When the dining table was removed, Brother Jiu was still impressed and praised his delicious food.
"This soup is made from beef bones and tendons. It is boiled for four hours and filtered through a fine mesh so that the soup is not turbid. In addition to the delicious stewed radish, the braised noodles are also amazing..."
Brother Jiu said, his face became more and more proud, and he sighed: "It's just that my younger brother Fujin loves to worry about whether the noodles will be hard enough to melt, so he never asks anyone to make this or that for dinner in the evening. This fried bun is made from leavened noodles, which nourishes the stomach."
, it won’t be in the way…”
The fourth elder brother did not like to comment on the actions of the female family members, so he only reminded him: "Since the Dutong Mansion bought the beef for the younger brothers and sisters, we should save some to eat."
Brother Jiu had a toothache and said, "My father-in-law said that beef won't taste good if it's been frozen for a long time. In addition to the beef that was delivered, the village also has several cows prepared. If we save it, when will we have to eat it?"
Fourth elder brother: "..."
Even though I knew I should be more generous, I couldn't help but feel sad.
It's a pity that I don't have this blessing. Long before Fujin pointed it out to me, my father-in-law was the "previous father-in-law".
Here at Ninth Brother, I can only say that fools are blessed.
He changed his words and said, "What if the quantity of cornstarch produced is small?"
If the yield per acre is less than that of millet, there is no need to promote potatoes as food.
After all, its storage and processing are too cumbersome.
As for millet, it is relatively simple. Once it is beaten, it can be stored for several years in a dry condition.
Brother Jiu said: "Then my brother, Zhuangzi, can grow it himself. In addition to taking cornstarch, the remaining dregs can be fed to pigs or rabbits..."
Speaking of this, he remembered that when the potatoes were not harvested a few days ago, Shu Shu mentioned that he could try using this to make wine.
Now there is "Prohibition", which prohibits the use of grains to make large quantities of wine.
As long as it's not grain-based wine making, it's fine.
Thinking of this, Brother Jiu was also worried that the potato would be the same as it was more than a hundred years ago, and fell silent again, saying: "What if we change our mind? Even if potatoes can't replace food, they can replace vegetables..."
Brother Ninth has also seen a lot about people's livelihood in the past two years. Many ordinary people have vegetable gardens in front of and behind their houses.
Moreover, the land of this vegetable garden is not small, the small one is two or three thirds, and the large one is more.
"Only one part of the land is used to grow potatoes, which is about 200 kilograms. If you keep them well, they will be enough for half a year's vegetables. If you are also raising pigs and chickens, you can make cornstarch and dozens of kilograms more grain, and the rest can be used as feed.
Suitable, achieve many things with one stroke..."
The fourth elder brother thought of the New Year's gifts given by the Ninth Prince's Mansion this year, including pigs, sheep, chickens and rabbits.
Pigs, chickens, and rabbits were raised by Zhuangzi of the Dong E family, and the sheep were bought by them from Shifu Jin.
Pigs and sheep are given in their shells, while chickens and rabbits are given alive.
Compared with grain, if potatoes can be converted into meat, it will be a happy event for the people.
The fourth elder brother said: "Let's see how many fans we can get first."
Brother Jiu thought of the tedious process of making flour and said, "It's too time-consuming. It not only consumes manpower, but also costs money. The charcoal and firewood used for drying also cost money."
Brother Si thought for a moment and said, "If you're not in a hurry, you can probably dry it in the sun, so you don't have to worry about the cost of firewood."
Brother Jiu thought about the same reason, but he felt that the potatoes could only be used as a substitute. He still valued the corn, and said: "It will take a few days to harvest that one, but my brother estimates that the output will not be less."
The corn kernels were large, and they were carefully cared for at that time. There were only two cobs left on each corn plant, and they were "pollinated" according to Fujin's words. Now each cob looks very thick.
seeing is believing.
Brother Si couldn't sit still anymore and said, "Let's go over and have a look!"
Brother Jiu had no objection and said, "Then let's take a look."
He Yuzhu brought up the ram's horn lantern, and the brothers returned to the greenhouse.
Pick up some dry corn stalks and break off the corn on them.
The two brothers each opened an ear of corn, revealing the golden grains inside, which were very plump.
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "If the millet yields two dan per acre, it shouldn't be difficult to double the corn, which is here."
Brother Si picked out a kernel of corn and brought it to his mouth, chewed it a few times, and said, "It looks dry, but it's still a little wet inside. It needs to be dried in the sun, and it will lose weight by then."
Brother Jiu said: "How much can be reduced? It's more than 10%, but there is still 90% of the weight left!"
As he said this, he looked at the withered yellow corn stalk and said: "This is grass after all. Isn't it just ready-made dry feed? It can be used in pasture, but if it doesn't work, just burn it directly, which is also firewood!"
Brother Si looked at the corn cob in his hand and said, "The corn cob in the middle can also be used."
Brother Jiu said: "I hope the people in Gyeonggi will become rich, so that those people from the south of the Yangtze River will not come here and act arrogantly, thinking that our place is a poor place!"
He was born and raised in the capital, so of course he doesn't like others to find fault with the capital.
The fourth elder brother thought more and planned to use new grain to open up wasteland and increase production instead of occupying fertile land.
On both sides of the Yongding River, due to constant flooding in the early years, a lot of fertile farmland was destroyed. When the river water receded, there was only a lot of saline-alkali land left.
The yield of that kind of land is lower than that of farming, so no one is willing to open up wasteland for farming.
What if corn and potatoes are grown in saline-alkali land?
Brother Jiu thought of something else and said: "Fourth Brother, "Essential Art for Qi Min" mentions 'using ashes as dung', so using ashes as fertilizer has been around since ancient times. Didn't you say before that potatoes absorb the power of the soil? Then
How about planting potatoes and corn together? You can use corn stalks as fertilizer..."
