ebookland Chapter 447: Sharing Wife 4
Chapter 447: Sharing Wife 4
Cheng Li mustered up great courage
"Silly girl, what do you think of me?"
Zhang Xintong???
"Hmm??? What do you mean, second brother?"
Cheng Li's courage collapsed when Zhang Xintong asked what he meant. He stood up uneasily and ran back to the house timidly.
Zhang Xintong......
What are you doing?
Zhao quickly prepared the meal. After the autumn harvest, people only had two meals, so breakfast was late.
Breakfast was cornmeal pancakes, fried cabbage, and fermented beans. The cabbage was fried with lard, which was pretty good.
The Cheng family has 10 acres of land and is considered a middle-class family in the village. However, Cheng Wen passed the imperial examination and will not have to pay taxes in the future, so his life will be much more comfortable.
During the meal, Cheng Li didn't dare to look at Zhang Xintong. Zhang Xintong ate two cornmeal pancakes. It wasn't because the food was delicious, but mainly because she was really hungry after practicing all night.
After breakfast, Zhao began to pick the beans, picking out the stones and bad beans inside the beans, and keeping the good ones to eat.
There were a lot of beans at home, and Zhang Xintong's eyes lit up. She wanted to lead the Cheng family to make money, and the tofu business was the most suitable. There was no tofu in this world, so selling tofu would definitely make a lot of money.
There are several months from now until next spring planting, and there is nothing to do at home. During this period, there are not many vegetables except potatoes and cabbage. Tofu made from beans is not expensive, so many people will definitely buy it.
They make it at home and don't need to rent a shop. They can just let Cheng Li push it to the town to sell it.
There is silver in Zhang Xintong's space, but she can't just create it out of thin air. The silver must come from somewhere, so she has to do business.
Don't underestimate the small business of tofu. If you sell a lot and make a small profit but quick turnover, it can still be very profitable.
How to make tofu?
Soak the soybeans: Soak the soybeans overnight. Soak for seven to eight hours in hot weather, or twelve hours in winter. Soaked soybeans are easier to absorb and have a more delicate texture.
?Grind soy milk?: Grind the soaked soybeans into soy milk using a stone mill.
?Cooking soy milk?: Pour the raw soy milk into the pot and bring to a boil, skim off the foam on the surface, and continue to cook over low heat for about five minutes.
"Add the braising liquid": Cool the cooked soy milk to 80 degrees, add white vinegar or gypsum powder, stir evenly, and wait for the soy milk to solidify into tofu pudding.
"Pressing tofu": Scoop the tofu pudding into a container lined with gauze, press it down with a heavy object, squeeze out the water, and shape it into tofu.
There is no stone mill at home, so we need to go to the town to buy one. Gypsum and gauze are available at the pharmacy. As for the containers for tofu, Cheng Li can make them out of wood.
The problem now is that there is no money, or to be more precise, there is no visible money. Zhang Xintong has just arrived at the Cheng family for one day, and it would not be a good idea to ask them for money at this time.
Zhang Xintong looked at Cheng Li. It seemed that she had no choice but to confront the reborn person. He was the main force in the family, and Cheng Wen still had to study. She had to do the tofu business with Cheng Li.
Zhang Xintong called Cheng Li to the west room of the courtyard, which was hidden and could not be seen by Cheng Min and Zhao Shi.
"Second brother, what did you mean by that sentence you asked me before?"
Cheng Li didn't know what to say, so he didn't say anything. Zhang Xintong frowned. Why is it so difficult?
Cheng Li saw Zhang Xintong's beautiful eyebrows frowned, afraid of making her unhappy.
"Silly girl, I mean, are you willing to be my wife?"
"Are you alone, my lady?"
There was shock in Cheng Li's eyes.
"Silly girl, are you also reborn?"
“Yes, I was reborn too.”
