Chapter 186 Vague Ideas
The testing was quite fast; in less than an hour, Lin Yuhan sent a message with two images of the test reports.
These potatoes and sweet potatoes are safe. Not only that, they have a higher starch content than regular potatoes and sweet potatoes, and also higher levels of vitamins and trace elements. The person who tested them kept asking me where I bought them…
Lin Yuhan sent a picture, and then immediately sent a long message.
Ning Xuan smiled knowingly, thinking that Lin Yuhan was looking for someone to answer her questions.
[It's good that you're safe. If you're safe, you shouldn't need to buy food in large quantities anymore.]
Ning Xuan was also thinking that not only would Lin Yuhan not need to buy grain in bulk, but Wang Shulan's farming frequency could also be reduced.
I wonder how well Han Dongling is doing, and when she will be able to achieve self-sufficiency.
However, Ning Xuan didn't ask any questions. After telling Han Dongling the results of the test report, she focused her attention on the system for the time being, since Liang Jingyi had left the machinery factory.
Ning Xuan came to see Liang Jingyi today specifically because she planned to "casually" talk to Liang Jingyi about the vacuum compressor.
This meal was an opportunity she had deliberately created last time, allowing Liang Jingyi to accidentally discover something she had dropped. Ning Xuan was treating everyone this time to thank her for helping her last time.
"Ning Xuan, you don't need to be so polite. Even if we didn't know each other, I would still return the found item to the owner." Liang Jingyi quickly declined when Ning Xuan offered to treat her to a meal at a state-run restaurant as a way of thanking her.
Ning Xuan forcefully grabbed Liang Jingyi's hand, "You don't need to be so polite. It's precisely because we know each other that I accidentally bumped into you the first time and didn't even have a proper chance to apologize. You helped me out last time, so this time I'm both apologizing and thanking you. Treating you to a meal is already a bargain for me, so please grant my wish~"
As Ning Xuan spoke, she couldn't help but use her coquettish charm, "Besides, the commune isn't that big, but it's not small either. We've run into each other several times in just a few days. That's our fate. I think you're a nice person, and I'd like to be friends with you."
Seeing the usually quiet Ning Xuan make such a playful move, Liang Jingyi was amused. She thought that she could always treat Ning Xuan to a meal next time so that she wouldn't suffer a loss, so she agreed to Ning Xuan's invitation.
"Great! Come on, I just passed by and saw that the state-run restaurant has braised pork today. If we go too late, it will be sold out." Ning Xuan happily pulled Liang Jingyi towards the state-run restaurant.
To avoid adding to Liang Jingyi's psychological burden, Ning Xuan asked Liang Jingyi before ordering three dishes and two main courses, while Liang Jingyi kept urging Ning Xuan to spend the money.
"Sister Jingyi, thank you so much. You have no idea how important the thing you found is to me. It's important data for our brigade's chicken farm. It would be a real problem if it were lost." While waiting for the food, Ning Xuan quickly tried to start a conversation so that she could bring up the topic of the vacuum compressor later.
"Your brigade also has a chicken farm? Is it large?" Liang Jingyi asked curiously.
Ning Xuan put on a slightly embarrassed expression, "I'm the person in charge of our brigade's chicken farm. Our chicken farm is quite large, but recently we've started to worry about sales. The orders from various factories and units in the commune are already saturated, but we can't just reduce the scale of our chicken farm every day."
When Liang Jingyi heard that Ning Xuan was actually the person in charge of their brigade's chicken farm, she instantly felt admiration for this seemingly frail girl. "You're amazing! If the commune can't handle the chickens, can't you sell them to the provincial capital?"
Ning Xuan thought to herself: The opportunity has arrived!
"That's what we thought too, but in practice, there are still quite a few problems. One is the transportation issue, which we've already found a solution to, but there's also the issue of preservation. Our chickens lay a lot of eggs every day, but transporting fresh eggs to distant places results in a lot of spoilage. I was thinking that if we could make them into braised eggs and let them keep for another ten days to two weeks, the problem would be much easier to solve, and we wouldn't have to worry about them breaking during transportation."
"It's fine when it's cold, but eggs don't keep well in hot weather and spoil easily, so it's best to preserve them by marinating them." Ning Xuan quickly seized the opportunity to bring up the issue of preservation.
“But it’s easy for it to spoil after being braised, right? It can only last for a couple more days at most, and it will spoil very quickly if it’s hot.” Liang Jingyi didn’t quite agree with Ning Xuan’s idea.
"That's true, but I've heard people say that many things actually spoil faster when exposed to air. For example, once you peel an apple, the flesh turns black very quickly because it oxidizes when it comes into contact with air. Also, I overheard a relative who has a pressure cooker talking to me. She cooked rice in the pressure cooker in early summer and forgot to tell her child that it was still in the pot. The child didn't heat it up for lunch, but when she came home from get off work that evening, the rice still didn't smell bad."
I thought it was amazing when I heard it, and I thought that pot was really useful, but it was a pity that even with coupons, it was hard to buy one. However, recently, because of the egg incident, I thought of this again, and it suddenly occurred to me, "Do you think it's because the pressure cooker has such a good seal? My relative covered the pot so tightly that not much air got in, so the rice didn't spoil even after sitting overnight and all day?"
Liang Jingyi listened to Ning Xuan's words and seemed to be thinking. However, just then, the dishes they ordered were ready, interrupting their conversation. Ning Xuan quickly got up and went to the window to get the dishes.
Seeing Liang Jingyi's amazement, she guessed that Liang had taken her words to heart, but most likely hadn't thought of it as a vacuum compressor yet. She would have to add fuel to the fire later.
"This meat smells so good! Jingyi, eat up, let's eat first. I'm just so worried about the sales of the chicken farm, so I've been overthinking things all day. Please don't laugh at me, Jingyi!" Ning Xuan brought the dishes over and quickly urged Liang Jingyi to eat.
"This is meat, of course it's delicious. And how could I laugh at you? I envy you for having so many ideas. We technical researchers sometimes find that the more we try to research something, the less ideas we can come up with."
"Just like how the busier you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes, and the more anxious you are, the less you can think of anything. So, Jingyi, what do you usually do in these situations?" Ning Xuan asked curiously.
"I would force myself to calm down and do other things or solve other problems, putting the problem at hand aside. Sometimes, in the process of solving another problem, I would unexpectedly find a solution to the previous problem." As Liang Jingyi spoke, she recalled her countless experiences of overcoming various difficulties, and she felt quite emotional.
"That's a good idea, but I think you can try another one: chat with me. We're friends now, so you can talk to me. Even if chatting with me can't solve your problems, I'm sure I'll be a good listener..."
Liang Jingyi smiled and said, "I was just afraid of troubling you too much, but I think I have a vague idea about that preservation issue you mentioned earlier."
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