That's right, Lin Xi came up with a simple idea that could use local materials, and that was to make sweet potato flour.
Sweet potato flour can not only be used as a staple food, but can also be used in cooking. It can be eaten in various ways, such as spicy hotpot, pig's trotters vermicelli stew, vermicelli hotpot, hot pot, etc. In short, she knows all these.
Moreover, sweet potato flour has a long shelf life and a smooth taste. Not only can it sell powder, but it can also sell recipes. She has never seen anyone selling this thing here, and it is considered a new item.
Sweet potatoes are grown in every household, and for her, this is the best way.
With a new idea, Miss Lin just started doing it. She washed the dishes and started taking action.
She doesn't have many sweet potatoes at home, just a small basket. Now that she has rice, noodles and ingredients delivered by her neighbor, she can give it a try with confidence.
First, pour all the sweet potatoes into a large basin. Lin Xi took them to the well, washed them and peeled them off, then took them to the kitchen and cut them into small pieces on the chopping board for easy mashing.
While struggling to pound sweet potato cubes on the big stone mortar, Gu Qi jumped down from the courtyard wall again with something in her hand.
"Miss Lin, I brought something good again!"
Seeing the young man jumping down happily in front of her, Lin Xi's eyebrows jumped. She stopped holding the heavy hammer in her hand and bent down to take a look at the courtyard wall. She felt that sooner or later, that courtyard wall would really suffer.
"Gu Qi, next time you go through the door, can you come in through the courtyard door?"
Gu Qi, who was smiling and waiting for Miss Lin to deal with the things in his hands, nodded nonchalantly: "Yeah, okay~ Give this to the girl too."
Come on, I didn’t listen at all.
"Pheasant and hare?" Lin Xi wiped her sweat, took a look at the thing in his hand, and said with a smile, "It's a good thing."
She had tried to catch this game before, and deeper into the woods behind them, she could hear the sounds of wild animals from time to time, and occasionally a few pheasants would wander around the outskirts of the woods.
But she has never caught it, and she doesn't know how to set traps. Many times she can only watch the delicious food flashing by in front of her eyes, but there is nothing she can do. She has been anxious several times, and now she is no longer jealous. Anyway, she has no choice. There is no way.
Gu Qi nodded vigorously: "Let the girl handle it."
Okay, I just picked up two of them. How did I catch them? She wanted to ask for advice.
Lin Xi accepted it happily: "You put it in the wooden bucket on the stove, and I will deal with it after I pound these."
"What are you doing?" Gu Qi looked at the big stone mortar curiously.
“Make delicious food!”
As soon as he heard about making food, the little follower immediately became energetic. He turned around and put the wild animals into the barrel. After running out, he squatted curiously next to the stone mortar.
"Miss Lin, what are you going to make delicious?" Gu Qi was curious: "Isn't this just a sweet potato? Why do you have to mash it?"
Lin Xi, who was exhausted and sweating, suddenly had an idea. She stared at him with a smile on her face and asked, "Gu Qi, do you have anything to do?"
"No, you're busy~" the young man answered her innocently.
"That's just right!" Lin Xi grinned even more cheerfully: "Since there is nothing to do in the afternoon, how about you help me and I will prepare something delicious for you for dinner."
"Okay, okay!" Gu Ji nodded desperately, rolled up his sleeves and was full of enthusiasm. He let the brothers watch him at night. Hum, he had a full meal, let's see what you do.
"What do you want from me?" Gu Qi asked.
"Help me throw this pot of sweet potato cubes into this stone mortar, mash it into pieces with this mortar, and then scoop it into this bucket." Lin Xi demonstrated to him.
"Haha, easy!"
This job is effortless, as long as you have the strength. Without saying a word, Gu Qi took the hammer from Lin Xi's hand and started working. Lin Xi took a few steps back. Sure enough, the little boy was very strong and had a good helper.
With Gu Qi helping her, she lit the stove, boiled water, and processed the two game animals.
It’s already dead and can’t be kept for long. It needs to be processed first so that it can be eaten as meat again in the evening. Then make some white steamed buns and steam some white rice. It will be another delicious meal.
Thanks to the master and servant next door, their food can now be improved in quality, and she can't help but be more attentive when cooking.
Lin Yan and Lin Yu stayed away from each other at first, observing for a while, and then moved closer curiously. Anyway, they felt that the elder brother was very strong, and the big stone mortar was knocked around by him and made a clanging sound.
After ironing the chicken and rabbit fur in the kitchen, Lin Xi took a basin and planned to go to the river to disembowel her, but it was too bloody to do it in the yard.
After giving instructions, she went out with the wooden basin and carefully cleaned it by the stream. When she came back, there was one more person in the yard.
"Mr. Gu." Lin Xi greeted politely.
