039 Family Mobilization
This time the salt boiling was a family mobilization, which was a little different from the last time Yun Fang secretly fought by himself, so the process of filtering the salt and cooking the soil was moved outside the house.
First of all, Yun Fang took out a small handful of 'cooked soil' that day, mixed it with the clean fine sand taken by his father, stirred it evenly, and then according to the method of that day, splashed the bitter well water with a water scoop on the filtered salt soil evenly, and continued to splash it repeatedly after drying it for a period of time.
The 'cooked soil' processed in this way can be used repeatedly in the future, so although the process is very cumbersome and boring, Yun Fang still does it meticulously, until the evening, Yun Fang and everyone are tired and sweaty, and the raw soil absorbs a large amount of salt and becomes "cooked soil", called "soil falls".
Touching the sweat on his forehead, Yun Fang carefully moved these cooked soil back to the ear room with his family, these are all treasures, next time he boils salt, you can use these 'cooked soil' here, and directly carry out the following process, no need to work hard.
The following is the so-called 'drenching' process, Yun Fang is also experienced, she took some small bamboo baskets with ease, those small bamboo baskets were originally washed and hung in the ear room, I don't know what to do before, but now they are requisitioned by Yun Fang and made a salt filter tool.
Yun Fang took everyone and repeated his work that day, filling the filtered salt cooked soil into a bird's nest shape with a bamboo basket, and then placing the loaded 'basket' on a broken small bench with holes, and then slowly adding the well salt and brine to the basket, waiting for it to slowly seep out, and arranging a small wooden barrel under the small bench to hold the filtered salt water.
This process is a relatively long process, Yun Fang looked at the sky outside that was getting dark, patted the sand and mud on his hands, and took the big guy back to the main house to rest temporarily.
The family worked happily for an afternoon, everyone was already hungry, Yunhua heated up the leftover meal at noon, and everyone gobbled it up again.
After filling his stomach, his brother Dashan was the first to lose his breath, he put down his rice bowl, stood up, and said eagerly, "Fang'er, it's been so long, it's been changed over there, right?"
"Wait a little longer," Yun Fang pondered and shook her head, explaining, "Let those salt water leak for a while, and we can boil out more salt, so we don't have to toss anymore." ”
"Fang'er is right," Dad picked up his big cigarette pouch again, and solemnly instructed, "It's a private matter for us to boil salt like this, if the news goes out and reaches the official mansion, our family will be finished." So, try to boil more at a time and toss a few times. ”
"Your father is right," my mother remembered that there had been constant turmoil at home in the past few days, and she looked out of the window vigilantly, and her voice was a little lower than usual, "There are a lot of people who are red-eyed, and no one can reveal the slightest bit of secrecy in this matter." ”
Dad and mother said seriously, everyone is not stupid, naturally understand that most of them are powerful, and they can't help but nod their heads, keeping this matter firmly in their hearts.
After a few more gossips, Xiao Shi suddenly stood up, "You sit down and rest first, and I'll take advantage of this time to clean those turnips." ”
"I'll go with you," Yunhua also stood up, "Anyway, what you have to do sooner or later, take advantage of the time to cut out the radish first, and you can marinate it directly when the salt is ready." ”
Sister and Xiaoshi have a heart, and they are really 'husband and wife', their future little couple already knows how to arrange time, they are both smart and hard-working people, father and mother let the two of them get married, it is really right.
Yun Fang's heart was happy, her father and mother also nodded, but Dashan preemptively said, "You go get the radish, I'll wash the vat." ”
"Good, good, good. Dad knocked on the cigarette pouch pole and said with relief, "Everyone will work according to this energy, and our family will definitely be more prosperous." ”
"Your father is right," the mother's eyes filled with tears again, and then she said, "There is nothing better than a good life as a family working together, let's live well, let those people see!"
"Well, we're going to work. Yunhua, Xiaoshi and Dashan were also excited, nodded vigorously, lifted the curtain and went out.
Yun Fang looked at the relatives who were running forward, and there was also a sense of pride in her heart.
When she started her business in another time and space, the family was also so energetic, and similar scenes reappeared in different time and space, which made Yunfan feel a lot of emotion for a while.
After about half an hour, my brother Dashan had already washed the vat, and my mother had also boiled a large pot full of hot water for later use, while my sister and Xiaoshi tacitly cleaned the radish and carefully cut it into finger-sized radish strips.
After the preparations were completed, everyone gathered around the small ear room again.
Yun Fang looked at the 'cooked soil' in the small bamboo building and almost stopped dripping water, and also lit a fire in the small ear room, first the coarse firewood was burned, and when the salt water in the pot boiled, then changed the fine firewood, changed to a low fire, and opened the lid of the pot to let the water evaporate slowly, and then added salt water, and changed to a high fire. This is repeated until a large bubble rises in the pan.
Yun Fang had already prepared, grabbed the cornmeal that had been prepared a long time ago, sprinkled it into the pot, and saw that the water in the pot slowly evaporated, and the original brine gradually became muddy and sandy, and then precipitated something, such as snow gathering, and like white sugar precipitating, a pot of salt from Baihuahua was boiled.
Yun Fang didn't take the salt by herself, but raised her head, faced the solemn father, and deliberately said with disgust, "Dad, this salt is still hot, it's better for you to do this, I was burned last time." ”
In fact, since Yun Fang started to light the fire and boil salt, his father has been tense and tight, and the look on his face has never been relaxed.
Now, hearing Yun Fang say this, Dad immediately rolled up his sleeves and walked up, and said loudly, "Fang'er, don't worry, Dad works all day long, his hands are calloused, and he is not afraid of being hot, I will do this." ”
Yun Fang leaned to the side, gave up the position of the side of the pot, and reached out to take a large porcelain bowl and handed it to Dad's hand, "Dad, use this fishing, it's really hot inside." ”
"It's okay," the look on my father's face was still tight, he took the porcelain bowl, bent down, scooped out most of the bowl of salt from the hot pot, turned around and held it up in front of everyone, "Look, look, you all come and see, this is our own salt, our own salt." ”
Yun Fang boiled salt for the second time, and salt was a very ordinary thing in her past life experience, so what she felt the most was a sense of accomplishment.
However, it was the first time that my father, mother, brother, sister and Xiaoshi had seen so much salt, and for them, who had always regarded salt as so precious, these salts not only satisfied their sense of spiritual achievement, but more importantly, let them really see the hope of changing their poor lives.
For a while, everyone cried excitedly, tears silently, venting the joy in their hearts and carrying heavy hope.
After a long time, it was my father who was the first to react, he raised his sleeve embarrassedly and wiped his tears, and opened his mouth first, "Okay, with this salt, we will have a better life in the future." Don't cry, it's not too early, pickle the radish strips, and go to bed quickly. ”
"Yes, listen to your father," the mother also lifted her shirt and wiped her tears, and said in a thick nasal voice, "We tossed in the middle of the night, and fell on the ears of that person, and maybe some ugly gossip came out." ”
Mother's words reminded everyone that their family has been a lot of 'enemies' recently, and if they are really targeted and listened to by the wall, what kind of turmoil will it be if it spreads. They boiled salted radishes to subsidize their families, not to cause trouble and make trouble for their own families.
No one in the family is stupid, everyone didn't understand the danger of this, and understood the serious consequences after the matter was leaked, after a little mention, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter, and they didn't have to wait for orders, they all closed their mouths, and immediately acted with their hands and feet.