"Mrs. Lu, you are here!" He Yan greeted He Yunxi with a smile.
"Brother He, I just saw you bringing vegetables in. Are there lotus roots in there?" He Yunxi asked.
"Yes. The shopkeeper is telling us to send you a basket later." He Yan responded.
"Where did this lotus root come from?"
Land is not expensive now, but not many people are willing to grow lotus roots. In addition, there are not many paddy fields in Yanjiang County, and there are almost no people who grow lotus roots.
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t many elsewhere.
"This is grown on our young master's farm. This year's lotus root harvest will be bumper, so the young master's family will distribute it to the restaurant below."
"That's good, a great harvest." For today's people, a great harvest is the best thing.
"Well, originally a bumper harvest was a good thing, but having too many lotus roots is also troublesome."
"How to say?"
"Although lotus roots can be stored for a while, it's not too long. There are many lotus roots piled up in the area south of the Yangtze River," He Yan said.
"There are few vegetables in winter, so this lotus root should be very popular. Why are they piled up?"
"There are not many vegetables in winter, but the price of lotus roots is high. It costs ten cents per pound. I think people are still more willing to buy cheaper ones than bean sprouts and tofu. With the increase in production this year, a lot of lotus roots are piled up.
Is that so? I heard that many people in the Jiangnan area..."
He Yunxi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that the tofu and bean sprouts he made would affect the sales of lotus roots.
Their place belongs to Jiangbei and is not far from Jiangnan. The bean sprouts must have been passed down there.
Hearing what He Yan said, those people who planted lotus roots probably had a hard time.
"If the lotus roots can be kept for a year and a half, they can be sold slowly, but the problem is that they can't be kept." He Yan has a relative in Jiangnan, and yesterday he heard that the relative is having a hard time this year.
When He Yunxi heard this, he had an idea in his mind.
"Are your young masters still in Yanjiang City?"
"Still here, I'm checking the accounts at the back right now. I won't go back to Liaozhou until tomorrow."
"I want to see him."
"Then I'll go back and inform you."
"Okay, I'd better go wait for him in the private room upstairs."
He Yunxi took Luo Fu upstairs, and soon Yuan Hewen and Yuan Yuan came in.
"Sister, you're here!" Yuan Hewen called her with a smile as he came in.
Ever since they said they wanted to do business together yesterday, Yuan Hewen had said that calling Mrs. Lu, Mr. Yuan or something like that was too offensive, and insisted on changing his name to calling her sister. He Yunxi had no choice but to change his name.
"Brother Yuan, I heard that many lotus roots in Jiangnan cannot be sold because of the bean sprouts?"
Yuan Hewen was afraid that He Yunxi would feel guilty, so he said, "Yes. But it cannot be said that it is the bean sprouts."
"Brother Yuan, I have a method that can keep lotus roots for a long time. It can also be made into new snacks."
"Oh? We can sell it!" Yuan Hewen said.
"Well, it is indeed." He Yunxi said, "I will make some first, but it will take two or three days to complete."
"Then I will wait for two or three days. If it tastes good, it can become the first dish in our restaurant."
"Okay, then I'll go back and do it first."
He Yunxi went back and at the same time moved away all the lotus roots that had just been moved into Baiwei Building.
I can't make much lotus root starch with the ten or twenty kilograms I gave you.
After returning home, He Yunxi asked Luo Fu and Mrs. Zhao to clean the lotus roots, and then grind the lotus roots into dregs with a knife board specially designed for grinding these vegetables. This knife board was specially made by her when she was making konjac powder. It is now used
Grinding lotus root is just right.
At this time Luo Zixuan and Lu Yan came out. Luo Zixuan saw He Yunxi working with Mrs. Zhao and the others. Thinking of what they had discussed just now, he sighed: "Lu Yan, you have married an amazing woman."
When Lu Yan heard what Luo Zixuan said, the corners of his lips could not help but raise: "Being able to marry Yun Xi is the luckiest thing in my life."
Luo Zixuan also thinks so.
Lu Yan's knowledge is not bad, and he will definitely be able to go to high school in the future. No matter where he becomes an official, having such a wife behind him will definitely be a big help to him.
In the past, he thought that women should take care of their husbands and raise their children in the backyard. After contacting He Yunxi, he realized that women can be so powerful. They can not only take care of the family, but also help their husbands in important matters.
In comparison, all the women he had seen before paled in comparison to her.
However, he didn't look at them much, he was anxious to go back and sort out the water conservancy projects.
Lu Yan sent Luo Zixuan away and came back and said, "What did you do with the lotus roots ground?"
"Make some lotus root starch." He Yunxi said.
"lotus root starch?"
"Well, it's similar to pea flour and can be stored." He Yunxi explained, and then told about the unsaleable lotus root in Jiangnan.
She pulled him aside and whispered: "Didn't you say there will be a drought next year? There will be no harvest of food then. If there are stored lotus root powder, it can be used as something to eat when there is no food next year. But this thing is not so
Very full."
"Something is better than nothing." Lu Yan said, "But can this really happen?"
"Okay. I used to eat lotus root starch a lot." He Yunxi said, "When I make it, you will know that this thing tastes pretty good."
"Okay, I won't go to the college in the afternoon. I'll go to the dental clinic to see if there is anyone suitable."
"Go on, go on." He Yunxi waved his hand to chase people away, and he was busy grinding the lotus roots.
Twenty kilograms of lotus roots were ground by the three of them in less than an hour. Then they added water to filter, and settled the filtered water in a wooden basin. She took the lotus root residue and added flour and minced meat to make lotus root meatballs.
, then deep-fry until golden brown.
After Lu Yan bought someone, he went to pick up Lu Yu. As soon as they came in, they smelled the strong fragrance.
Behind the yard, a group of people gathered around the stove, each of them holding a meatball in his hand.
Lu Yu put down his schoolbag and rushed over, shouting: "Sister-in-law, are you making something delicious again?"
"Xiaoyu is back. I fried lotus root meatballs. I just finished frying the pot. Go wash your hands and eat." He Yunxi pointed to the lotus root meatballs placed on the stove next to him.
Lu Yu ran over and saw that there was only one left. He quickly took the chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth before going to wash his hands.
Lu Yan came in slowly: "..."
More than sixty kilograms of lotus roots were all cooked by He Yunxi. Half of the remaining fifty kilograms of lotus root residue was made into meatballs by her, and the rest was added with coarse grain flour and used to make pancakes.
Seeing Lu Yan coming back, He Yunxi waved to him: "Lu Yan, come and taste these two flavors."
The lotus root meatballs are not ready yet, but the baked pancakes are just coming out.
Lu Yan took a lotus root pancake and ate it. The texture was not as delicate as fine-grain pancakes, but it had the fragrance of lotus roots and the crispiness of the pancake, so it tasted good.
After he finished eating, He Yunxi asked him: "Lu Yan, what do you think of this being used to feed the people building water conservancy projects?"