After more than ten days, the wheat matured. Lin Yan asked people from the military headquarters to help cut all the wheat and send it home.
She picked up all the ears of wheat in the field and was reluctant to miss any of them.
The wheat ears of this generation are indeed very good, with few empty husks, long and full, and it can be said to be a bumper harvest.
Many people came to Lin Yan's house to watch Maizi. Various rumors about Maizi had been circulating in the city for a long time. Seeing how seriously Lin Yan took it, most people saw the opportunity.
Although he still doesn't know how the wheat tastes, it must be extraordinary for Lin Yan to value it so much and guard it day after day.
There are many people with this understanding, and they have come to ask for wheat seeds to prepare for next year.
Lin Yan refused them all and had already promised to Alan and Minglan. There are definitely not enough points for so many families. Might as well say no in the first place.
Looking at the results of his busy work for more than half a year, Lin Yan was extremely satisfied. He had already weighed the wheat ears. They weighed 523 kilograms. After threshing, they weighed at least more than 300 kilograms, which was far beyond expectations.
The yield per mu reaches 300 kilograms, and there is wasteland outside Sun City. Once wheat is planted entirely, the food problem will be solved.
Thinking about the grand occasion next year, Lin Yan laughed out loud while gathering the ears of wheat.
Hua Hong was helping to peel the wheat kernels, "What are you enjoying?"
"Auntie, if you plant this wheat next year, it will multiply dozens of times. If we keep doing this, there will be a steady stream of wheat, and we will no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat."
"Just like the roe plant, plant a seed and get it back countless times. If that's the case, what you say will indeed come true."
"Aniang is right. That's it. When these few hundred kilograms of wheat are planted next year, we can harvest thousands of kilograms. We can plant two crops a year. In the second half of next year, every family will have wheat seeds for use."
Lin Yan seemed to have already seen the scene of next year's harvest. What a grand occasion it would be when all the Pika and Rabbit Plains turned into wheat fields.
Agricultural society has accompanied the entire ancient period, and land reclamation will also be the foundation of Sun City. When Lin Yan found wheat seeds, he had already thought that he would make a living from farming for a long time in the future.
Huahong smiled and said, "You said you would eat it when the wheat is harvested. You won't break your promise."
"Look at the pile of wheat ears, I picked them out to eat." Lin Yan pointed to the corner, "Those that can't be used as wheat seeds, even after peeling the shells, weigh more than ten kilograms, which is enough to eat."
"How to do it?" Huahong was very interested. "The wheat grains are smaller than pockmarks. Can they be cooked directly in the pot?"
"It needs to be ground into powder, just like the chestnut flour made by grandma. The flour is more delicious than chestnut flour and can be made into noodles, steamed buns, pancakes, etc. It is very versatile."
Huahong looked at the wheat husks being peeled by hand, and suddenly thought that if they planted several acres of wheat, how long would it take to peel it by hand alone?
"Wheat grains can only be shelled by hand, but can't be beaten off like pockmarks?"
"Okay. I've already thought about how to thresh the grains and grind the flour. I'll be able to use the tools next year to handle it, so I won't have to work so hard."
Since she wanted to grow wheat, growing it was only the first step. She had planned the entire process: how to harvest, how to thresh, and how to grind flour.
Various tools are already being made, and Shi Zhi and Ye Cong are responsible for this work.
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After listening to Lin Yan's words, Huahong said with satisfaction: "You are still thoughtful. I can't wait any longer. Let's peel out the pile of wheat and grind it into powder."
Lin Yan smiled and nodded.
Two days later, I looked at the freshly baked flour that turned yellow, and the grains were large. It was not smooth to the touch, but slightly rough.
Under Lin Yan's command, Huahong kneaded and rolled the dough, and soon the noodles were ready.
The water in the iron pot was boiling. Huahong put the noodles into the water, stirred them with chopsticks, and fished them out after a few minutes.
Put a handful of chopped green onions into a bowl, heat up the oil and pour it over. A bowl of simple oil noodles is ready.
The aroma of fried green onions spread, and Lin Yan took a deep breath and finally had a bite of noodles.
Stir the noodles evenly, Hua Hong quickly picks up a chopstick and brings it to his mouth
Inside, it's very chewy and you can finish a bowl of noodles in just a few bites.
"It's so delicious. Lin Yan, you are right. These noodles are more delicious than meat, and they have a slight wheat flavor when chewed. Unfortunately, there is too little, not enough to eat."
Lin Yan also finished sucking the noodles in the bowl, "You can eat them freely next year."
"Next year, all our land will be planted with wheat, and a little june will be enough." Hua Hong couldn't wait to open a large field again, "I just ate noodles, and the pancakes you mentioned, and I didn't even eat the steamed buns. It’s really torture to wait a year to eat it.”
"Hey, do you think Maizi will be popular?"
Huahong nodded without hesitation, "It's so delicious. Anyone who doesn't think it tastes good would be stupid."
Tasting the deliciousness of the fried noodles, Huahong looked at the wheat and couldn't take his eyes away, but he also knew the importance of the seeds. She said: "There is still more than a month until the cold season. I will go to open up wasteland and try to open up a few more acres of land before October."
Seeing Hua Hong leave in a hurry, Lin Yan sat in the yard and started peeling wheat seeds.
However, within two days, Huahong had already spread the reputation of oil-splashed noodles, and A-lan came to the door specially, wanting to taste the flour.
Lin Yan reluctantly took out the wheat and ground it into flour and asked Hua Hongzhang to make a bowl of noodles.
In fact, there were only a few noodles, and I finished them in just a few bites.
Alan ate slowly and tasted it carefully. Only after tasting it in person could she feel at ease and plant wheat in a large area.
"How's it going?" Huahong looked at it eagerly and sipped her saliva. In the past few days, she always thought about that bowl of noodles, regretting that she ate it too quickly and didn't taste it carefully.
Alan nodded, "Very good. I have seen wheat transform from wheat grains to noodles with my own eyes. The whole process is really amazing. It is so delicious, and there are also the steamed buns that Lin Yan mentioned, of course we must vigorously promote it."
After personally confirming it, Alan has confidence in wheat. Just like Lin Yan said, once every household can grow wheat, they will really have no worries about eating it.
Farming is safer than hunting, wheat can be stored for a long time, and the food is delicious. With so many advantages, Alan naturally chooses farming.
She looked at Lin Yan and said, "There are not enough wheat seeds, how do you plan to divide them?"
"It is estimated that if you have three hundred kilograms of wheat seeds, two kilograms of wheat seeds per acre, you can plant 150 acres of land. The first time you plant is to get more wheat seeds, you have to take care of them carefully, so you have to choose a reliable family. Come and plant. I want to select thirty households from among the people from the military department and the arbitration tribunal."
Alan thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, these people are at least reliable. You should explain it clearly to them before planting, and also explain how to plant."
Lin Yan nodded in agreement, this must be done. The wheat seeds she carefully planted cannot be wasted. Of course do it the best you can.
Alan personally confirmed that wheat products are edible and delicious. Many people are interested in getting wheat seeds.
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