Su Binglan kept an eye on the rice in the pot. After cooking the rice, she told Su Fengzhang to remove all the firewood from the furnace to stop heating the stove.
He removed the broken pieces of firewood, but embers were still on them. Ding Wan was worried about the fire, so she quickly put the broken wood into the furnace of the stove she was cooking on.
"Why did you do that?" Ding Wan said, "You could've just poured water on it, silly."
Su Fengzhang smacked his forehead. "Ah, I'm such a fool. Why didn't I think of that?"
Meanwhile, Su Binglan continued watching the rice pot. When it cooled down, she placed the things into the wine jar. She would proceed to the next step when the temperature was about right.
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