Chapter 91 Ovens and Bread Kilns
When Li Xiufang heard this, she felt relieved. Now she thought that this little sister was really different. She was a good person and had not forgotten her family Xinyi.
Although Xinyi is still young, she will have the help of her sister-in-law in the future, so she won't be far behind.
Liu Chunhua, however, looked disdainful, "Xun'er is enjoying a good life, with his aunt taking care of him, and he can even read and write. Third sister-in-law, I didn't expect your Xinyi."
"Liu Chunhua, can you speak? If you can’t, no one will think you are dumb." Wang Cuiqin retorted directly.
"Second sister-in-law, stop stirring up trouble. Don't you know what Baoli is like? Xinyi is my daughter. She wants to study, and we can earn it ourselves.
Besides, Xinting is your daughter. I have never lacked food or drink for her, and I have never treated her unfairly. The last time I came back, I said I wanted to teach her a cooking skill.
You keep saying this every day. You know what kind of temper my younger sister has. Don’t make her angry, or your daughter’s future will be ruined.” Li Xiufang said.
"Hey, I was just saying it casually. I know you two don't like me, so I'm leaving." After saying this, Liu Chunhua patted Li Xiufang, turned around and left.
Wang Cuiqin and Li Xiufang ignored her and went straight into the house.
In the county town, the rice dumplings at Gu's restaurant were selling like hot cakes in the afternoon. Those who bought them were very happy, while those who didn't were complaining that He's prepared too few and should have prepared more.
Many people even wanted He to include these rice dumplings in the food sold daily.
He smiled and said, "I spent money to make these dumplings. If I sell them every day, they won't be this price. If they are expensive, would you be willing to buy them?"
After He finished speaking, those people touched their noses and smiled. If it was cheap, it was fine, but if it was expensive, they really couldn't bear to buy it.
No wonder Meng Niang said that things on this street cannot be sold at high prices. The consumption level is already limited. Even if you have the best things, you can only sell them at a low price.
Because today is the Dragon Boat Festival, the food at Gu's Restaurant was sold out early, and everyone went back to have a reunion dinner with their families.
The days in summer are getting longer and longer, but it's not dark yet.
It was a rare opportunity for her to relax, so He stood outside with the old men and women next door, enjoying the breeze and chatting.
In the next few days, Xu Qingmeng would call Xinting to her side every time she cooked. Although she usually did not avoid people when cooking, now she would explain things to Xinting in more detail, so that Xinting could learn a lot.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, Xu Qingmeng came to the blacksmith shop with the drawings of the oven.
When I entered the blacksmith shop, I saw the master and his apprentice working hard at forging iron.
Seeing Xu Qingmeng coming in, the older blacksmith stopped, walked up to Xu Qingmeng, and asked, "Madam, what kind of iron tools do you want to make?"
Xu Qingmeng took out the oven he had already drawn and said, "Uncle, I want to make an iron box like this. I wonder if you can make it here?"
The blacksmith looked at the blueprint and said, "This is simple. It's just an iron box, right?"
"Uncle, it's not just an iron box, it's an iron box that can be used to bake things. There must be a fire inside, and there must be a door outside so that you can put food in."
The blacksmith asked doubtfully, "What's the difference between this and a stove?"
Xu Qingmeng couldn't help laughing and said, "That's a big difference. I call this an oven. It can heat the food more evenly."
The blacksmith instantly became interested and rubbed his hands: "Okay, tell me, how do you want it forged? And how big do you want it to be?"
Xu Qingmeng thought about it and said, "This iron box should be about three feet long, two feet wide, and two and a half feet high. It should be strong all around and not leak air."
The blacksmith nodded. "That's not difficult. Are there any other requirements?"
"There should be a layered structure inside. Use iron wire to weave a rack, with two layers, upper and lower, with each layer about one foot apart. The rack should be able to be pulled out for easy taking." Xu Qingmeng said.
The blacksmith nodded as he listened, "No problem, then how do we make this door?"
Xu Qing dreamed: "The door should be made of iron sheets, with a thin layer of asbestos wrapped around the four sides. This way it can be both heat-insulating and airtight. Of course, there should be a handle on the door."
The blacksmith was a little confused: "Asbestos? What is that? Can it withstand high temperatures?"
Xu Qingmeng smiled and explained: "Okay, you may not know about asbestos, but you know about washing cloth."
"Why didn't you say that earlier? It is indeed possible. It can be washed in fire and is very resistant to high temperatures. So how do you heat it?"
"You also need to leave a charcoal groove at the bottom, about one foot wide, one and a half feet long, and eight inches deep, and leave some space around it for air circulation, so that the fire can burn vigorously."
"Okay, then I understand it roughly. But it will probably cost quite a bit of money," said the blacksmith.
"It's okay, money is not a problem. Uncle, please do it for me as soon as possible." Xu Qingmeng said quickly.
"Okay, don't worry, you can come and get it in two or three days. If you are satisfied with something, I will modify it for you then. But you have to give me a deposit of one hundred coins first." The blacksmith said with a smile.
"Okay, no problem. Thank you for your help, uncle!" Xu Qingmeng didn't know whether this could be done in ancient times, but he had to give it a try. If this doesn't work, doesn't he still have a bread kiln?
After Xu Qingmeng paid the deposit, he left.
In the afternoon, Xu Qingmeng brought Uncle Li Quan and others to the pastry shop. Although Xu Qingmeng had never made a bread oven, she had seen the video.
Xu Qingmeng was at best a theorist, and he even drew a rough sketch.
The bread kiln does not rely on open flames to bake bread, but uses the residual heat of the charcoal fire, which means that the bread kiln needs to have a very strong thermal insulation effect.
In this way, the residual heat of the charcoal fire can bake the bread. In addition to bread, of course, you can also make other things, such as pizza, roast chicken, roast duck, jerky, meat jerky, meat floss, dried fruit and so on.
The base is made of bricks. First, a three-layer base is built, and a thickened stone slab is laid on it. Then, a groove is built with bricks on top of the stone slab, and then filled with insulation material to make an insulation layer.
This so-called thermal insulation material is the clay obtained by Uncle Li Quan, plus fine sand, pebbles, etc.
Finally, a layer of clay was applied on the outermost layer, and some straw and hay were added in the middle to prevent the clay from cracking and falling off.
Finally, simply make a kiln door and you’re done.
"Uncle Quan, thank you for troubling you again. Here's the wages..." Xu Qingmeng was very happy looking at the freshly baked bread.
"It's not a big deal. Why would you charge me for that? The wages you pay for decorating your shop are already high enough."
(End of this chapter)
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