Xie Jiaojiao saw that she had run for several streets before she got rid of the people behind her. She was breathing heavily, drawing circles in her heart and cursing the guy Jiang Weinan, oh, and his two followers.
After I had rested, I walked back to buy salt. This time I looked left and right again and again to make sure that the group of people was no longer here before I ran over to buy salt.
Xie Jiaojiao bought the salt and immediately went to join Sun Ruhua and the others.
As soon as Xie Zhiyi saw Xie Jiaojiao, he immediately handed out a bunch of candied haws in his hand: "Sister, my mother bought this for you. I've already eaten mine. It's delicious."
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and took it, ate one and gave the rest to Xie Zhiyi: "It's too sour, sister can't eat it. You can eat the rest."
Xie Zhiyi frowned: "I think it's very sweet!"
"Then you eat."
Xie Zhiyi was happy again while holding the candied haws, but he said: "Then I will reluctantly solve it for you."
It made Xie Jiaojiao and Sun Ruhua laugh.
The three of them were chatting and laughing along the way. Only then did Sun Ruhua ask Xie Jiaojiao what she was buying so much salt for.
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Mom, I thought of a good way to make soy sauce. Once I make it, our family will make endless money in the future."
Sun Ruhua just smiled when she heard this. This soy sauce is made from meat. Meat is so delicate and expensive, and it is also used to make soy sauce. Anyway, she didn't believe that Xie Jiaojiao could tinker with this soy sauce.
When Xie Jiaojiao returned home, she found a large vat from the backyard, put all the salt she bought into it, added well water, and stirred it with a washed stick until all the salt melted into the water, and then put the front section Shi Ji brought all the soybeans he prepared. The soybeans were coated in flour and had fermented. They were all soaked in the water until each soybean was evenly soaked in the water, and then the lid was closed.
Sun Ruhua looked on: "Is this done?"
Xie Jiaojiao shook her head: "It can't be that fast, it still needs to ferment!"
In the following days, Xie Jiaojiao opened the lid, except when it rained.
The work in the fields is also busy. Xie Jiaojiao follows her to work in the fields every day. Fortunately, their village is under a mountain. There is a lot of water in the fields. When Xie Zhen was here, ditches were dug into the fields at home. Otherwise, carrying water would be exhausting.
After inserting the seedlings into the ground, Xie Jiaojiao felt that she couldn't even straighten her waist. She was so tired!
Sun Ruhua was also tired. Xie Zhiyi was still young and could not help much, so Xie Jiaojiao and Sun Ruhua were basically the ones working in the field.
The whole village and the fields are full of people, and everyone is rushing to plant rice. With this crop, as long as the weather is good, we will have a good year at the end of the year!
Everyone was tired, but their faces were filled with smiles.
After planting the seedlings, Xie Jiaojiao rested at home for several days before she recovered. She thought that she would make more money this year. She didn't want to plant any more in this land.
After she had rested, Sun Ruhua asked Xie Jiaojiao: "Do you keep that thing in the yard like that?"
Xie Jiaojiao then wanted to see if the soybean oil was successfully made.
I quickly found a colander made of bamboo strips from the kitchen and tried it.
"Mom, bring me a bowl."
Sun Ruhua quickly took the bowl and went out. Next to Xie Jiaojiao, she stared at the jar: "Is it done? The smell is getting better."
Xie Jiaojiao scooped out some with a bamboo spoon: "Mom, try it and see if it tastes like this."
Sun Ruhua quickly took a taste, and Xie Jiaojiao looked at her with hope.
Sun Ruhua smacked her lips, then looked at Xie Jiaojiao blankly: "Well, that mother doesn't know what soy sauce tastes like!"
Xie Jiaojiao covered her forehead and was speechless. She picked up the bowl and tasted it. It tasted similar to the soy sauce of her time, but it was different from the one of this era, so I don't know.
Sun Ruhua looked at Xie Jiaojiao with hope again: "What do you think?"
“It feels like this!”
"real?"
Of course Xie Jiaojiao is not sure, what if it is different from this era.
"Mom, why don't we try cooking something for lunch?"
Sun Ruhua nodded: "But Mom has never used this thing to cook."
"Then I'll do it!"
Sun Ruhua immediately smiled and nodded: "That's OK!"
She was afraid that if she spoiled this good thing, her daughter would scold her.
Sun Ruhua went to the field to pick a handful of spring buds, and then dug some wild vegetables.
Xie Jiaojiao immediately heated up the pot, put in a little vegetable oil, a little dried chili pepper, and then put in the washed vegetables. When it was time to take it out of the pot, she poured some soybean oil in, and a few times there was a smell in the room. fragrance.
"This smell..."
Sun Ruhua looked at Xie Jiaojiao and said with a smile, "It smells weird!"
Soy sauce was put on one dish, but not on the other.
When I ate it, I felt that it tasted better with soy sauce.
Xie Jiaojiao said: "Tomorrow I will take this thing to Qingfeng Building and let shopkeeper Chen try it."
Sun Ruhua nodded: "Mother tomorrow can't go with you. I have to hoe the two acres of land. Taking advantage of the good weather these days, I can plant grains in the ground."
Xie Jiaojiao nodded and said yes.
Early the next morning, Sun Ruhua got up and made breakfast for Xie Jiaojiao.
"Mom, you don't have to get up so early next time. If it doesn't work, I can go to town and buy some steamed buns to fill my stomach."
But Sun Ruhua was unwilling: "It takes more than an hour to get to the town. It will be uncomfortable if you have an empty stomach."
Xie Jiaojiao felt warm in her heart. After eating, Sun Ruhua helped her put the jar of soy sauce into the basket and found a rope to tie it up.
"Mom, I'm going to let Qingfenglou try it today and see how it goes. If it works, we will find a stall in the town to sell this. Do you think it's okay?"
"If it can really be sold for a lot of money, Mom will take it for granted!"
At her words, Xie Jiaojiao smiled and was about to go out with a backpack on her back. Sun Ruhua stuffed her with a few more coins: "If you get hungry in town, just buy buns to eat. Being comfortable is the most important thing."
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "Then I'm going out."
"Be careful along the way and come back early."
During this time, Uncle Li didn't run the oxcart. He said he was renting it from the next village, so whenever he went to town, he always walked.
Xie Jiaojiao took a break on the way and arrived at the restaurant at dawn.
When the waiter saw it was her, he was a little surprised: "Girl, today is not the time we agreed to deliver fermented bean curd."
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said: "Today, I made something again, and I want shopkeeper Chen to help me control it."
When the waiter heard this, he went there immediately. Last year, the shopkeeper rewarded him with twenty copper coins for the fermented bean curd incident!
