jdhmnovel Chapter 342: Le Dynasty
Chapter 342: Le Dynasty
Li Lanzhen told Xue Nizi in advance to cut the malt sugar into pieces and put them into jars according to the quantity for each household.
One jar was given to Bai Houpu and his team, and two jars were given to the training camp.
"Mother, those two court officials won't give them food!"
After Xue Nizi put the malt sugar into the jar, she was angry and whispered to Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen smiled and patted her shoulder.
"That's fine. We don't mind that. Just give them both a jar."
The malt sugar is sweet but not greasy. It tastes sweet when you take a bite. The walnut kernels, pumpkin seeds and pine nuts mixed in it are sweet and fragrant.
The water in the rice fields has been drained and the rice fields are being dried.
Han Shunde gathered some young people, scooped up half of the peach blossom fish, put them into a large basket and carried it to the riverside.
The fish were scaled, gutted, and cleaned, and then baskets of fish were carried into the kitchen.
Xue Nizi brought six or seven women and started pickling and smoking fish.
Tonight's dinner is a fish feast.
Spicy and sour fish, braised fish, tofu fish soup, and sweet and sour fish cubes.
The spicy and sour fish is stuffed with bean sprouts, cabbage and potato chips.
This was the first time that sweet and sour fish fillets were made. Li Lanzhen cooked it herself and taught Xue Nizi, Tonghua, and Li Sanya.
Chop the cleaned fish into large pieces.
Then fry it in a pan and take it out when all sides are golden brown.
Start frying sugar color, put a ladle of water in the pot, after it boils, add a large spoonful of white sugar into the boiling water and slowly simmer.
The three people standing by saw Li Lanzhen putting sugar into the pot so generously.
I thought to myself: What a waste, what a waste!
But no one said it out loud.
When the sugar color changes color and becomes slightly thick, pour the fried tomato sauce into it.
Li Lanzhen kept stirring the food, tasting the moderately sweet and sour taste with a pair of chopsticks.
Finally, when the four of them felt the sourness and sweetness were just right, they poured the fried fish pieces in and stir-fried them quickly.
Let each piece of fish be covered with a rich sweet and sour sauce with a reddish luster.
Then they were served out in pots.
The sweet and sour taste made everyone in the kitchen drool.
The staple food for lunch is mixed grain rice, brown rice, corn crumbs, potato cubes, and sweet potato cubes, steamed into dry rice.
Of course, green vegetables are indispensable on the dinner table. A large bowl of garlic-flavored sweet potato leaves, pickles and spicy and sour cabbage are essential dishes to go with the meal.
In the dining room that day, at the beginning, when people saw the dishes on the table, they smiled and told each other what this was and what that was.
By the time everyone picked up their bowls, the entire dining room was silent, with only the sound of chewing being heard.
There was also the sound of children sucking soup and smacking their lips.
After tasting the rice fish, we started harvesting rice.
More than twenty threshers are placed in the rice fields.
Similarly, they worked in groups to harvest rice.
The people working in front of the thresher are proud and excited.
I didn't expect that there would be such a good thing.
There is no need to cut the rice and carry it to the drying yard in baskets as before. After it is dried, it is crushed and threshed with stone wheels.
Finally, the power of the wind is used to separate the rice husks from the rice.
Now all we have to do is harvest the rice in the fields and put it in bundles next to the thresher.
The exit of the machine can accommodate two people standing side by side.
Two people stepped on the pedals under the thresher, and the gears inside the thresher began to roll continuously.
Grab handfuls of rice and stuff them into the stall. After a while, the rice grains and rice stalks are separated.
The golden rice grains enter the wooden box in front of the rice hopper.
There was another person here, who was constantly putting rice grains into the basket with a small winnowing basket.
When the two baskets are full, someone will pick them up and take them to the drying yard.
Seven days later, the drying yard was filled with golden rice grains.
Several old men used wooden shovels to turn the rice grains over and dry them in the sun all day long.
According to purchase statistics, the rice yield per mu is 730 kilograms.
