Zhao Li went home with endless gratitude and decided to make good arrangements for the villagers and get things done.
At midnight that day, the kiln for burning porcelain stopped adding fire and waited for the coke inside to burn out. Then it simmered for another day and then opened the kiln to see what was produced.
The original kiln workers on the kiln were restless. They drove away other people around them and guarded the kiln by themselves, not daring to speak loudly.
The people who came from Xiaqiu Village were also tired and kept looking at the fire, looking forward to it now.
Fortunately, they believed in Hanhan and felt that there would be no problem. If it didn't work, they could fire another kiln. The new porcelain blanks over there had been finished and dried.
Two hundred porcelain bowls are all the same, because drawing and glazing are simple.
While others looked distracted, the people from Xiaqiu Village took over the kitchen work, and considering the current situation, they made noodles.
Some people knead and roll the noodles, some make fire, some stir-fry the sauce...
Everyone was busy for half an hour and began to make noodles non-stop. The noodles were put into a large bucket filled with well water.
When inviting others to eat, everyone takes the noodles out of the bucket and puts them into another bucket filled with well water.
This is the moment when the taste is best. If you want to eat it cold, scoop out the sauce and add shredded cucumbers and carrots.
If you are willing to eat hot, there is hot clear soup there. It is actually just adding soy sauce and salt to hot water. If there is no MSG, just add it. No need for bone soup.
If you are eating hot soup, it is not suitable to put cucumber shreds and carrot shreds. The sauce should be put in. Then add some chopped green onion and coriander, and just mix the shredded dried tofu as a side dish.
The kiln workers and helpers really liked this simple meal and ate it happily.
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At noon in the open-pit mine, the miners also ate noodles, which were pressed with a hand-operated noodle machine. Xiaqiu Village gave two units to Zhaojiacun.
Today I asked the miners to taste whether the whole wheat noodles are delicious. Xiaqiu Village helped grind the noodles.
As soon as the steam engine was turned on and the flour mill was hooked up, flour appeared quickly, and the villagers happily filled it with strips of flour in their pockets.
From now on, there will be very little precipitation, so you don’t have to worry about getting wet. Taking advantage of the good tools in Xiaqiu Village, you can grind more noodles and eat until the beginning of next spring.
The children came over to watch the fun, but unfortunately, there were no popcorn sticks. This was the thing before. There was a buzz, and delicious popcorn sticks appeared.
"Brother Prince, Brother Qin, do you still have popcorn sticks?"
The little girl from Zhao Li's family ran over and looked up at Zhu Biao and Zhu Fangwen, not afraid at all.
"Um..." Zhu Biao turned his head and asked, "Is there only one steam engine?"
"It's still unassembled, but there are no popcorn sticks. You can have popcorn. Rice, sorghum, and millet can be popped. No need to fry."
The commander said, he went to the convoy's position, looked at the carriage number, and turned to motion to Hanhan for help.
Zhu Wentian came over and found a hand-cranked pressure popcorn machine with a pressure gauge on it.
There are also racks, pigskin covers, and fishnet pockets connected to the pigskin covers.
This is an old-fashioned popcorn machine, made in the village and carried around, and can be used as a pot.
Zhu Wentian operated it himself, lit the coal, and sat there shaking it with a bamboo whistle hanging around his neck.
The first pot is soybeans. The pressure is low and they will break into pieces if beaten. Use the soybeans to wipe the pot.
There is a layer of skin on the outside of the soybeans. If the pressure is not high, the skin will burst out together. It will crack and not expand much. When eating, rub the skin off.
If you pop the rice or sorghum rice, it will turn black and you won’t be able to remove it when you rub it.
After a short while, Zhu Wentian put the whistle in his mouth and said, "Beep~~Beep~~", and a harsh sound came out. Then he put the things in place, continued to beep, and shouted loudly: "Beep~~! Hey hey hey hey..." Cough cough cough…”
'Bang~~' He kicked down, and with the sound of explosion, the soybeans spurted out and fell into the pocket of the fishing net.
He took off the boiler, used a pipe to pull the inner furnace wall, beat it a few times, put in the sorghum rice, put some sugar, stirred twice with the pipe, closed the boiler cover again, tightened it, and put it on the fire to continue. shake.
The children from Xiaqiu Village went over to pour the popped soybeans, smashed a few pieces into their mouths and ate them. They all nodded and then gave them to others to taste.
Zhu Biao grabbed a few pellets, rubbed them, threw them into his mouth, and waited for them to be swallowed: "It tastes better than fried soybeans."
Zhu Xi also tasted it: "It's more fragrant than fried ones."
The children in Zhaojiacun each grabbed a handful and ate them with smiles on their faces.
Not long after, Zhu Wentian blew the whistle again. Everyone understood and stood aside. Some children covered their ears.
"Bang~~~~" 'Bang~~' A lot of sorghum rice flowers spurted out.
"People with bad teeth can also eat this." Li Changduo said.
After hearing this, the children who got the popcorn in Zhaojia Village turned around and ran to the village elders who were watching nearby to let them eat.
The old people just pinched a few pills, held them in their mouths, and touched their children's heads with a smile on their faces.
"Don't worry, after you bite the tooth mark, you can put it on after burning it out. Remember to return the gold money to us after you make money."
The director smiled and said to Zhao Li that when they came over, they would naturally help Zhaojiacun make gold porcelain teeth.
The other villages don't care, because they can't use gold, and if they don't have money, they will sell their teeth.
Life in Zhaojia Village was good, so it was impossible to take off the tooth and sell it for that little gold money.
Some children who were in the period of teeth replacement were also clamoring for dental implants, so they received some popular science and told them that their children's teeth can grow back.
"You have to wait. The Zhao family village is poor! I have saved for ten or eight years, and when I have enough, I will give it to you."
Zhao Li didn't even think about giving money. When he became richer in the future, he would see if there were any good things and give them to Xiaqiu Village.
Otherwise, he would be able to spend money on dental implants now. No matter how precious the gold is, how much can it be used for?
Zhu Wentian made two more pots, and the boy from Xiaqiu Village took over and continued to make pots.
The weather in Henan right now is good and there is little precipitation. Popcorn that can be stored for ten and a half days will not become damp and soften.
On the other side, the miners who ate whole-wheat braised noodles continued to work in high spirits. A simple adjustment to their meals made them full of hope for the future.
Thank you to the imperial court for giving them soap, masks and food money. His Majesty is the best emperor in the world.
They don't know what surplus value is. They only know that they couldn't earn this kind of money from mining in the past, let alone that anyone cares about their health.
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The day passed like this. The children didn't eat dinner well and ate too much popcorn.
But don’t worry about lead poisoning. The popcorn machines in Xiaqiu Village use copper sealing technology, which is found in steam engines.
"Should the kiln be opened over there?" Zhu Biao had no appetite when he was eating in the morning, and his mind was on the porcelain kiln.
"Why don't you drink some beer?" Seeing that Zhu Biao and Zhu Chong couldn't eat, the village leader suggested drinking in the morning.
"Drink, don't drink too much, so as not to get drunk for a day." Zhu Ping agreed first.
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and nodded. There is nothing important today, so drinking will not delay it.
Remove the fried dough sticks, milk and fried eggs and replace them with beef in sauce, mixed vegetables and fennel beans.
Zhu Wentian went to Zhu Xi's motorcade and took out a barrel of beer and placed it next to it.
No more today! Thank you brothers and sisters for your support! Come and count your votes, even recommended votes!
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