Traveling through the farmhouse: farming and making a fortune and raising cubs

Chapter 405 Chapter 405 Making lotus root starch

When Li Changqiang delivered the eggs, he didn't see Li Changhui say hello. As if he had a feeling, he raised his hand, and Aurora flew over. Standing firmly on the back of the cow, Lin He's eyes lit up.

But Li Changqiang came back after a while and told them that the person who collected the eggs said he wanted a basket of lotus roots.

Li Changhui didn't refuse, but asked him to pack another basket of lotus roots and send it over.

Lin He yawned, turned around and went back to his room to take a nap.

It would be best if her man didn't want to go back. If he wanted to go back, then the two of them would have to go their separate ways.

She doesn't have any big ambitions, the biggest wish in this life is to be able to eat well and drink spicy food, to be a person who can lie down and never stand up.

Just from what Li Changhui revealed accidentally, it is enough to prove that his original family background is good.

Everything else is fine, but such a family is destined to have many restrictions, which is not what she wants.

Fortunately, Li Changhui did not disappoint her.

Soon there was another person next to him. Lin He rolled over and next to Li Changhui. The weather was cold, so it would be so comfortable for two people to hug each other to keep warm.

A chuckle came from above his head, Lin He ignored him, closed his eyes and fell asleep within a minute.

After two days of digging the lotus root, I finally dug up several acres of ponds, and then planted the budding lotus joints.

The speed of planting is much faster. After all, the planting is relatively scattered, and it is enough to bury it in the mud.

During this period, many small fish also floated in the pond. They were choked to death by the muddy water. They were picked up and washed to feed the ducks and geese without wasting them.

After all the lotus root joints are planted, the muddy water that has been stepped on for several days is allowed to settle, and then the gates are re-opened to release water.

When the water level rises to half, start to salvage the fish and shrimp raised in the ditch and pour them back into the pond, and then release the water outlet.

During the process of digging and planting lotus roots, besides the big turtle that Li Changhui caught, there were five other turtles, big and small, the smallest was only the size of a fist, and the largest was only the size of a noodle bowl.

However, Lin He threw all these soft-shelled turtles back into the pond, and told everyone that the Li family collected soft-shelled turtles, and anyone who found soft-shelled turtles outside in the future could send them over.

As for the ones dug in the fields of the Li family, they naturally belong to the Li family. This is a common understanding of everyone.

Just like they catch eels in summer, they would never go to other people's fields to catch them. If this is discovered, the two families will scold each other at least, or even fight with each other.

Anyway, I can hear about it once or twice a year. After all, there are always people who see eels in other people's paddy fields and can't help but catch them first.

You know, where is rice field eel, this is money!
The pond quickly returned to its original water level, and ducks and geese were able to swim in the water again. Except for the withered lotus leaves on the water surface that disappeared, and a lot of dry and hard silt on the edge of the pond, everything else was completely the same as before. Same.

Next, Lin He will be busy with other things.

The lotus roots have been dug up, the ones that should be sold are also sold, and the seeds that should be kept are also preserved. Now it is time to make lotus root powder.

The family makes sweet potato flour every year, and even sweet potato vermicelli.

However, vermicelli has to be processed in other places. Whether it was in Yonghe Town in the past or in Nanzhi County now, there are workshops for processing vermicelli.

But the starch is all made at home, and there are all kinds of large tank filters, and the people who make the starch are all veterans.

The same is true for making lotus root powder this time.

I deliberately chose a day with good weather, and then got busy in full swing.

Those who fetch water fetch water, those who wash clean, and those who cut into pieces. Then they bring a donkey and pull a huge millstone to grind the lotus root into fine pieces.

The millstone is behind the house, and the well is also in the backyard. More than a dozen people are busy working under the eaves of the backyard.

The filter screen hanging on the beam of the house is connected to a large water tank. When it is almost full, the bucket is poured into another water tank.

Whether it is starch or lotus root starch, a lot of water is needed.

But Lin He had a lot to do, so that he only did half of it on the first day, so he had to stop, wait for the well to store water overnight, and continue the next day.

Lin He didn't like too many people in the backyard. After all, the locked rooms in the backyard were full of jars of wine.

So after all the lotus root powder was polished and filtered, everyone was busy with other things, and she and Li Changhui did the rest by themselves.

For the precipitated lotus root starch, scoop out the water on it and pour it out.

The lotus root starch on the outermost layer is a bit brown, so it needs to be scooped out carefully with a shovel and packed separately. This is because some residues have not been filtered clean.

But these can’t be wasted, and they will also be cleaned many times. In summer, they will be made into desserts and given to the workers to relieve the heat. Everyone will only be happy.

The lotus root powder below also needs to be washed many times. Pour off the initial water and shovel off the impurities, then shovel all the lotus root powder, break it into small pieces, add water and stir well, and then continue to precipitate.

Of course, this last step of stirring had to be done by Li Changhui himself, as she didn't have enough strength.

The re-precipitated lotus root starch still has a layer of impurities, and it is still scooped out after pouring out the water. After repeating this for two or three times, the lotus root starch is washed white and clean, which is very gratifying.

And it's not over yet.

Use the finest cotton cloth to hang the lotus root powder under the beam of the house, and then use a clean wooden basin to hang it for two days without dripping, and then start the drying step.

This kind of lotus root starch is very fine, so you cannot use a bamboo sieve directly. Instead, lay a clean cotton cloth on the bamboo sieve and dry the lotus root starch on the cotton cloth.

These things were taught by my aunt in the past, and Lin He has become more and more proficient in these years.

The lotus root powder with impurities that was shoveled out at the beginning has also been rinsed several times, and placed in a smaller basin. The area is smaller, and the layer of impurities on the top will be thicker, so it can be shoveled out and thrown away.

However, no matter how much I wash them, they still cannot reach the whiteness of other lotus root powders, so I don’t intend to mix them together.

After being so busy for nearly a month, I finally packed the thoroughly dried lotus root powder into bags.

As early as the first day they started making lotus root noodles, Xie Jiang came to the door to order all the lotus root noodles.

Well, apart from what Lin He wanted to keep, the others were ordered.

But before Xie Jiang came, the two of them had one more important matter.

"More than 700 catties? 700 catties of lotus root, and more than [-] catties of lotus root powder?"

This powder yield is not low. Lin He looked at the number in front of him and recalculated. That's right, more than 730 catties!
Li Changhui put the last bag of lotus root powder aside, beside him, there were more than a dozen such small sacks.

"How much to keep? Xie Jiang is urging for the rest."

Lin He waved his hand: "Keep a hundred catties!"

Li Changhui slapped his hand: "One hundred catties? Can you finish eating?"

I bought two catties of lotus root noodles last year, and now I can still eat two more bowls.

Lotus root starch is often used to make desserts, but the people in their family, um, don’t seem to like desserts very much, and only taste it occasionally.

"It's not just the few of us eating it. In summer, make some cold desserts. There are many people working, and it will be consumed quickly."

Lin He has never been stingy about rewarding those who work hard, especially those who work hard.

(End of this chapter)