When this data came out, Zhang Deshui and others were shocked!
So at this time, Du Yanqing was discussing with the prince.
“Your Highness, I want to transport all this batch of rice back to the capital and use it as rice seeds. I will first plant it in the land around the capital and continue to accumulate seeds.
Then we will promote it nationwide.
Your Highness, what do you think? "
The prince looked at Du Yanqing expressionlessly.
“This prince doesn’t think much of it. As far as I know, the rice yield per mu here is so high because Aunt Lan Zhen used a new cultivation method.
And they are also unique in rice management.
I think the key lies in these two methods, which increase rice production, not the rice seeds.”
Du Yanqing said quickly.
"Your Highness, are you talking about growing rice seedlings in advance, then planting the rice seedlings with three leaves directly in the paddy fields, and then raising fish fry in the paddy fields 20 days after planting?"
“Yes, those are the two points.
The first point is to cultivate seedlings in advance, which can greatly advance the planting time.
Because the seedlings are cultivated in a concentrated area and occupy a small area, even if the temperature suddenly drops, we can use braziers on a small scale or burn a bonfire next to the field to increase the temperature.
While other places were sowing rice seeds in the large paddy fields.
The rice seedlings have begun to be planted in the paddy fields here.
The second point is that 20 days after transplanting the rice seedlings, fish fry are released into the rice fields. Aunt Lan Zhen calls this ecological farming.
You, understand?"
Du Yanqing nodded quickly.
"I understand! This humble official knows this."
“So, don’t think about taking the first batch of rice harvested in Taohuayuan away as seeds.
Minister Du, you only need to bring these two technologies out and promote them nationwide."
"Your Highness, I understand."
Li Lanzhen and the others didn't know that the prince had kept the first batch of rice for them, thus solving this problem.
Otherwise, they would not be able to eat even a grain of rice from the crops they planted in spring and harvested in autumn, as all the rice would be taken away and handed over to the national treasury as seeds.
After learning about the per-acre rice yield, both adults and children in Taohuayuan were happy.
Children don’t know the reason clearly.
I just learned from the adults that they can have white rice to eat, so I was happier than the adults themselves!
Zhang Deshui would tell everyone he met, "The rice yield is high, and we also harvested so many rice fish!
Kill two birds with one stone, one piece of paddy field, double harvest, double harvest!
There is both white rice and rice fish to eat!
This is unique in our Le Dynasty!
You must remember who deserves the credit for this!"
After a few days of rest, it’s time to harvest the corn.
Li Lanzhen hurriedly took advantage of the rest time during these few days to build a vermicelli factory.
I talked to the village committee about this matter, and the site for the seal factory has already been determined.
We chose an open area at the foot of the West Mountain, opposite the river where sweet potatoes and potatoes were grown.
This area at the foot of the West Mountain is a hollow.
Li Lanzhen had already discovered this good place and built the vermicelli factory here.
It is close to the river, making it convenient to wash sweet potatoes and potatoes. The spring water on the West Mountain is not far from here, and can be brought here one section at a time using bamboo tubes with bamboo joints opened.
Usually, Li Lanzhen would take time out of her schedule to go up the mountain to look for stones for laying the foundation.
A lot of space has been accumulated continuously.
As soon as the village committee heard this, they all agreed to start construction.
Li Lanzhen handed the drawings for building the vermicelli factory to Han Zhaoxiong.
"Zhaoxiong, look, this is the construction blueprint of the vermicelli factory.
This is the main gate. There are back houses on both sides of the gate, which are where the workers rest, and there is also a guard room to guard the gate.
The front yard is the living area, where there is a small canteen with a small dining room, bathroom and toilet.
Further down there is a wall with a door installed on it, and behind the door is the vermicelli production area.
Please read it first and ask me if there is anything you don’t understand.”
Li Lanzhen looked up and saw the prince's eyes full of desire and curiosity, and smiled slightly.
"The prince, come and have a look."
As soon as she finished speaking, the prince brought Su Beisheng over and sat down to look at the drawings with Han Zhaoxiong.