Chapter 168 Let’s talk about it after trying it out
"Sister Xiaoya, please speak, please speak quickly, I am all ears!"
Even Shu Yan listened. She didn't expect that Zhao Liya and Zhong Jing were going to say this. If there was really a way, it would be a great help to the military camp.
Seeing his strong reaction, Zhao Liya laughed and said with a smile: "Brother Zhong, don't be too excited. I just have this idea now, and I don't know if it can work. I have to try it myself to know.
.Now I need a few fresh coconuts, and two or three porcelain jars of this size. They should be of ordinary quality, but they must be able to seal the mouth of the jar and seal it airtightly."
Zhong Jing said without thinking: "This is easy. I will ask someone to get it for you today. Sister Xiaoya said, what are you planning to do?"
Shu Yan was also confused. It sounded like she wanted to eat something, but it probably wasn't something ordinary. It was a bit puzzling.
Zhao Liya smiled slightly: "Well, let me show it off for a while. If it is done, I will tell you. Well, I will tell you if it is not done."
Just tell him if he can't do it, just tell him the reason, so Zhong Jing won't have too much expectations for it.
Zhong Jing was helpless and smiled: "That's okay, then I'll wait."
Zhao Liya said "hmm" and then said: "It's just that it will take several days to verify, so we will have to stay here for a few more days."
Zhong Jing laughed loudly: "Okay, that's what I want!"
Zhong Jing's efficiency was indeed very fast, and what Zhao Liya needed was delivered in more than an hour.
Zhao Liya was very happy and told Shu Yan the same thing - she still needed Shu Yan's help!
Zhao Liya thought of something - canned food.
Canned Fruit.
Canned fruits were very popular in modern times for many years. Although they have not become so popular since then, they have not disappeared and can still be found on supermarket shelves.
Isn’t lychee 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 stored properly, there is no problem with a shelf life of about two months. Two months is enough time for sales to reach far away places.
Transportation will be a little more troublesome, so the best way is to use a ship and take the sea route. It can be transported directly to Jiangnan. It takes enough time to go north from Jiangnan via the canal, and it is not difficult to transport it to the capital.
To ensure that the shelf life is long enough, high-temperature sterilization and sealing are very critical steps. Also, now that they have white sugar, adding some white sugar to canned fruits can also prevent corrosion and extend the shelf life.
First, take out the coconut meat, cut it into small cubes, clean it, and remove any damage. Then put the coconut meat into a jar, add an appropriate amount of water, sugar, and seal it. Then seal the sealed jar.
Put it into a steamer, cover it with water and steam over high heat for about two quarters of an hour.
This last step is a critical step for high-temperature sterilization and must be done properly.
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan spent a long time making six cans in total. In order to test the optimal length of high-temperature sterilization and how long to steam for the best taste, after putting the six cans in, Zhao Liya also deliberately ended the cooking at different times.
There are three time periods, the shortest is two quarters of an hour, and the other four cans each increase by a quarter of an hour.
After steaming, take it out and put it in a cool place.
In this way, the can is ready.
Leave it like this and wait a few days to open it and try it out.
Shu Yan rubbed her hands and said excitedly: "Is that 'canned food' considered finished?"
"Well," Zhao Liya nodded, looking forward to it but also a little nervous: "It's done, but I don't know if it can be done, so I don't want to tell Brother Zhong now, lest he be disappointed if it doesn't work."
Shu Yan said without hesitation: "I think it will definitely happen."
"Um?"
"If we work so hard and carefully, it will definitely succeed."
Zhao Liya giggled, "Well, let me borrow Sister Shu Yan's good words!"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Although it was not easy to tell Zhong Jing about the canned food, Zhao Liya had other things to say.
There are so many lychee trees, it is not an exaggeration to describe them as “all over the mountains and plains”. It would be a pity to let such lychee forests go to waste.
Zhao Liya’s advice to Zhong Jing was to raise chickens.
When raised, this is an authentic orchard chicken.
In order to avoid chicken plague as much as possible, you can also enclose several areas as chicken farms.
After hearing this suggestion, Zhong Jing felt that it was reliable, "Raise it, raise it, you must raise it! Sister Xiaoya, please help us draw a picture and follow your instructions. You can encircle as many areas as you want! Anyway, you don't have to worry about it.
Say whatever you want."
Zhao Liya liked how cheerful Zhong Jing was and said with a smile: "Then I will arrange it!"
"OK!"
So, Zhao Liya spent most of the day demarcating two areas for people to circle, one in the valley with a small hillside, and the other in the area of flat land and small hillsides separated by a valley.
Build a corresponding, easy-to-maintain, spacious, bright, and well-ventilated chicken coop. If you plan to raise four hundred chickens in one place, try it first.
The enclosed area is wide enough, and if it is well maintained, it can be gradually increased.
The sergeants also agreed, now when the lychees are cooked and no one eats them, there are still chickens to eat! Chickens that grow up eating lychees must taste different from other chickens and must be more delicious!
Zhao Liya also 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.
Once things are born, things are easy again. Zhong Jing didn't need to wait for Zhao Liya to remind him. As soon as he confirmed this matter, he knew to ask someone to buy chicken seedlings.
However, Zhao Liya still reminded you: when buying chickens, you can also buy some grown chickens. There is no point in buying big pigs, but buying adult chickens can lay eggs and hatch chicks.
Even if you don’t hatch eggs and send them to the kitchen, your life can be improved!
Zhong Jing slapped his head: "Yes!"
Then he added: "Now that we have raised pigs and chickens, we might as well dig two more fish ponds to raise fish! Sister Xiaoya, sister-in-law, please teach the bosses in the kitchen a few simple fish recipes.
, everyone can also eat some fish from time to time."
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan agreed with a smile.
Zhao Liya added: "Whether it's raising fish, you can dig a bigger fish pond and raise some fish and shrimps. Anyway, this is just a matter of course."
Zhong Jing slapped his thigh: "Yes, I think so too!"
Zhao Liya thought to herself that it would be fun if she came back in the future. You could pick fruits, catch chickens, fish, go into the mountains, or - it would be more convenient to go to the beach here.