Chapter 162: Purifying Honey
"Live well! Forget about this inconsequential thing! Anyway, Liu Sanhua won't tell me about this matter, if you don't say it, if I don't say it, no one will know! Just act as if nothing happened and get on with your life! Ruoshui said.
The little daughter-in-law of the Sun family thought for a while and felt that what Ruoshui said was very reasonable.
"You're right, I've got to live well! Aren't I fine now? And not a piece of meat is missing! If I die, Liu Sanhua and that pockmarked man will not suffer any retribution, but will make the relatives who love me sad! I've got to live as if it hadn't happened! The little daughter-in-law of the Sun family said.
"Well, you can open your mind, it's good, you finally live up to the spittle stars I consumed for half a day!"
"Oh, it's not early, it's time for my husband to go home from work, I have to hurry home and cook for him! When I left in the morning, I said I wanted to eat the white flour cake I made! I've got to get home and do it for him. ”
While speaking, the little daughter-in-law of the Sun family struggled to stand up and prepared to go home.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Sister Erya, I'm really bothering you today! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do by now! Hey, don't talk about it, I have to hurry home and cook, and I'll go to your house to see you when I have time! ”
As she spoke, she turned around and left, walking quickly, for fear that her husband would not be able to eat when he returned home.
Looking at the back of the little daughter-in-law of the Sun family leaving, Ruoshui let out a long breath.
It's still quite tiring to be a good person, and after talking for a long time, my mouth is about to wear out, but I finally persuaded people.
At this time, Qi Zhuang walked over with a basket on his back.
In addition to the beehive, there were also a lot of mushrooms he had just picked in the basket.
"I picked a lot of mushrooms." Qi Zhuang said.
Ruoshui nodded, stood on tiptoe, and laboriously touched Qi Zhuang's head.
praised him: "Husband, you did a good job!" ”
Praised by his own little woman, this tall and burly man smiled like a child.
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There are many ways to purify honey, the most common is to heat the hive first and then squeeze out the honey inside.
Ruoshui chose this simplest and most primitive method to purify honey.
She first cleaned the exterior of the hive, using a small brush to remove the remaining honey corpses and cobwebs on it, and then rinsed off the dust on the outside with water.
If the dust is too stubborn, use a knife to scrape off the outer layer.
When Ruoshui did these things, Qi Zhuang had already carried the cauldron to the grain field in the village.
A cauldron was erected next to the millstone in the grain field.
Heat the cauldron and put the honeycomb in the pot to heat.
At this time, the heat must be mastered, not too hot or not hot. If it's too hot, the hive will easily get paste, and if it's not hot, the degree of heating is not enough, and the honey can't be extracted.
When the heating is almost done, quickly put the honeycomb on top of the grinding disc and use the grinding disc to roll back and forth.
The heated honey is squeezed by the grinding stone, and the gelatinous honey hidden inside is immediately squeezed out, slowly sliding down the track of the grinding disc, and finally flowing into the wooden barrel placed under the grinding disc.
The idle villagers came to watch.
Many fathers, villagers, uncles and aunts who were eating dinner didn't have time to put down the dishes and chopsticks, so they ate while holding the bowls and came here to watch the excitement.
After smelling the sweet fragrance of honey, many children circled around the grinding plate, staring greedily at the squeezed honey in the grinding plate and swallowing saliva.