Chapter 106 Preparing Polygonatum Essence (please subscribe)
“Zhang An, I’m here.”
Zhang An, who was following Mr. Zhang to clean the Polygonatum odorata, suddenly heard an engine sound outside the yard. sound.
Looking up, it turned out that Ding Yi had already arrived.
"Hey, you're here so early." Zhang An stood up and opened the door to his yard, letting Ding Yi drive in.
“It’s still early, it’s already past eleven o’clock.”
Hearing this, Zhang An glanced at the wall clock in the main room and saw that it was indeed past eleven o’clock.
My family has been washing this pile of Polygonatum for more than two hours, but it is still not clean.
"Hello, uncle and aunt." Ding Yi picked up some things from the car, said hello to Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo, and handed the things over.
"Xiao Ding is here, what else do you bring?" Wang Fang took it over with a smile, while Zhang Jianguo brought Ding Yi a stool.
"Yes, Auntie." Then he turned to Zhang An and asked, "Zhang An, who is this old man?"
"Let me introduce to you, this is my second grandfather, dear. Second grandfather, this is He is my friend, his name is Ding Yi.”
“Hello, Grandpa Er, Zhang An and I are good friends. Just call me Xiao Ding.”
Ding Yi didn’t come here last time. I have met several old people like Mr. Zhang, so when I heard Zhang An say that this old man was his second grandfather, I quickly went up to say hello.
"How about you, Xiao Ding." Mr. Zhang also responded to Ding Yi with a kind smile.
Zhang An told him last night that a friend wanted to buy ginseng, and it was probably this one.
Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Fang did not continue to clean Huang Jing, but got up and went into the house to make lunch.
Zhang An continued to clean the remaining Huangjing while talking to Ding Yi.
"Zhang An, are you washing the ginger? How come there is such a big ginger?"
Ding Yi may not know Huangjing, but it is good that he knows ginger.
"This is not ginger, this is Polygonatum japonica, which was dug up in the mountains yesterday."
Zhang An explained with a smile.
"This is what Polygonatum turns out to be like. I have only seen black and wrinkled ones. I bought one for my grandfather at home."
Ding Yi heard that it was Polygonatum, and he was familiar with it. But it was different from what he had seen.
“Hahaha, the one you bought at home is cooked Polygonatum sibiricum prepared by others, but the one we are washing now is still raw, so it is different. After it is prepared, it will become what you said. That’s it.”
Finally, after everyone chatted for a while, the Huangjing in the basin was finally washed.
“It’s finally done. It’s really difficult to wash.”
Zhang An stretched and poured out all the water in the basin.
“This is already the best one to wash. The ones you dug this time are larger and easier to clean. Even the gaps are bigger. If they are smaller, it will be easier to clean. There is so much Polygonatum, it will probably take a whole day to wash it.”
While Zhang An and the others finished washing the Polygonatum, Wang Fang also made lunch.
Knowing that Ding Yi was coming over today, Wang Fang also prepared what to cook in advance, and it was faster to cook.
"Didn't I ask you to bring someone who knows? Why did you come here alone."
Zhang An saw that Ding Yi came alone, so he asked.
He is not as familiar with Ding Yi as Chen Ze and others, so he still feels that the process should be followed.
"Who should I bring with me? We don't do that with each other, and we can't bring anyone with me, otherwise they will know what I am going to do."
In order to keep this matter confidential, Ding Yi's matter But no one said anything.
"By the way, you have to keep it a secret. Don't tell Lao Chen and others if they ask you. Just find an excuse."
It turns out that this is the case. Ding Yi doesn't want to let it go. The person knows what he is going to give, so these are done in secret.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
After everyone had a good meal and a meal, they saw Ding Yina who was a little impatient, but didn't want to speak directly. , Zhang Ancai took out the treasure he cherished so much from the room.
"I've seen ginseng before, but this is the first time I've seen one that looks so human. I'm so excited. This ginseng must be old."
Looking at Zhang An wrapping the bark of the ginseng Opening it, Ding Yi finally saw the treasure he wanted to see most.
"Of course, otherwise I told you last night that I wanted to give you a surprise. My second grandfather has some experience in this area, at least more than 20 or 30 years, not much more. "No, but I don't have a box here for you to put it in."
Now it's Ding Yi's turn, because the money he brought may not be enough.
"Zhang An, the surprise you mentioned is a bit too big." The expression on Ding Yi's face is now a little tangled.
This time he brought 50,000 yuan, because he asked the old shopkeeper of the Chinese Medicine Hall, so he knew that Zhang An sold it for 50,000 yuan last time.
