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When she said this, Xie Jiaojiao slapped her head and said, "Why did I forget about this?"

Xie Jiaojiao hurried to check on the tofu. She peeled off the surface layer and found that the tofu underneath was covered with mold. Xie Jiaojiao nodded in satisfaction and said to Sun Ruhua, "Mom, do you have any dried chilies at home?"

Sun Ruhua nodded: "There are still some, but not many."

"Find it out. I'll need it later! I remember Dad liked to drink. Is there any wine at home?"

"No more, there were some left before your father broke it, but when he died, he used them all to treat the villagers."

Then you can only pay to buy it.

"What do you do with these?"

Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "You will know in a moment. I still have some copper coins left from the time you gave me a few days ago. I will go to the village entrance to get some."

After saying that, he ran out, but it was not right, so he ran back to ask Sun Ruhua for a dozen coins: "I still need to buy some spices."

Sun Ruhua was distressed and anxious. She wanted to ask Xie Jiaojiao how much a certain spice cost, but when she saw Xie Jiaojiao's eyes, she swallowed her words. She found that after her daughter recovered, she didn't like people asking her about it all the time no matter what she did. She would get annoyed.

After giving Xie Jiaojiao the copper coins, Xie Jiaojiao pulled Xie Zhiyi and said, "Zhiyi, do you want to come with me? I'll buy you some candy."

Xie Zhiyi followed immediately. Sun Ruhua didn't even have time to say anything, there was still brown sugar at home, why buy some, but the two had already run far away.

Sun Ruhua could only smile helplessly and think, forget it, the family has some money now, so it’s okay.

If Xie Jiaojiao knew what she was thinking, she would definitely give her a thumbs up!

When they arrived at the village entrance, Xie Jiaojiao spent 7 cents to buy half a pound of white wine, and spent another penny to buy some candy for Xie Zhiyi. Then she took Xie Zhiyi to the village barefoot doctor to buy spices.

The doctor was puzzled when he saw that she only wanted star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, fennel and cardamom.

"What disease are you treating?"

Xie Jiaojiao thought for a moment and said, "It's for treating stomach problems."

The doctor was even more puzzled. Could this thing cure stomach problems? But then he thought about it and it seemed that according to medical skills and pathology, there seemed to be some connection...

These things were not expensive, and Xie Jiaojiao didn’t ask for much, so the copper coins she brought were just enough.

She came out of the doctor's house with a packet of medicine. The villagers on the road saw her and saw the red marks on Xie Zhiyi's face that had not yet completely faded. They asked, "Is the injury of this Xie family kid so serious? Does he need to take medicine?"

Xie Jiaojiao didn't want to explain and just smiled.

The man immediately looked at Xie Zhiyi with sympathy on his face, but when he saw the new clothes Xie Zhiyi was wearing, he was a little surprised. Then he left without saying much.

When Xie Jiaojiao returned home, she found a mortar.

Sun Ruhua first saw her bring back a packet of medicine and thought she was sick. Xie Jiaojiao smiled and shook her head and said, "These are the spices I bought!"

"spices?"

Xie Jiaojiao nodded and handed it to Sun Ruhua: "Mom, smell it, isn't it fragrant?"

Sun Ruhua took it and smelled it: "These medicines smell quite fragrant."

Xie Jiaojiao couldn't help laughing. In fact, these had been spices since ancient times. It was just that people in different places ate different food, so the seasonings they used were also different.

Xie Jiaojiao brought a stone mortar and put some of the spices in and pounded them into powder.

They put the dried chilies that Sun Ruhua had found in a small bowl and fried them in a pan. The three of them choked so much that they started sneezing and running noses.

Sun Ruhua really couldn't stand staying in the kitchen anymore, so she asked Xie Jiaojiao if there was anything she could do to help.

"Mom, please help me move the empty jars out of my house. I washed them a few days ago. A-choo..."

Sun Ruhua quickly retreated.

Xie Jiaojiao fried the dried chilies, waited for them to cool down, and then put them into the stone mortar and started tinkering with them.

It was one sneeze after another!

As soon as she finished, Sun Ruhua immediately brought water: "Wash quickly, don't leave this powder on your hands, if you accidentally rub your eyes, it will be painful!"

"How can this thing require so much spice? How spicy must it be!"

Xie Jiaojiao just smiled.

After finishing all this, Sun Ruhua started to make lunch. While doing so, she asked Xie Jiaojiao, what are you doing preparing so many things for?

