Chapter 225: Busy Days
In the past few days, the people in the village have been busy drying noodles.
After the flour of each household was dried, Liu Guangju organized people to set up two cauldrons in the wheat field. Officially start under the vermicelli.
Cooking pots, mixing powder, putting powder, scooping noodles, etc., all require manpower, and after calculation, there are not ten people who are simply too busy. Among them, the powder is a manual job, which needs to be replaced by two classes of young people.
Liu Jiagou hasn't made noodles for more than ten years, and the younger generation doesn't even know the general process. So, Liu Wuye became the technical director and pointed around the basin. He mainly looks at whether the flour is evenly mixed, if it is not reconciled, there is a large piece in the pot, that is the flour skin. The old bull head is the person in charge of the scene, and he greets back and forth with his throat.
Sweet potato flour is no different from wheat flour. You need to roll up your sleeves and stir vigorously in the basin. However, sweet potato flour is much coarser than flour and requires a lot of effort.
"Hey...... Hey......" With Liu Wuye's beat, Liu Junhao and the other three began to stir in the basin
At first, I felt cold on my hands, but after a while, I felt sweat on my forehead. The noodles were reconciled, and Liu Guangju stood by the pot table to make noodles.
The mold of the lower vermicelli is made of half a gourd scoop, and many holes are drilled with thick nails at the bottom.
He put the flour noodles that had been mixed in the basin into the gourd scoop, and then held the gourd scoop in one hand and gently tapped it on the side of the gourd with his fist with the other. The noodles fell into the pot in a straight line along the round hole.
At first, the vermicelli is very thick, but when it falls into the pot, it becomes as thin as cotton thread.
Playing vermicelli seems simple, but it is also a technical job, and the rhythm is not well mastered, and it is easy to put down a thumb-thick "rolling pin".
Roll the raw vermicelli in the pot and make a splash. Immediately becomes crystal clear. Someone next to them took a stick and fished them out, put them in cold water to cool, and after cooling, they were threaded with bamboo poles and hung on a shelf next to them.
Putting noodles on noodles can be said to be a rare big thing in Liujiagou, so the idlers in the village came to help.
"Uncle Xiaohao, get me a piece, I'll burn a dough" The hairy child had just finished school and came over with his schoolbag.
"Ask me if I want it, I'm busy here." Liu Junhao reprimanded him, and then stirred up.
"Get me some," the boy saw that no one was paying attention to him, and reached out to grab it into the basin.
Liu Junhao hurriedly made a ball of noodles and threw it into his hand, but was seen by the little baby and followed him to ask for it.
When they get the noodles, they throw them under the stove to bake the dough and eat it, the freshly mixed noodles are very sticky, and the baked dough is crispy and crispy. Chakong was greedy. I also grabbed a sorghum stalk and jumped in front of your noodle plate, pointing at the noodles inside with my paw and squeaking.
Liu Junhao didn't want to deal with this guy, so he turned his head and pretended not to see it, but Liu Qihua made a big ball of noodles for Wukong.
However, the monkey's barbecue skills are really not very good, and the baked dough is either half-cooked or black. It took a bite and thought it was not tasty, so it secretly stuffed it into its owner's pocket.
After saving a few brains from it, this guy became honest.
When it was Liu Junhao's turn to make noodles, everyone noticed the difference. The noodles are very easy to mix, and they are also very smooth when they are put into the pot, and you can't see the "rolling pin" at all.
After the vermicelli ice, Er Mazi pinched a few sticks and tasted it, it was cold and cold, and the sweet feeling went straight to the bottom of my heart. He immediately ordered ten catties, saying that he would eat it at home during the New Year.
The freshly ordered vermicelli should not be soft, and it will slip to the ground directly when hung on the shelf, so you need to water it at night to freeze the vermicelli.
The next day, people break the ice on the noodles. Repeat this several times, waiting for the spine of the vermicelli to dry, and there is no need to water.
After a few days of hard work, the dojo was full of vermicelli racks. The children used it as a playground again, bouncing around the vermicelli racks. If you are not careful, you will touch the bamboo pole where the vermicelli is hung.
Got into trouble, and these guys ran away one by one. The people who were waiting couldn't find the culprit at all, but Liu Wuye went to the school to sue once, and they were born safely.
After a busy week, Liu Junhao was finally able to eat his own noodles.
In the evening, the two couldn't wait to make a noodle soup. After tasting it, Zhang Qian was full of admiration. Said that when I went home on New Year's Day, I must bring some back.
This time, a total of 200 catties of vermicelli were made, and there were still a lot of catties left behind by them and Professor Zhao......
New Year's Day is coming, the school has a three-day holiday, and his wife Zhang Luo went back to see his parents, and Liu Junhao naturally accompanied him throughout the whole process.
Give the key to the door to Mr. Zhao and ask him to help take care of it when he is fine.
I don't think I'm usually idle, but now that I'm going to leave home for three days, Liu Junhao has a lot of miscellaneous things. The chickens, ducks, rabbits, etc. in the yard need to be fed, and there are also guests who come to buy yellow eels, and these things are simply not possible without people.