So this time Ding Yi brought 50,000 yuan. No matter how big Zhang An was looking for, just because Zhang An was willing to go into the mountains and woods to look for it after hearing what he said, he was willing to give him 50,000 yuan. Ten thousand dollars.
Although the old man at the Chinese Medicine Hall did not sell him the ginseng, he still gave him a look and said that such a large ginseng was rare, so he brought such a small amount of money.
But Zhang An gave him a big surprise. The old shopkeeper said that it was a rare treasure, and Zhang An found it again.
After Ding Yi looked at it, Zhang An wrapped the bark again and handed it to Ding Yi.
After Ding Yi took it, he handed the 50,000 yuan he brought to Zhang An.
"Zhang An, I know this treasure must have more than this amount. You can take the money first, and I will send you the rest when I get back."
Zhang An He wasn't pretentious. He didn't say that only the fifty thousand yuan was enough. If he asked for less, what if Ding Yi thought it was a tree root he dug casually.
"There's no rush. By the way, you can take this with you as well. It's a little thought from me to your old man."
Zhang An picked a few larger Ganoderma lucidum flowers, whatever Put it in a plastic bag and hand it to Ding Yi.
"Is this Ganoderma lucidum? It's so big. It seems that I gained a lot from this trip to the mountains. Then I'll thank you for my old man first."
These Ganoderma lucidum trees have received Chinese medicine. It can be sold for several hundred yuan if you want to buy it, but it is not easy to buy it, because such a large wild Ganoderma lucidum is not easily available.
After getting what he wanted, Ding Yi couldn't sit still.
I stood up and said goodbye to Zhang An's family. He was in a hurry to go back and had to go to the provincial capital in the evening.
He believed that he would be able to make a splash this time by congratulating his old man on his birthday.
Zhang An didn't try to persuade Ding Yi to stay, he just said to drive carefully.
Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo at home no longer looked like they had never seen money before. This time they were just a little excited.
Zhang An handed the money to his mother Wang Fang, but Wang Fang pushed it back.
"Put it where you are first, and then take it and deposit it when you are free." Zhang An did not refuse after hearing the words, walked into the room, and put the money into the space smoothly.
After Ding left, Zhang An's family returned to normal. It was as if this incident had not happened and it did not cause any disturbance.
"Xiao An, go pick up a load of water from the well and come back. We will start steaming Huangjing later."
After resting, Mr. Zhang shouted.
“Ah, isn’t this tap water good?”
“This tap water is not good, because it flows out of this iron pipe, and there is iron in the water. Do not touch the polygonatum after it is steamed. Iron things are not good at all.”
After hearing this, Zhang An went out carrying the bucket at home.
Using the excuse of going to the well, I picked up a load of space spring water and came back.
In the yard, Zhang An's father had built a small stove with stones and was lighting a fire.
Wang Fang also took out his own large aluminum pot and cleaned it. Since he couldn't touch the iron, he changed to an aluminum pot for steaming.
Soon, the fire in the yard was already burning. After putting the aluminum pot and pouring in the water that Zhang An brought back, he put in the steamer that he had washed at home, and finally put in the Polygonatum vinifera that he had washed in the morning. Put it on the steamer and start the first steaming.
This steamer is not the one Zhang An usually uses to steam rice, but a much larger steamer. To save trouble, Zhang An borrowed a big steamer and put it all in one go.
"Xiao An, remember, when steaming Huangjing, especially after it is cooked, do not touch iron objects, and the fire must be burned with wood, and it must not be broken. It has to be burning vigorously, don’t forget to add more firewood.”
Zhang Erye said to Zhang An while putting the Huang Jing into the steamer.
Zhang An responded repeatedly, saying that he understood.
Throughout the afternoon, a pot of Polygonatum japonica was steamed for more than five hours. Water was added several times and a pile of firewood was added during the process. This is what Zhang Erye said, and the steaming time must be full.
Fortunately, Zhang An borrowed a big steamer. Otherwise, if he had used the small steamer at home, it would have been five hours this time and he would not have slept tonight.
Finally, Mr. Zhang felt that the steaming was done, so he asked Zhang An to take out the clean dustpan and began to pick it out and spread it out to dry.
The first steaming of the Polygonatum japonica has been completed. It is now five or six o'clock in the afternoon. Although there is still sun, it is estimated that it will not be in the sun for long. I can only keep it in the sun like this and continue to dry it tomorrow.
The steamed polygonatum became soft and soft. Zhang An picked up a small piece and ate it. It was a little sweet, but also a little numb.
Later generations heard people say that after the Polygonatum japonica is steamed, it needs to be sprinkled with Polygonatum odorifera and soaked in other things.
