Chapter 167 A Good Idea
Of course, this is not the right time to cook. Business is more important, and cooking is secondary. We can't put the cart before the horse.
After putting away the two baskets of fruit while chatting and laughing, Zhao Liya took Shu Yan and Zhong Ming out together. Zhong Jing had other things to do today, so Zhong Ming would be leading them for the next few days.
Today Zhao Liya is going to teach everyone how to grow sugarcane.
Soak seeds in a certain proportion of lime water, prepare the land, dig ditches, and burn wood ash. Start one by one.
It would have been better to apply some farmyard manure as a base fertilizer, but there's obviously none available right now. Spring plowing just ended, and naturally, farmers had used up all their farmyard manure. Now, even if I wanted to buy more, I can't. So, I can only apply some wood ash as a base fertilizer.
Let’s talk about it later when we add soil and fertilizer.
If the pig farm had started operating normally by then, there would be no need to worry about this.
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan were busy with the sugarcane for the whole morning. Fortunately, Zhong Ming and others were there. Others might not understand, but they knew Zhao Liya very well. With them in charge, whatever Zhao Liya said, the people below would carry it out without any compromise.
This can save a lot of trouble.
There were many people in the military camp, they were strong and obeyed orders, so they worked very quickly. They finished processing such a small amount of sugarcane seeds in half a day.
The land preparation team knew how to do it, and there was no need for Zhao Liya to keep an eye on it. In the afternoon, Zhao Liya did not go there.
Instead, he asked Zhong Ming to accompany him and took a walk around the area, and asked Zhong Ming about the surrounding output.
Zhao Liya gradually came up with a plan in her mind.
We had to prepare various fruit dishes for dinner, so they came back quite early and started to get busy.
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Use this dragon fruit to make dragon fruit fried rice. As for the banana, make candied banana, stir-fried shrimp with pineapple, stewed chicken with coconut milk and coconut meat, stir-fried mango with pork, cut the jackfruit into shreds, and stir-fry pork tripe. As for the orange, cut the lid, scoop out the flesh, mix the fillings and fill it with it. Let's make stuffed orange!"
"Tell Zhong Ming to find some green papaya, shred it, blanch it, and make a salad. That's all, how's that?"
How? Shu Yan naturally said yes with a smile!
"Okay, okay! These dishes sound delicious! I knew you were the smartest, Aya, and you'd definitely come up with tons of delicious dishes! Just thinking about using fruit in dishes makes me excited. This is so fun!"
Zhao Liya smiled and nodded: "Well, let's get started! It's only because you, Sister Shu Yan, are so skilled and bold that you find it interesting. To be honest, if someone else made the fruit dishes, I wouldn't dare to eat many of them!"
"Why?"
“Because it must taste terrible!”
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Don't laugh, I'm serious!"
You know, the various fruit stir-fries in school cafeterias in later generations are all notoriously dark dishes.
While chatting and laughing, the two of them had already picked out the fruits they needed and started preparing various meat ingredients.
The coconut chicken is naturally stewed first, and then the stuffed oranges are made. These two things are more labor-intensive, one is stewing and the other is steaming, while the others are very convenient, they are all stir-fried dishes that can be served while hot.
After Zhong Jing brought over three or four of his confidants, including Zhong Ming, Shu Yan and Zhao Liya cooked a few other dishes.
Soon, a series of fruit dishes with good color, aroma and taste were served. The coconut chicken was sweet and fresh, the stuffed orange meat had a slight orange flavor that permeated the meat filling, giving it a unique flavor. The dragon fruit egg fried rice was not only beautiful in color, but also delicious. The sweetness did not overpower the other, but made the fried rice even more delicious.
The other dishes were all excellent, with the various flavors blending perfectly. The fruit didn't become unpalatable, but instead presented a unique flavor. The various meats fried with the fruit were also unique, with the flavor of the fruit infused into them.
The shadow cast by the fruits and vegetables made by Master Huotoujun’s dark cuisine finally disappeared completely for Zhong Jing and the others, and they praised the dish highly.
“Delicious, so delicious!”
“These fruits can really be used in cooking!”
"Very good, very good. Talk to the guys in the kitchen and let them learn so they can do it in the future. Uh, Miss Zhao, Madam Lin, can you let the chefs in the kitchen learn it?"
This is the unique skill of Zhao Liya and the others. If they don't allow it, the soldiers will certainly not learn it and take it for themselves.
You have to know that in this era, recipes were also very precious. Some restaurants and small eateries relied entirely on one or two ancestral recipes to support their entire families.
Shu Yan looked at Zhao Liya and said with a smile, "Aya has the final say."
It's no wonder that she couldn't express her admiration and gratitude to Zhao Liya in words. The various recipes Zhao Liya taught her were enough to support countless restaurants.
Zhao Liya nodded. "Of course, it's nothing! We'll tell the chefs how to make these dishes later! We can also tell them about the other dishes as well."
Zhong Jing was overjoyed: "Sister Xiaoya is so generous! When I get rich, I will definitely repay Sister Xiaoya!"
Everyone laughed.
Zhao Liya was at a loss for words, thinking that your military camp was even more of a brothel than a brothel. How long would it take for you to get rich and have some spare money? Not to mention that by then I would definitely be richer than you. Even now, I'm afraid you don't have as much money as I do.
However, having the desire to repay is actually a good thing!
After dinner, dusk fell. It was naturally inconvenient for Zhong Jing and the others to stay here for long, so they tactfully got up and left.
If this fruit dish was not so fresh and perfect for tasting together, sharing their feelings and checking the results, Zhong Jing and the others would not have come for dinner. Shu Yan prepared it and asked someone to send them a portion.
Zhao Liya asked, "Brother Zhong, are you free tomorrow morning? I have something I want to discuss with you."
Zhong Jing was originally busy, but he knew that Zhao Liya was not the type to talk nonsense. Since she said so, it must not be a casual "something", it must be something important.
"How about I come over tomorrow after breakfast?"
"OK!"
The next morning after breakfast, Zhao Liya and Shu Yan strolled among the flowers and trees at the door for a while, and then Zhong Jing came.
The two men greeted each other with a smile, and then everyone went into the yard and sat down under the eaves to talk.
Zhao Liya said, "Brother Zhong, I have an idea that might help prevent your lychees from going to waste."
Zhong Jing's nonchalant expression froze for a moment: "What?"
Is that what he meant?
Zhao Liya nodded slightly at him with amusement. Yes, that was exactly what he thought!
"This - is this true? If there really is a way, that would be great!" Zhong Jing became excited.
I’m still asking for monthly tickets, my dear sisters!
(End of this chapter)
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