Tian's little cook

Chapter 186

The first two times when I tried to make bean curd, the amount was not much, and I used the small stone mill in the medical center directly.But now that there are breakfast stalls, small stone mills are not enough, and they must be made to order.

Lin Zhimo asked the pharmacist at the medical center that the stone mill was bought at a stone shop east of the market, so he and Lin Jiao came to the shop.

"Is the shopkeeper there?" Lin Zhimo walked in, but the shop was empty.

The store is filled with utensils made of stone, including stone mills, clay pottery, water tanks, flower pots, whetstones, etc. There are not a few types, and they are all used in daily life.

"Here we come." As he spoke, one person lifted the curtain and came out, "What do you two need?"

The person who came was short in stature, but strong in body, and looked like he was doing hard work.

"What do you two officers want to buy?"

Lin Jiao said, "We want to buy a stone mill."

The shopkeeper pointed to a group of stone mills on the side, "Take a look, is there a suitable size here?"

"No, they are too small." Lin Jiao shook his head, "Can you make it to order?"

The shopkeeper was a little surprised, "How big do you want?"

Generally, those who buy stone mills are used to grind medicinal materials, and these sizes are sufficient.

"Three feet wide." The size was discussed before they came, and three feet is exactly one meter. This size can be pulled by an adult man, and there is a lot of soy milk.

This time the shopkeeper was immediately surprised, "Four feet? Dare I ask what the guest officer is using it for?"

Lin Zhimo said with a smile: "We are going to open a store and need to grind some ingredients."

Specifically, before opening the store, Lin Zhimo still chose to keep it secret, "Shopkeeper, can you order a stone mill of this size?"

"Yes." The shopkeeper nodded, "It's just that we don't have such a big stone in our store now, and there are a few big stones in my yard."

"Then is it convenient for you to take us there now?" Lin Zhimo asked, the stone for the stone mill had to be selected first, and they also had to put forward some improvement requirements.

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, and said: "Okay." Then he shouted inside: "I'll take two customers to look at the stone, and you can look at the store."

A woman's voice came from inside, presumably it was the shopkeeper's wife.

After explaining, the shopkeeper took them there.On the way, Lin Zhimo knew that the shopkeeper's surname was Zeng, and that he lived not far from the market, so he kept the relatively large stones at home, and brought them over to pick out if customers requested.

Not long after walking, I came to the house of shopkeeper Zeng.The houses in the city are relatively dense, and the two families are very close to each other, unlike in the village where they are built separately.

The backyard of shopkeeper Zeng and the backyard of the neighboring house also shared a wall.

Sure enough, there were a lot of big stones in the backyard. The utensils paving the stones were usually used, and they were relatively small.

"What do you think about these two pieces?" Shopkeeper Zeng pointed to the two pieces of ashlar piled together, "This is granite, also called grain stone, which is most suitable for stone grinding. It has moderate hardness and toughness, and is particularly wear-resistant. Just use it as a stone mill."

Lin Jiao touched the two stones carefully, and it was indeed the same material as the small stone mill he had used.

He nodded to Lin Zhimo, indicating that this kind of stone is okay.

Lin Zhimo then said: "That's it, I'll just listen to the shopkeeper Zeng, but we still have a few requirements."

"Tell me." Shopkeeper Zeng just finished speaking, seeing them still standing in the courtyard, he immediately said: "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to pour water, I'll go and pour some tea first, you wait a moment."

Regardless of Lin Zhimo's obstruction, he went straight into the house.

Lin Zhimo couldn't help laughing, "The shopkeeper Zeng is quite enthusiastic."

Lin Jiao smiled lightly, and was about to speak, when there was a noise from the yard next to her.

(End of this chapter)