174 Making cheese

After sitting for a long time, Lu Huaijin felt that his waist began to ache a little, stood up and stretched his waist, and he could see that in the world outside the window, the two little guys, grapefruit and grapes, were chasing the scattered sheep and running briskly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Although he has been living in the ranch for more than half a month, Lu Huaijin is still surprised every time he sees such a scene, which is really far from life in China.

Putting the books on the desk, Lu Huaijin walked out of the room, and then saw that in the garden, Song Lingyi was intently turning over the dark brown soil, and there were clumps of blue hat flowers at hand; Song Lingyi occasionally raised her head and asked about related matters, and the concentration between her eyebrows could feel her input.

There was a jingling wind chime in his ears, Lu Huaijin couldn't help but raise his head and glance at the wind chimes full of national flavor, and then saw Lu Li's birds of prey driving in from outside, he didn't even know when Lu Li went out. Lu Li drove the Raptor all the way past the main house and in the direction of the bullpen.

Lu Huaijin hesitated for a moment, decided to go for a walk, and slowly walked to the bullpen, and when he got there, he could see Lu Li, Jessica, and Tony unloading the huge cylinders from the back of the pickup truck, and then rolling into the bullpen.

The smell of fresh soil, dry cow dung, messy hay, and moist forest moisture...... The area around the bullpen is filled with all kinds of smells, and every pore of the body is surrounded by natural factors. Raise your feet and look at it, you can see that the soles of his feet are covered with mud, and even his socks are stained with mud spots, which is a disaster for many people, but for Lu Huaijin, it awakens the memories of his youth, which makes him feel comfortable, although he has never been an "outdoor" type.

Lu Huaijin walked into the bullpen, and then saw three people around the silver cylinder, Lu Li and Tony stood next to them, obeying Jessica's command, "...... Yes, making cheese is so simple, there is no complicated process, there is no mystery, and it can be done in almost every ordinary home. ”

"Is there anything I can help with?" Lu Huaijin stopped beside Tony.

Jessica and Tony both looked Lu Huaijin up and down with surprised eyes, and even Lu Li looked at his father with a stunned expression. Lu Huaijin looked back with a puzzled expression, "Is there something wrong?" Or is there no work here that I need help with?"

"It's not. Jessica waved her hand repeatedly, "No, no. But I can't say why.

"It's just, Mr. L......," Tony picked up, "you're always reading, and we thought it was ...... It's not your forte. ”

"Not really. Lu Huaijin's honest answer made Tony choke on saliva directly, cough, cough, cough, "But I'm willing to try to see, before I get into trouble, I'll take the initiative to stop." Lu Huaijin turned his head to look at Jessica, and then at Tony, "So, what do we need to do now?"

Jessica and Tony both looked at Lu Li, who clapped his hands, "Guys, hurry up, you heard Mr. L speak." ”

Jessica came back to her senses, "All we need to do now is to knock all the milk into these cylinders and seal them, and they need to sit overnight, and tomorrow we can skim off the butter and cream from the top of the milk and move on to the next round of production." ”

"Oh, we're making cheese?" Lu Huaijin heard immediately, "I've always wanted to try making cheese." If you follow a simple process, you can do it even at home. However, with such a large amount, things suddenly became interesting. The unhurried words, as if the teacher were in class, suddenly made the atmosphere in the bullpen funny.

"Dad, let's get into the practice. Lu Li had long been used to it, and said calmly.

Lu Huaijin nodded, didn't say anything more, bent down and lifted a bucket of milk, then aimed at the silver cylinder, and began to pour down, the milky white milk exuded a rich aroma. The steady and skillful gesture made the milk pour down evenly and violently like a waterfall.

"Wow. Tony couldn't help but be amazed, and then looked at Jessica and Lu Li, which was far from Lu Huaijin's usual impression.

Jessica laughed, "Now it's your turn." Jessica winked at Lu Li, marveling at Lu Huaijin's excellent work, Lu Li also spread his hands in surprise, obviously not expecting Lu Huaijin's deep hiding, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then began to get busy at the same time.

With the busyness of the four people, the work at hand was quickly completed. Then they worked together to load the cylinders onto the cart and push them to the ranch's former cellar.

The cellar is still in use, and there is still a lot of wine stored in it. However, since the vineyard was deserted, it has been quiet, and Lu Li is not a keen collector of red wine, so it has been a long time since there has been a new collection in it. The cellar that is now used as a cheese making cellar is just right.

