Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 238 Good method

Later, he settled down in Tongde Town and married my grandmother. My father and my two siblings also grew up in Tongde Town. ”

The sound of the flower buds was neither fast nor slow, but it carried a hint of sadness.

Yes, in this world where it is difficult to have enough food and clothing, it is really not easy to live a good life. My grandfather has been displaced all his life, and my father has no news until now. Xiaoyuan and I are struggling to survive in Shangjing City. Fortunately, our lives are getting better and better now.

Lord Bai looked at Hualei, and suddenly, some of the questions he wanted to ask could not be asked. At first, he was also very curious, how could a little girl who was only fourteen years old know so much? Although it is said that children from poor families grow up early, the various behaviors shown by Hualei cannot be explained by the saying that children from poor families grow up early.

A village that even adults were helpless in handling was run well in the hands of this little girl in less than a year. She also started selling small things such as flower cakes, chili sauce, braised food, roast duck, egg yolk cakes, and soap. Although these things may not seem small, they require a lot of wisdom and experience to achieve.

If we only look at her age, Hua Lei, who is only fourteen years old, should not be able to do it. However, seeing the faint sadness on Hua Lei's face, Lord Bai couldn't help but hesitate.

Maybe that old man Hua had been to many places and seen many things, so he might have told the children many things in person, or he might have written them down in his own notebook and left them to his sons and granddaughters, so this girl is so smart and capable. So he swallowed back what he wanted to ask originally, why bother to expose other people's scars. After a pause, Bai Laohoufu asked again.

"Miss Hua, I actually have another question I want to ask you. I wonder if Miss Hua knows the answer?"

"Lord Bai, I'm sorry to hear your advice. Please tell me what you want to say." Hua Lei said with a smile.

"I would like to ask, Miss Hua, do you have any good way to preserve staple foods?"

Seeing Hua Lei's confused look, Lord Bai explained, "It's like this, Miss Hua, in Western Xinjiang, because the weather is very hot during the day, the temperature is very high, so the rice cooked in the morning will easily go bad by noon.

Soldiers in the barracks can make fresh meals for every meal, but soldiers patrolling the border cannot. Generally, our soldiers patrol for three or four days at the shortest, and usually for seven or eight days, and sometimes it may take half a month to encounter a sentry post, so it is very troublesome to eat. Even if they are made into steamed buns, they can only be kept for two or three days at most. It is troublesome to make them every time, and the conditions do not allow it. "

Lord Bai paused, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then continued, "I see Miss Hua has made chickens and ducks that are not easy to preserve into preserved goods, and these vegetables can be preserved for a long time by pickling and drying. Is there any good way to preserve rice and steamed buns?"

Lord Bai looked sincere. It was too hot in Xinjiang, and it was impossible to preserve staple food. It was a big problem for the patrolling soldiers. If Hua Lei had a good idea, that would be great.

"Lord Bai wants to prepare more staple food at one time so that it can be preserved for a longer time, so that the patrolling soldiers don't have to set up a pot and light a fire for every meal, and can eat at any time, is that what you mean?" Hua Lei asked softly. Hua Lei didn't dare to be careless about matters related to the military camp.

"Yes," Lord Bai nodded. "Does Miss Hua have a good idea?"

Hua Lei pondered for a moment and said, "I have heard of a method, I wonder if it will work? But Lord Bai might as well give it a try. In my hometown, there is a method, which is to wash the rice clean, put it in an iron pan and fry it until it is browned, and then grind it into powder. If this kind of fried rice noodles is stored properly, it will be fine for one or two months. Of course, the storage environment must be dry and low temperature. I guess low temperatures are unlikely in Western Xinjiang, so the fried rice noodles should be fine for half a month."

"Really? Miss Hua, are you sure?" Lord Bai had a look of surprise. He asked with the mentality of giving it a try. He didn't expect that this little girl really had a way.

Hua Lei nodded and said, "Under normal circumstances, at a temperature like that in Shangjing City, as long as it is stored properly, this fried rice noodles can be stored for six months without any problem. Because the Marquis said that the temperature in Western Xinjiang is particularly high, I think half a month should be no problem." After a pause, he continued.

"However, you have to be especially careful when eating this fried rice noodles. It would be best if you use boiling water to brew it. If you add some sugar, the taste will be fragrant and sweet, and very delicious. If you don't use boiling water to brew it and eat it directly, you have to eat it in small bites. It's best to eat it with boiled water, otherwise you will choke easily." Hua Lei reminded again.

"That's great, thank you Miss Hua, I'll ask the kitchen to try it when I get back." Lord Bai said excitedly.

"Lord Bai, you can give it a try. When you eat it, you can add an appropriate amount of sugar to the rice noodles so that the taste will not be bland and unpalatable. You can also add some salt, but the taste will not be as good as adding sugar."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Miss Hua." Lord Bai thanked politely.

"Lord Bai, you're welcome. This is just a method I've seen before. Whether it works or not depends on the specific conditions in Western Xinjiang. Can a similar method be used with steamed buns?" Hua Lei thought for a moment and said.

"Oh, how do you do it?" Lord Bai stretched his ears again. In the military camp, rice and noodles are usually eaten halfway, and the Ministry of War distributes whatever is available, so the military camp also eats whatever is available.

"The steamed buns are made according to the normal process, and then after they are cooled, they are cut into this thickness with a knife." Hua Lei used his fingers to measure the thickness of half a knuckle. "Then put them in an iron pan and bake them without oil until they are golden or browned. The baked steamed bun slices made in this way are fragrant and crispy, and very delicious.

But relatively speaking, it is also very dry. If you have hot water to brew it, it is also a good method. If you can't guarantee hot water, it is best to eat it with cold boiled water to avoid getting angry. But it also needs a dry environment when stored. "Hua Lei carefully explained the reason to Lord Bo.

"Okay, this should be no problem. If we just light a fire and boil some water, it will be much easier than cooking both rice and vegetables." Lord Bai is relatively easy to satisfy.

Hualei nodded and said, "It's already mid-August. By the end of August or early September, the lotus roots on my farm can be dug up. If Lord Bai wants to preserve the staple food for a longer time, I can help him make some lotus root powder.