In the southern suburbs of Badong City, in the small courtyard next to the big windmill, Yu Wenwen, who had just returned from watching the ship from the shipyard of the water military camp, was making popcorn with his son Yuwen Weihan, and since this thing was introduced to the market, it has become the best-selling snack. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In this era, corn has not yet been introduced to the Central Plains, and now it is still living happily in the Americas and its southern neighbor - alpacas, so popcorn actually appeared in Xiyang, Huangzhou, is it a mistake?

Make no mistake, popcorn is not only made with corn kernels, but can also be made with corn and rice grains.

Since ordering the high-pressure gas technology tree, Yuwenwen has been expanding its sideways, and popcorn is one of them, the principle is very simple: heat millet and rice grains in a sealed container, and when they soften under high pressure, they suddenly open the can, and the instantaneous pressure difference can make them expand.

So the right tool is the key, and what Yu Wenwen is using now is the tool he is familiar with.

In front of him was the occasional popcorn machine seen on the street, a replica of the era, of course, a tin can that resembled a small cannon, with a sturdy lid and a simple barometer.

Put the rice into a small tin can, close the lid and bake the tin on the fire, while turning the tin can to heat the rice evenly and bake it until the barometer needle points to the red area.

"Ready, Brother Finch will take the cloth bag to Aya."

Yuwen Weihan's nickname is Brother Bird, he is holding a cloth bag in his hand, approaching nervously and curiously, and after handing the cloth bag to Aya, he doesn't know whether to stand still and watch, or hide to the side.

"Don't be afraid, go behind Aya."

Brother Que nodded, hid behind Aya, Yuwenwen took off the small iron can, put the cloth bag on the mouth of the can, and took a deep breath: "Brother Finch, cover your ears." ”

"Hmm."

"Bang!"

A muffled sound startled away the birds and sparrows that fell on the courtyard wall, and at the same time, Brother Finch, who was hiding behind Yu Wenwen, also shuddered, obviously startled, he was still a child after all.

A burst of fragrance came, Brother Que let go of his hand, and happily watched Aya take the cloth bag in front of him, and when he opened it, the fragrant popcorn was mouth-watering.

There was a squeak, the courtyard door opened a crack, and a small head was exposed, it was Yuwenwen's daughter Muniang, seeing that the popcorn was ready, she jumped in and ran in.

The shepherd lady was still young, and she couldn't stand the stimulation of the popcorn machine when the can was opened, so she waited outside the courtyard to "get out of the can", and as the elder brother, Brother Que divided half of the popcorn in the bag to her sister, and the two ate it with relish.

Yu Wenwen walked outside the courtyard with his children and asked the servants to clean up the mess.

There is a copycat version of the pressure cooker in the house, so it is usually used to make popcorn to supply the crazy needs of Xiaolangjun and little girls, and the popcorn machine that Yuwenwen just used is rarely used in the house because of the too big movement.

Fang used this popcorn machine to make popcorn because he wanted to have a parent, which is the responsibility of Aya, Yuwenwen wants to have a child as soon as he has time, and making popcorn is one of them.

Originally, Yuwen Weicheng should also be here, but he went to Yecheng before and delayed his studies, so he stayed in the city to make up for classes at this time, and he couldn't come together.

"Aya..."

"You can't talk when you have something in your mouth."

Brother Que swallowed the popcorn in his mouth after hearing this, and then asked, "Aya, the popcorn sold in the city is also made like this?" ”

"No, it's made with a pressure cooker, just like in the house."

"Why?"

"Because it's so dangerous, the store has to make it in their backyard and sell it when it's ready."

Seeing his daughter eating popcorn with relish, Yu Wenwen only felt a sense of dislocation in time and space, and seemed to have returned to that era, holding a bag of popcorn and a glass of Coke, watching a movie in the cinema.

The memories of that era have become more and more like a dream to him, and in the dead of night, he can't help but think: Is it Zhuang Zhou dreaming of butterflies, or butterflies dreaming of Zhuang Zhou?

The quacking cry sounded, pulling his thoughts back to reality, on the shore of the East Lake in front of him, there were many big white geese singing, and the shepherd who was held by Aya saw the big white goose crying excitedly:

"Goose, goose, goose!"

When the Q&A time came, Yu Wenwen began to take the school entrance examination for his son: "Brother Finch, goose, goose, goose, what's next?" ”

Brother Que cleared his throat and began to recite the poem: "Goose goose goose, song to the sky, white hair floating green water, red anthurium plucking clear waves..."

The poems of the early Tang Dynasty, which appeared in this era in advance through time and space, are the enlightenment poems taught by Yuwen Wen to his son, he holds his daughter in one hand and his son in the other, standing on the shore of the lake and watching a large flock of white geese frolicking on the lake.

"Let's go, Aya will take you rowing, okay?"

"Good!"

。。。。。。

At the west wharf of Bakou Port, Liu Wenjing, who joined the army in the Xiyang Wangfu Office, was waiting for the ship to dock in the crowd, like many people, he was holding a bag of popcorn in his hand and eating it with relish.

As soon as this thing is put in his mouth, he can't stop, Liu Wenjing can't figure out how the popcorn is made, anyway, it's delicious, the price is cheap, and after eating bag after bag.

Popcorn is a newly popular snack, and now many shops in Xiyang City sell it, and when you walk on the street, you can see passers-by holding a paper bag and eating popcorn while walking.

Unconsciously, the paper bag bottomed out, Liu Wenjing looked back at the stall selling popcorn, where business was still very good, and after struggling for a while, he gave up the idea of buying another bag.

If you eat any more, you won't have to eat lunch!

Looking at the big clock on the bell tower, the hands had just reached one o'clock, it was now one o'clock, and the passenger ship from Xiakou had just docked, and it was an hour late.

That's right, one hour, that is, half an hour, Liu Wenjing has been in Xiyang for more than half a year, and he has been accustomed to the "hour" time system, today he came to Bakou Port to pick up people, arrived half an hour in advance but has been waiting until now, waiting for an hour and a half.

It's normal for ships to be late, but it's a bit too late for an hour, and the passenger boats from Xiakou to Bakou are all going down the river in the middle of the river, so there is no reason why it will be so late.

The passenger ship docked steadily at the dock, and when the crew put the gangplank away, the passengers walked out of the cabin with their luggage in turn, Liu Wenjing stood outside the railing, carefully looked at the passengers who disembarked, and found a familiar figure after a while.

It was a young man, with a vague resemblance to him, Liu Wenjing waved his arms and shouted loudly: "Goro!! ”

"Fourth brother!"

The young man noticed Liu Wenjing, and waved his arms vigorously, came out of the passenger exit, and hugged Liu Wenjing tightly.

He was followed by several people, holding large bags and small bags in their hands, and one of the elderly people made a salute after seeing Liu Wenjing: "Shilangjun." ”

Liu Wenjing nodded to him, this is the old servant of the family, this time he followed Wulang Liu Wen to Xiyang, so that there was a helper on the road, and also to deal with other things by the way.

"Gorou, why has it been delayed for so long? Something went wrong with the passenger ship? ”

"Hey, when I left the port in Xiakou, there were two cargo ships rubbing, so it was blocked for a while."

"Let's go, let's eat in the wine shop first, I've already booked two wings."

Liu Wenqi looked left and right, and when he saw the fourth brother alone, he couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Just the elder brother?" ”

"Otherwise, they all went to inspect the goods, otherwise they wouldn't be able to finish the inspection today."

"So troublesome?" Liu Wenqi was a little surprised, Liu Wenjing saw his brother's expression, and smiled slightly: "Otherwise? The geese of today are not the same as they used to be. ”