Cheng Guozhong told Xu Zhixin that it was too far to walk to the earthen kiln factory, so he wanted to take a car.
Xu Zhixin was naturally happy to have a car and not have to walk.
On the way to Liang Jinxiu's parents' home in Cheng Guozhong's carriage, Cheng Guozhong and Xu Zhixin talked about the tools for making soy sauce and vinegar.
"Girl Zhixin, when I was a child, I saw private individuals in the city making soy sauce and vinegar. In addition to many jars and cans, there were also bamboo plates, bamboo baskets, and wooden presses. Do you know about bamboo plates, bamboo baskets, and wooden presses?" Cheng Guozhong asked.
"I know. I'm also thinking about bamboo plaques, bamboo baskets, and wooden press beds. I have to ask for your help, Captain. Please help me find a carpenter who can make bamboo plaques, bamboo baskets, and wooden press beds." Xu Zhixin nodded.
I didn't expect the captain knew so much.
One of the most important tools in making soy sauce is the wooden press.
I remember watching a video about making soy sauce by hand before, and there was a set of jingles. Knocking with a stick to make the koji, steaming the ingredients in a clay stove, squeezing with a wooden frame machine, testing the color of the sauce by yourself, tasting the saltiness with your mouth, fermentation, drying and storage in soy sauce jars, and carrying and delivering the oil on your shoulders.
I wonder if the captain knows this set of jingles. Did the private people who made soy sauce and vinegar when he was a child in the city tell him about this set of jingles?
"Uncle Captain, do you know the rhyme for making soy sauce?" Xu Zhixin asked.
"What's that rhyme?" Cheng Guozhong looked puzzled.
“It’s the soy sauce.”
"No." Cheng Guozhong shook his head. "Is there a jingle for making soy sauce?"
"Yes, I thought you saw private individuals making soy sauce and vinegar in the city when you were a child, and I heard about it from him... By the way, Captain, are the people making soy sauce and vinegar in the city that you saw when you were a child still making them now?" Xu Zhixin asked curiously.
"They stopped doing it a long time ago. As soon as liberation came, the family's soy sauce and vinegar factory was nationalized." Cheng Guozhong shook his head again. "What's the jingle for making soy sauce? I'm quite interested in what you said."
"The koji is made by beating sticks, the ingredients are steamed in an earthen stove, and they are squeezed using a wooden machine. The color of the sauce is tested by yourself and the saltiness is tasted with your mouth. The fermentation, drying and storage of the oil are done in sauce jars, and the oil is produced and delivered on the shoulders." Xu Zhixin told the truth. There was nothing to hide or say.
It's not a secret.
"Listen to this jingle, making soy sauce requires wooden sticks, an earthen stove, a wooden frame machine, as well as jars and baskets." Cheng Guozhong stroked his beard.
Xu Zhixin nodded, "Yes, I need wooden sticks, a clay stove, a wooden frame machine, as well as jars, baskets, and a few other things. Captain Uncle will help me with all of them."
"No problem. I know how to build an earthen stove, so I'll help you build it when the time comes. My eldest brother and I know how to weave baskets and bamboo plaques. We'll make as many as you want. If you want a lot, my father and I can't make it, so you can ask the villagers for help. Many people in the village know how to weave.
As for the wooden frame machine, just ask the carpenter in the village to make it. You draw it and the carpenter can make it quickly. The wooden frame machine I saw when I was a child looked simple and not difficult to make. As for the wooden sticks, ask the carpenter to give you some for free. He has plenty of them. You just pay him for making the wooden frame machine. "Cheng Guozhong said with a smile.
"As for the soy sauce jars, vinegar jars, and other jars and cans, we'll find plenty of them when we get to the earthen kiln factory.
When you go back, write down everything you need and give it to me, and I will get it done for you one by one."
"Thank you, captain uncle, thank you... With your help, I don't have to worry about anything." Xu Zhixin hurriedly nodded and thanked him with a smile on her face.
Cheng Guozhong really helped her a lot. If it weren't for Cheng Guozhong and her family's help, she would definitely not be as relaxed as she is now. If she needed anything, she could just tell them and someone would help her get it done, and there would also be people who would give her advice.
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