16. Hurry up the development of new spices

After all, Lin is the cook of the family, and she is very curious about the braised pheasant, Mu Fushu said before she asked: "A-Niang, I crushed the soybean sauce you made and added some water to mix the roasted pheasant, is the taste different?" ”

Poor Lin not only has a tendon, but also what the eldest mother says, so he was taken into the ditch by the eldest mother. Mu Fushu made up his mind to find an opportunity to make soy sauce, rice vinegar and other seasonings. Even if there is still a lot of seasoning in my space, it is difficult to take it out at the moment, and there will always be a day when I finish eating. The seasonings in this era are very scarce, and even the sugar is red cane sugar, and it is expensive to death! The finest salt particles are still very coarse and yellowish!

After the first and a half months, Mu Fushu made it difficult to cook a few times, but the kitchen without a range hood made her collapse: the smell of oil smoke was all over her hair! It's not okay to go on like this, her tall rice worm life definitely doesn't include cooking! So he began to instruct the Lin family, and after the Lin family learned seventy-seven eighty-eight, he found an opportunity to brew soy sauce and rice vinegar.

Traditional soy sauce brewing is to wash and cook black beans, soybeans and other raw materials, add salt and stir, and then put them in a large vat, and slowly ferment them in the sun for about half a year to brew mellow and sweet soy sauce. There are many brewing methods in the book that Mu Fushu Space bought, and she chose one that she could do now, and pulled Lin to tinker with it.

Mu Fushu asked Mu Zhongjun to buy some soybeans and came back, chose a good weather, and started steaming beans first. First of all, soak the soybeans in a wooden barrel (preferably a tank, but there is no one at home), add twice as much water, soak until the bean skin is wrinkled, scoop it up and pour it into the basket, drain the water, put it in the steamer to steam, after the water is boiled, and then steam for two or three hours.

After the steamed soybeans have cooled, they are spread on a bamboo fence and sent indoors for fermentation. Because the temperature is required to be about 40 degrees, Mu Fushu put the bamboo fence into the kitchen next to the stove. The kang is still burning, so the temperature at the heel of the stove is enough. In this way, turn and stir once every three days to make it ferment evenly. After fermentation, when yellow-green koji mold and yeast appear on the surface, take it out and pour it into wooden barrels, at which time about six or seven days have passed. According to the ratio of 20 catties of soybeans and 40 catties of water, add well water mixed with space water and stir to make it absorb enough water, put it into a bamboo basket and drain it, and cover it with cotton cloth. Then put it on the stove and continue to ferment overnight, and take it out when the hand inserts the bean into the hot feeling and the nose smells the smell of soy sauce.

Put the fermented soybeans into wooden barrels, fill a layer of soybeans, sprinkle a layer of salt, and pour water once, so that they are put into the barrel or vat alternately, and the top layer is table salt. Then close the lid of the bucket and seal it with thin mud. After three months like this, there will be soy sauce to eat.

