Fast Wear: A Different Life

Chapter 150 Ancient Female Temple (4)

A quarter of an hour later, Ji Xiao and his group arrived home. As soon as they got off the carriage, the butler came to greet them.

"Girl."

"Well, does Uncle Song have brine at home?"

"Girl, what is brine?"

"Well, it is a relatively large block of white crystal salt formed in the salt mine. It cannot be used without being processed."

"We don't have any at home, but the salt merchant sells them. I'll ask my servant to buy some."

"Okay, after you buy it, use a smaller pottery jar, put some water in it, and then put the brine in. I will use it later. Also, do you have a stone mill at home? Also, prepare a cross-shaped wooden frame and a hemp rope, and tie it to the beam of the house where the stone mill is."

"We have everything. Do you need it later, girl?"

"Well, I'll need it when I go change my clothes."

"Well, I'll tell the servants to prepare it."

Uncle Song watched Ji Xiao and Zhiwei walk towards the east wing, then he turned around and left, told someone to buy brine, then went to the kitchen and asked someone to prepare the things Ji Xiao would need later.

"Okay, Zhiwei go and rest, and let Banxia serve me."

"Yes, girl." Zhiwei went to call Banxia, ​​and then went downstairs to rest.

Banxia: "Girl, the hot water is ready."

"Ah."

After a simple wash, Ji Xiao went to the screen-covered area of ​​the bedroom and changed into a lake blue work suit and Dengyun shoes of the same color.

Ji Xiao changed her clothes and had a simple lunch before taking Banxia to the kitchen. Because Ji Xiao's family was small, two-thirds of the space in the west wing was occupied by the kitchen and kitchen utensils.

Seeing Ji Xiao, everyone in the kitchen stopped what they were doing, bowed their heads and said, "Girl."

"Well, whoever is stronger can do one, and then the one who is more careful can do another."

"Girl, I'm strong."

"Girl, I'm more careful."

"Well, leave me a larger stove and pot, clean them and I can use them. The rest of you can do your own things. What are your names?"

"It's a girl."

Listening to Ji Xiao's instructions, everyone had different thoughts in their minds. After all, when the master was alive, the girl had never entered the kitchen, and now she didn't know what she was supposed to do.

However, the master's affairs were not something they could discuss casually, so everyone quietly went about their own business.

"Reply girl, my name is Honglian."

"Reply girl, my name is Ah Cheng."

"Okay, Ah Cheng, wash the soaked beans, add clean water, and bring them to the stone mill. Hong Lian, go get a clean basin and bucket and bring them to the stone mill. Remember to also bring a ladle for the soup.

Banxia, ​​go find a piece of unused fine cotton cloth, or a piece of linen cloth with finer mesh, and remember to wash it clean, I will need it later."

"Yes, lady."

Then the three of them went down to do their respective work, and when everything was ready, Ji Xiao came to the stone mill room.

"First, rinse the millstone with some clean water."

"Yes."

At this time, Banxia brought two pieces of cloth, one piece of cotton cloth and one piece of cotton and linen cloth. Then Honglian scooped two buckets of water to flush the millstone, and poured the dirty water into a water tank at the door used to flush the yard, and then placed the clean basin under the millstone.

"Honglian adds beans to the holes in the millstone in small amounts and multiple times, remember to add some water. Then Ah Cheng pushes the millstone."

"The girl's things are here."

"Well, which of the two pieces of cloth is more permeable?"

"Cotton and linen are more permeable."

"Okay, then use the cotton and linen cloth. Wash it and hang it on the cross wooden frame, corresponding to the four corners."

"Yes."

One dou of soybeans will yield about two dou of soaked beans, so it will take a longer time.

So after watching the two of them fight, Ji Xiao went to sit at the stone table outside the room, sipping tea leisurely and relaxing herself. In fact, Ji Xiao was just immersed in her consciousness and was careless about her martial arts. After hanging the gauze, Banxia left the stone mill and came to the yard to boil water and make tea for Ji Xiao.

"Just put the tea leaves in there, don't add any other spices."

"Yes."

About three quarters of an hour later, Honglian came out of the house and said, "Girl, the soybeans have all been ground."

"Okay, I'll be there right away. Banxia, ​​you go and do your own thing first." Ji Xiao put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and went to the stone mill room.

"Yes, girl." Banxia bowed and left.

"Ah Cheng puts the basin under the shelf. Hong Lian slowly pours the soy milk into the gauze. Then Ah Cheng holds the two corners of the shelf and shakes it back and forth. Don't swing it too much."

"it is good."

Then the two of them worked according to Ji Xiao's instructions. Ji Xiao also asked Honglian to add clean water to wash the filtered bean dregs.

"Ah Cheng, ask someone to help you carry the soy milk to the big pot on the stove. The remaining bean dregs from Honglian can be fed to horses or chickens. You can deliver it to the stable later."

"Yes, lady."

"Yes, lady."

While waiting for the soy milk to boil, Ji Xiao realized that she seemed to have forgotten to ask someone to prepare the mold for making tofu, so now she could only make it directly in the pot.

"Girl, the soy milk is boiling."

"Well, turn the heat to low. Go get me a bamboo winnowing basket that I usually use to store ingredients. Pour some of the newly bought brine into the bowl. Then get me another bowl."

Ji Xiao took a small sip and tasted it in a bowl, and found that it was almost ready. Then Ji Xiao picked up a long spoon and added brine to the pot in small amounts several times. When it was almost all in a flocculent state, Ji Xiao picked up the bamboo dustpan on the side and pressed it in the pot.

When it was almost formed, Ji Xiao put a clean wooden board on top of it, and then put a small basin of water on it to press it down.

After about ten minutes, Ji Xiao opened the lid, took a look and found it was not bad. Then she took a small bite and found it was not bad, but not firm enough, but it was okay.

At this time, everyone in the kitchen gathered around, and the housekeeper also came.

"Honglian, give me a knife."

"Uncle Song, please arrange for someone to send two pieces to my uncle later. This can be added to the broth, or you can add a little salt and eat it. I will research other ways to eat it and tell my uncle's cook when I have time."

"Yes."

After the housekeeper went down to give instructions, Ji Xiao had already taken the cooks to study new ways of eating.