"Jiaojiao, why are you standing so high again? You can't even open the lid of the water tank." When Xie came out of the workshop, she saw Gao Zhi standing on a stool in front of the big water tank.

Xie was so scared that she ran over quickly.

She held onto Gao Zhi and said, "Jiaojiao, come down."

Gao Zhi shook his head. "Mom, this water has been there for three days. It should be ready. Open the lid and I'll check it."

Xie immediately thought of the unpleasant smell that day, and felt a little nauseous just thinking about it.

She couldn't refuse Gao Zhi.

"Okay! Then you come down first and stand a little further away. Wait a minute, and I'll carry you over to see it. Okay?"

Xie was really afraid that Gao Zhi would be frightened by the smoke.

After another three days, it must have smelled even worse.

Gao Zhi: "It's okay, I'm not afraid of the stink."

Xie had no choice but to move the large stone and then open the lid.

A strong smell wafted into Xie's nose, and even though Xie held her breath, she could still smell it.

My stomach instantly churned.

Xie climbed up the tall branch and ran into the house.

“!!!” Gao Zhi would be really grateful.

She hasn't seen the color of the soup clearly yet.

"Jiaojiao, you stay here. I'll go pour out all the water right now. Jump farther away and then come back.

Wait until the smell outside is not so strong, then come out."

After saying this, Xie was about to leave.

Gao Zhi quickly grabbed her and said, "My lady, please don't! I smell this smell very good, it seems to taste right.

I'll go out and check again!

This was made with great difficulty, so I can’t throw it away.”

“???” Xie began to doubt her life.

It really stinks!

Is this thing really edible?

What if you make someone’s stomach upset?

Gao Zhi ran in front, climbed onto the stool, stood beside the water tank and looked at the soup in the tank.

The soup that was originally used to soak the amaranth stems has turned from red to light green. The water looks very clear, but it smells very bad. That means it’s basically done!

Gao Zhi was very happy!

She is a little genius.

It worked in one go.

The last step is to make pressed tofu.

This tofu is different from the usual tofu, it needs to be pressed thinner.

"Mom, this thing is done! The tofu for tomorrow's meal should be pressed thinner, only as thick as an adult's finger, and cut into small pieces.

Mom, please put the lid on quickly.

Let's go back to the house and I'll tell you in detail."

Mrs. Xie pinched her nose with one hand and closed the lid with the other, not daring to even look at what was inside.

Gao Zhi couldn't help laughing when he saw her like that.

No matter how much you dislike it now, you will like it more once stinky tofu is made.

I think she went through the same process back then.

The mother and daughter returned to the house. Gao Zhi took a pen and paper and simply drew the size and appearance of the tofu she wanted.

Xie has been making tofu for several years, so he understood it at a glance.

"Okay! I'll do it."

Gao Zhi reminded, "Make more! At least 200."

"Okay!" Xie agreed reluctantly.

Just let it be wasted.

If I don't let Jiaojiao do it once, she will definitely keep thinking about it.

Gao Zhi looked at Xie's painful expression, held back his smile, and kept it a secret for the time being.

If the product isn't made, no matter how much she says, it's useless.

I'll make some pressed tofu tomorrow and put it in there to soak. The day after tomorrow I can take it out and make stinky tofu.

Only when delicious food is placed in front of you, it will be the most convincing.

"Sister-in-law, please go to the utility room and take a look. There are some bamboo baskets that are emitting strange odors.

I opened it and looked inside, and it was full of white hairy things."

Li Mei stood at the door, extremely anxious.

There were several bamboo baskets in the utility room, all filled with that kind of stuff.

It smells weird, and looking at the white hair makes people a little panic.

What on earth is this?

How could there be so many placed in the utility room, and arranged in baskets?

Xie quickly picked up Gao Zhi, and the mother and daughter hurried to the utility room.

Xie took a bamboo basket down from the shelf.

Gao Zhi looked at the fluffy white hair on the tofu block and shouted happily.

"Mom, this one worked too."

Xie looked at the thing and felt a little worried.

Generally, only broken things grow hair.

This piece of tofu has so many hairs on it, it's obviously bad, but Gao Zhi said it was a success.

How come Jiaojiao came up with such weird things this time?

Li Mei followed them, looked at the things inside, and asked curiously: "Did you put this there? Jiaojiao, what is this?

Aren't hairs only grown on broken things?

How do you say this was successful? "

Gao Zhi looked at Xie and Li Mei and patiently explained to them: "This is the fluffy white hair growing on the tofu. This is a good thing. Only when this thing grows, it can be considered the first step of the successful fermentation of the fermented bean curd.

Leave it for another two days, then we’ll collect it and do the rest of the process.

Finally, put it in a sealed jar for half a month, and then you can eat it.

This is called fermented tofu, and it’s delicious.

This white hair is good for the human body and will not harm people.

Absolutely great stuff.

If you don’t believe me, you can go ask my master.”

Obviously, the two of them didn't believe it, so Gao Zhi just passed the buck.

They will not ask any experts and will blindly trust them.

Therefore, Xie, who had been doubtful and uneasy, was now relieved.

"I thought this thing was broken."

“It’s not broken!”

Xie took the box back and put it on the shelf.

Li Mei asked: "Jiaojiao, why do we want to make this thing?"

“In such hot weather, tofu cannot be kept for too long, and we cannot just sell white tofu, as that would be too monotonous.

So I asked my master, who has traveled far and wide and tasted delicacies from many places.

My master said that this fermented tofu and the stinky tofu that will be made in two days are the most delicious things he has ever eaten.

It’s absolutely delicious!”

Gao Zhi thought.

Throwing one blame on someone is still a blame; throwing two blames on someone is still a blame; it’s better to just let the old man take all the blame.

Although Mrs. Xie was still very hesitant, she figured it out in an instant. Moreover, she felt that these two things were made by Gao Zhi and had nothing to do with the expert.

After all, she was the child she had raised for so many years, and she could still see what the little girl was thinking and what the changes in her expression meant.

Think about it, why should you worry?

Over the years, was there any food that Jiaojiao taught her to cook that failed?

Even if this thing is strange, it must have its special feature. Maybe it is a special delicacy.

Xie finally stopped worrying.

Even if it fails, it's just a waste of tofu.

She can afford to waste this little bit of tofu.

The three of them came out of the utility room, and Gao Shan's excited voice came from the door.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here to announce the good news!"

The three of them looked towards the gate of the courtyard.

There was a middle-aged man in a gray robe following Gao Shan. The man looked quite scholarly.

Xie hurried over, "Brother Gaoshan, who is this?"