Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei didn't wait for Tie Zhu to finish speaking. She directly picked up two bamboo buckets and went to the pot, then handed the ladle in her hand to Ning Huaizhi.
"No need to light the fire anymore, just ladle out all the soy milk."
After saying that, she followed Tie Zhu to the backyard. As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the backyard, she saw Ning Wu staring blankly at a pot in front of him, scratching his head incessantly.
Jiang Yuwei quickly stepped forward to check and saw that most of the pot was burnt. She hurriedly instructed:
"Don't just stand there. Go check how hot the other pot is. Tiezhu, go add some water to the pot, and simmer it for another half hour before taking it out."
Ning Wu quickly realized what Jiang Yuwei was doing and ran to check the other pots. Tie Zhu, on the other hand, scooped several buckets of water from the large vat and poured them into the pots, then kept stirring them with a large ladle to check the bottom of the pots.
Jiang Yuwei first extinguished the fire on the stove with water, then used a spoon to scrape off the still intact bark and threw it into other pots to continue cooking. Although a lot was wasted, she managed to salvage some of it.
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei had finished her work, Tie Zhu hurried over to explain:
"My younger brother Fang didn't keep an eye on the heat of the pot, and he forgot to stir it for a moment, so it burned."
After saying that, Tie Zhu lowered his head in embarrassment.
Seeing this, Ning Wu hurriedly came over to explain:
"Sister Yuwei, it was my carelessness. I don't want today's wages. I'm sorry, Sister Yuwei!"
Seeing the guilty looks on their faces, Jiang Yuwei felt bad for the pot of tree bark but didn't want to say anything too harsh, so she spoke up:
"Both of you, pay attention! Don't just stand here. Go and watch the pot. Remember, there's still half an hour left. Don't overcook it. You need to be methodical in your work. If you can't remember how many times you've flipped the pot, then get into the habit of working from left to right or right to left: watch the pot, flip it, add firewood, add water. Don't get flustered just because there are many pots. You need to be hardworking and diligent, but also use your brain to think. Got it?"
Tie Zhu and Ning Wu nodded in unison as they flipped the pots in their hands:
"Okay, Yuwei, I won't do it again!"
Jiang Yuwei stepped forward, patted Ning Wu on the shoulder, and continued:
"It's not the mistakes we're afraid of, but the failure to admit them, the failure to correct them, and the repeated mistakes. Although we lost a lot of the bark we worked so hard to get today, it's good if it can teach you both a lesson. I won't fine you this time. But if there's a next time, then we'll fine you as you said, okay?"
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei didn't seem to blame him, Ning Wu nodded solemnly and said:
"Sister Yuwei, don't worry, I will definitely do my job well."
Jiang Yuwei thought that the soy milk cooked in the front yard needed to be curdled with brine while it was still hot, so she didn't linger in the back yard. She just gave the two a few instructions and hurriedly ran to the front yard to continue making tofu.
After making the tofu, Jiang Yuwei placed it in a mold to drain. The gray tofu she took to the market last time sold very well, so Jiang Yuwei planned to make more tomorrow so she could earn more money at the market. Anyway, she had more beans in her space than she could use, and she was also constantly growing beans.
Jiang Yuwei thought she should prepare dinner first. Tie Zhu and Ning Wu, the two young men, had worked all day, so she wanted them to eat dinner early so they wouldn't go hungry.
Jiang Yuwei still planned to use the squeezed soybean pulp to fry meatballs, make soybean pulp cakes and soybean pulp pancakes, mix some soybean pulp vegetables, and then prepare some soy milk for them. That would be about it.
Ning Wan started the fire, Jiang Yuwei was in charge of cooking, and Ning Huaizhi helped with chopping vegetables and meat. The three of them quickly finished cooking dinner. Jiang Yuwei first served some to the backyard, and then told Ning Huaizhi and Ning Wan to eat quickly.
She ate a few bites herself, then cut all the tofu she was going to give away into pieces, wrapped each piece in a large leaf, put all the stools on the cart, and pushed the cart to deliver the stools.
First, they arrived at Aunt Zhou's house. Aunt Zhou and Uncle Youcai were cooking dinner in the yard. When Uncle Youcai saw Jiang Yuwei bringing stools, he quickly went over and carried down his own stools.
"Yuwei, there's no need for you to make the trip yourself. Just have Tiezhu and Ningwu bring it back when they come back later."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"They're busy with important business. They've already had dinner at my place. They'll be working late tonight, so I came to let you and Aunt Zhou know so you won't have to wait at home."
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she took a block of tofu and handed it to Uncle Youcai:
"Uncle, this is tofu I just made. You and Aunt Zhou can try it tonight. It's still warm. Just mash some minced garlic and dip it in!"
Uncle Cai took the tofu somewhat embarrassedly and said:
"Aren't you going to come in and sit for a while?"
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:
"No, no, I still have to deliver some benches to someone else's house!"
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei pushed the cart to Aunt Zhang's house across the street. Aunt Zhang's family was having dinner in the yard. Seeing Jiang Yuwei arrive, Aunt Zhang hurried to greet her.
"Yuwei, what brings you here today?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled as she handed the tofu to Aunt Zhang, then turned around and started moving the stool behind her.
"Well, I've finished all the chores at home and don't need these stools anymore, so I came to give them to you today. It's really been a lot of trouble for you, Aunt Zhang, since we've used them for so many days."
Aunt Zhang slapped her thigh and said:
"Oh, Yuwei, what are you saying? We live next door, shouldn't we help each other out with this little thing? It's no trouble at all. Don't be so formal with Aunt Zhang in the future."
He then turned around and called out to his youngest son, who was eating:
"Zhang Guang, come quick, help your sister Yuwei take the stool down!"
Seeing this, Zhang Guang quickly put down his chopsticks and ran out, giving Jiang Yuwei a shy smile:
"Sister Yuwei, let me do it!"
Jiang Yuwei nodded and said to Aunt Zhang:
"Auntie, this tofu is still warm, I just made it this afternoon, please eat it while it's hot!"
Seeing this, Aunt Zhang quickly nodded and said:
"I was wondering why it smelled so good with soybeans. Okay, okay, I'll get it for them to try right now. My eldest daughter-in-law is pregnant right now, and she's picky about food, she won't eat this or that. She'll definitely love this!"
As Aunt Zhang was speaking, she carried the tofu into the yard. Zhang Guang had also finished moving the stools. Jiang Yuwei greeted Zhang Guang and was about to go to Uncle Ning's house to deliver the stools when she suddenly heard a shout from the yard:
"Ahhh, Mom, my water broke! Quick, go get a doctor! No, no doctor, get a midwife!"
Seeing this, Aunt Zhang panicked and shouted:
"Zhang Guang! Hurry! Go to the west end of the village and ask Midwife Sun to come and take a look! Oh, wait, Midwife Sun just went back to her parents' home today. Go, go to her parents' village and ask her for help!"
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