After seeing the Brigade Leader off, Su Qianli returned inside and sat at the table to list the spices needed for her braised dried tofu: star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, fennel seeds, Sichuan peppercorns, white cardamom...
She planned to visit the traditional Chinese medicine shop in the county seat tomorrow to purchase these indispensable ingredients.
She dug out her cloth bag and dumped her money onto the table. Counting it over and over, she found she had only about 20 yuan. This amount was a drop in the bucket for setting up a workshop.
Chapter 38