Gu Huaiban was sitting on a wicker chair, holding a book, and nodded to her, "Sorry to bother you~"
"It's okay, I'm just worried that the house is shabby and the hospitality is not good enough."
"You're too polite!" Gu Huaiban rocked the wicker chair, drank tea leisurely, and stretched his legs to kick the little follower: "Don't be lazy!"
Gu Qi, who was staggered by the kick, touched his butt and continued to mess around: "Miss Lin, it will be done soon. Come and take a look."
Lin Xi smiled and walked to the kitchen to put the tub away. Then she took a closer look and saw that it was really good. It was so fast. She sincerely praised:
"Gu Qi is so awesome. He pounded it so quickly and pounded it so finely. If I pounded it myself, it would probably take me a long time. When it's ready, I'll give you the first bowl to taste."
The little boy who received the admiration laughed happily. His master covered his face with a book and wanted to make up for it: Promise~
Lin Xi scooped the sweet potato foam from the stone mortar into a bucket and struggled to carry it to the well. Gu Qi immediately rushed to carry it and asked: "Where are you taking it?"
"By the well!"
Lin Xi's good impression of Gu Qi instantly improved due to his strength and wink. He was a cheerful, cheerful and carefree young man who was enthusiastic, strong, and had excellent kung fu. He also had a decent appearance, not bad.
Gu Xiaoqi, who didn't know that he had gained a good impression, helped her carry it to the well, then retreated to his master's side to loosen the muscles and bones. His arms were a little sore from the violent pounding just now.
After adding some water to the bucket and stirring the sweet potato foam evenly, Lin Xi went to the kitchen to get a gauze bag she had sewn, threaded it on a thick bamboo pole, opened the mouth of the bag, and placed it on a large vat.
Then scoop the sweet potato foam in the bucket into a gauze bag, squeeze it hard with your hands to let the water leak into the tank, squeeze it dry, add some water and rinse it a second time, repeat the squeezing action, and so on until the bucket is full. The sweet potato foam is all squeezed out.
By the time she was done, she was sweating profusely. It took her an entire hour to squeeze in two large and small tanks and a bucket of water.
After letting them sit for two hours, Lin Xi began to clean the stone mortar and sweep up the residue on the ground.
"Miss Lin, is this water edible?" Gu Qi and the two little ones curiously surrounded the yellow water and asked doubtfully.
Gu Huaibang couldn't help but poke his head and look at the two tanks of water.
Lin Xi wiped her sweat and said with a smile: "You can't drink this water. It's not ready yet. You have to pour it out after two hours. There will be something underneath. Then you have to add two more water and let it sit... Anyway, you’ll understand later when you look at it.”
"By the way, I need you to help me lift the tank again in two hours. I'm not strong enough to lift the tank full of water."
Hearing this, Gu Qi patted her chest: "It's easy to say, I have plenty of strength, just give me Miss Lin's instructions!"
"It will be ready in two days. I'll make a big bowl for you."
"Huh? Can't you eat today?"
Lin Xi couldn't help laughing: "It can't be that fast. It takes two days to dry."
"So troublesome!?" Gu Xiaoqi felt a little sleepy when he heard it was so complicated. He was not happy because he couldn't eat today.
"We have chicken for dinner tonight. I'll make you some white-chopped chicken and some braised rabbit."
Hearing the evening meal, the languid person immediately became energetic again, and the unhappy little waiter suddenly became happy again:
"Miss Lin, please make sure we eat at your house tonight so that I don't have to go back and forth to carry it."
Lin Xi smiled and nodded: "Okay, then go and bring back the two big bowls and give them back to me. I need to use them to fill the dishes!"
There are no elders in their family. She is currently the eldest in the family, but she is still an unmarried woman. In fact, it is not suitable to entertain them like this. But her benefactor asked to stay, and she could not refuse. At worst, she would give them another one later. Just move a table and open the courtyard door.
Gu Huaiban kicked this obvious thought again, becoming more and more courageous and daring to make his own decisions.
He was bored, so he jumped up on the peach branch next to the courtyard wall and looked over. He saw his little follower was working hard on something. Out of curiosity, he walked over to the courtyard to see what was going on. He was curious about what was going on. What to do?
The little follower couldn't explain the reason. He only said that Miss Lin asked him to do it. Gu Huaibang had nothing to do, so he asked Gu Qi to bring a wicker chair. He wanted to find out what happened.
Until later, he still didn't understand a series of things Lin Xi did. He watched silently for a long time. The thought of not being able to guess the answer tickled his heart. It was both novel and interesting. To the girl with a bright smile on her face, A few more explorations and curiosity.
Gu Xiaoqi, who fell to the ground, smiled flatteringly at his master, and his little thought caused his master's book to hit his face again.