The fourth elder brother heard his heartbeat, nodded and said: "You can give it a try."
He looked at Brother Ninth and felt pity again.
Although the ninth elder brother is young and lacks the ability to grow, he is also more careful when doing things.
He didn't just get interested and then tell his servants to build a greenhouse and then put it down, but he was also willing to read the agricultural books attentively.
Brother Jiu said again: "My younger brother plans to ask people to dig a fish pond in the village after the new year, and he will also start raising fish next year..."
Food is the most important thing for the people.
Brother Jiu discovered that as long as he deals with food-related things, he will never lose money.
In a few years, my own hothouse in Xiaotangshan will be built, and I will be able to sell Dongzi vegetables in the capital.
The two brothers were chatting, and the sound of banging was heard outside.
It's the second watch.
The slurry also settled for nearly two hours.
Brother Jiu said: "Drying requires a lot of effort. I can't come out tonight. Let's go take a look and then ask someone to keep an eye on it?"
If it were your own house, you would stay up all night.
But this is my younger brother's house.
Fourth elder brother also knew it was inconvenient and nodded.
The two brothers went from the greenhouse to the warehouse.
Several basins of slurry in the warehouse have changed from yellow to red.
Both brothers were stunned.
Brother Jiu gritted his teeth and said, "Is this poisonous?"
Both brothers are quite worried about poisonous potatoes.
Human life is at stake, and this is something that goes into the mouth. If it is really poisonous and eaten, it is better not to do it.
Fourth elder brother also frowned.
Brother Jiu then ordered He Yuzhu: "Call Xiaotang over and ask if the color of the mung beans changed when the powder was removed..."
He Yuzhu responded and went down.
After hearing this, Brother Si's brows relaxed and he said: "Sometimes mung bean porridge also turns red..."
Brother Jiu also thought of this and nodded: "Yes, my brother also remembers it. My brother Fujin said it was because of the use of iron pots or iron spoons. Now our mung bean soup is all green..."
The fourth elder brother stayed here for half a day, listening to the ninth elder brother talking about Fujin, and he kept holding it back.
Now he couldn't help it anymore and said: "When I talk from now on, I don't need to mention you Fujin all the time. It's good that you know what you know. It's not easy for women to talk about it."
Others should not mention it, and Brother Jiu himself should mention it less, otherwise it will be disrespectful.
Brother Jiu shut his mouth.
He didn't actually say anything, right?
Fujin is actually much smarter than he says.
He didn't say anything crucial.
He knew that the world was ignorant and could not see a woman being too smart, but was the fourth brother so vulgar?
He looked at Brother Si, his doubts almost written on his face.
The fourth elder brother thought for a while and said: "A big tree attracts the wind. If you don't want your younger siblings to be criticized by others, it's better not to mention it less."
Brother Jiu knew that this was a good intention, but he was still a little angry, and said: "I really don't know how those 'Eight Banners Talented Women' got their reputations. They write a few acid poems to be considered talented women, and they are sought after by others? I am like Fujin, Expo
Who is a talented woman or a truly virtuous wife? Her brother said he wanted to warm a house, so she figured out the flue. She also consulted a large number of agricultural books and excerpted useful knowledge for her brother.
Otherwise, if my brother is still working as an errand for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how would he have time to think about these things in detail?"
Fourth elder brother also thinks Dong E is quite virtuous.
But he still said: "The world is like this. The younger brothers and sisters are not the eldest daughter. There are elders above them."
Over the past two years, Brother Ninth has also come to understand the difference between Royal Princess and Royal Wife.
Here in the royal family, Shu Shu is just his own blessing.
What everyone looks at is not Shu Shu's own excellence, but whether she treats herself well, whether she is filial to her elders, and whether she is friendly to her brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Even if she is not well-read but illiterate, as long as she fulfills the above points, she is still qualified for Prince Fujin.
If she really became famous and showed her talents, the elders would probably have to worry about her being too distracted and not serving them properly.
Shu Shu should have known this a long time ago, so he hid his clumsiness in front of outsiders.
If the same ability were applied to Jiu Gege, the elders would only praise him.
Brother Jiu said sadly: "Okay, I understand, brother, and I won't praise Fujin outside anymore."
While talking, Xiaotang came over with He Yuzhu.
She looked at the slurry and said: "This is normal. It does not affect the lower head. It also happens when mung beans are floured."
Brother Jiu said: "Let's take a look, what is good?"
Xiaotang looked at it, compared it, pointed to the basin of slurry water she was involved in and said: "This one is almost pink!"
As she spoke, she poured the water on top, leaving a layer of wet powder at the bottom.
This wet powder is earthy yellow.
Brother Jiu said disgustedly: "It looks like it's buried. It's still covered in mud. Do you want to wash it?"
Xiaotang said: "If you want it to be pink and white, just pour out the water on top, replace it with fresh water, stir it up and sink it again. After two or three times, it will be as white as snow!"
The ninth elder brother and the fourth elder brother looked at each other.
Both brothers love to be clean and can't stand drying this yellow powder.
Brother Si asked: "How long will it take to sink again? Will the number of fans decrease?"
He didn't know this, so I asked a few more questions.
He remembers that when wheat is ground, it will separate into colors.
If you want the wheat to be white, you have to grind it a few times less, but this will cost a lot of money and less wheat will come out.
On the contrary, it is black wheat, which can be ground several times to gain more weight.
Xiaotang thought for a while and said: "Every time you wash, let it sink for two hours. When the water becomes clear, no powder will flow out. There will be no shortage."
Fourth Brother nodded, glanced at Xing Quan, still a little worried, and told Su Peisheng: "You stay here tonight and follow the washing..."
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