Reincarnate as a poor widow and bravely fight against the worst scumbag father and evil mother-in-la

Jiang Yuwei thought that she could grind the dried soybeans into tofu today, and then collect some wood ash to make gray tofu, so she washed all the soybeans and soaked them in water.

She kneaded another piece of dough and kept it for steaming buns after it had risen at noon. She also washed a pot of rice and started steaming it. At noon today, she planned to stir-fry three fresh vegetables, make some flavored eggplant, stir-fry some meat and some green vegetables.

Ning Wan was in charge of cooking and steaming rice, Jiang Yuwei was in charge of washing vegetables, and Ning Huaizhi was in charge of cutting vegetables. The three of them worked very harmoniously together. Jiang Yuwei prepared all the side dishes, fried the third fresh and flavored eggplant side dishes, and after preparing the sauce for the two dishes, she gave them to Ning Huaizhi to stir-fry.

Ning Wan had already steamed a large pot of rice, and now she started to help Ning Huaizhi light the fire and cook. Jiang Yuwei started kneading dough and steaming buns. After steaming two large pots of buns, which were enough to eat for two or three days, Jiang Yuwei called everyone working in the backyard to come and eat.

The villagers worked very hard and did not slack off. In just one morning, they had demolished the original stone wall and started building a brick wall. Jiang Yuwei thought that since they had bought enough bricks and tiles this time, she must build a high wall.

Moreover, the road leading to the pond must also be built with a low wall and a gate, so that people can feel more at ease when going back and forth for work. The paper mill in the backyard will have two doors, one leading to the backyard and the other leading to the pond. If workers are hired to work for a long time in the future, they can be allowed to go through the gate by the pond, so as not to disturb life in the front yard.

Jiang Yuwei took advantage of the villagers' meal time to say to them:

"Fellow villagers, my family wants to buy wood ash. It's two cents per pound. You can save whatever you have and send it to us."

Jiang Yuwei pointed to the mulberry bark drying in the yard and said:

"We also buy this kind of mulberry bark for a long time. If the villagers come across it in the mountains, they can peel the bark, dry it in the sun and sell it. It's four cents per pound."

When the villagers saw that the eldest daughter-in-law was willing to sell this kind of stuff that no one in the family usually wanted, they all said:

"I have plenty of wood ash at home. I'll ask my wife to pack it up and send it to me when I get home today!"

"Yeah, I have plenty at home too!"

"Yeah, I didn't know this thing could be sold for money. I just dumped some of it a few days ago. What a pity!"

"I've seen this mulberry bark before when I was herding sheep. I know where it is. When I finish my work here, I'll go up the mountain to get it!"

"This stuff is everywhere on the mountain. Let my kids go to the mountain to peel it tomorrow!"

Jiang Yuwei was very happy to see that everyone was very enthusiastic. This saved her the effort of collecting the paper. The mulberry barks in the yard had been dried. Jiang Yuwei tied the dried mulberry barks into bundles and took them to the pond at the foot of the mountain to soak them in running water for ten days. This would make the paper produced more delicate and smoother and less likely to crack.

Jiang Yuwei thought that if she could buy the pond, she could take the opportunity to build the backyard to enclose the pond as well, so that the water used by the paper mill would be safer and more convenient in the future.

She was really afraid that something like Zhang Laizi would happen again. Zhang Laizi was a man who came to her house to steal out of jealousy, and she could barely deal with it. But if she made more money in the future and someone with ulterior motives saw it, and then gathered a few gangs, or joined forces with bandits to come down the mountain to rob, she would definitely not be able to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuwei went to the headman's house again. As soon as she entered the door, she met the headman who was about to go out. Jiang Yuwei hurriedly asked:

"Li Zheng, where are we going?"

The village head laughed and said:

"Nothing, it's just about Zhang Laizi moving out of Ningjia Village. I still have to go to the clan leader's house. Is there anything you need, Yuwei?"

Jiang Yuwei nodded and said:

"Zhang Laizi is really a troublemaker. This incident has also reminded me that I want to buy the land around the pond. Is it feasible?"

The village head thought for a while and said:

"It's far from the village, but there's no other people's land there. It's all village land. If you want to buy it, I'll draft a document for you. I'm also going to the town to handle the relocation, so we can go to the government office together to handle it for you."

Jiang Yuwei didn't expect that this matter would go so smoothly. It turned out that she was right to get along well with the headman's family as soon as she arrived in Ningjia Village. Otherwise, she would not have brought Ning Qiu with her every time she went to the market and paid her such a high salary. The hard laborers who were repairing their own houses only earned twenty cents a day, but Jiang Yuwei always forced thirty copper coins on Ning Qiu. The headman's family knew what was going on.

Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Li Zheng, to buy some more bricks and tiles when you come back this afternoon. I want to fence off the pond as well, so that I can feel at ease."

As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei stuffed five taels of silver into the head of the village. There should be some money left after buying the pond and bricks and tiles. Jiang Yuwei originally wanted to give it to the head of the village. After all, the head of the village cared so much about her family's affairs that he went to the town again and again. Jiang Yuwei was willing to spend the money on such things.

The village head took the silver and said with a smile:

"Okay, Yuwei, go back and do your work. I'll send the bricks and the title deed to you in the evening."

Jiang Yuwei nodded and left. She had to go back quickly to grind the beans to make tofu. She had soaked several buckets of beans in the morning, and she would probably have to work until midnight again tonight.

Jiang Yuwei thought so and went home. Ning Wan was taking a nap in the house, and Ning Huaizhi was washing dishes. Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:

"Huaizhi, I also bought the pond at the back. Let's take the opportunity to build the backyard and fence off the pond. We can also raise some fish and shrimp in it in the future."

Ning Huaizhi smiled and nodded:

"Okay, I'll listen to my wife!"

Jiang Yuwei took out all the beans that had been soaked in the morning and started to grind soy milk. She planned to make a tofu feast tonight so that the villagers could taste the tofu they ground at home.

Jiang Yuwei was responsible for turning the grinding wheel, and Ning Huaizhi was responsible for pouring the soaked beans into the grinding wheel. After all of them were ground, Ning Huaizhi began to squeeze the bean dregs with gauze and the wooden frame he had built. Ning Huaizhi was very strong and squeezed all the bean dregs in a short while. Jiang Yuwei poured the filtered soy milk into the pot.

Jiang Yuwei asked Ning Wan to come out and help light the fire, while she watched the pot. After the soy milk boiled, she poured the brine into the soy milk little by little. When making tofu with brine, the amount needs to be controlled and stirred constantly while pouring, so that it can be better blended. After everything is done.

Jiang Yuwei spread gauze in the large mold she had made with bamboo, poured the prepared tofu into it, wrapped it with gauze, and then filled a basin with water and pressed it on the mold to drain the moisture from the tofu.