Chapter 168: try it out
Chapter 168 Let's talk after the trial
"Sister Xiaoya, please speak, please speak quickly, I'm all ears!"
Even Shu Yan listened, she didn't expect Zhao Liya and Zhong Jing to say this. If there is a way, it will really help the barracks a lot.
Seeing his strong reaction, Zhao Liya laughed instead, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Brother Zhong, don't get too excited, I just have such an idea now, and I don't know if it will work. I have to try it myself to know." Now I need a few fresh coconuts, and two or three such large porcelain jars, just ordinary quality ones, but it must be able to seal the mouth of the jar, and seal it airtightly."
Zhong Jing said without thinking, "It's all easy. I'll get someone to fetch it for you today. Sister Xiaoya said, what are you planning to do?"
Shu Yan was also at a loss. It sounded like she was going to eat something, but it should be something unusual. It's a bit puzzling.
Zhao Liya smiled slightly: "Here, let me show off first. If it is done, I will tell you. Well, if it can't be done, I will tell you."
Tell me if you can't do it, just tell me the reason, so Zhong Jing won't have too much expectation for it.
Zhong Jing had no choice but to smile, "That's fine, then I'll wait."
Zhao Liya gave a "hmm" and said again: "It's just that it will take several days to verify, so we have to stay here for a few more days."
Zhong Jing laughed loudly: "Yes, I can't ask for it!"
Zhong Jing's efficiency was really fast, and what Zhao Liya needed was delivered over an hour later.
Zhao Liya was very happy, so she said the same thing as Shu Yan—she still needs Shu Yan's help!
Zhao Liya thought of one thing—canned food.
Canned Fruit.
Canned fruit has been very popular for many years in modern times. Although it has become less popular later, it has not disappeared. It can still be found on supermarket shelves.
Lychee, isn't it very suitable for canned fruit? If it can be made and sold to the north and south of the Yangtze River, it will be a huge fortune!
Of course, the premise is that it can be done.
If it is stored properly, there is no problem with the shelf life of about two months. Two months is enough to sell radiation to far away places.
Transportation will be a little troublesome, so it is best to use a boat and take the sea. It was directly transported to Jiangnan. It takes enough time to travel northward via the canal from the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not difficult to transport it to the capital.
To ensure a long enough shelf life, high-temperature sterilization and sealing are very critical steps. In addition, they already have white granulated sugar now, adding some white granulated sugar to canned fruits can also play a role in antisepsis and extend the shelf life.
First take out the coconut meat, cut it into small cubes, clean it, and remove the damaged ones. Then put the coconut meat into a jar, add appropriate amount of water and white sugar, and seal it. Then put the sealed jar into the steamer, and steam it over high heat for about two quarters of an hour.
This last step is a key step in high-temperature sterilization and must be done properly.
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan spent half a day making a total of six cans. In order to test the best time for high-temperature sterilization and how long to steam for the best taste, after putting the six cans in, Zhao Liya deliberately ended the steaming at different times, divided into three time periods, the shortest being two quarters of an hour , and the other four cans were increased by a quarter of an hour.
After steaming, take it out and put it in a cool place.
In this way, the canned food is ready.
And put it like this, wait a few days to open it and try it.
Shu Yan rubbed her hands, excitedly said: "Then what 'canned food' is considered finished?"
"Well," Zhao Liya nodded, somewhat looking forward to it, but also a little nervous: "It will be done, but I just don't know if it can be done, so I don't want to tell Brother Zhong, lest he will be disappointed if it doesn't work out."
Shu Yan said without thinking: "I think it will definitely happen."
"Um?"
"We made it so hard, it will definitely succeed."
Zhao Liya giggled, "Well, let's borrow a good word from Sister Shuyan!"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Although it is not easy to tell Zhong Jing about the canned food, Zhao Liya has something else to say.
There are so many lychee trees, it’s not an exaggeration to describe it as “all over the mountains and plains”. It’s a pity that such lychee forests are left in vain.
Zhao Liya's suggestion to Zhong Jing is to raise chickens.
This is the authentic orchard chicken.
In order to avoid chicken plague as much as possible, you can also surround several areas as chicken farms.
After hearing this suggestion, Zhong Jing felt that it was reliable, "Raise, raise, we must raise! Sister Xiaoya, please help us draw a picture, and we will follow what you say, and you can circle as many places as you want! Anyway, you don't have to worry about it. What to say."
Zhao Liya liked how straightforward Zhong Jing was, and said with a smile, "Then I'll arrange it!"
"OK!"
Therefore, Zhao Liya spent most of the day to designate two areas for people to circle, one in the valley with a small hillside, and the other in the area of flat land and hillsides separated by a valley.
Build a corresponding, easy-to-maintain, ventilated, spacious, bright, and air-ventilated chicken coop. I plan to try it out by raising 400 chickens in one place.
The circled area is wide enough. If you raise it well, you can increase it slowly.
The sergeants also agreed one after another, now that the lychees are cooked, no one will eat them, and the chicken will be eaten! The chicken grown on lychees must taste different from other chickens and must be more delicious!
Zhao Liya asked them to plant 400 acres of corn, which can be used as chicken food.
There are 400 acres of sweet potato vines, which is enough to feed the chickens evenly.
First time raw and second time cooked, Zhong Jing didn't need to wait for Zhao Liya's reminder, once the matter was confirmed, he knew he would ask someone to buy chicklings.
However, Zhao Liya still reminded: You can also buy some grown chickens when you buy chicks. It is meaningless to buy a big pig, but an adult chicken can lay eggs and hatch chicks when you buy it.
Even if you don’t hatch eggs and send them to the kitchen, you can improve your life!
Zhong Jing slapped his head: "Yes!"
Then he said again: "The pigs have been raised, and the chickens have been raised, so why not dig two more fish ponds to raise fish! Sister Xiaoya, sister-in-law, teach those bosses in the kitchen how to cook a few simple fish , everyone can eat some fish from time to time.”
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan agreed with a smile.
Zhao Liya said again: "It's also good to raise fish, the fish pond can be dug bigger, and you can raise all kinds of fish and shrimp. Anyway, this is a incidental thing."
Zhong Jing slapped his thigh: "Yes, I think so too!"
Zhao Liya thought in her heart that if she comes again in the future, it will be more fun. You can pick fruits, catch chickens, fish, go to the mountains, or—it’s more convenient to go to the sea here.
She even started looking forward to
(end of this chapter)