Bean sprouts are a very common home-cooked side dish in later generations. As long as the temperature is right, you can eat them in five or six days.

After arriving at the kitchen, Chen Xu asked the chef to drain the soybeans and beans that they bought in warm water for a day (note that beans are mung beans, collectively known as beans in the Qin and Han dynasties) and set aside. The two prepared large jars were washed clean, and a few stone bricks were placed on the bottom of the jar, and then a bamboo dustpan was woven on the stone bricks were placed on the dustpan, and a piece of burlap cloth was laid on the dustpan. Then pour the drained soybeans and mung beans on the bamboo dustpan and spread them evenly on the bamboo dustpan, cover them with wet burlap cloth, press a wooden board on the surface, and finally, the lid on the pottery jar cover is moved to the stove close to the kang and placed.

Raw bean sprouts are very simple. Chen Xu saw his mother make them countless times when he was a child, but there are several tips. One is to use a light-impermeable container so that the bean sprouts that grow will be white and the leaves will not turn green.

The second is to ensure permeability. The bean sprouts must be watered twice or three times a day, but the beans cannot be soaked in water, otherwise the bean sprouts will easily rot after they grow out, so they cannot be placed directly at the bottom of the tank. If they want to be placed at the bottom of the tank, it is also OK, the bottom of the tank must leak.

The third is to ensure the temperature of the growth of bean sprouts. It is winter now. Fortunately, the family is big and the Qinghe Marquis Mansion has hundreds of people. The warm kang is burning all day long. Although it consumes a lot of firewood, Chen Xu cannot spend it all, so he can naturally afford it. Even the servants' rooms have a warm stove and a warm kang, which is enough to ensure the growth temperature of the bean sprouts.

Finally, you need to press a heavier item on the bean sprouts so that the bean sprouts will grow neat and straighter. Of course, it is okay not to press them. The bean sprouts that grow in the end are all curved and taste no problem, but they are just not good-looking.

"Wat these beans once a day, and water them thoroughly! But don't water too much, so that the beans cannot be soaked." After everything was done, Chen Xu reminded the kitchen helper.

"Don't worry, marquis!" Several helpers nodded repeatedly.

"Did you guys see clearly?" Chen Xu asked a few chefs.

"See clearly, Marquis!" A group of chefs also nodded quickly.

"That's good. Just do more according to this method. There are not many fresh vegetables in the cold winter. Eating more bean sprouts is good for the body. After the bean sprouts grow, it is fine to stir-fry and stir-fry. No matter how many guards in the mansion have to eat it every two or three days!"

"Yes, Marquis!"

"By the way, how did the tofu I made a few days ago?" Chen Xu turned around and asked in the room next to the kitchen.

"Mr. Marquis, the tofu is broken, and a layer of mucus and white hair have grown on the surface. The smell is..." A chef followed behind him and stopped talking.

"It smells bad, doesn't it?" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"Yes, it smells very bad, the room is full of stench, as if you have entered the toilet!"

"Haha, that's right, this is what I want!" Chen Xu laughed happily.

To make fermented bean curd, how can it be if it doesn’t smell bad? The more odor it is, the better the mold grows, and the more fragrant the fermented bean curd you make at that time!

Fermented tofu is steamed buns, and a bowl of millet porridge, add a plate of sour, spicy and refreshing dried radish, so breakfast will be very convenient in the future.

Of course, you can also fry fried dough sticks with sweet soy milk, which is also a good choice for breakfast.

Sure enough, the room was not very airy. Although it was the cold winter season, because there were too many rice, flour, oil and grain and various dishes piled inside, the temperature in the room was more than ten degrees higher than outside. When I opened the door, I felt a hot air mixed with these various flavors. One of them was particularly strong. The smoked Chen Xu almost stuck his head on the door frame.

Chen Xu covered his nose and retreated outside the door for a while, and then walked in after the smell in the room was slightly weakened.

