After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

In the north of October, the cold wind had already begun to howl, and Li Xiaoxiao's family also put on the long shirts and trousers made by Bai Shi earlier.

After a few days of drying, the soybeans have begun to shell. Li Xiaoxiao piled them together and beat them with a stick. With continuous beating, plump soybeans fell out of the pods.

Li Xiaoxiao used a winnowing basket to sift out the impurities and bean skins from the soybeans, and then put the soybeans into a bag.

Li Xiaoxiao weighed it and estimated that it was about 20 to 30 kilograms. It seemed that the harvest from the wasteland was quite good.

After collecting the soybeans, Li Xiaoxiao went to the kitchen and prepared a sumptuous dinner for her family.

She lit the stove and boiled water, intending to cook a pot of steaming porridge. At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Li Xiaoxiao opened the door and found that it was her neighbor Aunt Zhang. Aunt Zhang handed her some fresh vegetables, saying that they were just picked from her own field.

Li Xiaoxiao took the vegetables gratefully and invited Aunt Zhang to come in and sit down. Aunt Zhang said she had something to do at home, so she put down the vegetables and went back.

Li Xiaoxiao took the vegetables back to the kitchen and started cooking dinner.

At this time, the voices of Bai, Li Fang, Li Linlin and others were heard outside the door. It turned out that Bai had taken them for a walk in the village and came back.

Li Xiaoxiao ran out happily to greet them. The family sat around the dining table, enjoying a warm dinner. After dinner, Li Xiaoxiao and Bai sat in the yard and chatted. Bai looked at the stars in the sky and sighed, "The weather is really good this year, and the crops are growing well."

Li Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Yes, I hope next year will also be a good harvest year. By the way, Mom, is there anyone here who can make a stone mill?"

Mrs. Bai thought for a moment and said, "It seems that Uncle Liu in our village can make a stone mill, but he is old. I wonder if he is still willing to help."

"Then I'll go ask him tomorrow." Li Xiaoxiao made up her mind. She thought that if she could have a stone mill, it would be much more convenient to grind soy milk and make tofu in the future.

The next day, Li Xiaoxiao got up early, had breakfast and went to Uncle Liu's house.

Along the way, she saw that the villagers had basically harvested the crops in their fields in preparation for the winter. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that fortunately the harvest was good this year and she had made a lot of money. With money in her hands, she was not worried and no longer had to worry about the cold winter like before.

Arriving at Uncle Liu's house, Li Xiaoxiao explained her purpose. Uncle Liu smiled and said, "Xiaoxiao, Uncle Liu is old and not as healthy as before. I'm afraid I can't help you.

"Uncle Liu, don't worry. Let me teach you and I will make the stone mill myself." Li Xiaoxiao said.

"You're really thoughtful. But grinding a millstone is really strenuous work. Can a girl like you do it?"

"I can learn, Uncle Liu, please teach me." Li Xiaoxiao said firmly.

Seeing her sincerity, Grandpa Liu agreed. So, Li Xiaoxiao followed Grandpa Liu to learn the skills of making a stone mill. After a few days of hard work, she finally made a small stone mill, which was definitely big enough for her own use.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Liu, Li Xiaoxiao carried the stone mill back home.

Li Xiaoxiao cleaned the stone mill thoroughly and couldn't wait to try out its effect.

She soaked some beans and began to grind soy milk. Watching the pure white soy milk flow out of the stone mill, Li Xiaoxiao felt a sense of accomplishment.

She planned to use the soy milk to make some tofu, so she got busy. First, she boiled the soy milk, then added gypsum powder and stirred it evenly, and finally poured it into a mold and waited for it to solidify.

Soon, a piece of fresh and tender tofu was ready. Li Xiaoxiao cut off a piece and tasted it. It tasted delicious.

She happily gave it to Bai, Li Fang and others to taste, and everyone praised it highly.

Li Xiaoxiao added some white sugar she had bought earlier into the boiled soy milk and stirred it evenly. She poured three bowls of soy milk into a large bowl and gave them to Bai, Li Fang, Li Linlin and others. The whole family drank the sweet soy milk happily.

Li Linlin took a sip of the soy milk and said, "Sister, this soy milk is really delicious, sweet and fragrant. I have never tasted anything so delicious before."

"Of course, this is the soy milk my sister made herself, and she added sugar to it." Li Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

"Sister, you are so awesome!" Li Linlin gave a thumbs up happily.

"As long as you like to drink it, if you want to drink it in the future, just tell your sister and she will make it for you." Li Xiaoxiao looked at the stone mill, her heart filled with joy.

With the stone mill, Li Xiaoxiao thought, I don’t have to worry about having no vegetables to eat in winter.

In the evening, Li Xiaoxiao used the tofu she made herself to make a dish of Mapo Tofu, a dish of fried tofu cubes, and stir-fried some vegetables. The whole family enjoyed the meal with relish.

The next day, Li Xiaoxiao went to the town. The day for receiving dividends from the chopped pepper fish head contract signed with Xiangmanlou had arrived.

Li Xiaoxiao got her share of the dividend. She counted it and found it was a full 150 taels. Li Xiaoxiao asked for all the money in silver notes.

After leaving Xiangmanlou, she happily strolled around the town, wanting to buy something to reward her family.

As she walked, she came to a blacksmith shop and saw all kinds of farm tools on display. She suddenly remembered that the hoe and sickle at home were a bit worn out and needed to be replaced.

So she walked into the store, picked out a few high-quality hoes and sickles, paid for them, and then Li Xiaoxiao carried the newly bought farm tools out of the blacksmith shop.

Afterwards, he bought a lot of seasonings and white flour at the grocery store, and went to the butcher shop to buy some pork belly and big bones. Li Xiaoxiao carried the things and set out on the way home.

After returning home, Li Xiaoxiao handed the 150 taels of silver in her arms to Bai for safekeeping.

Bai was surprised to see so much money, "Xiao Xiao, where did you get it?"

"Mom, didn't I tell you before about cooperating with Xiang Man Lou to sell the house? Today I went to Xiang Man Lou to collect three months' dividends, which is exactly 150 taels. Mom, keep this money. We will buy land and build a house in the spring of next year."

"Oh, okay, mother will definitely hide the silver." Bai held the banknote, her eyes gradually moistening. "Good child, thank you for your hard work."

Li Xiaoxiao hugged Bai and said, "Mom, this is what a daughter should do. Our lives will get better and better in the future."

Li Linlin was so happy to see Li Xiaoxiao bought so many things. When she saw the white flour, she said she wanted to eat big meat buns.

Li Xiaoxiao agreed with a smile, "Mom, let's make some dumplings for lunch, and cook some porridge. Let's stew the bone soup first and drink it in the evening."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Mom will chop the stuffing."

Li Xiaoxiao soaked some previously dried black fungus and mixed it with white flour. Bai used some pork belly to make the filling, added seasonings to the chopped black fungus, and mixed them evenly. Bai and Li Xiaoxiao started to make buns together.

Seeing that the buns were almost done, Li Fang helped to light the fire. After the water boiled, Bai put the buns directly into the steamer to steam them.