Chapter 155: Drink a bowl of soy milk and pour a bowl
"When the treacherous grain merchants heard that the locust plague was severe, they wanted to sell their grain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info But they all know that Dou Liang, the governor of Yizhou, is a master who can't rub sand in his eyes.
If they really did this, they would be directly taken away and hacked to death by Dou Liang on the charge of hoarding, and by the way, they could confiscate all their family property, including these grains.
So they thought of a bad trick, put less refined grains such as rice and wheat, and sell more beans that are usually not easy to sell, so that there is food to be sold every day, and there are people behind them to support them, and Dou Liang does not dare to be too difficult for them.
Outsiders like us don't have a strong foothold in Yizhou, so naturally they rarely sell us refined grains, and pick up these beans that we can't eat more to make a fool of things. Uncle Hunter said with some indignation.
"But you have explained again that even beans have to be pulled back, and I think that even if they are used to feed livestock, they will be good food.
In case there is really a famine year, with these beans, there is no worry about starving to death. So I pulled some back as much as I could, taking advantage of the price of food, which was not very expensive.
But after all, our transportation capacity is limited, and what about the dried locusts and locust powder that you booked early in the morning, those things are not worth much, they just take up too much space.
Speaking of which, we didn't spend a lot of money to buy locusts this time, but together with the few Chang'an merchants who collected locusts for us, we were rewarded with a plaque of 'good people' today to reward us for helping to control the locust plague.
Take this thing back, it doesn't seem to be of much use to us, I just put Old Man Yang there and let him put it in the town house in the caravan head office. Uncle Hunter said that later, there was a smile on his face.
Listen, now the money to buy locusts has become a small amount of money in the mouth of the hunter uncle, which shows that the benefits of his caravan are definitely good enough, so he has the confidence to ignore the money.
In the past, this money couldn't be spent by breaking eight and a half copper plates, and there was absolutely no such arrogance.
"It's just that there are so many beans, I always feel that it's a troublesome thing, they are all eaten by the villagers, they can scold their mothers, and our Zhuangzi will also become stinky, and it will be troublesome to take a breath.
It was not easy for Zhuangzi to get it so clean, so I can't let these beans be ruined. You have a lot of ideas, do you have any good ideas? ”
Beans are a good thing, high in protein and rich in nutrients, but people eat too much of this thing, not to mention farting, it is a hassle to poop.
Therefore, if you simply eat beans as a staple food, it will not be long before the entire Zhuangzi sky will be shrouded in methane, and it will definitely be surrounded by all kinds of fart sounds, absolutely stinking. However, there are two sides to everything.
"In fact, there are many ways to consume beans, and eating food is definitely the slowest one, and it is also the most undesirable.
Since I asked you to pull so many beans back, uncle, I must have thought of a way a long time ago. Shi Lei said calmly.
"Is this the first way, do you still have an impression of the dumplings you ate this afternoon? Does it smell good? Shi Lei asked a few uncles.
Seeing that several uncles all nodded seriously in unison, indicating that it was delicious, Shi Lei continued to say with satisfaction.
"That thing is bean sprouts, the sprouts made from these soybeans, whether they are cold dressed, stir-fried or used to stir-fry meat, are very fragrant, and it won't take long to grow a lot, just a little water. And eating this thing helps to eliminate food, and if you eat too much, you won't have the problems of beans. This method of raw bean sprouts, I will give it to the farmers when I go back, so that it is like planting mushrooms, and I can add an input to them. Shi Lei said with a smile.
"Tomorrow I'll make a table of sprouts for you to taste, and I'll try all kinds of ways to eat them.
By the way, there are also various ways to make beans, and tomorrow will simply have a whole bean feast. Shi Lei slapped his palm and made a decision.
"In addition, the fastest way to consume beans is, of course, to extract oil. The taste of soybean oil is still very good, and the leftover soybean cake can also be used to feed livestock, especially pigs, and the fat is still quite fast.
Well, we can build an oil mill when we go back, and it's also good to sell oil to the court, and at the same time make money, we can also consume more beans. Shi Lei was still comparing the location of the oil mill in his mind.
"That's a good idea." Several uncles are very much in favor of the oil mill.
"There is also one of my favorites, we open a mill, squeeze these beans into soy milk, if you want to drink sweet, we add some sugar, if you want to drink salty, we add some salt, drink a bowl and pour a bowl, it's so capricious." Shi Lei said excitedly.
But the three uncles definitely don't see it that way, if they didn't know that he was just saying that he was happy, they would have to beat him up as a loser, and having money is not a waste of money.
"This soy milk can't be drunk, we can make tofu, some lime water or salt brine. If it's thin, it's bean curd, it's just tofu, and when it's dry, it's dried tofu, and it's all delicious anyway. Hey.
Even if it stinks, it can be turned into stinky tofu or fermented bean curd, in short, it is very good no matter how you eat it.
Let's get some leek flowers to match, think about not too delicious. Shi Lei was completely immersed in his imagination, and the three uncles looked at him helplessly.
But it sounds like this plan is quite feasible, and this tofu factory is the big consumer of beans.
"Well, I've designed a tofu workshop that uses water to grind beans, and I can build one by the river to try the effect when I go back.
However, this is indispensable and the blacksmith uncle needs to be busy, and some key parts need to be built with star iron.
That thing is more wear-resistant, and it can be used for a long time. Shi Lei handed the design of the hydraulic mill that he had been thinking about during this time to several uncles.
"It turns out that you have prepared for the stone." Uncle Hunter nodded and said, no wonder he pulled back so many beans.
"Well, this thing has been marked very clearly, it should be built quickly, find more people to work together, and it won't take a few days to get it done."
After carefully studying the design diagram given by Shi Lei, several uncles discussed it in a low voice and quickly assigned the task.
"That is to say, the problem of beans is basically solved, at least there is a direction, right?
As for those locusts with dried powder, I have long had an idea, the locusts can be fried and eaten, or they can be fed to the chickens and ducks at home, so that they can grow stronger and the eggs they lay will be more delicious.
Locust powder can be put into the dry rations of the marching troops I make, and it can be used as a substitute for meat meal. Meat meal is still very laborious to process, and it is also easy to spoil, and it is not as nutritious as this locust powder.
Of course, this locust powder is also very good for feeding livestock, it grows meat quickly and is easy to fat. "Shi Lei wanted this locust to use it as protein powder.
For high-intensity workouts and marching teams, the amount of protein in the food is definitely not enough, and it is best to use animal protein like this, so as to ensure that their bodies will not be dragged down.
But many times, there are no conditions for them to stop and eat meat fiercely, so that the nutritious enough marching dry food comes in handy, although if you eat too much, you may want to vomit when you smell it. (To be continued.) )