There were several bamboo dustpans placed on a wooden rack. I opened the linen cloth covered on it. Sure enough, I saw that the tofu pieces inside cut into small pieces and placed neatly on the millet grass had grown thick white mold, emitting an extremely strong smell. However, Chen Xu did not think that the taste was very similar to that of the toilet, because these were completely different flavors. This thing could be eaten, but shit... it could not be eaten!

There are two ways to eat this edamame, one is to make fermented tofu, and the other is to make fried stinky tofu.

Chen Xu had never made stinky tofu, but it did not prevent him from making it, because it was available in later generations in China, and it was a kind of home-cooked snack. Almost every household in the countryside had to make it, and even made it into special snacks in many places. Some scenic tourist areas were filled with a strong smell of fried stinky tofu.

Now that edamame has been successful, the next step is to make and taste both.

He ordered a few helpers to bring all the stinky tofu to the kitchen. After passing by, all the helpers and maids covered their noses, their faces full of surprise but did not dare to ask.

"Have you bought the clay pot I want?" Chen Xu checked all the edamame and asked after picking out some of the tofu that had grown black mold.

"Mr. Marquis, I have bought it and I have it all cleaned it." A helper quickly brought a few clay pots.

"Have I prepared the ingredients?" Chen Xu asked a chef next to him.

"Go back to Marquis, it's ready!" A chef quickly took out a small jar, which contained most of the jar of powder, exuding the irritating smell of pepper mustard and other spices.

These powders are filled with cumin, dried ginger, pepper, mustard and a small amount of perilla leaves, and grind them into powder. They are used to make fermented tofu. In fact, it is best to make fermented tofu with red pepper powder. However, the peppers are still in South America and need to be eaten until they are eaten... Chen Xu twitched a few times in his melancholy corners.

It seems that my pace has to be faster, otherwise I will not see the shadow of peppers on the day I hung up.

Since everything is ready, the next thing is soon to do. Dip some salt into the edamame curd, gently roll it into the ground spices and evenly dip it with a layer of spice powder, then place it in a small clay pot, fill it with a can, pour it in some Qinghe wine, and then seal it.

After getting a few cans, there were still some left of Chen Xu who planned to make a fried stinky tofu.

Pour some Qinghe tea oil into the iron pan, cook until it is eighty-minute hot, and then throw a few pieces of edamame into the oil pan. With the sound of swelling, an extremely strong stench suddenly spread throughout the kitchen. All the chefs and servants and maids who were watching the strangely covered their noses and escaped from the room. Yu Wuya held his breath and persisted for three minutes before snatching the door and fled.

"My benefactor, I won't eat this even if I beat you to death?" Yu Wuya stood from a distance and covered her nose and shouted.

Chen Xun was too lazy to bird him, so he continued to fry his own stinky tofu.

"What are you doing? Why is it so stinking?" Huangfu Que, the manager of the Hou's Mansion, came hurriedly.

"The Marquis is frying stinky tofu!" a servant whispered.

"But why does it smell like fried shit? What's the matter with fried shit?" Huangfu Que quickly lowered his voice and asked.

"Eat~" the servant's answer was concise.

"Vomit~" Huangfuque turned around with his mouth covered.

"Manager Huangfu, come in and I'll have a delicious dish with you!" Chen Xu saw Huangfu Que who was about to leave in the kitchen, and quickly waved to signal.

"Mr. Marquis, I... suddenly had an unbearable abdominal pain. I want to go to the toilet to go out for a respectful look!" Huangfu Que suddenly covered his stomach and said with a twisted face.

"Do you want me to come out and treat you!" Chen Xu said viciously.

"I don't dare!" Huangfu Que covered his nose step by step, as if he was lost. The smell in the kitchen became even stronger, and he almost fainted.

"Come on, try a piece of fried stinky tofu I made!" Chen Xu enthusiastically took out several fried stinky tofu and put them on a plate. He then handed it to Huangfuque a pair of chopsticks.

"Marty, do you... do you have any objections to me? If you think I'm not doing well, I'll fire me..." Huangfu Que trembled and took the chopsticks, looking at the fried golden pieces but with a stinky dried tofu, and felt that his soul was about to be smoked out of his body.