Cheng Li grabs Zhang Xintong's hand
"Silly girl, do you still want me? I know you're not stupid anymore. My eldest brother will be a general in the future, and my third brother will be the top scholar in the future. I'm the only one who has no ability. But I can stay at home and take care of you and the children. I also want to marry you with my eldest brother and third brother. Is that okay?"
Cheng Li and Cheng Wen were both him, and Zhang Xintong guessed that Cheng Wu was probably him too. He could be the wife of all three of them. Even if Cheng Wu wasn't him, it would be six years before they met. By then, she could just let him marry someone else. It wouldn't be difficult.
"Can"
Cheng Li hugged Zhang Xintong
"really?"
"Really, let me go first."
In the previous life, because the eldest brother was not at home, Cheng Li was the original owner's first man and Cheng Wen was the second.
It has been 4 days since Cheng Li was reborn, especially the day she saw Zhang Xintong. She was no longer stupid. She was afraid that she would dislike him and not want him, so her heart was always wandering.
Cheng Li didn't let go and buried his face in Zhang Xintong's shoulder.
"Silly girl, can you let me kiss you? I've been worried that you won't want me, and I'm so scared."
Zhang Xintong really couldn't resist the 1-meter-tall strong man's coquettish behavior.
"You can only kiss, nothing else. I have something to tell you."
"Yeah, just a kiss, nothing else."
Zhang Xintong waited with her eyes wide open, but Cheng Li never kissed her.
"Go ahead and kiss me! I still have something to say after we're done!"
Cheng Li's ears were red and Zhang Xintong had her eyes open, so he didn't dare to kiss her.
"Silly girl, can you please close your eyes?"
Zhang Xintong closed her eyes when she saw Cheng Li's embarrassment.
Cheng Li kissed her lightly and left.
Zhang Xintong......
So innocent! It's different from the world before.
"Alright! I've let you kiss me, now let's get down to business. You and Mom and Dad ask for some silver, and we'll go to town and buy things like a millstone, gauze, and plaster. We'll come back and make tofu and sell it. I want to improve our family's living conditions."
"Silly girl, what is tofu?"
"It's a kind of food that can be sold for money. I've only been home for one day, so I can't ask my parents for money. You have to ask for it."
"Okay, I will listen to my wife."
Zhang Xintong hooked her finger and asked Cheng Li to lower his head and come closer. Cheng Li lowered his head, and Zhang Xintong kissed him unexpectedly.
"You are so obedient, this is a reward from my wife."
Cheng Li hugged the person in his arms tightly
"My dear, can you give me your first time again this time?"
"Okay, I'll get the job done and give it back to you for the first time."
"I will definitely get it done"
"Okay, let go! Don't let Mom and Dad see me. I still have to go find my little brother."
"My lady, why are you looking for him? He hasn't been reborn yet, and he doesn't know that you are his future lady."
"Be good, don't make trouble, I'll go find him to draw the blueprints."
"Oh fine!"
Zhang Xintong and Cheng Li left Xifangshan. Cheng Wen, who had been eavesdropping in the house, hurried back to his desk. He was confused. From the conversation between his second brother and Zhang Xintong, he had heard that they had lived in the same life, his eldest brother would be a general in the future, he would be the top scholar in the future, and the three brothers would marry Zhang Xintong together.
Cheng Wen was willing to spend 20 taels of silver to save Zhang Xintong. On the one hand, he was kind-hearted and wanted to save her, and on the other hand, he couldn't bear to see Zhang Xintong being beaten to death because she was so beautiful. On the way back yesterday, they had a good chat. He liked Zhang Xintong very much. He didn't know it before, but now that he knew that Zhang Xintong was his future wife, he was very satisfied.
There was a knock on the door. Cheng Wen knew that Zhang Xintong was looking for him, so he quickly opened the door.
He stared at Zhang Xintong, and Zhang Xintong's heart was pounding. What did he mean? Why was he looking at her like that?
"Hey, little brother, I want to draw something with you. If you don't have time, you can lend me some paper and pen."
"When you have time, come in and I'll draw for you."