As soon as she said this, Xie Jiaojiao slapped her head: "How could I forget this?"
Xie Jiaojiao hurriedly looked at the tofu and peeled off the surface layer. The tofu underneath was covered with mold. Xie Jiaojiao nodded with satisfaction and said to Sun Ruhua, "Mom, are there any dried chili peppers at home?"
Sun Ruhua nodded: "There are still some, but not many."
"You find it, I'll use it later! I remember my father used to like to drink. Is there any wine at home?"
"That's gone. Your father had some left before his death, but when your father passed away, he used them all to invite the villagers."
Then you can only pay for it.
"What do you do with these?"
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said: "You will know later. I still have some copper coins you gave me a few days ago. I will go to the entrance of the village to get some."
After saying that, he ran out but something was wrong, so he ran back and asked Sun Ruhua for more than a dozen coins: "I also want to buy some spices."
Sun Ruhua was heartbroken. She wanted to ask Xie Jiaojiao what spice cost more than ten yuan, but when she saw the look in Xie Jiaojiao's eyes, she swallowed her words back. She realized that after her daughter got better, no matter what she did, she would not do anything. If you like people asking and telling you all the time, it will get annoying.
After giving Xie Jiaojiao some copper coins, Xie Jiaojiao pulled Xie Zhiyi and said, "Zhiyi, do you want to go with us? I'll buy you some candies."
Xie Zhiyi followed him immediately, and Sun Ruhua didn't even have time to say, there is still brown sugar at home, what kind of candy can I buy, but the two of them had already run away.
Sun Ruhua had no choice but to smile helplessly, forget it, the family now has some money anyway, so it will be fine.
If Xie Jiaojiao knew her thoughts, she would definitely give her a thumbs up!
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Xie Jiaojiao spent 7 cents to buy half a catty of liquor, spent another 1 cent to buy sweets for Xie Zhiyi, and then took Xie Zhiyi to go to the barefoot doctor in the village to buy spices.
The doctor was puzzled when he saw that she only wanted star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, fennel and grass fruits.
"What disease are you treating?"
Xie Jiaojiao thought for a while: "It's for treating stomach problems."
The doctor was even more puzzled. Can this thing cure stomach problems? But when I think about it, it seems that according to medical techniques and pathology, there seems to be some connection...
These things are not expensive, Xie Jiaojiao doesn't want much, and the copper coins she brings are just enough.
She came out of the doctor's house with a bag of medicine. Villagers on the road saw it and saw the red marks on Xie Zhiyi's face that had not completely faded away. They asked, "The Xie family's little boy's injury is so serious? Does he have to take medicine?" "
Xie Jiaojiao didn't want to explain, but just smiled.
The man immediately looked at Xie Zhiyi with sympathy on his face, but was a little surprised when he saw the new clothes Xie Zhiyi was wearing, and left without saying anything.
When Xie Jiaojiao returned home, she found the stone mortar.
Sun Ruhua first saw her coming back with a pack of medicine and thought she was sick. Xie Jiaojiao smiled and shook her head and said, "This is the spice I bought!"
"spices?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded and handed it to Sun Ruhua: "Mom, smell it, does it smell good?"
Sun Ruhua took it and smelled it: "These medicines smell quite fragrant."
Xie Jiaojiao couldn't help but laugh. In fact, these were already spices in ancient times. It's just that people in different places ate different foods and used different seasonings.
Xie Jiaojiao brought the stone mortar, put some of the spices in and pounded them into powder.
Put it in a small bowl, and put the dried chili peppers that Sun Ruhua found out into the pot to stir-fry until fragrant. The three of them choked, and they had runny noses and sneezes one after another.
Sun Ruhua really couldn't stay in the kitchen any longer and asked Xie Jiaojiao if there was anything she could do to help.
"Mom, please help me move out the empty jars at home. I washed them all a few days ago, Ah Zhi..."
Sun Ruhua quickly retreated.
Xie Jiaojiao fried the dried chili peppers, waited for them to cool, and then put them into a stone mortar to pound them.
It was one sneeze after another!
As soon as she finished, Sun Ruhua immediately brought water: "Wash quickly, don't let this powder stay on your hands, if you accidentally rub your eyes, you will feel uncomfortable!"
"This thing needs to be so spicy? How spicy does it have to be!"
Xie Jiaojiao just smiled.
