Chapter 102 Hot and Sour Noodles
Xiong Mao, who had the best food in the village besides the Lu family, said with dissatisfaction, "Why should I have to eat coarse food for a bunch of ungrateful people? Who do they think they are?"
Li Tuo, full of youthful energy, chimed in, "That's right! We work so hard every day farming and hunting, isn't it just to live a good life? In my opinion, we should eat whatever we want, with plenty of meat and fish every day. The more jealous they are, the better we eat. It would be so mad at them to death!"
Some villagers agreed with them, while others thought it would be better to keep a low profile to avoid trouble.
A group of people chattered for a long time before asking Lu Xuan, "Lu Xuan, what do you think?"
Xiong Mao sneered.
Is there any need to ask?
Lu Xuan's family has always eaten the best, and he has long proved which one he prefers with practical actions.
Sure enough, Lu Xuan said: "As long as your own strength is strong enough, you don't need to care about others."
To be honest, all worries and fears are simply due to lack of strength and the fear that one will not be able to solve the troubles that arise.
The strength is there, so even if they eat half and throw away the other half, what does it have to do with outsiders?
[In fact, with the host's strength as a level seven psychic, in ancient times, if the host wanted to, he could tear the sky down for you, hehe.]
[Great! The catastrophe is a perfect time for chaos. Maybe the streamer can really become the emperor and have some fun? Then he can start a harem with three thousand beauties or something.]
Are we changing the theme? No more survival, but domination?
[Forget it, I think it's fine now. The live broadcast of the ancient hegemony is so boring.]
Lu Xuan glanced at the barrage.
dominate?
Weigh an egg.
The weather was a bit bad during the disaster period, but he could still eat and drink well, so why should he do such a thankless job?
The villagers were brought along because they had taken such good care of the former owner.
If they really want to dominate, wouldn’t they have to take care of not only the villagers, but also all the disaster victims of this era?
Does he seem like such a great man?
Zhang Chengming sighed, "We're not as capable as you, but I don't want to put my family at risk just to protect them. Why don't we just stop saving outsiders in the future?"
Saving the person only brings me trouble. It's not right to drive him away, but if I don't drive him away I'm afraid he'll cause trouble again. I'm caught in a dilemma and it's so annoying.
Li Jing hesitated and said, "But if it really happened, and I just watched him die without helping..." He always felt that he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
Lu Xuan said, "You don't need to be completely hard-hearted and refuse to save anyone. It's just best not to have too much sympathy or expectations. Even if you do save someone, don't get too involved. Be ruthless when necessary."
If they hadn't just threatened with crossbows today without actually taking action, the matter might have been over by the time he returned with his men.
The victims must have noticed that the villagers did not dare to actually attack their own kind, so they were fearless.
Everyone nodded, indicating that they had learned their lesson and would do the same in the future!
They had given out a lot of medicine and ice patches to save people before, but now they probably can’t take them back. It’s such a big loss just thinking about it!
If I have to pay out of my own pocket every time I save someone in the future... Forget it, it's fine not to save anyone. Just take care of yourself during the disaster period. If you can't hold on and die, that's your own fate.
Li Tie even said to everyone, especially the guards, "Pay more attention to the disaster victims when you patrol next time. If you find anything amiss, take action without hesitation!"
Zhang Wende, as the representative, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
Li Tie looked around, then suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead. He looked at Lu Xuan and said, "I'm so angry at those disaster victims. How was your harvest this time? Did you find any sweet potatoes? Did you dig them all up?"
The others suddenly remembered the purpose of Lu Xuan and the others' going out, and looked over curiously.
As a result, before Lu Xuan could even speak, the others who followed him couldn't help but show off.
"We dug them all up! Don't be too surprised, we had a great harvest this time!"
"The valley was covered in sweet potatoes, and we dug them all up—nearly 10,000 kilograms!"
"What!?" The villagers were in an uproar.
Seeing the bamboo baskets full of sweet potatoes appear before their eyes, the depressed mood caused by the disaster victims' unrest was instantly swept away. The villagers danced with joy and happily shared the sweet potatoes.
After listening to Lu Xuan's explanation of how to make sweet potato flour, especially that the water used to wash the flour had to be left to stand overnight, the villagers saw that it was not very late and did not want to delay the important task for another day, so they simply rolled up their sleeves and got busy on the spot.
First, wash the sweet potatoes covered with dirt, then cut them into small pieces, grind them with a large meat grinder, add clean water to wash the powder, pour the water into the plastic bucket that Lu Xuan bought in advance and set it aside.
Wild sweet potatoes don’t taste good, so almost none of the sweet potatoes harvested this time were left as they were all cut up. In the end, buckets filled with starch slurry filled up most of the square.
After leaving it alone overnight, pour out the water early the next morning. What remains at the bottom is the sweet potato starch. Dig it out and place it on a bamboo mat to dry. In this weather, it will be completely dry in less than an hour.
Nearly 10,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes finally produced a little over 2,000 kilograms of starch. The shrinkage rate of one tenth made the villagers very distressed.
However, after they made the sweet potato starch into vermicelli and then made hot and sour noodles according to Lu Xuan's teachings, they had no other ideas.
The reason is simple, because the hot and sour rice noodles are so, so, so, so, so delicious!!!
The hot and sour soup made with broth is added with vermicelli, minced meat sauce, sausage slices, blanched vegetables and bean sprouts, fried crispy soybeans, and sprinkled with chopped green onions and coriander. The taste is so delicious that it will kill you!
