boyutpedia Chapter 184 Teaching Crafts
Chapter 184 Teaching Crafts
The next morning, Chen Ruotong taught Old Man Chen the method of making vermicelli.
It is one thing to express it in words, but it is another to do it by hand. In order to teach the skill of making vermicelli better and faster, Chen Ruotong participated in the process of making vermicelli.
Without machines, the whole process has to be done manually, so it is not as simple as it is written. The process of making vermicelli is also very complicated.
First of all, you need a big colander. After Chen Ruotong described the appearance of the colander to Chen Dahai, Chen Dahai took a small wooden basin and drilled many small holes in the bottom of the basin using local materials. Then the big wooden colander was made. It felt okay. After all, it was only in the trial stage. If it didn't work, we could modify it.
Chen Dahai was particularly interested in the skill of making vermicelli. He brought his three younger brothers from his hometown to make vermicelli with Chen Ruotong.
The process of manual powder leakage is very complicated, and washing - beating - dropping - squeezing - filtering are just the preliminary preparations.
First, wash the potatoes and grind them into paste with a stone mill. Then use a fine cloth to pick up the paste and filter it out to squeeze out the juice.
After a few days, the starch has fully precipitated. Carefully filter out the water, and what remains are starch blocks. The starch blocks feel very smooth to the touch, and you can start making vermicelli.
Manually leaking noodles is a technical and laborious job, which requires manual processes such as lighting fire, scalding basins, thickening, kneading dough, using a ladle, picking noodles, washing noodles, hanging noodles, and drying noodles. Therefore, manual leaking noodles requires the cooperation of several people to complete.
Chen Ruotong explained while she was making it. She just made one or two kilograms of vermicelli as an experiment, so it was not a big deal.
After Chen Ruotong squeezed the starch juice from several pounds of potatoes, she left them aside and went into the house to take out the ready-made starch from the space.
Start kneading the dough and making vermicelli. Everyone follows and does it together. Just listening and watching is not enough. You must make it yourself, so that you can quickly learn the skills.
After repeating it several times, the few people finally learned the process of making vermicelli. Then they took out the vermicelli while it was still hot and ate it with hot and sour sauce. The taste was completely different from the vermicelli stewed with chicken. It was a new taste experience.
After eating it, Old Man Chen and his companions said that the newly leaked vermicelli was much more delicious than the dry one, it was smooth and crispy and had a very good taste.
Everyone knows that Chen Ruotong is good at making vermicelli, and no one asks about it.
Anyway, I have a lot of good things and good ideas, so I just want everyone to benefit from them. Why do you have to ask why?
Everything the younger sister did was for the Chen family to live a better life. Ever since the younger sister came to the Chen family, the Chen family has been prospering.
Chen Dahai wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Fourth brother, this freshly made vermicelli tastes absolutely amazing, smooth and tender, with an excellent taste!
If we want to eat fresh noodles in the future, we can just make it ourselves. It is so convenient!
It’s wonderful to think about it. When I open a powder room in my hometown next year, my life will definitely get better and better!”
Chen Ruotong said: "Opening a powder room is hard work, but I think as long as you are willing to work hard and endure hardships, you should be able to make a lot of money.
After all, vermicelli is delicious and no one has ever tasted it. We are the first to occupy the market, and that is our advantage.”
Chen Dayong, who came from his hometown, echoed, "Although we will suffer some hardships and fatigue, we are not afraid. As long as we can earn money to support our family, it will be worth it!
I really hope that the flour mill can be opened as soon as possible, so that the whole Chenjiabao can make a living from it, and then our village will become rich!" After saying this, his eyes were full of expectation.
Old man Chen ate the fresh vermicelli and said, "Xiao Si, I plan to transport a few truckloads of potato and sweet potato seeds to Chenjiabao in a few days. I will ask your eldest brother to go back to Chenjiabao in the spring of next year and lead everyone to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes together."
"Okay, Grandpa, we'll do whatever you say. You're the authority on growing crops, hahahaha..."
During the days that Chen Ruotong came back, she spent more time in the manor, occasionally visiting Huicui Building and Zhenpin Pavilion.
Glassware and porcelain are now also on the shelves of Zhenpin Pavilion, and sales are still good.
Pingyang Prefecture City is basically saturated. All that needs to be bought has been bought, and most of the orders come from merchants from other prefectures.
Therefore, in this way, the economy of Pingyang Prefecture was boosted, all walks of life became active, the economy was revitalized, and tax revenue naturally increased.
Magistrate Zhang was happy every day. He was very satisfied that the people under his rule could live a well-fed and well-clothed life. With the high yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes, he had a good chance of promotion next year!
In a flash, the results of the provincial examination were announced. To everyone's delight, the two sons of Prefect Zhang, Zhang Ruiji and Zhang Ruixiang, both passed the imperial examination and were awarded the title of Juren.
Among them, Zhang Ruiji ranked 12th and Zhang Ruixiang ranked 16th. Such excellent results mean that they will be able to embark on the road to the imperial examination in the spring of next year and move towards higher fame!
At this moment, Magistrate Zhang's heart was filled with joy and pride.
He deeply felt that his life had reached its peak: his official career was going smoothly and his career was prosperous; his two sons were even more talented and well-educated, not only did they both pass the imperial examinations, but also ranked among the top.
Looking into the future, perhaps next year I will get more good news and pass the imperial examination. In addition, my beloved daughter's marriage is also perfect and perfect, which can be called a match made in heaven. Such things that go well with you one after another are really a great blessing in life!
In view of the rare happy event that his two sons passed the imperial examination at the same time, Magistrate Zhang decided to celebrate it in a big way. So, the whole Zhang's house was decorated with lights and there was a festive atmosphere. A unique feast for admission to higher education was thus kicked off.
Old Man Chen, Chen Jianshu, and Chen Ruotong came to the banquet with gifts in hand. Due to the busy farm work at home, other family members still had to work in the fields for a while and had no time to come.
During the banquet, Chen Ruotong saw Fang Wenxuan, who had also passed the imperial examination and ranked 48th.
This guy is still handsome and bright, but it's a pity that he has unrequited love. If Qiao Zien and Fang Wenxuan really became a couple, it would be so beautiful.
Chen Ruotong wanted to go off track again at this time, and started to ship the two of them together. She didn't mind eating too much melon...
This year's champion of Pingyang Prefecture is Qiao Zien's best friend, Qu Dianwen, who is the relatively poor man mentioned by Qiao Zien.
You know, Qiao Zien's household registration is in the capital, and he has the status of a prince, so he has to take part in the provincial examination in the capital. If he takes part in the provincial examination in Pingyang Prefecture, can he also win the title of Jieyuan?
Chen Ruotong immediately thought that Qiao Zien's test results must have been announced. After all, in a city like Beijing where there are many talented people, it is not easy to win the title of Jieyuan!