After finishing all this, Sun Ruhua started to make lunch. While doing it, she asked Xie Jiaojiao, what was the purpose of preparing so many things?
Xie Jiaojiao only said: "You will know this afternoon!"
After lunch, Xie Jiaojiao was going to make a batch of fermented bean curd.
When Sun Ruhua watched her take out the salt, it was okay at first, but when she basically mixed half of the salt into the pounded chili powder and those spices, Sun Ruhua stopped and turned to Xie Jiao She was so cute that she was slapped: "Why did you put so much salt in it! This salt is so precious!"
The slap she took made Xie Jiaojiao startled. She was so frightened that she almost threw the bowl in her hand to the ground.
Xie Jiaojiao exhaled, luckily she was fine.
"Mom, you scared me! If you don't add salt to this food, will it be delicious?"
"You can't put so much in there!" Sun Ruhua complained.
"Oh, mother, I don't want to let the child catch the wolf. If I put too little in it, it won't taste good, and all the things I have prepared will be in vain."
"Anyway, I can't defeat you!" Sun Ruhua sat down on the stool next to her angrily.
Xie Jiaojiao didn't want to coax her now. She just thought that her mother would know when this thing was sold for money.
After bringing a bamboo board over, Xie Jiaojiao uncovered all the straw on it, and the tofu underneath was very moldy.
Xie Jiaojiao poured some wine into the bowl, divided the tofu into the order in which they were placed before, then soaked the moldy tofu in the white wine, then soaked it in the seasoning she had prepared, and finally put it into a piece Put them piece by piece into the jar that was washed long ago.
Xie Zhiyi held the edge of the table, looked at Xie Jiaojiao and asked: "Sister, this tofu is moldy, can you still eat it? Will it not cause diarrhea after eating it? Isn't it poisonous?"
The question Xie Zhiyi asked was also the question Sun Ruhua wanted to ask.
Xie Jiaojiao replied: "Don't worry, it won't happen. This is delicious. It's great for cooking and seasoning!"
Xie Zhiyi pouted, looking 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 long wanted to help, but as soon as Xie Jiaojiao shouted, she came immediately.
Only then did Xie Jiaojiao smile and say: "Mom, don't worry, this thing will definitely be sold for money. When the time comes, you will make back whatever you spend on it!"
After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she taught Sun Ruhua how to operate.
Sun Ruhua had just watched it for a while, and Xie Jiaojiao gave her instructions again, and she was very good at it.
Xie Jiaojiao sighed: "It would be nice if I could have some vegetable oil."
As soon as Sun Ruhua heard what she said, she knew what she meant.
If you mentally build yourself up, you will earn it back, and you will earn it back.
He went into his room and came out with more than ten copper coins.
"I can buy a pound of this, is it enough?"
Xie Jiaojiao immediately took it: "Enough, enough!"
After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she gave the copper coins to Xie Zhiyi: "Zhiyi, go to the village entrance and bring back a pound of vegetable oil!"
Xie Zhiyi ran so fast!
After two sheets of bamboo were finished, there was just enough for a jar.
Xie Zhiyi also happened to come back from fetching vegetable oil. Xie Jiaojiao heated up half of the oil, then let it cool, and then poured it into the jar just enough to cover the tofu.
Finally, cover the lid and pour some water next to the lid to isolate the air.
Sun Ruhua was heartbroken when she saw this series of operations!
Xie Jiaojiao glanced at Sun Ruhua, suppressed the smile in her heart, and then brought in the remaining moldy tofu. She was going to make this jar a spiced one!
The spiced one is easy to make.
Each piece of tofu is first bathed in wine and then placed in a basin.
Xie Jiaojiao took out the salt again and sprinkled it evenly on the tofu, then put the remaining spices into the hot vegetable oil in the pot. When all the flavors were integrated into the oil, let the oil cool down and put in the cold oil. At this time, put the tofu dipped in salt into the jar piece by piece, and finally pour in the cooled oil, and the jar is ready.
Sun Ruhua asked in disbelief: "Can it be delicious after making so much?"
"Don't worry, mother, it will definitely be delicious!"
Using the same water to isolate the air, Xie Jiaojiao placed the two jars in a cool place for fermentation for a few more days.
Just after I finished my work, I heard Niu Er's voice outside.
Xie Zhiyi ran out immediately: "Brother Niu, why are you here?"
Niu Er raised the pastry in his hand: "My father came back and brought a lot of food. My grandma asked me to give you some."