The villagers were slurping their food so hard that they were completely oblivious to the day. Their intoxicated expressions were as if they were addicted to some drug they shouldn't be taking.
Eating hot and sour noodles on a hot day will inevitably make you sweat profusely and feel uncomfortable all over, but in a cave with air conditioning and various cold dishes, the feeling is completely different.
To describe it in one word - it’s awesome!
The audience in the live broadcast room went crazy as well.
[Ahhh, it’s so delicious, really so delicious!!!]
I never thought I'd be able to eat such a delicious meal! I was so moved that I cried!
I can't believe this is made with those nasty, throat-scratching sweet potatoes. They're two completely different things!
After trying hot and sour noodles, I can no longer appreciate other food.
[It's absolutely amazing! It's truly amazing! A truly delicious meal!]
The Lu family's dishes were richer than others, with a lot of thinly sliced beef slices, which made the meat more fragrant. Not only did the audience feel dizzy with the aroma, but Lu Chen even ate so much that his nose was choking.
Taking into account some people and young children who cannot eat spicy food, in addition to hot and sour noodles, we also made fried vermicelli with bean sprouts, vermicelli stewed with pork and cabbage, and vermicelli with minced meat, also known as Ants Climbing a Tree.
The salty, fresh and soft taste is completely different from the sweet potato noodles.
Those viewers in the live broadcast room who had picky eaters at home were brought over by the broadcasters to try the food. Their picky eating habits were cured without any treatment, and they ate with relish, turning into little pigs on the spot.
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In the next few days, the villagers were completely caught up in the craze of eating hot and sour noodles and vermicelli dishes.
Many people ate it for three days in a row, and only after they had fully indulged themselves did they start to restrain themselves a little.
It’s not that I get tired of it so quickly, but the stock is running out too fast. If I eat any more, it won’t be long before there’s nothing left.
Having tasted such a delicacy, they could not bear to go without it until the next harvest.
It is almost impossible to find someone else to replace it.
No one has much stock left, and we don’t even have enough to eat ourselves, so how can we bear to exchange it?
Now they just hope that the land can be cleared quickly so that they can plant more sweet potatoes for the next crop!
The whole family can eat twenty kilograms of vermicelli together. Even if we save it, it won’t last long and it is not enough!
You need to stock up at least a hundred kilograms!
In such anticipation, the crops that had been planted for half a month finally matured, and the villagers welcomed their first bumper grain harvest since moving into the mountains.
The whole village worked hard in gear for two days to harvest, and then spent another two days drying, threshing, and grinding the crops into flour, and finally calculated the accurate yield.
The average yield per mu of dry rice reached an astonishing 500 kilograms, and that of wheat 400 kilograms!
The yield of radish and cabbage per mu is more than 900 kilograms, nearly 1,000 kilograms!
Of course, no one really plants an acre of radishes and cabbages, and the actual harvest is only half of it, or half an acre.
Even so, this data is shocking enough.
"Oh my God, I must be dreaming." A villager couldn't help pinching himself with a dazed look on his face.
Hiss, it hurts!
It’s not a dream!
"So much food, I couldn't even dream of it."
Although they knew there would be a good harvest from the plump grains in the wheat ears before the harvest, the villagers almost laughed their heads off after the specific yield was confirmed.
Too many, really too many!
However, some calm villagers reminded others: "Don't be too happy. Don't forget that 30% of these grains belong to Lu Xuan, and 10% are public supplies. The rest is ours."
"I know, I know. I've got it all in mind. Even if you take away 40%, there's still a lot left."
Only a few widows, widowers and orphans actually only planted one mu of land. Most families planted two mu. Even if 40% was deducted, there would still be at least 600 to 700 kilograms left.
Although not all of this is food, this is only half a month's harvest!
They can plant it twice more later and the yield can be doubled.
Li Jing looked up at the trees overhead, which were noticeably less dense and withered than when they first entered the mountain. He lamented, "If it weren't for the hot weather, which would have had a certain impact, perhaps the yield per acre could have increased by several dozen kilograms."
Zhang Chengming laughed and said, "Be content. This is enough for us to eat for a long time now."
As the village chief, Li Tie was naturally happy to see that the granaries of every household in the village were full and that more than 4,000 kilograms of grain had suddenly been added to the public supplies.
But he did not give the villagers too much time to immerse themselves in it, and soon arranged for everyone to reorganize the fields in preparation for the second round of planting.
Lu Xuan still helped to turn the soil. After the next rain, the soil was moistened and the villagers started to sow the seeds.
This time, not only will they plant an average of five to ten mutant crops per family harvested in the last round, but they will also plant a wider variety of crops.
In addition to rice, wheat, sweet potatoes, soybeans, and mung beans, Lu Xuan also gave the villagers the first batch of harvested potatoes and corn.
The specific amount to be planted depends on the planting area and dietary preferences of each family.
With the addition of more mutant species, other seeds have also been optimized to a certain extent in the first round of planting. It can be expected that after the second round of planting, the yield will increase further.
The Lu family planted one acre of land with almost all mutant crops, and the remaining two acres were non-mutated potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and various beans.
Wheat and rice were not planted this time because there was already enough stock.
It was also the day after the second batch of crops were planted that the Lu family's small cave, which had only been used for growing bean sprouts, finally played a new role.
'Lu's Grocery Store' is open!
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