Sifu nodded, and Xie locked the gate. Gao Zhi told Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, take good care of the house. I'll give you some meat when I come back."

Xiaobai whimpered a few times.

It is unwilling to learn to bark like a dog unless it has no other choice.

On the way, Li Mei asked about the situation.

Gao Ronghua coughed a few times and said, "Let's ask when we get home, so we don't have to repeat it over and over again."

Li Mei nodded repeatedly.

That’s right! Our ancestors would definitely want to know how this matter was handled.

At the Gao family, Yang and her sister-in-law had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard for a long time. When they saw the torches moving and heard faintly their voices, Yang hurried to the kitchen.

"I'm back, get ready."

"Okay, sister-in-law."

When Gao Zhi and the others arrived.

The food was served on the table and they washed their hands and started eating.

At the dinner table, everyone was curious about what happened today, but the old ancestor didn't say anything and no one dared to ask.

The old man and Siji took a sip of wine from time to time, but didn't say much.

I guess our ancestors thought that masters were not people who talked a lot of nonsense.

After dinner, the food on the table was cleared away and replaced with tea.

At this time, the old ancestor asked Gao Ronghua what happened outside today.

Gao Ronghua told him everything, and at the end he asked, "Grandpa, can't Gao Cheng and the other two just let it go like this?"

The old ancestor stuffed his face, "Is it so cheap? This not only hurts the reputation of the Xie family, but also damages the reputation of Laozhuang Village. How much money was compensated today, let the three families share it equally and return it all to Xie Xianglan.

In addition, they no longer need to sell braised meat for the time being.

Stop for now.

See how they perform later.

Finally, let them apologize to Xie Xianglan in public.

There are rules for doing business. If you can't do it well or follow the rules, then don't do it. There are other suitable candidates in the village."

Gao Ronghua should be fine.

Siji nodded with satisfaction.

That's how it should be.

He really didn't want to let it go like this.

Xie stood up and said, "Thank you, ancestor."

The old ancestor waved his hand and said, "You have been implicated. If you hadn't taken the responsibility today, who knows how this matter would have turned out."

Gao Zhi felt a little sleepy and couldn't help yawning.

It immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The old ancestor said kindly: "Jiaojiao is sleepy, Xie Xianglan, you can take Jiaojiao back to rest."

"Okay, ancestor."

Gao Zhi yawned, his eyes were red and misty.

Si Ke picked her up and she waved to everyone. Halfway through the journey, she fell asleep.

Gao Miao was in the academy and had no idea that so many things happened in one day.

Ever since the old man came to the Xie family, every time he told fortunes he would get a safe fortune.

The next day, Gao Ronghua gathered the villagers at the entrance of the ancestral hall, asked Gao Cheng and the other two to apologize in public, and asked them to pay the money that Xie had paid in advance to compensate the guests for the medicine.

The three families shared it equally.

Not a single piece can be missing.

And temporarily cancel their opportunity to cooperate with Xie's, and then select three companies from the village to cooperate.

Gao Cheng and the other two wanted to plead for mercy, but after taking one look at the old ancestor's expression, they didn't dare to do so.

I regret it, but what’s the use of regretting?

I am angry, but what’s the use of being angry?

Not to mention that they brought this upon themselves, Xie Xianglan had the support of her ancestors and their family, so they couldn't afford to offend her. Besides, there was also Gao Tairan.

Although Gao Tairan and Xie Xianglan are no longer husband and wife, Gao Miao is Gao Tairan's biological son, and this is an unchangeable fact.

Who dares to do anything to Xie Xianglan and her two sons?

I dare not!

They can only grit their teeth and bear it, and admit all their mistakes.

The incident involving the sale of spoiled braised meat was resolved in just two days.

…

That day, after Gao Zhi had breakfast, she asked Si Ke to help her open the lid of the water tank containing the stinky tofu. Even though Si Ke was mentally prepared, he still couldn't stand the odor.