Before leaving, the monkey wanted to go to the street with them, and Liu Junhao hurried several times before leaving it at home. However, as soon as he drove the electric car to the entrance of the village, this guy came out of the morning bushes and stood in the middle of the road and shouted.
The two discussed it for a while, and simply took Wukong with them. A few days ago, Xiao Zeyu heard that there was a monkey in their house, and he was making a lot of noise to come and see it. This time, just in time, let the little one look at the monkeys.
The car they were sitting in at the station was not many people when they first got on the train, so no one showed that the two of them had brought a monkey. But just after a while, Liu Junhao saw a little girl next to him who couldn't stop probing her head.
"Mom, look, monkey!" The child's voice was particularly crisp in the carriage, and people followed her fingers.
Now that Goku is in the spotlight, he immediately jumps on the top of the saddle and scratches his head and cheeks to make faces at people. At the end, he was still facing everyone.
The little girl could not resist the temptation, so she struggled out of her mother's arms and ran straight to the monkey to feed the sesame cakes. Goku, this guy is a bit greedy. After eating, she stretched out her hand and asked for it, and the little girl had to run back to her seat and carry the whole bag.
Several of the other children in the carriage were also curious. They gathered around and took out their own snacks to feed the monkeys.
Now Wukong can reach, bubble gum, sesame crisp, peanut kernels, etc., after a while, its hands will be full. This guy put the food in his hand into Liu Junhao's arms, stretched out his hand and continued to beg for it.
Zhang Qian hurriedly patted its head and taught it a lesson, and the monkey was completely honest.
After less than two minutes, it began to climb on the handrail and jump in the carriage again, which provoked the passengers to applaud again and again, and for a while this guy became a "little star" in the car
Seeing that the gummies in his arms were good, Liu Junhao casually peeled one and stuffed it into his mouth, who knew that the monkey immediately appeared, and jumped over and yelled at him.
Looking at that meaning, it seems to say that these things are all theirs, and no one can smash them. When they arrived in the city, the monkeys received food in a large plastic bag.
Liu Junhao was originally afraid that Wukong would be tired. I want to take a hand. Who knew that this guy didn't let others help at all, and he was clutching the plastic bag, obviously afraid that Liu Junhao would steal it again.
After getting out of the taxi, Zhang Qian's parents waited at the gate of the community with her brother and sister-in-law and little nephew.
"Mom, where did you dye your head, why didn't you dye it well, and there are so many white heads?" After saying a few words, Zhang Qianxian's mother's head changed.
"It's not dyed, it's the credit of the earth bees. Last time you got me two bottles of honey, I make one every day. No, it's only been a few months, and my head is shiny and black again. The envy of your aunts in the community can't do it. They all told me vigorously, saying that you should raise more native bees next year, and they want to buy ......" Speaking of native honey, Zhang's mother's words became more.
"That is, next year, your family must raise more bees, my skin has become much more delicate after drinking honey water, and the girls in our unit are all asking me about beauty secrets." Wang Yun also interjected, and then she took a closer look at her sister-in-law's skin, and said with a little envy: "Your skin is so white, it is so delicate in such a dry weather, and the tender ones are almost out of the water." ”
"I didn't even drink honey," Zhang Qian said with a sense of pride.
They talk about beauty, and a few men can't interject and simply set up chess in the living room. As for Ozawa, from the moment he saw Goku, his mind was completely captivated. Run back to the bedroom and take out your rag dolls, machine guns, Transformers, etc. for the monkeys to play with.
It's the first time Goku has encountered so many fun things, and it's quite interesting. After chatting for a while, Zhang Qian's mobile phone rang. When I looked at the number, it was Mr. Wang calling.
"Xiaoqian, did you see the monkey before you left, your Uncle Zhao and I searched all around, but we didn't see it." Mr. Wang on the other side of the phone was very anxious. When you go, you also promise to give people a good look at the door. She lost something in the blink of an eye, no wonder she was in a hurry.
"Aunt Wang...... Wukong didn't lose it, it came with us. Sorry I forgot to tell you. Zhang Qian hurriedly explained that the two of them were confused, and they didn't think of this stubble at all along the way.
"It's good if you don't lose it, it's good if you don't lose it." Mr. Wang chatted for a few words before hanging up the phone.
Zhang Qian brought a lot of things when she went back to her parents' house this time. The big bags are all local specialties, such as vermicelli, mushrooms, fungus, and so on. She originally thought it was troublesome to get so many things, but Liu Junhao insisted on bringing them all.
Liu Junhao has his own considerations, his wife is the first time to return to the door, so she can't be too shabby. Besides, these things aren't worth a lot of money. It's more about the heart.
Cooking at noon, Zhang Qian showed her hand. The fried mushroom meat made was very impressive to Zhang's mother, and she even said that her daughter's craftsmanship had been passed by herself, and the fried mushrooms were fragrant and tender.
Liu Junhao thought that the materials were good, and all the mushrooms were produced by Shisuo.
It is said that the coldest temperature in the stone lock is above freezing, and after sprinkling the mushroom spores on the edge of the spring in the autumn, he picked the mushrooms several times in a row. Now I still have more than ten catties in my house, which is enough to eat for the New Year.