When the carriage reached the city, Tiandong reined in the reins and said:
"Madam, this is where the corn is threshed. Do you want to go down and have a look?"
One of the eight classic four-character mottos of Chinese people - everything comes when it comes.
"Okay, let's get out of the car and take a look."
Tiandong jumped out of the car, gestured to the car behind him, and opened the curtain.
He stretched out his hand to take Bai Wei off, then stepped aside, and let her get Cheng Xue, mother and daughter out of the car.
The big square was filled with laughter and the sound of corn being peeled.
Several large thick wooden stakes in the west are covered with yellow and orange corn. The unshelled corn is dry and dry. It can be seen that the weather in the north has been good recently, and God is very kind to it.
"... How about saying that Li Fuyin is a lucky star? Look at him. Not only are our stomachs full, but the Heimo River, which floods every summer, has stopped. Now even corn is grown. It's really wonderful.
The better."
"It's not that good. Yesterday I brought corn cobs home to start a fire. It was burning. There was no wooden shovel to resist the burning. But it was enough. There were corn stalks, and that thing can also make a fire."
"Oh, I don't have to suffer this winter. The house was newly built in the spring, and now there is more old firewood that can be used to burn the fire. Now I feel that my life is going well."
"This is the truth, I think so too..."
"..."
When sisters Li Yue and Li Tian heard everyone chatting, they excitedly shook their mother's sleeves.
Not to mention that the children were excited, even she herself felt honored after hearing this. If the autumn harvest goes well, when the third prince brings Li Heng and the others back to Beijing, the court will have another explanation. The reward should be expected.
, then use half of the things you have at home to make a dowry for Li Yue.
After the festival, she was going to Beijing with Yan Yixin. However, she was not prepared to let the two children go with the third prince and the others. Although it was good to have company, they were in a hurry, and she did not want to wrong the two children.
Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Dianli from the household hurriedly came over and said:
"Mrs. Li is back. When did she arrive?"
"Just arrived." Cheng Xue replied, "How many days has it been since the autumn harvest? Can the yield per mu be calculated?"
Zhang Dianli nodded hurriedly, and the corners of his mouth could not be restrained from rising as he answered:
"Mrs. Li is very happy. On the first day of harvesting corn, the yield per mu was 879 kilograms. Yesterday, the yield of the first-class field exceeded 1,000. Fertilizer is a good thing. If adults hadn't repeatedly emphasized that we should keep a low profile, I would have wanted to use a few whips.
Tell the world."
Cheng Xue calculated the yield per mu of old crops such as sorghum, millet and other crops, and she was very clear about it.
The yield of corn per acre is nothing in modern times, but it is absolutely incredible now. With enough food, there are so many things that can be done, and it can also make Lin Chao fearful.
"By the way, madam, I said that Master Xiao has told you how to make corn. Are you free now? Do you want to teach everyone?"
"Okay, no problem." Cheng Xue nodded without thinking.
Yan Yixin was asked to take Li Tian and Li Huai to find Li Hui. She took Li Yue and asked Zhang Dianli to call a few yamen and carry a few bags of corn to the mill.
Compared with the corn that was eaten green before, what we are making now is grain that is tasty, hungry, and practical.
The corn is ground into coarse grains and fine grains. The coarse grains are called big grains, and the thin grains are called small grains. The big grains are commonly known as corn grain porridge. Add some kidney beans, red beans, etc., and simmer them in a large pot, the more rotten they become.
The stickier it is, the better. Paired with refreshing pickles, it tastes particularly delicious.
Small ballast can be used to make porridge or steamed rice together with rice, commonly known as gold and silver rice.
The entire mill was at their disposal, so it didn't take long. Grinding grains and flour were done at the same time, both coarse and fine.
After everything was done, the yamen man pushed the cart back to the yamen dining hall. When the cooks saw Cheng Xue coming, they all saluted and said hello.
"Everyone, get up. This is my first time tinkering with this. Let's discuss it together."
"yes."
The cook got up and went over to help the government official move things. Cheng Xue walked around the kitchen and saw a fifteen-pound river carp, and she immediately became interested.
"Quickly, prepare the pork, vermicelli, tofu, and cabbage. Eat them in the yard and cook them in a pot later. Stick corn tortillas on the side of the pot."
When the Yamen heard the news, he responded excitedly, "Okay," and took the people out to work.
Everyone prepared basins and bowls, then washed their hands together and got ready to work.
Add water to the thicker cornmeal, knead it into a dough and set it aside, save it for later gluing on the pancakes. Finely ground cornmeal and white flour are two to one, then add sugar and water, drink it and set it aside to rise. Scoop out another scoop of thicker cornmeal and white flour.
, bean flour, mix with water, knead until smooth and set aside to rise.
Put the kidney beans and red beans into the big ballast, add water and firewood to the big pot, and then forget about it. Mix the small ballast with the rice, add water and rinse the rice, just like steaming rice.
All the preparation work was carried out by her and the cooks together. She had no secrets and was very patient. Everyone worked together very happily.
After waiting for someone to come back and tell them that they could cook, Chef Su took the fish and meat and went out to the yard to cook. Cheng Xue made a large pot of Sanhe noodle steamed buns in the back kitchen using the fermented noodles, and then found a basket.
I made a basket of corn cakes. Dried dates and raisins were sprinkled in the middle. These are available in snack shops and can be used at any time.
After one stick of incense, the entire government canteen was filled with the aroma of food.
The fish had been stewing in the yard for a while, so she went over and put corn tortillas around the pot.
The time was just right, the food in the canteen was coming out one after another, and Li Hui and others came back later.
When Li Tian and his brother saw Cheng Xue, they ran over and kept chattering.
At one moment, it was fun to break the corn, and at the next, she said that the corn leaves were a little bit irritating, and that the corn stalks could be used to make fire... Anyway, she poured out all the limited knowledge they had about farm work.
The third prince, Yan Mu, listened for a long time, until the two children talked happily before saying:
"Mrs. Li's upbringing is really good. Although the siblings suddenly had a fight, their care and concern for each other made me miss the eldest and second brothers in the palace."
Cheng Xue felt slightly blessed, shook her head modestly and said:
"The Third Highness is ridiculous. Little women don't know anything about upbringing. It's just because their siblings grew up together. You and your two Highnesses think so too, otherwise you can't think of them so much. You have to be here during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.
Bian, how about we go to the mountain to have skewers?"
"Sure, if it's not troublesome."
"Your Highness is too polite. Your Majesty is also having the same idea. This year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will take the entire government office to find a village to rest and play for a day, which will be considered as a subsidy for them." Li Hui took the opportunity to come over and answer the question.
It is necessary to take three days off. It is reasonable to close the door on the Mid-Autumn Festival. His Highness happens to be here. He can also be bold and willful. Anyway, there is such a person up there to support...