"Girl, why do you stink so badly?"

"Why else would it be called stinky tofu?" Gao Zhi's eyes sparkled as he looked at the things in the jar.

very good!

This is the result she wanted.

Gao Zhi hurriedly continued to direct, "Old man, quickly get a bowl of tofu out. It will be ready in a moment. Don't tell me it's too delicious."

I held my breath and really didn't dare to breathe.

"All right."

Just as he was about to take action, Xie came over quickly.

"Sir, I'll do this kind of work. You go back to the house first."

Si Ke looked towards Gao Zhi, waiting for the little fellow to speak.

Gao Zhi raised his eyebrows.

"Go ahead. Anyway, I'll need my mother's help later."

Si Ke put down the things in his hand and ran away.

"I'm going to the back hill to take a look. Xiaobai, come with me."

Not only did he want to run away himself, he also called Xiaobai away.

Xie scooped out a basin of tofu and quickly put the lid back on, fearing that the stench would spread to the entire village.

Gao Zhi looked at her expression and wanted to laugh but held it back.

I thought to myself: After we have eaten the delicious food, no one will find this thing smelly anymore.

Rinse the tofu cubes with water, drain the surface water, then heat the oil in a pan, put the stinky tofu in and fry until browned.

The mother and daughter were busy together.

Gao Zhi stood in front of a small stove designed specifically for her, with stinky tofu ingredients and juice cooking in the pot.

Do both sides at the same time.

Mrs. Xie looked at the oil in the pot and smelled the aroma wafting in the kitchen. She felt a pain in her heart but she didn't show it on her face.

Jiaojiao likes it, so it doesn’t matter if it uses a little oil, wastes some firewood and tofu.

Gao Zhi asked Xie to move the tofu from the basin over and use the sharpened bamboo sticks to poke some small holes in the fried tofu.

Then pour the juice she cooked on it, and add minced garlic, chopped green onions, etc.

Stir everything in the bowl evenly until the juice seeps into the tofu, and it's done.

Gao Zhi couldn't wait to rub a piece of stinky tofu with a bamboo stick and put it in his mouth to chew it.

He closed his eyes and shook his head with a look of enjoyment.

"Delicious! This is the taste I want. Mom, you should try it soon."

"I……"

To be honest, Xie didn't dare to eat it.

However, when she met Gao Zhi's gaze, she couldn't bear to refuse, for fear of disappointing Gao Zhi.

Xie picked up a piece of stinky tofu, closed her eyes, and mustered up the courage to put it into her mouth.

If she didn't choke if she swallowed it in one bite, she really wouldn't want to bite it.

But when she took a bite, the tofu skin was crispy, and the juice inside blended with the taste of tofu, giving it an indescribable fragrance.

Not smelly!

It doesn’t smell at all!

And it’s delicious!

It tastes delicious!

Xie opened her eyes and looked at Gao Zhi in disbelief.

Gao Zhi looked at her reaction and chuckled.

"Mom, I didn't lie to you, this thing is delicious, right?"

Xie nodded, "Yeah, it's delicious!"

She quickly picked up another piece and continued to taste it.

Gao Zhi was also busy eating.

Never mind!

The mother and daughter should eat to their heart's content first.

Gao Zhi left one plate for Si Ke, and Xie took the rest out to find Li Mei.

Let them eat some first, and then let them take some back to their homes.

I don't know what Si Ke was busy with in the back mountain. It was already noon when he came back.

Gao Zhi later gave his portion of stinky tofu to Gao Ronghua who came to visit.

Gao Ronghua ate a few pieces at home and couldn’t believe that this was the stinky tofu that Gao Zhi had mentioned.

He came again and asked if the tofu was soaked in the juice of stinky wild amaranth stems.

Got a positive answer.

Gao Ronghua was still feeling dizzy.

How can there be such food?

"Jiaojiao, how do we sell this thing?" Xie was thinking about how to make money.