Xie Jiaojiao only said: "You will know in the afternoon!"

After lunch, Xie Jiaojiao prepared to make a batch of fermented tofu.

When Sun Ruhua saw her take out the salt, it was fine at first, but she basically mixed half of the salt into the pounded chili powder and the spices. Sun Ruhua was not happy and slapped Xie Jiaojiao's quilt: "Why did you put so much salt? This salt is so precious!"

The slap she made scared Xie Jiaojiao so much that she almost dropped the bowl in her hand to the ground.

Xie Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately everything was fine.

"Mom, you scared me! How can the food be delicious without adding salt?"

"You can't put so much in there!" Sun Ruhua complained.

"Oh, mother, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing the child. If you put too little, the food won't taste good, and all the preparations will be wasted."

"I can't beat you in an argument anyway!" Sun Ruhua sat down on the stool next to her in anger.

Xie Jiaojiao didn't think about coaxing her now. She just thought that her mother would know after the thing was sold for money.

A bamboo board was brought over, and Xie Jiaojiao uncovered the straw on top, revealing the tofu underneath was very moldy.

Xie Jiaojiao poured some wine into a bowl, then sorted the tofu according to the order in which it was placed before. She then rinsed the moldy tofu in the white wine, and then in the seasoning she had prepared. Finally, she put the tofu piece by piece into the jar that had been washed earlier.

Xie Zhiyi held the edge of the table, looked at Xie Jiaojiao and asked, "Sister, this tofu is moldy, can it still be eaten? Won't it give me diarrhea? Isn't it poisonous?"

The question asked by Xie Zhiyi is also the question that Sun Ruhua wants to ask.

Xie Jiaojiao replied: "Don't worry, it won't. This is delicious. It's great for eating with rice or as a seasoning!"

Xie Zhiyi pouted and looked unconvinced.

"You'll know in a few days."

After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she shouted to Sun Ruhua, "Mom, come and help me too!"

Sun Ruhua had wanted to help for a long time, and came immediately after Xie Jiaojiao called out.

Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said at this time: "Mom, don't worry, this thing can definitely be sold for silver, and when the time comes, all the money spent will be earned back!"

After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she taught Sun Ruhua how to operate it.

Sun Ruhua had just learned it, and after Xie Jiaojiao gave her some pointers, she was able to do it with ease.

Xie Jiaojiao sighed: "It would be nice if there was some vegetable oil."

As soon as Sun Ruhua heard what she said, she knew what she meant.

Prepare yourself mentally and you will earn it back. You will earn it back.

He went into his room and took out a dozen copper coins.

"This is enough to buy one kilogram. Is it enough?"

Xie Jiaojiao immediately took it over: "Enough, enough!"

After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she gave the copper coin to Xie Zhiyi again: "Zhiyi, go to the village entrance and get me a pound of vegetable oil!"

Xie Zhiyi ran very fast!

After finishing two sheets of bamboo, there was just enough for a jar.

Xie Zhiyi just happened to come back with cooking oil. Xie Jiaojiao first heated up the oil halfway, then let it cool, and then poured it into the jar, just enough to cover the tofu.

Finally, put the lid on and pour some water next to the lid to isolate the air.

Sun Ruhua felt distressed and anxious when she saw her series of actions!

Xie Jiaojiao glanced at Sun Ruhua, suppressed her smile, and then brought in the remaining moldy tofu. She planned to make a spiced tofu dish with this jar!

The five-spice one is simple to make.

Each piece of tofu is first washed in wine and then placed in a basin.

Xie Jiaojiao took out some salt and sprinkled it evenly on the tofu, then put the remaining spices into the hot vegetable oil in the pot. When the flavor was fully absorbed into the oil, she let the oil cool down. While the oil was cooling down, she put the tofu dipped in salt into the jar piece by piece, and finally poured in the cooled oil. The jar was ready.

Sun Ruhua asked in disbelief: "Can this be delicious if it's made this much?"

"Don't worry, mom, it will definitely be delicious!"

Xie Jiaojiao used water to isolate the air and placed the two jars in a cool place to ferment for a few more days.

Just as I finished my work, I heard Niu Er's voice outside.

Xie Zhiyi ran out directly: "Brother Niu, why are you here?"

Niu Er raised the cake in his hand and said, "My dad came back with a lot of food. My grandma asked me to bring some to you."