Chapter 77 Dried Fish

It is said that there is a semi-mechanical food processing factory in the free market recently, and the factory director's domestic elf Flame Lava has exhausted its energy and fell into a deep sleep.

The factory lost energy and went bankrupt, and was preparing to sell the semi-mechanized equipment in the factory. Josh had some thoughts in his mind after hearing this.

As for why they were talking about this, it was because these greedy ghosts often stole bread crumbs from the factory and were burned by lava several times.

They even held a celebratory dance party above the factory when it went bankrupt, but they became sad after the celebration because they had no place to steal bread crumbs.

I thought they had reformed, but it turned out to be because they had no place to steal food. These guys are really amazing.

As for the equipment, I don’t know if there is any that can be used on the farm. I’ll try my luck tomorrow.

It’s the same as usual. We don’t want the fish head, fish tail, fish skin or internal organs. The amount was so large before that even the brown-headed vultures couldn’t finish it, so the rest is left to the little birds. Whoever likes to eat it can eat it.

Now that we have the Moon Bear, we don’t care how many are left. We will just let it eat them all.

Seeing the Moon Bear and the little bear doing the same actions, cracking the fish head as if it were melon seeds, Qiao Xi felt a little annoyed. They were indeed their biological child.

The more he did it, the more he got comfortable with it, and the cooperation with the brown-headed vulture and the little birds became more and more tacit. In addition, the amount of fish balls made today was smaller than usual, so Qiao Xi cooked the fish balls early, solved his brunch, and also gave the little birds an early start.

This was the first time that the Star and Moon Bears had seen Josh making fish balls since they came to the farm. Before the pot was even started, two big silly bears, one big and one small, squatted beside the pot, waiting for the meal to be served.

Qiao Xi gave each of them a bowl of food based on their size. It was not that she didn't want to feed them enough, but they simply didn't know what being full meant. They ate whatever was given to them, and she really couldn't provide enough for them.

Just eat two to taste.

Holding the bowl given by Qiao Xi, Big Star sat outside the house with the little bear cub. He used his fingernails as sticks to poke the treats one by one and ate them. He was reluctant to put them down.

It was so delicious that Little Star finished all the fish balls in his small bowl in just a few bites and set his eyes on the remaining fish balls in his mother’s big bowl.

The little bear took advantage of his mother's power and tried to take some meatballs from her bowl. But the annoyed mother slapped him into a ball and the bear rolled out.

The two of them were quarreling, but Josh ignored them.

She was going to get some fish balls for the golden macaques as they were playing in the orchard.

"Woo woo~" The golden macaques gestured, telling Qiao Xi that he could let them do it, and they could also pinch it.

He also found some bubble apples and rubbed them on his hands vigorously, creating a lot of foam, and washed his paws clean for Josh to see.

The little monkey next to him jumped and got a circle of thin grass leaves, wrapped them around his hands, and the hair on his arms was wrapped back by the sticky leaves.

Now, Josh's last worry disappeared. Isn't this an all-rounder? Woohoo, that's great.

Qiao Xi was so excited at the thought of selling fish balls wholesale from the farm in the future. He patted his chest and assured the golden macaques that when conditions get better in the future, he will give you the vacations you deserve and the benefits you deserve. As long as you help me with your heart, I, Qiao Xi, will not treat you unfairly.

These words were so exciting that the whole orchard was bustling with activity. However, the fantasy ended when a pine cone thrown by a brown-headed vulture in the sky fell on Josh's head.

Finally, they remembered the main thing. As expected, the golden macaques all liked to eat fish balls. Josh told them to work together next time and make more fish balls so that all the friends on the farm can share them together.

The golden macaques were so excited that they rarely showed their monkey nature. They jumped up and down and screamed. But after all, they were golden macaques and stopped after screaming twice. They were still a group of little monkeys who cared a lot about their image.

Because the fish balls this time were all made of ordinary fish meat, Qiao Xi promised them that next time he would make them tastier fish balls made with fish paste, which would be simply amazing and fragrant.

This good description successfully made the golden macaques, who had just eaten fish balls, drool. They insisted on following Qiao Xi to watch her make dried fish. Even when Qiao Xi explained that she was not going to make fish balls, they would not listen and just wanted to watch.

However, Qiao Xi felt that they probably wanted to follow along to try something fresh. After all, when she mentioned dried fish just now, he clearly saw several golden macaques swallowing their saliva.

"Okay, then you guys come with me, and don't touch anything until your hands are clean."

The golden macaques nodded in unison.

Well, Josh brought them to the big tub of pickled fish. She had just sliced ​​the processed fish in half and marinated it with honey and marinade before leaving. It should be almost done now.

Josh went to preheat the bread oven, which had two levels and could bake dozens of fish at a time.

Today, Josh did not take out the fish fillets to dry. He simply put them directly into the bread oven and used the residual fire to slowly dry the moisture in the fish fillets. He will sell them tomorrow. After being displayed for another day, the crispness will be reduced and the toughness will be enhanced, and the taste will be better.

The speed was much faster than last time. Josh was afraid that the food would be burnt, so he opened the lid every once in a while to check on the baking progress.

In less than half an hour, Josh discovered that the fish fillets were basically dried. He took a piece and gave it to the brown-headed vulture for tasting. After all, it was the bird that had eaten the most dried fish, so what it said was more valuable for reference.

"Quack!" It's salty, crispy and lightly sweet, delicious, but the last time it was a little tough, which tasted better.

After the brown-headed vulture finished eating, it carefully recalled the taste it had last time and gave a detailed opinion.

Okay, Josh nodded. This was just as she had planned. After being left overnight, the dried fish would become softer, more elastic and tougher.

Due to the large quantity produced this time and the fast baking speed, the large basin that Josh had just cleaned could no longer be used to hold the baked fish fillets.

She simply found a clean large net bag, arranged the roasted fish fillets in order, and placed them on the table to wait for them to cool down. After cooling, the fish fillets would become less dry, and then she would hang them up to avoid breaking the fish meat into pieces. The fish fillets could also absorb moisture in the air and soften.

While baking, I fed the little guys at the same time. These little guys actually got some delicious food and kept eating excitedly.

A few small golden macaques with few teeth took a piece of dried fish and gnawed it with great effort. So far, they have only smeared their saliva on the fish. It has no effect at all, but they seem very satisfied with the meal.

They also divided some of them appropriately, and packed the rest to sell. They baked them one kiln after another, and even if they finished quickly, it would be late.

After sending the reluctant golden macaques back, Qiao Xi started to make her dinner, fish balls and fish fillet porridge, which was simple, convenient and quick. By the way, she sprinkled some celery leaves on the top, which looked delicious.

I always feel sleepy when typing at night recently, which is really strange.

(End of this chapter)