Si Jiuyue took the flint and tinder, lit the firewood, and placed it inside the stove.
The kindling caught with a crackling sound.
Once the fire burned steadily, she stood up to fetch water.
Seeing this, Baozhu hurried over to take her place.
Only then did Si Jiuyue explain to them:
"This is corn flour. We're going to put it into the water now and stir it all together. You should all watch and learn."
"Yes, Mistress!"
Jiahong and the other three watched and studied with utmost focus.
A quarter of an hour passed.
The spring water in the large iron pot began to bubble.
Bubbles of various sizes rose to the surface and popped, only to form new ones right away.
Si Jiuyue turned and walked back to her room to take out a bag of alkali powder, weighing out about twenty grams. She brought it back to the girls and explained:
"This is my secret recipe, called alkali powder. Only by adding this can I make Green Grass Jelly. Remember, for every half catty of Spirit Grass, you need to add one qian of alkali powder."
"Understood, Maid!"
With that, Si Jiuyue dissolved the alkali powder in boiling spring water, then added the prepared fresh grass jelly herbs and continued to boil them until they reached a rolling boil. At this point, she looked at Baozhu and said:
"Baozhu, you can lower the heat now. We need to boil the leaves until they break down completely."
"Yes, Mistress!"
Baozhu slowed down the rate at which she was adding firewood.
Another quarter of an hour later.
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Chapter 464