The next day, Aunt Geng went to Wang next door and bought some clay pots.
“Aunt Geng, why did you buy so many clay pots?”
This clay pot business is an ancestral craft of the Wang family. The Wang family relies on this craft to support their elder brother. Go to school and study.
In this imperial examination, the elder man of his family also successfully passed the examination of Yunzhou.
Even so, the Wang family and his wife did not stop to enjoy their blessings, but wanted to save as much money as possible to leave to their children and grandchildren.
"Aren't these grapes coming down? Grapes in Kyoto are expensive. I'm thinking of making some grape jars and asking the caravan to take them to Kyoto so that my Shiro can have a taste and bring some to his classmates."
When it comes to grapes, the best ones are grown in Huaishuo Town.
Every household in Huaishuo Town will plant some grapes. In August, the grapes begin to mature one after another, and the town is full of grapes.
The townspeople will simply make some fruit wine from grapes, or dry them into raisins.
But these grapes are small in size and taste sour and astringent. They are much worse than the grapes from the Western Regions, so the merchants in Kyoto did not include the grapes from Huaishuo Town in their consideration.
The Wang family and his wife were speechless when they heard Aunt Geng's reply: "These grapes are so cheap, do you need to send them all the way to Kyoto?"
Aunt Geng was selecting clay pots one by one, and the pot she wanted to choose must have no The cracks should be sealed well, preferably with big belly and small mouth: "Don't I plan to keep it for winter? If the sugar water I make is well preserved, it can be kept from August to winter."
< br>"Even So awesome?!" The Wang couple clicked their tongues, "Then why don't you go and take the list?"
Aunt Geng waved her hands: "It's all because my family was poor and couldn't afford to eat in winter. How can I give it to the general?”
But the Wang family didn’t think so: “You, you! When you distribute wool work, br>
How could he be so confused on this matter if he was so neat? I heard from the young lady of the Su family that the people in Kyoto are wealthy and everyone is willing to spend money on food and drink. Who doesn’t want to take a bite of fresh fruit in the middle of winter? "
Mrs. Wang also advised: "If you are favored by the governor, you will not only be rewarded, but more importantly, you will find a new way for the people of Yunzhou! "
"Your fourth son finally got the top prize. As parents, why don't you pave the way for your son? "
Aunt Geng was a little moved and decided to go back and make a few cans and give them to Mrs. Green Plum to see what the general said.
As soon as Yunzhou entered August, it meant that Yunzhou State border security will begin to tighten.
The closer we get to the harvest season, the more we have to guard against the Tatars from the north heading south.
Especially this year, Yunzhou has a bumper harvest that is visible to the naked eye, and the experimental field in Woye Town has achieved outstanding results!
In addition to growing grapes, Huaishuo Town also grows corn!
Gu Nanxi specially asked for this corn seed from the emperor.
Ever since Gu Nanxi gave the corn seeds to the emperor, the Agricultural Department did not pay much attention to it. They only designated a test field and simply planted it.
Even so, the yield of corn seeds is still amazing.
Gu Nanxi wrote three memorials in a row, and then she got ten pounds of corn seeds.
The other seeds are all kept in the Agricultural Division, and we don’t know when they plan to spread them throughout Dazhou.
Yan Tongchu from Huaishuo Town looks at these corn seeds as if they are eyeballs, and even the passing birds will be driven away.
This corn seed naturally gives rich rewards when it is carefully served.
Yan Tongchu plans to continue his efforts and promote corn cultivation throughout the town next year. After Gu Nanxi inspected the military defenses in Fuming Town, she returned to the small courtyard, took off her armor, and slumped on a chair.
Gu Nanxi clasped her fingers and counted the things that needed to be done. After counting, her vision went dark. Why are there so many things? !
"Master, Aunt Geng has brought you something fresh to eat, please try it." Lu Mei brought a clay pot, twisted it hard, and heard a snap, and the pot opened.
Lu Mei poured the contents of the clay pot, including the soup and water, into a small porcelain white bowl.
The green flesh of the fruit is floating up and down in the porcelain bowl, looking very mouth-watering.
"Are these peeled grapes?" Gu Nanxi dug out a grape with a spoon and put it into her mouth. It was sweet but sour. After a few grapes, her originally bad appetite was relieved.
The grapes in Yunzhou are not that sweet. Apparently Aunt Geng was afraid that Gu Nanxi would not be used to eating them, so she added sugar to the cans.
Gu Nanxi took a few mouthfuls and raised her head suddenly, as if she suddenly realized something: "This is canned fruit, how long can it be kept?!"
Lu Mei: "Geng The aunt said that it can last for two or three months, and after two or three months, it won’t taste as good as it does now, and it may go bad.”
Gu Nanxi laughed loudly!
God help me! How could I forget that there is such a thing as canned food?
Coincidentally, good news came from Yuyi Town. They successfully extracted rubber from the Eucommia tree!
However, because natural rubber has not yet gone through the vulcanization process, it easily melts when exposed to high temperatures and hardens when exposed to low temperatures, which does not meet the requirements for making tires.
But the sealing ring used to seal cans is enough!
This is definitely a huge industrial chain!
There are not only fruits in the north, but also fruits in the south, especially in Guangdong, are even more diverse!
If canned fruits can be successfully made, it will be good news for Yunzhou and the counties in the south!
Yunzhou will be able to sell not only canned fruits but also sealing rings and start a source business!
When she thought of this, Gu Nanxi could not sit still and went directly to find Aunt Geng.
Aunt Geng was busy in the kitchen. In the afternoon, she made canned grapes. She didn't have time to make dinner until the sun turned west.
“Aunt Geng, the governor is here!”
As soon as Gu Nanxi’s figure appeared at the entrance of the alley, it caused a sensation!
The neighbors in the alley wanted to get close to Gu Nanxi, but did not dare. They only opened their bright eyes and looked at Gu Nanxi with admiration.
Cang Dang!
The spatula in Aunt Geng's hand fell to the ground.
Aunt Geng didn't bother to pick it up and rushed out of the room, just in time to see Gu Nanxi knocking on her courtyard door.
"Sir, why are you here?" Aunt Geng quickly opened the door and welcomed Gu Nanxi in.
The Geng family’s yard is not big, quite regular, but it is kept extremely clean and tidy.
Because everyone in the Geng family has something to do, their family has no time to raise livestock, and there is no smell of livestock excrement in the air.
Gu Nanxi smiled and said: "I'm here to ask you how to make canned grapes."
Aunt Geng was so flattered that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet: "Sir, why are you so polite? But It’s just a little craft by ordinary people, how can you come here in person?”
Gu Nanxi said seriously: "This is no small skill. If it proves to be really useful, I will set up a cannery in Yunzhou in the future. I will have to recruit a lot of workers and make a lot of money!" All this is due to you, Aunt Geng!" (End of Chapter)