But in fact, those are all for some artificially grown Polygonatum japonica, because the nutrients of cultivated Polygonatum japonica are not as good as those of wild ones and cannot withstand waste.
Today’s wild Polygonatum japonica, especially the top quality ones dug out by Zhang An, Zhang Erye said that the normal method of nine steaming and nine drying is enough.
"Mom, have people from the Power Supply Bureau come over to separate households?"
During dinner in the evening, Zhang An remembered that he had gone to find people from the Power Supply Bureau to install electricity meters.
“It has been installed, and it was also installed at Li Hongbin’s house.”
After the sun came out the next morning, Zhang An took out the Polygonatum japonica steamed yesterday and dried it in the sun.
Nowadays, people often come to ask for duck eggs during the day, so Wang Fang is basically at home, sewing clothes, mending pockets, making shoes, and waiting for others to come to buy duck eggs.
The women in the village teased Wang Fang when they met her, saying that she was becoming more and more like a boss lady now.
After the Polygonatum was dried, Wang Fang was watching at home, so Zhang An did not need to continue to watch.
"Dad, are you busy today?"
When the family was eating noodles, Zhang An asked his father.
"It may or may not happen. It just depends on whether you want to fish it up or not. What's wrong?"
What Zhang Jianguo said makes sense. A more diligent hand If you want to be lazy if you have something to do, you can be lazy.
“Such a large piece of land in the backyard by the river is full of sand and gravel. It’s a waste. I want to go to the mountain to pull a few carts of soil back and spread it, so that I can grow vegetables in the future.”
< br>On Zhang An’s land, he built a house, dug a fish pond, and finally built a large enclosure, but only half of the land was used.
Although Li Hongbin had previously asked the excavator to clean the sand and gravel on the surface, there is still a lot of fine sand mixed on it.
"Then I will borrow a carriage later and bring back a few more carriages today."
In the end, Zhang Jianguo, who went to borrow a carriage, came back, followed by Zhang Ping, Huang Ming, Zhou Yang, etc. Several people.
After knowing that the Zhang An family wanted to go up the mountain to pull earth, Zhang Ping said that he would go with them to help. He also said that he would find a new carriage. It would be faster to have two carriages together.
As a result, when another family member borrowed the carriage, I met this group of young people from the village. Everyone had nothing to do. The grass had been cut in the morning. When they saw Zhang An’s family was about to work, everyone made an appointment. Come along and help.
In the end, a group of five or six people sat on two carriages in a hurry and walked towards the entrance of the village.
Originally, Zhang An wanted to dig some black mud from the mountain, but Zhang Jianguo said that such a large piece of land would require digging up a large area before he could pull a cart back.
So Zhang An did not want to dig out the black mud, but chose to go to the road at the entrance of the village to pull out the loess that was dug out and piled under the roadbed before building the road.
Huang Ming feels like he has changed his mind since he was scared by a wild boar, and he has stopped going to the town recently.
I help with things at home every day, and I take the initiative to call for help from everyone I see. Her sweet mouth makes people uncomfortable.
Especially when I saw Zhang An, the two of them were about the same age before, but one was studying and the other was not.
Although Zhang An is a bit taciturn, he still takes the initiative to call for people when he sees them.
Huang Ming, on the other hand, hangs out in the town every day, acting like a fool and not shouting much when he sees people.
As time goes by, everyone’s impression of Huang Ming is not very good.
It’s different now. Huang Ming respects Zhang Anke now. Every time he sees Zhang An, he calls him “Ange, Ange.”
At home, his mother sometimes went back from his grandmother's house, and when she was nagging Zhang An at home, she would be scolded by him. Li Xingyan was so angry with her son that she couldn't stand it.
Mr. Huang has been very happy recently when he saw the changes in his eldest grandson. In the past, he had always been dissatisfied with this grandson, and his face would be depressed all day long.
Now that the two elders saw such a change in Huang Ming, their faces became more smiley.
Everyone was sitting on the carriage talking and laughing when they arrived at the place where the soil was to be pulled.
After parking the carriage, several people began to dig the soil with hoes and dustpans. One person dug the soil, and the other carried it up to load the carriage.
"By the way, Zhou Yang, how is your food sales going recently?"
Since Zhang An paid attention to their family last time, he hasn't paid attention to them anymore. Today we just happened to be working together. , Zhang An still asked.
The people nearby knew that Zhou Yang's family was cooking and selling to the fishermen recently, and the business was very good, so they all pricked up their ears to listen to what they were talking about.
(End of this chapter)