hungrily.
While eating, tears streamed down his face.
They hadn't had a good meal in ages!
Tears mingled with the food in her mouth, a mixture of happiness and bitterness.
However, even such happiness is only temporary.
Three days later, if Yang Lin couldn't come up with the money, they would be sent to a brothel.
What awaits them is a miserable fate!
After dinner, Yang Lin arranged things again.
"Big sister, second sister, you two boil water to soak the beans, use warm water, soak for eight dou (units of measurement), one hundred jin (units of measurement)."
“Xiao Jiu, you take this drawing and go to the second house at the east end of the village. Find Wang, the carpenter, and have him make a mold. Tell him to finish it tonight and give him double pay.”
"Xiao Qi, Xiao Ba, you two continue to collect beans in the village. This is all our family's savings, we've exchanged it all for beans."
The rest of you, take turns chopping wood. We'll need a lot of it tomorrow.
When the sun sets, everyone goes back to their houses to rest and recharge, so we can have a great day tomorrow!
While everyone's mood was mixed, complex and bittersweet. All their savings were spent, only to be exchanged for some beans.
Don't say you can't make money and pay off your debts, how long can beans last anyway You'll just end up eating nothing but air!
Despair spread through everyone's hearts.
After finishing his instructions, Yang Lin called Li Yuyao over privately and handed her a few grayish-white stones.
"What is this"
Li Yuxiang looked at the stone suspiciously.
Once, while helping her father review imperial edicts, she heard that during famine years, people would use Guanyin soil as a substitute for food.
But can you eat this kind of stone
"My lady, let me teach you how to roast stones!"
"This is our core technology, remember not to divulge it."
Immediately, he took Li Yuyao with him to build a fire, burn plaster, and prepare plaster.
Time flies, and it's already dark.
Li Yuyao wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at the large vat of plaster they had mixed, her gaze strange.
"Is this… edible"
Yang Lin shook his head. "No, but what it produces is edible.
Li Yuxiang was even more astonished.
Yang Lin asked, "My wife, have you ever heard of tofu" Let me know if you'd like to translate any more text!
Li Yuxiang was bewildered.
Tofu
What is that
She grew up in the deep palace, having tasted all sorts of delicacies, yet she had never heard of tofu before.
Li Yuxiang's reaction also verified Yang Lin's guess.
Before, he was still worried that his past life was ignorant. Now it seems that there really is no tofu in this world.
It is not surprising that in his own world, tofu, though originating in the Han Dynasty, only became widely popular during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
And since the industrial technology of the Great Qin dynasty was too backward, the potential of bean products naturally couldn't be developed.
What about black bean sauce, fermented black beans, and soy sauce
Li Yuyao was confused again.
Yang Lin said these things, she had never heard of them.
"So, you collected so many beans to make that… tofu" Li Yuyao finally understood.
"Not bad!"
Yang Lin nodded. "If we make tofu and sell it, we'll have money to pay off our debts."
Li Yuxiang felt a sudden wave of disappointment.
Originally, she still thought Yang Lin would have some clever tricks up his sleeve.
It was just wishful thinking!
What kind of tofu is this Is that all you have, just this stone water
Ridiculous!
Li Yuxi suddenly felt that she was very foolish.
I still expected him to create what miracles.
After all, it was just a fantasy!
Seeing Li Yuyao's unusual item, Yang Lin explained: "This tofu isn't anything special, but making some money from it is easy peasy."
That's enough! Go make your tofu.
Li Yuxiang roared and returned to the room.
All the women had come back, not only had they ordered four molds, but also brought back over two hundred pounds of beans.
But when they lay on the straw mats, ready to sleep, none of them could fall asleep.
That day, we emptied our food storage and spent all our savings. We only received over 400 jin of beans.
Ridiculous!
"Sisters, do you think he can earn so much money"
A childish voice, incongruously arose.
Who knows.
"Let's run."
"Run Where to run to We are refugees, without any identification. Leaving here will only lead us to be caught again! And if we're caught again, there's no guarantee we'll be so lucky."
The refugees going to the countryside is just a formality for the county government.
How many women can a country bumpkin keep The rest are either sent to brothels or sold to slave traders.
No matter what, the result will be much worse than now!
"What are we going to do then We can't just wait to be sent to a brothel, can we"
Listening to the discussions around her, Li Yuyao clenched her fists tightly.
She knew Yang Lin was still working outside, he was very hardworking, and he was trying very hard to stay with them.
But, effort alone is not enough!
If you didn't have the capability, why did you boast about it in the first place
Why give them hope only to crush it
You will eventually...
It's still not working!
Tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Look!"
It wasn't just that someone suddenly shouted and pointed out the window.
Suddenly, a bunch of little heads all crowded over and squeezed by the window. for me, as long as it's enough!""These silver coins were plundered from the people's hard-earned money by bandits. If I used this money for enjoyment, I would feel uneasy."The bandits' loot, some of...