"Of course, you are a key student, so you still have a lot to learn!"
Qiu Manzhi felt happy when these words came out. She was not afraid of hard work. Qiu Yantang's words clearly showed that he treated her as his own.
She is happy!
It means that you are valued by your little ancestor.
"Then let's talk about making charcoal today. Lu Jinnian, have you ever tried making charcoal with fruit tree branches?"
Qiu Yantang wanted to eat skewers. Life without skewers and hot pot would be meaningless...
"Fruit trees?" Lu Jinnian started to think about it. He had never thought about this before, but after Qiu Yantang brought it up, he suddenly began to think about this problem.
"Yes, if fruit wood charcoal is burned, it will have the unique fragrance of fruit wood when burning." Qiu Yantang felt that burning charcoal was a technical job. She understood the general principle, but had never done it.
"Okay, I'll try it later that night!"
If a large amount of bricks are burned, a kiln is also needed. However, Qiujia Village now has all the manpower to make red bricks, so there is no need to worry at all. Qiu Yantang then understood why those people always thought about doing business.
"Next, let me talk about Li Yue's experience as a nurse. Are you more interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine or Western Medicine?"
When Li Yue heard that she was called, she was a little flattered. This was something she had never expected. After all, in the slightly prosperous Kyoto, her ability seemed very insignificant. Now she suddenly felt that she was valued.
"Tangtang, I'm more familiar with Western medicine. I only know some simple medications in Chinese medicine."
Hearing this, Qiu Yantang nodded and said, "Sure. There are still many herbs on the mountain in the summer. Let's go pick them together then."
"Today I'm going to teach you something relatively simple, which is growing bean sprouts. Mung beans or soybeans are both fine."
Qiu Yantang likes mung bean sprouts because the beans of soybean sprouts are too big. She likes to eat the crispy sprouts at the bottom, but she doesn’t like the beans very much.
Then Qiu Yantang took out a handful of mung beans and said, "Choose plump mung beans, which have a higher germination rate. Soak them in water overnight and add more water. In summer, you can use room temperature water, but in winter, you have to use warm water."
He took out another basin, which contained soaked mung beans. Some of the soaked mung beans had already begun to sprout.
"These are mung beans that have been soaked overnight. They've almost absorbed all the water, and some have already sprouted."
"After this state, find a small curtain with a sparse surface to drain water, place it under the basin, and then cover it tightly with thin cotton cloth."
"Don't skip this step. The bean sprouts will turn red at the top if exposed to light, and they will taste bitter."
She also showed them the specially made bean sprouts that had turned red, and asked if there were any other ones that had turned red.
Their older generation said that women who are menstruating should not look at it, otherwise their skin will turn red. However, Qiu Yantang felt that it was probably because they looked at it too frequently and had nothing to do with whether they were menstruating or not.
"Cover it with blackout curtains, and don't open them often. Then water it about three times a day. The watering isn't always even, but there's a basin under the curtains. Just pour water in and strain it out."
Qiu Yantang taught very carefully and everyone studied very seriously.
"This bean sprout tastes better when it's thicker."
"So in order to make the bean sprouts grow strong, you can put some heavy objects on top, such as a stone, or other heavy objects, and then cover the whole thing with blackout cloth," Qiu Yantang did it more carefully, and even took out the ones that were pressed by stones and those that were not pressed for comparison.
Lan Qiqi was surprised. "Isn't the difference in thickness too big?"
She had read an article before about a bamboo plant that was pressed under a rock, but it struggled to break through the soil and grew to be the thickest. It turned out that bean sprouts were the same.
The bean sprouts that were not pressed down by heavy objects were as thin as toothpicks.
The ones that have been pressed by heavy objects are at least twice as long as those that have not been pressed.
Everyone was amazed by what they saw. Qiu Yantang also used real objects to teach, which made learning more interesting.
"Tangtang, you are so amazing!" Lan Qiqi felt that what Qiu Yantang did was something she had never thought of before.
"You just haven't heard of it, and you haven't put it into practice. Now I'll give each of you a handful of mung beans. Come back in four days and hand in your papers so I can see your results."
Qiu Yantang also left an offline homework.
Whoever does the best, Qiu Yantang will let him be responsible for growing bean sprouts in Qiujia Village. Mushrooms, cabbage, potatoes, and radishes, after eating them for a long time, are also good for changing the taste occasionally.
After everyone left, Qiu Yantang went to another room and called Qiu Hua, "Qiu Hua, let's have stir-fried bean sprouts tonight. We'll have some vinegar and two dried chilies."
Qiuhua nodded. Although it was a big pot of bean sprouts, it was only a small pot after stir-frying. The vinegar-fried bean sprouts tasted crispy, tender and refreshing.
It is already December, and it is getting much closer to the Little New Year. The Little New Year in Northeast China is on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.
"Tangtang, are you there?"
Qiu Yantang responded to Feng Sipo's voice and hurried downstairs to open the door.
"Captain Feng, why are you here?"
"Tangtang, just call me by my name. Didn't I say I'd bring you some candy last time? I'm bringing it to you today."
After saying that, he handed the candy to Qiu Yantang. Qiu Yantang's eyes lit up. Feng Sipo was really willing to spend it. There were at least twenty or thirty pieces of candy.
"Okay, Feng Sipo, are they all for me?"
Feng Sipo nodded and said, "Just use the full name. At least he won't be called Captain Feng there every day."
"Thank you!" Qiu Yantang said and then took it. This should be the same as giving gifts to partners during festivals.
After saying that, he took out a piece and started to bite it. Stove candy is also called big piece of candy or sugar melon, which is made of maltose and glutinous rice.
Some places are made into large rectangles, some places are made into thin long cylinders, and some places are made into pumpkin shapes.
The weather is cold at this time, and the jelly is crispy when you bite it.
Qiu Yantang and his team make large, long strips of dough, some of which are sprinkled with sesame seeds. Their characteristics are that they are sweet and sticky.
She took a bite directly. The big piece of candy that was frozen was so crispy!
After it entered her mouth, it melted after being chewed, and then began to stick to her teeth and gums. She had to use her tongue to pull it down while she spoke.
But it tastes really good!
"You can have one too."
After saying that, Qiu Yantang handed a piece to Feng Sipo. Feng Sipo didn't like to eat such sweet things.
But! He took it. This was given to him by Qiu Yantang, so he had to eat it!
Not only did he eat it, but he also looked quite happy while eating it. This was something Qiu Yantang gave him, and no one else had it.
It’s so sweet.
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