Return to 1981 and start from breaking off the engagement

Chapter 94

Yao Weijun brought a bowl of red dates in sugar water and asked Professor Ling to taste it.

"Hmm, is this the red date sugar water you cooked yourself? Yes, red dates replenish energy, nourish blood and calm the mind. When paired with sugar water, it also has the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, haha... good stuff, good stuff!"

Professor Ling was overjoyed. As he spoke, he scooped up red dates in sugar water and ate them in his mouth. "Well, it's cold in the north in winter. It's good to boil some red dates in sugar water and eat them often."

"Professor Ling, do you think the taste is significantly different from the canned food sold in the city?"

Yao Weijun's main concern was the taste. Seeing that Professor Ling didn't mention it, he took the initiative to ask.

"Taste, how should I put it? This is more suitable for you to make at home. If compared with the finished canned food bought in the store, there is still some gap in taste, haha..."

Professor Ling took a sip of sugar water and explained with a smile.

"Can you tell me exactly what it is? Professor Ling, please tell me."

When Yao Weijun heard that there was a way out, his tone couldn't help but contain a touch of expectation.

"This is a home-made method. It uses only two raw materials: red dates and white sugar water, and then fumigates it in a pot. Although the jujube meat is soft and sweet, it loses the slightly sour taste that the red dates should have. Son."

Professor Ling pointed to the red dates in the bowl and continued: "But if it is a canned red date sold in a store, then he will also add an edible additive, which can make the red dates in the can not only fragrant and sweet, but also bring It's slightly sour, and when you eat it, the jujube meat enters your stomach, and there's still an aftertaste in your mouth!

In addition, canned red dates are kept in a normal temperature environment for a long time and are isolated from the outside air. Adding this additive will cause some reactions inside. When you open the lid, the fragrance will be stronger and the sugar water will become thicker. thick.

Haha... But when you cook it at home, you don’t have to pay so much attention. Well, what you made is actually very good. I like it very much! "

After Yao Weijun listened carefully, he immediately knew what the problem was.

He couldn't help but continue to ask: "Professor Ling, what is the specific name of the material added to the can?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Professor Ling slowly put down the spoon in his hand, pushed up his glasses and looked at Yao Weijun seriously, "Weijun, you are not thinking of using these red dates to process cans, are you?"

He was vaguely aware of Yao Weijun's purpose and simply asked directly.

"Professor Ling will tell you that I do have this idea, but it is still in the experimental stage!"

Yao Weijun had no intention of hiding anything from him at this time. After all, Professor Ling seemed to know a lot more about making cans than he did. He might still have questions to ask, so finding an excuse to deceive him would easily lead to misunderstandings.

Therefore, he continued candidly: "But as you may have seen, the conditions in our village are limited and we don't have the money to buy ready-made equipment. So even if we want to can canned red dates in the future, it may only be a manual process and cannot be made on a large scale.

But since we are going to do it, my idea is that the quality must be good. At present, our village alone has collected thousands of kilograms of red dates. I feel that when the raw materials are sold, it is better to organize people by ourselves and simply process them! "

"Okay! Guard, your idea is great! I think you can give it a try!"

Professor Ling was a little excited after hearing this. He used a spoon to scoop up the red dates in the bowl and said seriously: "Citric acid!

Only a small amount of edible citric acid needs to be added to the can. The taste will be completely different from the sugary red dates you steam now! "

"Citric acid..." Yao Weijun frowned.

I have never heard of this thing, and I don’t even know which store to buy it from.

"Don't worry, if you really want to do canning, I can call my friend in Beijing and ask him to buy some for you from the seasoning store and send it back!"

Seeing Yao Weijun's troubled expression, Professor Ling said cheerfully.

"Oh! That's great, Professor Ling, thank you for helping me!"

Yao Weijun was overjoyed and sincerely thanked him.

"Hey, don't be polite to me. My mission is to come to each of our villages to promote the development of side businesses. Mushroom cultivation is my old profession, but if you have another way, I will definitely help you when I see it. Well, haha... let’s not talk about this anymore, I still have to concentrate on dealing with this bowl of sugary red dates!”

Professor Ling may not be considered a scholar, but he has a straightforward temperament and is also very funny. He has a kind of informal and generous demeanor.

Finally, a solution was found for the production of canned red dates in sugar water. Yao Weijun was in a good mood, chatting and joking with Professor Ling for a while, and then personally sent the latter back to the threshing floor.

In the next two days, he has been engaged in the cultivation of mushroom strains in the greenhouse. Under the careful guidance of Professor Ling, he led eight villagers to successfully complete the cultivation of mushroom strains in five greenhouses and a total of about three acres of land. .

Even though there is only three acres of land, the mushroom cultivation in the greenhouse uses three-dimensional cultivation technology.

There are layers of basswood sticks on the wooden frame. Holes are dug every seven or eight centimeters on the wooden frame. Then the bacteria are planted in them and then covered with fermentation and heat preservation materials. In this way, the overall planting The number has increased greatly!

That night, Yao Weijun once again invited Professor Ling home as a guest.