As for rice vinegar, it's even simpler. The people here grow rice, and there is also a small amount of glutinous rice. Mu Zhongjun bought some back at a high price. The first is steaming and mixing: the glutinous rice is impregnated so that the water layer is about 20 centimeters higher than the rice layer. Soak it overnight, then pick it up and steam it in a steamer basket until the steam rises, then sprinkle an appropriate amount of water on the rice layer and steam it for about ten minutes; The rice grains are swollen and shiny, loose and soft, and chew without sticking to the teeth. At this time, use water to cool down; After the water is drained, pour out and spread it on the bamboo mat, mix in the koji medicine, and then pour the raw materials after mixing the koji into the wooden barrel, add a straw mat outside the barrel to keep warm, the wine gradually oozes out after a day and a night, the color is golden, sweet and slightly sour, and the wine is fragrant. Fermentation continues for another three or four days to produce more alcohol. When the liquor begins to become sour, 400 catties of water is added for every 100 catties of rice to reduce the alcohol concentration in the liquor, so as to facilitate the reproduction and growth of acetic acid bacteria and natural vinegaring. After forty or fifty days of fermentation, the vinegar becomes sour and matures. What comes out of this is white vinegar. Add spices, sugar and other condiments to white vinegar, that is, balsamic vinegar. It takes one to two years for the aged vinegar to be affected by the alternating effects of high and low temperatures, the concentration and acidity will increase, the color will deepen, and the quality will be better. After more than a month of busy work, it was already early spring after the soy sauce and rice vinegar were sealed. During this time, Mu Fushu often took the opportunity to stew chicken soup to give Yang Weng some ginseng and shou wu, but after a month, Yang Weng's health was very good, and his face was ruddy, and he got up early in the morning and took San Lang and Ah Zhu to practice in the yard. Mu Fushu has seen it a few times, and serious scholars in this era have to learn the six arts, including etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics. Therefore, it is normal for Yang Weng to know some punches and kicks. Unexpectedly, Mu Zhongjun was also interested, and often had a lesson with Yang Weng, Yang Weng looked weak, and he didn't have any difficulty against Mu Zhongjun. Mu Fushu knocked on the side and asked Yang Weng, is there really a Jianghu person who flies the eaves and walks on the wall in this era, and the answer is very frustrating: Sure enough, those heroes with excellent light skills and excellent internal skills are only available in martial arts novels, which makes her realize more profoundly: she is crossing the farming text. Yang Weng was not ashamed to say that his force value was already high, and he was ...... Well, in fact, there is no such thing as rivers and lakes in this era, there are no heroes, only rangers, and they are all uneven in character. Mu Fushu felt that Yang Weng was much worse than the heyday of his previous life, she felt that Yang Weng was bragging, and his force value should only be regarded as a fist embroidered leg. After the identification is completed, continue the refining every morning. San Lang is the most interested, he reads hard, gets up at dawn every day, and starts to endorse books after a punch. Mu Fushu was very appreciative of his learning attitude. This kid is completely at the rhythm of the top student! I started to endorse when I was hungry, thinking that she must have eaten enough to start studying, if she had Saburo's learning attitude and her smart brain, she would be the national science champion. Because the spring is going to be busy with farming, you can inquire about buying fields after harvesting the millet, so Mu Zhongjun has been very busy recently, and only Yang Weng, San Lang, and A Zhu exercise early in the morning, plus a Mu Fushu who sometimes joins halfway. Mu Fushu couldn't look down on the punches between Mu Zhongjun and Yang Weng, the fight was vigorous, it seemed to be very powerful, in her opinion, it was too laborious, not light, and not lethal enough. In her previous life, her self-defense skills were taught by her bodyguard Sister Mei. Sister Mei used to be in the special forces, and she specialized in some dangerous tasks that were "unseemly" in Mu Fushu's eyes. Later, she was old and had suffered a lot of dark injuries, and she knew that she might die if she went on another mission, so she retired. Mu Fushu gave her a very high salary, and she did her best to teach, and even some things that needed to be kept secret were unknowingly tricked out by Mu Fushu and taught her all at once. Once she took Sister Mei and two other bodyguards to participate in a "safari" organized by a private organization, which was actually when she robbed tombs and dug up treasures, her neat skills even professional mercenaries admired her. It's a pity that the organizer's map was incomplete, and after looking for a long time, they couldn't find a place, and several people were seriously injured. She never participated in such activities again, and she could occasionally take risks, but she didn't do it when it endangered her life. An occasional impulse is a young man's nature, and another impulse is death. So early in the morning, when Yang Weng led San Lang Ah Zhu in front of him and sweating, Mu Fushu first came over to walk a few laps, then slowly raised his hands and kicked his legs, and then followed them to fight for a while, and then she jumped up and down and danced left and right (this is a military boxing), and they couldn't laugh for the first time. Gradually, Yang Weng couldn't laugh anymore, and he actually saw the murderous spirit in the aunt's indiscriminate kicking! Mu Fushu knew that Yang Weng was a smart person and had doubts about himself. But just by looking at his own eyes similar to Uncle Cheap, he knew that he would not be unfavorable to himself. As for San Lang, he won't go out and talk nonsense, he is more obedient than a pig. Saburo began to quietly learn boxing and foot kung fu from his eldest mother. Yang Weng privately told him that the eldest lady seemed to be very disciplined in kicking and fighting, and he had been learning martial arts with the samurai in the family since he was a child, but unfortunately the fatal injury made him stop abruptly in the martial arts. Before he said that his high force value meant that before he was injured, Mu Fushu understood that he was wrong. Mu Zhongjun knows how to punch and kick, and that is also at the level of an ordinary nursing home. So San Lang can only practice martial arts with Mu Fushu now. So soon after, the family's morning workout became a big lady with three men of all ages who came out to play soy sauce in three or two days. Ah Zhu wakes up Sister Ah every morning and calls more diligently.

In the middle of March, everyone has changed into spring clothes and is about to start farming. The Mu family's five acres of land cannot be completed by relying on Mu Zhongjun and the Lin family. Mu Fushu was very generous and asked for help, Yang Weng glanced at her, this lady sometimes looks very sensible, not like a child, but sometimes she is stupid:

"At this time, everyone is busy with the farm, and it is difficult to find helpers."

Mu Fushu then remembered that this time was not modern at all, there were migrant workers everywhere, everyone was busy with their own work in the field, where did the manpower come from!