Seeing that the cylinders were neatly placed in the wine cellar, Lu Huaijin wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smelled it with shining eyes, "So, what else do you need to do next?"

"Ha, Mr. L, are you addicted?" Tony is a sweaty person, as long as he exercises a little, he will sweat immediately, just after such a toss, his clothes are already soaked, and his bronzed skin is covered with a faint luster.

Lu Huaijin shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal.

Lu Li has never seen such a father, usually Lu Huaijin is not a person who loves to sweat, Lu Li has seen Lu Huaijin sweat only a handful of times in his memory, and he has done such heavy physical work today, "Dad, are you sure that your body is fine?"

Lu Huaijin waved his hand, "I think it's good." As if sensing Lu Li's worry and concern, he added, "Your mother has found something to do, and I have to find something to put in." ”

"But didn't you find two books you want to read?" Since arriving in Los Angeles, Lu Huaijin has developed a strong interest in American education, academics, knowledge, etc., Liz is also a book lover, and there are really a lot of books in the ranch, so Lu Huaijin is completely like a fish in water, and he has been reading books in the past.

Lu Huaijin smiled at Lu Li, "Books can be read anywhere, but the opportunity to experience the life of the ranch is rare." ”

The smile on the corner of Lu Li's mouth couldn't help but bloom. In fact, he has always been a little worried about Lu Huaijin, hoping that Lu Huaijin can increase some exercise, which is good for strengthening his physique, but since he was a child, his father in his mind always sat in the study and read books, and the only time he worked was to help his mother do some housework. Therefore, Lu Li is not sure whether it is a good thing or a bad thing to let Lu Huaijin participate in the work and sports of the ranch, after all, Lu Huaijin's heart problem is still a time bomb and needs to be recuperated, and no one can be sure what the consequences of too intense exercise will be.

Before that, Lu Li actually encouraged Lu Huaijin to go horseback riding with him every morning, but Lu Huaijin's interest was still limited, and he only went out three or four times. Now, Lu Huaijin has become interested in making cheese, which is really good. Originally, the physical activity of making cheese was not so intense, and it was a good thing that Lu Huaijin could leave the house and bask in the sun more.

Jessica could sense the positivity and affirmation on Lu Li's face, so she took the initiative to send out an invitation, "Mr. L, those will be troublesome in the next period of time, and we need to fight side by side." ”

Lu Huaijin smiled and nodded, expressing affirmation.

"What about me, what about me?" asked Tony, his eyes wide, as he leaned between Jessica and Lu Huaijin and asked curiously.

Jessica had a disgusted expression, "You can go ahead and get to the vineyard, you won't be needed here." ”

"However, the vineyard has been budding lately, and that's what I'm doing every day, so why don't you let me get involved?" said Tony, who followed Jessica's side, and the two of them left the cellar one after the other, leaving only the Lu family father and son.

Lu Li looked at his father seriously, "Dad, pay attention to your body, if you don't feel well, don't force it." ”

Lu Huaijin didn't speak, just looked at the son in front of him, and in a blink of an eye, the toddler had grown up, and his broad shoulders were enough to support the weight of the entire family. Lu Huaijin patted Lu Li's shoulder and nodded, "I know." Sometimes, simple words are enough.

In the next few days, Lu Huaijin and Tony both followed Jessica into the official stage of making cheese.

After the butter and cream on the top layer of the milk are skimmed, the remaining milk is poured into a small blender, which is the most difficult and troublesome process, the perfect mixing of the blender separates the milk, this process needs to take care of the temperature, but also the time, and the progress of the mixing needs to be monitored.

Once the milk has been separated, it is then placed in fermentation tanks where it is fermented and shaped, and at the same time, there is a lot of cheese left over at the end, which is usually used to feed pigs or make feed.

After two days, the cheese is placed in the cellar and then the final step is to let the cheese continue to ferment in the cellar for several days, if not months, during which the cheese is constantly brushed with brine. This process will determine the quality of the final cheese.

When all the work is done, the cheese making is finished. The whole process is not complicated, but the parts that test the craft are everywhere, which is obviously not a simple job.

Lu Huaijin participated in the whole process, and even let Lu leave to rest at the end, he stayed with Jessica to complete all the salt water brushing work, and seemed to be completely happy.

Song Lingyi was busy gardening, Lu Huaijin was busy with cheese, and Lu Li was preparing to start his first hike.