Now that the first stage of cultivation of shiitake mushrooms is over, Professor Ling is about to go to the next place. On the one hand, he should fulfill his rights for Professor Ling, and on the other hand, he should fulfill the previous promise and celebrate the successful completion of the greenhouse cultivation.

Of course, there is a more important reason, which is to make sure to purchase the additive citric acid. "Professor Ling, I don't know the specific price of citric acid. You can take the 100 yuan first. If it's not enough, call immediately and I'll remit it to you!"

Yao Weijun took out ten large unity cards and said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Professor Ling, for helping me this time. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know about citric acid. I guess my tinkering with canned red dates will end in nothing." What a waste of our village’s great resources!”

"Too much money!" Professor Ling pushed back with a smile and picked up two sheets of unity in front of Yao Weijun. "The citric acid bought for 20 yuan is enough for you. I have already called I told my friend about this and asked him to prepare [-] bottles of cans for you first. If you really get started, you can replenish the supply later."

Seeing this, Yao Weijun had no choice but to put away the remaining 80 yuan. He knew Professor Ling's temperament, and he would pay as much as he wanted without taking any of the benefits.

"Professor Ling, you have been of great help to me. Don't worry, I, Yao Weijun, will fully build up the greenhouses in the village no matter what, and strive to make our pilot village worthy of its name as soon as possible, so as to live up to your wishes, Professor!"

"Haha... I'm just waiting for your words!" Professor Ling looked pleased and added: "The next place I'm going to is Hehua Village in Chaoyang Commune. If you encounter difficult problems with greenhouses, you can call the village headquarters at any time. Call me!"

"Okay! I remembered it!"

"..."

……

The next day was already Friday. Professor Ling packed his luggage early in the morning and was sent off in person by the village party secretary Li Qiming and the production team leader Chen Shoushan.

Yao Weijun had nothing to do today, so he took the initiative to send Professor Ling to Chaoyang Commune on his motorcycle.

Lotus Village.

When he arrived here with Professor Ling, he was the first to see the winery under construction. The tall chimneys and rows of brand-new factory buildings made Yao Weijun envious.

According to Uncle Shoushan, the winery here was built by a private person in Hehua Village.

I heard that this person’s ancestors used ancient methods to brew grain wine, and it was famous in all the nearby villages. Now I don’t know if someone was pushing it behind the scenes, or it suddenly dawned on me. After talking to the leaders of their Chaoyang Commune, they successfully obtained the county wine. With the stamped documents issued by the diversified business office, the winery was started openly.

"Take your time, people have their own way, there is no need to envy this. Of course, I also have my own plan. The trading of roasted seeds and nuts is currently going on steadily. Next, when we start up the clothing processing and canning workshops, the overall income may not be as high as How bad is his winery?

Besides, my risk is much smaller than his. The private construction of a winery has probably spread throughout Shuyun County. With him taking the lead, I can just quietly make money.

To put it harshly, if the sky falls, it will hit the taller ones first, and the first bird will be shot. I usually try to be more careful, so it’s not a big problem! "

After Yao Weijun dropped off Professor Ling, he rode his motorcycle back all the way. He was still thinking about the winery he just saw and felt more at ease with his business layout.

When passing Da Liu Commune, he made a special trip to the cooperative to see what flavors of cans were on sale now. He also felt that he should buy them back and taste them together with his own to compare the taste.

There was a dazzling array of items in the cooperative, but Yao Weijun went straight to the non-staple food section. Scanning his eyes, he found that there were canned peaches, canned apples, canned oranges and canned pineapples on the shelves. There were many varieties, but he did not see canned red dates. .

"Comrade, do we have canned red dates here? It's okay if we can purchase some in the future. I want to ask clearly so that I can come back and buy some later."

Yao Weijun couldn't find it on the container, so he simply asked.

"no!"

Salespersons are a very good position in this era. Under normal circumstances, they don't look at you seriously at all. They also pay attention to answering customers' questions quickly and briefly. It's annoying to say another word.

"Here, give me three cans of each kind!"

Yao Weijun pointed to the shelf and ordered calmly.

Naturally, he didn't buy so many to get angry with the salesperson, because he originally planned to buy a few to compare the taste, and other salespersons would buy them as well.

"Hey! Did you buy so much? Okay, wait a minute!" The salesperson's tone was obviously much better, and she quickly started packaging.

"When will the canned red dates be available?" Yao Weijun asked again.

This time the salesperson was not so impatient, and explained with a smile: "Comrade, your accent must be local. We produce red dates here, and there are not many customers who specialize in buying canned red dates, so our cooperative has stopped selling them for a long time. This is it.

If you really like this, you have to go to the county town, where there will definitely be something for sale. "

"..."

Yao Weijun pondered slightly after hearing this. He thought about it carefully and it was the same thing.

This canned product is expensive to begin with. Normally, if a customer wants to buy a canned product, he or she will definitely choose a fruit flavor that they have never tasted before.

For example, canned pineapples, canned oranges, etc.

Especially canned yellow peaches, which are the most expensive despite being the most expensive, are in short supply during the holidays, and it is not uncommon for cooperatives to run out of stock.

(End of this chapter)