San Lang obediently said: "I'll go to the field to help!" ”

Mu Fu glanced at him: "Just your little arms and legs, forget it!" ”

San Lang has been raised at home for three or four months, he has meat on his body, his complexion is good, and he has grown a lot taller, and now he has surpassed Mu Fushu by two heads. Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw the little lady talking about San Lang in an old-fashioned manner, and even Ah Zhu smiled and said Mu Fushu: "Sister is the little arm and leg, and Sister is the little arm and leg." ”

Mu Fushu blushed. Alas! When people get smaller, do they have smaller brain sizes? Why has my IQ also dropped? Little Lori speaks in a strange aunt's tone, it's really inappropriate!

San Lang heard the care and maintenance from the eldest mother's words, only to feel that his chest was hot, and he watched the eldest mother flickering with a pair of big eyes staring at him, her cheeks were still red, and her heart was beating more urgently (Sao Nian, you are restless).

Mu Zhongjun thought for a while and said, "I'll go outside the city tomorrow to take a look, there has been a disaster in the north recently, and many people have fled here." ”

Lin disagreed: "Isn't that a homeless person? Our family has a simple population, looking for those who don't know the roots, what if they have bad intentions? ”

Mu Fushu said: "Then go buy a few people." ”

Although she comes from a society where everyone is equal, she has been served since she was a child, and she knows that equality is a complete joke. Besides, in this day and age, buying and selling human beings is legal, and she just follows the local customs. I really want to be equal sisters to the servants like the heroines of other time-traveling novels, unless her brain is caught in the door a hundred times.

Lin and Mu Zhongjun were shocked when they heard "buying people". I think they were sold and bought......

Mu Fushu knew what they were thinking when he looked at them. She also knew about Mu Zhongjun and the Lin family being sold as servants, and while expressing deep regret, she would not buy people just because she didn't reveal her scars. Now the yard is big enough to live in, and the Lin family is also struggling alone. In addition, she has to buy land, she may have to do a business or something, after all, she can't use the mallet as an excuse every time.

Yang Weng thought about it for a while, and said to Mu Zhongjun: "Why don't I accompany Brother Mu on a trip to Yaxing." ”

Mu Zhongjun and the Lin family only came back to their senses after being sad for a while, the past is gone, and now there are eldest mothers and pigs to take care of, they have to cheer up. It would be nice if Mr. Yang was willing to help, after all, they had never bought anyone, and they didn't know how to choose.

Mu Fushu didn't mean to join in the fun at all. Buying people or something, she is very relieved to have Yang Weng here. The main thing is that her soy sauce rice vinegar is about to open the barrel in the past few days, and she is both nervous and excited! Handmade soy sauce stuffed rice vinegar, you have a sense of accomplishment when you think about it!

In the afternoon, Mu Zhongjun and Yang Weng went out. Lin, Mu Fushu, and San Lang were opening the lid of the soy sauce and rice vinegar barrel, and suddenly a rich sauce aroma and sour salivating vinegar smell wafted away, Mu Fushu couldn't help but be excited, put a wooden spoon into the soy sauce bucket, scooped a little soy sauce, and tasted it. Her eyes lit up, fresh! Fragrant! Pure! She succeeded! I changed the spoon and scooped a spoonful of rice vinegar, it was light yellow, and the taste was not as good as the aged vinegar, but it was completely okay to cook or something.

Lin and San Lang looked at Mu Fushu's face changing, and they didn't dare to breathe loudly when they were nervous, Ah Zhu's saliva flowed all over the ground, and they couldn't help but pull Mu Fushu's hand: "Sister, I'll try it......"

Mu Fushu made it bad, scooped a large spoonful of rice vinegar and poured it into Ah Zhu's mouth, Ah Zhu was caught off guard, sour tears came out, coughing and smiling and wrinkled: "Sour!" ”

"That's it!" Mu Fushu was full of pride and scolded Fang: "It's done!" In the future, we can braise sweet and sour dishes, and the next thing is white sugar! Well, we're going to have to make the sugar......"

Lin knew that this was a seasoning, so he stepped forward and tasted it, and his eyes lit up. As for what the aunt said, as long as the aunt is happy, she can do whatever she wants, and she is convinced that the aunt will be able to make it, isn't this soy sauce and rice vinegar becoming!

San Lang is full of admiration and praise, the eldest lady is so amazing! Auntie is so smart! Auntie is so beautiful! The little mouth dipped in soy sauce is so cute......

Mu Fushu made soy sauce and rice vinegar, and the rest was left alone. How is white sugar made? When you turn around, you have to turn the pages of the book......

