Chapter 207 The Emperor fell in love with folk food
Su Xiaoxiao said confidently: "Of course. When the time comes, I will squeeze out the oil and make it for you to cook."
Other villagers also came to watch. Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said to them: "I will give you some to eat in the future."
"Then how can we eat for free? Then I will send some salted duck eggs to Boss Su's house. These are sea duck eggs, which our family picked up by the river."
"Hey, it doesn't matter even if you can't squeeze out the oil. Boss Su usually helps us so much, shouldn't he give us some salted duck eggs?"
Everyone is talking and laughing here. In fact, Su Xiaoxiao also knows that this is because everyone is not sure yet, she can squeeze out oil from the rapeseed.
Su Xiaoxiao agreed with a smile. Su Xiaoxiao collected the dried rapeseed and took it home to start frying.
Of course, Su Xiaoxiao did not hide the process of oil extraction. She needed several helpers beside her. This oil extraction work is quite challenging and requires physical strength and endurance. If you are not used to it, you will not succeed.
Su Xiaoxiao built two large pots in the grain drying field, and used rapeseed poles stacked nearby for firewood, so there was no need to collect dry firewood to light the fire.
At this time, the weather was clear and crisp, and Li Zheng brought many villagers to the grain drying field to watch.
Su Xiaoxiao put a pot of sifted rapeseed into the pot and stir-fried over low heat. After the rapeseed in the pot was slowly stir-fried, it cooled down and was put on a plate. Then she put the rapeseed in the plate. Only after the seeds are crushed can the fragrance of the rapeseed be dispersed. At this time, the fragrance of the rapeseed has begun to spread, and this fragrance is floating everywhere in the entire drying field.
"It smells so good!"
The villagers here sincerely praised, "If you use this thing to cook, it will definitely be delicious."
In fact, at this time, some villagers had begun to waver. At first they thought this was a very strange statement, but it turned out that it was really a good way to make this rapeseed oil.
Su Xiaoxiao used wooden stakes to hit the rapeseeds in the barrels, and then dropped them to the ground to beat out the oil.
But it seems that it still requires a few stronger men, and the oil extraction requires a lot of strength. The big guys worked together for a long time, and it was not finished until dark.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the black and yellow oil that was beginning to flow out from one end of the barrel. She happily said to the villagers gathered around: "Now I will give everyone a taste of this oil. It is the first batch of oil squeezed out." When the oil comes out, everyone goes back to get the bowl."
It happened to be time for everyone to cook in the evening, and Su Xiaoxiao wanted to give everyone some oil to cook.
Su Xiaoxiao put the squeezed oil into bottles and distributed it to everyone.
Each family took this bowl and prepared to go back and cook with the oil.
“This oil smells so good!”
After everyone dispersed, Su Xiaoxiao said to Pei Yuan and the others: "Everything has been divided, and there is still some rapeseed oil left in the bucket. Let's take this oil home for cooking."
Everyone saw that the oil used for cooking was so fragrant that it filled the entire Baihua Village. Every household took the oil back to cook. As a result, the next day, many people gathered in front of Su Xiaoxiao's house.
"Su Xiaoxiao, come out quickly."
Pei Yuan thought that Su Xiaoxiao had caused trouble, but it turned out not to be the case. Everyone was waiting for Su Xiaoxiao outside with bowls, "The rapeseed oil is good, the cooking is so fragrant. We came here today just to buy some more from you."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the big guy happily and said: "Just buy it, I have taught you all the methods. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. You can actually do it yourself. If the land is free in the future, you can also Plant some rapeseed flowers and you can squeeze the oil and eat it yourself.”
The villagers were very grateful to Su Xiaoxiao. On behalf of everyone, Li Zheng expressed his gratitude to Su Xiaoxiao for his contribution this time. This can be regarded as bringing a new way of thinking to the villagers to make a fortune.
After returning home, Su Xiaoxiao asked everyone if there was anything they wanted to eat. The emperor said that he saw a black thing hanging on the beam of a house, which looked like a duck. After asking, he found out that it was called a wax duck.
"But that thing is dark, can it be eaten?"
When Su Xiaoxiao heard this, she immediately said: Since the emperor has never eaten this thing, she will show it to everyone today.
When Pei Yuan heard this, he said, "I haven't eaten it either. Why didn't you say make it for me once?"
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the emperor beside her and stared.
"Why didn't I cook it for you? You ate it yourself and forgot, right? Do you remember the duck hotpot last time?"
"Remember what? I didn't eat it at all."
"Huh?" "Then I remembered it wrong."
Su Xiaoxiao remembered that Pei Yuan seemed to have left during that duck hot pot meal.
"Then it's not my fault, you left on your own."
The two of them were talking to each other here, and the emperor was watching from the side, always feeling like a bright light bulb.
After Su Xiaoxiao slaughtered the duck, plucked the feathers and put it on the shelf to dry. She went to the bamboo forest in front of her house to cut a piece of bamboo. After peeling the bamboo strips, she began to marinate the duck.
When the duck is slaughtered, its internal organs are rinsed clean, and after the water is drained, salt is applied to the duck, and it must be applied evenly.
Su Xiaoxiao applied all the thirteen incense on it, and finally she carefully applied a layer of white wine on the duck, which was used to sterilize it.
After the duck is stretched open with bamboo strips, it is placed in a ventilated and cool place to dry.
She said to the emperor: "This duck needs to be dried for half a month. If there is any corruption by then, it must be dealt with in time."
"We still have to wait half a month?"
When the emperor heard this, he felt quite depressed, but there was nothing he could do. Su Xiaoxiao told him, "The pickling process of cured duck is actually very complicated. If one step is not done well, corruption may occur."
After dinner, Su Xiaoxiao received a big watermelon from the villagers today. It was really sweet.
Su Xiaoxiao works hard for everyone and comes up with so many ways for everyone's livelihood. Shouldn't this be respected by everyone?
She cut open the big watermelon, which really cooled everyone’s hearts.
Watermelon has been chilled in the well water in the yard before eating. Some people may have eaten it, and some people have not. They have only eaten watermelon that has been chilled in your refrigerator.
In fact, those are two different things. Eating watermelon with artificial ice in the refrigerator is completely different from watermelon that has been chilled in well water in the summer. If you have never eaten it, it would be a pity. You will never be able to experience that cold feeling. What's going on with that kind of refreshment?
In fact, I don’t blame you, it’s just that I was born a little late, so I didn’t catch up with the good time.
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