"No objection, you did a good job, I'm very satisfied, but if you can have the courage to eat one, you will definitely find another new world open to you. Disaster is the basis of good fortune, good fortune is the basis of misfortune, and it is not contradictory to taste good or bad. This thing smells bad, but it may taste delicious..."

"Mr...." Huangfu Que almost cried. He hesitated for a long time but still didn't have the courage to pick it up.

"You know why you never succeeded. You are still unknown in Xianyang when you are in your thirties. That's because you don't have the courage to accept new things. If you continue like this, even if you are old until you die, you can only do a manager in the Marquis' Mansion at most, and do nothing for the rest of your life, and you will not become a famous literary master in the world!"

After Chen Xu said that, he picked up a piece of stinky tofu and put it in his mouth. He sipped it and it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The strong smell spread out in his mouth, and the entangled taste buds instantly turned into a strong and strange fragrance.

"Delicious~~" Chen Xu half-closed his eyes and couldn't help but exclaim sincerely.

"Click~"

Huangfu Qi was a little confused by Chen Xu's words. After waking up, he gritted his teeth and picked up a piece of stinky tofu and stuffed it into his mouth. In an instant, the expression on his face was filled with dramatic changes, from twisting to stretching, from bitterness to shock. His mouth chewed and then swallowed the tofu into his stomach with a buzz.

"How?" Chen Xu asked with a smile.

"Delicious, extremely delicious, crispy and delicious, crispy and tender on the outside, and rich fragrance. After entering the mouth, there was no smell of smell!" Huangfu Qi exclaimed repeatedly, and the second piece of chopsticks in his hand had been picked up.

Chen Xu and Huangfu Qi stood in the kitchen, and they finished eating soon. Yu Wuya, who was standing outside the window, Yingbu, who followed, Sun Shujiu and a group of kitchen servants looked at each other.

"It's so delicious, let's fry a few more pieces!" Huangfu Que was still unsatisfied.

Although he was a disciple, Huangfu Que, as a cultural and ideal intellectual, although he was unknown in Xianyang and was still a down-and-out novelist, he still had the character of a literati. Therefore, in addition to being more respectful to Chen Xu, he was often casual. After a period of time, everyone in the Marquis's mansion knew that Chen Xu was different, and he cared about everyone, and never acted like a Marquis, and never beat and scolded others. Therefore, Chen Xu was also respected and loved by everyone.

Chen Xu naturally followed Huangfu Que's advice, picked up a few pieces of edamame and put them in the pot again. Huangfu Que couldn't wait to squat behind the stove and add firewood to serve as a kitchen worker.

"Is it really delicious?" As a veteran foodie, Yu Wuya smelled the strong stench floating in the air. After enduring it, he decided to give up the idea of ​​not eating it at the beginning. He went in and tasted this kind of food that smelled no different from shit.

"Hehe, benefactor, I'll try one too!" Yu Wuya smiled dryly and picked up a pair of chopsticks to guard the edge of the pot.

"The Yin pole produces yang, the Yang pole produces yin, Yin is the beginning of yang, Yang is the end of yin, Yin and Yang embrace each other to be called Tai Chi, and this stinky tofu is the same, there is fragrance in the stinky and smell in the fragrance. If it is so smelly, it will not be smelly..."

Chen Xu was full of humble mouth and quickly scattered the fried stinky tofu and put it on the plate. Huangfuque, who had been unable to wait, directly grabbed a piece of hot stinky tofu, dipped it in some sauce and stuffed it into his mouth.

Yu Wuya hesitated for a moment, then grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth. After sipping, the expression on his face was almost exactly the same as Huangfuque just now. He was instantly conquered by this delicious taste that smelled smelly and tasted fragrant.

“Delicious, very delicious!”

"Yes, only the Marquis in the world can make such strange food!"

"The fragrance produces smell, and the smell produces fragrance. Wuya's understanding of Tai Chi has improved a lot!"
Chapter completed!