Turning around, he saw Saburo staring at him with burning eyes, and he didn't know why he was a little embarrassed. San Lang stepped forward and took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, and said softly, "It's dirty." ”

"Huh?" Mu Fushu was stunned for a moment, remembering that he had just licked the soy sauce himself, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Reflexive licking of the small mouth. Saburo breathed for a moment, took the handkerchief and turned to leave. Mu Fushu looked at his back curiously, not knowing what happened to this tsundere boy. Well, let's go back and flip through the books.

At this time, the brown sugar that everyone eats, also called brown sugar, is extracted from sugar cane. If you want to make white sugar directly, you can also do it, but Mu Fushu is a lazy person and doesn't want to make a big fuss, thinking that since there is brown sugar, it is good to extract white sugar directly from brown sugar. Brown sugar purification is very simple, and activated charcoal can be used. In modern times, activated carbon is very cheap and can be bought everywhere, and she also has it in her space, but what if it runs out? Well, I'll have to try to do it myself.

Mu Fushu hid in the space and read a book for a long time, and the information in the computer was also turned over, and found that activated carbon was found and used very early, ancient Egypt was used for medical disinfection, Greek doctors used it to treat sheep epilepsy, and Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" also recorded that activated carbon can be used for medicinal purposes. Well, since this is the case, then use the oldest method, wood charcoal and then extract.

Transcribe the refining method, and Mu Fu cleared up the space. At this time, Lin was already preparing to feed. The family now has three meals a day, at noon because Mu Zhongjun and Yang Weng are not there, the food is also simple, and in the evening, the Lin family plans to use Mu Fushu's newly made soy sauce and rice vinegar to cook a few dishes, of course, these dishes are taught to her by Mu Fushu.

Mu Fushu helped Lin's hand, and told her how to cook the sweet and sour fish and how to cook the braised rabbit meat, and Lin's busy feet did not touch the ground. The burst of fragrance came, which made her feel a sense of accomplishment, and her chest swelled up again: the eldest lady is so smart...... Words of praise like that. Seeing that the eldest mother's face was red, she thought it was hot, and shouted loudly to Ah Zhu to come in and burn the fire, and let the eldest mother go out to rest.

Although Mu Fushu was happy that the Lin family doted on her so much, she still couldn't help muttering in her heart: Is it really good to let a pig who is younger than her burn the fire?

Fortunately, it was Saburo who came in, not a pig. Mu Fushu breathed a sigh of relief. Turning his head to look at the san lang who was dressed in green clothes, had his own ** posture with his gestures, and even burned a fire, he was like the wind and the clouds, and the good-looking San Lang felt that it was better to buy someone back early. How do you look at the fire and don't pinch it when you ask San Lang to burn the fire, the picture is very broken!

In addition to the sweet and sour fish braised hare, there are also roasted eggplant, fried greens, chiad bacon, and fish head tofu soup. The staple food is white rice.

The Lin family looked at the gate of the courtyard several times, but it was almost dark, and Mu Zhongjun and Yang Weng had not yet returned. Although the newly bought ox cart is not as fast as the horse-drawn cart, it only takes two hours to go back and forth to Mengyang City, could something have happened? Lin was startled, and then felt that he was scaring himself. Both of them have always lived in a shallow way, and there are very few people who know them, and after so many years, it should be fine......

At the end of the gray path, there was the creak of an ox cart, and there was a faint shout for Ayu. Lin hurriedly greeted him. I saw seven or eight people on the wide ox cart, and a few vague shadows followed.

Mu Fushu, San Lang, and Ah Zhu arranged dishes and chopsticks in the dining hall. "Gentleman Far Away Cooking" is a fart in Mu Fushu's opinion. Why do women work and men wait to eat? Ah Zhu and Saburo were instilled by her with the idea that "if you don't work, you can't eat", arrange the dishes and chopsticks before the meal, and help send the dishes and chopsticks back to the kitchen after the meal. Yang Weng and Mu Zhongjun Lin had some slight complaints about this at first, but when they thought of their current situation, they didn't forget it. Let's talk about that later......

I only heard a scream from the Lin family in the front yard, and there was a noisy cry, Mu Fushu and the three of them were so frightened that they rushed to the front yard, and San Lang didn't forget to pick up a thick stick and take it with ................................................... I'm the Gorgeous Drops Divider............................................................ Dear friends, Qing Shui is a two-day change and a chapter and a palm of five thousand words, so, although it is not a daily change, the number can still be dropped. The main thing is that I have been very busy with work recently and I have to learn to drive, and I can keep a daily update from the middle of next month, and the pit products are guaranteed to be no eunuchs! Like the collection of Ha! Boom!